Week 7 of the 1973-1974 season started on Monday, October 22nd, 1973 and ended on Sunday, October 28th, 1973. The highest-rated program was the 1970 movie Beneath the Planet of the Apes on CBS (aired as an installment of CBS Friday Movie) with a 32.6/53 Nielsen rating/share. Here are the 10 lowest-rated programs:
| ## | Program | Network | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | ABC Suspense Movie (“Money to Burn”) | ABC | 12.5/20 |
| 56 | Griff | ABC | 12.1/20 |
| 57 | Brian Keith | NBC | 12.0/19 |
| 58 | Needles and Pins | NBC | 11.7/19 |
| 59 | Room 222 | ABC | 10.7/17 |
| 60 | Partridge Family | ABC | 9.9/16 |
| 61 | Adam’s Rib | ABC | 9.7/16 |
| 62 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | ABC | 9.6/15 |
| 63 | Love, American Style | ABC | 9.0/15 |
| 64 | Calucci’s Dept. | CBS | 7.5/12 |
Source:
“Kojak First New Series in Top 10 This Year.” Los Angeles Times. 10 Nov. 1973: B6.
Calucci’s Dept. ratings seem to be going from bad to worse. They were getting nines now at 7.5 with a 12 share. Thats what 2018 ratings look like if the shows a hit. Dirty Sally which replaces it would get much better ratings according to Broadcasting magazine. A 17 something for the season but CBS still cancels Sally. Maybe to make room for the series version of Planet of the Apes?
Notice how many of the bottom 10 were on ABC’s once popular Friday night…surprised that “The Brady Bunch” wasn’t there