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SAN FRANCISCO TV STATIONS
Demonstrating that some strong daytime programming can compete for eyeballs in prime time, a growing number of Independent TV stations, including Young Broadcasting's KRON in San Francisco, are adding the hugely popular syndicated TV talk show Dr. Phil to their prime-time schedules.
On KRON, which has been airing the King World-produced Dr. Phil at 8 p.m. Monday to Friday since the show's launch last September, ratings have grown steadily
So far during this February sweeps period (Jan. 30-Feb. 11), KRON's Dr Phil is third overall in the San Francisco market's 8-9 p.m. time slot with a 6.2 household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research.
When compared to rival network stations at 8 p.m., KRON is bested by Cox Broadcasting's Fox affiliate KTVU, which so far has garnered a 7.5, and NBC owned-and-operated KNTV, which has pulled a 7.2. However, KRON is beating CBS' KPIX, which has...