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The 1958 movie starring Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones and Walter Matthau.  Originally written for James Dean, it was shelved when he died in 1955.  The film was revived in 1957 after a successful off broadway run, Hal Wallis suggested they use the young superstar Elvis Presley in the title role and change it from a boxer in New York City to a singer in New Orleans.  Elvis got a deferment for his enlistment in the US Army to film this in New Orleans.
The soundtrack produced the #1 Elvis classic "Hard Headed Woman"

Beverly Hillbillies on TV Guide

A sampling of the TV Guides featuring the television classic 

The Beverly Hillbillies

1966

1963

1964

1970

1965

1962

Amanda Blake Interview on The Mike Douglas Show 1974

Classic TV Debut

January 14th 1972

Sanford and Son debuts on NBC and would rank in the top ten every season until the last in 1977.

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

Golden Globe Awards - Best TV Series - Drama

Winner

Breaking Bad

Golden Globe Awards - Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Winner

American Hustle 

Nielsen TV Ratings January 5th 2014

The Top 20 Network Television shows in total viewership for the week ending January 5th 2014

1 - NBC NFL Playoff Game (Saturday Game 2)  (NBC)
2 - FOX NFC Wildcard PostGame (Sunday)   (FOX)
3 - The Big Bang Theory  (CBS)
4 - New Year's Rockin' Eve '14  (ABC)
5 - The Millers  (CBS)
6 - The Mentalist  (CBS)
7 - The Simpsons  (FOX)
8 - The Good Wife  (CBS)
9 - Elementary   (CBS)
10 - Two and a Half Men  (CBS)
11 - The Crazy Ones   (CBS)
12 - NCIS    (CBS)
13 - Blue Bloods  (CBS)
14 - 60 Minutes  (CBS)
15 - Dateline  (NBC)
16 - NYRE 30 Great Women in Music  (ABC)
17 - Criminal Minds  (CBS)
18 - America's Funniest Home Videos  (ABC)
19 - Revenge  (ABC)
20 - Elementary (Sunday)   (CBS)

TV Classics

January 12th 1966 

Batman debuts on ABC television

January 12th 1971

All In The Family debuts on CBS television

Gunsmoke on TV Guide

August 22nd 1970

Just for Fun

Flashback! Cashbox Top 40 Singles January 4th 1969