Very little has changed from the 2023 to 2024.  Much of that is probably due to the lack Hardy Boys news in the popular culture right now.  It will be interesting to see how things go in 2025. 

An asterisk(*) denotes that a particular item was not in the top list the previous year.


Most Popular Books and TV Episodes of 2023

CASEFILES
Casefiles #1: Dead On Target
Casefiles #42: The Last Laugh
Casefiles #11: Brother Against Brother
Casefiles 7: Deathgame*
Casefiles #40: Fright Wave

NANCY DREW AND HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #1: Double Crossing
SuperMystery #32: Exhibition of Evil
SuperMystery #2: A Crime for Christmas
SuperMystery #25: Secrets of the Nile
SuperMystery #3: Shock Waves

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
UB #4: Thrill Ride
UB #7: Operation: Survival
UB #1: Extreme Danger
UB #2: Running on Fumes
UB #3: Boardwalk Bust

NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #5: Bonfire Masquerade
SuperMystery #4: Gold Medal Murder
SuperMystery #1: Terror on Tour
SuperMystery #2: Danger Overseas
SuperMystery #3: Club Dread

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Graphic Novel #9: To Die or Not to Die
Graphic Novel #15: Live Free, Die Hardy!
Graphic Novel #7: The Opposite Numbers
Graphic Novel #18: D.A.N.G.E.R. Spells the Hangman
Graphic Novel #2: Identity Theft

ADVENTURES
Adventure #1: Secret of the Red Arrow
Adventure #17: The Gray Hunter's Revenge
Adventure #25: The Smuggler's Legacy
Adventure #24: As the Falcon Flies
Adventure #23: Mystery on the Mayhem Express

CLUE BOOKS
Clue Book #1: The Video Game Bandit
Clues Book #17: Splash Pad Sabotage*
Clues Book #11: Bug-Napped
Clues Book #16: Undercover Bookworms
Clues Book #5: Scavenger Hunt Heist

SECRET FILES
Secret Files #4: Hopping Mad
Secret Files #1: Trouble at the Arcade
Secret Files #2: The Missing Mitt
Secret Files #3: Mystery Map
Secret Files #19: The Race Is On

MYSTERIES/DIGESTS
Mystery #59: Night of the Werewolf
Mystery #1: The Tower Treasure
Mystery #161: Training for Trouble
Mystery #64: Mystery of Smugglers Cove
Mystery #8: The Mystery of Cabin Island

CLUES BROTHERS
Clues Brother #9: The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem
Clues Brother #1: The Gross Ghost Mystery
Clues Brother #3: First Day, Worst Day
Clues Brother #11: The Monster in the Lake
Clues Brother #2: The Karate Clue

TELEVISION 1995
Episode #1: Jazzman
Episode #5: Play Ball
Episode #7: Say Cheese
Episode #13: No Dice
Episode #2:  All That Glitters

TELEVISION 2020
Season 2, Episode #5: Heading for Destruction*
Season 3, Episode #2: A Vanishing Act
Season 3, Episode #5: Revelation
Season 2, Episode #4: A Clue On Film*
Season 2, Episode #1: A Disappearance*


Most Popular Wallpapers of 2023

Casefile #42 The Last Laugh
Casefile #43 Strategic Moves*
Casefile #7: Deathgame
Casefile #14: Too Many Traitors*
Casefile #1: Dead On Target


Most Popular Database Entries of 2023

CHARACTERS
Drew "Darrow" Sparewell
J B Cox
Mr. Adrian Munder
Jesse Hooper
Olivia "Kowalski" Sparewell
Lucy Wayne
Frank Hardy
Anastasia "Stacy Baker" Nabokov
Callie Shaw
Aunt Gertrude Hardy

PLACES and THINGS
Bridgeport
The Circle of the Eye
American Teens Against Crime "ATAC"
Bayport
Barmet Bay
Demon's Paw
Wilt's Deli
Hawthorn Street*
Front Street*
Hardy house


Most Viewed Forum Topics of 2023

FORUM TOPICS MOST VIEWED
Hardy Boys Reading Levels?
Brotherly Moments
Looking for Hardy Boys Stories
Quotes
Good fanfics

The characters, places, and events of Hardy Boys Casefile #43, Strategic Moves, have been entered into the Hardy Boys Encyclopedia.

The characters, places, and events of Hardy Boys Casefile #42, The Last Laugh, have been entered into the Hardy Boys Encyclopedia.

What appears to be the final Hardy Boys book to be published by Simon and Schuster for the foreseeable future is now available at local bookstores.

The Hardy Boys TV Show continued to influence the traffic to the site this past year. So much so that Joe Hardy was knocked out of the top ten most viewed characters. 

An asterisk(*) denotes that a particular item was not in the top list the previous year.


Most Popular Books and TV Episodes of 2023

CASEFILES
Casefiles #1: Dead On Target
Casefiles 41: Highway Robbery*
Casefiles #40: Fright Wave*
Casefiles #11: Brother Against Brother
Casefiles #42: The Last Laugh*

NANCY DREW AND HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #1: Double Crossing
SuperMystery #2: A Crime for Christmas
SuperMystery #25: Secrets of the Nile
SuperMystery #3: Shock Waves
SuperMystery #32: Exhibition of Evil*

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
UB #1: Extreme Danger
UB #3: Boardwalk Bust
UB #7: Operation: Survival*
UB #2: Running on Fumes
UB #4: Thrill Ride

NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #2: Danger Overseas
SuperMystery #1: Terror on Tour
SuperMystery #5: Bonfire Masquerade
SuperMystery #3: Club Dread
SuperMystery #4: Gold Medal Murder*

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Graphic Novel #9: To Die or Not to Die
Graphic Novel #15: Live Free, Die Hardy!
Graphic Novel #2: Identity Theft*
Graphic Novel #18: D.A.N.G.E.R. Spells the Hangman*
Graphic Novel #7: The Opposite Numbers*

ADVENTURES
Adventure #24: As the Falcon Flies
Adventure #25: The Smuggler's Legacy*
Adventure #1: Secret of the Red Arrow
Adventure #17: The Gray Hunter's Revenge
Adventure #23: Mystery on the Mayhem Express*

CLUE BOOKS
Clue Book #1: The Video Game Bandit
Clues Book #16: Undercover Bookworms*
Clues Book #11: Bug-Napped*
Clues Book #15: The Garden Plot
Clues Book #5: Scavenger Hunt Heist

SECRET FILES
Secret Files #1: Trouble at the Arcade
Secret Files #2: The Missing Mitt
Secret Files #3: Mystery Map
Secret Files #4: Hopping Mad*
Secret Files #19: The Race Is On

MYSTERIES/DIGESTS
Mystery #1: The Tower Treasure
Mystery #8: The Mystery of Cabin Island*
Mystery #161: Training for Trouble
Mystery #59: Night of the Werewolf*
Mystery #64: Mystery of Smugglers Cove*

CLUES BROTHERS
Clues Brother #1: The Gross Ghost Mystery
Clues Brother #3: First Day, Worst Day
Clues Brother #11: The Monster in the Lake
Clues Brother #2: The Karate Clue
Clues Brother #9: The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem

TELEVISION 1995
Episode #1: Jazzman
Episode #5: Play Ball
Episode #2:  All That Glitters
Episode #7: Say Cheese
Episode #13: No Dice

TELEVISION 2020
Season 3, Episode #8:  A Wild Ride*
Season 3, Episode #1: A Strange Inheritance*
Season 3, Episode #5: Revelation*
Season 2, Episode #10: An Unexpected Return*
Season 3, Episode #2: A Vanishing Act*


Most Popular Wallpapers of 2023

Casefile #1: Dead On Target*
Casefile #41: Highway Robbery*
Casefile #7: Deathgame*
Casefile #42 The Last Laugh*
Super Mystery #1: Double Crossing*


Most Popular Off-site Links of 2023

WEBSITES
The Hardy Boys Online
The Hardy Boys Wiki on Fandom*
The Hardy Boys Book Reviews*
The Hardy Boys Encyclopedia X (Twitter) Account*


Most Popular Database Entries of 2023

CHARACTERS
Drew "Darrow" Sparewell*
J B Cox
Jesse Hooper
Olivia "Kowalski" Sparewell*
Lucy Wayne
Mr. Adrian Munder*
Anastasia "Stacy Baker" Nabokov
Aunt Gertrude Hardy
Frank Hardy
Callie Shaw

PLACES and THINGS
Bridgeport
The Circle of the Eye
Hardy Van
Rosegrave Preparatory Academy
Hardy house
Demon's Paw
Bayport
Wilt's Deli
Barmet Bay
American Teens Against Crime "ATAC"*


Most Viewed Forum Topics of 2023

FORUM TOPICS MOST VIEWED
Hardy Boys Reading Levels?
Brotherly Moments
Quotes
Looking for Hardy Boys Stories*
Good fanfics*