For openers
Both the Mets and Yankees pulled in big ratings on Monday’s opening day.
The Mets averaged 213,000 households on Fox Sports New York – the team’s highest-rated opening day on either FSNY or its predecessor, SportsChannel.
And the World Champion Yankees averaged a solid 7.1 (483,000 households, excluding rain delays) in their Ch.5 debut.
Hale storm
Connie Chung corners retired Gen. David Hale for an exclusive interview on tonight’s ”20/20” (10 p.m. on Ch.7).
Hale became the highest-ranking official in nearly 50 years to be courmartialed for adulterous conduct. Hale pleaded guilty to having ”improper relationships” with four of his subordinates’ wives.
Izzy tough?
Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff tells Stone Phillips on tonight’s ”Dateline” (8 p.m. on Ch.4) that President Clinton is ”far more psychologically disturbed than the public ever imagined.”
Isikoff discusses his role in exposing Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Express Lines:*Morton Downey Jr. visits Court TV today (12:30-1:30 p.m.) to comment on the Jenny Jones ”gay slay” case …
*Ambassador Richard Holbrooke will address The 60th Annual Overseas Press Club Awards Dinner on April 22 with Tom Brokaw presenting the awards …
*On tonight’s ”Larry King Live” (9 p.m. on CNN): Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Bob Dole and family members of captured U.S. soldier Chris Stone …
*The ”NBC Nightly News” won in total viewers (10.75 million) last week …
* Comedian Pat Cooper will host Fox News Channel’s ”Movietone News” (2 p.m. Saturdays) …
*Apologies to Ad Age media maven Chuck Ross, who said UPN’s prime-time ratings were disastrous, not those pertaining to ”Star Trek: Voyager.”
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