Television paradox puzzles NBC researchers in viewer patterns
AP report notes fewer homes with sets on yet more viewers per night, a paradox NBC researchers led by Bill Rubens investigate Nielsen methods. The drop is greatest during the early “family viewing” hour, amid criticism of bland programming. NBC executives hedge on cause.
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Jay Sharbutt
New York
NBC
Bill Rubens
A.C. Nielsen Ratings Company
Rubens
Nielsen
Weinblatt
Television Station Call Letters and Markets List
A fragmented radio and TV call letter list shows Greensboro Raleigh Durham Charlotte Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Roanoke with station abbreviations and market placements. The scattered entries reference WRAL WEVD WOTV WGHP WXIE WENC WSOC WCCH WSLS WHET and others across North Carolina and Virginia markets.
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WEMY
Greensboro
WRAL
Raleigh
WEVD
Durham
WOTV
Charlotte
WGHP
High Feint
WXIE
Winston-Salem
Wenc Univ
WSOC
WCCH
WSLS
Roanoke
WHET
Capsule View Of Tonight's TV Schedule
Evening programs span channels with news at 6 and 11. Prime time features include Gunsmoke, The Price Is Right, The Tonight Show, and Laughs on Rhoda and Maude. Late forecasts show Eyewitness News and Tomorrow Show segments.
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Channel 2 Evening News
Eyewitness News
CBS News
ABC Evening News
NBC Nightly News
Democrats Face Five Candidates At Southern Forum
In Atlanta five Democratic hopefuls debated for 300 Southern activists at the Southern Regional Conference. The event shaped a convention preview, with questions on economy jobs and inflation. Candidates including Carter Harris Shriver Shapp urged federal action, tax reform, and defense reassessment.
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Atlanta
Democratic Forum
Ford
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Harris
J. Paul Getty
Gulf Oil Company
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
United States
Iam
Carter
Washington
Pentagon
Sargeant Shriver
Shriver
New York City
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Sharpp
Shapp
Big Cities Elect Mayors On Tuesday
Major U.S. cities vote on mayoral races with local issues dominating campaigns from Boston to Phoenix. Key figures include Boston mayoral hopefuls Kevin White and Joseph Tumulty, Cleveland rivalries with Ralph Perk, and San Francisco’s crowded field aiming for a Dec 1 runoff.
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Boston
Indianapolis
Houston
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Phoenix
Kevin H. White
Joseph F. Timilly
Frank Rizzo
City Hall
Baltimore
White
Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Ralph Perk
Arnold Pinkney
Pinkney
Perk
U.S Senate
Carl Stokes
Albert Hofstede
Charles Stenvig
Stenvig
Hofstede
Rizzo
George Moscone
Milton Marks
John Barbagelata
Superior Court
John Ertola
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Bil Saar
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Somorrour
Garda
Television Log
Mike Weinblatt
Nbc-Tv
Maude
Medical Center
By Dave Goldberg
Associated Press
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Lyman Davidson
Margaret Mance
Charter
Ight
MERV
TV8
Verginia Graham
David Reuben
Carlton Frederiks
Dryan Poyey
David Janssen
Ronnie Schell
Mort Sahl
Ben Vereen
Sidney Omar
Joyce Jillson
Big Valley
ESI SS
Midwest
Mid-South
Delta
Chicago
High
Detroit
Little Rock
Memphis
Sip
Shreveport
St. Louis
Discover America
Deltamatic
Inga Roa
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