Edited sentence: According to a number of sources, such as biographers Stern Kanfer and Bart Andrews, the couple finally found time to attend a movie premiere in late 1953.I Love Lucy dominated the Nielsen weekly tv ratings for most of its run.It was their first true indication of the shows enormous success, and astonishing coming from the Hollywood film industry, which had little respect for television stars.Once seated, they began to look to see who was sitting nearby, as the star-studded audience was goose-necking in their direction.The ovation was for them.The strenous rehearsals and demands of running a television studio kept the Arnazes so busy that they hardly realized the television show's success.When the entire audience stood and turned with a thunderous applause, it finally connected with the Arnazes