Saturday, October 29, 2016

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope
October 29th 1946
Originating from Boston, MA
guest Fred Allen and Allen's Alley
The gang does their version of Paul Revere's midnight ride.


Tuesday, October 25, 2016

NYTimes Bestseller List (Fiction) October 23rd 2016

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 23rd 2016


10 - Winter Storms - Elin Hilderbrand
(Debut)
In the final book of the Winter Street trilogy, a huge snowstorm bearing down on Nantucket threatens the Quinn family's Christmas, after a year of significant events.

9  -  The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
(10 weeks on list)

8  -  The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware
(12 weeks on list)

7  -  Twelve Days of Christmas - Debbie Macomber
(Debut)
A woman starts a blog about her attempt to reach out to a grumpy neighbor at Christmas time, and finds herself falling for him.

6  - Today Will Be Different - Maria Semple
(Debut)
A calamitous day in the life of a cynical Seattle transplant from the author of "Where'd You Go, Bernadette".

5  -  Home - Harlan Coben
(3 weeks on list)

4  -  Woman of God - James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(2 weeks on list) (last week at #1)
The story of a woman doctor who, after a life of service and suffering, becomes a Catholic priest.

3  -  Commonwealth - Ann Patchett
(4 weeks on list)

2  -  The Trespasser - Tana French
(Debut)
In the sixth Dublin Murder Squad novel, Detective Antoinette Conway confronts a case that is more complicated than it appears.

1  -  Two By Two - Nicholas Sparks
(Debut)
A man who became a single father when his marriage and business collapsed, learns to take a chance on a new love.




10 Photos Taken Right Before Tragedy


Top 10 Best Twilight Zone Episodes


Frightening, intense, mysterious and exciting all at once, The Twilight Zone is one of televisions best and most iconic anthology series. With so many great episodes to pick from, which Twilight Zone episodes are the best of all time? Episodes like "To Serve Man" and "Eye of the Beholder" are haunting and memorable, while "Living Doll" and "Hitch-Hiker" serve as some of the scariest moments in television.
Join WatchMojo as they count down our picks for the top 10 Twilight Zone Episodes.

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

October 10th 2016
The Chicago Cubs World Series Champions?
(The SI Jinx?)


Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Nielson Ratings (October 3rd-9th 2016)

Nielsen Prime Time TV Ratings
Top 25
Total Viewers
The Week of October 3rd - 9th 2016


1 - Sunday Night Football Giants/Packers  (NBC) Sunday 830pm
2 - NCIS  (CBS)  Tuesday 8pm
3 - The Big Bang Theory  (CBS)  Monday 8pm
4 - 60 Minutes  (CBS)  Sunday 7pm
5 - Thursday Night Football Cardinals/49ers  (CBS)  Thursday 830pm
6 - The Voice  (NBC)  Monday 8pm
7 - VP Debate Analysis  (CBS)  Sunday  1037pm
8 - Football Night in America  Part 3 (NBC)  Sunday 755pm
9 - Dancing With the Stars  (ABC)  Monday 8pm
10 - Blue Bloods  (CBS)  Friday 10pm
11 - Hawaii Five-O   (CBS) Friday  9pm
12 - Kevin Can Wait  (CBS)  Monday 830pm
13 - Empire  (FOX)  Wednesday  9pm
14 - Dancing With the Stars  (ABC)  Tuesday 8pm
15 - Survivor  (CBS)  Wednesday  8pm
16 - Scorpion  (CBS)  Monday 9pm
17 - VP Debate Analysis  (ABC)  Sunday 1037pm
18 - Grey's Anatomy  (ABC)  Thursday 8pm
19 - MacGyver  (CBS)  Friday 8pm
20 - The Voice  (NBC)  Tuesday 8pm
21 - Timeless  (NBC)  Monday 10pm
22 - Criminal Minds  (CBS)  Wednesday 9pm
23 - Designated Survivor  (ABC)  Wednesday 10pm
24 - Modern Family  (ABC)  Wednesday 9pm
25 - Chicago Med  (NBC)  Thursday 9pm


Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (October 18th 2016)


Monday, October 17, 2016

NY Times Bestseller List (Hardback NonFiction) October 16th 2016

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 16th 2016


10 - When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
(38 weeks on list)

9  -  Scorched Earth - Michael Savage
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  Hamilton : The Revolution - Lin-Manual Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
(24 weeks on list)

7  -  Hero of the Empire - Candice Millard
(2 weeks on list)
The young Winston Churchill's adventures in Africa during the Boer War, including an escape from captivity in 1899.

6  -  When Nobody Was Watching - Carli Lloyd and Wayne Coffey
(Debut)
How the champion soccer player turned her career around in 2003.

5  -  The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
(7 weeks on list)

4  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
(10 weeks on list)

3  -  Love Warrior - Glennon Doyle Melton
(4 weeks on list)

2  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(3 weeks on list) (2 consecutive weeks at #1)

1  -  Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
(Debut)
The singer-songwriter's autobiography.


Friday, October 14, 2016

We Love Gunsmoke


September 4th 1967
Milburn Stone (Doc Adams) and Ken Curtis (Festus Haggen) stars of the CBS classic Gunsmoke greet the crowd before the NASCAR Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.


Richard Petty ('67 Plymouth)  winner of the 1967 Southern 500, he led 345 of 364 laps. 

Top 10 Funniest Movie Quotes of the 2000s


Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Nielsen Prime Time Network Ratings (9/26-10/2)

Nielsen Prime Time Network TV Ratings
Top 25 Shows with Adults 18-49
Week of September 26th to October 2nd 2016

1 - Sunday Night Football Steelers/Chiefs (NBC) Sunday 830pm  6.7 rating
2 - The OT  (FOX)  Sunday 752pm  4.3 
3 - Debate Analysis  (NBC)  Monday 1039pm  4.0
4 - Empire  (FOX)  Wednesday 9pm   3.7
5 - Football Night in America Part 3  (NBC) Sunday 753pm  3.6
5 - The Big Bang Theory  (CBS)  Monday 8pm  3.6
7 - The Voice  (NBC)  Tuesday  8pm  3.3
8 - Saturday Night College Football  Louisville/Clemson  (ABC) Saturday 8pm  3.2
8 - The Voice  (NBC)  Monday 8pm  3.2
10 - Kevin Can Wait  (CBS)  Monday 830pm  2.7
11 - The Simpsons  (FOX)  Sunday 8pm   2.6
11 - This Is Us  (NBC)  Tuesday 10pm  2.6
13 - Grey's Anatomy  (ABC) Thursday 8pm  2.4
14 - Modern Family (ABC)  Wednesday  9pm   2.3
15 - Debate Analysis  (ABC)  Monday  1039pm  2.2
16 - NCIS  (CBS)  Tuesday 8pm  2.1
16 - Survior  (CBS)  Wednesday 8pm  2.1
16 - Debate Analysis  (CBS)  Monday 1039pm  2.1
19 - Lethal Weapon  (FOX)  Wednesday 8pm  2.0
20 - The Goldbergs  (ABC)  Wednesday 8pm  1.9
20 - Bull  (CBS)  Tuesday  9pm  1.9
20 - Criminal Minds (CBS) Season Premiere  Wednesday 9pm  1.9
23 - Speechless (ABC)  Wednesday 830pm  1.8
23 - Dancing With The Stars  (ABC)  Monday 8pm  1.8
23 - Designated Survivor  (ABC)  Wednesday 10pm  1.8

Top 10 Funniest Movie Quotes of the 1970s



Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (October 11th 2016)


Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Classic Movie Poster of the Week

I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang

1932

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture 
Nominated for the Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role - Paul Muni
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording - Nathan Levinson


Saturday, October 1, 2016

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction (October 2nd 2016)

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 2nd 2016


10 - Forward - Abby Wambach
(Debut)
A memoir by the soccer player, the highest scorer on the US women's national team.

9  -  In Such Good Company - Carol Burnett
(Debut)
Burnett looks back on "The Carol Burnett Show" describing sketches and favorite guest as well as directors, musicians and members of the crew.

8  -  The Upside of Inequality - Edward Conard
(Debut)
A former managing director at Bain Capital argues that the concern about inequality is misguided and will slow growth.

7  -  Between Breaths - Elizabeth Vargas
(Debut)
The co-anchor of "World News Tonight" and "20/20" describes her long struggle with acute anxiety and panic attacks, which she attempted to medicate with alcohol.

6  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
(8 weeks on list)

5  -  The Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben
(Debut)
A forester presents scientific research on the way trees interact with one another.

4  -  Scorched Earth - Michael Savage
(Debut)
The radio host discusses what will happen after the administration of "President Maobama".

3  -  The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
(5 weeks on list)

2  -  Love Warrior - Glennon Doyle Melton
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)
After her husband confesses to multiple infidelities, a woman who has overcome bulimia and alcoholism struggles to grow - so does he.

1  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(Debut)
The host of "The O'Reilly Factor' recounts the final years of World War II.

NY Times Bestseller List - Fiction (October 2nd 2016)

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 2nd 2016


10 - A Gentleman In Moscow - Amor Towles 
(2 weeks on list)
A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest in the Metropol hotel, across from the Kremlin.

9  -  Here I Am - Jonathan Safran Foer 
(2 weeks on list)
Private and public crises converge for four generations of a Jewish family.

8  -  Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb
(2 weeks on list)  (last week's #1)
Lt. Eve Dallas of the NYPD calls on the technological expertise of her husband, Roarke, when three skaters at Wollman Rink are shot by a sniper. 

7  -  Nutshell - Ian McEwan 
(Debut)
A fetus in utero overhears his mother plotting with his uncle to kill his father.

6  -  An Obvious Fact - Craig Johnson 
(Debut)
Sheriff Walt Longmire and his friend Henry Standing Bear investigate a motorcycle accident.

5  -  The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware
(9 weeks on list)

4  -  The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead 
(7 weeks on list)

3  -  Razor Girl - Carl Hiaasen
(2 weeks on list)
The ex-cop Andrew Yancy from "Bad Monkey" gets involved in a kidnapping gone wrong.

2  -  Pirate - Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
(Debut)
Sam and Remi Fargo pursue an ancient treasure.

1  - COMMONWEALTH - ANN PATCHETT
(DEBUT)
FIVE DECADES IN THE LIVES OF TWO FAMILIES - PARENTS, CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, STEPCHILDREN - REMADE BY DIVORCE.