Variety (March 1959)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
March 1959
Publisher:
Variety Inc.
Volume:
Variety (March 1959)
Leaf #:
00030
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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Wednesday, March 4, 1959 P^saEtr TV-FILMS 31 PiBilEFy -TELEPULSE CITY-BY-CITY PROGRAM CHART. over the course of a year . Cities trill be rotated weekly* The Variety chart is a com p ilation of data on syndicated films , as welt 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. CHICAGO Stations: WBBM, WBKB, WGN, WNBQ. TV Homes: 1,815,600. Survey Dates: January 2-9, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS AY. RK. PROGRAM—DAT—TIME STA* RTG. 1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30)..WBBM 39.5 2. Perry Como (Sat. 7:00-8:00).WNBQ 30.8 3. Alfred Hitchcock (Sun. 8:30-9:00)-WBBM 29.5 4. Danny Thomas (Mon. 8:00-8:30).WBBM 29.3 5i Have Gun Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9). .WBBM 28.5 5. Rifleman (Tues. 8:00-8:30)...WBKB 28.5 6. What’s My Line (Sun. 9:30-10:00)-WBBM 28.2 7. Wyatt Earp (Tues. 7:30-8:00).WBKB . 27.0 A «» ^ i » «_ a /?if_ j a ha a.aa\ Timna/r n/? n 8. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. 8:30-9:00).. .WBBM 26.9 9. Tales of Wells Fargo (Mon. 7:30-8). .WNBQ 26.2 TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS AV. RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA. RTG. 1. tNews Roundup (M-F 10:00-10:15)...WBBM 20.2 2. tBugs Bunny (M-F 6:30-7:00).,WGN 16.2 3. tSusan’s Show (M-F 4:00-4:30).WBBM 15.9 4. tin Town Tonight (M-F 10:15-10:30) . WBBM 15.3 5. tNews-Bentley (M-F 6:00-8:15)..-WBBM 15.0 6. ‘CBS News (M-F 6:15-6:30).WBBM 14.6 7. ’Jack Paar Show (M-F 10:15-Signoff).WNBQ 14.2 8. tNews., Wea. (M-F 10:00-10:15).WNBQ 13.5 9. ‘Buckskin <M,F 6:30-7:00)......... .WNBQ 12.8 9. ‘Edge of Night (M-F 3:30-4:00).WBBM 12.8 TOP COMPETITION PROGRAM STA; AY. RTG. 28.2 19.2 15.3 15.3 22.5 21.3 25.9 23.4 13.7 13 3 25.2 24.5 10.2 15.7 15.0 14.3 21.2 23.5 20.9 21.2 25.9 16.2 MILWAUKEE Stations: WiSN, WITI, WTMJ, WXIX. TV Homes: 298,000. Survey Dates: January- 2-9, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 1. Perry Como (Sat. 7:00-8:00).WTMJ 42.0 2- Loretta Young (Sun. 9:00-9:30)..WTMJ 40.5 3. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30).WTMJ 38.0 4. Chevy Show (Sun. 8:00-9:00).. .WTMJ 34.5 5. Rifleman (Tues. 8:00-8:30).WISN. ^ 34.0 6. Real McCoys (Thurs, 7:30-8:00)..WISN 33.5 7. Maverick (Sun. 6:30-7:30).WISN 33.2 8. Bat Masterson (Wed. 8:30-9:00).WTMJ 31.5 9. Peter Gunn (Mon. 8:00-8:30).WTMJ 31.2 9. Wyatt Earp (Tues. 7:30-8:00).WISN 31.2 TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS 3. 4. 5. 6 . 7. 10 . 11 . 12 . li tWea., News (M-F 10:00-10:15).WTMJ 2. ‘Buckskin (M.F 6:30-7:00).... *.WTMJ 3« *NBC News (M-F 6:15-8:30).. .WTMJ 4. t6 O’CIock News, Wea. (M-F 6-6:15).. WTMJ 5. ‘Mickey.Mouse Club (M,W,F 5:30-6).WISN 6. ‘Adventure Time (T.Th 5:30-6:00).. .WISN 7. ‘American Bandstand (M-F 4-5).WISN 7. ‘Price Is Right (M-F 10-10:30 a.m.). .WTMJ 8* ‘Concentration (M-F 10:30-11 a.m)...WTMJ 8. ‘Qneen For A Day (M-F 3:00-3:30).. .WTMJ 20.5 18.0 17.3 16.9 14.4 14.2 13.7 13.7 12.6 12.6 P- 13. 14. 15. 15. 16. 16, 17. Whirlybirds (Sun. 9:30)... Highway Patrol (Thurs. 9:30). State Trooper (Tues. 9:30). Flight (Sat. 9:30)..:... N. Y. Confidential (Mon. 9:30)... Rescue 8 (Thurs. 8:00).. Terry Toons (Sat. 10:30 a.m.)_ Twenty Six Men '(Tues. 9:00)... Woody Woodpecker (Tues. 5:00). Official Detective (Fri. 9:30)..... Wild Bill Hickok (Wed. 5:00)... Annie Oakley (Sun. 6:00). Sky King (Sat. 11:00 a.m.)....... Sea Hunt (Thurs. 9:00).......... Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 5:00) African Patrol (Tues. 10:15). Target (Tues. 9:30). Burns and Allen (Thurs. 9:30)... Tugboat Annie (Mon. 10:15)- Roy Rogers (Fri. 5:00). PORTLAND Stations: KGW, KOIN, KPTV, TV Homes: 253,000. Survey Dates: January 2-9, l v 959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 1. Danny Thomas (Mon. 8:00-8:30).KOIN 34.5 1. Sugarfoot (Tues. 7:30-8:30).KGW 34.5 2. Desilu Playhouse (Mon. 9:00-10:00). .KOIN . 32.4 3* Boxing (FrL-7:00-7:45)..............KPTV 32.1 4. Perry Mason (Sat. 6:30-7:30).KOIN 32.0 5. Gunsmoke (Sat 9:00-9:30).KOIN 31.5 5. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).KGW S1.5 «. Maverick (Sun. 7:30-8:30).KGW 30.0 7. Perry Como (Sat. 8:00-9:00).KPTV 28.8 8. Ozzie and Harriet (Wed. 9:00-9:30).. .KGW 28.5 8. Zorro (Thurs. 8:00-8:30). KGW 28.5 TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS 1. tWea., Sports, News (M-F 6:00-6:15) . KOIN 18.4 2. ‘CBS News (M-F 6:15-6:30).KOIN 18.3 3. tNews Beat (M-F 6:30-7:00).KGW . 18.0 4. “ tRoy Rogers (M,W,F 5:30^6:00)..KOIN 12.6 5. tKit Carson (T,Th 5:30-6:00)_KOIN 12.4 fc tCaitoon Circna (M-F 4:30-5:30).KOIN 12.1 6. ‘Mickey Mouse Club (M.W.F 5:30-6).KGW 12.1 7r tNightbeat, Wea. (M-F 10:30-10:45). .KGW 11.7 8. ‘Adventure Time (T,Th 5:30-6:00)...KGW 10.9 9. ‘News-John Daly (M-F 10:45-11:00). .KGW 10.8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 . 7. 8 . 9. 12 * 13a 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20 . 20 . 20 . State Trooper (Tues. 7:00).KGW.MCA Death Valley Days (Sat 9:30).KOIN.U.S. Borax Highway Patrol (Mon. 7:30)..KGW.Ziv Sea Hunt (Sat. 10:00).KGW.Ziv Mike Hammer (Thurs. 7:00).KPTV... ..MCA Mr. District Attorney (Sat. 6:00).KOIN.Ziv Rescue 8 (Mon. 7:00).,KGW..... Screen Gems Science Fiction Theatre (Thurs. 6:30).KOIN.Ziv Union Pacific (Tues. 7:00)...KPTV.CNP Annie Oakley (Sun. 6:00)..KGW.CBS Burns and Allen (Mon. 7:00).KPTV_. Screen Gems Casey Jones (Wed. 6:00)...KGW-- Screen Gems Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00)-KGW..Screen Gems U.S. Marshal (Sat. 8:00).......-KGW..NTA Superman (Mon. 6:00).KGW.Flamingo Colonel Flack (Mon. 10:00).KOIN_.CBS Racket Squad (Sat. 10:30) .... ■_KGW.Hal Roach Danger Is My Business (Fri. 6:30)_KPTV.CNP Jeff’s Collie (Wed. 6:30)..KPTV.ITC Jungle Jim (Sun. 4:30).KPTV.... .Screen Gems Robin Hood (Tues. 6:30)... KPTV__ Official Woody Woodpecker (Tues, 6:00).KGW.Kellogg NEW ORLEANS Stations: WDSU, WJMR, WWL TY Homes: 221,800. Survey Dates: January 2-9, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 1. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30)...WDSU 40,7 2. Peny Como (Sat. 7:00-8:00).WDSU 40.4 3. Price Is Right (Wed. 7:30-8:00).WDSU 35.9 4. Tales of Wells Fargo (Mon. 7:30-8). .WDSU 34.9 5. Bat Masterson (Wed. 8:30-9:00).WDSU 34.5 5. Loretta Young (Sun. 9:00-9:30).WDSU 34.5 6. Chevy Show (Sun. 8:00-9:00)...WDSU 34.2 6. Gunsmoke (Sat 9:00-9:30).JWWL 34.2 7. Kraft Music Hall (Wed. 8:00-8:30).. .WDSU 33.7 8. Californians (Tues. 9:00-9:30).......WDSU 33.2 t TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS 1. *NBC News (M-F 6:15-6:30).WDSU 31.1 2. tEsso Reporter, Wea. (M-F 6-6:15).. .WDSU 29.2 3. tPopeye and Pals (M-F 5:30-6:00)... .WWL 17.0 4. tEsso Reporter, Sports, Wei. WDSU 16.0 (M-F 11:00-11:15).:. 5. tMovie Date (M-F 4:00-5:30).WWL 15.3 6. ‘Price Is Right (M-F 10-10:30 a.m.)..WDSU 14.9 7. ‘Treasure Hunt (M-F 9:30-10 a.m.)..WDSU 14.1 8. fByline, Esso Reporter (M-F. 5:45-6).. WDSU 13.9 9. tNews, Wea., Sports (M-F 6:00-6:15).WWL 13.8 10. ‘CBS News (M-F 6:15-6:30).;..WWL 13.5 1.. Sea Hunt (Tues. 9:30)...WDSU.... .Ziv 2. Colonel Flack (Wed. 9:30).1 .WDSU.CBS 3. Frontier (Fri. 6:30).*...WDSU.CNP 4. Casey Jones (Sat. 6:00).WDSU-.Screen Gems 5. Our Miss Brooks (Sun. 9:30).WDSU.... CBS 6. Sheriff of Cochise (Sat 9:30).WWL.NTA 7. Flight (Mon. 9:30)....WDSU.....CNP 8. Union Pacific (Thurs. 9:30).. .WDSU.... CNP 9. Twenty Six Men (Fri. 10:30)--WDSU.... .ABC 10. State Trooper (Tues. 10:00)...WDSU.MCA 11. Mike Hammer (Fri. 9:30).....WWL-MCA 12. Whirlybirds (Mon. 10:00).WDSU.. *. .CBS 13. U.S. Marshal (Wed. 10:00)..WDSU.NTA . 14. Highway Patrol (Fri 10:00).. .WDSU.Ziv 15. Badge 714 (Wed. 1Q:30)_.WDSU.CNP 16. Frontier Doctor (Sat. 6:00).WWL..... HTS 16. Glen Cannon (Tues. 7:00).. WDSU.... .NTA 16. Soldiers of Fortune (Sat. 5:30).WDSU.... MCA 17. Target (Mon. 10:30).WDSU.Ziv 18. Jeff’s Collie (Sat 5:00).WDSU. -.. ITC