diff --git a/cms/add_show_json.php b/cms/add_show_json.php
index aae6642..dc480cf 100644
--- a/cms/add_show_json.php
+++ b/cms/add_show_json.php
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ else {
 
 $provided_notes = urldecode( $decoded_json["notes"] );
 
-if ( empty($provided_notes) or strlen($provided_notes) > 100000 ) {
-  problem("Notes are missing not less than max");
+if ( empty($provided_notes) ) {
+  problem("Notes are missing ");
 }
-logextra( "Notes are present and are under the max length" );
+logextra( "Notes are present " );
 
 $notes = $provided_notes;
 
@@ -531,9 +531,7 @@ if ( strcmp( $host_license, $db_license ) !== 0 ) {
     logextra( "Updating the host license" );
   }
 }
-else {
-  logextra( "The host_license is the same to that in the db \"$host_license\"" );
-}
+logextra( "The host_license is the same to that in the db \"$host_license\"" );
 
 $title = mysqli_real_escape_string( $connection, $title );
 $summary = mysqli_real_escape_string( $connection, $summary );
@@ -541,10 +539,15 @@ $notes = mysqli_real_escape_string( $connection, $notes );
 $tags = mysqli_real_escape_string( $connection, $tags );
 
 $query_add = "INSERT INTO eps VALUES ('$ep_num', '{$ep_date}', '{$title}', '{$duration}', '{$summary}', '{$notes}', '{$host_id}', '{$series_id}', '{$explicit}', '{$episode_license}', '{$tags}', '0', '0', '0')";
+
+logextra( "About to add to db" );
+
 $result = mysqli_query($connection, $query_add );
 if(!$result) {
   problem("DB problem - The show $ep_num was not added to the eps db.");
 }
+logextra( "Response from db \"$result\"" );
+
 if (mysqli_errno( $connection )) {
   $error = "MySQL error ".mysqli_errno( $connection ).": ".mysqli_error()."\n";
   problem("MySQL error- The show $ep_num was not added to the eps db.\n$error");
diff --git a/cms/stats.php b/cms/stats.php
index 2b8f761..06863c7 100644
--- a/cms/stats.php
+++ b/cms/stats.php
@@ -51,6 +51,35 @@ if ($result = mysqli_query($connection, $ep_retrieve)) {
 
 $next_free_slot = "https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_hub/issues/71";
 
+// --------------------------------------------
+// Get the Shortest Show 
+
+$ep_retrieve = "SELECT id, duration FROM eps WHERE duration =  ( SELECT MIN(duration) FROM eps WHERE duration > 0 AND id != 903)";
+if ($result = mysqli_query($connection, $ep_retrieve)) {
+  $data=mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+  $min_duration_seconds = intval( $data['duration'] );
+  $min_duration_episode_number = intval( $data['id'] );
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------
+// Get the Longest Show 
+
+$ep_retrieve = "SELECT id, duration FROM eps WHERE duration =  ( SELECT MAX(duration) FROM eps WHERE duration > 0 AND id != 903)";
+if ($result = mysqli_query($connection, $ep_retrieve)) {
+  $data=mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+  $max_duration_seconds = intval( $data['duration'] );
+  $max_duration_episode_number = intval( $data['id'] );
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------
+// Get the Average Show 
+
+$ep_retrieve = "SELECT AVG(duration) as avg_duration FROM `eps` WHERE duration > 0";
+if ($result = mysqli_query($connection, $ep_retrieve)) {
+  $data=mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+  $avg_duration_seconds = intval( $data['avg_duration'] );
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------
 // playtime
 $ep_retrieve = "SELECT SUM(duration) as total_playtime_all_hpr_shows_seconds FROM `eps`";
@@ -74,7 +103,10 @@ $total_released_shows = $latest_episode_id + $total_twt_shows;
 $total_submitted_shows = $latest_episode_id + $total_twt_shows + $num_future_shows + $num_reserve_shows;
 
 $project_age_seconds = strtotime( $start_date_twt ) - $current_time;
-$project_age =  convertSecToTime( $project_age_seconds );
+$project_age = convertSecToTime( $project_age_seconds );
+$min_duration = convertSecToTime( $min_duration_seconds );
+$max_duration = convertSecToTime( $max_duration_seconds );
+$avg_duration = convertSecToTime( $avg_duration_seconds );
 
 
 // --------------------------------------------
@@ -114,6 +146,14 @@ $arr = array(
   'num_reserve_shows' => $num_reserve_shows,
   'total_submitted_shows' => $total_submitted_shows,
   'num_hosts' => $num_hosts,
+  'shortest_show_number' => $min_duration_episode_number,
+  'shortest_show_duration' => $min_duration,
+  'shortest_show_seconds' => $min_duration_seconds,
+  'longest_show_number' => $max_duration_episode_number,
+  'longest_show_duration' => $max_duration,
+  'longest_show_seconds' => $max_duration_seconds,
+  'average_show_length' => $avg_duration,
+  'average_show_length_seconds' => $avg_duration_seconds,
   'days_to_next_free_slot' => "todo",
   'total_playtime_all_shows_seconds' => $total_playtime_all_shows_seconds,
   'total_playtime_all_shows_human_readable' => $total_playtime_all_shows_human_readable,