Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1956)
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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 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.
NEW YORK
SEVEN-STATION MARKET
LOS ANGELES
SEVEN-STATION MARKET
1. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
2. Death Valley Days (McC.-E.)
3. Guy Lombardo (MCA-TV)
4. D. Fairbanks Presents (ABC Film)
5. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
6. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
7. Superman (Flamingo)
8. Waterfront (MCA-TV)
9. Great Gildersleeve (NBC Film) 10. Amos 'n' Andy (CBS Film)
10. Looney Tunes (Guild)
Mon.
7
00
WRCA-TV
20.3
1.
Life With Father (CBS Film)
Fri.
7
00
KNXT
17.3
Wed.
7
00
WRCA-TV
15.4
2.
Confidential File (Guild)
Sun.
9
30
KTTV
16.4
Thurs.
7
00
WRCA-TV
13.1
3.
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Mon.
8
30
KTTV
16.0
Mon.
10:30
WRCA-TV
12.5
4.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Mon.
9:00
KTTV
15.5
Wed.
9
30
WPIX
11.2
5.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Wed.
6
00
KABC-TV
14.8
Fri.
7
00
WRCA-TV
11.1
6.
I Search for Adventure (Bagnall)
Thurs.
7
00
KCOP
14.3
Mon.
6
00
WRCA-TV
9.7
7.
My Little Margie (Official)
Mon.
7
30
KTTV
14.1
Tues.
7
30
WABD
8.4
8.
I Led Three Lives (Ziv)
Sat.
8
30
KTTV
13.0
Tues.
7
00
WRCA-TV
7.7
9.
San Francisco Beat (CBS Film)
Sat.
9
30
KTTV
12.5
Sat.
6
30
WCBS-TV
7.5
10.
Death Valley Days (McC.-E.)
Sat.
7
00
KRCA
11.9
M.-S.
6
30
WABD
7.5
10.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Sat.
7
30
KTTV
11.9
10.
Susie (TP A)
Sat.
8
00
KTTV
11.9
MINNEAPOLISST. PAUL
FOUR-STATION MARKET
SEATTLETACOMA
FOUR-STATION MARKET
1.
2.
I Search for Adventure (Bagnall) Celebrity Playhouse (Screen Gems)
Tues. Sun.
8 8
30 30
WCCO-TV KSTP-TV
23.0 19.5
1
3.
Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV)
Fri.
9
30
KSTP-TV
16.8
2
4.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Tues.
10
30
KSTP-TV
16.6
3
5.
Star & Story (Official)
Mon.
9
00
WCCO-TV
16.0
4
6.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Sat.
10
00
WCCO-TV
15.7
5
7.
City Detective (MCA-TV)
Thurs.
10
30
KSTP-TV
14.9
5
8.
Secret Journal (MCA-TV)
Thurs.
7
00
WCCO-TV
13.6
7
9.
Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
Wed.
10
30
KSTP-TV
12.8
7
10.
I Led 3 Lives (Ziv)
Wed.
8
30
KSTP-TV
12.5
9
10.
My Little Margie (Official)
Fri.
7
30
KEYD-TV
12.5
10
Wed.
7
30
KING-TV
30.8
Fri.
9
30
KING-TV
28.3
Wed.
9
30
KOMO-TV
26.4
Thurs.
7
00
KOMO-TV
24.0
Thurs.
8
00
KOMO-TV
22.6
Fri.
9
00
KING-TV
22.6
Fri.
6:00
KING-TV
20.4
Fri.
7
:00
KING-TV
20.4
Thurs.
6:00
KING-TV
20.0
Wed.
7
:00
KING-TV
18.8
FOUR-STATION MARKET
WASHINGTON
FOUR-STATION MARKET
1. Ramar of the Jungle (TPA)
2. Death Valley Days (McC.-E.)
3. San Francisco Beat (CBS Film)
4. Championship Bowling (Schwimmer)
5. Celebrity Playhouse (Screen Gems)
6. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
7. Superman (Flamingo)
8. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
9. Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film) 10. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Wed.
7:00
WTOP-TV
20.6
Mon.
7:00
WRC-TV
14.6
Thurs.
7:00
WTOP-TV
13.0
Sat.
6:30
WMAL-TV
11.9
Tues.
10:30
WTOP-TV
11.7
Fri.
7:00
WTOP-TV
11.6
Tues.
7:00
WRC-TV
11.3
Mon.
10:30
WRC-TV
10.3
Thurs.
6:00
WMAL-TV
9.5
Fri.
7:30
WTOP-TV
9.2
THREE-STATION MARKET
CLEVELAND
THREE-STATION MARKET
1. Highway Patrol (Ziv) Tues. 10:30 WJW-TV 25.2
2. Range Rider (CBS Film) Sun. 7:00 WEWS 21.1
3. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Sat. 6:30 WJW-TV 19.6
4. Secret Journal (MCA-TV) Fri. 9:00 WEWS 19.3
5. Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV) Wed. 10:30 KYW-TV 16.3
6. Badge 714 (NBC-Film) Fri. 7:00 WJW-TV 14.5
7. 6 O'Clock Adventure (ABC Film) Wed. 6:00 KYW-TV 13.7
8. My Little Margie (Official) Mon. 7:00 KYW-TV 13.0
9. Follow That Man (MCA-TV) Fri. 10:30 WEWS 12.8 9. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv) Thurs. 7:30 WEWS 12.8
TWO-STATION MARKET
DAYTON
TWO STATION MARKET
CHICAGO
1. Secret Journal (MCA-TV)
2. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
3. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
4. Great Gildersleeve (NBC Film)
5. Badge 714 (NBC Film) 5. Studio 57 (MCA-TV)
7. Superman (Flamingo)
8. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
9. City Detective (MCA-TV) 9. Liberace (Guild)
ATLANTA
1. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
2. Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
3. Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV)
4. Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
5. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
6. Confidential File (Guild)
7. City Detective (MCA-TV) 7. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
9. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
10. Kit Carson (MCA-TV)
BOSTON
1. Superman (Flamingo)
2. I Led Three Lives (Ziv)
3. Death Valley Days (McC.-E.)
4. Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV)
5. Waterfront (MCA-TV)
6. Western Marshal (NBC Film)
7. Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
8. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
9. Badge 714 (NBC Film) 10. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Broadcasting • Telecasting
Sat.
10
00
WNBQ
30.7
Sat.
10
30
WNBQ
23.4
Sat.
5
30
WBBM-TV
15.0
Mon.
9
30
WNBQ
12.7
Tues.
8
00
WGN-TV
12.5
Tues.
10
00
WBKB
12.5
Sat.
5
00
WBKB
12.0
Thurs.
9
00
WBKB
11.9
Fri.
9
30
WGN-TV
11.1
Wed.
9
30
WGN-TV
11.1
Mon.
6
00
WLWA
21.5
Mon.
6
30
WLWA
20.5
Sun.
2
30
WSB-TV
19.4
Wed.
6
00
WLWA
19.1
Tues.
9
30
WAGA-TV
18.8
Sat.
10
30
WSB-TV
18.1
Sat.
11
00
WSB-TV
17.5
Fri.
10
00
WAGA-TV
17.5
Thurs.
6
00
WLWA
16.9
Tues.
6
00
WLWA
16.4
Fri. 6:30 WNAC-TV 31.0
Mon. 7:00 WNAC-TV 28.4
Fri. 10:30 WNAC-TV 25.4
Sun. 10:30 WNAC-TV 23.7
Sun. 7:00 WNAC-TV 22.6
Wed. 7:30 WNAC-TV 22.3
Tues. 10:30 WNAC-TV 20.6
Tues. 6:30 WNAC-TV 19.6
Wed. 6:30 WNAC-TV 19.3
Sun. 5:00 WNAC-TV 18.1
1. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
2. Man Called X (Ziv)
3. Little Rascals (Interstate)
4. Badge 714 (NBC Film)
5. Passport to Danger (ABC Film)
6. The Whistler (CBS Film)
7. Roy Rogers Ranch (MCA-TV)
8. Gene Autry (CBS Film)
9. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) 9. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Tues.
8:00
WHIO-TV
34.9
Fri.
9:30
WHIO-TV
23.4
M-Th.
6:00
WHIO-TV
17.3
Sat.
10:30
WHIO-TV
16.2
Sun.
9:30
WLWD
15.0
Sat.
10:00
WHIO-TV
14.5
Sat.
5:00
WHIO-TV
14.0
Wed.
6:30
WHIO-TV
13.1
Sun.
10:30
WLWD
12.5
Tues.
7:30
WLWD
12.5
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