Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

August 19th 2013

Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 2013

Peyton Manning 

(QB Denver Broncos)

Top 10 U.S. Political Scandals

2013 Top 20 Movies

The Top 20 Movies for 2013 (US)

(courtesy Box Office Mojo)

1 - The Hunger Games : Catching Fire -  $413,775,859
2 - Iron Man 3 -  $409,013,994
3 - Despicable Me 2 -  $368,049,635
4 - Frozen  -  $317,319,106
5 - Man of Steel  -  $291,045,518
6 - Monsters University  -  $268,492,764
7 - Gravity  -  $256,224,796
8 - The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug -  $242,226,788
9 - Fast & Furious 6  -  $238,679,850
10 - Oz The Great and Powerful - $234,911,825
11 - Star Trek : Into Darkness -  $228,778,661
12 - Thor : The Dark World  -  $203,934,480
13 - World War Z  -  $202,359,711
14 -  The Croods  -  $187,168,425
15 -  The Heat  -  $159,582,188
16 -  We're The Millers -  $150,394,119
17 -  The Great Gatsby  -  $144,840,419
18 -  The Conjuring  -  $137,400,141
19 -  Identity Thief   -   $134,506,920
20 -  Grown Ups 2 -  $133,668,525

NY Times Bestseller List - Fiction 12/01/2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Week Ending December 1st 2013

10 - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion - Fannie Flagg
(2 weeks on list)

9  -  Mirage - Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
(2 weeks on list)

8  -  The Longest Ride - Nicholas Sparks
(9 weeks on list)

7 -  The Valley of Amazement - Amy Tan
(2 weeks on list)

6  -  Doctor Sleep - Stephen King
(8 weeks on list)

5  -  The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  White Fire - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
(Debut)
Special agent Pendergast discovers that the killing of several miners 150 years ago my be related to deadly arson attacks at a Colorado ski resort.

3  -  Dust - Patricia Cornwell
(Debut)
The murder of a computer engineer at M.I.T. leads the Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta in unexpected directions.

2  -  Sycamore Row - John Grisham
(4 weeks on list) (3 at #1)

1  -  The First Phone Call From Heaven - Mitch Albom
(DEBUT)
A small Michigan town is transformed when its residents receive phone calls said to be from Heaven.

NY Times Bestseller List - Hardback Fiction 11/10/2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Week Ending November 10th 2013

10 - Just One Evil Act - Elizabeth George
(2 weeks on list)
In the 18th Inspector Lynley novel, Lynley's partner Barbara Havers searchs for a friend's kidnapped child in Italy.

9  -  Bridget Jones : Mad About the Boy - Helen Fielding
(2 weeks on list)
Bridget, now 51 and a mother and widow, is once again looking for love.

8  -  Gone - James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
(4 weeks on list)

7  -  Storm Front - John Sanford
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  Identical - Scott Turow
(2 weeks on list)
Paul Giannis running for mayor of Kindle County, is accused of having played a role in the murder of his identical twin brother's girlfriend - for which his brother, Cass, has already served time.

5  -  The Longest Ride - Nicholas Sparks
(6 weeks on list)

4  -  We Are Water - Wally Lamb
(Debut)
About to marry the woman who is her gallery owner, a divorced artist and mother must confront secrets from her past.

3  -  Doctor Sleep - Stephen King
(5 weeks on list) (Last week's #1)

2  -  The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
(Debut)
A painting smuggled out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after a bombing becomes a boy's prized, guilt and burden.

1  -  Sycamore Row - John Grisham
(DEBUT)
A sequel, about race and inheritance, to "A Time to Kill".  

New York Times Bestseller List - Fiction (08/25/2013)

NY Times Bestseller List

Top Ten Hardback Fiction

Week Ending August 25th 2013

10 - The Companions - R.A. Salvatore
(Debut)
Book 1 of a new fantasy series, The Sundering.

9  -  The Ocean At The End Of The Lane - Neil Gaiman
(8th week on the list)

8  -  The Last Witness - W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
(Debut)
The Philadelphia homicide detective Matt Payne searches for a crucial witness who has gone into hiding;
A Badge of Honor novel.

7  -  The English Girl - Daniel Silva
(4th week on list)

6  -  Hotshot - Julie Garwood
(Debut)
Surrounded by enemies who want her to fail in the resort business, Peyton Lockhart calls on Finn MacBain, a childhood friend who once save her life and is now and FBI agent.

5  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(62nd week on list)

4  -  And The Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini
(12th week on list)

3  -  Inferno - Dan Brown
(13th week on list)

2  -  Mistress - James Patterson and David Ellis
(Debut)
When he begins to investigate a friend's mysterious death, a man discovers that she was leading a double life.

1  -  The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith 
(3rd consecutive week at #1) (4th week on list)
A detective probes a supermodel's suicide;  by J.K. Rowling writing pseudonymously.

Billboard Top 20 Digital Songs (08/17/2013)

Billboard Digital Songs

Top 20

Week Ending August 17th 2013

NY Times Bestseller List - Fiction 08/04/2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Fiction

Week Ending August 4th 2013

10 - Bombshell - Catherine Coulter
(2 weeks on list)
The F.B.I. special agent Griffin Hammersmith accepts Dillon Savich's invitation to join him and Lacey Sherlock.

9  -  Second Honeymoon - James Patterson and Howard Roughan
(4 weeks on list)

8  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(59 weeks on list)

7  -  The Ocean At The End of The Lane - Neil Gaiman
(5 weeks on list)

6  -  Hidden Order - Brad Thor
(2 weeks on list)
The counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath uncovers a plot with roots in the 18th century.

5  -  And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini
(9 weeks on list)

4  -  First Sight - Danielle Steel
(Debut)
A talented American designer whose troubled past has soured her on relationships falls in love with a French doctor.

3 -  The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith
(Debut)
The struggling detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel's suicide; J.K. Rowling,writing pseudonymously.

2  -  Inferno - Dan Brown
(10 weeks on list) (last week's #1)

1  -  The English Girl - Daniel Silva
(DEBUT)
Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and occasional spy for the Israeli secret service steps in to help the British prime minister, whose lover has been kidnapped.

2013 Preakness Stakes (05/18/2013)

The 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Park in Baltimore MD saw the heavy favorite get a bad starting gate and then get squeezed and knocked off his game.  This left the door open for wire to wire winner Oxbow to runaway from the pack.

NY Times Bestseller List - Fiction 05/12/2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Fiction

Week Ending May 12th 2013

10 - The Mystery Woman - Amanda Quick
(Debut)
The second book of a new Victorian paranormal series, Ladies of Lantern Street, by Jane Ann Krenta writing pseudonymously.

9  -  The Burgess Boys - Elizabeth Strout
(5 weeks on list)

8  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(47 weeks on list)

7  -  Daddy's Gone A Hunting - Mary Higgins Clark
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  Wedding Night - Sophie Kinsella
(Debut)
A woman tries to break up her sister's impulsive marriage.

5  -  Life After Life - Kate Atkinson
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  Paris - Edward Rutherford
(Debut)
Characters real and imaginary in the City of Lights.

3  -  Fly Away - Kristin Hannah
(Debut)
A woman must deal with her personal issues before she can keep her promise to help the family of her deceased friend.

2  -  Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts
(2nd week on list)  (Last week's #1)

1  -  The Hit - David Baldacci
(DEBUT)
The government hitman Will Robie uncovers a serious threat as he attempts to take out a fellow assassin who has gone rogue.

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction (05/12/2013)

New York Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending May 12th 2013

(click on titles to go to Amazon to purchase)

10 - Gulp - Mary Roach
(4 weeks on list)

9  -  The Way Of The Knife - Mark Mazzetti
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  The New Digital Age - Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen
(Debut)
The promise and peril of the continuing information and technology revolution.

7  -  My Nest Step - Dave Liniger with Laura Morton
(Debut)
A businessman fights back from a staph infection that paralyzed him.

6  -  Carrie and Me - Carol Burnett
(Debut)
The comedian recalls her oldest daughter, who died in 2002.

5  -  Dirty Wars - Jeremy Scahill
(Debut)
America's new covert wars, fought by secret commandos.

4  -  Trident K9 Warriors - Mike Ritland with Gary Brozek
(Debut)
The dogs that serve elite combat units.

3  -  Cooked - Michael Pollan
(Debut)
The writer masters recipes and argues that regaining control of  cooking will make Americans healthier.

2  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
(7 weeks on list) (6 consecutive weeks at #1)

1  -  Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris
(DEBUT)
Essays from the humorist on subjects like French dentistry and a North Carolina Costco.

New York Times Bestseller List - Fiction (May 5th 2013)

NY Times Bestseller List

Fiction

Week Ending May 5th 2013

10 - Starting Now - Debbie Macomber
(3 weeks on list)

9  -  Six Years - Harlan Coben
(5 weeks on list)

8  -  Unintended Consequences - Stuart Woods
(2 weeks on list)

7  -  Don't Go - Lisa Scottoline
(2 weeks on list)

6  -  The Burgess Boys - Elizabeth Strout
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Taking Eve - Iris Johansen
(Debut)
The forensic sculptor Eve Duncan undertakes a job for a man with dark secrets.  
First of a trilogy.

4  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(46 weeks on list)

3  -  Life After Life - Kate Atkinson
(3 weeks on list)

2  -  Daddy's Gone A Hunting - Mary Higgins Clark
(2 weeks on list)  (Last week's #1)

1  -  Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts
(DEBUT)
A Former criminal attorney who has been acquitted of his wife's murder retreats to his family estate on a rocky New England cliff, where he is comforted by the house's caretaker amid continuing danger.

Nielsen's Top Network Programs April 8-14 2013

Nielsen Top 20 Network TV Programs

April 8-14 2013

1 - NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
Louisville vs Michigan  (CBS)  23.43 million

2 - NCIS (CBS)  17.22

3 - NCIS: Los Angeles  (CBS)  14.1

4 - The Voice - Monday  (NBC)  14.03

5 - The Voice - Tuesday  (NBC)  13.31

6 - American Idol - Thursday  (FOX)   13.19

7 - Dancing With The Stars  (ABC)   13.15

8 - 60 Minutes  (CBS)  12.62

9 - American Idol - Wednesday  (FOX)   12.23

10 - Dancing With The Stars Results  (ABC)  12.13

11 - Prelude To A Championship  (CBS)  11.78

12 - Criminal Minds  (CBS)   11.47

13 - The Big Bang Theory  (CBS)   11.44

14 - CSI  (CBS)   11.11

15 - Blue Bloods  (CBS)  10.65

16 - Modern Family  (ABC)  10.38

17 - The Good Wife   (CBS)  10.14

18 - Person of Interest  (CBS)  10.11

19 - The Amazing Race  (CBS)  9.76

20 - Survivor: Caramoan (CBS)  9.38

Nielsen Prime Time Ratings March 25-31 2013

The Top Prime Time TV Programs

Cable and Network

Week of March 25th - 31st 2013

1 - NCIS  (CBS)
2 - NCIS: Los  Angeles (CBS)
3 - Dancing With the Stars   (ABC)
4 - The Voice - Monday   (NBC)
5 - Dancing with the Stars - Results  (ABC)
6 - The Walking Dead  (AMC)
7 - The Voice - Tuesday  (NBC)
8 - American Idol - Wednesday  (FOX)
9 - The Bible    (History)
10 - 60 Minutes  (CBS)
11 - American Idol - Thursday   (FOX)
12 - College Basketball - Wichita State vs Ohio State   (CBS)
13 - Castle  (ABC)
14 - Body of Proof   (ABC)
15 - Survivor : Caramoan  (CBS)
16 - The Amazing Race 22  (CBS)
17 - Modern Family  (ABC)
18 - Grey's Anatomy   (ABC)
19 - Mike and Molly  (CBS)
20 - 2 Broke Girls  (CBS)

Billboard Hot 100 - Top 10 Singles (03/30/2013)

Billboard Hot 100

Top 10 Singles

Week Ending 03/30/2013

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction 03/24/2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending March 24th 2013

10 - Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
.(121 weeks on list)

9  -  Coolidge - Amity Shales
(4 weeks on list)

8  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(76 weeks on list)

7  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer
(27 weeks on list)

6  -  The Soundtrack of My Life - Clive Davis
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle
(27 weeks on list)

4  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(8 weeks on list)

3  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(23 weeks on list)

2  -  Salt Sugar Fat (How the Food Giants Hooked Us) - Michael Moss
(2 weeks on list) (last week's #1)
A New York Times reporter reveals how food companies use science to encourage us to continue to consume more of their products.

1  -  Sum It Up - Pat Summitt w/Sally Jenkins
(DEBUT)
A memoir by the longtime coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, who recieved a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's disease.

NY Times Bestseller List - Fiction 03/24/2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Fiction

Week Ending March 24th 2013

(click on title of debut's and link to amazon.com)

10 - The Last Threshold - R.A. Salvatore
(Debut)
Book 4 of the fantasy Neverwinter Saga.

9  -  Calculated in Death - J.D. Robb
(2 weeks on list)
(last week's #1)

8  -  The Chance - Karen Kingsbury
(Debut)
Teenage friends, separated by a move, come together as adults to see whether they can find love.

7  -  Damascus Countdown - Joel Rosenberg
(Debut)
C.I.A. operative searches for two nuclear warheads that survived an Israeli attack on Iran.

6  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(40 weeks on list)

5  -  A Week in Winter - Maeve Binchy
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson
(3 weeks on list)

3  -  The Storyteller - Jodi Picoult
(2 weeks on list)

2  -  The Striker - Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
(Debut)
In 1902, the young detective Isaac Bell discovers that provocateurs, no the union members he was hired to investigate, are causing trouble in the coal mines.

1  -  Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs
(DEBUT)
The shape-shifter Mercy Thompson seeks assistance from an unlikely ally when her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam Hauptman, and the rest of his pack are abducted.

Nielsen TV Ratings Network Primetime March 4-10 2013

Nielsen Television Ratings

Primetime Network Series

Week of March 4th-10th 2013

1 - NCIS  (CBS)   20.812 million
2 - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)  17.627
3 - NCIS : Los Angeles  (CBS)  16.240
4 - Person of Interest  (CBS)      14.572
5 - Two and a Half Men   (CBS) 13.542
6 - American Idol - Thursday  (FOX)   13.121
7 - American Idol - Wednesday  (FOX)  12.836
8 - American Idol - Tuesday   (FOX)  11.724
9 - 60 Minutes   (CBS)   11.585
10 - Blue Bloods  (CBS)  10.722
11 - Survivor : Caramoan  (CBS)   9.582
12 - The Mentalist   (CBS)  9.524
13 - Golden Boy   (CBS)  9.402
14 - The Amazing Race  (CBS)  9.271
15 - The Good Wife   (CBS)  9.205
16 - The Following   (FOX)   8.812
17 - Elementary   (CBS)     8.695
18 - The Bachelor  (ABC)   8.532
19 - Bones    (FOX)    8.414
20 - Once Upon a Time  (ABC)   7.641

Top 20 Cable TV Show (Feb 25-March 3 2013)

The Top 20 Cable TV Shows According to Nielsen

Week of Feb 25th to March 3rd 2013

The History Channel Dominates!

1 - The Bible  (History, Sunday)

2 - The Walking Dead  (AMC, Sunday)

3 - Duck Dynasty  (A&E, Wed 10pm)

4 - Duck Dynasty  (A&E, Wed 1030pm)

5 - Vikings  (History, Sunday)

5 - Pawn Stars  (History, Mon 1030pm)

7 - Pawn Stars  (History, Mon 10pm)

8 - WWE RAW  (USA,  Mon 8pm)

9 - Spongebob Squarepants  (Nick, Sat 1030am)

10 - WWE RAW  (USA,  Mon 9pm)

11 - Duck Dynasty  (A&E, Wed  11pm)

12 - WWE RAW  (USA,  Mon  10pm)

13 - American Pickers   (History, Mon 9pm)

14 - Swamp People  (History,  Thurs  9pm)

15 - Tangled (Movie: Disney, Sun 8pm)

16 - Spongebob Squarepants  (Nick, Sat 10am)

17 - The Big Bang Theory  (TBS, Sat  10pm)

17 - Duck Dynasty  (A&E,  Wed  930pm)

19 - The Big Bang Theory  (TBS,  Sat  1030pm)

20 - Spongebob Squarepants  (Nick,  Sat 9am)