Chicago TV Flashback - October 31-November 1, 1973

WGN channel 9 TV schedule for Wednesday, October 31, 1973

Morning

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6a - NewsNine Update

6:05a - Top o' the Morning

6:30a - New Zoo Revue

7a - Ray Rayner Show (1 hour)

8a - Garfield Goose and Friends

8:30a - Hazel

9a - I Love Lucy

9:30a - Living Easy with Dr. Joyce Brothers

10a - Our Town Today (1 hour)

11a - B.J. and Dirty Dragon (45 min)

11:45a - NewsNine with Bob Jordan

Afternoon

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Noon - Bozo's Circus (1 hour)

1p - Nanny and the Professor

1:30p - Father Knows Best

2p - Farmer's Daughter

2:30p - What's My Line?

3p - Jack O'Lantern

3:30p - Gilligan's Island

4p - The Flintstones (45 min)

4:45p - NewsNine at 4:45

5p - I Dream of Jeannie

5:30p - Bewitched

Evening

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6p - Andy Griffith Show

6:30p - Dick Van Dyke Show

7p - The 7:00 Movie: The Bride of Frankenstein (1 hr, 30 min)

8:30p - Dragnet

9p - Perry Mason (1 hour)

10p - NewsNine at 10

10:30p - WGN Presents: The Delphi Bureau (2 hours)

12:30a - Nightbeat with Carl Greyson

Early Thursday, November 1, 1973

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1a - The Late Movie: Fraulein (1 hr, 55 min)

Chicago TV Flashback - October 31-November 1, 1989

WGN channel 9 TV schedule for Tuesday, October 31, 1989

Morning

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5a - Kenneth Copeland

5:30a - Faith 20

6a - Good Times

6:30a - Gumby

7a - The Bozo Show (1 hour)

8a - Bugs Bunny and Friends

8:30a - Leave It to Beaver

9a - Fantasy Island (1 hour)

10a - Joan Rivers Show (1 hour)

11a - Geraldo (1 hour)

Afternoon

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Noon - WGN Midday News (1 hour)

1p - Andy Griffith Show

1:30p - Dick Van Dyke Show

2p - Facts of Life

2:30p - C.O.P.S.

3p - Yogi Bear

3:30p - DuckTales

4p - Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers

4:30p - Fun House

5p - Charles in Charge

5:30p - WKRP in Cincinnati

Evening

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6p - Cheers

6:30p - Night Court

7p - 7 O'Clock Movie: Ghost Story (2 hours)

9p - The Nine O'Clock News

9:30p - INN News with Brad Holbrook

10p - Newhart

10:30p - Hill Street Blues (1 hour)

11:30p - WGN Presents: Dracula A.D. 1972 (2 hours)

Early Wednesday, November 1, 1989

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1:30a - Night Creatures (1 hour)

2:30a - INN News with Brad Holbrook (Rebroadcast)

3a - The Late Movie: The Ultimate Warrior (2 hours)

The official winning numbers in the Illinois State Lottery's Daily Game and Pick 4 were 1-3-0 and 1-0-6-2.

Economy Picks Up Steam - October 1986

Economic growth improved in the second quarter, the government reported in October. The nation's unemployment rate edged upward 0.2 percent in September to 6.9 percent, the Labor Department reported, October 3. The department, said, October 10, that the index of prices paid by producers for finished goods rose 0.4 percent in September. The Commerce Department reported, October 15, that retail sales has risen 4.6 percent in September, the sharpest one-month jump in the nearly 20 years that records had been kept. The department said, October 22, that the economy had grown at an annual rate of 2.4 percent during the second quarter, a big improvement from the first quarter. Inflation rose 0.3 percent in September, the department reported, October 23. The cumulative increase in the cost of living in the 12 months ended in September triggered a 1.3 percent increase in Social Security benefits. The Commerce Department reported, October 30, that the nation's trade deficit narrowed for the second straight month in September, to $12.56B. The department said, October 31, that the index of leading economic indicators rose 0.4 percent in September.

Huge Oil Spill Fouls Alaskan Waters - March 1989

The largest oil spill in U.S. history occured after a tanker struck a reef in Alaska's Prince Edward Sound, March 24. The Exxon Valdez struck Blight Reef, about 25 miles from the town of Valdez, the southern terminus of the pipeline that carried oil from northern Alaska. The tanker, which was off course, was being piloted by the third mate instead of by the captain, Joseph Hazelwood. Exxon Corporation announced, March 25, that it accepted full financial responsiblility for the spill, which was initially estimated at 240,000 barrels. The 987-foot tanker had been carrying 1,260,000 barrels of crude oil, some of which was being siphoned into another ship. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the oil-company consortium that operated the pipeline, had said that there would be a spill containment team at Valdez, but that turned out to consist only of a barge that happened to be in drydock with a hold in its side. A skimming technique removed only a small portion of the oil. Exxon announced, March 26, it was ready to deploy a dispersant, but winds up to 73 miles and hour, March 27, thwarted that effort. The economic and environmental dimensions of the disaster grew daily. The fishing industry was temporarily wiped out, and the pictures on television of dying birds and otters, soaked with oil, stunned the nation. Exxon said, March 28, that it was impossible to contain the spill. Valdez Mayor John Devens said, March 28, that his community felt betrayed by Exxon. By March 29, the spill extended 45 miles. On hearing a report from federal officials after their return to Alaska, Pres. George Bush called the spill "a major tragedy," but the administration decided not to take over the cleanup. Having tested Capt. Hazelwood, the Coast Guard announced, March 30, that he had an unacceptably high level of alcohol in his blood. The FBI opened an investigation into the spill, March 31.

Chicago TV Flashback - January 23-24, 1988

WLS channel 7 TV schedule for Saturday, January 23, 1988

Morning

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7a - Care Bears Family

7:30a - Little Clowns of Happytown

8a - My Pet Monster

8:30a - Pound Puppies

9a - Little Wizards

9:30a - The Real Ghostbusters

10a - The Flintstone Kids

10:30a - Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

11a - Animal Crack-Ups

11:30a - Health Show

Afternoon

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Noon - ABC Weekend Special

12:30p - Saturday Afternoon Movie: Room Service (1 hr, 30 min)

2p - ABC Sports Bowling: Pro Bowlers Tour (1 hr, 30 min)

3:30p - Wide World of Sports (1 hr, 30 min)

5p - Eyewitness News at 5

5:30p - World News Saturday

Evening

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6p - Field Trip

6:30p - Wheel of Fortune

7p - Dolly (1 hour)

8p - Ohara (1 hour)

9p - Spenser: For Hire (1 hour)

10p - Eyewitness News at 10

10:30p - Weekend Report

10:45p - Star-athon '88: A Weekend with the Stars (3 hours)

Early Sunday, January 24, 1988

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1:45a - Cerebral Palsy Telethon (3 hours)

4:45a - Cerebral Palsy Telethon cont'd

Child Survives Crash Fatal to 155 - August 1987

At least 155 persons died as the result of a crash August 16, of a Northwest Airlines jet that had just taken off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich. Miraculously, a 4-year-old girl, Cecelia Cichan, of Tempe, Ariz., survived. Her father, mother, and brother all died. The death toll was the second-highest ever for a U.S. plane crash. The number of persons aboard the plane was uncertain. Two persons were killed on the ground. The cause of the disaster was not immediately determined.

Chicago TV Flashback - December 3-4, 1983

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Saturday, December 3, 1983

Morning

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5a - Bill Cosby Show

5:30a - Kidsworld

6a - Captain Kangaroo (1 hour)

7a - The Biskitts

7:30a - Saturday Supercade (1 hour)

8:30a - Dungeons & Dragons

9a - Plasticman

9:30a - Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

10a - Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince

10:30a - The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show

11a - NCAA Today

11:30a - CBS Sports College Football: Florida State Seminoles v. #12 Florida Gators at Florida Field (3 hrs, 30 min)

Afternoon

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3p - CBS Sports College Basketball: Indiana Hoosiers v. #1 Kentucky Wildcats at the Rupp Arena (2 hours)

5p - Channel 2: The People

5:30p - CBS Evening News

Evening

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6p - Channel 2 Weekend News

6:30p - Dance Fever

7p - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1 hour)

8p - CBS Saturday Night Movie: Quarterback Princess (2 hours)

10p - Channel 2 Weekend News

10:30p - CBS Late Movie: Trinity Is Still My Name (2 hrs, 25 min)

12:55a - Common Ground (1 hr, 45 min)

Early Sunday, December 4, 1983

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2:40a - The Late Show: Terror on the 40th Floor (2 hrs, 5 min)

4:45a - Take It from Here

#12-ranked Florida Gators blew out the Florida State Seminoles 53-14 and extended their losing drought to 2 games.

#1-ranked Kentucky Wildcats def. the Indiana Hoosiers 59-54.

Chicago TV Flashback - March 21-22, 1981

WLS channel 7 TV schedule for Saturday, March 21, 1981

Morning

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6:55a - Reflections

7a - Super Friends (1 hour)

8a - Fonz and the Happy Days Gang

8:30a - Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1 hour)

9:30a - Thundarr the Barbarian

10a - Heathcliff and Dingbat

10:30a - Plasticman/Baby Plas

11a - ABC Weekend Special

11:30a - American Bandstand (1 hour)

Afternoon

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12:30p - Weekend Edition with Theresa Gutierrez (1 hr, 30 min)

2p - Eyewitness Forum

2:30p - ABC Sports Bowling: Professional Bowlers Tour (1 hr, 30 min)

4p - Wide World of Sports (1 hr, 30 min)

5:30p - Eyewitness News at 5:30

Evening

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6p - Off the Record

6:30p - Hollywood Squares

7p - 240-Robert (1 hour)

8p - The Love Boat (1 hour)

9p - Fantasy Island (1 hour)

10p - Eyewitness News at 10

10:30p - Weekend Report

10:45p - Saturday Night Movie: Klute (2 hrs, 16 min)

Early Sunday, March 22, 1981

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1:01a - Late Night Movie: House Across the Bay (1 hr, 27 min)

2:28a - Reflections

Chicago TV Flashback - October 23-24, 1982

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Saturday, October 23, 1982

Morning

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5a - Channel 2: The People

5:30a - Mr. Moon's Magic Circus

6a - Captain Kangaroo (1 hour)

7a - Speed Buggy

7:30a - Sylvester & Tweety, Daffy, and Speedy Show (1 hour)

8:30a - Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (1 hour)

9:30a - Gilligan's Planet

10a - Pandamonium

10:30a - Meatballs and Spaghetti

11a - NCAA Today

11:30a - CBS Sports College Football (3 hrs, 30 min)

Afternoon

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3p - CBS Sports Spectacular (2 hours)

5p - Channel 2: The People

5:30p - CBS Evening News with Bob Scheiffer

Evening

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6p - Channel 2 Weekend News

6:30p - Dance Fever

7p - Epcot Center: The Opening Celebration (1-hour special)

8p - CBS Saturday Night Movies: Blazing Saddles (2 hours)

10p - Channel 2 Weekend News

10:30p - Political Debate (1 hour)

11:30p - Best of CBS: Ransom for a Dead Man (2 hours)

Early Sunday, October 24, 1982

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1:30a - Common Ground (2 hours)

3:30a - The Late Show: Candidate for Murder (1 hr, 30 min)

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571 Escape Sinking Cruise Ship - August 1991

A major disaster was averted when all 571 passengers and crew on a cruise ship escaped before the vessel went down. The Oceanos, operated by a Greek shipping company, was off the coast of South Africa, August 3, when it began taking off water. South African Air Force helicopters airlifted 200 people to safety, and the rest were picked up from lifeboats or the sea. The ship sank into the Indian Ocean, August 4. The captain, Yiannis Avranas, said a piston had burst in the engine room and torn a hole in the hull. Some passengers complained that the captain and crew had abandoned the ship without supervising rescue operations.

Population Put at 249.6M - December 1990

The Census Bureau released its final figures, December 26, and reported that the 1990 U.S. population was 249,632,692, or 10.2 percent more than the total for 1980. The "final" figure was 3.8 percent greater than the preliminary figure released in August, and might be revised further if an undercount could be shown. The West, up 22 percent, led the nation in growth between 1980 and 1990. The South was up 13.5 percent, the Northeast 3.4 percent, and the Midwest 1.3 percent. California would gain 7 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, while Florida would pick up 4 and Texas 3. Among states losing Congressional seats, New York led the list with 3.

Chicago TV Flashback - August 9, 1983

WLS channel 7 TV schedule for Tuesday, August 9, 1983

Morning

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5:55a - Reflections

6a - ABC News This Morning/Eyewitness News (1 hour)

7a - Good Morning America (2 hours)

9a - AM Chicago

9:30a - Edge of Night

10a - Too Close for Comfort

10:30a - Loving

11a - Family Feud

11:30a - Ryan's Hope

Afternoon

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Noon - All My Children (1 hour)

1p - One Life to Live (1 hour)

2p - General Hospital (1 hour)

3p - The 3 O'Clock Movie: Good Neighbor Sam part 1 (1 hr, 30 min)

4:30p - Eyewitness News at 4:30 (1 hour)

5:30p - World News Tonight with Peter Jennings

Evening

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6p - Eyewitness News at 6 (1 hour)

7p - 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour (Finale)

7:30p - Joanie Loves Chachi

8p - Three's Company

8:30p - 9 to 5

9p - Hart to Hart (1 hour)

10p - Eyewitness News at 10

10:30p - Nightline with Ted Koppel (1 hour)

11:30p - Late Night Movie: The Stranger (2 hrs, 10 min)

Baseball Players Strike - August 1994

Major league baseball players went on strike, following the conclusion of the August 11 games. The principal issue was the attempt by owners to impose a cap on the teams' overall salary levels. A 4-year collective bargaining agreement had expired in 1993, and negotiations continued since then between the owners and the Major League Baseball Players' Association. The owners had proposed to give the players 50% of the collective revenue of the 28 teams. The players currently got about 58%. Players wanted to raise the minimum salary to at least $175,000 from the current $109,000. The strike interrupted an exciting season during which several players were pursuing records or other major achievements.

Mandela Becomes South Africa's 1st Black President - May 1994

Concluding a remarkable ascent to power after spending 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated in May as the first black president of South Africa. Blacks also held a majority in the new parliament, and the system of required racial separation, called apartheid, which had been imposed by white governments since the 1940s, ceased to exist. Mandela, a black nationalist leader who had been imprisoned for sabotage and treason, claimed victory, May 2, in the elections held in late April that had been open to citizens of all races. The runner-up in the election, the incumbent Pres. F.W. de Klerk, had been instrumental in freeing Mandela and bringing him into the political process. In election results announced May 6, Mandela's African National Congress (ANC) received 63% of the vote and de Klerk's National Party 20%. The Inkatha Freedom Party, which had agreed just before the election to participate, captured 10%. Seats in the 400-member National Assembly, which would choose the new president, were apportioned according to the vote for each party. The new assembly took office, May 9, and Mandela was the only candidate nominated for president. A throng of 100,000 heard Mandela speak, May 9, in Cape Town, and another large crowd, including 45 heads of state and other dignitaries from 130 countries, attended his inauguration, May 10. Vice Pres. Al Gore led the U.S. delegation. Mandela praised South Africa for having overcome the "extraordinary human disaster" of apartheid. The many white citizens who attended the ceremonies joined in the festival atmosphere. Mandela named de Klerk as one of his vice presidents. The cabinet was completed May 11. Its members included 18 from the ANC, 6 from the National Party, and 3 from Inkatha.

Chicago TV Flashback - January 3, 1987

WMAQ channel 5 TV schedule for Saturday, January 3, 1987

Morning

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6a - Kids Are People Too

6:30a - Our Place

7a - Kissyfur

7:30a - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears

8a - Smurfs (1 hr, 30 min)

9:30a - Alvin and the Chipmunks

10a - Foofur

10:30a - Punky Brewster

11a - NFL '86

11:30a - NBC Sports NFL Football: New York Jets v. Cleveland Browns in the AFC Divisional playoff game at Cleveland Stadium (3 hrs, 30 min)

Afternoon

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3p - To Be Announced (2 hours)

5p - Channel 5 News at 5

5:30p - NBC Nightly News with Connie Chung

Evening

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6p - Warner

6:30p - Throb

7p - Facts of Life

7:30p - 227

8p - Golden Girls

8:30p - Amen

9p - Hunter (1 hour)

10p - Channel 5 News at 10

10:30p - WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (1 hr, 30 min)

Midnight - Movie 5: Rebecca (2 hrs, 40 min)

Full boxscore: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198701030cle.htm 

Chicago TV Flashback - April 29, 1976

WLS channel 7 TV schedule for Thursday, April 29, 1976

Morning

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6:24a - Eyewitness News Update

6:30a - Perspectives

6:55a - Earl Nightingale

7a - Good Morning America (2 hours)

9a - AM Chicago (1 hr, 30 min)

10:30a - Happy Days

11a - Let's Make a Deal

11:30a - All My Children

Afternoon

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Noon - Ryan's Hope

12:30p - Rhyme and Reason

1p - The $20,000 Pyramid

1:30p - Break the Bank

2p - General Hospital

2:30p - One Life to Live

3p - Edge of Night

3:30p - The 3:30 Movie: Girls! Girls! Girls! (1 hr, 30 min)

5p - Eyewitness News at 5

5:30p - ABC Evening News

Evening

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6p - Eyewitness News at 6 (1 hour)

7p - Welcome Back, Kotter

7:30p - Barney Miller

8p - Streets of San Francisco (1 hour)

9p - Harry O (1-hour Finale)

10p - Eyewitness News at 10

10:30p - Mannix (1 hour)

11:30p - The Magician (1 hour)

12:30a - Passage to Adventure

Chicago TV Flashback - September 22-23, 1984

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Saturday, September 22, 1984

Morning

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5a - Bill Cosby Show

5:30a - Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

6a - Objective

6:30a - Captain Kangaroo

7a - Shirt Tales

7:30a - Get Along Gang

8a - Muppet Babies

8:30a - Saturday Supercade (1 hour)

9:30a - Pole Position

10a - Dungeons & Dragons

10:30a - Pryor's Place (Premiere)

11a - Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (1 hr, 30 min)

Afternoon

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12:30p - Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

1p - Kidsworld

1:30p - Different Drummers

2p - Echo the Cry of Freedom

2:30p - CBS Sports College Football: #14 Iowa Hawkeyes v. #5 Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium or #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers v. #8 UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl Stadium (2 hrs, 30 min)

5p - Channel 2 Weekend News (1 hour)

Evening

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6p - Channel 2 Weekend News

6:30p - Dance Fever

7p - Airwolf (1-hour 2nd season premiere)

8p - Cover Up (2-hour series premiere)

10p - Channel 2 Weekend News

10:30p - Emmys '84: The Year in Review

11p - The Best of CBS: Jordan Chance (1 hr, 50 min)

12:50a - Common Ground (2 hours)

Early Sunday, September 23, 1984

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2:50a - The Late Show: Summer and Smoke (2 hrs, 25 min)

#5-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes def. #14-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes with the final score 45-26 as the Hawkeyes lost their 2nd game in a row while Ohio State wins their 3rd game. Top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers blew out #8-ranked UCLA 42-3 as Nebraska won their 3rd straight game.

Chicago TV Flashback - September 14-15, 1984

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Friday, September 14, 1984

Morning

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5a - Bill Cosby Show

5:30a - Morning Stretch

6a - Daybreak

6:30a - CBS Early Morning News

7a - CBS Morning News (2 hours)

9a - Donahue (1 hour)

10a - The New $25,000 Pyramid

10:30a - Press Your Luck

11a - Body Language

11:30a - Young and the Restless (1 hour)

Afternoon

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12:30p - As the World Turns (1 hour)

1:30p - Capitol

2p - Guiding Light (1 hour)

3p - The Price is Right (1 hour)

4p - Quincy, M.E. (1 hour)

5p - Channel 2 News at 5

5:30p - CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

Evening

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6p - Channel 2 News at 6 (1 hour)

7p - Saturday's the Place (Special)

7:30p - Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (Special)

8p - CBS Friday Night Movie: Threesome (2 hours)

10p - Channel 2: The 10 O'Clock News

10:30p - CBS Late Movie: Alligator (2 hrs, 10 min)

12:40a - The Late Show: Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice (2 hrs, 5 min)

Early Saturday, September 15, 1984

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2:45a - Common Ground (2 hours)

4:45a - Take It from Here

To begin the 1984-85 Saturday morning season, Saturday's the Place was a CBS special where some of the favorite cartoons return and new shows, including Pryor's Place make their on-camera debuts beginning Saturday, September 15th.

October 19, 2024

Hey y'all, what's going on?

I've been very busy online and offline since I last made this entry on what's going on in my life. I've been a Bluesky user for three months, and this week, the platform literally lit up like a christmas tree, because thousands of new people joined after spending years on Twitter dealing with the toxicity and the negativity. The majority of those who joined all this week are gamers, anime fans and inspiring artists. I became very fortunate making new friends with them and I applaud them for leaving Twitter behind, because Elon Musk failed at doing his job enabling racists, extremists and doing away with almost every feature Twitter had from the start. Good thing I left that toxic platform before the pestulant manchild wasted $44B and renaming it "X" by firing the staff, because everyone wants Elon Musk gone, and I for one, don't blame them.

What have I been doing lately? I've been doing some writing, I also bought 2 more world almanacs from 1995 and 1996, played games on the PS2 and NES emulators, watched Price is Right, watched videos on YouTube including Sagas of Sundry from the Geek & Sundry channel, and enjoying some classic Chicago TV gems on Windows Media.

On the subject of emulators, I won 122 games of Jeopardy and I scored 1,033,250 in Balloon Fight making it the 2nd highest score I ever had. The record from 2020 is still 1,170,300. I also played 2 games of Elevator Action and got a chance to play Zoo Keeper as well and got over 491,000.

I didn't watch Triple A Lucha Libre a week ago, because UniMas decided to air that stupid baseball game. Thankfully, it's back and I'll be watching it today. For those who are wondering, yes, I am a fan of lucha libre off and on since early 90s when both Triple A and CMLL use to air on Galavision every week. I don't have a favorite luchador, but all of them, past and present, are very talentive in the ring over the years.

Always be yourself, always be you 💚

Chicago TV Flashback - May 21-22, 1983

WLS channel 7 TV schedule for Saturday, May 21, 1983

Morning

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6:55a - Reflections

7a - Super Friends

7:30a - Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich (1 hour)

8:30a - Pac-Man

9a - Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1 hour)

10a - Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1 hour)

11a - ABC Weekend Special

11:30a - American Bandstand (1 hour)

Afternoon

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12:30p - Weekend Edition with Theresa Gutierrez (1 hour)

1:30p - ABC Sports Bowling: The $100,000 Houston Open (1 hr, 30 min)

3p - Wide World Sports (1 hour)

4p - ABC Sports Horse Racing: The 108th Annual Preakness Stakes Derby (1 hour)

5p - Wide World of Sports

5:30p - Eyewitness News at 5:30

Evening

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6p - Eye on Chicago

6:30p - 7 on Location

7p - T.J. Hooker (1 hour)

8p - The Love Boat (2 hours)

10p - Eyewitness News at 10

10:30p - Weekend Report with Tom Jarriel

10:45p - Saturday Night Movie: The Andromeda Strain (2 hrs, 45 min)

Early Sunday, May 22, 1983

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1:30a - Maid's Night Out (1 hr, 30 min)

Deputed Testamony wins the 108th running of the Preakness Stakes.

Severe Quake Hits Northern California - October 1989

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in California struck along the San Andreas Fault in the northern part of the state, October 17. More than 60 people were killed and several thousands injured. Some 100,000 houses were reported damaged. The worst damage was San Francisco and Oakland, 75 miles north of the epicenter of the quake. Most of the deaths, more than 40, occured when the upper level of the double-decker Nimitz Freeway (Interstate Highway 880) in Oakland collapsed. The freeway was packed with rush-hour traffic at 5:04p, when the 15-second quake hit. In San Francisco, several fires broke out with the worst being in the Marina district, where a number of buildings were destroyed. Other cities that suffered heavily included Santa Cruz, where much of the downtown shopping district was leveled; San Jose; and Los Gatos. The tragedy struck just minutes before the start of the 3rd game of baseball's World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. The game was cancelled and the crowd of 58,000 evacuated safely. The last survivor to be found, Buck Helm, a longshoreman, was pulled from the wreckage of the Nimitz Freeway, October 21. The U.S. Geological Survey said, October 24, that its estimate of the quake's intensity had been put at 7.1 on the Richter Scale, the 5th strongest of the century, though well below the impact of San Francisco's great earthquake of 1906. Congress, October 25, approved an aid package totalling $4.15B. The World Series resumed, October 27, and Oakland completed a 4-game sweep of the Giants, October 28.

U.S. Economy Contracted in 1991 - January 1992

The government reported that the U.S. economy contracted in 1991, for the first time in 9 years. The Labor Dept., reported, January 9, that the producer price index for finished goods had edged downward by 0.1 percent in 1991, the first decline in wholesale prices in 5 years. The department reported, January 10, that unemployment stood in December at 7.1 percent, the highest in more than 5 years. The department said, January 16, that consumer prices had risen 3.1 percent in 1991, the lowest annual increase since 1986. The Commerce Dept. reported, January 17, that the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $3.57B in November, the smallest in 9 years. The U.S. gross domestic product contracted 0.7 percent (adjusting for inflation) in 1991, the department announced, January 29, and this was the first decline since 1982. The department reported, January 31, that the leading economic indicators fell 0.3 percent in December, to their lowest level since June 1991.

House OKs Deficit-Reduction Package - May 1993

The U.S. House of Representatives gave a boost to Pres. Bill Clinton's deficit-reduction program in May, passing the so-called budget reconciliation bill. The legislation, which projected a total reduction in the federal government's anticipated budget deficits of about $500B by 1998, was debated instensely throughout the month. Many Democrats insisted on strict controls on spending entitlement programs and a mechanism was incorporated into the bill requiring Congress and the president to act if entitlement spending significantly exceeds targets set in annual budget resolutions. The text of the bill did not specify some of the spending cuts that would be made in order for the deficit-reduction goals to be met. A key feature of the bill was an energy tax, which would be levied on all fuels based on their energy content in British thermal units (Btu's). A group of senators of both parties, led by David Boren (D, Okla.), signaled that the bill would face difficulty in the Senate when they insisted, May 20, on deeper spending cuts and fewer tax increases. Boren also opposed the Btu tax. With vigorous lobbying by Clinton and his aides, the bill barely got approval in the House, May 27, by a vote of 219 to 213; 38 Democrats and all voting Republicans opposed it. Ross Perot, an independent candidate for president in 1992, also opposed what he called Clinton's "tax and spend" program, and on May 30, he also ran a 30-minute commercial on television denouncing the North America Free Trade Agreement, which Clinton supported. Perot said if NAFTA was approved, millions of U.S. jobs would be lost to Mexico.

Chicago TV Flashback - March 22-23, 1989

WMAQ channel 5 TV schedule for Wednesday, March 22, 1989

Morning

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5a - Sally Jessy Raphael Show

5:30a - Morning Stretch

6a - NBC News at Sunrise with Deborah Norville

6:30a - Channel 5 News at 6:30

7a - Today with Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley (2 hours)

9a - Sale of the Century (3rd-to-last show)

9:30a - Classic Concentration

10a - Wheel of Fortune

10:30a - Win, Lose or Draw

11a - Super Password (3rd-to-last show)

11:30a - Scrabble

Afternoon

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Noon - Days of Our Lives (1 hour)

1p - Another World (1 hour)

2p - Santa Barbara (1 hour)

3p - The Judge

3:30p - USA Today

4p - Channel 5 News at 4

4:30p - Channel 5 News at 4:30

5p - Channel 5 News at 5

5:30p - NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw

Evening

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6p - Channel 5 News at 6

6:30p - Family Feud

7p - Unsolved Mysteries (1 hour)

8p - Your Vital Signs (1-hour return)

9p - Nightingales (1 hour)

10p - Channel 5 News at 10

10:30p - Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (1 hour)

11:30p - Late Night with David Letterman (1 hour)

12:30a - Later with Bob Costas

Early Thursday, March 23, 1989

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1a - Channel 5 News at 10 (Rebroadcast)

1:30a - The Judge

2a - Movie Greats Network: Scott of the Antarctic (2 hours)

4a - The New Liar's Club

Champion Darrell Garrison played his 7th and last game going in with $72,148. The rule is in order to play for the $50,000, that player MUST win the car in the Winner's Big Money Game. In a span of 5 months during 1988, only 2 players won the car and two went for the $50,000 where it's been won and lost. Three tried for the car and two of them went for it and lost as a result. Rani White won both the car and the 50,000 in her last 2 games on Monday, May 30, 1988 while Phil Cambry won the car and then lost the shot at the 50 grand five months later to begin Halloween week on Monday, October 24, 1988. Robin went for the car in 1988 and lost leaving her with over $48,000.

Garrison won the artwork after winning the match, but in the race for the new Jeep in the Big Money Game, he was stumped on Jiminy Cricket from the Disney movie Pinocchio. Then he got the 4th of July answer right, but he fell victim to the rule stated by Jim Perry since its debut, because he buzzed in and said that the answer is ex-president Richard Nixon with one second left on the clock when the words in the puzzle "Watergate" and "Figure" popped up. They called it wrong and the answer was ex-White House Counsel John Dean who recently written a book about the Watergate scandal involving Nixon during his presidential run called Blind Ambition. Despite the big loss, Darrell Garrison leaves the show as the balloons fell with a grand total of $79,348. Three new players ushered in the next day and the Instant Ca$h jackpot rises to $16,000.

Night Court airs next Sunday at 11:30p followed by My Two Dads.

Chicago TV Flashback - December 1-2, 1975

WBBM channel 2 TV schedule for Monday, December 1, 1975

Morning

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6a - Sunrise Semester

6:30a - It's Worth Knowing

7a - CBS Morning News with Hughes Rudd (1 hour)

8a - Captain Kangaroo (1 hour)

9a - The Price is Right (1 hour)

10a - Gambit

10:30a - Love of Life

10:55a - CBS Newsbreak with Douglas Edwards

11a - Young and the Restless

11:30a - Search for Tomorrow

Afternoon

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Noon - Lee Phillip Show/Harry Porterfield and the News

12:30p - As the World Turns (1 hour)

1:30p - Guiding Light

2p - All in the Family

2:30p - Match Game '75

3p - Tattletales

3:30p - Dinah! (1 hr, 30 min)

5p - Channel 2 News at 5

5:30p - CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite

Evening

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6p - Channel 2 News at 6 (1 hour)

7p - Rhoda

7:30p - Phyllis

8p - All in the Family

8:30p - Maude

9p - Medical Center (1 hour)

10p - Channel 2 News at 10

10:30p - CBS Late Movie: See No Evil (2 hours)

12:30a - Bill Cosby Show

Early Tuesday, December 2, 1975

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1a - First Edition

1:15a - The Late Show: Carmen Jones (2 hrs, 10 min)

3:25a - The Late Show II: Lucky Nick Cain (1 hr, 50 min)

As the World Turns begins its one hour expansion making it the 1st daytime drama on CBS to do it.

Guiding Light, Match Game '75 and Tattletales seen at their respective new times after Give 'n' Take concluded its 2-month run.

Strong 1984 Economy Painted by Numbers - January 1985

Statistics released during January established that 1984 had been a very good year for the American economy. Data released on January 4, showed that sales of automobiles in the United States had risen 13.1 percent in 1984. The total of 10,358,166 cars was the highest since 1979. Some 76 percent of these were produced in the United States. The Labor Department said, January 9, that unemployment had edged upward in December to 7.1 percent from 7.0 percent in November. The Labor Department reported, January 11, that the prices paid by producers for finished goods rose only 1.8 percent in 1984. Continuing a trend, major banks again cut their prime rate, January 14, this time to 10.75 percent; the rate stood at its lowest point since August 1983. The Commerce Department reported, January 17, that construction in 1984 on 1.74M housing units, a 2.4 percent increase over 1983. The Department said, January 22, that the nation's real gross national product had increased 6.8 percent in 1984, the highest rate of gain since 1951. The Labor Department said, January 23, that the consumer price index had risen by only 4 percent in 1984, the third consecutive year of relatively low inflation. Worker productivity, a key factor in controlling inflation, rose 3.1 percent in 1983, the Labor Department reported, January 29. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all-time high of 1292.62 on January 29. On the dark side, the Commerce Department said, January 30, that the U.S. trade deficit stood at $123.3B in 1984, far above the previous record of $69.4B reported in 1983. The Department said, January 31, that the index of leading economic indicators had edged downward by 0.2 percent in December.

Chicago TV Flashback - August 5, 1975

WSNS channel 44 TV schedule for Tuesday, August 5, 1975

Morning

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10:30a - 700 Club (1 hr, 30 min)

Afternoon

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Noon - Mundo Hispano (1 hour)

1p - Not for Women Only

1:30p - It's Your Bet

2p - Robin Hood

2:30p - Prince Planet

3p - Popeye with Steve Hart

3:30p - Incredible Hulk

4p - Spider-Man

4:30p - The Adventures of Superman

5p - Sports Spotlight

5:15p - On Deck

5:30p - Baseball: California Angels v. White Sox at White Sox Park in the 1st game of a doubleheader (3 hours)

Evening

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8:30p - Baseball: California Angels v. White Sox at White Sox Park in the 2nd game of a doubleheader (2 hrs, 30 min)

11p - 700 Club (1 hr, 30 min)

Full boxscore - Game 1: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA197508051.shtml

Full boxscore - Game 2: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA197508052.shtml

Chicago TV Flashback - July 9, 1976

WLS channel 7 TV schedule for Friday, July 9, 1976

Morning

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6:30a - Perspectives

6:55a - Earl Nightingale

7a - Good Morning America (2 hours)

9a - Steve Edwards' AM Chicago (1 hr, 30 min)

10:30a - Happy Days

11a - Let's Make a Deal (Finale)

11:30a - All My Children

Afternoon

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Noon - Ryan's Hope

12:30p - Rhyme and Reason (Finale)

1p - The $20,000 Pyramid

1:30p - Break the Bank

2p - General Hospital

2:30p - One Life to Live

3p - Edge of Night

3:30p - The 3:30 Movie: The Lively Set (1 hr, 30 min)

5p - Eyewitness News at 5

5:30p - ABC Evening News with Harry Reasoner

Evening

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6p - Eyewitness News at 6p (1 hour)

7p - Donny and Marie Show (1 hour)

8p - ABC Friday Night Movie: Waterloo (2 hours)

10p - Eyewitness News at 10

10:30p - The Rookies (1 hr, 10 min)

11:40p - Graffiti with John Coleman (50 min)

12:30a - Late Night Movie: Flame of the Barbary Coast (1 hr, 50 min)

The daytime version of Let's Make a Deal called the last traders to make a deal with Monty Hall, the last couple to play the last skill game for a big prize, offered the last big deal and fast deals made for the last time. Since its 1963 inception on NBC, it was dubbed as the top-rated daytime show, but after 13 years on both NBC & ABC, Monty Hall says goodbye to ABC. The weekly nighttime version still airs in syndication until September 1977. The following Monday, July 12th, a new television game called Hot Seat takes over Let's Make a Deal's time slot.

Rhyme and Reason ends its run after one year and it ended on a high note where Brian became the last champion and won a total of $5,500 thanks to Terry Carter who had to guess all three words that rhymed with the word "Gipper" completing the rhyming phrase. His opponent June left with $4,250 after 3 matches. In the first 23 years ABC became a network, something so bizarre that has NEVER been done on any television show and that was to destroy the entire Rhyme and Reason set. At the tail end of Bob Eubanks' farewell speech, the celebrity poets and members of the show's staff began knocking down the host's podium, then they busted the neon lights, tearing up the carpet, and destroying the props as the credits rolled. The following Monday, July 12th, a new but popular Goodson-Todman game Family Feud with regular Match Game panelist Richard Dawson takes over Rhyme and Reason's time slot.

Chicago TV Flashabck - July 29-30, 1989

WMAQ channel 5 TV schedule for Saturday, July 29, 1989

Morning

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6a - Hickory Hideout

6:30a - Animated Classics

7a - Kissyfur

7:30a - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears

8a - Smurfs (1 hour)

9a - Alvin and the Chipmunks

9:30a - ALF (1 hour)

10:30a - Fat Albert

11a - Punky Brewster

11:30a - The Completely Misadventures of Ed Grimley

Afternoon

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Noon - Baseball Pre-Game

12:30p - NBC Sports Baseball: New York Mets v. Cubs at Wrigley Field/Alternate Game: Boston Red Sox v. Cleveland Indians at Cleveland Stadium (2 hrs, 30 min)

3p - NBC Sports Baseball: San Francisco Giants v. Houston Astros at the Houston Astrodome (3 hours)

Evening

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6p - It's Showtime at the Apollo (1 hour)

7p - My Two Dads

7:30p - Amen

8p - Golden Girls

8:30p - 13 East (Premiere)

9p - Hunter (1 hour)

10p - Channel 5 News at 10

10:30p - WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (1 hr, 30 min)

Midnight - Freddy's Nightmares (1 hour)

Early Sunday, July 30, 1989

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1a - Cop Talk: Behind the Shield (1 hour)

2a - Warner

2:30a - USA Today (1 hour)

3:30a - Headlines on Trial

4a - Fight Back! with David Horowitz

227 returns to its 7p time slot Saturday, August 5th.

Full boxscore: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198907290.shtml

Full boxscore: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198907290.shtml

Full boxscore: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198907290.shtml

Chicago TV Flashback - January 7, 1981

WFLD channel 32 TV schedule for Wednesday, January 7, 1981

Morning

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6a - Newstalk

6:30a - Comedy Classics

7a - Tom and Jerry

7:30a - Great Space Coaster

8a - Popeye

8:30a - Fred Flintstone and Friends

9a - Richard Simmons Show

9:30a - Please Don't Eat the Daisies

10a - Partridge Family

10:30a - Green Acres

11a - Monkees

11:30a - Munsters

Afternoon

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Noon - Underdog

12:30p - Tennessee Tuxedo and his Tales

1p - I Love Lucy

1:30p - Courtship of Eddie's Father

2p - Beverly Hillbillies

2:30p - Casper

3p - Mighty Mouse and Friends

3:30p - Woody Woodpecker

4p - Tom and Jerry

4:30p - Brady Bunch

5p - Happy Days Again

5:30p - Sanford and Son

Evening

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6p - M*A*S*H

6:30p - All in the Family

7p - PM Magazine

7:30p - The Joker's Wild

8p - Tic Tac Dough

8:30p - To Tell the Truth

9p - All in the Family

9:30p - The Honeymooners

9:55p - Newscene

10p - M*A*S*H

10:30p - Benny Hill Show

11p - Comedy Classics

11:30p - Newstalk

AEW Dynamite results - October 2, 2024

AEW Dynamite results - October 2, 2024

The Will Ospreay v. Ricochet match for the AEW International Championship ended in a draw

Adam "Hangman" Page def. Juice Robinson

Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. def. Serena Deeb

Private Party def. Iron Savages

Bryan Danielson def. Kazuchika Okuda to retain the AEW Championship

The AEW Dynamite anniversary show didn't even live up to the hype after it showed only a few clips of past shows from the way I see it. In the 5 years since became a TV show, the product itself, has been very problematic. Women on the roster not getting enough television time, a toxic fanbase, trying to gain clout for ratings, et al. That being said, this is the last time I'm doing these results, because the online wrestling community's too damn toxic and they just don't know when to just shut up and enjoy a decent wrestling show.

October 2, 2024

It's Wednesday and you know what that means...

Today, All Elite Wrestling Dynamite has entered its 5th year as a television show. I watched it for the first 12 months, but I stepped away because the IWC at Twitter cyberbullied me, mocked me and attacked my personal life which lead to my departure from the platform and its toxic fanbase.

In the 5 years AEW became a wrestling product for everyone to enjoy, there were a bunch of mistakes and problems high as a skyscraper. In the 99 problems in AEW video I watched, the two, or maybe 3 problems this brand still have are Tony Khan's "announcements" to hype and geek the fans up. The other problem AEW is having is the toxic fanbase. In the 5 years this product been in existance, AEW has the most toxic fanbase ever. More toxic than WWE, more toxic than TNA and more toxic than Ring of Honor.

The loyal diehards of the IWC will do everything in their power to make it their mission to bully those who try to criticize or disagree with the direction the product is heading, a wrestler's title reign being favored, and they also bully those if they don't understand the product or never seen a wrestling show on TV or in person. After leaving Twitter 4 years ago as of this writing, I had to experience and endure these kind of events being tolerated by those who are responsible for creating a toxic environment in the wrestling community since 2006.

But as of this writing, it's really been 4 years since I left a platform that tolerates cyberbullying and toxicity. It really makes me cry thinking about these things, because Twitter has really dropped the ball on their cyberbullying and safety protocols to prevent people from being harassed and cyberbullied by the aggressors. Sad to say, it continues to drop the ball under a pestulant manchild Elon Musk who just sits on his ass puffing dollar signs from a smoked cigar allowing these events to happen to please himself.

I made a few friends in the wrestling community, but I turned away from them on Twitter and other platforms. Before I left Instagram a year ago, I had to remove and block a toxic wrestling fan who runs the Big Fight Feel channel on YouTube for calling out people who try to criticize MJF's title run. After watching that video, that was it for me. I not only removed and block his Instagram profile, but I blocked his YouTube channel after I was his subscriber for 2 years.

With the airing of AEW Dynamite's 5th year on television as a wrestling show, I've been thinking about whether if I should quit being an AEW follower for real, block the two channels that carried AEW or both. In the end, I had the strength and courage to do both of those things and me doing these wrestling results has been very short but sweet after a couple of weeks, because tomorrow will be the very last time I'm doing the AEW results on the anniversary of my departure from Twitter. Being a part of the IWC can really cost me my mental health, my wellbeing and it also has cost me my peace of mind and I'm afraid to talk to my friends and even my mother about it.