Variety (March 1959)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
March 1959
Publisher:
Variety Inc.
Volume:
Variety (March 1959)
Leaf #:
000106
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound",Vaudeville,Theatre,Broadcastin
Collection:
Theatre and Vaudeville, Hollywood Studio System, 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 11, 195^ UfitKiEfrr TV-FILMS 43 FPIH SF, rlrY-RY-TITY PRftCIt AM m ART VAranTs weekly chart is based on the 22 major markets regularly reported by Tele - '******** lLUUTliWli 1 ITAVbllAlH iilAlU. pulse each month, in addition to 133 other Telepulse tabulated 17.S markets, covered ever the course of a year. Cities mCD be rotated weekly. The Vahiett chart is a com piiation of data on syndicated films, as well as network and Vve programs , in each market. Under the top 10 mvltLweekly heading, the (t) stands for local programming and the (*) for network shows. SAN FRANCISCO Stations: KGO, KPIX, KRON, KTVU. TV Homes: 817,700. Survey Dates: January 2-9, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS RK. * PROGRAM—DAY-TIME STA. 1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30).KPIX 2. Sugarfoot (Tues. 7:30-8:30)....KGO 3. Maverick (Sun. 7:30-8:30).....KGO 4. ^ Wyatt Earp (Tues. 8:30-9:00).KGO 5. Hare Gan Will Travel (Sat 8:30-9).. KPIX 5. Tales #f Wells Farce (Mon. 830-9)..KRON 8. Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30).KGO 7. Loretta Young (Sun. 10:00-10:30)-KRON 8. Father Knows Best (Mn. 730-8:00)... KPIX 9. Perry Como (Sat 8:00-9:00).KRON TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA. 1. fAi&os ’n’ Andy (M-F 6:00-6:30).KTVU 2. tPobeye (M-F . 5:15-6:00) 1. r.KRON 3. *NBC News (M-F 6:15-6:ft».KRON, 3. fSbell News (M-F 6:00-6:15)...KRON 4. tBUF Movie (M-F 10:00-11:45)...KPIX 5. *CBS-News (M-F 6:15-6:30) .KPIX 6. fChannel 5 News (M-F 6:00-6:15)... KPIX 7. +6 O’Clock Movie (M-F 6:00-730).. .KGO . 8. fNews, Sports final (M-Th 11-11:15). KRON 9. *Priee Is Right (M-F 10-1030 ajn.)... KRON AY. RTG. 37.2 36.2 34.8 32.5 32.2 32.2 30.5 29.5 28.7 28.4 AY. RTG. 13.7 13.5 13 5 13.2 12.2 12.0 11.7 10.6 9.5 TOP TWENTY SYNDICATED SHOWS AV. 4V. RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME STA. DISTRIB. RTG. SH. 1. Sea Hunt (Tues. 7:00)_ 2. Highway Patrol (Tues. 6:30).. 3. San Francisco Beat (Sat. 9:30) 4. Divorce Court (Sat. 6:00)_ TOP COMPETITION AV. PROGRAM STA. RTG. 6 O’Clock Movie.KGO 10.5 Woody Woodpecker.KTVU 11.5 Cimarron City.KRON 22.2 6 O’Clock Movie.KGO 9.2 Perry Mason.KPIX 20.2 Perry Mason .KPIX 23.5 December Bride ...._KPIX 16.9 Big Movie.KPIX 10.5 Early Show .KPIX 9.7 Cimarron City.KRON 21.5 Movietime .KRON 14.5 Shell News .KRON 13.5 NBC News . KRON 13 5 Big Movie .KPIX 9.5 Early Show .KPIX 6.5 What’s My Line.KPIX 16.5 6 O’Clock Movie .KGO 12.9 Movietime .KRON 15 9 I Love Lucy.KPIX 17.5 f You Asked For It.KGO 18.5 } Lassie . . ✓.KPIX 18.5 Name That Tune .KPIX 16.3 Alfred Hitchcock . KPIX 25.3 OKLAHOMA CITY Stations: KOCO, KWTV, WKY. TV Homes: 121,000. Survey Dates: January 2-29, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS 1. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30).KWTV 2. Have Gun Will Travel (Sat 8:30-9).-KWTV - 3. Danny Thomas (Mon. 830-8:30).KWTV 4. Wagon Train (Wed. 630-730).WKY 5. Desalu Playhouse (Mon. 9:00-10:00). .KWTV 6. Playhouse 90 (Thurs. 8:30-10:00)..... KWTV 7. What’s My Line (Sun. 9:30-10:00)..... KWTV 8. Ann Southern (Mon. 8:30-9:00).KWTV 9. Father Knows'Best (Mon. 7:30-830). KWTV 9. Loretta Young (Sun. 9:00-9:30).WKY 9. Person To Person (Fri. 9:30-10:00).. KWTV TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS 1. fNews (M-F 10:00-10:15). .WKY 2. tWea M Sports (M-F 10:15-10:30).WKY 3. tNews (M-F 6:00-6:15).WKY 4. fNews, Wea. (M-F 6:15-6:30).WKY 5. fPopeye Theatre (M-F 6:00-6:30)... .KOCO 6. *NBC News (M-F 5:45-6:00).... .... WKY 7. tCrnsader Rabbit (M-F 530-5:45) .. . WKY 8 . fNews-M. Weaver (M-F 10:00-10:15). KWTV 9 . fWea, Big 9 Scoreboard (M-F 10:15-10:30).. KWTV 10. fGrant Kids Matinee (M-F 4:30-530) WKY TACOMA, WASH. Stations: KING,' KIRO, KOMO, KTNT, KTVW. TV Homes: 83,600. Surrey Dates: January 8-14, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS L 1. Maverick (Sun. 7:30-8:30)...KING 35.9 2. Lawrence Wdk (Sat. 9:00-10:00).KING 30.8 3. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00).KING 30.0 4. Walt Dbney Presents (Fri. 830-9:00). KING 29.4 5. Lawman (Sun. 8:30-9:00). KING 29.3 5. Omie and Harriet (Wed. 930-9:30). .KING 29.3 L Lawrence Welk (Wed. 830-9:00)_KING 27.4 7. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 930-1030).KING 26.3 Price Is Right (Wed. 8:30-9:00).KOMO 25.3 S. Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30).. KING 25.3 TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS L 2 . 3. 47 5. 5. 6 . 7, 9. 10 . t. tEarly Edition (M-F 630-730).. 2. • American Bandstand (M-F 4-5)., 3. tlife dT Riley (M-F 630-7:00)... 4. fShell News (M-F 6:00-6:15) 5. *NBC News (M-F 6:15-630). 6. fStan Boreson (M-F 5:00-5:30).., 7. fPopeye (M-F 5:15-630). 8. *Mickey Mouse Club, Adv. Time (MF 5:30-6:00)... 9. tl Married Joan (M-F 7:00-7:30), 10. fWorld Today (MF 10:30-10:45). SPOKANE Stations:' KHQ, KREM, KXLY. TV Homes: 82,300. Survey Dates: January 2-29, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS L Maverick (Sun. 730-830).KREM 39 3 2. People Are Funny (Sat 7:30-8:00).. KHQ 37.3 3. Boxing (Wed. 7:00-7:45).KREM 37.2 4. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30).KHQ 36 6 5. Desfln Playhouse (Mon. 9:00-1030)..KXLY 33.3 5. Restless G«m (Mon. 8:00-8:30)....... KHQ 36.3 6. Cheyenne (Tues. 7:30-8:30)..KREM 35 8 6. Have Gun Will Travel (Sat 830-9).. KXLY 35 8 6. Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30).;..KREM 35.3 7. I Love Lucy (Thurs, 6:30-7:00). .KXLY 34.3, 7. This Is Your Life (Wed. 1030-1030). KHQ 34.3 TOP TEN MULTI-WEEKLY SHOWS 1 . 2 . 2 . 3. 3. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6 . 7. 8 . * L *Miekey Mouse Club, Adv. Time (M-F 5:30-6:00)..KREM t. fPopeye, Misc. (M-F 5:00-530).KREM 3. *NBC News (M-F 6:45-730)......... KHQ 4. tFront Page (M-F 6:30-6:45).KHQ 5. tNews, Misc. (M-F 1030-11:00).KHQ 6. ^Concentration (M-F 1030-11 ajn.) .KHQ 7. *Price Is Bight <M-F 10-1030 a.m-.).. KHQ 8. * American Bandstand. (M-F 4-5).. KREM 9. *Tic Tac Dough (M-F 11-11:30 ajnj.KHQ 9. Treasure Hunt (M-F 9:30-10 a.m.)..KHQ 28.7 8. 26.6 20.6 20.0 17 7 15.1 14.7 14.3 13 6 13.6 9. 10 .* 10 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 12 . Death Valley Days (Sat. 7:00).KHQ.U. S. Borax Sky King (Sat 10:00 a.m.)......... KHQ...... Nabisco Woody Woodpecker (Tues. 6:00).KREM.... Kellogg Highway Patrol (Thurs. 7:00);.KHQ.Ziv Sea Hunt (Thurs. 930) . .KHQ.._Ziv State Trooper (Thurs. 7:30).. .KHQ...... MCA Whirlybirds (Mon. 7:30)..KHQ.CBS Popeye (Mon.-Fri. 5:00) .KREM.UAA Twenty Six Men (Tues. 7:00)....... KREM.... ABC Superman (Mon. 6:00).:. .KREM.Flamingo Rescue 8 (Mon. 7:00) .-KHQ..Screen Gems Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:00)...KREM... Screen Gems Joe Palooka (Fri 6:00) .KREM.Guild Mike Hammer (Tues. 730).KHQ.MCA Cisco Kid (Sat. 7:00)...KXLY.Ziv Night Court (Mon. 10:00)., KREM._Banner V. S. Marshal (Fri. 10.00).... KHQ.NTA Silent Service (Mon. 10:00).KHQ.CNP Big Story (Sun. 6:30) .KREM._Flamingo Borns and _Allen (Thurs. 7:00).KREM.Screen Gems