Week 22 of the 1972-1973 season started on Monday, February 5th, 1973 and ended on Sunday, February 11th, 1973. The highest-rated program was All in the Family on CBS with a 35.0 Nielsen rating.
As was the case with Week 15 of the 1972-1973 season, I don’t have access to the complete Nielsen chart for this week. That means I can’t share the 10 lowest-rated programs. However, I don’t want to get off schedule by skipping a week. Anyone care to guess which programs landed in the Bottom 10?
February 7th, 2018 Update: Thanks to Darryl, I can now share the lowest-rated programs for this week:
## | Program | Network | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
55 | “Duke Ellington Special” | CBS | 13.9/21 |
56 | Touch of Grace | ABC | 13.1/20 |
57 | SEARCH | NBC | 12.4/21 |
58 | Bobby Darin | NBC | 11.8/20 |
59 | First Tuesday | NBC | 11.2/19 |
60 | Julie Andrews | ABC | 10.4/16 |
61 | NBC Monday Movie (“Funeral in Berlin”) | NBC | 10.3/17 |
62 | What About Tomorrow | ABC | 9.0/16 |
63 | Here We Go Again | ABC | 7.8/12 |
64 | The Men | ABC | 7.0/12 |
The second installment of ABC’s monthly documentary series What About Tomorrow? (“Cities, Our Next Frontier”) may have aired from 10:30-11PM ET on Monday, February 5th. Or it may have been pre-empted. I’ve found conflicting TV listings that show the special airing from 6:30-7PM ET on Saturday, February 10th but also from 6:30-7PM ET on Sunday, February 11th.
CBS aired “Duke Ellington…We Love You Madly” from 9-10:30PM ET on Sunday, February 11th.
If anyone can provide me with the full Nielsen chart for the week of February 5th-11th, 1973 (or just the Bottom 10), I will be very grateful. Please contact me if you can help.
Source:
[Title Unknown] Los Angeles Times. 22 Feb. 1973: G24.
Thank you, Darryl!