I didn't grow up anywhere near Chicago, but this makes me feel nostalgic anyway!
Showing posts with label Network Promos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Network Promos. Show all posts
Saturday, December 14, 2024
12 Days of Watching (2024) #4: From all of them to all of you...
I have a deep love of station-produced videos showing their staff waving to the camera and wishing everyone holiday cheer. Here is one showing Chicago's WBBM:
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Collectible Corner: BE THERE!
In the debut Collectible Corner post, here's a memento I recently acquired, one that had me singing as soon as I saw it:
Let's do this!
B-O-T-N-S, let's all be there!
Nah, doesn't work.
Mike and Rick, let's all be there!
Better but not quite.
Rick and Mike, let's all be there.
Hmm...I like that one...
Battle of the Network Shows, let's all--no, that does not work at all.
Hey, Mike, I think we need to change the show title!
Friday, March 13, 2020
The Network Promos playlist is now live!
After you listen to this week's new episode of Battle of the Network Shows, click below to see the promos we discuss! Plus Bill Anderson covers Still the One! Nell Carter brings the house down! More hot air balloons! And Flip Wilson and Gladys Knight try to keep CBS on top!
And remember to visit our official YouTube channel for episodes of the podcast as well and playlists for each of them!
And remember to visit our official YouTube channel for episodes of the podcast as well and playlists for each of them!
Show Notes: Episode 7-11: Network Promos
*We hope you enjoy this detour into the promotional aspects of BOTNS-era network TV--an area that is often under-discussed but fondly remembered!
*The Chicago Teddy Bears aired for 13 episodes in 1971 on CBS. Set in 1920s Chicago, it somehow failed despite a cast including Marvin Kaplan, John Banner, and Art Metrano!
*Gimme a Break aired 6 seasons, 1981-1987, on NBC. Never a big hit, it was a modest success for the network and now airs in reruns on Antenna TV.
*Still the One by Orleans appeared on the Waking and Dreaming LP and made it to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*CBS was the #1 rated network in total viewers for the 1984-1985 season, but after the 1985-1986 season, NBC was #1 for the first time ever (it had tied with CBS twice, but it was years ago) behind The Cosby Show, Golden Girls, and more.
*Here is an interview with Jake Holmes, who wrote jingles like Be All That You Can Be and many, many others/
*Check out our previous discussion of Charlotte Rae here in our Facts of Life episode.
*Who do you think won the battle of the network promos?
*The Chicago Teddy Bears aired for 13 episodes in 1971 on CBS. Set in 1920s Chicago, it somehow failed despite a cast including Marvin Kaplan, John Banner, and Art Metrano!
*Gimme a Break aired 6 seasons, 1981-1987, on NBC. Never a big hit, it was a modest success for the network and now airs in reruns on Antenna TV.
*Still the One by Orleans appeared on the Waking and Dreaming LP and made it to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*CBS was the #1 rated network in total viewers for the 1984-1985 season, but after the 1985-1986 season, NBC was #1 for the first time ever (it had tied with CBS twice, but it was years ago) behind The Cosby Show, Golden Girls, and more.
*Here is an interview with Jake Holmes, who wrote jingles like Be All That You Can Be and many, many others/
*Check out our previous discussion of Charlotte Rae here in our Facts of Life episode.
*Who do you think won the battle of the network promos?
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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