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THE 10 TOP FILMS IN 10 MAJOR MARKETS
AS RATED BY ARB IN FEBRUARY
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. DespUe 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
^ SEVEN-STATION MARKET
1. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Mon.
7:00
WRCA-TV
22.4
1
Confidential File (Guild)
Sun.
9:30
KTTV
20.3
2. Guy Lombardo (MCA-TV)
Thurs.
7:00
WRCA-TV
14.4
2
Amos 'n' Andy (CBS Film)
Sun.
5:30
KNXT
19.7
3. Great Gildersleeve (NBC Film) Tues.
7:00
WRCA-TV
13.2
3
Superman (Flamingo)
Sat.
7:00
KTTV
18.8
4. Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Sat.
6:00
WPIX
12.8
4.
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Mon.
8:30
KTTV
17.9
5. Superman (Flamingo)
Mon.
6:00
WRCA-TV
11.8
5.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Sat.
7:30
KTTV
16.5
Rheingold Theatre (Official)
Sat.
7:00
WRCA-TV
11.8
6
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Mon.
9:00
KTTV
16.4
7. Death Valley Days (McC-E)
Wed.
7:00
WRCA-TV
11.6
7
Search for Adventure (Bagnell)
Thurs.
7:00
KCOP
16.2
8. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
Fri.
7:00
WRCA-TV
11.2
8
Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
Mon.
6:00
KTTV
15.1
9. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Sat.
5:30
WCBS-TV
10.2
9
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Wed.
6:00
KABC-TV
14.8
10. Waterfront (MCA-TV)
Tues.
7:30
WABD
9.8
10
Susie (TPA)
Sat.
8:00
KTTV
14.7
MINNEAPOLISST. PAUL
FOUR-STATION MARKET
SEATTLETACOMA
FOUR-STATION MARKET
1.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Sat.
11:30
WCCO-TV
18.0
1.
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Thurs.
7:30
KING-TV
34.6
2.
I Led Three Lives (Ziv)
Tues.
9:30
KSTP-TV
15.9
2.
Death Valley Days (McC-E)
Sun.
9:00
KING-TV
32.9
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Thurs.
10:00
WCCO-TV
15.9
Search for Adventure (Bagnell)
Sat.
7:00
KING-TV
32.9
4.
Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
Wed.
10:30
KSTP-TV
14.9
4.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Thurs.
7:00
KOMO-TV
30.5
5.
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Sat.
4:00
WCCO-TV
14.6
5.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Fri.
9:30
KING-TV
26.3
Hopalong Cassidy (NBC Film)
Sat.
6:00
WCCO-TV
14.6
6.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Sat.
4:30
KING-TV
25.9
7.
Secret Journal (MCA-TV)
Thurs.
9:30
WCCO-TV
14.4
7.
Western Marshal (NBC Film)
Wed.
6:00
KING-TV
25.0
8.
Studio 57 (MCA-TV)
Wed.
9:30
KSTP-TV
13.4
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Fri.
6:00
KING-TV
25.0
9.
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Sat.
5:30
WCCO-TV
13.2
9.
Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
Fri.
9:00
KING-TV
23.2
10.
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Sun.
6:00
KSTP-TV
12.6
10.
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Thurs.
6:00
KING-TV
22.2
Superman (Flamingo)
Mon.
6:30
WTCN-TV
12.6
CHICAGO
FOUR-STATION MARKET
WASHINGTON
FOUR-STATION MARKET
1
Secret Journal (MCA-TV)
Sat.
10:00
WNBQ
26.3
l.
Superman (Flamingo)
Tues.
7:00
WRC-TV
21.9
2.
Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
Sat.
10:30
WNBQ
22.5
2
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Thurs.
7:00
WRC-TV
20.7
3
Cisco Kid (Ziv)
Sun.
5:00
WBKB
19.3
3
Amos 'n' Andy (CBS Film)
Tues.
7:30
WTOP-TV
17.6
4
Long John Silver (CBS Film)
Sun.
2:00
WBKB
16.8
Ramar of the Jungle (TPA)
Wed.
7:00
WTOP-TV
17.6
5
Superman (Flamingo)
Sat.
5:00
WBKB
15.8
5
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Fri.
7:00
WRC-TV
15.4
6
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Thurs.
9:00
WBKB
15.7
6
Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
Fri.
6:00
WMAL-TV
15.3
7
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Sun.
1:30
WBKB
14.3
7
Little Rascals (Interstate)
Wed.
7:00
WRC-TV
15.1
8
Liberace (Guild)
Wed.
9:30
WGN-TV
13.9
8
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Thurs.
6:00
WMAL-TV
15.0
9
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Sat.
6:00
WNBQ
13.8
9
Waterfront (MCA-TV)
Tues.
10:30
WTOP-TV
14.8
10.
Little Rascals (Interstate)
M.-F.
4:00
WBKB
13.5
10.
Captain Z-Ro (Atlas)
Sat.
6:30
WTOP-TV
14.7
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Fri.
7:00
WTOP-TV
14.7
ATLANTA
THREE-STATION MARKET
CLEVELAND
THREE-STATION MARKET
1. Superman (Flamingo) Wed. 7:00 WSB-TV 29.0
2. Sheena of the Jungle (ABC Film) Thurs. 6:30 WLWA 26.9
3. Amos 'n' Andy (CBS Film) Sun. 7:00 WAGA-TV 25.8
4. Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Mon. 6:00 WLWA 25.7
5. Jungle Jim (Screen Gems) Mon. 6:30 WLWA 25.6
6. Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo) Thurs. 6:00 WLWA 24.2
7. Grand Ole Opry (Flamingo) Sat. 7:00 WAGA-TV 23.8
8. Waterfront (MCA-TV) Fri. 7:00 WAGA-TV 23.7
9. Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film) Wed. 6:00 WLWA 23.1 10. City Detective (MCA-TV) Sat. 11:00 WSB-TV 23.0
1. Range Rider (CBS Film) Sun. 7:00 WEWS 25.7
Annie Oakley (CBS Film) Sat. 6:30 WXEL 25.7
3. Highway Patrol (Ziv) Tues. 10:30 WXEL 24.0
4. My Little Margie (Official) Mon. 7:00 KYW-TV 23.7
5. Soldiers of Fortune (MCA-TV) Thurs. 7:00 KYW-TV 22.2
6. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv) Tues. 7:00 KYW-TV 20.0
7. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Sat. 7:00 KYW-TV 19.8
8. Badge 714 (NBC Film) Fri. 7:00 WXEL 18.8 Secret Journal (MCA-TV) Fri. 9:00 WEWS 17.8 Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film) Sat. 5:30 WXEL 17.0
9
10
BOSTON
TWO-STATION MARKET
DAYTON
TWO-STATION MARKET
1.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Wed.
10:30
WBZ-TV
29.6
1.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Tues.
9:00
WHIO-TV
39.9
2.
Superman (Flamingo)
Fri.
6:30
WNAC-TV
28.3
2.
City Detective (MCA-TV)
Tues.
7:30
WHIO-TV
30.6
3.
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Tues.
6:30
WNAC-TV
27.0
3.
Gene Autry (CBS Film)
Thurs.
7:00
WHIO-TV
28.3
4.
Range Rider (CBS Film)
Sun.
7:00
WBZ-TV
24.2
4.
Stories of the Century (Hollywood) Sat.
7:00
WHIO-TV
24.1
5.
Man Behind the Badge (MCA-TV)
Sun.
10:30
WNAC-TV
24.0
5.
Man Called X (Ziv)
Fri.
10:30
WHIO-TV
23.4
6.
Ellery Queen (TPA)
Fri.
10:30
WNAC-TV
23.0
6.
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Thurs.
6.00
WLWD
21.6
7.
I Led Three Lives (Ziv)
Mon.
7:00
WNAC-TV
22.7
7.
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Fri.
6:00
WLWD
21.0
8.
Waterfront (MCA-TV)
Sun.
7:00
WNAC-TV
22.4
8.
Follow That Man (MCA-TV)
Sat.
6:00
WHIO-TV
18.6
9.
Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
Tues.
10:30
WNAC-TV
20.5
9.
I Led Three Lives (Ziv)
Fri.
9:30
WLWD
17.9
10. Stories of the Century (Hollywood) Tues.
6:00
WNAC-TV
20.2
10.
Racket Squad (ABC Film)
Tues.
7:00
WHIO-TV
17.8
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