NBC's Knight Rider finished in third place in the ratings in its Sept. 24 premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Despite having the highest level of viewer awareness of NBC's new fall shows, Knight Rider reached 7.4 million viewers in the 8 p.m. hour, slightly less than Deal or No Deal in the slot last year and half the rating the Knight Rider movie pulled down last February.

Knight Rider faced the debut of CBS' new comedy hour, featuring a transplanted New Adventures of Old Christine and the debut of Gary Unmarried.

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