TELEVISION - Sept. 2, 1992
The ‘Bet’ Pays Off: The new “You Bet Your Life,” with Bill Cosby hosting, paid off handsomely for KCBS Channel 2 in its “sneak preview” launch Monday night. Overnight ratings from the A.C. Nielsen Co. put “Bet” on the money with an 11.3 rating and 19% share of the audience at 7:30 p.m. Among the competition, “Hard Copy” on KNBC-TV pulled an 8.6 rating/15 share, and “Candid Camera” on KABC-TV came in with a 6.4 rating/11 share. Each rating point represents 48,751 homes. The competition stiffens next week when “You Bet” will be going up against “Jeopardy!,” the show that has been airing on Channel 2 in that time slot but is moving to 7:30 p.m. on KABC Channel 7.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Sept. 4, 1992 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Friday September 4, 1992 Home Edition Calendar Part F Page 2 Column 6 Entertainment Desk 2 inches; 39 words Type of Material: Correction
‘Bet’ competition-- “You Bet Your Life” with Bill Cosby on KCBS Channel 2 will square off against “Wheel of Fortune” beginning Tuesday on KABC Channel 7 at 7:30 p.m. It was incorrectly reported in Wednesday’s Calendar that “You Bet Your Life” would compete against “Jeopardy!”
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