`ER,' `ASTEROID,' `SCHINDLER' HELP NBC FLATTEN RIVALS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. walloped the competition last week, outscoring by one-third its nearest contender in the ratings, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Nielsen Media Research figures released Tuesday. NBC had prime-time's top seven shows, including the uncut theatrical film ``Schindler's List,'' the second part of the miniseries ``Asteroid asteroid, planetoid, or minor planet, small body orbiting the sun. More than 10,000 asteroids have orbits sufficiently well known to have been cataloged and named; thousands more exist. ,'' and the entire Thursday slate. ``ER,'' as usual, was the top-rated show. A rating point represents 970,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 97 million TV homes. Share is the percentage of those televisions tuned to a given show during a specified time period. CAPTION(S): Box Box: (Nielsen Ratings) |
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