Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1956)
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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 lists the 10 top rated syndicated film programs in 10 major markets, selected to represent all parts of the country with various degrees of competition. Despite all precautions, occasional errors will occur in these tables, due to use of the same program name for both a syndicated and a network series and the practice of some stations of substituting local titles (such as [advertiser] Theatre) for real program names.
SEVEN-STATION MARKET
LOS ANGELES
SEVEN-STATION MARKET
Mon.
7:00
WRCA-TV
15.5
1.
Amos 'n' Andy (CBS Film)
Sun.
5:30
KNXT
21.7
Thurs.
7:00
WRCA-TV
12.6
2.
I Search for Adventure (Bagnall)
Thur.
7:00
KCOP
21.4
Wed.
7:00
WRCA-TV
11.0
3.
Confidential File (Guild)
Sun.
9:30
KTTV
19.7
Tues.
7:00
WRCA-TV
10.9
4.
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Mon.
8:30
KTTV
18.2
Mon.
6:00
WRCA-TV
10.6
5.
Superman (Flamingo)
Sat.
7:00
KTTV
17.4
Mon.
10:30
WRCA-TV
10.1
6.
Life With Father (CBS Film)
Fri.
7:00
KNXT
17.2
Fri.
7:00
WRCA-TV
10.1
7.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Sat.
7:30
KTTV
17.0
Tues.
7:30
WABD
9.1
8.
My Little Margie (Official)
Mon.
7:30
KTTV
15.5
Sat.
7:00
WRCA-TV
9.1
9.
Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
Mon.
6:00
KTTV
15.0
Sat.
5:30
WCBS-TV
8.4
10.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Wed.
6:00
KABC-TV
14.6
FOUR-STATION MARKET
SEATTLETACOMA
FOUR-STATION MARKET
NEW YORK
1. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
2. Guy Lombardo (MCA-TV)
3. Death Valley Days (McC.-E.)
4. Great Gildersleeve (NBC Film)
5. Superman (Flamingo)
6. Rheingold Theatre (ABC Film) Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
8. Waterfront (MCA-TV)
Star and Story (Official) 10. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
M1NNEAPOLISST. PAUL
1. I Led Three Lives (Ziv)
2. Badge 714 (NBC Film)
3. Studio 57 (MCA-TV)
4. Judge Roy Bean (Screen Craft)
5. Champ'ship Bowling (Schwimmer)
6. City Detective (MCA-TV)
7. Soldiers of Fortune (MCA-TV)
8. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
9. Life of Riley (NBC Film) Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film) Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Tues.
9:30
KSTP-TV
20.9
Mon.
9:30
KSTP-TV
18.5
Wed.
9:30
KSTP-TV
14.9
Sun.
5:00
KSTP-TV
13.9
Sat.
1:00
WCCO-TV
13.8
Thur.
10:30
KSTP-TV
13.1
Sat.
4:30
WCCO-TV
12.4
Thur.
10:00
WCCO-TV
12.2
Sun.
6:00
KSTP-TV
12.1
Sat.
11:30
WCCO-TV
12.1
Sat.
5:30
WCCO-TV
12.1
1. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
2. Death Valley Days (McC.-E.)
3. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
4. Superman (Flamingo)
5. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
7. Western Marshal (NBC Film)
8. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
9. Judge Roy Bean (Screen Craft) 10. Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Thur.
7:00
KOMO-TV
34.9
Sun.
9:00
KING-TV
34.6
Fri.
6:00
KING-TV
25.8
Tues.
6:00
KING-TV
23.5
Fri.
9:00
KING-TV
23.4
Sat.
4:30
KING-TV
23.4
Wed.
6:00
KING-TV
22.9
Thur.
6:00
KING-TV
22.8
Mon.
7:00
KING-TV
22.7
Fri.
9:30
KING-TV
21.8
FOUR-STATION MARKET
JC J £ u 1^5 FOUR-STATION MARKET
1
Secret Journal (MCA-TV)
Sat.
10:00
WNBQ
32.0
1.
Amos 'n' Andy (CBS Film)
Tues.
7:30
WTOP-TV
22.8
2
Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
Sat.
10:30
WNBQ
24.6
2.
Superman (Flamingo)
Tues.
7:00
WRC-TV
22.5
3
Champ'ship Bowling (Schwimmer)
Sat.
11:00
WNBQ
21.8
3.
Soldiers of Fortune (MCA-TV)
Mon.
7:00
WTOP-TV
18.7
4
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Thur.
9:00
WBKB
15.3
4.
Ramar of the Jungle (TP A)
Wed.
7:00
WTOP-TV
17.8
5
Cisco Kid (Ziv)
Sun.
5:00
WBKB
13.9
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Fri.
7:00
WTOP-TV
17.8
6
Superman (Flamingo)
Sat.
5:00
WBKB
13.4
6
Captain Z-Ro (Atlas)
Sat.
6:30
WTOP-TV
17.2
7
Guy Lombardo (MCA-TV)
Fri.
7:30
WNBQ
13.2
7.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Fri.
7:00
WRC-TV
16.1
8
Confidential File (Guild)
Wed.
10:00
WBKB
12.5
8
Little Rascals (Interstate)
Wed.
7:00
WRC-TV
15.1
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Tues.
8:00
WGN-TV
12.5
9
Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
Fri.
6:00
WMAL-TV
15.0
10
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Sat.
6:00
WNBQ
12.1
10
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Thur.
6:00
WMAL-TV
14.8
THREE-STATION MARKET
THREE-STATION MARKET
1.
Amos 'n' Andy (CBS Film)
Sun.
7:00
WAGA-TV
28.4
1.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Tues.
10:30
WXEL
26.1
Superman (Flamingo)
Wed.
7:00
WSB-TV
28.4
2.
Range Rider (CBS Film)
Sun.
7:00
WEWS
24.9
3.
Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
Mon.
6:30
WLWA
20.7
3.
Soldiers of Fortune (MCA-TV)
Thur.
7:00
KYW-TV
22.8
Sheena of the Jungle (ABC Film)
Thur.
6:30
WLWA
20.7
4.
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Sat.
6:30
WXEL
22.5
Waterfront (MCA-TV)
Fri.
7:00
WAGA-TV
20.7
.5.
My Little Margie (Official)
Mon.
7:00
KYW-TV
21.0
6.
City Detective (MCA-TV)
Sat.
11:00
WSB-TV
19.5
6.
Racket Squad (ABC Film)
Sat.
7:00
KYW-TV
20.0
7.
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Thur.
6:00
WLWA
18.7
7.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Sat.
5:30
WXEL
19.4
8.
Grand Ole Opry (Flamingo)
Sat.
7:00
WAGA-TV
17.7
8.
Secret Journal (MCA-TV)
Fri.
9:00
WEWS
18.6
9.
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Mon.
6:00
WLWA
16.6
9.
D. Fairbanks Presents (ABC Film)
Wed.
7:00
KYW-TV
18.1
10.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Fri.
7:30
WAGA-TV
15.8
10.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Fri.
7:00
WXEL
17.5
TWO-STATION MARKET
DAYTON
TWO-STATION MARKET
1.
Superman (Flamingo)
Fri.
6:30
WNAC-TV
29.5
1.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Tues.
9:00
WHIO-TV
2.
1 Led Three Lives (Ziv)
Mon.
7:00
WNAC-TV
28.5
2.
City Detective (MCA-TV)
Tues.
7:30
WHIO-TV
3.
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Tues.
6:30
WNAC-TV
26.8
3.
Gene Autry (CBS Film)
Thur.
7:00
WHIO-TV
4.
Waterfront (MCA-TV)
Sun.
7:00
WNAC-TV
25.1
4.
Man Called X (Ziv)
Fri.
10:30
WHIO-TV
5.
Range Rider (CBS Film)
Sun.
7:00
WBZ-TV
22.4
5.
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Fri.
6:00
WLWD
6.
Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV)
Sun.
10:30
WNAC-TV
20.2
6.
Mobil Theatre (ABC Film)
Wed.
7:00
WLWD
Ellery Queen (TPA)
Fri.
10:30
WNAC-TV
20.2
7.
Roy Rogers Ranch (MCA-TV)
Sat.
5:00
WHIO-TV
8.
Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
Tues.
10:30
WNAC-TV
20.0
8.
Stories of the Century (Hollywood)
Sat.
7:00
WHIO-TV
9.
Western Marshal (NBC Film)
Wed.
7:30
WNAC-TV
19.8
9.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Sat.
10:30
WHIO-TV
10. Stories of the Century (Hollywood)
Tues.
6:00
WNAC-TV
19.4
10. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Thur.
6:00
WLWD
34.7 30.5 25.4 25.2 21.8 21.4 20.6 20.1 19.1 16.5
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