brinkley's appearance on nbc's "mad about you" was the broadcaster's highest rated half-hour episode since the finale of "the cosby show". she hosted "celebrity weddings instyle", the highest rated special in lifetime's history. brinkley appeared on the "today show" in 1983 in a four-part segment featuring beauty tips and, in 1992, began her own television series "living in the 90s — with christie brinkley", a daily half-hour show on cnn.