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...CARL NIELSEN: SYMPHONY NO. 1; LITTLE SUITE, OP. 1 (CBS/Masterworks). The neglected First Symphony, sizzling in the hands of the young Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen...
...LOUDEST EXPLOSIONS The noisy breakups of Joan Collins and Peter Holm (after 13 months of marriage); Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen (after 19 months); and Madonna and Sean Penn (after 28 months), who -- don't hold your breath -- seem to have had second thoughts...
...show we were proposing," says Werner. "Instead of getting laughs from arguments and conflicts between the husband and wife, we were going for subtler humor." NBC decided to take a chance on it, with no expectations of a blockbuster hit. But the show's debut episode hit the Nielsen top ten, and by midseason had taken firm hold of the No. 1 spot. The Cosby Show's huge success boosted NBC's entire Thursday-night schedule, helped lift the network from last place to first in the ratings and has given nightmares to opposing-network executives ever since...
SEEKING DIVORCE. Sylvester Stallone, 41, blood-and-guts, hero-as-underdog actor-producer whose Rocky and Rambo films have grossed more than $1 billion; and Brigitte Nielsen, 24, statuesque (6 ft.) Danish model and actress (Red Sonja, Beverly Hills Cop II); on the ground of irreconcilable differences; after 19 months of marriage; in Los Angeles...
Most industry experts believe ABC and CBS could wind up renewing their Nielsen contracts if they can force the firm to improve its people-metering techniques. For the exciting climax of this story, tune in next September...