For the past four years, I Love Lucy has been No. 1 on just about every rating poll. Last week, in the Trendex ratings for December, Lucy sagged to sixth place, and the No. 1 spot went to television's fastest rising comic, Jackie Gleason, who has abandoned most of his longtime characterizations (Reggie Van Gleason, Joe the Bartender, The Loud Mouth) to concentrate on The Honeymooners (Sat. 8 p.m., CBS), in which he is the embodiment of bustling inefficiency.
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