Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1955)

Page scan 000637 from Broadcasting Telecasting

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Apr-Jun 1955
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
000637
Language:
English
Subjects:
radio and television periodical, Broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
June 13, 2024
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THE 10 TOP FILMS IN 10 MAJOR MARKETS AS RATED BY ARB IN MARCH FROM the monthly audience surveys of American Research Bureau, B»T each month presents a table showing the 10 highest rated syndicated film programs for television in 10 major markets, selected to represent markets in all parts of the country and with various degrees of competition, from two to seven tv stations. At the bottom of the page is a list of the 10 films with the highest combined popularity in the 10-city sample. NEW YORK AA ADI/CT IVIAKIVC 1 1. Superman (Flamingo) Mon. 6:00 WRCA-TV 14.4 2. Little Rascals (Interstate) M.-F. 5:30 WPIX (TV) 12.2 3. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Wed. 6:00 WRCA-TV 11.4 4. Guy Lombardo (MCA-TV) Thu. 7:00 WRCA-TV 10.8 5. Range Rider (CBS Film) Sat. 6:30 WRCA-TV 10.6 6. Sherlock Holmes (UM&M) Mon. 7:00 WRCA-TV 9.4 7. Abbott & Costello (MCA-TV) Sat. 6:00 WRCA-TV 7.6 8. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Sat. 5:30 WCBS-TV 7.5 9. City Detective (MCA-TV) Sun. 9:30 WPIX (TV) 7.4 10. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Tue. 7:30 WABD (TV) 7.0 The Star and the Story (Official) Sat. 7:00 WRCA-TV 7.0 LOS ANGELES SEVEN-STATION MARKET 1. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Sat. 7:30 KTTV (TV) 27.8 2. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Tue. 7:30 KTTV (TV) 27.3 3. Superman (Flamingo) Sat. 7:00 KTTV (TV) 20.6 4. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Tue. 7:00 KTTV (TV) 19.8 5. Life of Riley (NBC Film) Sat. 8:00 KTTV (TV) 18.8 6. Stories of Century (Hollywood) Sun. 9:00 KTTV (TV) 17.7 7. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Mon. 10:00 KNXT (TV) 16.2 8. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Sat. 8:30 KTTV (TV) 15.6 9. Liberace (Guild) Tue. 8:30 KTTV (TV) 14.2 10. I Am the Law (MCA-TV) Tue. 8:30 KTLA (TV) 13.2 MINNEAPOLISST. PAUL FIVE-STATION MARKET SEATTLETACOMA FIVE-STATION MARKET 1. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Mon. 9:30 KSTP-TV 24.7 1. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Thu. 6:00 KING-TV 34.5 2. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Tue. 9:30 KSTP-TV 23.6 2. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Fri. 8:30 KOMO-TV 34.2 3. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 7:00 KSTP-TV 20.9 3. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Fri. 9:30 KING-TV 32.8 4. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Sat. 5:30 WCCO-TV 15.9 4. The Whistler (CBS Film) Fri. 10:00 KING-TV 19.1 5. Liberace (Guild) Tue. 7:00 WCCO-TV 15.7 5. Victory at Sea (NBC Film) Fri. 6:30 KOMO-TV 19.1 6. Victory at Sea (NBC Film) Sun. 5:30 KSTP-TV 15.3 6. Life with Elizabeth (Guild) Mon. 7:00 KOMO-TV 19.1 7. Favorite Story (Ziv) Sun. 9:00 WCCO-TV 11.7 7. Ellery Queen (TPA) Mon. 10:00 KING-TV 17.7 8. Passport to Danger (ABC Film) Tue. 7:30 KEYD-TV 11.7 8. Star and the Story (Official) Mon. 9:30. KING-TV 17.4 9. Superman (Flamingo) Wed. 5:30 WMIN-TV 9.6 9. Joe Palooka (Guild) Wed. 6:30 KOMO-TV 17.2 10. T-Men in Action (ABC Film) Thu. 7:30 WTCN-TV 9.6 10. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 9:00 KING-TV 15.1 CHICAGO FOUR-STATION MARKET 1. Mayor of the Town (MCA-TV) Sat. 10:00 WNBQ (TV) 29.5 2. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Sun. 2:00 WBKB (TV) 20.9 3. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Sat. 10:00 WNBQ (TV) 20.7 4. Cisco Kid (Ziv) Sun. 5:00 WBKB (TV) 17.7 5. H. Christian Andersen (Interstate) Sun. 2:00 WBKB (TV) 16.7 6. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Sun. 1:30 WBKB (TV) 15.8 7. Stu Erwin (NTA) Wed. 7:30 WBKB (TV) 15.8 8. Eddie Cantor (Ziv) Mon. 9:30 WNBQ (TV) 14.2 9. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Tue. 8:00 WGN-TV 13.5 10. Meet Corliss Archer (Ziv) Tue. 7:30 WGN-TV 13.0 I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Tue. 9:30 WGN-TV 13.0 WASHINGTON FOUR-STATION MARKET 1. Superman (Flamingo) Tue. 7:00 WRC-TV 21.5 2. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Thu. 7:00 WRC-TV 20.0 3. Ramar of the Jungle (TPA) Wed. 7:00 WTOP-TV 18.9 4. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Fri. 7:00 WRC-TV 16.6 5. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Sun. 7:00 WTTG (TV) 13.2 6. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Mon. 10:30 WRC-TV 13.2 7. Sherlock Holmes (UM&M) Mon. 7:00 WRC-TV 12.9 8. Captain Gallant (TPA) Sun. 5:30 WRC-TV 7.4 9. Range Rider (CBS Film) Mon. 6:00 WTOP-TV 7.4 10. Foreign Intrigue (S. Reynolds) Tue. 7:00 WTOP-TV 7.1 ATLANTA FOUR-STATION MARKET THREE-STATION MARKET BOSTON •STATION MARKET 1 . Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Tue. 10:30 WNAC-TV 23.1 1. 2. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Wed. 6:30 WNAC-TV 22.0 2. 3. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Tue. 6:30 WNAC-TV 20.1 3. 4. Ellery Queen (TPA) Sun. 10:30 WNAC-TV 19.3 4. 5. Captain Gallant (TPA) Sun. 5:30 WBZ-TV 18.7 5. 6. Liberace (Guild) Sun. 3:00 WBZ-TV 18.5 6. 7. Boston Blackie (Ziv) Fri. 10:30 WNAC-TV 18.2 7. 8. Superman (Flamingo) Fri. 6:30 WNAC-TV 16.7 8. 9. Foreign Intrigue (S. Reynolds) Mon. 10:30 WNAC-TV 15.0 9. 10. Cisco Kid (Ziv) Wed. 6:00 WNAC-TV 14.7 10. DAYTON TWO-STATION MARKET Kit Carson (Coca-Cola) Badge 714 (NBC Film) Racket Squad (ABC Film) Waterfront (MCA-TV) Secret File USA (Official) I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Ramar of the Jungle (TPA) Superman (Flamingo) Appt. with Adventure (ABC Star and the Story (Official) Sun. Sun. Tue. Sat. Fri. Tue. Fri. Mon. Sun. Thu. 6:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 10:30 9:00 6:00 6:00 10:00 7:00 WLWD (TV) WLWD (TV) WHIO-TV WHIO-TV WHIO-TV WHIO-TV WLWD (TV) WLWD (TV) WHIO-TV WLWD (TV) 30.4 20.5 19.2 17.9 17.7 16.7 15.8 15.7 15.1 15.0 1. Superman (Flamingo) Wed. 7:00 WSB-TV 35.4 1. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Wed. 7:00 WEWS (TV) 22.1 2. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Thu. 7:30 WLWA (TV) 25.7 2. Little Rascals (Interstate) M.-F. 6:00 WEWS (TV) 21.2 3. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Sun. 7:00 WSB-TV 22.7 3. All Star Theatre (Screen Gems) Thu. 7:00 WNBK (TV) 19.4 4. Favorite Story (Ziv) Tue. 7:00 WAGA-TV 21.7 4. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Fri. 10:30 WXEL (TV) 19.0 5. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 7:00 WSB-TV 19.7 5. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Sat. 6:30 WNBK (TV) 18.8 6. Abbott & Costello (MCA-TV) Sat. 6:00 WSB-TV 19.4 6. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Fri. 7:00 WNBK (TV) 18.3 7. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Wed. 7:00 WLWA (TV) 13.1 7. Liberace (Guild) Wed. 9:00 WEWS (TV) 17.6 8. Lone Wolf (MCA-TV) Mon. 10:30 WSB-TV 10.5 8. Eddie Cantor (Ziv) Thu. 7:30 WEWS (TV) 13.7 »► V 9. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Thu. 7:00 WAGA-TV 8.7 9. Foreign Intrigue (S. Reynolds) Sun. 10:00 WEWS (TV) 13.2 10. Appt. with Adventure (ABC Film) Sun. 10:00 WAGA-TV 8.6 10. The Whistler (CBS Film) Sat. 7:00 WNBK (TV) 11.8 1. Badge 714 6. I Led Three Lives TEN-CITY AVERAGE TOP 10 2. Superman 3. Wild Bill Hickok 4. Annie Oakley 7. Mr. District Attorney 8. Little Rascals 9. Liberace 5. Waterfront 10. Racket Squad Broadcasting • Telecasting May 9, 1955 • Page 35