My latest article examines Nielsen’s “black weeks,” periods when no ratings were taken and the networks burned off prestige programs nobody wanted to watch.
Very First Nielsen Report?
Did Milton Berle top the very first Nielsen report issued in May 1950?
Co-Eds Note Perils of Television Age
A brief article from 1948 about one of the perils of the new television age: being spotted on TV at a basketball game when you should be at the library.
WTIC-TV FOX 61 Image Spot
An image spot for WTIC-TV, Connecticut’s FOX affiliate, from October 1992.
How “Casino Royale” (Climax!) Was Recovered
In October 1954, an episode of Climax! called “Casino Royale” aired on CBS, the first adaptation of a James Bond novel. It was recovered in 1981
December 1948 New York City Hooper Ratings
Here are the top ten “regularly sponsored” television shows in New York City from December 1948 according to C.E. Hooper.