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The November, 1976, network airing of “Gone With the Wind” is still the audience-share champ for a theatrical movie on network television. Behind it, the nine other theatrical releases and the airdates for them that still hold the largest network audience shares:

Rank Program Ntwk. Air date Aud. 1 Gone With the Wind Pt. 1 NBC Nov., 1976 47.7 2 Gone With the Wind Pt. 2 NBC Nov., 1976 47.4 3 Airport ABC Nov., 1973 42.3 Tie Love Story ABC Oct., 1972 42.3 5 The Godfather, Pt. 2 NBC Nov., 1974 39.4 6 Jaws ABC Nov., 1979 39.1 7 The Poseidon Adventure ABC Oct., 1974 39.0 8 The Birds NBC Jan., 1968 38.9 Tie True Grit ABC Nov., 1972 38.9 10 Patton ABC Nov., 1972 38.5

Source: Videoscan Inc.