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A Shot in the Dark (Homicide: Life on the Street) the CBS news magazine series "60 Minutes" ranking number one with 22.8 million household viewers. This marked a continued downward trend in "Homicide" viewership since the series debuted. "A Shot in the Dark" particularly suffered in the ratings because it aired at the same time as the 35th Grammy Awards ceremony on CBS. Nancy Nall of "The News-Sentinel" praised the episode as "fabulous". She especially complimented the performance of Richard Belzer, and said watching him sing "Mack the Knife" in karaoke was "a transcendent experience". "Son of a Gun" and the rest of the first and second season episodes were