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Sunday, July 6, 2025
Top Ten #361: Special "Been doing this list for 5 years" edition
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Top Ten #360
Thursday, June 26, 2025
John Tesh's other fantastic NBC Sports theme: "Gridiron Dreams"
A few weeks ago, I wrote about John Tesh's "Roundball Rock" and how I was ready to move on from it. Don't get me wrong, I love the iconic NBA on NBC theme, but I wanted to show some love to the fab NBA Game of the Week theme ABC used in the Seventies.
Well, to show there are no hard feelings, I want to tout a Tesh composition that doesn't get the same kind of love: His dynamic song for the NBC's NFL coverage. Here's a nice clean copy of "Gridiron Dreams." This is electric!
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Top Ten #359
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Top Ten #358
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Top Ten #357
Monday, June 2, 2025
NBA Game of the Week > Roundball Rock?
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Top Ten #356: Special "It's June" Edition!
Monday, May 26, 2025
Happy Memorial Day!
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Top Ten #355
Monday, May 19, 2025
RetroFan #37
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Top Ten #354
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Inside the Guide: May 4-10 1985 Features and Articles
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Inside the Guide: May 4-10 1985 Part 6: Friday night!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Inside the Guide: May 4-10 1985 Part 5: Thursday night!
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Top Ten #353: Special Mother's Day Edition
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Inside the Guide: May 4-10 1985 Part 4: Wednesday night!
Inside the Guide: May 4-10 1985 Part 3: Tuesday night!
Some of what aired Tuesday, May 7, 1985:
First time on network television!
Comedy tonight on ABC! I love Tony's face in the Who's da Boss ad. And is that Susan Lucci? Looks like an ad for License to Drive or one of those other teen 80s movies.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Inside the Guide: May 4-10 1985 Part 2: Monday night!
Another great night of TV here on May 6, 1985, 40 years ago to the day.
CBS has a lot of excitement:
But what have we here on NBC? BLOOPERS! Look at Ed's face.
I see this ad today, and I think, how is this not on CBS?
And of course we have to show you the ad for THIS show:
Monday, May 5, 2025
Inside the Guide: May 4-10 1985 Part 1: Sunday night!
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Top Ten #352: Special "It's beginning to feel a lot like Summer" edition!
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Top Ten #351
1) Ironside: John in our Facebook group has been watching this series lately, and at his recommendation I checked out Season 5's "The Professionals," which features interesting turns by James Drury and BOTNS favorite Michael Lerner (I promise it's actually him). There's also a look at OG Entertainment Tonight host Tom Hallick, but the real thrill for me is the unending grumpiness of Burr as Chief Ironside. The guy does smile at times, but it's usually tinged with sarcasm or something else.
2) What's Happening!!: Castmembers Ernest Lee Thomas and Haywood Nelson (Why do I always want to call him Spencer Haywood?) appeared on Today this week to share memories of the series. Yes, the Doobies were mentioned; no, Gary Sandy was not.
3) The NFL Draft: Each year the teams of the National Football League freshen and improve their roster by taking new players. I wish I could "draft" some new shows for the TV channels and streamers out there.
4) Fantasy Island: The great Retroist Podcast has a new episode about the series, and, you know, I keep forgetting Roku Channel has the whole series right now!
5) Wink Martindale Games: The late game show icon's YouTube channel posted a video stating it would continue and honor Wink's legacy by maintaining an active online presence, and that's great news for all of us!
6) MTV Presents The Tubes: 40 years ago tonight, the channel, which used to feature live concert programming on the weekends, showed a San Francisco performance of the band.
7) National Babe Ruth Day: It's a day established in 1947 to celebrate the life and exploits of the Yankees legend, such as the time he met Cleopatra.
8) Jack Klugman: Happy 103rd! We don't need a traditional "milestone" number to celebrate Klugger around here.
9) Jim Lampley: The longtime sports broadcaster has a new book out and gave an honest (Seems to have an awareness of his own ego and past troubles) and recently gave an entertaining interview on the Good Seats Still Available podcast.
10) R.I.P.: A big list this week, unfortunately.
Will Hutchins:
Lulu Roman:
Lar Park Lincoln:
Mike Patrick: