Rival Fare Tops ‘Peaks’

ABC’s two-hour season premiere of “Twin Peaks” finished behind an NBC “Perry Mason” movie Sunday night in big-city overnight ratings, pulling only 20% of the audience despite a major promotional buildup. National ratings are due today.

When “Twin Peaks” debuted earlier this year with a two-hour special, it attracted 33% of the national audience.

The big winner was Fox’s “Married . . . With Children,” which pulled 25% of the audience in the major markets against 20% for the cult soap opera in their half-hour of head-on competition.