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Posted on October 17, 2016October 25, 2018

Nielsen Bottom 10, April 4th-10th, 1988

A look at the 10 lowest-rated programs on TV during the week of April 4th-10th, 1988. ABC’s Supercarrier was at the bottom of the ratings chart.

Posted on October 14, 2016September 17, 2018

TV Guide Close-Up: NET Journal (The Conservative Mr. Buckley)

Partial scan of a TV Guide Close-Up for NET Journal.

Here’s a TV Guide Close-Up for a September 1970 repeat of NET Journal‘s “The Conservative Mr. Buckley,” which originally aired in November 1969.

Posted on October 13, 2016September 30, 2016

Bookshelf: Battlestar Galactica Scrapbook

My review of The Official Battlestar Galactica Scrapbook by James Neyland, published in 1978.

Posted on October 10, 2016October 25, 2018

Nielsen Bottom 10, March 28th-April 3rd, 1988

A look at the 10 lowest-rated programs on TV during the week of March 28th-April 3rd, 1988. An Andy Williams special on NBC was at the bottom of the ratings chart.

Posted on October 9, 2016October 4, 2016

The State of Classic TV on TV: October 2016

The State of Classic TV on TV: October 2016 edition looks at recent changes to TV schedules for diginets like MeTV, Retro TV, Cozi TV, and getTV. Have any of your favorite TV shows been added?

Posted on October 8, 2016February 26, 2019

What Was the First Network Recap Special?

What was the first network recap special catching viewers up on the story so far? ABC aired a recap special for Soap in September 1977. Was it the very first?

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