Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Friday, April 21, 2017

Top Ten Movies in the US (April 14-20 2017)




1 -  The Fate of the Furious   $124.8 million

2 -  The Boss Baby   $23.4 million

3 -  Beauty and the Beast   $20.1  million

4 -  Smurfs : The Lost Village   $10.3  million

5 -  Going In Style   $ 9.7  million

6 -  Gifted  $4.8 million

7 -  The Case for Christ   $4.04  million

8 -  Get Out   $4.00 million

9 -  Power Rangers   $3.9 million

10 -  Kong : Skull Island   $3.8 million

We Love Jack Benny

"What's My Line?" 
June 5th 1966
first contestant - concert violinist Kubelsky
Panel : Phyllis Newman, Tony Randall, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf


Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Saturday, April 8, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 04/09/2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending  April 9th 2017



10 - Man Overboard - J.A. Jance 
(Debut)
Ali Reynolds pursues a man who manipulates the children of suicides into killing themselves in the 15th novel in the series.

9  -  The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison
(2 weeks on list)

8  -  Mangrove Lightning - Randy Wayne White 
(Debut)
Doc Ford, a Florida marine biologist and former government agent, investigates a series of killings near Marco Island.

7  -  Dangerous Games - Danielle Steel
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane - Lisa See
(Debut)
A Woman from rural China becomes a tea seller and eventually moves to California, where the daughter she gave up for adoption lives.

5  -  The Cutthroat - Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
(2 weeks on list) (last week at #1)

4  -  Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman 
(7 weeks on list)

3  -  If Not For You - Debbie Macomber 
(Debut)
An unlikely relationship is tested.

2  -  Vicious Circle - C.J. Box 
(Debut)
Newly released from prison, Dallas Cates tries to exact revenge on the Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, who him there.

1  -  Mississippi Blood - Greg Iles 
(Debut)
Penn Cage, now the mayor of Natchez, MS., investigates the secrets of his family and the South to save his, and his father's lives in the conclusion to the Natchez Burning trilogy.



Friday, April 7, 2017

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Lux Radio Theater 
"Mama Loves Papa"
April 8th 1940
A simple chap becomes Parks Commissioner and then his trouble begins. 
starring Fibber McGee and Molly 
(Jim and Marian Jordan)

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Nielsen Broadcast TV Ratings (Week of March 27 - April 2 2017)

Nielsen TV Ratings
Broadcast Networks
Top 20 in Total Viewers
Week of March 27th - April 2nd 2017


1  -  NCAA Final Four - Oregon/North Carolina  (CBS)  Saturday  855pm  18.8 million
2  -  NCAA Final Four Pregame  (CBS)  Saturday  827pm  16.0 million
3  -  NCIS  (CBS)   Tuesday  8pm   14.3 million
4  -  The Big Bang Theory    (CBS)  Thursday  8pm   12.7 million
5  -  Dancing With the Stars  (ABC)  Monday  8pm    11.1 million
6  -  ACM Awards  (CBS)   Sunday   8pm   10.9  million
7  -  Bull  (CBS)   Tuesday   9pm   10.8 million
8  -  The Voice  (NBC)  Monday   8pm   10.5 million
9  -  The Voice   (NBC)  Tuesday  8pm   10.2 million
10 -  Blue Bloods  (CBS)  Friday  10pm    9.6  million
11 -  60 Minutes  (CBS)  Sunday  7pm  9.5  million
12 -  NCIS : New Orleans   (CBS)   Tuesday   10pm   9.1 million
13 -  Hawaii Five-O   (CBS)  Friday  9pm   8.7 million
14 -  Little Big Shots  (NBC)  Sunday   8pm  8.6 million
15 -  Survivor  (CBS)  Wednesday  8pm   8.2  million
16 -  Grey's Anatomy  (ABC)  Thursday  8pm   7.6 million
17 -  Mom  (CBS)  Thursday  9pm   7.0  million
18 -  Empire  (FOX)  Wednesday  9pm  6.9 million
19 - Criminal Minds  (CBS)  9pm  6.89  million
20 -  The Great Indoors  (CBS)  Thursday  830pm   6.82 million

Billboard Top 10 Comedy Albums (April 1st 2017)

Billboard Comedy Albums
Top 10
Week Ending April 1st 2017


10 - People Pleaser - Daniel Tosh

9  -  Live From Madison - Jeff Dye

8  -  Popstar : Never Stop Never Stopping (Soundtrack) - Lonely Island

7  -  Crazy Ex-Girlfriend : Original Television Soundtrack (Season 2)

6  -  Footprints on the Moon - Chad Daniels

5  -  No Safe Spaces : California State University, Northridge - Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager
(Debut)

4  -  30lb Bag of Hamster Bones - Theo Von 

3  -  25X2 - Brian Posehn 
(Debut)

2  -  Spamilton : An American Parody -  Original Cast Recording (Gerard Alessandri)


1  -  Redneck Shit - Wheeler Walker, Jr.



Saturday, April 1, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) April 2nd 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending April 2nd 2017


10 - Dear Ijeawele - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
(2 weeks on list)

9  -  The Book of Joy - Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
(22 weeks on list)

8  -  When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi 
(55 weeks on list)

7  -  The Benedict Option - Rod Dreher

(Debut)
An argument that, rather than engaging in politics, Christians should withdraw from mainstream culture and focus on strengthening their families, churches and schools.

6  -  Big Agenda - David Horowitz
(6 weeks on list)

5  -  The Magnolia Story - Chip and Joanna Gaines
(22 weeks on list)

4  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(27 weeks on list)

3  -  Portraits of Courage - George W. Bush
(3 weeks on list)

2  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J. D. Vance

(34 weeks on list)

1  -  Trump's War - Michael Savage
(Debut)
The radio host discusses the challenges President Trump faces as he strives to fulfill his promises.



NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) April 2nd 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending April 2nd 2017



10 - Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs 
(2 weeks on list)
The shape-shifter Mercy Thompson finds herself in the clutches of the world's most powerful vampire.

9  -  Exit West - Mohsin Hamid 
(2 weeks on list)
Lovers in a city overwhelmed with violence escape through mysterious doors

8  -  A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles
(18 weeks on list)

7  -  Lincoln in the Bardo - George Saunders
(5 weeks on list)

6  -  Without Warning - Joel C. Rosenberg
(Debut)
A journalist pursues the head of ISIS after an attack on the Capitol when the administration fails to take action.

5  -  In This Grave Hour - Jacqueline Winspear
(Debut) 
The psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs gets an assignment as World War II begins.

4  -  The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison
(Debut)
The F.B.I. special agent Nicholas Drummond and his partner, Michaela Caine, track evil twins who can control the weather.

3  -  Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman
(6 weeks on list)

2  -  Dangerous Games - Danielle Steel 
(2 weeks on list)  (last week at #1)
A television correspondent investigates damning allegations against the vice president of the United States.

1  -  The Cutthroat - Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
(Debut)
In 1911. searching for a young actress who has disappeared, the detective Isaac Bell discovers a serial killer.