Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1956)
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FILM
THE 10 TOP FILMS IN 10 MAJOR MARKETS
AS RATED BY ARB IN OCTOBER
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. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
3. Death Valley Days (McC-E)
4. Guy Lombardo (MCA)
5. Public Defender (Interstate)
6. Superman (Flamingo)
7. Looney Tunes (Guild)
8. Celebrity Playhouse (Screen Gems)
9. Rheingold Theatre (ABC Film) 10. Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Mon.
7:00
WRCA-TV
15.4
1.
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Mon.
8
30
KTTV
20.0
Fri.
7:00
WRCA-TV
11.6
2.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Mon.
9
00
KTTV
19.7
Wed.
7:00
WRCA-TV
10.8
3.
Life With Father (CBS Film)
Fri.
7
00
KNXT
17.4
Thurs.
7:00
WRCA-TV
9.6
4.
Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
Mon.
8
00
KTTV
17.3
Thurs.
9:30
WPIX
9.5
5.
Confidential File (Guild)
Sun.
9
30
KTTV
13.9
Tues.
6:00
WABC-TV
9.4
6.
Badge 714 (NBC Film)
Sat.
7
30
KTTV
13.8
Mon.
6:30
WABD
9.3
7.
San Francisco Beat (CBS Film)
Sat.
9
30
KCOP
13.5
Tues.
7:00
WRCA-TV
9.0
8.
Search For Adventure (Bagnall)
Thurs.
7
00
KCOP
13.1
Mon.
10:30
WRCA-TV
8.8
9.
Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
Sat.
9
00
KTTV
13.0
Wed.
8:30
WPIX
7.1
10.
Secret Journal (MCA)
Sun.
9
00
KTTV
12.8
MINNEAPOLISST. PAUL
FOUR-STATION MARKET
SEATTLETACOMA
FOUR-STATION MARKET
1. Celebrity Playhouse (Screen Gems)
2. Highway Patrol (Ziv)
3. Soldiers of Fortune (MCA)
4. Life of Riley (NBC Film)
5. Cross Current (Official)
6. Sheriff of Cochise (NTA)
7. Rosemary Clooney (MCA)
8. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv).
9. Grand Ole Opry (Flamingo) 10. Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Sun.
8
30
KSTP-TV
20.3
1.
Search For Adventure (Bagnall)
Wed.
7
30
KING-TV
Sat.
10
00
WCCO-TV
20.0
2.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Thurs.
7
00
KOMO-TV
Thurs.
7
00
WCCO-TV
19.0
3.
Life of Riley (NBC Film)
Thurs.
7
30
KING-TV
Mon.
8
30
KSTP-TV
18.8
4.
Western Marshal (NBC Film)
Wed.
7
00
KING-TV
Sun.
8
30
WCCO-TV
16.9
5.
Studio 57 (MCA)
Fri.
7
00
KING-TV
Sat.
8
30
WCCO-TV
16.0
6.
Ray Milland (MCA)
Mon.
7
00
KOMO-TV
Mon.
9
00
WCCO-TV
14.3
7.
I Married Joan (Interstate)
Sat.
10:30
KOMO-TV
Tues.
8
30
KMGM-TV
14.0
8.
Three Musketeers (ABC Film)
Tues.
7
00
KING-TV
Tues.
8
30
WCCO-TV
12.5
9.
Soldiers of Fortune (MCA)
Mon.
6
00
KING-TV
Sun.
5
30
WCCO-TV
12.3
10.
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Thurs.
6:00
KING-TV
43.9 32.6 27.9 25.8 23.9 22.9 19.7 19.5 18.1 17.9
CHICAGO
FOUR-STATION MARKET
WASHINGTON
FOUR-STATION MARKET
1. Secret Journal (MCA)
2. Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
3. Great Gildersleeve (NBC Film)
4. City Detective (MCA)
5. San Francisco Beat (CBS Film)
6. Badge 714 (NBC Film)
7. Racket Squad (ABC Film) Federal Men (MCA)
9. I Led 3 Lives (Ziv) 10. Sheriff of Cochise (NTA)
Sat.
10:00
WNBQ
25.5
1.
Wild Bill Hickok (Flamingo)
Thurs.
7:00
WRC-TV
Sat.
10:30
WNBQ
20.2
2_
Superman (Flamingo)
Tues.
7:00
WRC-TV
Mon.
9
30
WNBQ
15.2
3.
Ramar of the Jungle (TPA)
Wed.
7:00
WTOP-TV
Fri.
9
30
WGN-TV
15.1
4.
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Fri.
7:00
WTOP-TV
Tues.
9
00
WGN TV
14.7
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Sat.
7:00
WTOPTV
Tues.
8
00
WGN-TV
12,9
6.
Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
Wed.
6:00
WMAL-TV
Tues.
8
30
WGN-TV
12.7
7.
Death Valley Days (McC-E)
Mon.
7:00
WRC-TV
Fri.
10
30
WBKB
12.7
8.
Celebrity Playhouse (Screen Gems)
Tues.
10:30
WTOP-TV
Tues.
9
30
WGN-TV
12.5
9.
Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
Sun.
6:00
WMAL-TV
Fri.
7
00
WNBQ
12.4
10.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Thurs.
6:00
WMAL-TV
16.1 16.0 15.8 14.2 14.2 13.6 13.4 11.6 11.2 11.0
ATLANTA
THREE-STATION MARKET
1.
City Detective (MCA)
Sat.
10:00
WSB-TV
29.0
2
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Fri.
10:00
WAGA-TV
26.9
3.
I Led 3 Lives (Ziv)
Mon.
9:30
WSB-TV
23.7
4.
Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
Tues.
9:30
WAGA-TV
21.6
5.
Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
Mon.
6:30
WLWA
18.7
6.
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Mon.
6:00
WLWA
18.0
7.
The Visitor (NBC Film)
Sat.
10:30
WSB-TV
17.9
8.
Superman (Flamingo)
Fri.
7:00
WSB-TV
17.1
9.
Kit Carson (MCA)
Tues.
6:00
WLWA
16.4
10.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Wed.
6:00
WLWA
15.9
S ^ THREE-STATION MARKET
1.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Tues.
9:30
WJW-TV
38.2
2.
Soldiers of Fortune (MCA)
Thurs.
10:00
KYW-TV
33.0
3.
Racket Squad (ABC Film)
Sat.
10:00
KYW-TV
26.2
4.
The Whistler (CBS Film)
Tues.
10:00
WJW-TV
24.1
5.
Foreign Intrigue (Official)
Sun.
10:00
WEWS
22.5
6.
Mr. District Attorney (Ziv)
Sat.
10:30
KYW-TV
21.3
7.
Hey Mulligan (Screencraft)
Mon.
10:00
KYW-TV
19.7
8.
International Playhouse (NTA)
Mon.
9:30
WEWS
18.7
9.
Science Fiction Theatre (Ziv)
Tues.
10:00
KYW-TV
18.4
Man Behind the Badge (MCA)
Wed.
9:30
KYW-TV
18.4
Crunch & Des (NBC Film)
Wed.
10:00
KYW-TV
18.4
COLUMBUS
THREE-STATION MARKET
1.
Death Valley Days (McC-E)
Sun.
8:30
WBNS-TV
37.5
2.
Highway Patrol (Ziv)
Tues.
9:30
WBNS-TV
34.9
3.
Studio 57 (MCA)
Mon.
9:30
WLWC
24.5
4.
Man Called X (Ziv )
Fri.
8:30
WBNS-TV
17.1
5.
Sheena of the Jungle (ABC Film)
Thurs.
6:00
WTVN-TV
17.0
Buffalo Bill Jr. (CBS Film)
Fri.
6:00
WTVN-TV
17.0
7.
Annie Oakley (CBS Film)
Sat.
6:00
WBNS-TV
16.1
8.
I Led 3 Lives (Ziv)
Fri.
8:00
WLWC
15.6
9.
Jungle Jim (Screen Gems)
Mon.
6:00
WBNS-TV
15.1
10.
Hopalong Cassidy (NBC Film)
Mon.
6:00
WTVN-TV
14.9
BOSTON
TWO-STATION MARKET
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November 26, 1956
1. Man Behind the Badge (MCA) Sun. 10:30
2. Ellery Queen (TPA) Fri. 10:30
3. Waterfront (MCA) Sun. 7:00
4. Superman (Flamingo) Fri. 6:30
5. Count of Monte Cristo (TPA) Tues. 8:30
6. City Detective (MCA) Fri. 11:00
7. Man Called X (Ziv) Mon. 10:30
8. Secret Journal (MCA) Tues. 10:30
9. Jungle Jim (Screen Gems) Sun. 7:00 10. Ramar of the Jungle (TPA) Thurs. 6:00
Broadcasting *
WNAC-TV
WNAC-TV
WNAC-TV
WNAC-TV
WNAC-TV
WNAC-TV
WBZ-TV
WNAC-TV
WBZ-TV
WNAC-TV
27.0 24.0 23.8 22.8 21.6 18.1 17.9 17.1 16.8 16.7
Telecasting