Variety (July 1959)

Page scan 000109 from Variety

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
July 1959
Publisher:
Variety Inc.
Volume:
Variety (July 1959)
Leaf #:
000109
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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TV FILM ANNUAL Wednesday, July 8, 1959 -ARB SYNDICATION CHART Variety’s weekly tabulation, based on ratings furnished by American Research Bureau, highlights the top ten network shows on a local level and offers a rating study in depth of the top ten syndicated show in the same particular-market. This week nine different markets are covered.. ; . In the syndicated program listings of the top ten shows, rating data such as the average share of audience, coupled with data as- to time and day of telecasting, com¬ petitive programming in the particular slot, etc., is furnished. Reason for detailing an exact picture of the rating performance of syndicated shows is to reflect the trite rating strength of particular Series. Various branches of the industry, ranging from media buyers' to local stations and/or advertisers to syndicators will find the charts valuable. Over the course of a year, ARB will tabulate a minimum, of 150 markets. The re¬ sults Of that tabulation will be found weejely in Variety. Coupled with the rating per¬ formance of. the top ten network shows on the local level, the Variety-ARB charts are designed to reflect the rating tastes of virtually every tv market in the U. S. CINCINNATI STATIONS: WLWT, WCPO, WKRC. SURVEY DATES: MAY 1-7, 1959. TOP TEN NETWORK SHOWS RK. PROGRA M—DAY—TIME _ STA. 1. Real McCoys (Thurs. 8:30-9:00)..... WCPO- 2. Emmy Awards lWed. 10:00-11:30),.. . WLWT 3. M/L BB-Redlegs vs. Giants (Mon. 8:00-11:15) -,......... - WLWT 4. 77 Sunset Strip (Fri. 9:30-10:30).... . WCPO 5. You Bet Yonr Life <Thurs. 10-10:30). . WLWT 6. Gun smoke (Sat- 10:00-10:30>.;. WKRC 7. Pat Boone »Thurs. 9:00-9:30) .....WCPO 8. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30) .......WLWT 9. The Rifleman (Tues. 9:00-9:30).......WCPO 10. Maverick (Sun, 7:30-8:30).....WCPO RTG. RK. PROGRAM—DAY—TIME 404 1. Highway PatroKSat. 10:30)........ 2 * Mike Hammer (Wed. 9:00),.....,.. 408 3. U.S. Marshal (Sun. 9:30).......... _ 4. Huckleberry Hound (Wed. 6:00)... 39.S 5 . Border Patrol (Fri. 10:30) r . 38.3 6 . Danger Is My Business (Mon. 7:00);. 37.3 ' 9 c h 7. ’ Woody Woodpecker (Tues. 6:00) . :.. tZn 8 . “ 26 ” Men (Thurs. 7:00) ........ 9. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:30).-. . 10. 3 Stooges (Mon., Tues., Fri., 6:30), TOP COMPETITION PROGRAM STA. D.A/s Man ........ U... WLWT Kraft Music Hall .....; . WLWT Al. Hitchcock Presents . .WKRC Gold Cup Matinee . ....WLWT Person to Person ....... WKRC {News; Weather ........ I CBS News ............WCPO Gold Cup Matinee ...... WLWT fNews; Weather ........ 1 CBS News ..../.,. . . . WCPO Leave It To Beaver ..... WCPO f News; Weather ........ } News . . .: ... .. . . .... .WLWT HARTFORD STATIONS: WTIC, WHCT, WNHC, WNBC. SURVEY DATES: MAY 8-14, 1959. 1. 77 Sunset Strip »Fri. 9:30-10:30) ... . WNHC 2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30).... .. .WTIC . 3. Playhouse 90 (Thurs. 9;30-ll:00>,..;. WTIC 4. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 9:30-10). .WTIC 5. I’ve Got A Secret .Wed. 9:30).......WTIC 6. Father Knows Best tMon. 8:30-9:00). .WTIC 7. Danny Thomas tMon. 9:00-9:30)..WTIC 8. Zane Grey Theatre 1 Thurs. 9:00-9:30). WTIC 9. Ann Sothern (Mon. 9:30-10:00)...WTIC 10. Alfred Hitchcock • Sun.j;9:30-10:00). . .WTIC 38.0 2. 37.5 1 2 3 4 - 36.7 ] 4 . 34.9 5 6 7 8 9 10 * 31.9 6. ' 3T.7 J* 30.6 * 29.7' »• 29.1 ». This Is Alice (Thurs. 7:00) ., Diyorce Court (Sun. 9:30);. MacKenzie’s Raiders (Wed. 7:00), ... /Union Pacific (Mon. 7;00).. OKLAHOMA CITY STATIONS: >VKY, KWTV, KOCC. SURVEY DATES: MAY 8.14, 1959. 1. Wagon Train (Wed. 6:30-7:30),.- 2. Gunsmoke (Sat. 9:00-9:30)..,. 3. Zane Grey Theatre (Thurs. 8-8:30). 4. The Millionaire (Wed. 8:00-8:30) . . 5. What’s My Line (Sun. 9:30-10:00)... 6. Red Skelton (Tues. 8:30^9:00) ,./.:./ 7. Have Gun, Will Travel (Sat. 8:30-9) - 8. Peter Gann -(Mon. 8:00-8:30) . 9. Desilu Playhouse (Mon. 9:00-10:00) .. 10. I’ve Got A Secret (Wed; 8:30-9:00) .. FORT WAYNE 41.5 1. 40.7 2. 36.0 3. 35.3 4. 33.5 5. 33.3 6. 33.0 7. 31.1 8. 30.6 9. 30.2 10. State Trooper (Thurs. 9:00)....V_WKY.... . MCA 23.9 SUent Service (Sat. 9:30)......../ /./KWTV/,.. CNP 23.2 Whirlybirds (Tues: 9:30) ..... ..... KWTV.... CBS 23.0 U.S. Marshal (Tues. 9:00)..'., //■.. .KWTV.. NT A 22.4 MacKehzie’s Raiders (Sat. 9:30)..... WKY. . .. Ziv 22.3 Sea Hunt (Wed. 9:30) .....: ...WKY..... Ziv 22.1 Mike Hammer (Mon. 9:O0>,...:..... /WKY..,.. MCA 17 9 Sky King (Sat. 10:30):;WKY. /,.. Nabisco 17.4 Rescue 8 (Sun. 5:30).........;...... .WKY.... ^ Screen Gems 15.4 New York Confidential (Sat. 8:00).. .KWTV.... ITC 13.0 Playhouse 90 ......... . KWTV MacKenzie’s. Raiders .... WK Y Highway Patrol ...... /,. KOCO David Niven ../.... ..; WKY Silent Service .../....... KWTV Circle Theatre .........KWTV Desilu Playhouse- . . ..... .KWTV Robin Hood -_.KWTV Twentieth Century ...... KWTV. Black Saddle ,. ....... WKY STATIONS: WANE. WPTA, WKJG. SURVEY DATES: MAY 22-28, . Flight (Sat. 10:30)../. . State Trooper (Tues. 9:30)........ . Decoy (Fri. 10:30): . /.. v.. ..-/:•/;/: . Jeff’s Collie (Sat. 7:00) ,... . Highway Patrol (Thurs. 7:00)...... . San Francisco Beat (Fri. 7:00) .. . U.S. Marshal (Moh, 7:00):..... . MicKenzie’s Raiders (Thurs. 10:00) . New York Confidential (Fri. 8:30). / . Medic (Sun/ 9:30) .. ./,.: .:...... . Border Patrol (Wed. 10:00)... . Tugboat Annie: (Sat. 6:00) ...... /. SACRAMENTO-STOCKTON VALLEY J. Cavalcade of Sports (Fri, 7:00-8:00)_KCRA 2. Peter Gunn (Mon. 9:00-9:30),----/KCRA 3. Emmy Awards (Wed. 10:00-11:30) .. .KCRA 3. Wagon Train (Wed. 7:30-8:30)....... KCRA 4. Restless Gun (Mon. 8:00-8:30).......KCRA 5. Tales of Wells Fargo (Mon. 8:30-9:00) .KCRA 6. The Rifleman (Tues. 9:0j)-9:30).... ;. /.KOVR 7. Perry Mason (Sat. 7:30-8:30)......... KXTV 8. Bat Masterson (Wed. 9:30-10:00)..KCRA 9. Gunsmoke (Sat. 10:00-10:30)... .KXTV 10. “M” Squad (Fri. 9:00-9:30).,........KCRA 1. Sea Hunt (Mon. 7:30),. 7. Highway Patrol (Fri. 8:00)., :. .. . . KXTV 8. Flight (Tues. 8:00) .././...KXTV 9. Superman (Wed. 6:00)... . . . KCRA 10. Annie Oakley (Tues; 6:00)..././... : KCRA SCRANTON-WILKES-BARRE . Wagon Train tWed. 7:30-8:30)..... . Danny Thomas (Mon. 9:00-9:30)- . I’ve Got A Secret (Wed. :9:30-10:00). . Red Skelton (Tues. 9:30-10:00)....., . Price Is Right <Wed. 8:30-9:00)- , Perry Ccmo iSat. 8:Q0-9;0Q) . Real McCoys 'Thurs. 8:30-9:00).... , Gunsmoke Sat. 10:00-1(1:30)....... . Maverick ‘Sun. 7:30-8:30)., .. . You Bet Yoiir Life Thurs. 10-10:30) . Father Knoivs Best 'Moh. 8:30-9:00) . What’s My Line ‘Sun. 10:30-11:00).. 1. Mike Hammer (Sat. 10:30). 2. Sea Hunt (Thurs. 7:00V.............. 3. MacKenzie’s Raiders (Wed, 7:00).... i 3. Sky King (Sun. 6:00) ... .. ; 4^ Huckleberry Hound (Thurs. 6:30)... i 5. “26” Men (Sum 6:30),......::,,... / ! 6. 3 Stooges (Mon. 5:30) .,. ..;./ ,;., i 7. State Trooper (Fri. 7:00)..... ! 8. Bold Venture (Tues: 10:30)..... . ■y 9.: Dial 999 (Wed. 10:30).... . ....... iil0. Medic (Mon;- 10:30) / . . .. .. . :... , (Continued on page l