Is there any way to find out which individual ep of The DVD Show was the highest-rated ever? I remember reading in one of my DVD Show books that the second season ep aired Oct. 17, 1962, which was Bank Book 6565696, was the highest-rated to date, but then the show hit a ratings peak of #3 in the third season. If I had to guess myself, I would guess My Husband Is the Best One, only because it aired on Jan. 8, 1964, immediately after what is still the highest-rated half-hour show in tv history (using post-1960 Nielsen ratings), The Giant Jackrabbit ep of The Beverly Hillbillies.

I think I read it was "Walnut," but that could be based on syndication ratings.

Steve

Originally posted by jehobden
Is there any way to find out which individual ep of The DVD Show was the highest-rated ever? I remember reading in one of my DVD Show books that the second season ep aired Oct. 17, 1962, which was Bank Book 6565696, was the highest-rated to date, but then the show hit a ratings peak of #3 in the third season. If I had to guess myself, I would guess My Husband Is the Best One, only because it aired on Jan. 8, 1964, immediately after what is still the highest-rated half-hour show in tv history (using post-1960 Nielsen ratings), The Giant Jackrabbit ep of The Beverly Hillbillies.

I have no idea, but I would be interested in what you find out! Lolac

This question sort of plaques me. I still haven't norrowed it down to a particular show, but I did by chance cross this graph.
I tried to just post a jpeg of it here, but no luck (it's probably in another format). Here's the site:
Nielsen Graphs (http://http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ans9z/graphs.htm)
Here's another:
Classic TV Ratings (http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv-ratings-60s.htm)
Steve

I think I read or heard somewhere once, that it was either "That's My Boy!?" or "It May Look Like A Walnut"

I have no idea, but I would be interested in what you find out! Lolac

It turns out I wasn't far off on my original guess, at least as far as the airdate of the highest-rated DVD episode. According to Wesley Hyatt's new book, Television's Top 100: The Most-Watched American Broadcasts, 1960-2010, the highest-rated DVD episode, which was among the shows detailed in this book, was "The Third One from the Left", originally aired Jan. 1, 1964, just a week before the highest-ever rated Beverly Hillbillies episode, "The Giant Jackrabbit". I guess Cheryl Holdridge was worth a few extra rating points. ;)

This DVD episode was still not the highest-rated episode on tv that week. That honor went to the BH ep that aired right before it, "A Man for Elly". Here is a link to Wesley Hyatt's book on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Televisions-Top-100-Most-Watched-Broadcasts/dp/0786448911/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339026209&sr=1-1

I placed my own order for this book last night, so I'm looking forward to reading it soon!