1967-1968 PREEMPTIONS & SUMMER RETELECASTS

December 18, 1967 - "It's A Nice Place To Visit..." (a.k.a. "The Monkees In Mexico")
Repeat of Episode No. 33 from September 11, 1967.
Sponsor This Week: Kellogg's™
Commercials This Week: Kellogg's Corn Flakes (:30), Black Label Aftershave by Yardley (:45), Slicker Dolly Kits by Yardley (:15), The Monkees for Kellogg's Rice Kirispies (:30)
Ratings: Non - Report Week

January 1, 1968 - Preempted by NBC Orange Bowl (Tennessee Versus Oklahoma)

March 18, 1968 - "Hillbilly Honeymoon" (a.k.a. "Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding")
Repeat of Episode No. 39 from October 23, 1967.
New Song Added: “Tapioca Tundra” Written by Michael Nesmith; Produced by The Monkees
Sponsor This Week: Twiggy Lashes/Eye Paint and Londonderry Hair by Yardley Of London™
Commercials This Week: Twiggy Lawson for Twiggy Lashes/Eye Paint by Yardley (:30)/Jimmy Durante for Kellogg's Corn Flakes (:30)/Kellogg's Pop Tarts (:30)/Slicker Lip Polish by Yardley (:30)/Oh! De London by Yardley (:30)/Jean Shrimpton for Londonderry Hair by Yardley (:30)
Ratings: 19.7 rating/31.4 share (11,030,000 viewers)

April 1, 1968 - "The Picture Frame" (a.k.a. "The Bank Robbery")
Repeat of Episode No. 34 from September 18, 1967.
Sponsor This Week: Yardley Of London™
Ratings: N/A

April 8, 1968 - "Everywhere A Sheik Sheik"
Repeat of Episode No. 35 from September 25, 1967.
Sponsor This Week: Kellogg's™
Ratings: 17.2 rating/28.2 share (9,630,000 viewers)

April 15, 1968 - "Monkee Mayor"
Repeat of Episode No. 36 from October 2, 1967.
Sponsor This Week: Yardley Of London™
Ratings: Non - Report Week

April 22, 1968 - "Art, For Monkee's Sake"
Repeat of Episode No. 37 from October 9, 1967.
Note: on the day that this telecast went to air, The Monkees' fifth (and final Top 10) album, The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (Colgems #COM/COS - 109), was released; it was the last original Monkees LP to be released during the original run of The Monkees TV series.
Sponsor This Week: Kellogg's™
Ratings: 15.6 rating/28.3 share (8,740,000 viewers)

April 29, 1968 - "I Was A 99 - lb. Weakling" (a.k.a. "Physical Culture")
Repeat of Episode No. 38 from October 16, 1967.
Sponsor This Week: Slicker Nail Polish by Yardley Of London™/Walt Disney Productions
Commercials This Week: Slicker Nail Polish by Yardley (:30)/Face Slicker by Yardley (:30)/Quisp, Quake and Simon The Orange Quangeroo Cereals (1:00)/Clairol Midnight Sun (1:00)/Clairol Psssssst Shampoo (1:00)
Ratings: 14.6 rating/28.8 share (8,180,000 viewers)

May 6, 1968 - "The Card - Carrying Red Shoes"
Repeat of Episode No. 41 from November 6, 1967.
Sponsor This Week: Kellogg's™.
Ratings: 13.0 rating/26.6 share (7,280,000 viewers)

May 13, 1968 - "The Monkees Marooned"
Repeat of Episode No. 40 from October 30, 1967
Sponsor This Week: Clairol Psssssst Instant Spray Shampoo/Crest/Yardley Slicker Nail Polish™.
Commercials This Week: Clairol Psssssst Shampoo (1:00)/Crest Toothpaste (1:00)/Yardley Slicker Nail Polish (:30)/Yardley Face Slicker (:30)
Ratings: 13.3 rating/27.5 share (7,450,000 viewers)

May 20, 1968 - "Hitting The High Seas"
Repeat of Episode No. 44 from November 27, 1967.
Sponsor This Week: Kellogg's™
Ratings: Non - Report Week

May 27, 1968 - "The Monkees In Texas"
Repeat of Episode No. 45 from December 4, 1967.
Sponsor This Week: Yardley Of London™
Ratings: 14.2 rating/28.2 share (7,950,000 viewers)

June 3, 1968 - Preempted by Major League Baseball on NBC (Tigers Versus Red Sox)

Note: Sometime this week, Kellogg's™ and Yardley Of London™ ended sponsorship, which led to The Monkees' not being renewed for a third season; other sponsors filled in for the remainder of the series' run. Also, on June 8, 1968, "D.W. Washburn" b/w "It's Nice To Be With You" is issued as The Monkees' 7th single (Colgems #1023); this was the last original Monkees single to be released during the original run of The Monkees TV series.

June 10, 1968 - "The Monkees On The Wheel"
Repeat of Episode No. 46 from December 11, 1967.
Ratings: 11.5 rating/28.3 share (9,910,000 viewers)

June 17, 1968 - "The Monkee's Paw"
Repeat of Episode No. 51 from January 29, 1968.
Sponsor This Week: Lilt/Cheerios/Maybelline
Commercials This Week: Lilt Home Perms (:30)/Joy Detergent (:30)/Cheerios (:30)/Bugles (:30)/Maybelline (:30)/Solarcaine (:30)
Ratings: 10.9 rating/26.0 share (6,100,000 viewers)

June 24, 1968 - "The Fairy Tale"
Repeat of Episode No. 48 from January 8, 1968.
Ratings: Non - Report Week

July 1, 1968 - "The Monkees Race Again" (a.k.a. "And Leave The Driving To Us")
Repeat of Episode No. 53 from February 12, 1968.
Sponsor This Week: Clairol Summer Blonde/7 - Up/Fab
Commercials This Week: Clairol Summer Blonde (:30)/Ban (:30)/7 - Up (1:00)/ Colgate (:30)/Fab (:30). Plus several Kellogg's™ cereal packages during the closing credits!
Ratings: 8.7 rating/26.4 share (4,870,000 viewers)

July 8, 1968 - "The Monstrous Monkee Mash"
Repeat of Episode No. 50 from January 22, 1968.
Sponsor This Week: Walt Disney Productions (The One And Only, Genuine, Original Family Band [Buena Vista, 1968])/Ban/Hi - C
Commercials This Week: Ban (:30)/Clairol Midnight Sun (:30)/ Hi - C (1:00)
Ratings: 9.6 rating/27.8 share (8,850,000 viewers)

July 15, 1968 - "The Monkees Mind Their Manor"
Repeat of Episode No. 55 from February 26, 1968.
Sponsor This Week: Crest/Hi - C/Clairol Summer Blonde
Commercials This Week: Crest (:30)/Downy (:30)/Hi - C (1:00)/Clairol Summer Blonde (:30)/Ban (:30)
Note: ABC preempted Cowboy In Africa this week, airing a TV special, Time For Americans, against this repeat.
Ratings: 8.2 rating/23.2 share (4,590,000 viewers)

July 22, 1968 - Preempted by Major League Baseball on NBC (Phillies Versus Cardinals)

July 29, 1968 - "The Devil And Peter Tork"
Repeat of Episode No. 52 from February 5, 1968.
Sponsor This Week: Procter & Gamble's Cinch/HiC/Clairol
Commercials This Week: Procter & Gamble's Cinch (:30)/Camay Soap (:30)/Hi - C (1:00)/Clairol Born - Blonde (:30)/Clairol Instant Condition (:30)
Ratings: Non - Report Week

August 5, 1968 - Preempted by The 1968 Republican National Convention

August 12, 1968 - "The Monkees In Paris" (a.k.a. "The Paris Show")
Repeat of Episode No. 54 from February 19, 1968.
Ratings: 8.6 rating/22.3 share (4,820,000 viewers)

August 19, 1968 - "Some Like It Lukewarm" (a.k.a. "The Band Contest")
Repeat of Episode No. 56 from March 4, 1968.
Sponsor This Week: Secret/Maybelline/Pizza Spins
Commercials This Week: Secret (:30)/Prell Concentrate (:30)/Maybelline (:30)/Solarcaine (:30)/Pizza Spins (:30)/Bugles (:30)
Ratings: 11.1 rating/27.2 share (9,910,000 viewers)

August 26, 1968 - Preempted by The 1968 Democratic National Convention

September 2, 1968 - Preempted by Major League Baseball on NBC (Cardinals Versus Reds)

September 9, 1968 - "The Monkees Watch Their Feet" (a.k.a. "Micky And The Outer Space Creatures")
Repeat of Episode No. 49 from January 15, 1968.
Ratings: N/A

END OF SECOND SEASON/END OF NBC - TV NETWORK RUN
The Monkees' former timeslot was filled in a week later by I Dream Of Jeannie.

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