Top Ten: Mark's Favorite Columbo Episodes (NBC,1971-1978; ABC, 1989-2003)

 

1.  "Columbo Likes the Nightlife " (January 30,2003)

2.  "Ashes to Ashes " (October 8,1998)

3.  "Agenda for Murder" (February 10,1990)

4.  "Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" (February 6,1989)

5.  "Last Salute to the Commodore" (May 2,1976)

6.  "Identity Crisis " (November 2,1975)

7.  "By Dawn's Early Light" (October 27,1974)

8.  "Swan Song" (March 3,1974)

9.  "Dagger of the Mind"(November 26,1972)

10.  "Murder By the Book" (September 15,1971)

 

Top Ten: Mark's Favorite Upstairs Downstairs Episodes

 

1.  "Whither Shall I wonder?"  (UK: December 21, 1975; US: May 1,1977)
2.  "On With the Dance" (UK:  September 7, 1975; US:  January 16, 1977)
3.  "Peace out of Pain". (UK:  December 7,1974; US:  March 28,1976)
4.  "News from the Front " UK: September 21,1974; US: January 11,1976)
5.  "Goodwill to All Men" (UK:  December 22,1973; US: December 29,1974)
6.  "Rose's Pigeon " (UK:  November 24,1973; US: December 1,1974)
7.  "Miss Forrest" (UK:  October 27,1973; US: November 3,1974)
8.  "A Family Gathering" (UK: January 19,1973; US: March 31,1974)
9.  "For Love of Love " (UK:  March 5,1972; US: January 20,1974)
10.  "On Trial" (UK: October 10, 1971; US:  January 6,1974)

Radio Leftovers: Mark’s Favorite Radio Shows, Part 2

1.  Monitor (NBC, June 12, 1955-January 26, 1975)

2.  Duffy's Tavern (CBS,March 1, 1941-June 30, 1942; NBC Blue Network/ABC, October 6, 1942-June 27, 1944; NBC, September 15, 1944-December 28, 1951)

3.  Crime Classics (CBS, June 15, 1953-June 30, 1954)

4.  Cathy and Elliott Lewis on Stage (CBS, January 2, 1953-September 30, 1954)

5.  The Six Shooter (NBC, September 20, 1953-June 24, 1954)

6.  Welcome, Travelers (ABC, June 30, 1947-July 8, 1949; NBC, July 11, 1949-September 24, 1954)

7.  The Life of Riley (CBS, April 12-September 6, 1941; Blue Network/ABC, January 16, 1944-July 8, 1945; NBC, September 8, 1945-June 29, 1951)

8.  America's Town Meeting of the Air (Blue Network/ABC, May 30, 1935-July 1, 1956)

9.  Fathers Knows Best (NBC, August 25, 1949-April 25, 1954)

10.  Invitation to Learning (CBS, May 26, 1940-December 28, 1964)

Radio Leftovers: Mark’s Favorite Radio Shows, Part 1

1.  Suspense (CBS, June 17,1942-September 30, 1962)

2.  Family Theater (Mutual, February 13, 1947-September 11, 1957)

3.  The Amos 'n' Andy Show (Sam 'n' Henry, The Amos'n' Andy Music Hall) (WGN, January 12, 1926-December 18, 1927; WMAQ, March 19, 1928-August 16, 1929; NBC, August 19, 1929-December 31, 1937; NBC Red, January 3, 1938-March 31, 1939; CBS,April 3, 1939-February 19, 1943; NBC, October 8, 1943-June 1, 1945; NBC, October 2, 1945-July 6, 1948; CBS, October 10, 1948-May 22, 1955; CBS, September 13, 1954-November 25, 1960)

4.  True Detective Mysteries (CBS, May 16, 1929-May 8, 1930; Mutual, September 8, 1936-August 31, 1937; Mutual, April 5, 1938-March 28, 1939; Mutual, April 29, 1944-June 2, 1958)

5.  The Big Story (NBC, April 2, 1947-March 23, 1955)

6.  Wendy Warren and the News (CBS, June 23, 1947-November 12, 1958)

7.  The NBC University Theater (NBC, July 30, 1948-February 14, 1951)

8.  21st Precinct (CBS, July 7, 1953-July 26, 1956)

9.  Nick Carter, Master Detective (Mutual, April 11, 1943-September 25, 1955)

10.  The Greatest Story Ever Told (ABC, January 26, 1947-December 30, 1956)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Radio Journalists

1.  Ed Herlihy (August 14,1909-January 30,1999)

2.  Paul Harvey (September 4,1918-February 28,2009)

3.  Edward R. Murrow (April 25,1908-April 27,1965)

4.  Lowell Thomas (April 6,1892-August 29,1981)

5.  Robert Pierpoint (May16,1925-October 22,2011)

6.  Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917-October 13,1990)

7.  Charles Kuralt (September 10,1934-July 4,1997)

8.  Edwin Newman (January 25,1919-August 13,2010)

9.  Walter Winchell  (April 7,1897-February 20,1972)

10.  John Cameron Swayze (April 4,1906-August 15,1995)

Top Ten: Mark's Favorite Radio Characters

1.  Irma Peterson & Jane Stacy (Marie Wilson & Cathy Lewis) (My Friend Irma)

2.  Johnny Dollar (Charles Russell, Edmond O'Brien, John Lund, Bob Bailey, Bob Readick, Mandel Kramer) (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

3.  Liz & George Cooper (Lucille Ball & Richard Denning) (My Favorite Husband)

4.  Connie Brooks (Eve Arden) (Our Miss Brooks)

5.  Millie Bronson (Audrey Totter, Elena Verdugo) (Meet Millie)

6.  Sam Spade (Howard Duff, Steve Dunne) (The Adventures of Sam Spade)

7.  Det. Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) (Dragnet)

8.  Fibber & Molly McGee (Jim & Marian Jordan) (Fibber McGee and Molly)

9.  Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve (Harold "Hal" Peary, Willard Waterman) (The Great Gildersleeve)

10.  Luigi Basco (J. Carrol Naish) (Life with Luigi)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Female Radio Performers

1. Eve Arden (April 30, 1908-November 12, 1990)

2.  Virginia Gregg (March 6, 1916-September 15, 1986)

3.  Cathy Lewis (December 27, 1916-November 20, 1968)

4.  Mary Jane Croft (February 15, 1916-August 24, 1999)

5.  Mary Livingston (June 25, 1905-June 30, 1983)

6.  Georgia Ellis (March 12, 1917-March 30, 1988)

7.  Alice Faye (May 5, 1915-May 9, 1998)

8.  Gracie Allen (July 26, 1895-August 27, 1964)

9.  Tallulah Bankhead (January 31, 1902-December 12, 1968)

10.  Lucille Ball (August 6, 1911-April 26, 1989)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Male Radio Performers

 

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Male Radio Performers

1.  Jack Benny (February 14, 1894-December 26, 1974)

2.  Hans Conried (April 15, 1917-January 5, 1982)

3.  John Dehner (November 23, 1915-February 4, 1992)

4.  Phil Harris (June 24, 1904-August 11, 1995)

5.  William Conrad (September 27, 1920-February 11, 1994)

6.  Fred Allen (May 31, 1894-March 17, 1956)

7.  Arthur Godfrey (August 31, 1903-March 16, 1983)

8.  George Burns (January 20, 1896-March 9, 1996)

9.  Mel  Blanc (May 30, 1908-July 10, 1989)

10.  Paul Frees (June 22, 1920-November 2, 1986)

 

 

Top Ten: Mark's Favorite Radio Western/Adventure Shows

1.  The Lone Ranger (WXYZ; WGN; WOR; WLW; Mutual, January 31, 1933-February 10, 1939; Mutual, February 13, 1939-May 1, 1942; Blue Network/ABC, May 4, 1942-May 25, 1956)

2.  The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater/The CBS Radio Adventure Theater (CBS, February 5, 1977-January 29, 1978)

3.  Tales of the Texas Rangers (NBC, July 8, 1950-September 14, 1952)

4.  Have Gun--Will Travel (CBS, November 23, 1958-November 27, 1960)

5.  Frontier Gentleman (CBS, February 2-November 16, 1958)

6.  Fort Laramie (CBS, January 22-October 28, 1956)

7.  The Roy Rogers Show (Mutual, November 21, 1944-May 15, 1945; NBC, October 5, 1946-March 29, 1947; Mutual, August 29, 1948-May 13,1951; NBC, October 5, 1951-July 21, 1955)

8.  Gene Autry's Melody Ranch (CBS, January 7, 1940-August 1, 1943; CBS, September 23, 1945-May 13, 1956)

9.  Rocky Jordan (CBS, October 31, 1948-September 10, 1950; CBS, June 27-August 22, 1951)

10.  Challenge of the Yukon (Sergeant Preston of the Yukon) WXYZ, February 3, 1938-May 28, 1947; ABC, June 12, 1947-December 30, 1949; Mutual, January 2, 1950-June 9, 1955)

Top Ten: Mark's Favorite Radio Audience Participation Shows

1.  Art Linkletter's House Party (CBS, January 15,1945-January 10,1947; CBS, December 1,1947-December 31,1948; ABC, January 3-July 1,1949; ABC, September 19-December 30,1949;CBS, January 2, 1950-October 13,1967)

2.  You Bet Your Life (ABC, October 27,1947-May 25 1949; CBS, October 5, 1949-June 28,1950; NBC, October 4,1950-September 19,1956)

3.  Truth or Consequences (CBS, March 23-July 27,1940; NBC, August 17,1940-June 24,1950; CBS, September 5,1950-May29,1951; NBC, June 17-September 30,1952; NBC, September 18,1952-April 15,1954; NBC, October 26,1955-September 12,1956)

4.  Queen for a Day (Mutual, April 30,1945-June 10,1957)

5.  The Quiz Kids (NBC, June 28-August 30,1940; Blue Network/ABC, September 4,1940-September 22,1946; NBC, September 29,1946-September 23,1951; CBS, September 14,1952-July 5,1953)

6.  Break the Bank ( Mutual, October 20,1945-April 13,1946; July 5,1946-September 23,1949; NBC, September 25,1950-September 21,1951; ABC, September 24,1951-March 27,1953; NBC, September 27,1953-July 15,1955)

7.  Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (CBS, July 2,1946-October 1,1956)

8.  Strike It Rich (CBS, June 29,1947-April 30,1950; NBC, May 1,1950-December 27,1957)

9.  Can You Top This? (Mutual, December 9,1940-September 19,1945; NBC, October 3,1942-September 25,1948; Mutual, September 29, 1948-May 24,1950; ABC, September 23,1950-June 26,1951; NBC, October 5, 1953-March 26,1954; NBC, April 2-July 9,1954)

10.  Stop the Music (ABC, March 21,1948-August 10,1952; CBS, August 17,1954-February 15, 1955)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Radio Variety Shows

1.  Arthur Godfrey Time (CBS, April 30, 1945-April 30, 1972)

2.  The Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show (The Chase and Sanborn Hour, The Charlie McCarthy Show, The Edgar Bergen Show, The New Edgar Bergen Hour) (NBC, May 9, 1937-December 26, 1948; CBS, October 2, 1949-July 1, 1956)

3.  Command Performance (Armed Radio Service, March 1, 1942-December 20, 1949)

4.  The Bing Crosby Show (Fifteen Minutes with Bing Crosby, The Cremo Singer, The Music That Satisfies, The Woodbury Radio Program, The Kraft Music Hall, Philco Radio Time, The Bing Crosby Chesterfield Show, The General Electric Show) (CBS, September 2, 1931-February 27, 1932; March 8-July 20, 1932; CBS, January 4-April 15, 1933; CBS, October 16, 1933-June 11, 1935; NBC, January 2, 1936-May 9, 1946; ABC, October 16, 1946-June 1, 1949; CBS, September 21, 1949-June 25, 1952; CBS, October 9, 1952-May 30, 1954; CBS, November 22, 1954-December 28, 1956)

5.  The Frank Sinatra Show (Songs by Sinatra, Light-Up Time, Meet Frank Sinatra) CBS, October 27, 1942-June 4, 1947; NBC, September 5, 1949-June 2, 1950-July 22, 1951; NBC, November 10,1953-July 15, 1955)

6.  The Kraft Music Hall (NBC, June 26, 1933-September 22, 1949)

7.  Your Hit Parade (NBC, April 20, 1935-December 1, 1937; CBS, May 2, 1936-April 19, 1947; NBC. April 26,1947-January 16,1953)

8.  The Judy Canova Show (CBS, July 6, 1943-June 27, 1944; NBC, January 13, 1945-May 28, 1953)

9.  The Fred Allen Show (The Linit Bath Club Revue, The Salad Bowl Revue, The Sal Hepatica Revue, Hour of Smiles, Town Hall Tonight, The Texaco Star Theater) CBS, October 23, 1932-April 16, 1933; NBC, August 4-December 1, 1933; NBC, January 3, 1934-, June 26, 1940; CBS, October 2, 1940-June 25, 1944; NBC, October 7, 1945-December 28, 1947; NBC, January 4, 1948-June 26, 1949)

10.  The Breakfast Club (Blue Network/ABC, June 23, 1933-December 27, 1968)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Radio Dramas

1. The Cavalcade of America (CBS, October 9, 1935 - May 29, 1939; NBC, January 2, 1940 -March 31, 1953)
2.  You Are There (CBS Is There) (CBS, July 7, 1947 - March 19, 1950)
3.  The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen (Mutual, July 3, 1947 - February 14, 1948)
4.  Dr. Christian (CBS, November 7, 1937 - January 6, 1954)
5.  The Story of Dr. Kildare (Syndicated, 1949 - 1958)
6.  Grand Central Station (Blue Network, October 8,1937 - April 15, 1938; April 24, 1938 - October 18, 1940; Blue Network, November 12, 1940 - July 1,1941; CBS, July 9 - October 1, 1941; NBC, October 10, 1941 - July 3, 1942; CBS, March 4, 1944 - September 5,1953; ABC, January 18 - April 2, 1954)
7.  Big Town (CBS, October 19, 1937 - July 2, 1942; CBS, October 5, 1943 - June 22, 1948; NBC, September 14, 1948 - December 25, 1951; CBS, December 12, 1951 - June 25,1952)
8.  Bold Venture (Syndicated 1951-1952)
9.  The First Nighter Program (Blue Network, November 27, 1930 - September 29, 1933; NBC, October 6, 1933-February 12, 1937; CBS, February 19 - December 21, 1937; NBC, January 7 - August 26, 1938; CBS, September 2,1938 - May 29, 1942; Mutual, October 4, 1942 - October 25, 1944; CBS, October 4, 1947 - October 20, 1949; NBC, April 27, 1952 - September 27, 1953)
10.  Nightbeat (NBC, February 6, 1950-September 25, 1952)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Radio Sitcoms

1. The Jack Benny Program (The Canada Dry Program, The Chevrolet Program, The General Tire Show, The Jello Program, The Grape Nuts and Grape Nuts Flakes Program, The Lucky Strike Program, The Best of Benny) (Blue Network,  May 2 - October 26, 1932; CBS, October 30, 1932 - January 26, 1933; NBC, March 17, 1933 - April 1, 1934; NBC, April 6 - September 28, 1934; NBC, October 14, 1934 - May 31, 1942; NBC, October 4, 1942 - June 4, 1944; NBC, October 1, 1944 - December 26, 1948; CBS, January 2, 1949 - May 22, 1955; CBS, October 28, 1956 - June 22, 1958)

2.  My Friend Irma (CBS, April 11, 1947 - August 23, 1954)

3.  Life with Luigi (CBS, September 21, 1948 - March 3, 1953)

4.  Fibber McGee and Molly (NBC, April 16, 1935 - March 23, 1956)

5.  The Great Gildersleeve (NBC, August 31, 1941 - March 21, 1957)

6.  Meet Millie (CBS, July 2, 1951 - September 23, 1954)

7.  My Favorite Husband (CBS, July 23, 1948 - March 31, 1951)

8. Our Miss Brooks (CBS, July 19, 1948 - June 30, 1957)

9.  The Halls of Ivy (NBC, January 6, 1950 - June 25, 1952)

10.  The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show (The Fitch Bandwagon) NBC, September 29, 1946 - June 18, 1954)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Radio Anthologies

1.  The Sears Radio Theater/The Mutual Radio Theater (CBS, February 5, 1979-February 1, 1980; Mutual, March 3 - December 19, 1980)

2.  The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (CBS, January 6, 1974 - December 31, 1982)

3.  Screen Director's Playhouse (NBC Theater, Screen Director's Guild) (NBC, January 9, 1949 - September 28, 1951)

4.  The Lux Radio Theater (Blue Network, October 14, 1934 - June 30, 1935; CBS, July 29, 1935 - June 28, 1954; NBC, September 14, 1954-June 7, 1955)

5.  Inner Sanctum Mysteries (Blue Network, January 7, 1941 - August 29, 1943; CBS, September 4, 1943 - April 17, 1950; ABC, September 4, 1950 - June 28, 1951; CBS, June 22 - October 5, 1952)

6.  Romance (CBS, April 19,1943 - January 5,1957)

7.  Escape (CBS, July 7,1947 - September 25,1954)

8.  Hallmark Playhouse/The Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS, June 10,1948 - March 27,1955)

9.  Theatre Guild on the Air (ABC, September 9,1945 - June 5, 1949; NBC, September 11,1949 - June 7,1953)

10.  The Columbia Workshop (Twenty-Six by Corwin, Columbia Presents Corwin, The CBS Radio Workshop) (CBS, July 18, 1936 - November 8, 1942; CBS, May 4 - November 9, 1941; CBS, March 7, 1944 - August 21, 1945; CBS, February 2, 1946 - January 25, 1947; CBS, January 27, 1956 - September 22, 1957)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Radio Crime Dramas

1. Dragnet (NBC, June 3, 1949-February 26, 1957)

2. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (CBS, February 11, 1949-September 30, 1962)

3. Gangbusters (NBC, July 20-October 12, 1935; CBS, JANUARY 15, 1936-jUNE 15, 1940; Blue Network/ABC, October 11, 1940-December 25, 1948; CBS, January 8, 1949-June 25, 1955; Mutual, October 5, 1955-November 27, 1957)

4. The Lineup (CBS, July 6, 1950-February 20, 1953)

5. The FBI in Peace and War (CBS,November 25, 1944-September 28, 1958)

6. This is Your FBI (ABC, April 6, 1945-January 30, 1953)

7. Broadway Is My Beat (CBS, February 27, 1949-August 1, 1954)

8. Richard Diamond, Private Detective (NBC, April 24, 1949-December 6, 1950; ABC, January 5, 1951-June 27, 1952)

9. The Adventure of Philip Marlowe (NBC, June 17-September 9, 1947; CBS, September 26, 1948-September 15, 1951)

10. The Adventure of Sam Spade (ABC, July 12-October 4, 1946; CBS, September 29, 1946-September 18, 1949; NBC, September 25, 1949-April 27, 1951)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite TV Shows of the 2000s

1.  Two and a Half Men (CBS, 2003-2015)

2.  The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 2007-2019)

3.  Gilmore Girls (WB, 2000-2006; CW, 2006-2007)

4.  The Office (NBC, 2005-2013)

5.  Parks and Recreation (NBC, 2009-2015)

6.  30 Rock (NBC, 2006-2013)

7.  Modern Family (ABC, 2009-2020)

8.  How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 2005-2014)

9.  Desperate Housewives (ABC, 2004-2012)

10.  CSI:  Crime Scene Investigation (CBS, 2000-2015)

Top Ten: Mark's Favorite Shows of the 90s

1. ER (NBC, 1994-2009)
2. Friends (NBC, 1994-2004)
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-2003)
4. Angel (WB, 1999-2004)
5. Seinfeld (NBC, 1990-1998)
6. Law and Order (NBC, 1990-2010)
7. Frasier (NBC, 1993-2004)
8. 7th Heaven (WB, 1996-2006; CW, 2006-2007)
9. Ally McBeal (Fox, 1997-2002)

10. Home Improvement (ABC, 1991-1999)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite TV Shows from the 80s

1.  Cheers (NBC, 1982-1993)
2.  Newhart (CBS, 1982-1990)
3.  St.  Elsewhere (NBC, 1982-1988)
4.  Full House (ABC, 1987-1995)
5.  Growing Pains (ABC, 1985-1992)
6.  Murder, She Wrote (CBS, 1984-1996)
7.  The Cosby Show (NBC, 1984-1992)
8.  Married...With Children (Fox, 1987-1997)
9.  The Wonder Years (ABC, 1988-1993)
10.  The A-Team (NBC, 1983-1987)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite TV Shows from the 1970s

1.  The Waltons (CBS, 1972-1981)
2.  Eight is Enough (ABC, 1977-1981)
3.  Happy Days (ABC, 1974-1984)
4.  Laverne & Shirley (ABC, 1976-1983)
5.  Fantasy Island (ABC, 1978-1984)
6.  The Love Boat (ABC, 1977-1986)
7.  Taxi (ABC, 1978-1982; NBC, 1982-1983)
8.  M*A*S*H (CBS, 1972-1983)
9.  WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS, 1978-1982)
10.  Dallas (CBS, 1978-1991)

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Shows of the 1960s

1. My Three Sons (ABC, 1960-1965; CBS, 1965-1972)
2. Family Affair (CBS, 1966-1971)
3.  Petticoat Junction (CBS, 1963-1970)
4.  Green Acres (CBS, 1965-1971)
5.  Hawaii Five-O (CBS, 1968-1980)
6.  Adam-12, (NBC, 1968-1975)
7.  Mannix  (CBS, 1967-1975)
8.  Get Smart  (NBC, 1965-1969; CBS, 1969-1970)
9.  The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, 1961-1966)
10.  Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972)