Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1955)

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Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Apr-Jun 1955
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
0001301
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 MAY 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 vf competition, from two to seven tv stations. This is the May report. NEW YORK SEVEN-STATION MARKET LOS ANGELES SEVEN-STATION MARKET 1. Superman (Flamingo) Mon. 6:00 WCBS-TV 13.7 1. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Tue. 7:30 KTTV 29.2 2. Fairbanks Presents (ABC Film) Wed. 10:30 WRCA-TV 11.3 2. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Sat. 7:30 KTTV 24.3 3. Little Rascals (Interstate) M.-F. 5:30 WPIX 9.7 3. Death Valley Days (Pacific Borax) Thu. 7:00 KNXT 22.0 4. Star & Story (Official) Sat. 7:00 WRCA-TV 9.2 4. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Tue. 7:00 KTTV 20.8 5. Sherlock Holmes (UM&M) Mon. 7:00 WRCA-TV 9.0 5. Life of Riley (NBC Film) Sat. 8:00 KTTV 20.0 6. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Thu. 10:30 WABC-TV 8.1 6. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Sat. 8:30 KTTV 19.1 7. Guy Lombardo (MCA-TV) Thu. 7:00 WRCA-TV 7.8 7. Stories of the Century (Hollywood) Sun. 9:00 KTTV 17.0 8. Capt. Z-Ro (Atlas) (a.m.) Sun. 11:30 WRCA-TV 7.4 8. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Tue. 8:00 KTTV 14.5 9. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Wed. 6:00 WRCA-TV 7.2 8. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Mon. 10:00 KNXT 14.5 10. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 10:30 WABC-TV 7.1 10. Superman (Flamingo) Sat. 7:00 KTTV 14.4 MINNEAPOL1SST. PAUL FIVE-STATION MARKET SEATTLETACOMA FIVE-STATION MARKET 1. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Mon. 9 30 KSTP-TV 26.8 1. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Fri. 7:30 KOMO-TV 30.8 2. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Thu. 9 30 KSTP-TV 26.1 2. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Fri. 9:30 KING-TV 30.1 3. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Tue. 8 30 KSTP-TV 24.2 3. Superman (Flamingo) Mon. 6:00 KING-TV 27.3 4. City Detective (MCA-TV) Wed. 8 30 KSTP-TV 19.6 4. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 9:00 KING-TV 26.5 5. Hopalong Cassidy (NBC Film) Sat. 8 00 WCCO-TV 17.0 5. Life of Riley (NBC Film) Thu. 7:30 KING-TV 25.2 6. Life of Riley (NBC Film) Sun. 9 00 KSTP-TV 15.2 6. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Thu. 7:00 KING-TV 24.6 7. Lone Wolf (MCA-TV) Sun. 8 30 WCCO-TV 14.3 7. Liberace (Guild) Wed. 8:30 KING-TV 24.5 8. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Sat. 4 30 WCCO-TV 12.8 8. Life with Elizabeth (Guild) Mon. 7:00 KOMO-TV 22.0 9. Sherlock Holmes (UM&M) Sun. 8 30 KSTP-TV 11.7 9. City Detective (MCA-TV) Fri. 8:30 KING-TV 19.5 10. Ellery Queen (TPA) Fri. 10 30 KSTP-TV 9.6 10. Victory at Sea (NBC Film) Fri. 9:30 KOMO-TV 14.1 CHICAGO FOUR-STATION MARKET 1. Mayor of the Town (MCA-TV) Sat. 10:00 WNBQ 24.8 1 2. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Sat. 10:30 WNBQ 18.0 2 3. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 9:30 WBKB 14.1 3 4. Liberace (Guild) Wed. 9:30 WGN-TV 12.9 4 5. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Sun. 1:30 WBKB 12.1 5 5. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Sun. 2:00 WBKB 12.1 6 7. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Tue. 8:30 WGN-TV 11.9 7 8. Eddie Cantor (Ziv) Mon. 9:30 WNBQ 11.7 8 8. H. Christian Andersen (Interstate) Sun. 2:30 WBKB 11.7 9 10. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Tue. 8:00 WGN-TV 10.2 10 ATLANTA FOUR-STATION MARKET 1. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Sun. 2. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Thu. 3. Stories of the Century (Hollywood) Sat. 4. Favorite Story (Ziv) Tue. 5. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Wed. 6. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 7. Star & Story (Official) Sun. 8. Heart of the City (MCA-TV) Fri. 9. Appt. with Adventure (ABC Film) Sun. 10. Superman (Flamingo) Wed. WASHINGTON Superman (Flamingo) FOUR-STATION MARKET CLEVELAND 10:00 WSB-TV 29.5 1. Little Rascals (Interstate) 9:30 WAGA-TV 20.7 2. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) 11:00 WSB-TV 19.8 3. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) 9:30 WAGA-TV 16.9 4. Badge 714 (NBC Film) 10:30 WSB-TV 13.6 5. Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film) 7:00 WSB-TV 12.8 6. Foreign Intrigue (Reynolds) 10:30 WSB-TV 12.4 7. The Whistler (CBS Film) 10:30 WSB-TV 12.0 8. Waterfront (MCA-TV) 9:00 WAGA-TV 11.2 8. Sherlock Holmes (UM&M) 7:00 WSB-TV 10.7 10. Liberace (Guild) Fri. 8:30 WRC-TV 21.1 Tue. 7:00 WRC-TV 19.9 Mon. 10:30 WRC-TV 15.5 Thu. 7:00 WRC-TV 15.4 Mon. 7:00 WRC-TV 13.4 Sun. 10:00 WTOP-TV 11.0 Wed. 7:00 WTOP-TV 10.6 Fri. 7:00 WRC-TV 10.2 Fri. 7:00 WTOP-TV 9.8 Wed. 7:00 WRC-TV 9.0 IEE-STATION MARKET M.-F. 6:00 WEWS 20.8 Sat. 6:30 WXEL 18.5 Fri. 10:30 WXEL 17.0 Fri. 7:00 WNBK 16.8 Sat. 6:00 WNBK 14.8 Sun. 10:00 WEWS 14.1 Sat. 7:00 WNBK 13.2 Wed. 7:00 WEWS 12.7 Mon. 10:30 WNBK 12.7 Wed. 9:00 WEWS 12.3 BOSTON TWO-STATION MARKET DAYTON TWO-STATION MARKET 1. Range Rider (CBS Film) Sun. 7:00 WBZ-TV 31.7 1. Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV) Fri. 9:30 WHIO-TV 32.8 2. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Mon. 7:30 WNAC-TV 28.5 2. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Wed. 9:30 WLWD 23.8 3. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Tue. 10:30 WNAC-TV 26.2 3. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Sat. 9:30 WHIO-TV 20.2 4. Death Valley Days (Pacific Borax) Fri. 10:30 WNAC-TV 24.8 4. Life of Riley (NBC Film) Fri. 7:30 WLWD 16.9 5. Ellery Queen (TPA) Sun. 10:30 WNAC-TV 23.0 5. Appt. with Adventure (ABC Film) Sun. 9:00 WHIO-TV 16.6 6. Superman (Flamingo) Fri. 6:30 WNAC-TV 17.8 5. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Sat. IOj-30 WHIO-TV 16.6 7. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Tue. 6:30 WNAC-TV 15.6 7. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Sat. ro:oo WLWD 15.5 8. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Wed. 6:30 WNAC-TV 13.2 7. I Led Three Lives (Ziv) Tue. 8:00 WHIO-TV 15.5 9. Foreign Intrigue (S. Reynolds) Mon. 10:30 WBZ-TV 12.6 9. Kit Carson (Coca-Cola) Sun. 6:00 WLWD 13.8 10. Lone Wolf (MCA-TV) Sat. 10:30 WNAC-TV 11.8 10. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Tue. 10:15 WHIO-TV 13.3 Broadcasting • Telecasting June 13, 1955 • Page 35