December 5th 2016
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 11/27/2016
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending November 27th 2016
10 - Escape Clause - John Sandford
(4 weeks on list)
9 - Vince Flynn : Order To Kill - Kyle Mills
(5 weeks on list)
8 - The Award - Danielle Steel
(2 weeks on list)
A Frenchwoman who worked with the Resistance but was accused of collaboration finally has her name cleared.
7 - This Was A Man - Jeffrey Archer
(Debut)
The final installment of the Clifton Chronicles
6 - Small Great Things - Jodi Picoult
(5 weeks on list)
5 - The Chemist - Stephanie Meyer
(Debut)
A specialist in chemically controlled torture, on the run from her former employers, takes one last job - pursuing a man with whom she joins forces.
4 - Two By Two - Nicholas Sparks
(6 weeks on list)
3 - The Wrong Side of Goodbye - Michael Connelly
(2 weeks on list)
The detective Harry Bosch helps a small police department track a serial rapist, while as a P.I. he aids a billionaire in search of a possible heir.
2 - The Whistler - John Grisham
(3 weeks on list)
1 - Night School - Lee Child
(Debut)
Jack Reacher, still in the Army, becomes involved in an investigation with elite agents from the F.B.I and C.I.A.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Old Time Radio Show of the Week
LUX Radio Theater
November 23rd 1936
"The Story of Louis Pasteur"
starring Paul Muni
The famous scientist fights overwhelming opposition to his germ theory of disease.
Friday, November 25, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Nielsen Prime Time Network Ratings (November 14-20th 2016)
Nielsen Prime Time Broadcast TV Ratings
Total Viewers for the week of November 14-20 2016:
1 - Sunday Night Football (NBC) Sunday 832pm (Green Bay vs Washington)
2 - 60 Minutes (CBS) Sunday 746pm
3 - NCIS (CBS) Tuesday 8pm
4 - The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 8pm
5 - Thursday Night Football (NBC) Thursday 827pm
6 - Bull (CBS) Tuesday 9pm
7 - Dancing With the Stars (ABC) Monday 8pm
8 - Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC) Sunday 758pm
9 - NCIS : Los Angeles (CBS) Sunday 846pm
10 - Blue Bloods (CBS) Friday 10pm
11 - Hawaii Five-O (CBS) Friday 9pm
12 - The Voice (NBC) Monday 8pm
13 - The Voice (NBC) Tuesday 8pm
14 - This Is Us (NBC) Tuesday 9pm
15 - NCIS : New Orleans (CBS) Tuesday 10pm
16 - Madam Secretary (CBS) Sunday 946pm
17 - Survivor (CBS) Wednesday 8pm
18 - Empire (Fox) Wednesday 9pm
19 - American Music Awards (ABC) Sunday 8pm
20 - MacGyver (CBS) Friday 8pm
21 - Grey's Anatomy (ABC) Thursday 8pm
22 - Mom (CBS) Thursday 901pm
23 - Criminal Minds (CBS) Wednesday 9pm
24 - Modern Family (ABC) Wednesday 9pm
25 - The Great Indoors (CBS) Thursday 831pm
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
What's My Line? (Fred Allen's Debut)
What's My Line?
August 15th 1954
Fred Allen's Debut
(Mystery Guest : Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody)
Monday, November 21, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016
NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) November 13th 2016
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending November 14th 2016
10 - Let Me Tell You about Jasper - Dana Perino
(Debut)
Reflections on dogs,especially her Vizsla, Jasper, and politics, by the co-host of Fox News's "The Five", a former press secretary to President George W. Bush.
9 - Upstream - Mary Oliver
(3 weeks on list)
8 - Filthy Rich - James Patterson and John Connolly with Tim Malloy
(3 weeks on list)
7 - Hamilton: The Revolution - Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
(28 weeks on list)
6 - Not Dead Yet - Phil Collins
(Debut)
A memoir by the Genesis drummer/singer/songwriter.
5 - Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
(14 weeks on list)
4 - Shaken - Tim Tebow and A.J. Gregory
(Debut)
The Heisman Trophy winner writes about overcoming obstacles.
3 - Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
(5 weeks on list)
2 - Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(7 weeks on list)
1 - The Magnolia Story - Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino
(2 weeks on list) (2 weeks at #1)
The lives of the couple who star in the HGTV show "Fixer Upper"
NY Times Bestseller List - Fiction (November 13th 2016)
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending November 13th 2016
10 - Commonwealth - Ann Patchett
(7 weeks)
9 - The Obisdian Chamber - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
(2 weeks on list)
8 - The Blood Mirror - Brent Weeks
(Debut)
The fourth book in the fantasy Lightbringer series.
7 - Sex, Lies and Serious Money - Stuart Woods
(Debut)
The New York lawyer Stone Barrington's client needs help spending the fortune he won in the lottery, as well as protection from scheming bad guys.
6 - A Baxter Family Christmas - Karen Kingsbury
(Debut)
A story of love redemption featuring the Baxter family.
5 - Vince Flynn : Order To Kill - Kyle Mills
(3 weeks on list)
4 - Escape Clause - John Sandford
(2 weeks on list)
3 - Small Great Things - Jodi Picoult
(3 weeks on list)
2 - Two By Two - Nicholas Sparks
(4 weeks on list)
1 - The Whistler - John Grisham
(Debut)
A whistleblower alerts a Florida investigator to judicial corruption involving the Mob and Indian casinos.
Classic Movie Poster of the Week
"Shoes of the Fisherman"
The movie based on the worldwide bestselling novel by Morris West opens in US theaters on November 14th 1968.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Old Time Radio Show of the Week
The Jell-O Program starring Jack Benny
November 12th 1939
"Jack's Toothache"
Jack has a toothache, so he consults with Dr. Frank Nelson, a painless (?) dentist. When Dr. Nelson gives him gas, Jack has a most unusual dream. He dreams that he's become Carmichael the bear, and even Fred Allen haunts him. (Fred is impersonated by Peter Lind Hayes)
Friday, November 11, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
2016 World Series MVP
Ben Zobrist
Chicago Cubs
(Left Field)
.357 Batting Average .419 On Base Percentage
5 runs scored
10 hits
(including go ahead, RBI double in the 10th inning of Game 7)
Monday, November 7, 2016
NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) November 6th 2016
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending November 6th 2016
10 - Today Will Be Different - Maria Semple
(3 weeks on list)
9 - Home - Harlan Coben
(5 weeks on list)
8 - The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware
(14 weeks on list)
7 - Commonwealth - Ann Patchett
(6 weeks on list)
6 - The Secret History of Twin Peaks - Mark Frost
(Debut)
An amplification of the world of the 1990-91 TV series "Twin Peaks" by the show's co-creator, in preparation for new episodes to be aired on Showtime in 2017.
5 - Vince Flynn: Order To Kill - Kyle Mills
(2 weeks on list)
Flynn's character, the C.I.A. operative Mitch Rapp, uncovers a dangerous Russian plot.
4 - The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
(Debut)
While the F.B.I. agent Aloysius Pendergast is believed dead, his ward is kidnapped.
3 - Small Great Things - Jodi Picoult
(2 weeks on list) (#1 last week)
A medical crisis entangles a black nurse, a white supremacist father and a white lawyer.
2 - Two By Two - Nicholas Sparks
(3 weeks on list) (1 week at #1)
1 - Escape Clause - John Sandford
(Debut)
Virgil Flowers of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension must deal with the theft of tigers from the local zoo.
Friday, November 4, 2016
Tonight Show Hashtags: #ThatHappened
The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Hashtags
November 3rd 2016
Thursday, November 3, 2016
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