Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1955)

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Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Jul-Sep 1955
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
0001489
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 AUGUST 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. This is the August report. NEW YORK SEVEN-STATION MARKET SEVEN-STATION MARKET l. Superman (Flamingo) Mon. 6:00 WRCA-TV 10.3 1. Confidential File (Guild) Sun. 9:30 KTTV 26.6 2. Looney Tunes (Guild) M.-F. 6:30 WABD 9.1 2. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Tues. 7:30 KTTV 20.8 3. City Detective (MCA-TV) Sun. 9:30 WPIX 7.0 3. Life of Riley (NBC Film) Sat. 8:00 KTTV 17.6 Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Sat. 5:30 WCBS-TV 7.0 4. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Sat. 7:30 KTTV 15.3 5. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Tues. 9:30 WABC-TV 6.6 5. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Tues. 8:00 KTTV 14.5 Racket Squad (ABC Film) Thurs. 10:30 WABC-TV 6.6 6. Stories of Century (Hollywood) Sun. 9:00 KTTV 12.5 7. Guy Lombardo (MCA-TV) Thurs. 7:00 WRCA-TV 6.3 Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Mon. 10:00 KNXT 12.5 8. Ramar of the Jungle (TPA) Tues. 6:00 WPIX 6.1 8. I Led 3 Lives (Ziv) Sat. 8:30 KTTV 12.4 9. The Whistler (CBS Film) Sun. 9:00 WPIX 5.9 9. Liberace (Guild) Tues. 8:30 KTTV 12.1 10. Eddie Cantor (Ziv) Mon. 10:00 WABC-TV 5.8 10. Eddie Cantor (Ziv) Mon. 7:30 KTTV 11.8 Waterfront (MCA-TV) Tues. 7:30 WABD 5.8 Range Rider (CBS Film) Fri. 6:00 WRCA-TV 5.8 MINNEAPOL1SST. PAUL FOUR-STATION MARKET SEATTLETACOMA FOUR-STATION MARKET 1. I Led 3 Lives (Ziv) Tues. 8:30 KSTP-TV 21.1 1. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Tues. 8 00 KING-TV 26.6 2. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Thurs. 9:30 KSTP-TV 20.9 2. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 9 00 KING-TV 25.1 3. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Mon. 9:30 KSTP-TV 20.4 3. Death Valley Days (McC.-Erick'n.) Sun. 8 00 KING-TV 24.3 4. Life of Riley (NBC Film) Sun. 9:00 KSTP-TV 18.4 4. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Fri. 9 30 KING-TV 23.6 5. Lone Wolf (MCA-TV) Sun. 8:30 WCCO-TV 14.6 5. Star & Story (Official) Mon. 9 30 KING-TV 20.8 6. Follow That Man (MCA-TV) Fri. 9:30 KSTP-TV 13.6 6. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Fri. 6 00 KING-TV 20.6 7. Soldiers of Fortune (MCA-TV) Sun. 8:00 WCCO-TV 12.9 7. Eddie Cantor (Ziv) Wed. 8 30 KING-TV 20.3 8. Cisco Kid (Ziv) Sat. 5:00 WCCO-TV 12.3 8. The Whistler (CBS Film) Fri. 10 00 KING-TV 19.4 9. Bandstand Review (Paramount) Sat. 9:00 KSTP-TV 12.0 9. City Detective (MCA-TV) Fri. 8 30 KING-TV 18.7 City Detective (MCA-TV) Wed. 8:45 KSTP-TV 12.0 10. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Thurs. 7 .00 KING-TV 17.7 CHICAGO FOUR-STATION MARKET WASHINGTON FOUR-STATION MARKET 1. Mayor of the Town (MCA-TV) Sat. 10:00 WNBQ 22.2 1. I Led 3 Lives (Ziv) > Mon. 10:30 WRC-TV 17.4 2. Eddie Cantor (Ziv) Mon. 9:30 WNBQ 19.3 2. Superman (Flamingo) Tues. 7:00 WRC-TV 14.0 3. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Sat. 10:30 WNBQ 17.5 3. Ramar of the Jungle (TPA) Wed. 7:00 WTOP-TV 13.8 4. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 9:30 WBKB 14.8 Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV) Fri. 10:00 WMAL-TV 13.8 5. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Tues. 8:30 WGN-TV 13.5 5. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Fri. 7:00 WRC-TV 13.7 6. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Tues. 8:00 WGN-TV 12.5 6. Mr. & Mrs. North (ATPS) Tues. 8:30 WTOP-TV 13.2 Death Valley Days (McC.-Erick'n.) Mon. 10:00 WBKB 12.5 7. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Thurs. 7:00 WRC-TV 12.2 8. I Led 3 Lives (Ziv) Tues. 9:30 WGN-TV 11.3 8. Soldiers of Fortune (MCA-TV) Tues. 10:30 WTOP-TV 11.7 9. Superman (Flamingo) Sat. 5:00 WBKB 11.1 9. Little Rascals (Interstate) M.-F. 9:00 WRC-TV 11.5 10. Little Rascals (Interstate) M.-F. 4:30 WBKB 9.6 10. Cowboy G-Men (Flamingo) Fri. 8:00 WMAL-TV 10.7 ATLANTA THREE-STATION MARKET CLEVELAND THREE-STATION MARKET 1. Favorite Story (Ziv) Tues. 9:30 WAGA-TV 30.9 1. Sherlock Holmes (UM & M) Mon. 10:30 WNBK 16.5 2. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Sun. 10:00 WSB-TV 25.9 2. Range Rider (CBS Film) Sun. 7:00 WEWS 16.2 3. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Fri. 10:00 WAGA-TV 25.0 3. Passport to Danger (ABC Film) Tues. 10:30 WXEL 16.1 4. Ellery Queen (TPA) Wed. 10:00 WAGA-TV 22.0 4. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Fri. 10:00 WEWS 15.7 5. Patti Page (GAC-TV) Mon. 10:00 WSB-TV 19.4 5. I Am the Law (MCA-TV) Fri. 10:30 WEWS 13.2 6. City Detective (MCA-TV) Sat. 10:30 WSB-TV 17.3 6. I Led 3 Lives (Ziv) Fri. 10:30 WXEL 13.0 7. Star & Story (Official) Thurs. 10:30 WSB-TV 17.1 7. Ramar of the Jungle (TPA) M.-S. 6:00 WNBK 12.8 8. I Led 3 Lives (Ziv) Wed. 10:30 WSB-TV 16.4 8. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Tues. 8:30 WXEL 11.9 9. Heart of City (MCA-TV) Fri. 10:30 WSB-TV 15.1 9. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Wed. 7:00 WEWS 11.6 10. Secret File, USA (Official) Fri. 7:00 WSB-TV 13.7 10. Little Rascals (Interstate) Mon. 6:00 WEWS 11.2 BOSTON TWO-STATION MARKET DAYTON TWO-STATION MARKET 1. Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV) Sun. 10:30 WNAC-TV 25.8 1. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Sat. 9:30 WHIO-TV 23.0 2. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Tues. 10:30 WNAC-TV 23.3 2. Man Behind the Badge (MCA TV) Fri. 9:30 WHIO-TV 19.7 3. I Led 3 Lives (Ziv) Mon. 7:00 WNAC-TV 17.8 3. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Sat. 10:30 WHIO-TV 18.3 4. Lone Wolf (MCA-TV) Sat. 10:30 WNAC-TV 17.4 4. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Sat. 10:00 WLWD 16.1 Range Rider (CBS Film) Sun. 7:00 WBZ-TV 17.4 5. Follow That Man (MCA-TV) Sun. 10:15 WHIO-TV 15.4 6. Foreign Intrigue (S. Reynolds) Mon. 10:30 WBZ-TV 15.3 6. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Tues. 10:15 WHIO-TV 14.5 7. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Sun. 7:00 WNAC-TV 15.1 Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Wed. 9:30 WLWD 14.5 8. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Wed. 6:30 WNAC-TV 14.9 8. Ellery Queen (TPA) Fri. 10:15 WHIO-TV 12.8 9. Superman (Flamingo) Fri. 6:30 WNAC-TV 14.8 9. Superman (Flamingo) Mon. 5:00 WLWD 12.3 10. The Falcon (NBC Film) Sun. 11:00 WNAC-TV 14.4 10. Range Rider (CBS Film) Tues. 5:00 WLWD 11.9 Broadcasting • Telecasting September 26, 1955 • Page 37