NBC--68 . . . ABC--1 : TV RATINGS

NBC’s unprecedented string of 68 consecutive victories in the weekly prime-time ratings battle came to an end Tuesday as ABC climbed into the top spot on the strength of its coverage of the first two games of the World Series last week. The baseball games on Saturday and Sunday didn’t actually win either night for ABC, but the audience for each was enough of an improvement over the network’s usual ratings to push ABC to a narrow victory overall. The full list of ratings is on F10.

* The last of the new fall series finally made it to the air last Friday; viewers weren’t waiting anxiously. “Mancuso FBI” ran third in its time slot behind ABC’s “20/20” and CBS’ “Falcon Crest.”

Show Points Share 1.”Roseanne” 26.1 41 ABC 2.”The Cosby Show” 23.5 40 NBC 3.”Cheers” 22.4 37 NBC 4.”A Different World” 21.7 36 NBC 5.”The Wonder Years” 21.3 33 ABC *”Mancuso FBI” 10.6 21 NBC