Trending Tepid -- CBS again took the middle ground. Murder She Wrote and the Monday sitcoms increased at healthy rates, while their Action Adventure and Procedural Dramas cooled into middling territory. New(

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) ABC sitcoms presented one of the few bright spots on the network in an uneven mess. Network movie nights also presented a mixed fortune for all three broadcasts. Though

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Strokes failed a mid-series network jump, a growing number of cancelled fares found new life in syndication following cancellation. In spite of most performing to acceptable standards, shows which formed in the early 80's exhibited signs of aging.