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