Week 14 of the 1973-1974 season started on Monday, December 10th, 1973 and ended on Sunday, December 16th, 1973. The highest-rated program was All in the Family on CBS with a 32.8/53 Nielsen rating/share. Here are the 10 lowest-rated programs:
| ## | Program | Network | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Roll Out | CBS | 12.4/20 |
| 56 | Temperatures Rising | ABC | 12.2/19 |
| 57 | Toma | ABC | 12.2/19 |
| 58 | Diana | NBC | 11.8/17 |
| 59 | ABC Suspense Movie (“You’ll Never See Me Again”) | ABC | 11.6/19 |
| 60 | CBS Festival of the Arts | CBS | 10.4/18 |
| 61 | CBS Thursday Movie (“The Last Escape”) | CBS | 10.4/17 |
| 62 | The Rock & Roll Years | ABC | 10.2/16 |
| 63 | Griff | ABC | 10.1/18 |
| 64 | Calucci’s Dept | CBS | 6.1/10 |
Yes, the chart published in The Los Angeles Times jumped from 54th to 56th, skipping 55th. Was it a simple typo? Was there a 55th program inadvertently left off the chart?
Source:
“Seasonal TV Specials Hit Top 10.” Los Angeles Times. 21 Dec. 1973: E38
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY is noticeably missing from this week’s list, but then, according to http://www.epguides.com , it was preempted this week. A check of my childhood newspaper’s archives shows that ABC ran a Christmas special, “The Night the Animals Talked”, in its place, and that special avoided the Bottom 10 anyway.
What’s the “The Rock & Roll Years”?