Variety (March 1959)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
March 1959
Publisher:
Variety Inc.
Volume:
Variety (March 1959)
Leaf #:
00029
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound",Vaudeville,Theatre,Broadcastin
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Theatre and Vaudeville, and Early Cinema
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
September 29, 2022
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30 TV-FILMS P'&RIETY Wednesday, March 4, 1959 P^lSff -TELEPULSE CITY-BY-CITY PROGRAM CHART. Variety’s weekly chart it based on the 22 major markets regularly reported by Tele* pulse each month, in addition to 133 other Telepulse tabulated U.S. markets, covered over the course of a year. Cities will be rotated weekly. Tne Variety cnart is a compilation of data on syndicated films as well as network and live programs, in each market. Under the top 10 multi-weekly heading, the (t) stands for local programming and the (•) for network shows. SL. LOUIS Stations: KMOX, KSD, KTVL tV Homes: 570,000. Survey Dates: January 2-9, 1959* TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS RK. PROGRAM—DAY—'TIME STA. 1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30).KMOX 2. Danny Thomas (Mon. 8:00-8:30).... KMOX 3. Have Gun Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9).. KMOX 4. Ann Sothern iMon. 8:30-9:00).KMOX 5. What’s My Lfne (Sun. 9:30-10:00)-KMOX 6. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).KSD 7. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 8:30-9:00)..KMOX 8. Maverick (Sun. 6:30-7:30) .KTVI 9. Garry Moore iTues. 9:00-10:00).KMOX 10. Desilu Playhouse (Mon. 9:00-10:00).. KMOX TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA. 1. no O’clock News, Wea. (M-F 10:00-10:15). KMOX 2. tS. S. Popeye (M-F 4:00-4:30). .KMOX 3. vEye on St. Louis (M-Th 10:15-10:30). KMOX 4. *CBS News (M-F 6:15-6:30).KMOX 5. t6 O’Clcck News, Wea. (M-F 6-6:15).KMOX 6. fLate Show (M-F 10:30-Signoff)-KMOX 7. tWrangler’s Cartoon Club (M-F 5:00-5:30).KSD 8. *Buckskin (M.F 6:30-7:00).KSD 8. tNews, “Wea. (M-F 10:30-10:45).KSD 9. *Verdict Is Yours (M-F 2:30-3:00) . KMOX AV. RTG. 37.5 34.2 30.9 30.7 30.5 30.4 29.5 29.4 29.3 28.7 AV. RTG. 23.5 19.9 18.9 15.2 15.1 14.8 12.2 TOP COMPETITION AV. PROGRAM STA. RTG. Marry A Millionaire-KTVI 14.9 Garry Moore.KMOX 29.5 Person to Person.KMOX 27.5 Circle Theatre.KMOX 22.5 Playhouse 90..KMOX 26.2 (10 O’Clock News.KMOX 22.3 (Eye on St. Louis.KMOX .18.7 (10 O’Clock News.. KMOX 23.3 ( Special Cuban Report . KMOX 16.3 American Bandstand-KTVI 8.0 (10 O’Clock News...... KMOX 23.0 ( Eye on St. Louis.KMOX 19.0 (10 Q’Clock News;.KMOX 22.7 ) Eye on St. Louis.KMOX 18.0 Desilu Playhouse.KMOX 27.9 ( Championship Bowling. KTVI 7.3 (Big Rascals..KTVI 7.7 Fred Moegle.....KTVI 6.2 What’s My Line.... •.KMOX 30.5 Sugarfoot .KTVI 22.5 Desilu Playhouse- l... KMOX 27.9 Early Show..KMOX 12.1 Early Show.....KMOX 12:1 Groucho Marx.KSD 26.5 Wagon Train.KSD 29.9 BUFFALO Stations: WBEN, WGR, WKBW. TV Homes: 363,500. Survey Dates: January 2-9, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).WBEN 2. Danny Thomas (Mon. 9:00-9:30).WBEN 3. Person To Person (Fri. 10:30-11:00). WBEN 3. Wyatt Earp (Tues. 8:30-9:00).WKBW 4. Ed Sullivan (Sun. 8:00-9:00).WBEN 5. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).WGR 6. Father Knows Best (Mon. 8:30-9:00). WBEN 6. Have. Gun Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). WBEN 7. Playhouse 90 (Thurs. 9:30-11:00).... WBEN « 8 , Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30).WKBW TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS L tEsso Reporter (M-Th 11:00-11:15).. WBEN 2. ♦Buckskin (M,F 7:30-8:00)...WGR 3. fWea., Spts. Rev. (M-Th 11:15-11:30) WBEN 4. *CBS News (M-F 6:45-7:00)_ ... WBEN 5. ’ iHeadlines (M-F 6:30-6:45).WBEN 6. * American Bandstand (M-F 4-5:30).. WKBW 7. *Art Linkletter (M-F 2:30-3:00) _WBEN 8. tPopeye’s P’ayhouse (M-F 9-9:30 a.m.) .'WBEN 9. I Dinner Date Thea. (M-F 5:30-6:30). WBEN 10. fThree Stooges (M-F 5:00-5:30) ... WGR 42.2 36.2 33.2 33.2 32.5 32.3 31.9 31.9 31.6 24.5 18.0 17.5 17:1 16.7 15.6 14.6 14.2 13.2 13.0 1. Silent Service (Sat. 10:30).WBEN.... CNP 2. Target (Mon. 9:30)..WGRl.Ziv 3. 4. MacKenzie’s Raiders (Wed, .7:00)..... WBEN-Ziv 5. Highway Patrol (Tues. 10:30)..WGR.Ziv 6. State Trooper (Thurs. 7:00)..WBEN.... MCA 7. Twenty-Six Men (Thurs. 10:30).. WGR. 8. Annie Oakley (Tues. 7:00). ... WBEN.... 9. Championship Bowling (Sun. 2:00).. WKBW... 10. Mike Hammer (Mon. 10:30).. WGR,...-. 11. Sea Hunt (Sun. 3:30)...WGR. 12. Popeye (Sat. 8:30 a.m.)..WBEN.... 13. African Patrol (Sat. 7:00)..WGR..-.. 13. Cisco Kid (Sat. 12:00 Nn).. WBEN.... 14. Rescue 8 (Fri. 7:00) ...WGR..... 14. Whirlybirds 'Tues. 7:30) .. WBEN.... 15. Boots and Saddles (Sun. 10:30).WGR- -15. Flight (Sat. 10:30). .WGR ..... 15. If You Had A Million (Tues. 7:00).... WGR. 15. Tugboat Annie (Sun. 6:00) . .. ..WGR- Death Valley Days (Mon. 7:00).. WBEN.... U.S. Borax .ABC CBS . Schwimmer .MCA Ziv UAA .NTA Ziv Screen Gems CBS .CNP CNP .MCA .ITC SEATTLE Stations: KING, KIRO, KOMO, KTNT, KTVW. TV Homes: 258,900. Survey Dates: January 2-9.J959: TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS Maverick (Sun. 7:30-8:30).. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:30-10:30). Sugarfoot (Tues. 7:30-8:30). Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30). Ozzie and Harriet (Wed. 9:00-9:30). Lawrence Welk (Wed. 8:00-9:00),.. Lawman (Sun. 8:30-9:00). TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS ♦American Bandstand (M-F 4-5).. tWorld Today (M-F 10:30-10:45). Highway Patrol (Thurs. 7:00). V; .KOMO.... Ziv 26.2 Divorce Court (Sat. 8:00).KING.Guild 25.8 Sky King (Sun. 6:00).. KOMO.... Nabisco 23.2 Mike Hammer (Sun. 10:00>.KING..... MCA 21.9 Burns and Allen (Sun. 6:30).. KING.Screen Gems 21.2 MacKenzie’s Raiders (Thurs. 6:30).. KOMO.... Ziv 21.2 Death Valley'Days (Mon. 7:00)___KING....: U.S. Borax 20.3 Silent Service (Fri. 7:00)... KING.CNP 20.2 Kit Carson (Sat. 5:00) . ..KING.MCA 19.7 Citizen Soldier (Mon. 7:30)... KING:.... Flamingo 19.5 Twenty-Six Men (Mon. 7:00).KOMO_ABC 19.5 Suzie (Sat. 4:30)..KING.ITC 19.3 - Flight (Thurs. 7:00) . .KING.CNP 18.2 Woody Woodpecker (Tues. 6:00).... KING.Kellogg 16.5 Dial 999 (Sat. 9:30) ..KIRO.Ziv 16.2 Roy Rogers (Wed. 6:00).. KING.R. Rogers Syn. 16.2 Sea Hunt (Sat. 10:00).!.. KING..... Ziv 15.9 Wild Bfll Hickok (Sat. 6:00)... KING.Screen Gems 15.9 Annie Oakley (Fri. 6:00)... KING..... CBS 15.5 Danger Is My Business (Sat. 7:00)... KING.CNP ' 15.5 Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00)_KING.Screen Gems 15.5 Kingdom of the Sea (Mon. 6:30)_KOMO_Guild 15.5 FRESNO Stations: KFRE, KJEO, KMJ. TV Homes: 85,600. Survey Dates: January 2-29, I9S9. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS L Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30).KFRE 31.3 2. Perry Como (Sat. 8:00-9:00).KMJ 29 3 3. Maverick (Sun. 7:30-8:30).KJEO 27 8 4. Have Gun Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9).. KFRE 27 3 4. Restless Gun (Mon. 8:00-8:30).KMJ 27 3 5. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).KJEO 27.0 6. Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30).KJEO 26.5 7. Boxing (Fri. 7:00-7:45).KMJ 26.3 7. Loretta.Young (Sun. 10:00-10:30).. .KMJ 26.3 8. Father Knows Best (Mon. 7:30-8:00). KFRE 25.8 & Kraft Music Hall (Wed. 9:00-9:30)... KMJ 25.8 TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS 1. * Queen For A Day (M-F 2:00-2:30).. KMJ 16.8 2. *NBC News (M-F 6:15-6:30).KMJ 13.1 3. fShell News (M-F 6:00-6:15).KMJ 12.8 4 . *Mickey Mouse Club, Adv. Time (M-F 5:30-6:00).KJEO 12.5 5. *Tic Tac Dough (M-F 11-11:30 a.m.). KMJ 12.3 6. ♦Truth or Consequences (M-F 12:00-12:30).KMJ 12.2 7. ♦County Fair (M-F 2:30-3:00).KMJ - 12.0 8. *It Could Be You (M-F 11:30-12 Nn). KMJ 11.9 9. * Price Is Right (M-F 10-10:30 a.m.). KMJ 11.8 10. ♦American Bandstand (M-F 4-5:30).. KJEO 11.3