The television scorecard that promised so many hits in September by last week read like a list of amateur-night losers. Latest Nielsen ratings reported only one this-season entry among the top ten: ABC's oater. The Rifleman. All the rest of the top ten are oldtimers, and apart from the Danny Thomas Show, they are all westerns. Reaching charitably down into the top 30, Variety records a few new "nervous" hits, e.g., Peter Gunn, The Texan. But TV's winter statistics make up a sad list of dead and dying shows.
Singing contestants and sagging ratings...
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