 This show and its "rival" series _"Addams Family, The" (1964)_ (qv)  both debuted within a week of one another in September 1964. At the  end of that years TV season, this show ranked #18 in the Nielsens,  with a rating of 24.7, while The Addams Family came in at #23, with  a 23.9 rating. At the time, Nielsens indicated what percentage of  American TV households tuned in to any given program. By the end of  the following year, both series were cancelled.