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re: On this day in 1967, 78 million people tuned in to watch the finale of The Fugitive
Posted on 12/12/22 at 3:53 pm to cypresstiger
Posted on 12/12/22 at 3:53 pm to cypresstiger
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—Ha! You must be really young.
In ‘67, there were 3 networks. Most mid-markets, like Baton Rouge with 150k in the region, had 2 channels: NBC and CBS and they split The popular ABC shows between them.
Yep...Shreveport had 3. They had ABC 3, CBS 12, and NBC 6. But NBC was located way north of Shreveport and their signal must have gotten directly some direction that didn't go very far south. We were about 50 miles south east and had lots of static.
So even if you got all 3 channels, chances were really good that they didn't all come in very well unless you lived in a really big city. In the country, you were moving around your outside antenna if you had one or constantly moving your rabbit ears.
My mom, aunts, etc. all watched CBS soaps because they had the best signal.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 7:22 pm to LaLadyinTx
I remember one episode where Kimball wound up becoming a cut man for a boxer. When reporters came around looking for stories about the up-and-coming contender, the Fugitive, fearing publicity, had to move on.
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