Prime Time TV Ratings 02/11/2013

The Top 10 Prime Time Television Programs for the week of February 11th 2013

10 - The Mentalist (CBS)  6.0

9  -  Modern Family  (ABC)  6.2

9  -  Hawaii Five-O  (CBS)   6.2

9  -  60 Minutes (CBS)   6.2

8  -  Mike and Molly (CBS)  6.5

7  -  Elementary  (CBS)  6.9

6  -  Blue Bloods  (CBS)   7.0

5  -  American Idol - Thursday  (FOX)  7.4

4  -  American Idol - Wednesday  (FOX)  7.9

3  -  Two and a Half Men  (CBS)  8.4

2  -  Person of Interest  (CBS)   9.1

1  -  The Big Bang Theory  (CBS)   10.7

Top DVD/BluRay Sales and Rental Chart 02/24/2013

 Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray in Sales for the Week Ending 02/24/2013

10 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower

9 - Alex Cross

8 - Silent Hill : Revelation

7 - Here Comes the Boom

6 - Masterpiece Classic : Downton Abbey - Season 3

5 - Flight

4 - Peter Pan

3 - The Man With the Iron Fist

2 - Hotel Transylvania

1 - Skyfall

Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray Rentals

10 - The Bourne Legacy

9  -  Paranormal Activity 4

8  -  Pitch Perfect

7  -  Ted

6  -  Seven Psychopaths

5  -  Alex Cross

4  -  Hotel Transylvania

3  -  Taken 2

2  -  Here Comes The Boom

1  -  Flight

The Academy Awards for 1949 (Original radio broadcast)

Our wonderful friend Buck Benny comes through again with another of his academy award radio shows, this time its the 22nd Annual Awards.

22nd Annual Academy Awards

Host - Paul Douglas

March 23rd 1950

Los Angeles, CA

These are the last Oscar awards that will have all 5 best picture nominees that were in black and white.

All The King's Men would win Best Picture with Broderick Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge winning acting honors for All  The King's Men.

Billboard Hot 100 - No.1 songs of 1983

The Academy Awards for 1945 (original radio broadcast)

The 18th annual Academy Awards was held March 7th 1946 and was hosted by the legendary Bob Hope.

Click here for a complete rundown of the nominees and winners

Thanks to my friend Buck Benny he has posted the ABC radio broadcast of the first post war Oscars and it is great to hear all the legends receive their awards and to hear Bob Hope do what he did best, host the show and make the world laugh at itself.
The big winner of the night was the classic "Lost Weekend" which won Best Picture, Best Director for Billy Wilder and Best Actor for Ray Milland

I have also include a clip from the newsreel coverage of the event.

The Jack Benny Show 1952-53 Season

Tonight we continue in the 1952-53 radio season of The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny.
(courtesy of Buck Benny's OTR Podcast)


This episode has the legendary crooner Bing Crosby as the guest.


The Life of Bing Crosby
originally aired 02/15/1953
CBS Radio

New York Times Bestseller List - Fiction 02/17/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Fiction

Week Ending February 17th 2013

10 - The Racketeer - John Grisham
(15 weeks on list)

9  -  The Fifth Assassin - Brad Meltzer
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  Speaking From Among the Bones - Alan Bradley
(Debut)
When the body of the church organist turns up in the tomb of an English hamlet's patron saint, the 11year old sleuth and chemist Flavia de Luce is on the case.

7 - A Deeper Love Inside - Sister Souljah
(Debut)
A sequel to "The Coldest Winter Ever" focuses on Winter's younger sister, Porsche Santiaga.

6  -  Suspect - Robert Crais
(2 weeks)

5  -  Tenth of December - George Sanders
(4 weeks)

4  -  Private Berlin - James Patterson
(2nd week) (Last week's #1)

3  -  A Memory of Light - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
(4 weeks)

2  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(35 weeks)

1  -  Until The End of Time - Danielle Steel
(DEBUT)
The Stories of two relationships, at different times, intersect unexpectedly.

Billboard Hot 100 Singles Week Ending 02/23/2013

Nielsen Prime Time Tv Ratings 02/04-02-10/2013

Here are the Top 10  Prime Time Television programs for the week of February 4th-10th 2013

1 - Grammy Awards
CBS (28.38 million viewers)

2 - NCIS
CBS  (21.79)

3 - The Big Bang Theory
CBS  (18.98)

4 - NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS  (16.67)

5 - Person of Interest
CBS  (14.88)

6 - American Idol
FOX  (14.27)

7 - Two and a Half Men
CBS  (14.12)

8 - American Idol (Thursday)
FOX  (13.28)

9 - Criminal Minds
CBS  (11.98)

10 - 2 Broke Girls
CBS  (11.3)

Billboard Hot 100 - Top 50 Singles (2/16/2013)

The Jack Benny Show 1952-53 Season

Here we are again for the next episode in the 1952-53 season of the Jack Benny radio show (The Lucky Strike Program).   This season Jack was the #2 show on radio behind Amos N' Andy (which followed Jack on Sunday nights on CBS).

Thanks to Buck Benny and his Jack Benny podcast.  Please check it out for some great old time radio shows like Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Phil Harris, Suspense, Jimmy Durante, Escape and Gunsmoke.  He also has some great surprises each week.

Buck Benny's Jack Benny Podcast (click here)


The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny
Steak Ride 
(Mel Blanc's english horse)
originally aired 02/18/1953
CBS radio
(also included is Jack and Mel on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson talking about the english horse)
click here to see most of the interview with Johnny and see Jack's just double over laughing at Mel.
stick around after the show and listen to an interview of Mel Blanc by Dr. Demento from 1979.

New York Times Bestseller List - Non Fiction 02/10/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending February 10th 2013

10 - The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond
(4th week on list)

9  - A Higher Call - Adam Makos w/Larry Alexander
(5th week)

8  - To Sell Is Human - Daniel H Pink
(2nd week)

7  - No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer
(21st week)

6  - Thomas Jefferson - John Meacham
(11th week)

5  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly w/Martin Dugard
(70th week)

4  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly w/Martin Dugard
(17th week)

3  -  Going Clear - Lawrence Wright
(2nd week)

2  -  Francona - Terry Francona w/Dan Shaughnessy
(Debut)
The manager's Red Sox years.

1  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(2nd week on list) (2nd consecutive week at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List - Fiction 02/10/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Fiction

Week Ending February 10th 2013

10 - The Twelve Tribes of Hattie - Ayana Mathis
(7 weeks on list)

9  -  The Racketeer - John Grisham
(14 weeks)

8  -  The Third Bullet - Stephen Hunter
(2nd week)

7  -  The Fifth Assassin - Brad Meltzer
(2nd week)

6  -  Tenth of December - George Saunders
(3rd week)

5  -  Ever After - Kim Harrison
(Debut)
The witch Rachel Morgan and an unlikely ally battle a demon in order to prevent an apocalypse.

4  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(34 weeks)

3  -  Suspect - Robert Crais
(Debut)
A Los Angeles policeman and a German shepherd, both suffering from PTSD, search for the killers of the cop's partner.

2  -  A Memory of Light - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
(Last week - #1) (3rd week on list)

1  -  Private Berlin - James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
(DEBUT)
A superstar agent at the German headquarters of an investigation firm disappears.

What's My Line (August 28th 1966)

The season 17 premiere

(1966-67) 

What's My Line?

Sitting on the panel tonight are Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, Allen Ludden and Betty White.

(thanks match game productions)

Nielsen Primetime Tv Ratings 01/28-02/03/2013

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 28-Feb. 3. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore vs. San Francisco, CBS, 108.69 million.

2. "Super Bowl Power Outage," CBS, 106.56 million.

3. "NCIS," CBS, 22.07 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 17.76 million.

5. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 17.3 million.

6. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 15.78 million.

7. "Person of Interest," CBS, 15.71 million.

8. "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 13.8 million.

9. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 13.7 million.

10. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 11.5 million.

11. "Vegas," CBS, 11.23 million.

12. "Elementary," CBS, 10.9 million.

13. "CSI: NY," CBS, 10.39 million.

14. "The Following," Fox, 10.1 million.

15. "Undercover Boss," CBS, 9.94 million.

16. "Super Bowl: Greatest Commercials," CBS, 9.65 million.

17. "Bones," Fox, 9.25 million.

18. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 8.93 million.

19. "The Big Bang Theory" (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), CBS, 8.16 million.

20. "Scandal," ABC, 8.09 million.

The Jack Benny Show 1952-53 Season

The next episode in our look at the 1952-53 season of the Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny.
This season would see Jack at #2 in the radio ratings behind a resurgent Amos N' Andy that followed him on Sunday nights on CBS.


02/01/1953
High Noon w/special guest Stanley Kramer
CBS Radio

New York Times Bestseller List Fiction 02/03/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Fiction

Week Ending 02/03/2013

10 - Kinsey and Me - Sue Grafton
(2 weeks on list)

9  -  Standing in Another Man's Grave - Ian Rankin
(Debut)
After retiring from the Edinburgh police force, John Rebus investigates the case of a young woman who disappeared in 1999.

8  -  The Twelve Tribes of Hattie - Ayana Mathis
(6 weeks on list)

7  -  The Racketeer - John Grisham
(13 weeks on list)

6  -  Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker - Jennifer Chiaverini 
(Debut)
A novel about Elizabeth Keckley, who was born a slave, earned her freedom through her dressmaking skill and became a friend of Mary Todd Lincoln.

5  -  The Third Bullet - Stephen Hunter
(Debut)
The veteran sniper Bob Lee Swagger investigates the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

4  -  Tenth of December - George Saunders
(2nd week on list)

3  -  The Fifth Assassin - Brad Meltzer
(Debut)
Tracking an assassin who is recreating the crimes of the four men who murdered presidents, Beecher White discovers that they all were working together.

2  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(33rd week on list)

1  -  A Memory of Light - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
(2nd week on list and 2nd consecutive week at #1)
The 14th and final novel in the Wheel of  Time fantasy series

New York Times Bestseller List Non Fiction 02/03/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending 02/03/2013

10 - Total Frat Move - W.R. Bolen
(Debut)
Fraternity humor

9  -  To Sell is Human - Daniel H Pink
(Debut)
Insights from social science about how to move others.

8  -  Thomas Jefferson - Jon Meacham
(10 weeks on list)

7  -  The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  A Higher Call - Adam Makos w/Larry Alexander
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(69 weeks on list)

4  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer
(20 weeks on list)

3  -  Going Clear - Lawrence Wright 
(Debut)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the world of Scientology

2  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(16 weeks on list)

1  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(DEBUT)
The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton, working for the Manhattan District Attorney's office and becoming a federal judge.