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Day: October 29, 2013

I suspect that it’s the VOLUME of the singing that is making the baby cry though.

The night the program aired, the C.E. Hooper ratings service telephoned 5,000 households for its national ratings survey. “To what program are you listening?” the service asked respondents. Only 2 percent answered a radio “play” or “the Orson Welles program,” or something similar indicating CBS. None said a “news broadcast,” according to a summary published in Broadcasting. In other words, 98 percent of those surveyed were listening to something else, or nothing at all, on Oct. 30, 1938. This miniscule rating is not surprising. Welles’ program was scheduled against one of the most popular national programs at the time—ventriloquist Edgar Bergen’s Chase and Sanborn Hour, a comedy-variety show.

“The War of the Worlds” was outdone by a RADIO VENTRILIQUIST… A RADIO VENTRILIQUIST. Imagine somone describing a puppet show to you. That’s what beat out “The War of the Worlds” uh WOW

The night the program aired, the C.E. Hooper ratings service telephoned 5,000 households for its national ratings survey. “To what program are you listening?” the service asked respondents. Only 2 percent answered a radio “play” or “the Orson Welles program,” or something similar indicating CBS. None said a “news broadcast,” according to a summary published in Broadcasting. In other words, 98 percent of those surveyed were listening to something else, or nothing at all, on Oct. 30, 1938. This miniscule rating is not surprising. Welles’ program was scheduled against one of the most popular national programs at the time—ventriloquist Edgar Bergen’s Chase and Sanborn Hour, a comedy-variety show.

“The War of the Worlds” was outdone by a RADIO VENTRILIQUIST… A RADIO VENTRILIQUIST. Imagine somone describing a puppet show to you. That’s what beat out “The War of the Worlds” uh WOW

Hi, you should have come later. I’ll tell you about the work I need done after lunch. In the meantime, could you help me sync my iPhone?

Clients from Hell – I should NEVER read this site. Ever

Hi, you should have come later. I’ll tell you about the work I need done after lunch. In the meantime, could you help me sync my iPhone?

Clients from Hell – I should NEVER read this site. Ever