All About M*A*S*H Since 1999
Super Bowl XLIV, which pitted Indianapolis Colts against the New Orleans Saints, was watched by 106,476,000 million viewers, topping the record of 105,970,000 viewers set by the series finale of M*A*S*H 27 years ago on February 28th, 1983. The game is now the most-WATCHED or most-VIEWED single television program in the United States. The game …
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Shawn sent me an e-mail to let me know that Hallmark Channel has once again removed M*A*S*H from its lineup. According to Shawn, this is the third time in five months that the cable channel has pulled the series. According to the Sitcoms Online Blog, a two-hour weekday block of M*A*S*H from 5-7PM has been …
Pernell Roberts, who starred in Trapper John, M.D. on CBS from 1979 to 1986, passed away last week at the age of 81. I’m sure many people, myself included, know him better as Adam Cartwright from NBC’s Bonanza, which he left in 1965 after six seasons. Back when cable channel FX had the rights to …
I’m not a big fan of sports but even I recognize the name Mark McGwire and, like many others, read about his admission that he used steroids last week. What I did not read was his reference to M*A*S*H. It’s not quite a reference on television, I admit, but it is an interesting connection to …
The very talented Steven, who was kind enough to send me pictures of the full size replica of the signpost he built, e-mailed me with photographs of a miniature version he has sitting on his desk. I’ve added it to Prop Spotlight: The Signpost. Here’s a close-up of the base: Steven’s Miniature Signpost
Paul e-mailed me a few days ago to let me know that Alan Alda was interviewed on an Australian television show called Elders with Andrew Denton (the program was broadcast on Monday, November 16th over ABC Television). According to Paul it was a “funny, heart-warming interview” that covered “Alan’s childhood, his mother’s schizophrenia, M*A*S*H (of …
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Just when it looked like M*A*S*H was back on the Hallmark Channel schedule for good it seems that Hallmark has decided to pull the bulk of its regular programming in order to air holiday movies through December. Shawn e-mailed me a few days ago to let me know that M*A*S*H was off the Hallmark schedule …
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The collection of 38 scripts from M*A*S*H and Trapper John, M.D. that I wrote about back in October sold last week for $310.70 (with a buyer’s premium) as part of Heritage Auction Galleries’ 2009 November Signature Music & Entertainment Auction #7011. A separate M*A*S*H script, a revised draft of “Sometimes You Hear the Bullet,” sold …
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