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Family time from 7 to 9 ompli Program spotlight on m_ .1k TPE m BroadcastingThe newsweekly of broadcasting and allied arts Feb10Our 44th Year 1975 Andy Griffith Show Dick Van Dyke Show I Love Lucy Petticoat Junction In our Beverly Hillbillies Gomer Pyle Hogan's Heroes family, young women first! Viacom's family of sitcoms have been bringing 18 -34 women to television stations for a long time. "Family Affair;' our latest sitcom, showed up in the rating books with young women, as expected. 75% more 18 -34 women watched "Family Affair" than year -ago programs in 23 markets. And it drew 55% more 18 -49 wonien than year-ago programs in 27 markets. It's a family tradition. Family Affair Om Source: NSI, Nov. 1974. Audience estimates subject to qualifications available on request. ... an exceptional group of features to match the fabulous success of Prime I, Prime II, and Prime III ... three of the highest rated feature film groups ever released for television, currently airing in more than 100 markets and racking up the ratings everywhere ... in primetime, fringetime, daytime, late night, and weekend pro slots. Prime IV contains 26 outstanding eatures, with a "now" look ... with stars of today, many of whom have won Emmy and Academy Awards. Included are films from some of Hollywood's most prestigious producers such as Danny Thomas Productions, Filmways, Charles Fries Productions, Playboy Productions, Leslie Stevens Productions, RSO Films, and the Douglas S. Cramer Co. The plots run the gamut of entertainment... action, drama, comedy, supernatural, western ... all produced for family audiences. Stars include: David Janssen Jose Ferrer Cliff Robertson Barbara Rush Estelle Parsons Jack Warden Robert Stack Craig Stevens Beau Bridges Lee Remick Vea Miles Gloria Swanson Robert Culp Ben Johnson _lack Palance William Shatner Robert Preston Kim Novak Rod Taylor Glen Campbell Hope Lange Leonard Nimoy Ray Milland Doug McClure Richard Boone Meredith Baxter Joanna Pettet /NATPE\ Members: Visit us in Suite 1835 Hyatt Regency \ Atlanta Titles: Bloodsport Pioneer Woman The Gun and the Pulpit The Stranger Who Looks Like Me Remember When Smile When You Say "I Do" Satan's Triangle Strange and Deadly Occurrence Beyond Atlantis Strange Homecoming Twilight People The Hatfields and the McCoys Killer Bees Someone I Touched Moon of the Wolf Louis Armstrong, Chicago Style My Father's House Hustling The Missing Are Deadly The Great Niagara Fer de Lance The Dead Don't Die Who is Black Dahlia? Powder Keg Family Honor Shadow in the Street AY \N. ii í MI ah iii WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES INC. The World's Leading Distributor for Independent Television Producers And what a deal! A smashing success with national television audiences year after year in daytime, primetime, and primetime access periods... now this season Let's Make A Deal is proving to be a double winner twice a week in its primetime access performances. In markets throughout the country- large and small -Let's Make A Deal consistently gets top ratings, shares and the right demo- graphics on both nights. Just look at the facts. If Let's Make A Deal isn't on your schedule twice a week, you're missing two good deals! iii.,.,,..,ter ISIt I II1 ...,,,,.11 WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES INC. The World's Leading Distributor for Independent Television Producers Market Station Day No. 1 Share Day No. 2 Share New York WABC TV Fri. 26% Sun. 24% Los Angeles* KABC TV Mon. 22% Wed. 21% Chicago WLS-TV Sat. 40% Sun. 20% Boston WCVB-TV Tues. 31% Wed. 32% San Francisco KGO-TV Fri. 21% Sat. 18% Cleveland WEWS Mon. 38% Fri. 28% Dallas /Ft. Worth WBAP-TV Mon. 33% Thurs. 39% Minn. /St. Paul WCCO-TV Mon. 36% Fri. 36% Seattle KING TV Thurs. 35% Sat. 27% Atlanta WSB TV Mon. 54% Fri. 43% Miami WTVJ Tues. 32% Fri. 30% Hartford WTNH-TV Tues. 33% Fri. 28% Tampa WFLA-TV Tues. 36% Thurs. 32% Cincinnati WCPO-TV Tues. 39% Thurs. 43% Denver KOA-TV Tues. 31% Thurs. 34% Memphis WREC-TV Mon. 40% Thurs. 39% Grand Rapids WOTV Wed. 34% Fri. 33% Oklahoma City KOCO-TV Tues. 43% Thurs. 40% Salt Lake City KSL-TV Mon. 42% Fri. 40% Knoxville WBIR-TV Mon. 61% Fri. 38% Greenville - WNCT-TV Tues. 45% Thurs. 48% N B -Wash. Corpus Christi KRIS TV Mon. 35% Fri. 36% Las Vegas KLAS-TV Tues. 37% Thurs. 31% Source: Nov.1974, NSI *Dec. ARB - reflects Dec. schedule change NATPE Members: Visit us in Suite 1835 Hyatt Regency Atlanta Broadcasting is published 51 Mondays a year (combined issue at yearend) by Broadcasting Publications Inc., 1735 DeSales Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20036. Second-class postage paid at Washington. Single issues Si. Subscriptions: one year $25, two years $45, three years $50. Add $52 yearly for special de- livery. $55 for air mall, $4 for Canada, $6 for all other countries. Subscribers occupation required. Annually: Broadcasting Yearbook $17.50, Cable Sourcebook $10. 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The World's Leading Distributor for Independent Television Producers Primetime Access Programming with a Primetime Budget Skiboy is a brand new exciting dramatic series with thrilling adventure and the magnificent scenery of the high snow country... all adding up to sensa- tional family entertainment. Skiboy is the story of an American teenager striving to reach Olympic skiing standards under the guidance of his ,older brother, a member of the Mountain Rescue Team. Skiboy has plenty of drama and suspense bridged by some of the most exciting and daring skiing sequences ever filmed for television...shot entirely on location in spectacular mountain settings. Skiboy as played by Steve Hudis, who starred /NATPE\ with John Wayne in "The Cowbo s; is an attractive, Members: young actor /athlete with whom family audiences Visit us in will easily identify. 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(Lincoln's Birthday) features the late Sen. all from the award -winning producer, Everett Dirksen as the voice of President John Secondait Abraham Lincoln and traces the steps of Come Along ...13 Half-Hours ... a Lincoln and his assassin, John Wilkes fascinating journey into the past, hand in Booth on that fateful day of April 4, 1865. hand with the history- makers themselves: Irish Rovers ...1 Hour... (St. Patrick's Theodore Roosevelt, Christopher Day) Filmed entirely in Ireland, this Columbus, Marco Polo, and others ... a talented exuberant Irish folk group sings multi-award winning series. traditional Irish songs along with some of And concerning more recent history ... their famous hits, including "The Unicorn." The Fabulous Sixties ...10 Hours... Is It Christ? ...1 Hour... 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