The NBC Sunday Night Movie | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Running time | 120 mins. (approx) |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | NBC |
Original run | April 22, 1973 – present |
The NBC Sunday Night Movie was a weekly film block which ran on NBC on Sunday nights from 9-11pm or 8:30pm until 11pm. This was NBC's counterprogramming to the CBS Sunday Movie.
The last film to air was Friday Night Lights with 2.6 million viewers.[1] During the mid-1980s the Sunday Night Movie was aired consistently enough to be ranked in the top 30 highest rated programs for 1985-1988.[2]
Similar to the The NBC Monday Movie.
List of Films
- Rage of Angels; 22.3 rating (Nielsen Media Research)
- Merlin; 21.7 rating
- Kindergarten Cop; 21.4 rating
- Schindler's List; 20.9
- Noah's Ark (Part 1 of 2); 20.9
- The Executioner's Song (Part 1 of 2); 20.7
- Asteroid (film) (Part 1 of 2); 19.9 rating; 34.5 million viewers
- The Kid with the 200 IQ; 18.1
- Fall from Grace (film); 17.6
- The Odyssey (Part 1 of 2); 17.3
- The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (Part 1 of 2); 17.1
- The Demon Murder Case; 16.7
- Secret Sins of the Father; 16
- Alice in Wonderland (film); 14.8
- Kiss the Girls; 11.9 million viewers
- Cutthroat Island; 4.2
- In & Out; 5.9
- Donnie Brasco; 4.1
- Little Richard (film); 7.9
- The David Cassidy Story; 6.5
- Mary, Mother of Jesus; 11
- Fools Rush In; 7.5 rating; 10.5 million
References
- ^ http://www.tvtango.com/series/nbc_sunday_night_movie/episodes/sort/date/type/desc
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA1691&lpg=PA1691&dq=%22NBC+Sunday+Night+Movie%22&source=bl&ots=ArfUKH6ptI&sig=JnZRve2ZzHsWDMpZ1THa-2eoJJQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GOsjVL-YBebmiwLp54DYCg&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22NBC%20Sunday%20Night%20Movie%22&f=false The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present By Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh P.1691