Week of December 15, 1992

A U.S. convoy of troops and other gear

reach Baidoa in the heart of southern

Somalia’s famine bringing peace, hope

and food.

Israel says it is deporting some 400

Palestinians to Lebanon because they

are supporters of militant Islamic groups

responsible for attacks on its forces in

the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip

President-elect Bill Clinton asks Americans everywhere to celebrate democracy

with him by ringing “bells of hope” on January 17 - the first day of inaugural

festivities. Any bell will do - even cowbells.

President Bush and British Prime Minister John Major announce that they will

seek U.N. authority to send air patrols over Bosnia-Herzegovina to stop Serbian

military aircraft from flying in the area.

Isuzu Motors announces that it will soon stop manufacturing passenger cars -

the first Japanese company in more than two decades to leave the passenger

car market. The company was famous for its Joe Isuzu ads during the mid-

1980’s, but apparently, they didn’t sell cars.

New York hearing - Woody Allen , making a surprise

appearance in court, wins the right to view a videotape

of his adopted 7-year-old daughter, Dylan, during which

she allegedly claims that he molested her. Lawyers for

Allen contend that Mia Farrow, Allen’s estranged long-

time companion, had fired Dylan’s therapist after the

psychologist told Farrow she had severe doubts about

the entire incident of purported sexual abuse. Ms.

Farrow’s lawyers say the therapist was discharged

because Allen was paying her fees and part of her

plane fare to return from a European vacation to

resume treating the child after the allegations were made.

Week of December 15, 1992

Top TV -

60 Minutes -24.7

Murder, She Wrote - 19.2

Roseanne - 17.1

Movie-A Killer Among Friends - 16.7

Murphy Brown - 16.4

Home Improvement - 16.4

PrimeTime Live - 16.3

Football - 16.0

20/20 - 16.0

Full House - 15.9

48 Hours - 15.6

Movie-A Message From Home

Cheers - 15.3

Movie-Shadow of a Stranger - 15.1

Rescue 911 - 14.9

Coach - 14.9

Evening Shade - 14.8

Jackie Thomas - 14.7

Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too - 14.3

Fresh Prince of Bel Air - 14.2

Blossom - 14.1

Love & War - 14.1

Family Matters - 13.8

Unsolved Mysteries - 13.7

Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper - 13.2

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - 13.1

Wings - 13.0

ABC cancels “Delta” with Delta Burke and will add “Matlock” with Andy Griffith.

Passing - Famed game show producer Mark

Goodson - one-half the team of Goodson and Bill

Todman. He was 77.

Week of December 15, 1992

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Frosty The Snowman, Wish That Changed

Christmas , In The Heat of the Night, 48 Hours,

NBC - Unsolved Mysteries, Seinfeld, Mad About You,

Law & Order, Tonight Show

ABC - The Wonder Years, Doogie Howser, M.D. Home

Improvement, Coach, Civil Wars

Fox - Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place

PBS - Mark Russell, Dance In America

HBO - Tales From The Crypt, Dream On, Larry Sanders

Seinfeld - Elaine sends a revealing Christmas card

photo and she doesn’t know it.

Mad About You - It’s the first courtship for Paul and

Jamie.

Tonight Show - Kevin Pollak, Martin Lawrence

Top Christmas albums -

Home For Christmas - Any Grant

Christmas Album - Neil Diamond

A Fresh Aire Christmas - Mannheim

Steamroller

A Very Special Christmas 2 - Various

Artists

A Very Special Christmas 1 - Various

Artists

The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole

A Romantic Christmas - John Tesh

It’s Christmas Time - Crosby/Sinatra/Cole

Radio news - WABC morning man and

Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa

confessed to the New York Post that he

staged his own kidnapping and several

other heroic stunts more than 10 years ago, to help launch his then-fledgling

subway watchdog group.

Week of December 15, 1992

Mutual Broadcasting’s “Larry King Show” will move from nights to days, 3-6pm

(Eastern) beginning February 1. The Jim Bohannon Show which only aired on

Saturday nights, moves into weeknights.

Also in New York - Malrite Communications decides to change the name of its

WHTZ-FM “Lovelines” show because of a flap with a similar show on KROQ, Los

Angeles. So now, it will be called “Lovephones.” The late-evening show is now

being simulcast in Philly on WEGX (Eagle 106).

Music news -

As of December 1, MTV began listing directors’ names in the on-screen credits of

music videos. The channel says it will be restricting its credits to directors-only for

now.

Looks like Eric Clapton’s

“Unplugged ” album is his biggest

selling ever - now approaching 7

million.

Barbra Streisand announces that she

has signed a movie and recording

contract with Sony. Her Barwood Films

will develop projects for Sony. The deal

is worth about $2 million a year for 10

years.

Don’t miss “MTV The Year In

Rock” with Kurt Loder and

Tabitha Soren . Two trends

in 1992 were the popular

acceptance of alternative rock and the increasing number of AIDS

benefits. Who could forget Ice Cube’s proclamation that he was glad of

the LA “uprising.” And much more.

Billboard’s Top Pop Artists For 1992 -

Garth Brooks

Mariah Carey

Guns N’ Roses

Boyz II Men

Michael Bolton

Michael Jackson

Genesis

Week of December 15, 1992

En Vogue

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Color Me Badd

Kris Kross

Nirvana

TLC

Metallica

Bonnie Raitt

Bryan Adams

Amy Grant

Hammer

Billy Ray Cyrus

Sir Mix-A-Lot

Jodeci

Vanessa Williams

Def Leppard

Queen

Pearl Jam

Prince and the N.P.G.

Eric Clapton

Arrested Development

Richard Marx

Mr. Big

Elton John