NBC TV Ratings Stumble As ABC Dominates Week
NBC-TV struggles as ratings place it last for the fifth straight week, with a season-low 13.6 while ABC leads with 22.2. NBC’s best showing is Little House on the Prairie, and several new NBC shows rank near the bottom. Top programs include Three’s Company and The Ropers on ABC. CBS’s MASH and 60 Minutes also rank high.
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First Kiss Tales and Family Woes in Ann Landers Column
ANN LANDERS runs reader letters about shy first kisses and meddling mothers. A 16 year old recalls a moonlit kiss misfire that led to marriage years later, plus a woman leaving an overstaying mother in law behind. Readers share cautionary notes on parental overinvolvement and search for guidance in love and marriage.
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