TV FACTS

“The Thorn Birds” dominates the list of the Top 10 highest-rated made-for-TV movies of all time. Top 10 made-for-TV movies, ranked by average audience percentage:

Rank Program Ntwk. Air date Aud. 1 The Day After ABC Nov., 1983 46.0 2 Thorn Birds Part III ABC Mar., 1983 43.2 3 Thorn Birds Part IV ABC Mar., 1983 43.1 4 Thorn Birds Part II ABC Mar., 1983 42.5 5 Thorn Birds Part I ABC Mar., 1983 39.5 6 Helter Skelter Part II CBS Apr., 1976 37.5 7 Little Ladies of the Night ABC Jan., 1977 36.9 Tie Shogun Part III NBC Sept., 1980 36.9 9 The Burning Bed NBC Oct., 1984 36.2 10 Shogun Part IV NBC Sept., 1980 35.6

Source: Nielsen Media Research