Roseanne tops Cosby in Nielsen ratings for week
Roseanne on ABC scored the season’s first knockout over The Cosby Show, edging the NBC staple to lead the top prime time list for the week ending Dec 18. NBC held most of the top 10 spots as CBS lagged with mixed results across its new and ongoing series.
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Year of Video Boom Shoots to 1988 Blockbuster Hits
In 1988 the home video boom grows as three quarters of U S households own a VCR. Dirty Dancing tops Billboard’s year end rentals, with E T The Extra Terrestrial Cinderella Three Men And A Baby Beetlejuice and Lethal Weapon close behind. Other top titles include Fatal Attraction The Untouchables Moonstruck RoboCop Stakeout and The Witches Of Eastwick among many genres from drama to action and fantasy.
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Art exhibit showcases 400 Ogle County schoolchildren works
About 400 Ogle County schoolchildren’s art displays are open in Hickory Grove’s main lobby through Jan. 6. The exhibit, by Arts Alliance of Ogle County with funding from Illinois Arts Council and other sponsors, highlights student creativity.
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