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3. SPOT TELEVISION BASICS
Audience composition to 109 syndicated shows in 23 markets indicates appeal by age, sex
Audience composition data shown below cover syndicated films — most!) of the half-hour variet) — shown in four or more of the 23 markets covered in this Pulse study. The period surveyed covers 2 through 8 January 1957. Figures here can be compared with a similar list published in the Comparagraph run in the 19 January issue of sponsor. A number of programs listed here, however, were not shown in the 19 January issue. Markets covered were Atlanta. Baltimore. Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte. Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus. l)a\ton, Detroit. Los Angeles. Milwaukee. MinneapolisSt. Paul. New Orleans. New York, Philadelphia, Providence, San Francisco-Oakland. Seattle-Tacoma. St. Louis. Washington.
Show
Distributor
Men
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No. of viewers per TOO homes Women Teen Children
Total
Amos 'n' Andy
CBS Film
73
79
11
36
199
\nnie Oakley
CBS Film
41
56
16
89
202
Badge 714
NBC Film
71
79
15
58
223
Beulah
Flamingo
56
84
11
22
173
Boston Blackie
Economee Tv
82
79
14
33
208
Brave Eagle
CBS Film
56
47
11
76
190
Buffalo Bill Jr.
CBS Film
35
24
13
91
163
Captain Midnight
Screen Gems
26
29
13
87
155
Celebrity Playhouse
Screen Gems
71
95
11
26
203
Championship Bowling
Walter Schwimmer
81
71
13
16
181
China Smith
NTA
79
79
14
37
209
Cisco Kid
Ziv Tv
56
41
16
84
197
City Detective
MCA-Tv
77
82
16
21
196
Code 3
ABC Film
77
77
12
21
187
Combat Sergeant
NTA
57
62
17
65
201
Confidential File
Guild
81
84
11
8
184
Corliss Archer, Meet
Ziv Tv
52
80
17
50
199
Count of Monte Cristo
TPA
68
69
19
26
182
Cowboy G-Men
Flamingo
42
36
19
82
179
Crosscurrent
Official
58
74
18
25
175
Crunch and Des
NBC Film
69
74
18
49
210
Dangerous Assignment
NBC Film
83
89
13
19
204
Dateline Europe
Official
81
90
16
15
202
Death Valley Days
Pacific Coast Borax
84
77
16
41
218
Doug. Fairbanks Presents
ABC Film
74
96
18
15
203
Dr. Christian
Ziv Tv
74
89
11
23
197
Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal
MCA-Tv
77
82
14
13
186
Esso Golden Playhouse
Official
73
86
9
26
194
Fabian of Scotland Yard
CBS Film
62
79
12
15
168
Falcon, The
NBC Film
83
86
15
13
197
Federal Men
MCA-Tv
76
71
15
16
178
Flash Gordon
Guild
68
69
14
77
228
Foreign Legionnaire
TPA
71
52
12
62
177
Florian Zabach
Guild
38
73
7
19
137
Frankie Laine — % Hr.
Guild
59
78
16
13
166
Frontier
NBC Film
77
85
14
21
197
Frontier Doctor
Hollywood Tv
72
79
11
18
180
Gene Autry — % Hr.
CBS Film
59
51
19
82
211
Gene Autry — 1 Hr.
MCA-Tv
57
50
16
80
203
Goldbergs, The
Guild
71
87
13
36
207
Grand Ole Opry
Flamingo
63
82
15
24
184
Great Gildersleeve
NBC Film
79
83
13
28
203
Guy Lombardo
MCA-Tv
74
87
13
12
186
sponso:
13 april 1957