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The Philadelphia Story

APT Presented 10 of the Top 25 Public Television Programs During the 2005-2006 season

APT continues to be a major presence among public television’s most viewed primetime and fringe (7pm–12am ET or equivalent) titles.

APT Ratings Successes — Year in Review (October 1, 2005 - October 1, 2006)
    Top titles (see chart below):
  • APT presented 10 of the top 20, 25 of the top 50 and 48 of the top 100 series and specials on primary-service stations
  • The top APT program was the feature film The Great Escape, ranked fourth.


  • Movies:
  • This year, the four top-rated APT programs were classic movies: The Great Escape, ranked fourth; North by Northwest, fifth; Dial M for Murder, sixth; and That’s Entertainment, tenth.
  • APT-distributed classic movies accounted for eight of the top-10 widely carried (15+ times) APT titles by rating.
  • Twenty-five of the top 100 PTV titles are APT movies.


  • Pledge specials:
  • During the three full and one partial nationwide drives in this report’s interval, APT provided three of the 10 top- rated pledge programs in December, three in March, three in June, and six in August (held in September on some stations), as well as the top-rated programs in December and August/September.

Top-rated primetime/fringe titles — for all Public Television titles
APT programs in red

Rank Title Prog. Avg.
1 Houseboat 2.99
2 Capitol Fourth 2.73
3 Antiques Roadshow 2.64
4 The Great Escape 2.56
5 North by Northwest 2.36
6 Dial M for Murder 2.34
7 The Civil War 2.31
8 Johnny Cash: The Anthology 2.30
9 All New Victor Borge Show 2.28
10 That’s Entertainment 2.26
11 Bing: Going My Way 2.26
12 Magic of Bing Crosby 2.25
13 Happy Holidays: The Best of the Andy Williams Christmas... 2.23
14 National Memorial Day Concert 2.18
15 The Bridges at Toko-Ri 2.18
16 The Magnificent Seven 2.18
17 Grand Ole Opry’s Vintage Classics 2.16
18 Auntie Mame 2.15
19 Not as a Stranger 2.09
20 The Queen at 80 2.09
21 Hud 2.08
22 All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash 2.08
23 Pioneers of Primetime 2.07
24 Niagara Falls 2.07
25 Kennedy Center Presents 2.07
26 America’s Ballroom Challenge 2.07
27 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 2.04
28 Marie Antoinette 2.02
29 African American Lives 2.02
30 My Favorite Wife 2.01


** Data provided by Nielsen Media Research and processed by TRAC Media Services. Primary metered market household data. Titles aired in at least five metered markets.





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