Superman Part 2 aired the following night and was #1 for the week.
CBS would have to be pleased with its Sunday line up holding up so well and withstanding heavywight competition like Superman.
Poor NBC suffered on that Sunday with a 3hr TV movie 'The Day The Bubble Burst'about the Wall St crash of 1929. It ranked 64 the for the week.
Kings Crossing had an easy timeslot Sat @8. The competition was Disney on CBS and One of the Boys/Harper Valley on NBC.
Disney that week was 'Cat from Outer Space' Pt 2 but as an anthology the ratings varied and if Kings Crossing was any good it should have done better. Maybe the timeslot was wrong for this type of show or it just didn't appeal. TJ Hooker replaced it and immediately began winning the timeslot, so viewers were looking for something to watch on ABC-just not Kings Crossing.
CBS 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' aired Thurs 9-11 replacing Knots Landing/Nurse for that week.
WW111 Pt 2 aired Monday night and was a rare success for NBC, with only Real People it's other Top 20 entry.
21-30
21 Little House NBC 8-9 Mon
22 House Calls CBS 9.30-10 Mon
23 That's Incredible ABC 8-9 Mon
24 Silver Streak CBS 9-11 Sat
25 Facts of Life NBC 9-9.30 Wed
26 Dynasty ABC 10-11 Wed
27 Father Murphy NBC 8-9 Tues
28 Laverne & Shirley ABC Tues 8.30-9
29 Diff'rent Strokes NBC Thurs 9-9.30
30 Gimme A Break NBC Thurs 9.30-10
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