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Primetime ratings from the 60's.

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@Soapsuds Thanks as always. Glad to see some new 60's ratings.

ABC having a great week Jan 4-10 with 7 of the Top 10. Were the opposition showing repeats and ABC's schedule was new episodes? Was that a practice at that time or did the networks just run new episodes every week then switch to repeats?

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60 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK: LAST WEEK OF 1965-1966 SEASON RANKINGS: APRIL 11-APRIL 17, 1966

Rank Series Network Rating/Share

1. Gomer Pyle USMC CBS 34.2/60.4

2. Bonanza NBC 30.5/48.6

3. Lucy Show CBS 29.3/45.0

4. Red Skelton Hour CBS 28.3/43.9

*. Bewitched ABC 28.3/46.7

6. Beverly Hillbillies CBS 27.5/43.0

7. Batman-Thursday ABC 27.2/47.6

8. Hogan's Heroes CBS 26.8/47.1

*. Man From UNCLE NBC 26.8/55.0

10. Andy Griffith Show CBS 26.4/39.6

11. Peyton Place-Monday ABC 25.7/40.0

12. Batman-Wednesday ABC 24.2/41.0

13. Gunsmoke CBS 24.0/46.3

14. Get Smart NBC 23.4/40.0

15. Peyton Place-Thursday ABC 23.1/39.8

16. Bob Hope Show NBC 22.8/35.9

17. Daktari CBS 22.1/35.6

*. I Dream of Jeannie NBC 22.1/40.0

19. Lawrence Welk Show ABC 22.0/37.5

20. Ed Sullivan Show CBS 21.8/35.4

*. Man Called Shenandoah ABC 21.8/32.7

*. My Three Sons CBS 21.8/35.9

23. Dean Martin Show NBC 21.7/43.9

24. I've Got a Secret CBS 21.6/34.6

25. Green Acres CBS 21.5/33.2

26. Branded NBC 21.4/34.0

27. Smothers Brothers CBS 21.3/39.8

*. Tuesday Night at the Movies: G.I. Blues NBC 21.3/36.2

29. Walt Disney's World of Color NBC 21.0/37.0

30. Peyton Place-Tuesday ABC 20.5/32.7

31. Flipper NBC 20.4/40.0

*. Wild Wild West CBS 20.4/40.2

33. Laredo NBC 20.2/33.3

*. Legend of Jesse James ABC 20.2/31.0

35. Jackie Gleason Show CBS 20.1/37.8

36. Daniel Boone NBC 19.8/33.8

*. Petticoat Junction CBS 19.8/31.6

38. Big Valley ABC 19.7/31.0

39. Gilligan's Island CBS 19.5/32.4

*. Hollywood Palace ABC 19.5/34.8

*. Virginian NBC 19.5/31.4

42. McHale's Navy ABC 19.2/30.2

*. To Tell the Truth CBS 19.2/32.9

44. Dick Van Dyke Show CBS 19.1/30.7

*. Lost in Space CBS 19.1/31.2

46. Lassie CBS 18.9/41.7

47. Candid Camera CBS 18.6/34.9

*. I Spy NBC 18.6/37.8

49. Fugitive ABC 18.5/34.3

50. Run for Your Life NBC 18.4/36.7

51. FBI ABC 18.1/29.4

52. Combat ABC 18.0/29.0

*. F Troop ABC 18.0/27.8

54. Gidget ABC 17.9/29.8

*. My Favorite Martian CBS 17.9/33.5

56. Hazel CBS 17.6/27.4

57. Sunday Night Movies: North to Alaska ABC 17.4/31.8

58. Andy Williams Show NBC 17.1/26.1

59. Twelve O'Clock High ABC 16.9/28.0

60. Perry Mason Show CBS 16.8/26.8

61. Addams Family ABC 16.5/29.0

62. Loner CBS 16.2/28.3

63. Patty Duke Show ABC 16.1/25.4

64. Danny Kaye Show CBS 15.8/32.1

65. Double Life of Henry Phyfe ABC 15.5/25.5

*. What's My Line CBS 15.5/32.1

67. Mr. Roberts NBC 15.3/28.6

68. Saturday Night at the Movies: Spanish Affair NBC 15.2/27.2

69. Please Don't Eat the Daisies NBC 14.8/23.2

70. CBS Thursday Night Movies: Elmer Gantry CBS 14.5/28.6

*. Mona McCluskey NBC 14.5/25.0

*. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ABC 14.5/29.4

*. Wackiest Ship in the Army NBC 14.5/28.5

74. Secret Agent CBS 14.2/24.2

75. Flintstones ABC 14.0/29.2

76. Blue Light ABC 13.9/21.8

77. Tammy ABC 13.7/25.7

78. John Forsythe Show NBC 13.5/21.6

79. Baron ABC 12.9/26.1

*. Dr. Kildare-Tuesday NBC 12.9/20.3

*. Hullabaloo NBC 12.9/22.1

82. Hollywood Talent Scouts CBS 12.6/25.1

83. My Mother the Car NBC 12.4/20.5

84. Avengers ABC 12.2/24.4

*. Long Hot Summer ABC 12.2/24.8

86. Munsters CBS 12.0/21.0

87. Dr. Kildare-Monday NBC 10.5/16.1

88. Sammy Davis Jr. Show NBC 10.1/17.8

89. Donna Reed Show ABC 8.8/15.9

90. Hank NBC 8.7/16.3

91. Big Guy ABC 7.7/14.0

92. Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet ABC 7.6/14.9

93. CBS Reports: Vietnam: The Other War CBS 7.3/13.5

*. Trials of O'Brien CBS 7.3/15.0

95. Court Martial ABC 6.0/12.3

96. Camp Runamuck NBC 5.9/12.3

NR. ABC Scope ABC Not Rated

NR. Ken Murray NBC Not Rated

**Note: 4 CBS hour series (Danny Kaye Show, Ed Sullivan Show, Gunsmoke, Red Skelton Hour) were rated as separate half hours. The overall hour rating/share is listed.

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Thanks @JAS0N47 Great to see a complete week. I've done night by night for context.

Some notes.

Primetime started at 7.30 then so an extra half hour of schedule to fill.

Unlike say the 80's, networks did not make major changes throughout the season. Low rated shows would hang around all season and shows weren't moved around as much. Only a few 'second season' changes occurred.

I guess because ratings weren't overnight and networks had to wait a couple of weeks for full info so it it might take months to get a clear picture of how a show was performing.

Interesting to see that viewers didn't always hang around after a hit show eg Bonanza #2 but Wackiest Ship #73. And viewers didn't necessarily switch to another show in droves. They seem to just switch off.

Being the end of the season the movies would be repeats and lesser titles so that might change week by week.

Timeslot winners in bold.

Mon

ABC 12 O'Clock High #59 Jesse James # 34 Man Called Shenandoah #21 Peyton Place #11 Avengers #84
CBS To Tell the Truth #43 I've Got a Secret #24 Lucy #3 Andy Griffith #10 Hazel #56 Hollywood Talent Scouts # 82
NBC Hullabaloo # 81 John Forsythe # 78 Dr Kildare #87 Andy Williams #58 Run for Your Life #50

Tues

ABC Combat #52 Mc Hales's Navy #42 F Troop #53 Peyton Place #30 Fugitive #49
CBS Daktari #17 Red Skelton #4 Petticoat Junction #36 CBS Reports #93
NBC My Mother The Car #83 Please Don't Eat Daisies #69 Dr Kildare #80 Movie GI Blues #28

Wed

ABC Batman #12 Patty Duke #63 Blue Light #76 Big Valley #38 Long Hot Summer #85
CBS Lost in Space #45 Beverley Hillbillies #6 Green Acres #25 Dick Van Dyke #44 Danny Kaye # 64
NBC Virginian #41 Bob Hope #16 I Spy #48

Thurs

ABC Batman #7 Gidget #54 Double Life of Henry Phyffe #65 Bewitched #5 Peyton Place #15 The Baron #79
CBS Munsters # 86 Gilligan's Island #39 My Three Sons #22 Movie Elmer Gantry #70
NBC Daniel Boone #36 Laredo #33 Mona McCLuskey #71 Dean Martin #23

Fri

ABC Flinstones #75 Tammy #77 Addams Family #61 Big Guy ? Court Martial #95
CBS Wild Wild West #32 Hogans Heroes #8 Gomer Pyle #1 Smothers Brothers #27 Trials of O'Brien #94
NBC Camp Runamack #96 Hank #90 Sammy Davis #88 Mr Roberts #67 Man From Uncle #9

Sat

ABC Ozzie & Harriet #92 Donna Reed #89 Lawrence Welk #19 Hollywood Palace #40 ABC Scope N/R
CBS Jackie Gleason #35 Secret agent #74 The Loner #62 Gunsmoke #13
NBC Flipper #31 Jeannie #18 Get Smart #14 Movie Spanish Affair #68

Sun

ABC Voyage to Bottom of the Sea #72 FBI #51 Movie North to Alaska #57

CBS Lassie #46 Favorite Martian #55 Ed Sullivan #20 Perry Mason #60 Candid Camera#47 Whats My Line #66
NBC Ken Murray ? N/R Disney #29 Branded #26 Bonanza #2 Wackiest Ship #73

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NBC Ken Murray ? N/R Disney #29 Branded #26 Bonanza #2 Wackiest Ship #73

Thanks for the write-up! The NBC Saturday Night Movie (Spanish Affair) ended at 1050PM, Ken Murray filled the slot from 1050-11PM. NBC aired one-hour programs on Sunday nights in the mid-1960s from 630-730PM, so those began out of primetime. For this week it was NBC White Paper: Count Down to Zero. The primetime portion quarterly-hour ratings were 5.2 and 6.1 so whatever it got from 630 to 7PM, looks like it would have ranked 95th, 96th or 97th with something in the low-mid 5 range most likely in last place.

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@JAS0N47 Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure what NBC was airing so assumed it might be Ken Murray.

Would love to see any other ratings if you have them.

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13 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

@JAS0N47 Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure what NBC was airing so assumed it might be Ken Murray.

Would love to see any other ratings if you have them.

I picked a random week for you. Enjoy!

NOVEMBER 1969 SWEEPS WEEK: WEEK OF 11/10/69-11/16/69:

1. Rowan & Martin Laugh-In NBC 28.2/41

2. Wonderful World of Disney: Varda, The Peregrine Falcon NBC 26.8/41

3. Gunsmoke CBS 26.4/41

4. Bonanza NBC 26.1/39

5. Mayberry RFD CBS 25.8/39

6. Glen Campbell Hour CBS 25.4/39

7. Here's Lucy CBS 25.3/36

8. Beverly Hillbillies CBS 24.8/37

9. Doris Day Show CBS 24.7/38

10. Carol Burnett Show CBS 24.0/40

11. Bill Cosby Show NBC 23.8/35

12. Hey Hey Hey, It's Fat Albert NBC 23.5/37

*. Jim Nabors Hour CBS 23.5/35

*. My Three Sons CBS 23.5/37

*. Red Skelton Hour CBS 23.5/35

16. Miss Teenage America CBS 23.4/42

17. Jackie Gleason Show CBS 23.3/38

18. Family Affair CBS 23.2/37

19. ABC Sunday Night Movies: Flight of the Phoenix ABC 23.1/41

20. Dean Martin Show NBC 23.0/41

21. NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies: Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number NBC 22.8/38

22. Medical Center CBS 22.5/36

23. NBC Monday Night at the Movies: Pink Jungle NBC 21.9/35

24. FBI ABC 21.8/32

25. Bewitched ABC 21.7/32

26. Ironside NBC 21.4/33

27. Julia NBC 20.9/31

*. Mod Squad ABC 20.9/32

*. Petticoat Junction CBS 20.9/34

30. Hawaii Five-0 CBS 20.6/37

31. Get Smart CBS 20.3/34

32. Name of the Game NBC 19.9/33

33. Ed Sullivan Show CBS 19.8/29

*. Hogan's Heroes CBS 19.8/33

35. Dragnet NBC 19.7/31

36. NBC Saturday Night at the Movies: Fortune Cookie NBC 19.4/32

37. Monsanto Presents Johnny Carson NBC 19.3/29

38. Lawrence Welk Show ABC 19.2/31

39. Lancer CBS 18.9/29

*. Marcus Welby, MD ABC 18.9/34

41. This Is Tom Jones ABC 18.5/29

42. Green Acres CBS 18.1/29

43. Daniel Boone NBC 18.0/28

*. Movie of the Week: The Spy Killer ABC 18.0/28

*. That Girl ABC 18.0/27

46. Andy Williams Show NBC 17.8/29

47. Bold Ones NBC 17.4/30

*. CBS Friday Night Movies: Penelope CBS 17.4/30

*. My World and Welcome To It NBC 17.4/28

*. Wild Kingdom NBC 17.4/30

51. Room 222 ABC 17.1/26

52. CBS Thursday Night Movie: Mister Buddwing CBS 16.9/27

53. Brady Bunch ABC 16.8/28

54. Diana Ross on Broadway NBC 16.3/26

55. High Chaparral NBC 16.2/27

*. I Dream of Jeannie NBC 16.2/23

57. Governor and JJ CBS 16.0/26

*. Land of the Giants ABC 16.0/26

*. Leslie Uggams Show CBS 16.0/24

60. Lassie CBS 15.7/27

*. To Rome with Love CBS 15.7/25

62. Debbie Reynolds Show NBC 15.6/24

63. Courtship of Eddie's Father ABC 15.5/23

64. Let's Make a Deal ABC 15.3/26

65. ABC Wednesday Night Movies: Rage ABC 15.0/25

66. Good Guys CBS 14.8/24

*. It Takes a Thief ABC 14.8/26

68. Mission: Impossible CBS 14.3/25

69. Newlywed Game ABC 14.2/23

70. Bracken's World NBC 13.9/25

*. Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters Hour ABC 13.9/25

*. NCAA Football: Notre Dame vs. Georgia ABC 13.9/26

73. Norman Rockwell's America NBC 13.7/25

74. Here Comes the Brides ABC 13.5/22

75. Ghost and Mrs. Muir ABC 12.6/20

76. Flying Nun ABC 12.2/19

77. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ABC 12.1/20

78. Dating Game ABC 11.9/20

79. Apollo 12 Preview CBS 11.5/23

80. Music Scene ABC 10.4/16

81. Love, American Style ABC 10.3/17

82. 60 Minutes CBS 9.9/18

83. New People ABC 9.2/13

84. Harold Robbins' The Survivors ABC 9.1/14

 

Specials Time Slots (notes for your schedule):

NBC Wed: Fat Albert 730, Johnny Carson 8, Diana Ross 9, Rockwell 10

CBS Thu: Apollo 12 Preview 1045-11

ABC Sat: NCAA Football 930

CBS Sat: Miss Teen 10

Thursday Note: Muir, Family Affair, Boone all joined in progress at 735PM due to Spiro Agnew Address from 7-735.

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Great. Thanks so much @JAS0N47

Night by night.

Mon
ABC Music Scene #80 New People #83 The Survivors #84 Love American Style #81
CBS Gunsmoke #3 First half hour Lucy #6 Mayberry #4 Doris Day #9 Carol Burnett #10
NBC My world and Welcome to It #49 Laugh In #1 Movie #23

Tues

ABC Mod Squad #28 Movie of the Week #44 Marcus Welby #40
CBS Lancer #39 Red Skelton #15 Governor/JJ #57 60 Minutes #82
NBC Jeannie #56 Debbie Reynolds #62 Julia #27 Movie #21

Wed

ABC Flying Nun #76 Courtship/Eddie's Father #63 Room 222 #51 Movie #65
CBS Glen Campbell #6 Bev Hillbillies #8 Medical Center #22 Hawaii Five O #30
NBC Fat Albert #12 Johnny Carson #37 Diana Ross #54 Rockwell #73 (pre empting Virginian/Kraft Music Hall/Then Came Bronson)

Thurs

ABC Ghost/Mrs Muir #75 That Girl #45 Bewitched #25 Tom Jones #41 It Takes A Thief #67
CBS Family Affair #18 Jim Nabors #13 Movie #52 Apollo 12 #79
NBC Daniel Boone #43 Ironside #26 Final half hour Dragnet #35 Dean Martin #20

Fri

ABC Let's Make A Deal #64 Brady Bunch#53 Mr Deeds #77 Here Comes Brides #74 Jimmy Durante #71
CBS Get Smart #31 Good Guys #66 Hogans Heroes #34 Movie #48 Final hour
NBC High Chaparral #55 Name of the Game #32 Brackens World #70

Sat

ABC Dating Game #78 Newlywed Game #69 Lawrence Welk #38 Football #72 (pre empting Hollywood Palace)
CBS Jackie Gleason #17 My Three Sons #14 Green Acres #42 Petticoat Junction #29 Miss Teen America #16 (pre empting Mannix)
NBC Andy Williams #46 Movie #36 First half hour?

Sun

ABC Land of Giants #58 FBI #24 Movie #19 Final Hour
CBS Lassie#60 Rome With Love #64 Ed Sullivan #33 Leslie Uggams #59 Mission Impossible #68
NBC Wild Kingdom #50 Disney #2 Cosby #11 Bonanza #4 Bold Ones #47

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28 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

Sat

ABC Dating Game #78 Newlywed Game #69 Lawrence Welk #38 Football #72 (pre empting Hollywood Palace)
CBS Jackie Gleason #17 My Three Sons #14 Green Acres #42 Petticoat Junction #29 Miss Teen America #16 (pre empting Mannix)
NBC Andy Williams #46 Movie #36 First half hour?

First half hour of movie was up against My Three Sons at 830, but yes, looks like the second half hour of the movie just eked out the win over Lawrence Welk (19.8 and 20.2) vs. Movie (20.3 and 19.8) against the 3rd place Green Acres from 9-930.

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