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Posted on December 22, 2018March 2, 2025

Adventures in TV Audio: The Story of Christmas (1963)

Adventures in TV Audio: The Story of Christmas (1963)

Adventures in TV Audio explores some of the TV audio in my collection. Today’s installment is about audio from Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “The Story of Christmas” special, broadcast on NBC in 1963.

Posted on December 20, 2018February 19, 2019

Retro Review: The United States Steel Hour – “Man on a Mountaintop”

Partial still from The United States Steel Hour episode Man on a Mountaintop. A Theatre Guild Production. 2016 The Regents of the University of CaliforniaPartial still from The United States Steel Hour episode Man on a Mountaintop. A Theatre Guild Production. Copyright 2016 The Regents of the University of California.

My review of “Man on a Mountaintop,” a November 1961 episode of the CBS dramatic anthology The United States Steel Hour, starring Cliff Robertson.

Posted on December 19, 2018December 6, 2018

Nielsen Bottom 10, October 22nd-28th, 1973

Nielsen Bottom 10, October 22nd-28th, 1973

Here are the 10 lowest-rated programs on TV during Week 7 of the 1973-1974 season. Calucci’s Department on CBS was at the bottom of the ratings chart.

Posted on December 14, 2018December 11, 2018

Streaming Guide Update – December 2018

Streaming Guide to Short-Lived & Forgotten TV Shows

I’ve updated my Streaming Guide to Short-Lived & Forgotten TV Shows. It covers nine streaming services, including Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix, and more.

Posted on December 12, 2018December 6, 2018

Nielsen Bottom 10, October 15th-21st, 1973

Nielsen Bottom 10, October 15th-21st, 1973

Here are the 10 lowest-rated programs on TV during Week 6 of the 1973-1974 season. Calucci’s Department on CBS was at the bottom of the ratings chart.

Posted on December 10, 2018December 11, 2018

Q & A: The Burt Reynolds Late Show; The 13th Gate

Q & A: The Burt Reynolds Late Show; "The 13th Gate"

Questions: Did Burt Reynolds host monthly TV specials in the mid-1970s? Was there an unsold pilot from the 1960s about scientists battling supernatural threats?

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