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Subject: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 3:47 am
February 11th 1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on "Stage Show" for the third time. He was finally given permission from CBS to perform "Heartbreak Hotel."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 4:04 am
February 11th 1960 - Jack Paar walked off while live on the air on the "Tonight Show" with four minutes left. He did this in response to censors cutting out a joke from the show the night before.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 4:04 am
February 11th 1960 - Jack Paar walked off while live on the air on the "Tonight Show" with four minutes left. He did this in response to censors cutting out a joke from the show the night before.
What was the joke he told?
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: snozberries on 02/11/16 at 4:32 am
What was the joke he told?
Something about a toilet. ;D
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 5:19 am
Something about a toilet. ;D
Thanks!
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 5:19 am
February 11th 1970 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono played "Instant Karma" on the BBC TV show "Top of the Pops."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 5:40 am
February 11th 1971 - The 100th episode of "Ironside" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 5:59 am
February 11th 1979 - The TV movie "Elvis," with Kurt Russell, aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 6:00 am
February 11th 1979 - The TV movie "Elvis," with Kurt Russell, aired on ABC.
I saw that as a film in a cinema.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 6:37 am
February 11th 1982 - ABC-TV’s presentation of "The Winds of War" concluded. The 18-hour miniseries cost $40 million to produce and was the most-watched television program in history at the time.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 6:54 am
February 11th 1986 - Boy George guest-starred on an episode of "The A-Team."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 7:14 am
February 11th 1991 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Maligned Mobster" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 7:46 am
February 11th 1994 - Prince premiered his song "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" on the 1994 Miss USA Pageant.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 8:52 am
February 11th 2002 - The six stars on NBC's "Friends" signed a deal for $24 million each for the ninth and final season of the series.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: snozberries on 02/11/16 at 8:57 am
Thanks!
Did you really not know? It's an old joke....maybe it was a new one then.
A British woman moved to some other country and was looking for a place to live and asked for help. Some dude helped her find a room in a boarding house. She sent a letter of thanks but also inquired about the WC conditions. Being not British he thought WC was an acronym for a church so he told her how the nearest WC was several kilometers away and that large crowds attended but only on Sunday's and Thursday's and that it was such a grand affair people would bring picnic baskets and spend the day. And his daughter met her hubby at the WC and people would stand in line for hours.
It's a funny story but, being about a toilet the censors thought it was too delicate for a 1960s audience.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 9:00 am
Did you really not know? It's an old joke....maybe it was a new one then.
A British woman moved to some other country and was looking for a place to live and asked for help. Some dude helped her find a room in a boarding house. She sent a letter of thanks but also inquired about the WC conditions. Being not British he thought WC was an acronym for a church so he told her how the nearest WC was several kilometers away and that large crowds attended but only on Sunday's and Thursday's and that it was such a grand affair people would bring picnic baskets and spend the day. And his daughter met her hubby at the WC and people would stand in line for hours.
It's a funny story but, being about a toilet the censors thought it was too delicate for a 1960s audience.
That form of that joke I had not heard off, and I was totally unaware it had history.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: snozberries on 02/11/16 at 9:03 am
That form of that joke I had not heard off, and I was totally unaware it had history.
Oh yeah. I don't recall when I first heard it but it was online or something. I don't know tho if Jack Paar was the first to tell it or not. I just remember discussing it in a tv history class.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 9:16 am
Oh yeah. I don't recall when I first heard it but it was online or something. I don't know tho if Jack Paar was the first to tell it or not. I just remember discussing it in a tv history class.
...and of course, the first time in film of a toilet being flushed was in Hitchcock's "Psycho".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 9:26 am
February 11th 2002 - U.S. First Lady Laura Bush appeared on the "Tonight Show" with host Jay Leno
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 10:39 am
February 11th 1938 – BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: snozberries on 02/11/16 at 1:18 pm
...and of course, the first time in film of a toilet being flushed was in Hitchcock's "Psycho".
On TV it was probably All in the Family b
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/16 at 1:05 am
February 12th 1985 - Johnny Carson surprised his audience by shaving the beard he had been wearing on "The Tonight Show."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/16 at 1:06 am
February 12th 1989 - The 100th episode of "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 02/12/16 at 7:54 am
February 12th 1985 - Johnny Carson surprised his audience by shaving the beard he had been wearing on "The Tonight Show."
I never knew he had one.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 2:06 am
I never knew he had one.
That was because he shaved it off! ;D
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 2:06 am
February 13th 1939 - Virginia Payne became a new character in NBC’s soap opera, "The Carter’s of Elm Street". She played the part of Mrs. Carter.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 2:07 am
1939 - Virginia Payne became a new character in NBC’s soap opera, "The Carter’s of Elm Street". She played the part of Mrs. Carter.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 2:21 am
February 13th 1966 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The appearance had been taped the day before.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 2:39 am
February 13th 2000 - On "The Simpsons," Maude Flanders was "killed off."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 3:40 am
February 13th 2002 - ABC-TV announced that it had renewed "NYPD Blue" for its 10th season.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 3:58 am
February 13th 2003 - CBS-TV began airing "Survivor: The Amazon."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 2:13 pm
February 13th 1982 - The Jam became the first band since The Beatles to play two numbers on the same edition of Top Of The Pops when they performed 'A Town Called Malice', and 'Precious', their latest double A sided No.1.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 1:27 am
February 14th 1954 - The TV show "Letter to Loretta" changed its name to "The Loretta Young Show." The show premiered on September 20, 1953.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 1:44 am
February 14th 1958 - On CBS television Walter Cronkite reported that the Iranian government has banned rock & roll because it is against the concepts of Islam and also a hazard to health.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 1:54 am
February 14th 1964 - Chad & Jeremy were guests on the "Patty Duke Show."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 2:04 am
February 14th 1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a weeklong stay as co-hosts on "The Mike Douglas Show."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 2:14 am
February 14th 1980 - Walter Cronkite announced his retirement from the "CBS Evening News."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 2:27 am
February 14th 1985 - Cable News Network reporter Jeremy Levin was freed. He had been being held in Lebanon by extremists.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 2:51 am
February 14th 1986 - Frank Zappa appeared on "Miami Vice" playing a crime boss named "Mr. Frankie."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 3:04 am
February 14th 2001 - "Barbra Streisand: Timeless" aired on FOX. The show was a farewell-tour concert.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 3:20 am
February 14th 1962 – First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy takes television viewers on a tour of the White House.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/16 at 3:09 pm
February 14th 1999 - Elton John appeared as himself in a special episode of the animated series The Simpsons shown on US TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 3:36 am
February 15th 1962 - CBS-TV bought the exclusive rights to college football games from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for a figure of $10,200,000.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 4:05 am
February 15th 1975 - Gino Vannelli became the first white artist to perform on "Soul Train."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 4:21 am
February 15th 1988 - The first series of "Red Dwarf" began.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 4:56 am
February 15th 2002 - The last "Greenfield at Large" was aired. CNN canceled the show due to low ratings.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 5:35 am
February 15th 1962 - Paul Peterson performed "She Can't Find Her Keys" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 6:59 am
February 15th 1964 - Bobby Vee performed "Stranger in Your Arms" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 7:15 am
February 15th 1969 - Willie Mitchell performed "30-60-90" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 12:56 am
February 16th 1959 - Little Anthony & the Imperials performed "So Much" and "Wishful Thinking" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 1:28 am
February 16th 1960 - Annette (Funicello) performed "O Dio Mio" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 3:40 am
February 16th 1974 - Redbone performed "Come and Get Your Love" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 5:02 am
February 16th 1980 - Rufus performed "Do You Love What You Feel" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 5:30 am
February 16th 1985 - New Edition performed "Mr. Telephone Man" and "Lost In Love" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 5:56 am
February 16th 1985 - Autograph performed "Turn Up the Radio" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 6:27 am
February 16th 1985 - Greg Kihn performed "Lucky" and "They Rock By Night" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 7:24 am
February 16th 1957 - Disc jockey Pete Murray began hosting BBC television's first Rock 'n' Roll music program The Six-Five Special, named for the time the show began, five minutes after six. The show was given air-time immediately after the abolition of what was called the Toddlers' Truce, which had seen television stop between 6 and 7pm so children could be put to bed.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 11:25 am
February 16th 1948 - NBC-TV began airing its first nightly newscast, "The Camel Newsreel Theatre", which consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 11:47 am
February 16th 1985 - "Kojak" returned to network television after an absence of seven years with the CBS-TV special, "Kojak: The Belarus File."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 12:03 pm
February 16th 1991 - The 300th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 2:57 pm
February 16th 1975 - Cher started her own weekly hour of a music and comedy show on CBS-TV. The singer had co-presented The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour with her former husband. Cher's new show featured a female guest each week.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 12:42 am
February 17th 1965 - Comedienne Joan Rivers made her first guest appearances on "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson" on NBC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 1:05 am
February 17th 1971 - James Taylor made his prime-time television debut on ABC's the "Johnny Cash Show."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 3:06 am
February 17th 1990 - Aerosmith appeared on Saturday Night Live. They performed the Wayne's World theme song while appearing in the skit as themselves.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 4:08 am
February 17th 1996 - The 400th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 4:48 am
February 17th 2013 - Jimmy Fallon took over NBC's "Tonight Show" from Jay Leno. Leno had started as host on May 25, 1992.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 7:27 am
February 17th 1959 - The Rivieras performed "Moonlight Serenade" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 7:56 am
February 17th 1968 - Music Explosion performed "Little Bit O' Soul" and "Sunshine Games" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 8:16 am
February 17th 1973 - The Gallery performed "Big City Miss Ruth Ann" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 8:55 am
February 17th 1979 - The Raes performed "A Little Lovin'" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 9:10 am
February 17th 1979 - Bonnie Pointer performed "Free Me From My Freedom" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 1:16 pm
February 17th 1976 - "One Man and His Dog", the BBC television series in the United Kingdom featuring sheepdog trials, was broadcast for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 1:49 am
February 18th 1953 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8,000,000 to continue the "I Love Lucy" TV show through 1955.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:06 am
February 18th 1990 - The movie "Death of the Incredible Hulk" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:27 am
February 18th 1965 - Frank Gifford announced his retirement from football for a career in broadcasting.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:44 am
February 18th 1962 - On weekend leave from marine training, The Everly Brothers appeared on the US Ed Sullivan show, in full uniform and with regulation cropped hair, singing their new single, 'Crying In The Rain'.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 4:07 am
February 18th 1998 - Rob Smith (Cure) did battle with the forces of musical evil (Barbra Streisand) on the TV show South Park.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 4:46 am
February 18th 1959 - Roy Hamilton performed "I Need Your Lovin'" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 5:15 am
February 18th 1960 - Johnnie & Joe performed "Over the Mountain - Across the Sea" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 5:50 am
February 18th 1967 - P.J. Proby performed "Niki Hokey" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 6:43 am
February 18th 1967 - Fifth Dimension performed "Go Where You Wanna Go" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 6:48 am
February 18th 1978 - Gene Cotton performed "Before My Heart Finds Out" on "American Bandstand
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 7:53 am
February 18th 1995 - Deion Sanders was a guest on "Saturday Night Live."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 4:13 am
February 19th 1966 - The Mamas & Papas performed "California Dreamin'" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 4:46 am
February 19th 1966 - Bob Lind performed "Elusive Butterfly" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 5:05 am
February 19th 1972 - The Addrisi Bros. performed "We've Got to Get It On Again" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 5:30 am
February 19th 1977 - A video of Queen performing "Tie Your Mother Down" was aired on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 5:45 am
February 19th 1983 - Phil Everly performed "Who's Gonna Keep Me Warm Tonight" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 6:02 am
February 19th 1983 - Jeffrey Osborn performed "On The Wings of Love" and "Eenie Meenie" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 6:14 am
February 19th 1974 - Dick Clark premiered the "American Music Awards."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 6:40 am
February 19th 1974 - Kiss made their TV debut on "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 7:17 am
February 19th 1987 - A controversial, anti-smoking ad aired for the first time on television. It featured Yul Brynner who died shortly after of lung cancer.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 7:39 am
February 19th 1985 – EastEnders, BBC's flagship soap opera, broadcasts for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:06 am
February 19th 1991 - Public Enemy boycotted the 1991 Grammy Awards because the rap award was not going to be presented during the live TV ceremony.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 02/19/16 at 8:07 am
February 19th 1987 - A controversial, anti-smoking ad aired for the first time on television. It featured Yul Brynner who died shortly after of lung cancer.
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Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:15 am
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Smoking is foolhardy!
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:15 am
February 19th 1993 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 2:49 am
February 22nd 1986 - MTV aired 22 hours of the Monkees TV episodes in celebration of their station's 20th anniversary.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:14 am
February 22nd 1954 - ABC radio’s popular "Breakfast Club" program was simulcast on TV for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:41 am
February 22nd 1961 - Roy Hamilton performed "You Can Have Her" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 4:17 am
February 22nd 1962 - Patsy Cline performed "She's Got You" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 4:32 am
February 22nd 1964 - Jody Miller performed "Walk Like a Man" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 5:17 am
February 22nd 1968 - Tyrone Davis performed "Is It Something You've Got" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 10:41 am
February 22nd 1978 - The Police appeared in a Wrigley's Chewing Gum commercial for US TV, the band dyed their hair blonde for the appearance.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 12:41 am
February 23rd 1960 - Bobby Comstock & the Counts performed "Jambalaya" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 12:44 am
February 23rd 1964 - A tape of the The Beatles' first of three record-breaking appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" was aired. They performed "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," "I Saw Her Standing There," and "I Want to Hold Your Hand." The show was taped on February 9.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 1:02 am
February 23rd 1985 - Animotion performed "Obsession" and "Let Him Go" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 1:05 am
February 23rd 1970 - Ringo Starr guest starred on "Laugh-In." It was his first solo TV appearance.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 1:19 am
February 23rd 1985 - The Sylvers performed "Falling For Your Love" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 3:02 am
February 23rd 1985 - The TV show "Gimme a Break" was broadcast live before a studio audience. It was the first TV sitcom to be seen live since the 1950s.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 3:29 am
February 23rd 1987 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Lost Love" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 3:49 am
February 23rd 1997 - NBC-TV aired "Schindler's List." It was completely uncensored.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 1:11 am
February 24th 1979 - Eddie Rabbit performed "Every Which Way But Loose" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 1:15 am
February 24th 1964 - The Beatles appeared for the 3rd time on "The Ed Sullivan Show." They appeared via tape.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 1:26 am
February 24th 1978 - "The Second Barry Manilow Special" aired on ABC-TV with guest star Ray Charles.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 2:20 am
February 24th 1980 - NBC premiered the TV movie "Harper Valley P.T.A."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 3:37 am
February 24th 1999 - Johnny Rotten emceed VH1's live Grammy coverage.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 4:00 am
February 24th 2002 - "Ride to Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story" premiered on CBS TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 4:24 am
February 24th 2003 - Phil Donahue's talk show on MSNBC was cancelled. The show had premiered on July 15, 2002.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 2:16 pm
February 24th 1979 - A new UK TV show started on BBC2 called 'Seven To One', the title referring to the format of seven teenagers questioning a star guest, the first weeks guest was the singer from The Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:16 am
February 25th 1940 - The New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens played in the first hockey game to be televised in the U.S. The game was aired on W2WBS in New York with one camera in a fixed position. The Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:30 am
February 25th 1928 - The Federal Radio Commission issued the first U.S. television license to Charles Jenkins Laboratories in Washington, DC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:41 am
February 25th 1950 - "Your Show of Shows" debuted on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 3:11 am
February 25th 1987 - Frank Sinatra guest starred on CBS-TV's "Magnum P.I."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 3:38 am
February 25th 1993 - Prince appeared on TV's "The Arsenio Hall Show" where he performed "The Max."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 4:11 am
February 25th 1978 - O.J. Simpson was a guest on "Saturday Night Live."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 4:42 am
February 25th 2001 - Fox TV aired "The Simpons" episode entitled "New Kids On The Blecch."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 1:31 am
February 26th 1984 - CBS premiered "Star Wars: A New Hope" on their network. The movie drew 36% of the total television viewing audience.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 1:45 am
February 26th 1990 - The 100th episode of "MacGyver" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 1:58 am
February 26th 1991 - "Rockline on MTV" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 2:13 am
February 26th 1998 - A Texas jury rejected an $11 million lawsuit by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey for price drop after on-air comment about mad-cow disease.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 2:31 am
February 26th 2002 - It was reported that NBC extended Conan O'Brien's contract with "Late Night" for four more years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 3:33 am
February 26th 1958 - Jackie Wilson performed "To Be Loved" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 3:56 am
February 26th 1960 - Lenny Welch performed "You Don't Know Me" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 5:20 am
February 26th 1963 - Johnny Tillotson performed "Out of My Mind" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 6:26 am
February 26th 1966 - The T-Bones performed "Whatever Shape Your Stomach's In" and "Slippin' and Chippin'" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 6:40 am
February 26th 1972 - Donnie Elbert performed "Sweet Baby" and "I Can't Help Myself" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 7:26 am
February 26th 1977 - Jennifer Warnes performed "Right Time of the Night" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 7:58 am
February 26th 1983 - Chas Jankel performed "Glad to Know You" and "I'll Get Over It If You Get Over Her" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 8:14 am
February 26th 1983 - Kelly Groucutt performed "Am I a Dreamer?" and "You Don't Need to Hold Me Tight" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 1:10 am
February 28th 1954 - In San Francisco "Birth of a Planet" was aired. It was the first American phase-contrast cinemicrography film to be presented on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 3:45 am
February 28th 1940 - The first televised basketball game was shown. The game featured Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh from Madison Square Gardens in New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 4:16 am
February 28th 1958 - Tommy Sands performed "Sing Boy Sing" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 4:52 am
February 28th 1976 - Natalie Cole performed "Inseparable" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 5:35 am
February 28th 1976 - Jonathan Cain performed "It's Time to Say Goodbye" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 6:03 am
February 28th 1981 - The Association performed "Dreamer" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 7:37 am
February 28th 1979 - Mr. Ed, the talking horse, died.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 8:01 am
February 28th 1983 - "M*A*S*H" became the most watched television program in history when the final episode aired on CBS. The TV movie was entitled "Goodbye, Farewell, Amen."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 8:28 am
February 28th 1988 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Avenging Ace" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 8:36 am
February 28th 1954 – The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 8:41 am
February 28th 2002 - It was announced that John Madden would be replacing Dennis Miller on "Monday Night Football." Madden signed a four-year $20 million deal with ABC Sports.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 12:43 am
February 29th 2012 – Davy Jones, the Manchester-born lead singer with 60s band The Monkees, died aged 66, in his sleep at his home in Florida after suffering a massive heart attack. Jones who appeared as a teenager in soap opera Coronation Street, playing Ena Sharples's grandson was also a former apprentice jockey in Newmarket. Jones remained a keen horseman all his life, winning his first race in England as a jockey in 1996.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 1:33 am
February 29th 1988 - "Day by Day" premiered on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 1:58 am
February 29th 1960 - The Revels performed "Midnight Stroll" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 2:55 am
February 29th 1996 - A television summit was held between U.S. President Clinton and broadcast industry representatives. At the meeting, the American television, cable and production community announced that it would establish and implement a voluntary rating system by January 1, 1997.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 3:43 am
February 29th 1964 - The Hollies appeared on UK music show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:16 am
March 1st 1965 - The 150th episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:30 am
March 1st 1966 - "The Beatles At Shea Stadium" was world premiered on BBC1
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:44 am
March 1st 1970 - Two clips of the Beatles, performing "Let It Be" and "Two of Us," were aired on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It was the last time the group appeared on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 3:00 am
March 1st 1972 - The 100th episode of "Adam-12" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 4:41 am
March 1st 1979 - The NCAA granted ESPN the exclusive rights to telecast collegiate events.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 5:23 am
March 1st 1981 - The movie "Elvis And The Beauty Queen" aired on NBC-TV. Don Johnson played the part of Elvis Presley.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 5:36 am
March 1st 1985 - A Beatles song was used for the first time in a U.S. TV commercial. Lincoln-Mercury used the song, "HELP!".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 5:55 am
March 1st 1991 - Geraldo Rivera became the first talk show personality from the West to be televised on a daily basis in the USSR. The first show featured a segment about the death of Elvis Presley.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 7:18 am
March 1st 1992 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Fatal Framing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 8:00 am
March 1st 1997 - "Bottom Line2" debuted on ESPN2.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 8:25 am
March 1st 2001 - The final episode of "La Femme Nikita" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 9:00 am
March 1st 2010 - Jay Leno returned as host to NBC's "Tonight Show".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 9:58 am
March 1st 1969 - Arthur Conley performed "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 10:10 am
March 1st 1975 - Sugarloaf performed "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 10:25 am
March 1st 1980 - Manhattan Transfer performed "Twilight Zone / Twilight Zone" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 10:57 am
March 1st 1980 - Pat Benatar performed "Heartbreaker" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 2:58 am
March 2nd 1960 - Jack Scott performed "What in the World's Come Over You" and "Burning Bridges" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:18 am
March 2nd 1968 - Iron Butterfly appeared on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:43 am
March 2nd 1974 - Bloodstone performed "Outside Woman" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 4:25 am
March 2nd 1984 - Jermaine Stewart performed "The Word Is Out" and "I Like It" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 5:08 am
March 2nd 1984 - The Blasters performed "Colored Lights" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 5:59 am
March 2nd 1940 - The first televised intercollegiate track meet was seen on TV in New York City on W2XBS. The game presented live from Madison Square Garden. New York University won the meet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 6:38 am
March 2nd 1977 - "The Barry Manilow Special" aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 7:28 am
March 2nd 1981 - Michael Jackson was a guest on Diana Ross' third TV special "diana" on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 7:51 am
March 2nd 1996 - The first episode of "Pacific Blue" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 9:09 am
March 2nd 2009 - Jimmy Fallon began has host of "Late Night."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 9:54 am
March 2nd 2010 - Rogert Ebert was interviewed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." It was his first televised appearance since losing his ability speak due to complications from a 2006 thyroid cancer surgery.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:06 pm
March 2nd 1991 - 21 years after it's first release 'All Right Now', by Free made No.2 in the UK singles chart after being re-issued to coincide with its use in a Wrigleys Chewing gum TV ad.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 1:20 am
March 3rd 1985 - The television show "Moonlighting" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 1:37 am
March 3rd 1986 - The pilot episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 1:52 am
March 3rd 1990 - The 100th episode of "ALF" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 3:05 am
March 3rd 1958 - Larry Hovis appeared on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 3:28 am
March 3rd 1973 - Hurricane Smith performed "Oh Babe What Would You Say" and "Who Was It" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 4:32 am
March 3rd 1979 - Roger Voudouris performed "Get Used to It" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 2:45 am
March 4th 1976 - The 100th episode of "The Waltons" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 3:02 am
March 4th 1997 - The first episode of "Just Shoot Me" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 4:13 am
March 4th 1997 - The first episode of "The Practice" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 4:58 am
March 4th 1972 - Frank Mills performed "Love Me, Love Me Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 5:51 am
March 4th 1978 - The Spinners performed ""If You Wanna Do a Dance" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 6:00 am
March 4th 1993 - ESPN formed "The V Foundation" with Jim Valvano.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 1:39 am
March 7th 1955 - "Peter Pan" was presented as a television special for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 1:56 am
March 7th 1961 - The 100th episode of "The Rifleman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 2:23 am
March 7th 1975 - The final episode of "The Odd Couple" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 2:41 am
March 7th 1982 - The NCAA college basketball tournament selections were televised for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 4:29 am
March 7th 1983 - ESPN televised the first live professional football game on cable. The game was between the USFL's Birmingham Stallions and the Michigan Panthers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 5:12 am
March 7th 1983 - TNN (The Nashville Network) began broadcasting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 5:58 am
March 7th 1986 - The final episode of "Different Strokes" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 6:24 am
March 7th 1960 - Jackie DeShannon appeared on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 6:39 am
March 7th 1962 - Clyde McPhatter performed "Lover Please" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 7:18 am
March 7th 1964 - The Rip Chords performed "Three Window Coupe" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 8:14 am
March 7th 1970 - George Baker Selection performed "Little Green Bag" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 9:23 am
March 7th 1981 - James Taylor & J.D. Souther performed "Her Town Too" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 12:38 am
March 8th 1975 - Smokey Robinson performed "Baby That's Backatcha" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 12:55 am
March 8th 1980 - Bonnie Pointer performed "I Can't Help Myself" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 3:13 am
March 8th 1959 - Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 3:25 am
March 8th 1965 - David Bowie made his TV debut with The Manish Boys on a UK program called 'Gadzooks! It's All Happening' when they performed their current single 'I Pity The Fool.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 4:00 am
March 8th 1964 - The Dave Clark 5 made their first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 5:01 am
March 8th 1974 - The last episode "The Brady Bunch" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 5:41 am
March 8th 1993 - "Beavis and Butthead" premiered on MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 6:27 am
March 8th 1996 - The first episode of "Muppets Tonight!" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 6:46 am
March 8th 2004 - Martha Stewart's syndicated television show, "Martha Stewart Living," was taken off the air by CBS and UPN. Stewart was found guilty on March 3 of lying about the reason for selling 3,298 shares of ImClone Systems stock, conspiracy, making false statement and obstruction of justice.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 2:16 am
March 9th 1954 - WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), in New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials. The ad was Castro Decorators of New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 2:37 am
March 9th 1969 - "The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour" was canceled by CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 2:52 am
March 9th 2005 - Dan Rather appeared for the last time on "The CBS Evening News".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 3:21 am
March 9th 1960 - The Mystic performed "Hushabye" and "Don't Take the Stars" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 3:53 am
March 9th 1962 - Brian Hyland performed "Ginnie Come Lately" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 4:26 am
March 9th 1968 - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. performed "Simon Says" and "May I Take a Giant Step" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 5:43 am
March 9th 1968 - Brenton Wood performed "Lovey Dovey Kinda Lovin'" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 5:49 am
March 9th 1984 - Limahl performed "Never Ending Story" and "Only For Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 6:25 am
March 9th 1984 - Bonnie Pointer performed "The Beast In Me" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 7:27 am
March 9th 1954 – McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 11:49 am
March 9th 1975 – Actor Telly Savalas was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the David Gates (from Bread) song 'If'. Savalas was currently high in the TV ratings playing the policeman Kojak.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 1:07 pm
March 9th 1977 – The Jacksons CBS show was aired for the last time on US TV finishing at the bottom of the ratings.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 2:04 pm
March 9th 1991 – 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go' gave The Clash their only UK No.1 single after the track was used for a Levi's TV advertisement. The track was first released in 1982 from their album Combat Rock album.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 1:30 am
March 10th 1940 - W2XBS-TV in New York City aired the first televised opera as it presented scenes from "I Pagliacci".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 1:45 am
March 10th 1956 - Julie Andrews at the age of 23 made her TV debut in "High Tor" with Bing Crosby and Nancy Olson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 1:58 am
March 10th 1965 - Walter Matthau and Art Carney opened in "The Odd Couple". It later became a hit on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 2:23 am
March 10th 2002 - ESPN aired "A Season on the Brink." It was the first original motion picture by ESPN. The movie was about Bobby Knight.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 3:39 am
March 10th 1978 - CBS began airing the series "The Incredible Hulk."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 4:38 am
March 10th 1997 - The series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" began airing.
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Written By: snozberries on 03/10/16 at 5:35 am
March 10th 1997 - The series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" began airing.
dammit.... you took mine!!!! >:( :P
:D
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 5:36 am
dammit.... you took mine!!!! >:( :P
:D
Sorry!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 5:36 am
March 10th 2001 - The 500th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
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Written By: snozberries on 03/10/16 at 5:41 am
Sorry!
It's okay I was going to try and do it at midnight but I fell asleep... now that I'm at work (its after 3am here...) I thought I'll do it now... but I was an hour too late.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 6:01 am
March 10th 2002 - CBS aired a two-hour documentary on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 6:05 am
March 10th 1961 - Paul Anka performed "The Story of My Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 6:35 am
March 10th 1979 - Bobby Caldwell performed "What You Won't Do for Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 9:13 am
March 10th 2001 - TV's 'Pop Idol' winner Will Young revealed in an exclusive News Of The World interview that he was gay, saying 'It's no big deal, its just part of who I am.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 2:44 am
March 11th 1947 - The DuMont network aired "Movies For Small Fry." It was network television's first successful children's program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:05 am
March 11th 1967 - A video of the Beatles performing "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" was played on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:23 am
March 11th 1990 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Desperate Deception" was aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:42 am
March 11th 1958 - Jack Jones appeared on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:56 am
March 11th 1958 - The Four Lads performed "Put a Light in the Window" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 4:20 am
March 11th 1978 - Cerrone performed "Supernature" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 7:10 am
March 11th 1966 - This week's ITV music show 'Ready Steady Go', was entirely devoted to the music of 'The Godfather Of Soul - James Brown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:22 pm
March 11th 2006 - The Disney Channel Original Movie, 'High School Musical' was at No.1 on the US album chart. The album went on to break all records for a soundtrack selling over 7 million copies worldwide. A No.1 album In Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 1:46 am
March 12th 1974 - "Wonder Woman" debuted on ABC-TV. The show later went to CBS-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 7:14 am
March 12th 1994 - Nancy Kerrigan and Aretha Franklin were guests on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 8:24 am
March 12th 2003 - The YES Network and Cablevision reached an interim deal to air New York Yankee games. Three million viewers had not had access to the games for 2002.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 3:41 pm
March 12th 2007 - Amy Winehouse made her US television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman performing 'Rehab'. The song went on to win three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and also won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 1:58 am
March 14th 1955 - Elvis Presley was interviewed on Jimmy Dean's "Town & Country Jubliee" television show. Elvis did not perform.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:23 am
March 14th 1965 - Petula Clark made her American TV debut on CBS' "Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:39 am
March 14th 1968 - The final episode of "Batman" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:52 am
March 14th 1985 - Former Miss America, Phyllis George, joined Bill Kurtis as host of "The CBS Morning News."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:12 am
March 14th 1961 - Jerry Butler performed "Find Another Girl" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:22 am
March 14th 1962 - Arthur Alexander performed "You Better Move On" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:36 am
March 14th 1963 - Jo Ann Campbell performed "Mother Please! (I'd Rather Do it Myself)" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 4:01 am
March 14th 1964 - April & Nino performed "Stardust" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 5:43 am
March 14th 1970 - Gladys Knight & the Pips performed "You Need Love Like I Do" and "Friendship Train" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 5:59 am
March 14th 1981 - Jermaine Jackson performed "You Like Me, Don't You" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 8:01 am
March 14th 1968 –The promotional film for 'Lady Madonna' was broadcast in black and white on Top Of The Pops on UK television. The video portion of the film clip was shot while The Beatles were performing the song 'Hey Bulldog', but the 'Lady Madonna' audio track was paired with the video for the promo release.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 8:37 am
March 14th 1969 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a live concert for 'Fan Club', the Dutch TV show in Amsterdam, Holland.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:47 pm
March 14th 1985 – Dead Or Alive were kicked off the UK music television show The Tube after admitting they were incapable of playing 'live.' The group scored the 1985 UK No.1 single 'You Spin Me Round, Like A Record'.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 03/14/16 at 3:22 pm
March 14th 1985 – Dead Or Alive were kicked off the UK music television show The Tube after admitting they were incapable of playing 'live.' The group scored the 1985 UK No.1 single 'You Spin Me Round, Like A Record'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 2:49 am
March 15th 1954 - CBS television debuted its "Morning Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 4:20 am
March 15th 1971 - CBS television dropped "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 4:49 am
March 15th 1977 - The first episode of "Eight is Enough" was aired on ABC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 6:08 am
March 15th 1979 - The 100th episode of "Barney Miller" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 6:22 am
March 15th 1980 - The 100th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 6:48 am
March 15th 1985 - The first episode of "Mr. Belvedere" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 7:05 am
March 15th 1998 - CBS' "60 Minutes" aired an interview with former White House employee Kathleen Willey. Wiley said U.S. President Clinton made unwelcome sexual advances toward her in the Oval Office in 1993.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 03/15/16 at 3:02 pm
March 15th 1985 - The first episode of "Mr. Belvedere" aired on ABC.
I remember that show. :)
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 1:05 am
March 16th 1980 - The first closed captioned television series were broadcast. The shows were The ABC Sunday Night Movie (ABC), The Wonderful World of Disney (NBC) and Masterpiece Theatre (PBS).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 1:20 am
March 16th 2010 - The first episode of "Justified" aired on FX.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 1:38 am
March 16th 1961 - The Echoes performed "Baby Blue" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 1:50 am
March 16th 1968 - Bobby Vee performed "Maybe Just Today" and "My Girl/My Guy Medley" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 1:58 am
March 16th 2000 - WRAL-TV Digital broadcast offered viewers the first opportunity to watch any one of the games played during the NCAA basketball tournament. WRAL broadcast four separate channels with each carrying a different game.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 4:02 am
March 16th 1974 - The Natural Four performed "Can This Be Real" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 5:10 am
March 16th 1984 - Philip Bailey performed "Walkin' On the Chinese Wall" and "I Go Crazy" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:07 am
March 18th 1981 - The first episode of "The Greatest American Hero" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:23 am
March 18th 1962 - Gary "U.S." Bonds performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:36 am
March 18th 1958 - Jerry Lee Lewis performed "You Win Again Breathless" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:46 am
March 18th 1967 - Marvin Gaye performed "Little Darlin' I Need You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:58 am
March 19th 1978 - War performed "Galaxy" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 6:17 am
March 19th 1985 – First episode of Neighbours broadcast.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 03/18/16 at 7:54 am
March 19th 1978 - War performed "Galaxy" on "American Bandstand."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cBDbgRO1qY
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 12:26 pm
March 20th 1948 - Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra were featured in the first televised symphonic concert.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 12:28 pm
March 20th 1964 - The Beatles appeared on ITV's live "Ready Steady Go!" show.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 12:47 pm
March 20th 1985 - CBS-TV presented "The Romance of Betty Boop."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 1:01 pm
March 20th 1986 - Fallon Carrington and Jeff Colby were wed on the TV drama "The Colby’s". "The Colby’s" was an offshoot of "Dynasty".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 1:45 pm
March 20th 1992 - Janice Pennington was awarded $1.3 million for an accident on the set of the "Price is Right" TV show.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 1:50 pm
March 20th 1948 – With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 12:56 am
March 21st 1955 - NBC-TV presented the first "Colgate Comedy Hour".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 1:37 am
March 21st 1957 - Shirley Booth made her TV acting debut in "The Hostess with the Mostest" on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 1:54 am
March 21st 1980 – Dallas airs it's "A House Divided" episode, which leads to eight months of international speculation regarding Who shot J.R.?
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 2:36 am
March 21st 1989 - Dick Clark announced that he would no longer be hosting the show "American Bandstand." He had been the host for 33 years.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 3:03 am
March 21st 1990 - "Normal Life" with Moon Unit & Dweezil Zappa premiered on CBS-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 5:18 am
March 21st 1990 - "Sydney" starring Valerie Bertinelli premiered on CBS-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 5:56 am
March 21st 1995 - The first episode of "NewsRadio" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 6:28 am
March 21st 1964 - Better Everett performed "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 6:53 am
March 21st 1964 - Trini Lopez performed "Jailer Bring Me Water" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 7:03 am
March 21st 1981 - Juice Newton performed "Angel of the Morning" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 8:04 am
March 21st 1973 - The BBC banned all teenybopper acts appearing on UK TV show, Top Of The Pops after a riot following a David Cassidy performance.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 03/21/16 at 3:29 pm
March 21st 1989 - Dick Clark announced that he would no longer be hosting the show "American Bandstand." He had been the host for 33 years.
It was never the same after he left. :(
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 2:26 am
March 22nd 1977 - The John Denver TV special "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" was aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 2:45 am
March 22nd 2010 - Monty Hall began hosting "Let's Make a Deal" for a full week.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 2:53 am
March 22nd 1956 - Perry Como became the first major TV variety-show host to book a rock and roll act on his program. The act was Carl Perkins.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 2:57 am
March 22nd 1956 - Perry Como became the first major TV variety-show host to book a rock and roll act on his program. The act was Carl Perkins.
While driving to New York for appearances on 'The Perry Como Show', and 'The Ed Sullivan Show', the car that Carl Perkins was traveling in was involved in an accident putting Perkins in hospital for several months. The singer received four broken ribs and a broken shoulder, his brother Jay was killed in the accident.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 3:11 am
March 22nd 1960 - The Playmates performed "Beep Beep" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 3:33 am
March 22nd 1975 - Barry Manilow performed "Mandy" and "It's a Miracle" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 03/22/16 at 3:14 pm
March 22nd 2010 - Monty Hall began hosting "Let's Make a Deal" for a full week.
Was he retired by then?
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 3:54 am
Was he retired by then?
This needs further research.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 3:54 am
March 23rd 1950 - "Beat the Clock" premiered on CBS-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 4:13 am
March 23rd 1967 - The 100th episode of "Bewitched" was aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 5:09 am
March 23rd 1973 - The last airing of "Concentration" took place. The show had been on NBC for 15 years.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 6:52 am
March 23rd 1981 - CBS Television announced plans to reduce "Captain Kangaroo" to a 30-minute show each weekday morning.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 7:15 am
March 23rd 1987 - The Soul Train Music Awards debuted. It was the first televised awards ceremony to pay exclusive homage to black producers, songwriters and recording artists in the music industry.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 7:27 am
March 23rd 1959 - Franie Ford performed "Sea Cruise" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 8:54 am
March 23rd 1968 - The Sunshine Company performed "Look, Here Comes the Sun" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 9:40 am
March 23rd 1968 - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart performed "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" and "Goodbye Baby" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 9:54 am
March 23rd 1974 - Moments performed "Sexy Mama" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 10:48 am
March 23rd 1984 - George Thorogood & the Destroyers performed "Gear Jammer" and "Long Gone" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 11:53 am
March 23rd 1984 - DeBarge performed "Rhythm of the Night" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 03/23/16 at 3:13 pm
March 23rd 1984 - DeBarge performed "Rhythm of the Night" on "American Bandstand."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAQSZhazYk8
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 12:29 am
March 24th 1940 - The New York City NBC station W2XBS became the first to televise religious services.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 12:59 am
March 24th 1980 - "Nightline" with Ted Koppel premiered.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 2:03 am
March 24th 1958 - Billie & Lillie performed "La-Dee-Dah" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 2:20 am
March 24th 1979 - Sister Sledge performed "He's the Greatest Dancer" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 2:37 am
March 24th 1979 - Gary's Gang performed "Keep On Dancin'" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 4:00 am
March 24th 1984 - Paul Young performed "Come Back and Stay" and "Love of the Common People" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 5:07 am
March 24th 1984 - The video for Van Halen's "Jump" was aired on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 6:00 am
March 24th 1984 - UB40 performed "Red Red Wine" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 3:37 pm
March 24th 1984 - UB40 performed "Red Red Wine" on "American Bandstand."
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Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 1:07 am
March 25th 1965 - The Beatles made their debut on UK TV show Top Of The Pops singing 'Can't Buy Me Love' and ‘You Can’t Do That.’ The show had been recorded on March 19th.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 1:21 am
March 25th 1954 - RCA manufactured its first color TV set and began mass production.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 1:40 am
March 25th 1972 - The final episode of "Bewitched" was aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 1:56 am
March 25th 1986 - The first episode of "Perfect Strangers" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 2:05 am
March 25th 1977 - The final episode of "Sanford and Son" was aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 2:13 am
March 25th 1968 - The 58th and final episode of "The Monkees" TV show was aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 3:51 am
March 25th 1959 - The Flamingos performed "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 5:59 am
March 25th 1960 - The Temptations (not the Motown group) performed "Barbara" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 7:49 am
March 25th 1972 - Joe Tex performed "I Gotcha" and "You Said a Bad Word" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 7:55 am
March 25th 1978 - Raydio performed "Jack and Jill" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 8:05 am
March 25th 2002 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed complaints against Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network broadcast of a Victoria's Secret fashion show in November 2001.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 6:37 pm
March 25th 2001 - The first Britney Spears Pepsi TV commercial was aired on US television. Spears had signed a multi-million dollar deal with Pepsi for her forthcoming world tour.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 1:48 am
March 29th 1961 - Bobby "Blue" Bland performed "I Pity the Fool" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 2:07 am
March 29th 1963 - Jan & Dean performed "Linda" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 2:24 am
March 29th 1969 - Ohio Express performed "Sweeter than Sugar" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 3:11 am
March 29th 1975 - Polly Brown performed "Up in a Puff of Smoke" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 4:14 am
March 29th 1980 - The Romantics performed "What I Like About You" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 4:48 am
March 29th 1980 - Ray, Goodman & Brown performed "Special Lady" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 5:15 am
March 29th 1984 - The 100th episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 3:11 am
March 30th 1964 - "Jeopardy" debuted on NBC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 3:21 am
March 30th 1966 - Barbra Streisand's "Color Me Barbra" special aired on CBS-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 3:37 am
March 30th 1970 - "Another World - Somerset" debuted on NBC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 3:55 am
March 30th 1978 - The final episode of "Police Woman" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 4:39 am
March 30th 1961 - Joe Jones performed "California Sun" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 5:48 am
March 30th 1961 - Rose (Originals) performed "Lonely Blue Nights" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 6:30 am
March 30th 1960 - The Olympics performed "Baby Hully Gully" and "Big Boy Pete" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 7:05 am
March 30th 1963 - Leslie Gore first appeared on ABC's "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 8:28 am
March 30th 1974 - David Essex performed "Rock On" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 2:02 pm
March 30th 1967 - During an appearance by Jimi Hendrix on Top Of The Pops a technician put on the backing track of Alan Price's 'Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear', to which Hendrix responded 'I don't know the words to this one man.'
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 3:02 pm
March 30th 1984 - Tears For Fears performed "Everyone Wants to Rule the World" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 3:28 pm
March 30th 1974 - The Dells performed "I Miss You" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 3:49 pm
March 30th 1984 - Jeffrey Osborne performed "The Borderlines" and "Let Me Know" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 3:54 am
March 31st 1961 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry performed "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" and "Ain't Got No Home" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 4:14 am
March 31st 1985 - ABC-TV aired the 200th episode of "The Love Boat."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 5:55 am
March 31st 2003 - U.S. military officials accused Geraldo Rivera of disclosing unauthorized military movements. Rivera had outlined military movements in the dirt while embedded with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 5:56 am
March 31st 1987 - HBO (Home Box Office) earned its first Oscar for "Down and Out in America".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 7:14 am
March 31st 2003 - NBC fired Peter Arnett after he gave an unauthorized interview with state-run Iraqi TV. During the interview Arnett said that the American-led war effort had initially failed because of Iraqi resistance.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 10:05 am
March 31st 2013 - TV hosts Ant and Dec scored their first British No.1 single, with their 1994 hit 'Let's Get Ready to Rhumble'. The song made it to No.1 after the duo performed the track on their ITV1 show Saturday Night Takeaway the previous weekend, prompting fans to download it. The duo were also giving all the money they made from sales to the ChildLine charity.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 10:21 am
March 31st 2003 - The first season of "American Chopper" began.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 11:43 am
March 31st 1973 - The Raspberries performed "I Wanna Be With You" and "Let's Pretend" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 12:03 pm
March 31st 1984 - Madness performed "The Sun and The Rain" and "Keep Moving" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 12:23 pm
March 31st 1984 - The video for Adam Ant's "Strip" was aired on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 2:24 pm
March 31st 1984 - K.C. performed "Give It Up" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 3:47 pm
March 31st 1985 – The first WrestleMania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE (then the WWF), takes place in Madison Square Garden in New York.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 5:23 pm
March 31st 1994 - Madonna appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman from New York City. The network had to delete 13 offending words from the interview before the show aired. Madonna also handed Letterman a pair of her panties and told him to sniff them. He declined and stuffed them into his desk drawer.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 3:08 am
April 2nd 1978 - The first episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 3:31 am
April 2nd 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 3:40 am
April 2nd 1993 - Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC-TV soap opera "Loving."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 4:25 am
April 2nd 1963 - Bobby Vinton performed "Over the Mountain" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 4:39 am
April 2nd 1966 - Mel Carter performed "Band of Gold" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 4:52 am
April 2nd 1966 - The Ventures performed "Secret Agent Man" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 5:07 am
April 2nd 1977 - The Rubinoos performed "I Think We're Alone Now" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 5:43 am
April 2nd 1977 - Thelma Houston performed "Don't Leave Me This Way" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 6:27 am
April 2nd 1983 - Bananarama performed "Really Sayin' Somethin'" and "Na Na Hey Hey" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 7:15 am
April 2nd 1965 - The first edition of new music show 'Ready Steady Goes Live!' was shown on UK TV, featuring presenters Cathy McGowan and Keith Fordyce.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 8:52 am
April 2nd 1965 - The Beach Boys appeared on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" and performed "Do You Wanna Dance?"
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 12:36 pm
April 2nd 1955 - Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), Slim Whitman, Hoot and Curley, Johnny Horton, Tibby Edwards and Floyd Cramer all appeared at the Louisiana Hayride broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, and shown on KWKH Television.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 9:53 am
April 6th 1978 - The final episode, number 37, of "Black Sheep Squadron" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 10:27 am
April 6th 1998 - Dick Clark, Chubby Checker, Fabian and Lesley Gore appeared on CBS-TV's "Murphy Brown."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 11:04 am
April 6th 2000 - TNT held an all-star tribute to Joni Mitchell. James Taylor, Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, and others performed her songs.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 11:19 am
April 6th 1962 - Jay & the Americans performed "She Cried" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 12:32 pm
April 6th 1968 - The Lemon Pipers performed "Green Tambourine" and "Rice Is Nice" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 1:20 pm
April 6th 1974 - The Chi-Lites performed "Homely Girl" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 2:34 pm
April 6th 1968 - Kenny O'Dell performed "Springfield Plane" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 3:08 pm
April 6th 1982 – Estonian Communist Party bureau declares "fight against bourgeois TV"—meaning Finnish TV—a top priority of the propagandists of Estonian SSR
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 04/06/16 at 4:08 pm
April 2nd 1977 - The Rubinoos performed "I Think We're Alone Now" on "American Bandstand."
I didn't know there was a third version. :o
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 4:10 pm
April 6th 1985 - Dokken performed "Just Got Lucky" and "Alone Again" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 4:11 pm
I didn't know there was a third version. :o
There are more versions available to hear.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 3:15 am
April 7th 1927 - The first long-distance TV transmission was sent from Washington, DC, to New York City. The audience saw an image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 3:31 am
April 7th 1991 - The 100th episode of "Married With Children" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 4:52 am
April 7th 1958 - Jim Reeves performed "Anna Marie" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 5:08 am
April 7th 1956 - "Rock 'n Roll Dance Party" premiered on the CBS Radio Network.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 5:55 am
April 7th 1973 - The Sylvers performed "Wish That I Could Talk to You" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 6:11 am
April 7th 1979 - Linda Clifford performed "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 6:30 am
April 7th 1979 - Shalamar performed "Second Time Around" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 6:46 am
April 7th 1984 - Dwight Twilley performed "Girls" and "Don't You Love Her" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 6:57 am
April 7th 1984 - Shalamar performed "Dancing in the Streets" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 7:27 am
April 7th 1984 - The video for Kool & the Gang's "Tonight" was aired on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 11:08 am
April 7th 1958 - The Alan Freed's Big Beat Show played two shows at the Memorial Hall in Canton, Ohio, featuring, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, The Diamonds, Billy Ford, Danny & The Juniors, The Chantels, Larry Williams, Screaming Jay Hawkins, The Pastels and Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 04/07/16 at 3:40 pm
April 7th 1979 - Shalamar performed "Second Time Around" on "American Bandstand."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz4YQZ01Q_A
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 04/07/16 at 3:45 pm
April 7th 1984 - The video for Kool & the Gang's "Tonight" was aired on "American Bandstand."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3HOTPtTKaQ
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 2:18 am
April 8th 1963 - The final episode of "The Rifleman" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 2:18 am
April 8th 1963 - The final episode of "The Rifleman" aired.
Did the show go out with a bang?
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 2:44 am
April 8th 1979 - The last episode of "All In The Family" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 3:05 am
April 8th 1990 - The first episode of "Twin Peaks" aired on ABC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 3:27 am
April 8th 1987 – Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 4:19 am
April 8th 1968 - The Petula Clark TV special "Petula" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 5:49 am
April 8th 1967 - Lesley Gore performed "California Nights" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 7:07 am
April 8th 1998 - The final episode of NBC's "Seinfeld" was filmed in Los Angeles.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 7:33 am
April 8th 1972 - Helen Reddy performed "No Sad Song" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 8:29 am
April 8th 1978 - Ashford and Simpson performed "Don't Cost You Nothing" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 04/08/16 at 8:34 am
April 8th 1998 - The final episode of NBC's "Seinfeld" was filmed in Los Angeles.
I remember the final episode.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 6:22 am
April 10th 1957 - Ricky Nelson sang for first time on TV's "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." He performed the song "I'm Walking."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 6:43 am
April 10th 1967 - The 13-day strike by the American Federation of Radio-TV Artists (AFTRA) came to an end less than two hours before the 39th Academy Awards presentation went on the air.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 7:30 am
April 10th 1965 - Gene Chandler performed "Nothing Can Stop Me" and "You Can't Hurt Me No More" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 7:43 am
April 10th 1961 - Del Shannon performed "Runaway" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 7:58 am
April 10th 1971 - Tommy James performed "Adrienne" and "Church Street Soul Revival" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 11:36 am
April 10th 1999 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were the musical guests on "Saturday Night Live."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 12:47 pm
April 10th 1976 - The TV soundtrack album 'Rock Follies' started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart. Follies featured Julie Covington.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 2:07 am
April 11th 1966 - NBC broadcasted the last episode of "Hullabaloo."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 5:10 am
April 11th 1985 - The 100th episode of "Hill Street Blues" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 5:46 am
April 11th 2010 - Conan O'Brien and TBS signed a deal for a late-night show.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 6:20 am
April 11th 1968 - Big Brother & the Holding Company made their national TV debut on ABC's "Hollywood Palace."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 7:03 am
April 11th 1991 - Ringo Starr was a guest on Fox TV's "The Simpsons."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 8:01 am
April 11th 1970 - Tommy Roe performed "Stir It Up and Serve It" and "Pearl" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 8:14 am
April 11th 1981 - Sister Sledge performed "All American Girls" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 10:03 am
April 11th 1981 - Michael Damian performed "She Did It" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 04/11/16 at 2:47 pm
April 11th 1981 - Sister Sledge performed "All American Girls" on "American Bandstand."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfegLbIz6xk
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 6:41 am
April 13th 1953 - The National Edition of "TV Guide" was launched.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 7:26 am
April 13th 1999 - Jack Kervorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, MI, to 10 to 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Thomas Youk. Youk's assisted suicide was videotaped and shown on "60 Minutes" in 1998.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 12:07 pm
April 13th 1969 - Diana Ross appeared solo on Dinah Shore's NBC-TV special "Like Hep".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 12:31 pm
April 13th 1985 - "The Grand Ole Opry" debuted on television.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 1:27 pm
April 13th 1999 - VH1 debuted their Internet radio station called VH1 at Work. The first webcast was the "Divas Live" concert.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 2:55 pm
April 13th 1996 - Rage Against The Machine appeared on NBC's Saturday Night Live. Their two-song performance was cut to one song when the band attempted to hang inverted American flags from their amplifiers.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:19 am
April 15th 2002 - HSN began airing "The NHL Show" featuring Phil Esposito.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:32 am
April 15th 1958 - The Ames Brothers performed "A Very Precious Love" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 5:16 am
April 15th 1960 - Freddy Cannon performed "Jump Over" and "The Urge" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 5:55 am
April 15th 1967 - Martha & the Vandellas performed "Jimmy Mack" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 6:06 am
April 15th 1967 - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performed "Buy for Me the Rain" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 6:31 am
April 15th 1972 - Bobby Vinton performed "Every Day of My Life" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 7:00 am
April 15th 1972 - The Five Man Electrical Band performed "Signs" and "Absolutely Right" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 7:27 am
April 15th 1951 - The first episode of "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 7:44 am
April 15th 2002 - The series finale of ABC's "Once & Again" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 9:13 am
April 15th 1956 - The worlds’ first, all-color TV station was dedicated. It was WNBQ-TV in Chicago and is now WMAQ-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/16 at 7:55 am
April 16th 1973 - Paul McCartney's first television special, James Paul McCartney, was aired in America on the ABC network. The show, which includes performances by McCartney and Wings, would be broadcast in the UK on May 10th.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/16 at 10:43 am
April 16th 1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become "the most trusted man in America".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/16 at 12:00 pm
April 16th 1977 - David Soul one half of TV cop show "Starsky & Hutch", went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Give Up On Us', his only US hit. Also No.1 in the UK.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 5:16 am
April 18th 1979 - The TV show "Real People" premiered.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 6:25 am
April 18th 2012 – Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions, Dick dies from a heart attack at the age of 82.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 6:41 am
April 18th 1971 - The Jackson 5 and Bill Cosby were guests on Diana Ross' solo TV special "Diana."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 8:30 am
April 18th 1975 - Alice Cooper's first TV special, "Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 8:47 am
April 18th 1958 - Huey Smith & the Clowns performed "Don't You Just Know It" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 9:02 am
April 18th 1963 - Al Martino performed "I Love You Because" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 9:46 am
April 18th 1964 - The Beach Boys performed "Fun Fun Fun" and "I Get Around" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 10:53 am
April 18th 1970 - Norman Greenbaum performed "Spirit in the Sky" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 11:13 am
April 18th 1970 - Cold Blood performed "You Got Me Hummin'" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 12:56 pm
April 18th 1975 - Alice Cooper's first TV special, "Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 1:27 pm
April 18th 2005 - It was announced the NFL's "Monday Night Football" would leave ABC in 2006 for a new home with ESPN. "Monday Night Football" had been on ABC since 1970.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:16 pm
April 18th 1964 - The Beatles appeared on the UK TV comedy program The Morecambe and Wise Show, playing ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, and ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and also participate in comedy sketches with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. The Beatles also held the UK and US No.1 position on this day with 'Can't Buy Me Love'.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:53 pm
April 18th 2005 - Reebok pulled a UK TV ad featuring 50 Cent after a mother whose son was shot dead complained it glamorised gun crime. Lucy Cope, from London went to the Advertising Standards Authority about the campaign featuring the US rapper. The ASA had been investigating 54 other complaints from viewers over a reference to the rapper having been shot nine times.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 1:32 am
April 19th 1989 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Musical Murder" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 1:41 am
April 19th 1997 - The first episode of "Angry Beavers" aired on NICK.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:09 am
April 19th 1961 - The Frogmen performed "Underwater" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:26 am
April 19th 1963 - Johnny Cymbal performed "Mr. Bass Man" and "Teenage Heaven" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:39 am
April 19th 1980 - Tommy James performed "Three Times in Love" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:42 am
April 19th 1987 – The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 9:21 am
April 19th 1990 - On this week's BBC- TV's 'French and Saunders' show, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Lemmy, Mark King (Level 42), and Gary Moore all appeared in a comedy courthouse sketch. The sketch ended with all the guitarist's jamming together.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 9:21 am
April 19th 1990 - On this week's BBC- TV's 'French and Saunders' show, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Lemmy, Mark King (Level 42), and Gary Moore all appeared in a comedy courthouse sketch. The sketch ended with all the guitarist's jamming together.
Now, that I would like to see!
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 9:30 am
April 19th 1990 - The TV movie "Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 3:51 pm
April 19th 2005 - It was announced that two 30-second television commercials designed to attract vacationing families to Graceland to experience the "real" Elvis Presley would air nationally in the US starting in April 2006. It was the first time in the history of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. that the company has used television advertising to promote Graceland tourism.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 04/19/16 at 3:57 pm
April 19th 1987 – The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show.
I remember that.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 4:11 pm
April 19th 2006 - BBC TV in the UK aired The McCartney's v The Fur Trade a program following the couple's anti-fur trade protests.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 2:07 am
April 20th 1959 - "Desilu Playhouse" on CBS-TV presented a two-part show titled "The Untouchables."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 2:37 am
April 20th 1989 - Scientist announced the successful testing of high-definition TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 2:48 am
April 20th 1981 - The final episode of "Soap" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 3:17 am
April 20th 1962 - Ketty Lester performed "Love Letters" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 3:52 am
April 20th 1974 - Tony Orlando & Dawn performed "It Only Hurts When I Try to Smile" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 5:19 am
April 20th 1985 - Lady Pank performed "Minus Zero" and "Hero" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 6:04 am
April 20th 1985 - Sheena Easton performed "Swear" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 8:14 am
April 20th 1964 – BBC Two launches with a power cut because of the fire at Battersea Power Station.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:56 am
April 21st 1982 - The final episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:19 am
April 21st 1959 - Jesse Belvin performed "Guess Who?" on "American Bandstand".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:33 am
April 21st 1960 - Dick Clark testified before a congressional committee investigating payola. He admitted that he had a financial interest in 27 percent of the records he played on his show in a period of 28 months.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:59 am
April 21st 1993 - The first episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 4:15 am
April 21st 1999 - Brooks & Dunn debuted their video "South of Santa Fe" while country.com simultaneously streamed the video. It was the first time that a country video debuted simultaneously on TV and the Internet.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 4:46 am
April 21st 1995 - MTV Asia re-launched its Mandarin-language channel.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 5:04 am
April 21st 1999 - The 200th episode of "L.A. Law" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:10 am
April 21st 1961 - Shep & the Limelites performed "Daddy's Home" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:30 am
April 21st 1973 - Tony Orlando & Dawn performed "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" on "American Bandstand".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:47 am
April 21st 1979 - Fabulous Poodles performed "Mirror Star" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 8:40 am
April 21st 1977 - Natalie Cole and John Denver were guests on Frank Sinatra's ABC-TV special "Sinatra & Friends".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 8:56 am
April 21st 1965 - The Beach Boys appeared on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" and performed "Do You Wanna Dance?"
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 10:02 am
April 21st 1984 - Shannon performed "Let the Music Play" and "Give Me Tonight" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 10:51 am
April 21st 1984 - Golden Earring performed "Clear Light Moonlight" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:35 am
April 22nd 1952 - An atomic test conducted in Nevada was the first nuclear explosion shown on live network television.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:36 am
April 22nd 1952 - An atomic test conducted in Nevada was the first nuclear explosion shown on live network television.
Did the program go with a bang?
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:47 am
April 22nd 1954 - The U.S. Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:08 am
April 22nd 1978 - The final episode of "Maude" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:14 am
April 22nd 1959 - Johnny Nash performed "As Time Goes By" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:31 am
April 22nd 1967 - Gene Chandler performed "Girl Don't Care" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:42 am
April 22nd 1967 - Blues Magoos performed "Pipe Dream" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:57 am
April 22nd 1972 - Malo performed "Suavecito" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 2:00 am
April 22nd 1986 - NBC aired the final episode of "Riptide."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 2:14 am
April 22nd 1978 - Eddie Money performed "Baby Hold On" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:30 am
April 22nd 1978 - Millie Jackson performed "If You're Not Back in Love by Monday" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:50 am
April 22nd 1968 - Herb Alpert debuted "This Guy's in Love With You" on his CBS-TV special.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:27 am
April 22nd 2000 - ABC-TV aired a small portion of the Clinton-DiCaprio interview.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 5:20 am
April 22nd 2002 - Actor Robert Blake was charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife. He was later acquitted.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 5:59 am
April 22nd 2010 - The NFL Draft was aired in prime time for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 6:14 am
April 22nd 2005 - An anonymous bidder purchased the microphone that sat on Johnny Carson's desk. The final price was $50,787.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:49 pm
April 22nd 1978 - John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made their first ever appearance as The Blues Brothers when they appeared on US TV's 'Saturday Night Live'.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 12:47 am
April 23rd 1954 - Lucille Ball appeared solo on the cover of "TV Guide" for the first time. Ball eventually made appearances on 34 "TV Guide" covers.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 1:02 am
April 23rd 1989 - NBC aired the pilot episode of "Baywatch."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 1:18 am
April 23rd 1958 - Laurie London performed "He's Got The Whole World in His Hands" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 1:32 am
April 23rd 1966 - Martha & the Vandellas performed "My Baby Loves Me" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:47 am
April 23rd 1962 - Duane Eddy performed "Deep in the Heart of Texas" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:59 am
April 23rd 1977 - The Sylvers performed "High School Dance" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 4:19 am
April 23rd 1977 - Cerrone performed "Love in C-minor on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 4:31 am
April 23rd 1983 - The English Beat performed "I Confess" and "Save It for Later" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 5:18 am
April 23rd 1983 - Red Rider performed "Human Race" and "Winner Take All" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 10:17 am
April 23rd 1979 - David Bowie premiered his new single 'Boy's Keep Swinging', on the BBC's TV's 'Kenny Everett Video Show.'
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 10:40 am
April 23rd 1985 - Liberace first appeared on the TV soap opera "Another World". He also was a guest VJ on MTV later in the afternoon.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 2:45 am
April 24th 1952 - Raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the "Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, "The Tiger."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:06 am
April 24th 1962 - MIT sent a TV signal by satellite for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:30 am
April 24th 1998 - The reunion movie "Dallas: War of the Ewings" aired on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:31 am
April 24th 2000 - ABC-TV aired the TV movie "The Three Stooges."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:56 am
April 24th 1998 - ABC confirmed that it was canceling the TV series "Ellen." The show was the first series to feature an openly gay lead character.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:07 am
April 24th 1992 - "Elvis -- The Great Performances" aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:30 am
April 24th 1959 - The Teddy Bears performed "I Don't Need You Anymore" and "Oh Why" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:48 am
April 24th 1976 - Al Wilson performed "I've Got A Feeling" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:59 am
April 24th 1957 – The BBC first broadcast The Sky at Night presented by Patrick Moore.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 6:28 am
April 24th 1976 - The video for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 6:29 am
April 24th 1976 - The video for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was aired on "American Bandstand."
Why so long to be shown, it was premiered on Top Of The Pops in November the previous year?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 6:48 am
April 24th 1982 - John Cougar Mellencamp performed "Hurts So Good" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 7:17 am
April 24th 1982 - Ray Parker, Jr. performed "The Other Woman" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 9:03 am
April 24th 1959 - "Your Hit Parade" aired for the last time. The show had been on since 1935.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 12:08 pm
April 24th 1976 - Paul and Linda McCartney spent the evening with John Lennon at his New York Dakota apartment and watched Saturday Night Live on TV. Producer of the show Lorne Michaels made an offer on air asking The Beatles to turn up and play three songs live. Lennon and McCartney thought about taking a cab to the studio, but decided they were too tired. This was the last time Lennon and McCartney were together.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 2:38 pm
April 24th 1992 - "Elvis -- The Great Performances" aired on CBS-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:20 am
April 25th 1940 - W2XBS (now WCBS-TV) in New York City presented the first circus on TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:20 am
April 25th 1940 - W2XBS (now WCBS-TV) in New York City presented the first circus on TV.
...and it has been a circus since then!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:36 am
April 25th 1961 - Johnny Maestro performed "Model Girl" and "What a Surprise" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:57 am
April 25th 1991 - The 300th episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:12 am
April 25th 1963 - Freddy Cannon performed "Pretty Baby" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:22 am
April 25th 1964 - Duane Eddy performed "Son of Rebel Rouser" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:23 am
April 25th 1992 - The final episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:48 am
April 25th 1970 - B.J. Thomas performed "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" and "I Just Can't Help Believing" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 3:32 am
April 25th 1961 - Faron Young performed "Hello Walls" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 4:10 am
April 25th 1981 - Dr. Hook performed "That Didn't Hurt Too Bad" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 4:38 am
April 25th 1981 - Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio performed "A Woman Needs Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 4:40 am
April 25th 1992 - The final episode of "Who's the Boss?" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 5:01 am
April 25th 1997 - The "Dukes Of Hazzard" television movie entitled "The Reunion" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 8:50 am
April 25th 1979 - The Police made their debut on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops performing 'Roxanne'. The single which was taken from their album Outlandos d'Amour was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:03 am
April 26th 1998 - The 200th episode of "The Simpsons" aired on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:33 am
April 26th 2001 - The 100th episode of "Just Shoot Me" was aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:46 am
April 26th 2002 - It was announced that Henry Winkler would share producing duties of "Hollywood Squares."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:03 am
April 26th 1978 - "Ringo" aired on American television. It was the musical version of "The Prince and the Pauper." The show was narrated by George Harrison.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:19 am
April 26th 1961 - Bobby Rydell performed "That Old Black Magic" and "Cherie" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:29 am
April 26th 1969 - Spiral Starecase performed "More Today than Yesterday" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:46 am
April 26th 1975 - Sammy Johns performed "Chevy Van" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 5:22 am
April 26th 1967 - CBS-TV broadcasted "Inside Pop -- The Rock Revolution."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 5:44 am
April 26th 1980 - The Carpenters' "Music Music Music" TV special aired on ABC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 7:14 am
April 26th 1967 - CBS-TV broadcasted "Inside Pop -- The Rock Revolution."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:00 am
April 27th 1971 - The final episode of "Green Acres" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:13 am
April 27th 1986 - Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) interrupted HBO.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:44 am
April 27th 2001 - A&E aired "Live By Request" in which the The Bee Gees performed many of their hit songs.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:56 am
April 27th 1962 - Fats Domino performed "You Win Again" and "Ida Jane" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:07 am
April 27th 1974 - Kool & the Gang performed "Hollywood Swinging" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:16 am
April 27th 1974 - The DeFranco Family performed "Save the Last Dance for Me" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:35 am
April 27th 1969 - Joe Cocker made his debut appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:37 am
April 27th 1969 - Glen Campbell and Dionne Warwick were guests on Jose Feliciano's TV special.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 1:01 am
April 28th 1975 - John Lennon appeared on "The Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 1:34 am
April 28th 1975 - Ringo Starr performed "No No Song" on "The Smothers Brothers Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 3:10 am
April 28th 1984 - Mr. Mister performed "Hunters of the Night" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 4:22 am
April 28th 1965 - Barbara Streisand's first TV special aired on CBS. It was titled "My Name is Barbara".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 9:20 am
April 28th 1994 - The 100th episode of "The Simpsons" aired on FOX.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 10:08 am
April 28th 2000 - Jay Leno received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 1:41 am
May 5th 1959 - The Crests performed "Six Nights a Week" and "Flowers of Love" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 2:15 am
May 5th 1988 - The 100th episode of "Night Court" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:08 am
May 5th 1973 - Vickie Lawrence performed "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:18 am
May 5th 1979 - Bachman-Turner Overdrive performed "Heartaches" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:32 am
May 5th 1984 - Christine McVie performed "Got a Hold on Me" and "Love Will Show Us How" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:28 am
May 5th 1984 - Wire Train performed "Chambers of Hello" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:42 am
May 5th 1992 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Reckless Romeo" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:09 am
May 5th 2001 - The 200th episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:25 am
May 5th 1988 - Michael Jackson became the first non-Soviet to be featured while advertising a product on Russian television.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:36 am
May 5th 1979 - The 300 episode of "Soul Train" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 7:10 am
May 5th 1993 - The final episode of "Quantum Leap" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 7:45 am
May 5th 1997 - The final episode of "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 8:17 am
May 5th 2000 - The final episode of "Boy Meets World" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 9:45 am
May 5th 1977 – The first of The Nixon Interviews between David Frost and Richard Nixon are broadcast.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 1:45 pm
May 5th 1974 - Television appeared at CBGB's in New York City, supported by the Stillettoes (later to become Blondie who were playing their first show at CBGB).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:48 pm
May 5th 1966 - Manfred Mann were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pretty Flamingo'. The recording features future Cream bassist Jack Bruce, who briefly joined the band in 1965. On their Top Of The Pops appearance, singer Paul Jones performed whilst standing on one leg.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 1:25 am
May 6th 1964 - "Around The Beatles" aired on ITV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 1:42 am
May 6th 1981 - The 100th episode of "Quincy, M.E." aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 2:04 am
May 6th 1967 - The Electric Prunes performed "Get Me to the World on Time" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 2:46 am
May 6th 1967 - Brenda Holloway performed "Just Look What You've Done" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 3:19 am
May 6th 1972 - Honey Cone performed "The Day I Found Myself" and "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 4:07 am
May 6th 1978 - Bobby Arvon performed "Baby Hold On" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 4:23 am
May 6th 1984 - The final episode of "The Jeffersons" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 5:53 am
May 6th 1989 - The 100th episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 6:50 am
May 6th 1992 - The final episode of "Jake and the Fatman" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 7:13 am
May 6th 2001 - The 100th episode of "The Practice" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 7:27 am
May 6th 1995 - The Classic Sports Network began on cable TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 05/06/16 at 7:47 am
May 6th 1984 - The final episode of "The Jeffersons" aired.
I remember the final episode.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 9:46 am
May 6th 1960 – More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 10:21 am
May 6th 2004 – The series finale of the television sitcom Friends is aired on NBC. The finale attracts 52.46 million viewers, making it the sixth most watched television series finale in U.S. history.
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Written By: nally on 05/06/16 at 12:14 pm
May 6th 2004 – The series finale of the television sitcom Friends is aired on NBC. The finale attracts 52.46 million viewers, making it the sixth most watched television series finale in U.S. history.
I was just realizing that this morning. In fact, I tuned in to watch the last 10 minutes of the episode.
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Written By: Howard on 05/06/16 at 1:50 pm
May 6th 2004 – The series finale of the television sitcom Friends is aired on NBC. The finale attracts 52.46 million viewers, making it the sixth most watched television series finale in U.S. history.
can't believe it's been 12 years. :o
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Written By: nally on 05/06/16 at 11:22 pm
can't believe it's been 12 years. :o
Time does fly.
I think it was a week or two later when Frasier, another long-running NBC sitcom, ended its run.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:37 am
May 7th 1947 - "Kraft Television Theater" premiered on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:38 am
Time does fly.
Now it is all too quickly for me!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:44 am
May 7th 1987 - Shelly Long, as Diane Chambers, made her last appearance as a regular on the TV show "Cheers."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:54 am
May 7th 1958 - The Champs performed "Tequila" and "El Rancho Rock" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 1:08 am
May 7th 1989 - The movie "Trial of the Incredible Hulk" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 1:35 am
May 7th 1958 - The Playboys performed "Over the Weekend" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 2:30 am
May 7th 1963 - Neil Sedaka performed "Let's Go Steady Again" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 2:46 am
May 7th 1977 - Hot performed "Angel in Your Arms" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 3:08 am
May 7th 1966 - Shadows of Knight performed "Gloria" and "Oh Yeah" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 4:21 am
May 7th 1977 - The Ohio Players performed "Feel the Beat" and "O-H-I-O" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 5:16 am
May 7th 1983 - Bow Wow Wow performed "Do You Want to Hold Me" and "Aphrodisiac" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 7:17 am
May 7th 1966 - Otis Redding performed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 7:43 am
May 7th 1995 - The final episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 7:48 am
May 7th 1983 - The Thompson Twins performed "Lies" and "Love on Your Side" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 8:09 am
May 7th 1996 - Evan Chandler filed a $60 million breach of contract suit against Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. The charge was that they had violated a confidentiality clause in the 1994 out-of-court settlement by discussing the case with Diane Sawyer on "Prime Time Live."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 8:56 am
May 7th 1998 - Leeza Gibbons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 9:20 am
May 7th 1999 - A jury ruled that "The Jenny Jones Show" and Warner Bros. were liable in the shooting death of Scott Amedure. He was killed by another guest on the show. The jury's award was $25 million.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 10:15 am
May 7th 2012 - The 200th episode of "Two and a Half Men" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 3:54 am
May 8th 1984 - Joanie (Erin Moran) and Chachi (Scott Baio) got married on ABC-TV's "Happy Days."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 4:14 am
May 8th 1978 - ABC TV aired "The Stars Salute Israel at 30."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 4:59 am
May 8th 1994 - ABC aired the 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on "60 Minutes."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 5:58 am
May 8th 1997 - Larry King received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 9:39 am
May 8th 1961 - The Regents performed "Barbara Ann" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 10:23 am
May 8th 1976 - Dorothy Moore performed "Misty Blue" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 11:23 am
May 8th 1976 - Pratt & McClain performed "Happy Days" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 11:42 am
May 8th 1963 - Darlene Love performed "Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 2:20 pm
May 8th 1971 - Mike Nesmith performed "Nevada Fighter" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 2:48 pm
May 8th 1971 - The Bells performed "Stay Awhile" and "I Love You, Lady Dawn" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 2:57 pm
May 8th 1982 - Atlantic Starr performed "Circles" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 12:17 am
May 9th 1946 - "NBC's Hour Glass" premiered. It was the first hour long entertainment show.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 1:10 am
May 9th 1958 - Richard Burton made his network television debut in the presentation of "Wuthering Heights" on CBS-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 1:29 am
May 9th 1991 - Michael Landon appeared on the "Tonight Show" and talked about condition with cancer.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 2:00 am
May 9th 1992 - The final episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 2:24 am
May 9th 1996 - WRAL-TV filed the first application in the U.S. for a license to operate a high-definition television station.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 2:50 am
May 9th 1958 - Jody Reynolds performed "Endless Sleep" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 3:04 am
May 9th 1962 - The Castells performed "So This Is Love" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 4:06 am
May 9th 1964 - Dusty Springfield performed "Stay Awhile" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 5:09 am
May 9th 1964 - Round Robin performed "Kick That Little Foot, Sally Ann" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 6:07 am
May 9th 1970 - Crabby Appleton performed "Go Back" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 7:10 am
May 9th 2002 - The pilot episode of "CSI: Miami" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 8:35 am
May 9th 1970 - The Grass Roots performed "Baby Hold On" and "Walking Through the Country" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 9:33 am
May 9th 1981 - Bill Medley performed "Don't Know Much" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 10:32 am
May 9th 1990 - Sinead O'Connor refused to perform on "Saturday Night Live" after Andrew Dice Clay was named as host.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 11:42 am
May 9th 1998 - Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page were musical guests on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." They performed their collaboration "Come To Me."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 4:21 am
May 10th 1928 - WGY-TV in Schenectady, NY, began regular television programming.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 5:07 am
May 10th 1973 - The TV special "James Paul McCartney" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 5:39 am
May 10th 1982 - Elliott Gould made his dramatic television debut after 30 movies in 17 years. He starred in "The Rules of Marriage" on CBS-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 5:55 am
May 10th 1983 - The last episode of "Laverne & Shirley" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 7:12 am
May 10th 1969 - Tommy Roe performed "Heather Honey" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 7:41 am
May 10th 1969 - Smoke Ring performed "Not Much" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 7:51 am
May 10th 1975 - The Captain and Tennille performed "Love Will Keep Us Together" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 8:32 am
May 10th 1975 - Charlie Kulis performed "Runaway" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 9:00 am
May 10th 1994 - The "Perry Mason Mystery" TV movie "The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 9:50 am
May 10th 1964 - Dusty Springfield made her U.S. television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 10:18 am
May 10th 1997 - Barbara Mandrell launched her "Country Sentiments" line of jewellery on the QVC cable TV channel.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 05/10/16 at 3:16 pm
May 10th 1983 - The last episode of "Laverne & Shirley" aired on ABC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_h6QEWHLPs
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 12:31 am
May 11th 1972 - John Lennon appeared on the "Dick Cavett" TV show and said that the FBI had tapped his phone.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 1:13 am
May 11th 1928 - In Schenectady, NY, General Electric opened their first TV station.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 1:31 am
May 11th 1976 - ABC aired the last episode of "Marcus Welby, MD."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 2:16 am
May 11th 1989 - The final episode of "Dynasty" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 3:43 am
May 11th 2001 - The Paul McCartney special "Wing Span" aired on ABC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 4:16 am
May 11th 1968 - The Byrds performed "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 5:07 am
May 11th 1974 - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods performed "Billy Don't Be a Hero" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 6:21 am
May 11th 1992 - The 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 7:46 am
May 11th 1993 - The Paramaribo Suriname TV studio was destroyed by fire.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 10:03 am
May 11th 1957 - The Everly Brothers made their debut on "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville, TN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 11:49 am
May 11th 1967 - The ABC-TV special "Rodgers & Hart Today" aired. It starred Bobby Darin, the Supremes, Petula Clark and the Mamas & the Papas.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 12:50 pm
May 11th 1999 - CBS announced that it would provide high-definition prime-time programming beginning in September.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 1:03 pm
May 11th 1965 - The Byrds made their TV debut with "Mr. Tambourine Man" on NBC's "Hullabaloo."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 1:55 pm
May 11th 1967 - The Bee Gees made their Top Of The Pops debut performing 'New York Mining Disaster' on the UK TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 1:10 am
May 11th 1982 - The final episode of "The Incredible Hulk" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 1:47 am
May 11th 2002 - The 200th episode of "X-Files" aired on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 2:03 am
May 12th 1958 - Mickey & Sylvia performed "Bewildered" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 2:46 am
May 12th 1960 - Duane Eddy performed "Shazam!" and "Because They're Young" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 3:28 am
May 12th 1973 - Doby Gray performed "Drift Away" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 4:03 am
May 12th 1979 - Blondie performed "Heart of Glass" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 4:41 am
May 12th 1979 - G.Q. performed "Disco Nights" and "I Do Love You" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 5:31 am
May 12th 1984 - Yarbrough and Peoples performed "Don't Waste Your Time" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 5:50 am
May 12th 1963 -Bob Dylan walked out of rehearsals for the US TV Ed Sullivan show after being told he couldn't perform his song Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues due to it mocking the US military and segregation. CBS officials asked Dylan to substitute it for another song, but the singer reportedly said: 'No, this is what I want to do. If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 7:25 am
May 12th 1955 - Gisele MacKenzie played a singer on the NBC-TV program, "Justice."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 8:23 am
May 12th 1960 - Elvis Presley guest-starred on "Welcome Home Elvis." The TV special was hosted by Frank Sinatra. Elvis sang "Witchcraft" and Sinatra sang "Love Me Tender."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 9:50 am
May 12th 1987 - The final episode of "Hill Street Blues" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 10:47 am
May 12th 2001 - American singer and TV presenter Perry Como died aged 88. He scored fourteen US No.1 singles, from 150 US chart hits and over 25 UK chart hits, including the single 'Magic Moments' and 'Catch A Falling Star.' Como was once the highest-paid performer in the history of television
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 10:49 am
May 12th 1986 – NBC debuts the current well-known peacock as seen in the NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 11:16 am
May 12th 1989 - The 2000th episode of "Entertainment Tonight" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 12:33 pm
May 12th 1993 - The final episode of "The Wonder Years" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 1:11 pm
May 12th 1999 - The final episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.
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Written By: Howard on 05/12/16 at 2:57 pm
May 12th 1999 - The final episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.
I think they both got married on this episode.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 4:25 pm
I think they both got married on this episode.
Is it on YouTube?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 1:00 am
May 13th 1996 - O.J. Simpson appeared on British TV to discuss his not guilty verdict.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 1:47 am
May 13th 1959 - The Falcons (featuring Wilson Pickett) performed "You're So Fine" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 2:19 am
May 13th 1967 - Jerry Butler performed "I Dig You Baby" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 2:52 am
May 13th 1972 - Gallery performed "Nice to Be with You" and "I Believe in Music" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 4:00 am
May 13th 1972 - Millie Jackson performed "Ask Me What You Want" and "My Man, a Sweet Man" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 5:04 am
May 13th 1978 - Robert Palmer performed "Every Kind of People" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 6:47 am
May 13th 1978 - Chic performed "Everybody Dance" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 7:27 am
May 13th 1978 - The final episode of "Bionic Woman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 7:42 am
May 13th 1989 - The 600th episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: Howard on 05/13/16 at 7:44 am
May 13th 1978 - Robert Palmer performed "Every Kind of People" on American Bandstand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_the_YYqEH0
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Written By: Howard on 05/13/16 at 7:46 am
Is it on YouTube?
I think it is. ???
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 7:50 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_the_YYqEH0
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 8:43 am
May 13th 1993 - The final episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 9:54 am
May 13th 1996 - The 200th episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 10:06 am
May 13th 1994 – Johnny Carson makes his last television appearance on Late Show with David Letterman.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 10:19 am
May 13th 1989 - Wayne Gretzky was a guest on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 1:15 pm
May 13th 1993 - The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bette Midler and Barry White were guest voices on the season finale of the "The Simpsons." The episode was entitled "Krusty Gets Kancelled."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 3:40 am
May 15th 1979 - The final episode of "Starsky and Hutch" was aired by ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:07 am
May 15th 1968 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show." Joe Garagiola was sitting in for Johnny Carson. During the show the establishment of the Apple record label was announced.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:23 am
May 15th 1988 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Lady in the Lake" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:53 am
May 15th 1997 - ABC News and Starwave Corp. launched ABCNEWS.com.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 6:31 am
May 15th 1959 - Dave "Baby" Cortez performed "The Happy Organ" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 7:13 am
May 15th 1965 - Jackie DeShannon performed "What The World Needs Now is Love" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 7:44 am
May 15th 1982 - War performed "You Got the Power" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 8:22 am
May 15th 1971 - The Staple Singers performed "Heavy Makes You Happy" and "You've Got to Earn It" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 8:34 am
May 15th 1981 - "Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 8:45 am
May 15th 1961 - Gene McDaniels performed "A Tear" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 10:12 am
May 15th 1971 - Bobby Bloom performed "We're All Goin' Home" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 10:47 am
May 15th 1976 - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds performed "Every Day Without You" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 12:52 am
May 16th 1958 - The final episode of "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 1:09 am
May 16th 1995 - The final episode of "In the Heat of the Night" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 1:53 am
1925 - WHAS made the first network broadcast of the Kentucky Derby.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 2:55 am
May 16th 1958 - Jack Scot performed "Leroy" and "My True Love" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 4:14 am
May 16th 1964 - Jan & Dean performed "Dead Man's Curve" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 4:34 am
May 16th 1970 - The Chairmen of the Board performed "Give Me Just a Little More Time" and "Dangling on a String" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 5:37 am
May 16th 1981 - Franke and the Knockouts performed "Sweethearts" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 6:04 am
May 16th 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared with Chuck Berry on the television show "Hollywood A-GO-GO."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 7:14 am
May 16th 1948 - The body of CBS News correspondent George Polk was found in Solonika Bay in Greece. It had been a week after he'd disappeared.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 7:18 am
May 16th 1965 - The Beach Boys appeared on the "The Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "Help Me Rhonda."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 7:41 am
May 16th 1965 - The Beach Boys appeared on the "The Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "Help Me Rhonda."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 8:29 am
May 16th 1963 -The Beatles appeared live on the national BBC TV children's program ‘Pops and Lenny’, at Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Green, London, in front of an live audience. The Beatles performed ‘From Me to You’ and a shortened version of ‘Please Please Me.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 8:59 am
May 16th 1997 - The final episode of "Baywatch Nights" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 10:20 am
May 16th 1999 - The 225th episode of "The Simpsons" was aired. The animated show had been airing since January 14, 1990.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 11:44 am
May 16th 2005 - The final episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 3:05 pm
May 16th 1967 - Jeff Beck appeared at the Corn Exchange in Bristol, Manfred Mann played at the Industrial Ballroom in Norwich and appearing on the ITV show 'As You Like It'; Lulu, Cat Stevens, Herd, Georgie Fame and the Tremeloes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 3:06 am
May 17th 1980 - Paul and Linda McCartney appeared as guest stars on "Saturday Night Live." They did not perform but the "Coming Up" video was shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 3:51 am
May 17th 1939 - The first fashion to be shown on television was broadcast in New York from the Ritz-Carleton Hotel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 4:17 am
May 17th 1961 - The final episode of "You Bet Your Life"/"The Groucho Show" was taped.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 4:49 am
May 17th 1975 - NBC TV bought the rights to show "Gone with the Wind." The one time rights cost NBC $5,000,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 5:24 am
May 17th 1977 - Japan agreed to slow its TV exports to avoid a rise in U.S. tariffs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 5:46 am
May 17th 1985 - Bobby Ewing died on the season finale of "Dallas" on CBS-TV. He returned the following season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 6:29 am
May 17th 1969 - DeeDee Warwick performed "Foolish Fool" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 7:44 am
May 17th 1969 - The Ventures performed "Hawaii Five-O" and "Theme From A Summer Place" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 8:30 am
May 17th 1980 - Robbie Dupree performed "Steal Away" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 10:11 am
May 17th 1980 - Public Image Ltd. performed "Poptones" and "Careering" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 10:16 am
May 17th 1973 – Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 11:02 am
May 17th 1994 - The last episode of "The Joy of Painting" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 12:44 pm
May 17th 1999 - Alex Trebek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 1:29 pm
May 17th 2000 - The final episode, number 296, of "Beverly Hills 90210" was aired by FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 2:32 pm
May 17th 1993 - Barry Manilow appeared on the CBS-TV's "Murphy Brown."
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Written By: Howard on 05/17/16 at 2:43 pm
May 17th 1980 - Robbie Dupree performed "Steal Away" on American Bandstand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-skfwy10_s
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 3:06 pm
May 17th 2012 - Lisa Marie Presley performed her song "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" on American Idol's results show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 4:25 pm
May 17th 1986 - Spitting Image started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Chicken Song.' Spitting Image had become the 'must see' Sunday night UK TV show, which mocked politicians and public figures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 1:35 am
May 18th 1978 - The final episode of "Baretta" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 1:49 am
May 18th 1964 - Paul McCartney was interviewed by David Frost on BBC-TVs "A Degree Of Frost."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 2:06 am
May 18th 1965 - The Beatles appeared on the NBC-TV special "The Best on Record." The show featured recent Grammy Winners.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 2:43 am
May 18th 1985 - "Nightline" aired from a remote location for the first time. The location was in South Africa.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 3:28 am
May 18th 1990 - The TV movie "Return To Green Acres" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 4:06 am
May 18th 1998 - The final episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 4:24 am
May 18th 1959 - Jesse Lee Turner performed "The Little Space Girl" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 4:45 am
May 18th 1974 - The Staple Singers performed "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: TheKid99 on 05/20/16 at 7:00 pm
May 20th, 1997. The series finale of Roseanne airs.... which is considered now to be one of the worst plot twists in history. I still tear up at the ending.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 11:40 am
May 27th 1987 - Jim and Tammy Bakker appeared on "Nightline" following the PTL scandal.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 11:58 am
May 27th 1982 - The final episode of "Bosom Buddies" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 12:25 pm
May 27th 1967 - The Buckinghams performed "Kind of a Drag" and "Mercy Mercy Mercy" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 12:43 pm
May 27th 1972 - Love Unlimited performed "Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 05/27/16 at 2:41 pm
May 27th 1967 - The Buckinghams performed "Kind of a Drag" and "Mercy Mercy Mercy" on American Bandstand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUyyfC7rsQY
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Written By: Howard on 05/27/16 at 2:44 pm
May 27th 1972 - Love Unlimited performed "Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love" on American Bandstand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOqhscD0-Pg
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 2:51 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOqhscD0-Pg
Classic!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 2:51 pm
May 27th 1972 - Peter Yarrow performed "Don't Ever Take Away My Freedom" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 3:05 pm
May 27th 1978 - Donna Summer performed "Last Dance" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 05/27/16 at 3:12 pm
May 27th 1978 - Donna Summer performed "Last Dance" on American Bandstand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8xv1MXrwNc
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 5:00 pm
May 27th 1950 - Frank Sinatra made his TV debut on NBC's "Star-Spangled Review."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 3:21 am
May 28th 1990 - "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" debuted on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 3:33 am
May 28th 1962 - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles performed "I'll Try Something New" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 3:45 am
May 28th 1966 - The Gentrys performed "Keep On Dancing" and "Everyday I Have to Cry" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 4:11 am
May 28th 1966 - The Olympics performed "Mine Exclusively" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 5:37 am
May 28th 1977 - Alan O'day performed "Undercover Angel" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 6:57 am
May 28th 1977 - Shalamar performed "Uptown Festival" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 05/28/16 at 7:16 am
May 28th 1977 - Shalamar performed "Uptown Festival" on American Bandstand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-XIIDBZOvk
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 7:42 am
May 28th 1983 - Simple Minds performed "Promised You a Miracle" and "Somewhere, Someone, Summertime" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 8:12 am
May 28th 1983 - Naked Eyes performed "Always Something There to Remind Me" and "Fortune and Fame" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 8:32 am
May 28th 1986 - Dick Clark's "America Picks the No. 1 Songs" TV special aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 9:22 am
May 28th 1969 - Judy Collins appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 10:41 am
May 28th 1986 - Dick Clark's "America Picks the No. 1 Songs" TV special aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 11:35 am
May 28th 1994 - "Cafe America" aired for the last time on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 2:21 pm
May 28th 1964 - The BBC received over 8,000 postal applications for tickets for The Rolling Stones forthcoming appearance on the British TV show, Juke Box Dury.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 3:35 pm
May 28th 1969 - Judy Collins appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 12:45 am
May 29th 1949 - The TV comedy variety show "Candid Camera" moved to NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 1:03 am
May 29th 1988 - NBC aired "To Heal A Nation," the story of Jan Scruggs' effort to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 1:46 am
May 29th 2002 - Kelsey Grammer and his production company, Grammnet Inc., were ordered to pay more than $2 million in unpaid commissions to his former talent agency.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 2:19 am
May 29th 1971 - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performed "Mr. Bojangles" and "House on Pooh Corner" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 2:37 am
May 29th 1976 - Fifth Dimension performed "Love Hangover" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 3:10 am
May 29th 1982 - Patrice Rushen performed "Forget Me Not" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 3:42 am
May 29th 1976 - Jim Stafford performed "Jasper" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 3:52 am
May 29th 2013 - "Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles" premiered on Cartoon Network. The episode was entitled "The Phantom Clone."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 4:02 am
May 29th 1962 - Barbra Streisand appeared on "The Garry Moore Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 1:05 am
May 30th 1981 - "Nightline" extended from four nights a week to five nights a week.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 1:36 am
May 30th 1996 - John Tesh hosted "Entertainment Tonight" for the last time.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 4:21 am
May 30th 1975 - On "Midnight Special," Joan Baez welcomed Kool & the Gang into the studio.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 6:30 am
May 30th 1980 - On "Midnight Special," the Temptations hosted. The guests were Firefall and Robbie Dupree.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 8:24 am
May 30th 1961 - Johnny Burnette performed "Big Big World" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 10:44 am
May 30th 1963 - Lesley Gore performed "It's My Party" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 12:24 pm
May 30th 1964 - April & Nino performed "I'm Confessin'" and "Tea for Two" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 1:24 pm
May 30th 1981 - Don McLean performed "Yesterday Once More/Nothing Remains the Same" on American Bandstand.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 5:11 pm
May 30th 1996 - Alan Whitaker from Penzance appeared on the UK TV quiz show Mastermind, his specialist subject being the Sex Pistols. He won a place in the semi-final of the show answering all but one of the 18 questions correctly.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 12:30 am
May 31st 2003 - Yoda won an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight for his fight against Count Dooku in "-Attack of the Clones."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 12:48 am
May 31st 1990 - The first episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 1:35 am
May 31st 1962 - "Tell It To Groucho" aired for the last time on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 1:49 am
May 31st 1964 - The Dave Clark Five appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the first of 11 appearances.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 2:59 am
May 31st 1999 - VH1's "Behind the Music" began airing nightly. The premiere show was "The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 3:23 am
May 31st 1960 - Johnny & the Hurricanes performed "Down Yonder" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 4:14 am
May 31st 1960 - Preston Epps performed "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 4:55 am
May 31st 1963 - Brian Hyland performed "I'm Afraid to Go Home" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 6:14 am
May 31st 1969 - Classics IV performed "The River is Wide" and "I'd Wait a Million Years" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 8:40 am
May 31st 1992 - The final episode of "Night Court" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 9:26 am
May 31st 1975 - Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes performed "I Wanna Dance wit'Choo" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 2:25 pm
May 31st 1966 - Filming began on The Monkees first TV series. The Monkees' first single, 'Last Train to Clarksville' was released in August 1966, just weeks prior to the TV broadcast debut. In conjunction with the first broadcast of the television show on September 12, 1966 on the NBC television network, NBC and Columbia had a major hit on their hands.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 6:07 pm
May 31st 1980 - The Theme From M*A*S*H* (Suicide Is Painless), by Mash was at No.1 on the UK singles chart, 10 years after it was first recorded after being championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ Noel Edmonds. Mike Altman the son of the original film's director, Robert Altman, was 14 years old when he composed the song's lyrics.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 4:31 am
June 1st 1953 - Raymond Burr made his network-TV acting debut. It was in "The Mask of Medusa" on ABC-TV's "Twilight Theater."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 5:41 am
June 1st 1966 - The final episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 6:40 am
June 1st 1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 7:30 am
1999 - BBC Knowledge was launched on digital television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 8:53 am
2009 - Conan O'Brien debuted as the host of NBC's "Tonight Show." In January 2010 he stepped down after a dispute with the network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 10:45 am
June 1st 1959 - Dion & the Belmonts performed "A Teenager in Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 11:45 am
June 1st 1960 - The Flamingos performed "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 12:23 pm
June 1st 1959 - The first edition of Juke Box Jury aired on the BBC. The shows host, David Jacobs, lead a revolving panel of guests in critiquing the week's top record releases. Although the songs were never played in their entirety, the four judges gave a verdict on whether each would be a "hit" or a "miss".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 12:49 pm
June 1st 1961 - Tony Orlando performed "Halfway to Paradise" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/16 at 12:59 am
June 9th 1938 - BBC-TV televised coverage of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/16 at 3:23 am
June 9th 1973 - Gunhill Road performed "Back When My Hair Was Short" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/16 at 3:44 am
June 9th 1984 - Laura Branigan performed "Self Control" and "Satisfaction" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/16 at 5:08 am
June 9th 1984 - The video for Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear it for the Boy" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 1:37 am
June 10th 1989 - HBO aired the first episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 3:05 am
June 10th 1958 - Leslie Uggams appeared on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 4:23 am
June 10th 1960 - The Crests performed "Trouble in Paradise" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 5:54 am
June 10th 1963 - Ray Stevens performed "Harry the Ape" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 6:25 am
June 10th 1967 - The Grass Roots performed "Let's Live for Today" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 6:56 am
June 10th 1973 - Frederick Knight performed "I've Been Lonely for So Long" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Howard on 06/10/16 at 7:01 am
June 10th 1973 - Frederick Knight performed "I've Been Lonely for So Long" on "American Bandstand."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FVAoNHSqMM
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 7:16 am
June 10th 1978 - Walter Egan performed "Magnet and Steel" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 1:54 pm
June 10th 1966 - Steve Marriott of the Small Faces collapsed while performing on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! The group were forced to cancel the following weeks gigs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 2:46 am
June 14th 1923 - Charles Francis Jenkins cited this date as the day he transmitted the earliest moving silhouette images.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 3:25 am
June 14th 1997 - The final episode of "Lois and Clark" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 3:39 am
June 14th 2000 - "The Simpsons" received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 4:05 am
June 14th 1960 - Dante and the Evergreens performed "Alley Oop" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 5:20 am
June 14th 1961 - The Cleftones performed "Heart and Soul" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 6:18 am
June 14th 1962 - Brenda Lee performed "Everybody Loves Me but You" and "Here Comes That Feelin'" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 7:55 am
June 14th 1963 - Bobby Vinton performed "Blue on Blue" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 9:04 am
June 14th 1969 - Jerry Smith performed "Truck Stop" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 11:33 am
June 14th 1969 - Tony Joe White performed "Polk Salad Annie" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 12:13 pm
June 14th 1975 - Tamiko Jones performed "Touch Me Baby" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 12:42 pm
June 14th 1939 - Ethel Waters became the first African-American to perform on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 1:43 pm
June 14th 1958 - BBC-TV aired "The Black and White Minstrel Show" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 2:24 pm
June 14th 1995 - ABC's Diane Sawyer interviewed Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley on ABC-TV's Prime Time Live. It was the couple's first interview since their surprise marriage a year earlier and was part of the publicity push for Jackson's album 'HIStory - Past, Present and Future: Book One'. Jackson and Presley declared they were a "normal married couple who hoped to have a baby". When asked if they had sex, they replied "yes, yes, yes!" They also confirmed that a prenuptial agreement had been signed.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 3:53 pm
June 14th 1964 - The Manish Boys, (featuring David Bowie) auditioned for the UK television talent show Opportunity Knocks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/16 at 7:54 am
June 15th 1958 - The first teenage all-music TV show Oh Boy!, was broadcast for the first time in the UK. Each week Oh Boy! featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cuddly Dudley, who sang on 21 shows, Cliff Richard (20 shows), The Drifters (Later to become The Shadows) (17 shows) and Marty Wilde (17 shows). Guests included Billy Fury, Tony Sheridan, Shirley Bassey and Lonnie Donegan; with occasional US stars, such as The Inkspots, Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/16 at 3:59 am
June 19th 1934 - The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission was to regulate radio and TV broadcasting (later).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/16 at 4:06 am
June 19th 1967 - Paul McCartney told a British television audience that he had taken LSD.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/16 at 4:25 am
June 19th 1962 - Shelley Fabares performed "Johnny Angel" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/16 at 5:12 am
June 19th 1976 - Rhythm Heritage performed "S.W.A.T. Theme" and "Barretta Theme" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/16 at 8:59 am
June 19th 1946 - Gillette Razor Company became the first company to be a television Network sponsor. They sponsored the Joe Louis vs. Bill Conn heavyweight boxing match.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/16 at 9:22 am
June 19th 1952 - "I’ve Got a Secret" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/16 at 9:58 am
June 19th 1971 - BBC-TV aired "Parkinson" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/16 at 1:49 pm
June 20th 1948 - Toast Of The Town, which would later be called The Ed Sullivan Show, premiered on CBS-TV. The first show was produced on a budget of $1,375. Only $375 was allocated for talent and $200 of that was shared by the young stars of that night's program, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/16 at 2:04 am
June 21st 1937 - The BBC televised coverage of the Wimbledon tennis Championships for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/16 at 2:14 am
June 21st 1948 - The first network telecast of political conventions took place.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/16 at 3:00 am
June 21st 1962 - Bobby Vinton performed "Rose Are Red" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/16 at 3:29 am
June 21st 1980 - Bernadette Peters performed "Gee Whiz" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/16 at 4:52 am
June 21st 1980 - Devo performed "Snowball" on "American Bandstand." In addition, the video for "Girl U Want" was shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/16 at 6:12 am
June 21st 1969 - BBC-TV aired "Royal Family" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 3:12 am
June 22nd 1939 - The first actual telecast of beauty contest took place from Flushing Meadows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 3:21 am
June 22nd 1960 - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters performed "Finger Poppin' Time" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 3:40 am
June 22nd 1968 - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart performed "Alice Long" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 4:18 am
June 22nd 1974 - Johnny Nash performed "Lovin' You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 5:48 am
June 22nd 1961 - The final episode of "You Bet Your Life"/"The Groucho Show" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 5:58 am
June 22nd 2001 - The final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 2:43 am
June 23rd 1961 - The Fireballs performed "Quite a Party" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 3:18 am
June 23rd 1973 - Three Dog Night performed "Joy to the World," "Black and White" and "Shambala" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 3:34 am
June 23rd 1979 - McFadden and Whitheead performed "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 4:03 am
June 23rd 1984 - Slade performed "Run Runaway" and "My Oh My" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 4:13 am
June 23rd 1984 - R.E.M.'s video for "South Central Rain" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 4:45 am
June 23rd 2011 - The pilot episdoe of "Suits" aired on USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:17 am
June 24th 1940 - TV cameras were used for the first time in a political convention as the Republicans convened in Philadelphia, PA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:37 am
June 24th 1981 - The final episode of "Charlie's Angels" was aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 4:13 am
June 24th 1994 - "Saturday Night Armistice" was first transmitted by BBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 4:27 am
June 24th 1998 - AT&T Corp. struck a deal to buy cable TV giant Tele-Communications Inc. for $31.7 billion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 4:55 am
June 24th 1959 - The Dick Clark episode of "This Is Your Life" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 5:39 am
June 24th 1967 - Fifth Dimension performed "Up, Up and Away" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 5:54 am
June 24th 1972 - John Kay performed "I'm Movin' On" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 6:45 am
June 24th 1972 - Joey Heatherton performed "Gone" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:09 am
June 24th 1978 - Tuxedo Junction performed "Chattanooga Choochoo" on "American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:19 am
June 24th 2002 - Connie Chung debuted her prime-time news program on CNN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:27 am
June 24th 2003 - Steven Cojocaru signed a deal to do celebrity interviews, monitor pop-culture trends and provide fashion commentary for the syndicated TV show "Entertainment Tonight."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:33 am
June 24th 2013 - The pilot episode of "Under the Dome" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 1:09 pm
June 24th 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:01 am
June 25th 1951 - The first commercial color TV program was a show presented on CBS using the FCC-approved CBS Color System. The public did not own color TV's at the time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:18 am
June 25th 1967 - 200 million people saw The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love', live via satellite as part of the TV global link- up, 'Our World', Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Keith Moon and Gary Leeds provided backing vocals.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:19 am
June 25th 1967 - 200 million people saw The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love', live via satellite as part of the TV global link- up, 'Our World', Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Keith Moon and Gary Leeds provided backing vocals.
I can remember watching this program, but was sent to bed before The Beatles came on.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:35 am
June 25th 1985 – ABC’s "Monday Night Football" began with a new line-up. The trio was Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:49 am
June 25th 1962 - Jerry Butler performed "Make It Easy on Yourself" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 4:08 am
June 25th 1966 - Neil Diamond performed "Solitary Man" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 4:20 am
June 25th 1977 - Dave Mason performed "So High" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 4:39 am
June 25th 1977 - Starbuck performed "Everybody Be Dancin'" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 5:11 am
June 25th 1983 - Dave Edmunds performed "Slipping Away" and "Information" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 6:02 am
June 25th 1993 - "Late Night" with David Letterman aired for the last time on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 11:07 am
June 25th 1993 - Bruce Springsteen was a surprise guest on David Letterman's final show as host of NBC's Late Night.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 12:39 am
June 27th 1929 - Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York revealed a system for transmitting color television pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 12:56 am
June 27th 1949 - "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" premiered on the Dumont Television Network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:21 am
June 27th 1955 - The first "Wide Wide World" was broadcast on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:32 am
June 27th 1962 - Joanie Sommers performed "Johnny Get Angry" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:47 am
June 27th 1964 - The Paris Sisters performed "Dream Lover" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:04 am
June 27th 1970 - Trini Lopez performed "If I Had a Hammer" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:14 am
June 27th 1964 - The Rolling Stones appeared as the entire panel on BBC-TV's 'Juke Box Jury'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:29 am
June 27th 1968 - Elvis Presley began taping his first television special, "Elvis," at NBC studios in Burbank, CA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:41 am
June 27th 1958 - NBC's "Matinee Theatre" was seen for the final time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:18 am
June 27th 1966 - "Dark Shadows" began running on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:28 am
June 27th 1984 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual colleges could make their own TV package deals.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:57 am
June 27th 1968 - Elvis Presley appeared on an NBC TV show that was billed as his "comeback special". The show featured the king performing on a small, square stage, surrounded by a mostly female audience. Presley was outfitted in black leather and performed many of his early hits.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 5:40 am
1984 - The Federal Communications Commission moved to deregulate U.S. commercial TV by lifting most programming requirements and ending day-part restrictions on advertising.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 5:53 am
1989 - NBC aired "Miami Vice" for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 7:56 am
June 27th 1971 – After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York, New York, the "Church of Rock and Roll".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/28/16 at 6:42 am
June 28th 1951 - "Amos 'n' Andy" moved to CBS-TV from radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/28/16 at 7:02 am
June 28th 1959 - ABC aired "The Record Years" hosted by Dick Clark. It was the first broadcast of a tribute to the recording industry. The guests were Johnny Mathis, Fabian, the McGuire Sisters, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Fats Domino.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/28/16 at 7:16 am
June 28th 1969 - Spiral Starecase performed "No One for Me to Turn To" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/28/16 at 7:52 am
June 28th 1975 - The Jackson Five performed "Dancin' Machine" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/28/16 at 8:53 am
June 28th 1980 - Rocky Burnette performed "Tired of Toein' the Line" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/28/16 at 10:17 am
June 28th 2000 - Darva Conger announced that she had done a layout for Playboy magazine. Conger had married Rick Rockwell on Fox-TV's "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 3:45 am
June 29th 1955 - BBC-TV transmitted "Life with the Lyons" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 4:01 am
June 29th 1960 - BBC Television Centre in West London opened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 4:16 am
June 29th 1995 - A Pizza Hut commercial featuring Ringo Starr premiered on U.S. television. Starr was the drummer in a re-formed Monkees with Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 4:56 am
June 29th 1959 - Dick Clark announced that he was teaming up with Irvin Feld to stage a series of Dick Clark Caravans.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 5:25 am
June 29th 1959 - Sam Cooke performed "Everybody Likes to Cha-Cha" and "Only 16" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 6:03 am
June 29th 1961 - Wanda Jackson performed "Right or Wrong" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 6:21 am
June 29th 1974 - William DeVaughn performed "Be Thankful for What You Got" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 6:37 am
June 29th 1936 - The Empire State Building television transmitter was used to demonstrate high definition television (343 lines) to RCA's Licensees.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 6:53 am
June 29th 2010 - Larry King announced he would be ending his CNN program "Larry King Live" in the fall.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 8:09 am
June 29th 1970 - NBC aired the "Liza Minnelli Special."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 12:34 pm
June 29th 1994 - Oasis made their debut on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops performing their new single 'Shakermaker'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:37 am
June 30th 1938 - Sir John Reith left BBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 4:01 am
June 30th 1989 - The surviving Beatles filed for an injunction against Dave Clark (Dave Clark Five) to prevent him from selling copies of the Beatles on "Ready Steady Go!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 4:23 am
June 30th 1952 - CBS-TV debuted "The Guiding Light."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 4:46 am
June 30th 1958 - Chuck Berry and the Four Lads made appearances on "Alan Freed's The Big Beat."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 5:17 am
June 30th 1959 - The Drifters performed "Alimony" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 5:35 am
June 30th 1978 - On "Midnight Special" Martin Mull welcomed Jethro Tull, Robert Palmer, and Flo & Eddie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 6:29 am
June 30th 1961 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry performed "You Always Hurt the One You Love" and "Lonely Street" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 7:23 am
June 30th 1979 - Johnny Rotten and Joan Collins were paired on TV's "Jukebox Jury."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 8:18 am
June 30th 1973 - Skylark performed "Wildflower" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 10:32 am
June 30th 1984 - LaToya Jackson performed "Heart Don't Lie" and "Betcha Gonna Need My Lovin'" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 2:52 pm
June 30th 1962 - Mike Sarne and Wendy Richards were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Come Outside.' Richards went on to become a famous television actress.
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Written By: yelimsexa on 07/12/16 at 7:14 am
July 12, 1976- Family Feud, a game show where two teams of families answer survey questions premieres on ABC, hosted by Richard Dawson. Over the years, it has had six different hosts: Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley, and Steve Harley. On the first broadcast, the introduction and interview portion took over four minutes before the gameplay began. The first ever question was "Name a famous George," with the first answer given, George Washington, being the top survey answer.
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Written By: Howard on 07/12/16 at 3:07 pm
July 12, 1976- Family Feud, a game show where two teams of families answer survey questions premieres on ABC, hosted by Richard Dawson. Over the years, it has had six different hosts: Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley, and Steve Harley. On the first broadcast, the introduction and interview portion took over four minutes before the gameplay began. The first ever question was "Name a famous George," with the first answer given, George Washington, being the top survey answer.
Happy 40th anniversary. :)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 6:39 am
July 29th 1963 - Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with '(You're The) Devil In Disguise'. His 14th UK No.1. In 1963, when the song was debuted to a British audience on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, the celebrity guest John Lennon voted the song “a miss” stating on the new song that Elvis Presley was "like Bing Crosby now."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 3:32 pm
July 29th 1936 - RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show & monologue from Tobacco Road & comedy)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 2:23 am
July 30th 1948 - Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 4:34 am
July 30th 1984 - Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres on NBC TV
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 5:03 am
July 30th 1991 - MTV announces it will split into 3 channels in 1993
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 5:17 am
July 30th 2006 – The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 7:40 am
July 30th 1997, A judge in Los Angeles ruled that Michael Jackson and members of his family were not liable for losses incurred by the producers of the failed 1994 Jackson Family Honors TV special. The show was delayed for several weeks because Jackson was ill and could not perform solo as expected.
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Written By: Howard on 07/30/16 at 7:43 am
July 30th 2006 – The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
Wow, that's a long time. :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 7:44 am
Wow, that's a long time. :o
Ten years, I remember the day.
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Written By: nally on 08/05/16 at 12:00 pm
August 5th 1957 - American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
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Written By: Howard on 08/05/16 at 3:59 pm
August 5th 1957 - American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
and it would run for over 30 years until Dick Clark retired.
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Written By: nally on 08/05/16 at 4:11 pm
and it would run for over 30 years until Dick Clark retired.
He was successful as host of the show. O0
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 12:28 am
August 10th 1981 – Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 6:04 am
August 10th 1963, The 100th edition of 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' was aired on UK TV, with Cliff Richard, The Shadows, The Searchers, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and Alma Cogan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 6:52 am
August 10th 1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 2:13 pm
August 10th 1948 - WABC TV channel 7 in New York, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 2:40 pm
August 10th 1964 - WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 4:08 pm
August 10th 1985 - 'Money for Nothing' by Dire Straits peaked at No.4 on the UK singles chart. Notable for its groundbreaking music video and a cameo appearance by Sting singing the song's falsetto introduction and backing chorus, "I want my MTV" who also co-wrote the song with Mark Knopfler. The video was also the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network started on 1 August 1987.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:21 am
August 11th 1951 - The first major league baseball game to be televised in color was broadcast. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves 8-1.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 1:29 am
August 22nd 1932 – The BBC begins television broadcasting using John Logie Baird's system.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 1:50 am
August 22nd 1981 - Manhattan Transfer performed "Boy from New York City" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 10:10 pm
August 22nd 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the UK BBC TV Simon Dee show. Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens were also guests on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/16 at 9:59 pm
August 24th 1940 - Paul Nipkow died. He invented a rotating disk called the "Nipkow disk." The device made it possible to scan, analyze and transmit small portions of a television image.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:30 am
August 25th 1949 - RCA announced the development of a compatible color TV system.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:47 am
August 25th 1948 – The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 7:41 pm
August 25th 1990 - 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' by Bombalurina was the UK No.1 single. Bombalurina was childrens TV presenter Timmy Mallett with a remake of Brian Hyland's 1960 hit.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 8:44 pm
August 25th 1994 - Jimmy Page and Robert plant recorded their MTV unplugged set at London's television centre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 12:33 am
August 26th 1939 - The first televised major league baseball games were shown. The event was a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 12:56 am
August 26th 1955 - The first color broadcast of a tennis tournament was aired. It was the Davis Cup match between Australia and the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 1:47 am
August 26th 1996 - "7th Heaven" aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 1:55 am
August 26th 1957 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets performed "That'll Be the Day" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:39 am
August 27th 1948 - On "Meet the Press," Whitaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of being a communist.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:54 am
August 27th 1949 - ABC's "Stand By For Crime" aired for the last time. The 30-minute show used a guest detective to solve a crime.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 1:41 am
August 27th 1984 - Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 5:21 am
August 27th 1950 - First transmission of a TV programme from continental Europe shown on BBC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 5:37 am
August 27th 1983 - Jeffrey Osbourne performed "Don't You Get So Mad" and "Stay With Me Tonight" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 6:22 am
August 27th 1957 - Johnny Nash performed "A Very Special Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 8:21 am
August 27th 1986 - 38th Emmy Awards presentation - Golden Girls and Cagney & Lacey dominate
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 5:24 am
August 28th 1962 - Jimmy Clanton performed "Venus in Blue Jeans" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 5:53 am
August 28th 1965 - Lovin' Spoonful" performed "Do You Believe in Magic" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 6:11 am
August 28th 1996 - The first episode of "The Jamie Fox Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/16 at 10:57 pm
August 30th 1993 - Billy Joel became the first musical guest on CBS-TV's "The Late Show with David Letterman" when the show debuted.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 12:16 am
August 31st 1981 - The 30-year contract between Milton Berle and NBC-TV expired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 1:17 am
August 31st 1987 - CBS-TV aired a special entitle "Michael Jackson - The Magic Returns." Also, the 17-minute "Bad" video was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 1:38 am
August 31st 1993 - Tito and Jermaine Jackson walked off the set of NBC-TV's "Today" show when a crew arrived to interview the two about the troubles of their brother Michael with the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 7:01 am
August 31st 1974 - "The Partridge Family" television show ended.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 12:07 am
September 1st 1949 - "Martin Kane, Private Eye" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 12:22 am
September 1st 1970 - The last episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired on NBC-TV. The show premiered was on September 18, 1965.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 1:08 am
September 1st 1986 - Jerry Lewis raised a record $34 million for Muscular Dystrophy during his annual telethon for Jerry’s kids over the Labor Day weekend.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 2:22 am
September 1st 2010 - In Silver Spring, MD, a gunman took the Discovery Communications Building hostage for several hours. He was subsequently found dead and all hostages were unharmed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 3:38 am
September 1st 1997 - The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon raised $50,475,055 to support Muscular Dystrophy Association research and services.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:06 am
September 1st 1965 - James Brown and Booker T. & the MG's appeared on "Shindig!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 12:11 am
September 2nd 1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 12:24 am
September 2nd 1969 - NBC-TV cancelled "Star Trek." The show had debuted on September 8, 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 1:28 am
September 2nd 2013, British Broadcaster and presenter David Jacobs, whose career spanned seven decades, died aged 87. He started at the BBC in 1945, hosting shows including Housewives' Choice, Juke Box Jury and Any Questions. In 1964, he became one of the original Top Of The Pops presenters.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 1:49 am
September 2nd 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go!" Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 11:47 pm
September 3rd 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, “Search for Tomorrow”, airs its first episode on the CBS network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 11:50 pm
September 3rd 1963 - The BBC aired "Pop Go The Beatles."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 12:01 am
September 3rd 1966 - The television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" ended after 14 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 12:20 am
September 3rd 1967 - The TV game show "What's My Line?" broadcast its final episode. The show aired over 17 years on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 1:50 am
September 3rd 2002 - It was announced that the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon had raised $58.3 million in nationwide pledges.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 2:08 am
September 3rd 1981 - David Brinkley left NBC News after 38 years to join with ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 2:22 am
September 3rd 2002 - On FOX's "American Idol" Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini engaged in their final battle of the power ballads. The next evening Clarkson was named the newest pop star in the nation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 7:54 am
September 3rd 1994 - Prince/The Artist appeared on "Soul Train" as the bass player for Nona Gaye on the song "Love Sign."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 11:22 pm
September 4th 1951 - The first live, coast-to-coast TV broadcast took place in the U.S. The event took place in San Francisco, CA, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. It was seen all the way to New York, NY.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 12:06 am
September 4th 1967 - "Gilligan's Island" aired for the last time on CBS-TV. It ran for 98 shows.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/16 at 12:10 am
September 4th 1967 - "Gilligan's Island" aired for the last time on CBS-TV. It ran for 98 shows.
98 episodes is not bad for a series that ran for three seasons.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 12:43 am
September 4th 1969 - The Youngbloods did not appear as scheduled on "The Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 4:05 am
September 4th 1971 - "The Lawrence Welk Show" was seen for the last time on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 4:23 am
September 4th 2002 - FOX aired the two-hour finale of "American Idol." Kelly Clarkson was selected as the nation's newest pop star.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:16 am
September 4th 1957 - "The Buddy Deane Bandstand" debuted in Baltimore, MD.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:40 am
September 4th 1967 - Michigan Gov. George Romney said during a TV interview that he had undergone "brainwashing" by U.S. officials while visiting Vietnam in 1965.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:40 pm
September 4th 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon Show on US television.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/16 at 5:42 pm
September 4th 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon Show on US television.
The same day, The Price Is Right with host Bob Barker premiered on CBS.
He would remain host for 35 years, until Drew Carey took over in 2007.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 11:21 pm
September 5th 1958 - The first color videotaped program was aired. It was "The Betty Freezor Show" on WBTV-TV in Charlotte, NC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 11:44 pm
September 5th 1983 - The "MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour" on PBS (Public Broadcasting System) became the first hour-long network news show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 12:33 am
September 5th 1986 - Merv Griffin aired his final program for Metromedia Television after 23 years on various talk shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 1:13 am
September 5th 1989 - Deborah Norville became the news anchor of the Today Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:14 am
September 5th 2001 - Fox News Channel terminated Paula Zahn for breach of contract.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:17 am
September 5th 1987 - "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, was canceled after 30 years on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:35 am
September 5th 2001 - The reality TV show "Amazing Race" aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:26 am
September 5th 2006 - Katie Couric made her first appearance as anchor on "CBS Evening News".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 4:00 am
September 5th 1968, On their first ever visit to the UK The Doors appeared on Top Of The Pops performing 'Hello I Love You' live on the TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 10:52 pm
September 6th 1952 - In Montreal, Canadian television began broadcasting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 11:07 pm
September 6th 1972 - John and Yoko appeared on Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 11:25 pm
September 6th 1997 – The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 11:25 pm
September 6th 1997 – The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.
I was there!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 1:43 am
September 6th 1958 - Georgia Gibbs sang "The Hula-Hoop Song" on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 3:08 am
September 6th 1997 - WRAL-TV became the first commercial station in the U.S. to complete a live HD satellite feed of an Atlantic Coast Conference football game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 6:49 am
September 6th 1975, Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the Sutherland Brothers song 'Sailing'. The song had been featured in the BBC TV series about HMS Ark Royal.
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Written By: Howard on 09/06/16 at 3:22 pm
September 6th 1997 – The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.
:\'(
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 12:19 am
September 7th 1968, The Doors played the first of two nights at The Roundhouse, London, playing 2 shows a night on their first UK visit. Granada TV filmed the sold out gigs (later shown as "The Doors Are Open"), which were attended by members of The Rolling Stones and Traffic.
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Written By: nally on 09/08/16 at 7:27 pm
Fifty years ago today, on September 8th 1966: The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/08/16 at 11:02 pm
September 8th 1968, The Beatles performed 'Hey Jude' on the UK television show 'Frost On Sunday' in front of an invited audience. The song was the first single from The Beatles' record label Apple Records and at over seven minutes in length, 'Hey Jude' was, at the time, the longest single ever to top the British charts. It also spent nine weeks as No.1 in the United States—the longest run at the top of the American charts for a Beatles' single.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:11 am
September 9th 1926 - The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:23 am
September 9th 1946 - Ben Alexander hosted "Heart’s Desire" for the first time on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:50 am
September 9th 1975 - The first episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 1:19 am
September 9th 1956 - Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show "Toast of the Town." He was shot from just the waist up during the performance. Elvis would make a total of three appearances on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:03 am
September 9th 1969 - Jimi Hendrix mad his U.S. television debut on "The Dick Cavett Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:22 am
September 9th 1998 - An episode of "Judge Judy" aired in which Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten appeared as the defendant in a case involving a drummer who sued Rotten for allegedly head-butting him during a contract dispute.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:47 am
September 9th 1965, US newspaper The Hollywood reporter ran the following advertisement; 'Madness folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys. The Monkees were born. 437 people applied for the job.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 3:41 am
September 9th 1986 - Ted Turner presented the first of his colorized films on WTBS in Atlanta, GA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 4:08 am
September 9th 1987 - Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer aired for the last time on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 4:46 am
September 9th 1995 - The cartoon "Earthworm Jim" began airing.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:21 am
September 9th 1977, David Bowie appeared on Marc Bolan's ITV show, Marc, singing ‘Heroes’ as well as a duet with Bolan, ‘Standing Next To You’, which is prematurely terminated when Bolan fell from the stage, much to Bowie’s amusement. After the show the pair recorded demos together which were never finished because Bolan was killed in a car crash a week later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:49 am
September 9th 1995 - The cartoon "Freakazoid" began airing on the WB network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 6:28 am
September 9th 2004 - NBC debuted the TV series "Joey." The show was a spinoff of the show "Friends."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 9:04 am
September 9th 1992, Nirvana's Krist Novoselic knocked himself unconscious during the MTV music and video awards after being hit on the head with his guitar after throwing it 'up in the air'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:51 pm
September 9th 1999 - Nine Inch Nails performed at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. It was their first-ever appearance on a televised award show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 11:04 pm
September 10th 1950 - Eddie Cantor began working on TV on the "Colgate Comedy Hour" on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 11:39 pm
September 10th 1953 - Swanson began selling its first "TV dinner."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 1:31 am
September 10th 1955 - "Gunsmoke" premiered on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 1:52 am
September 10th 1955 - Bert Parks began a 25-year career as host of the "Miss America Pageant" on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 2:21 am
September 10th 1975 - The first episode of "Starsky and Hutch" was aired by ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 2:51 am
September 10th 1993 - The first episode of "X-Files" aired on FOX. The series finale was aired on May 19, 2002.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 3:33 am
September 10th 1966 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 3:59 am
September 10th 2000 - NBC's "The West Wing" won a record nine Emmy awards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 4:25 am
September 10th 1995 - Cyndi Lauper won an Emmy for her guest appearance on "Mad About You."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 5:14 am
September 10th 1955 – The television series Gunsmoke premieres on CBS. It was the second western television series written for adults. The first was the Lone Ranger.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:03 am
September 10th 2002 - It was reported that the Cartoon Network had purchased the television rights for the FOX animated series "Futurama."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:07 am
September 10th 1990 - NBC began airing the series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:25 am
September 10th 2006 - ABC aired the first part of its miniseries "The Path to 9/11." The version that aired had several scenes edited or deleted following protests from Clinton administration officials. The second part was scheuduled to air the following evening.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:35 am
September 10th 1992 - Howard Stern appeared as Fartman on the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 10:30 pm
September 10th 2007, Pamela Anderson's ex-husband Kid Rock was involved in an alleged assault on drummer Tommy Lee, (who was also married to the actress up until 1998). Police interviewed witnesses to a tussle involving the pair at the MTV Music Video Awards in Las Vegas. Lee was removed from the ceremony while Rock, was allowed to stay.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 11:25 pm
September 11th 1954 - The Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether, was the winner.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 11:57 pm
1964 - "Friday Night Fights" was seen for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 1:26 am
September 11th 1967 - The Carol Burnett Show premiered on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 2:32 am
September 11th 1970 - The last "Get Smart" episode aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 3:21 am
September 11th 1974 - "Little House on the Prairie" made its television debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 3:30 am
September 11th 1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC to promote Lennon's new LP and film ("Imagine"), Yoko's book, two films and a fine arts show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 7:43 am
September 11th 1971, The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC-TV in the US.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 8:31 am
September 11th 1977, David Bowie recorded a guest appearance on 'Bing Crosby's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' TV show duetting with Crosby on 'Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy. The track became a UK No.3 hit five years later in 1982.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 5:59 pm
September 11th 1977 - Bernie Taupin made his television acting debut on ABC's "The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew meet Dracula." He played the character Circus. Taupin was known for being Elton John's lyricist.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 6:31 pm
September 11th 1987, Peter Gabriel cleaned up at this year's MTV Awards, winning best video, best male video, best concept video, best special effects and five other awards for the track 'Sledgehammer'.
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Written By: nally on 09/11/16 at 10:52 pm
We can be sure that 15 years ago today, regularly scheduled programming on tv was preempted by constant coverage of the tragic events taking place in NY. :\'( :-X
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 11:36 pm
We can be sure that 15 years ago today, regularly scheduled programming on tv was preempted by constant coverage of the tragic events taking place in NY. :\'( :-X
In the uk, the terrestrial channels had complete coverage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 11:36 pm
September 12th 1963 - The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 11:51 pm
September 12th 1970 - CBS aired "Josie and the Pussycats" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 12:41 am
September 12th 1959 – Premiere of Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 2:33 am
September 12th 1966 - "Family Affair" premiered on CBS television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 2:45 am
September 12th 1972 - The first episode of "Maude" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 2:48 am
September 12th 1966, N.B.C. aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:06 am
September 12th 1984 - The first episode of "Punky Brewster" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:29 am
September 12th 1966 - ABC-TV's "The Roger Miller Show" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:55 am
September 12th 1993 - The pilot episode of "Lois and Clark" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 4:49 am
September 12th 1993 - The 10th season of "Murder, She Wrote" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 5:40 am
September 12th 1994 - The first episode of "Party of Five" aired on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 8:16 am
September 12th 1995 - The first episode of "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 8:31 am
September 12th 1980 - An in-depth report on the death of Elvis Presley aired on ABC-TV’s "20/20". It raised so many unanswered questions that the official case concerning Elvis’ death was reopened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 6:12 pm
September 12th 1998 - A concert by Shania Twain was televised live on DirecTV. It was the first time direct broadcast had been used for a country star.
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Written By: nally on 09/12/16 at 7:41 pm
In the uk, the terrestrial channels had complete coverage.
So did the U.S.; everywhere you turned, there was complete coverage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 12:39 am
September 13th 1958, Cliff Richard made his British TV debut on Jack Good's 'Oh Boy', performing 'Move It'. Before he was allowed to appear on the show, Richard was ordered to remove his sideburns.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 5:17 am
September 13th 1985, 'We Are The World' won Best Group Video and the Viewer's Choice at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. Don Henley's 'The Boys Of Summer' video won four trophies, including Best Video. Bruce Springsteen's 'I'm On Fire' gets the nod for Best Male Video and Tina Turner won Best Female Video for 'What's Love Got To Do With It'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:36 am
September 13th 1947 - NBC voted to ban crime shows before 9:30pm.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:58 am
September 13th 1957 - The Everly Brothers performed "Wake Up Little Susie" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:33 pm
September 13th 1969 - Creedence Clearwater Revival performed "Bad Moon Rising" and "Green River" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:42 pm
September 13th 1974 - The first episode of "Police Woman" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 4:10 pm
September 13th 1974 - The first episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 4:38 pm
September 13th 1969 - Stevie Wonder performed "My Cherie Amour" and "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 5:28 pm
September 13th 1990 - The first episode of "Law and Order" aired. After almost 20 years, NBC announced it had canceled the show on May 14, 2010.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 6:47 pm
September 13th 1993 - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 7:14 pm
September 13th 1998 - NBC's "Frasier" won a record fifth consecutive Emmy award as TV's best comedy series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:18 pm
September 13th 1996 - CBS began airing the television series "Everybody Loves Raymond."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 9:20 pm
September 13th 1996 - CMT (Country Music Television) was allowed to resume broadcasting in Canada. The network had been taken off the air over a broadcasting rights dispute.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 9:33 pm
September 13th 2005 - The first episode of "Supernatural" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 11:33 pm
September 14th 1962 - The third season of "The Flintstones" began. The first show of the season was the first to be broadcast in color. All previous episodes (the first two seasons) had been filmed in color but had been broadcast in black and white.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 12:17 am
1965 - "My Mother The Car" premiered on NBC TV. The series was canceled after only a few weeks after the debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 2:23 am
September 14th 1963 - Dion performed "Donna the Prima Donna" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 2:52 am
September 14th 1967 - The first episode of "Ironside" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:42 am
September 14th 1972 - The series "The Waltons" began airing.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 4:25 am
September 14th 1963 - Major Lance performed "Monkey Time" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 5:32 am
September 14th 1968, The first episode of the comic strip 'The Archies' was aired on US TV. The recording group had contributions from Ron Dante, Andy Kim, Jeff Barry and others. Rock mogul, Don Kirshner (who also brought us The The Monkees) was put in charge of the studio group. The following year The Archies started a eight-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sugar Sugar,' becoming the longest running One Hit Wonder in the UK.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 6:15 am
September 14th 1968 - O.C. Smith performed "Little Green Apples" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 7:30 am
September 14th 1973 - The fifth, and final, season of "The Brady Bunch" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 8:22 am
September 14th 1977 - The pilot episode of the television show "The Amazing Spiderman," starring Nicholas Hammond, aired on CBS.
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Written By: Howard on 09/14/16 at 3:07 pm
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Happy 35th Anniversary to Entertainment Tonight! :)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:19 pm
September 14th 1978 - The first episode of "Mork and Mindy" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:30 pm
September 14th 1985 - The first episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 11:28 pm
September 15th 1949 - "The Lone Ranger" premiered on ABC. Clayton Moore was the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels was Tonto.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 1:03 am
September 15th 1965 - "Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 1:03 am
September 15th 1965 - "Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV.
I used to watch that!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 1:57 am
September 15th 1965 - "Green Acres" premiered on CBS TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 2:13 am
September 15th 1977 - The 10th season of "Hawaii Five-O" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 2:50 am
September 15th 1986 - NBC aired the pilot episode of "L.A. Law."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 3:39 am
September 15th 1995 - The first episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 5:15 am
September 15th 1959 - Duane Eddy performed "Some Kinda Earthquake" and "First Love, First Tears" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 9:07 am
September 15th 1968 - The TV musical series "Soul" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 9:13 am
September 15th 1969 - The Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra released "The Sulli-Gulli." It was the only release by Sullivan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 6:35 pm
September 15th 1984 - Janet Jackson performed "Don't Stand Another Chance" and "Dream Street" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 9:13 pm
September 16th 1964 - "Shindig!" premiered on ABC. The first show opened with Sam Cooke, The Everly Brothers, The Wellingtons, The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Sherman and Alan Sues.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 11:24 pm
September 17th 1963 - "The Fugitive" premiered on ABC-TV. The show starred David Janssen.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 11:41 pm
September 16th 1965 - The second season of "Shindig!" was opened with the Rolling Stones performing "Satisfaction." The Kinks, Byrds and Everly Brothers also appeared on the season opener.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 11:54 pm
September 17th 1972 - The first episode of "M*A*S*H" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 12:28 am
September 17th 1964 - ABC began airing the series "Bewitched."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 12:52 am
September 17th 1965 - "Hogan's Heroes" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 1:24 am
September 17th 1978 - The series "Battlestar Galactica" began airing on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 1:44 am
September 17th 1966 - "Mission Impossible" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 2:25 am
September 17th 1995 - The 10th season of "Married With Children" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 2:48 am
September 17th 1991 - The first episode of "Home Improvement" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 3:49 am
September 17th 1955 - "The Perry Como Show" moved to Saturday nights on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 4:03 am
September 17th 2002 - "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" returned to television on Animal Planet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 4:28 am
September 17th 2010 - CBS aired the final episode of "As the World Turns."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 4:40 am
September 17th 1965 - "The Smothers Brothers Show" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 6:35 am
September 17th 1967 - The Doors appear on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "Light My Fire" and "People Are Strange."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:59 am
September 17th 1966 - Neil Diamond performed "Cherry Cherry" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:19 am
September 17th 1967 - The Who appeared on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. An incident occurred with flash explosions that damaged Pete Townshend's ears.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:46 am
September 17th 1967, The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after Jim Morrison broke his agreement with the show’s producers. Morrison said before the performance that he wouldn’t sing the words, ‘Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,’ from 'Light My Fire' but did anyway. The Doors also performed their new single 'People Are Strange.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 10:28 am
September 17th 1989 - At the Emmy Awards, Paula Abdul won Best Choreography for her work on "The Tracey Ullman Show."
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Written By: nally on 09/17/16 at 7:54 pm
25 years ago today, on September 17th 1991, the TV sitcom Full House kicked off its 5th season with the episode "Double Trouble."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 11:24 pm
September 18th 1965 - The first episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" was shown on NBC-TV. The last show was televised on September 1, 1970.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 11:38 pm
September 18th 1978 - The first episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 12:30 am
September 18th 1983, KISS appeared without their 'make-up' for the first time during an interview on MTV promoting the release of their newest album, Lick It Up.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 7:15 pm
September 18th 1983 - ABC began airing "Hardcastle and McCormick."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 7:32 pm
September 18th 1957 - "The Big Record" premiered on CBS-TV. The show only lasted one season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 7:58 pm
September 18th 1955 - The "Ed Sullivan Show" began on CBS-TV. The show had been "The Toast of the Town" since 1948.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 8:14 pm
September 18th 1969 - Tiny Tim announced on "The Tonight Show" to Johnny Carson his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger. Carson asked the two to be married on the show. They made TV history with the wedding on December 17, 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 8:43 pm
September 18th 1984 - The Beatles shared the Video Vanguard category, with David Bowie, at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards.
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Written By: nally on 09/18/16 at 9:09 pm
10 years ago today, on September 18th 2006, the CW Network was launched.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 9:49 pm
September 18th 1976 - The second annual Rock Music Awards ran on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 10:09 pm
September 18th 1976 - A taped performance of Elton John & Kiki Dee performing "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 10:59 pm
September 18th 1963 - "The Patty Duke Show" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 11:09 pm
September 18th 1989 - A California Raisins commercial that featured a "claymation" version of Michael Jackson debuted on U.S. television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 12:33 am
September 19th 1970 - The first episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 12:50 am
September 19th 1972 - The 100th episode of "Hawaii Five-O" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 1:27 am
September 19th 1984 - NBC began airing "Highway to Heaven."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 1:58 am
September 19th 1994 - NBC began airing the television series "ER."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 2:49 am
September 19th 1992 - The pilot episode of "Renegade" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 3:04 am
September 19th 1999 - The first episode of "Judging Amy" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 3:55 am
September 19th 2005 - The pilot episode of "How I Met Your Mother" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 4:02 am
September 19th 1953 - Gisele MacKenzie took over as host on NBC-TV’s "Your Hit Parade."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 5:43 am
September 19th 1955 - Eva Marie Saint, Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman starred in the "Producer’s Showcase" presentation of "Our Town" on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:05 am
September 19th 1998, American country music star Red Foley died aged 58. Sold over 25 million records, hosted the first popular country music series on network television, Ozark Jubilee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:28 am
September 19th 1961 - Troy Shondell performed "This Time" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:48 am
September 19th 1962 - Brian Hyland performed "Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 7:58 am
September 19th 1964 - The Superbs performed "Baby Baby All the Time" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 8:15 am
September 19th 1970 - Bobby Bloom performed "Montego Bay" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:08 pm
September 19th 1981 - A video of the Jacksons' "The Triumph (Can You Feel It)" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:20 pm
September 19th 1981 - Simon and Garfunkel reunited for a concert in New York's Central Park for an HBO special. Over 400,000 fans attend the show. The performance was recorded for a record and video release.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:34 pm
September 19th 1997 - VH1 aired "Storytellers" live for the first time. The show was a 90 minute special featuring Elton John from the House of Blues in New Orleans, LA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 12:08 am
September 20th 1953 - The TV show "Letter to Loretta" premiered. The name was changed to "The Loretta Young Show" on February 14, 1954.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 12:34 am
September 20th 1964 - After a charity show that finished their U.S. tour, the Beatles appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 12:58 am
September 20th 1953 - Jimmy Stewart debuted on the radio western "The Six Shooter" on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 2:23 am
September 20th 1969 - Associated TV bought control of the Beatles' music publishing company, Northern Songs, for a million pounds.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 2:54 am
September 20th 1955 - "You'll Never Be Rich" premiered on CBS-TV. The name was changed less than two months later to "The Phil Silvers Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 4:02 am
September 20th 1979 - The first episode of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 4:47 am
September 20th 1984 - The first episode of "The Cosby Show" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:37 am
September 20th 1984 - The first episode of "Who's the Boss?" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 6:01 am
September 20th 2004 - CBS News announced that they could not authenticate several documents that had been used in a "60 Minutes" story that questioned U.S. President George Bush's service in the National Guard. Two days later CBS announced that a panel would be appointed to investigate the story.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 6:37 am
September 20th 1957 - Don Rondo performed "There's Only You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:27 am
September 20th 1969 - Creedence Clearwater Revival performed "Commotion" and "Down on the Corner" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:43 am
September 20th 1946 - WNBT-TV in New York became the first station to promote a motion picture. Scenes from "The Jolson Story" were shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:54 am
September 20th 1975 - Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods performed "Our Last Song Together" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 8:25 am
September 20th 1975 - Ralph Carter performed "When You're Young and in Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 3:25 pm
September 20th 1969, Based on the comic-book TV series Archie and his friends The Archie's started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Sugar Sugar. It became the longest running One Hit Wonder in the UK after spending eight weeks at the top of the charts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 3:54 pm
September 20th 1975 - The Bay City Rollers appeared live on the premiere of the Howard Cosell's Saturday Night show on ABC-TV. It was their U.S. debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 8:11 pm
September 20th 1976 - The Captain & Tennille show premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 11:11 pm
September 21st 1948 - Milton Berle debuted as the host of "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC-TV. The show later became "The Milton Berle Show." Berle was the regular host until 1967.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 11:37 pm
September 21st 1953 - CBS aired Orwell's "1984" as a TV movie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:08 am
September 21st 1960 - Dorsey Burnetter performed "Hey Little One" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:09 am
September 21st 1970 - "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:29 am
September 21st 1963 - Skeeter Davis performed "I Can't Stay Mad at You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:51 am
September 21st 1972 - ABC-TV debuted "In Concert." Alice Cooper appeared in the first episode.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 1:27 am
September 21st 1963 - Garnett Mimms performed "Cry Baby" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 1:59 am
1968 - Jay & the Techniques performed "Baby, Make Your Own Sweet Music" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 2:50 am
September 21st 1957 - The first episode of "Perry Mason" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 4:01 am
September 21st 1971, The first edition of the new BBC TV music show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' was aired. Presented by Richard Williams, the show included; film clips of Jimi Hendrix from Monterey Festival playing 'Wild Thing', Bob Dylan playing 'Maggie's Farm', plus America and Lesley Duncan 'live' in the studio. The influential show went on to enjoy a run from 1971 to 1987. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys—doormen in grey suits. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 4:32 am
1974 - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles performed "Do It Baby" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 5:56 am
September 21st 1968 - The television show "Adam-12" debuted on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 6:30 am
September 21st 1999 - HBO's live music show, "Reverb," debuted with performances by Alanis Morissette and Everlast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 8:05 am
September 21st 1993 - The first episode of "NYPD Blue" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 4:26 pm
September 21st 2001 - "America: A Tribute to Heroes" was shown on 35 separate broadcast and cable networks simultaneously. The telethon raised $150 million in pledges to benefit families of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. The pledges were made from September 21 through September 24, 2001.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 5:14 pm
September 21st 1998 - The first episode of "Will & Grace" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 7:15 pm
September 21st 1985, With the help Of heavy MTV exposure 'Money For Nothing' gave Dire Straits their first US No.1 single.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 11:52 pm
September 22nd 1960 - Johnny Tillotson performed "Poetry in Motion" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 12:37 am
September 22nd 1964 - "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 1:11 am
September 22nd 1973 - Lobo performed "How Can I Tell Her" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 1:58 am
September 22nd 1961 - Lee Dorsey performed "Ya-Ya" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 2:30 am
September 22nd 1984 - Gary U.S. Bonds performed "Standing in the Line of Fire" and "Sneaking Away" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 3:10 am
September 22nd 1984 - The video for Wham's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 3:53 am
September 22nd 2004 - The Federal Communications Commission voted to fine CBS a record $550,000 for indecency related to the Super Bowl in which Janet Jackson's right breast was exposed. The FCC fined each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations the maximum penalty of $27,500.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 4:36 am
September 22nd 1984 - The Psychedelic Furs performed "Heaven" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:46 am
September 22nd 1979 - ABC began airing the first episode of "Hart to Hart."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:56 am
September 22nd 1967, The Doors appeared on the Murray the K show on WPIX-TV in New York City performing 'People Are Strange' and 'Light My Fire.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:03 am
September 22nd 1985 - NBC began airing the series "Amazing Stories."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:55 am
September 22nd 1986 - The TV show "ALF" debuted on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:10 am
September 22nd 1992 - "MTV Unplugged" renamed one episode "MTV Plugged" when Bruce Springsteen played an electric set on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:46 am
September 22nd 1987 - ABC aired the first episode of "Full House."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 8:13 am
September 22nd 1989 - NBC began airing the series "Baywatch."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 8:41 am
September 22nd 1994 - NBC began airing the series "Friends."
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Written By: Howard on 09/22/16 at 3:49 pm
September 22nd 1986 - The TV show "ALF" debuted on NBC.
It's been 30 years. :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:01 pm
September 22nd 1999 - The 10th season of "L.A. Law" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:34 pm
September 22nd 2003 - The pilot episode of "Two and a Half Men" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:01 pm
September 22nd 2004 - CBS News announced that a panel would investigate the "60 Minutes" story that used forged documents to question U.S. President George W. Bush's National Guard Service. The segment was based on several alleged memos from Bush's days in the National Guard. The memos were called forged or fake by many document experts.
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Written By: nally on 09/22/16 at 6:17 pm
September 22nd 1994 - NBC began airing the series "Friends."
A sitcom that would eventually last for 10 seasons.
In 1998 the older episodes (that is, prior to '98) went into syndication.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:45 pm
September 22nd 2011 - The pilot episode of "Person of Interest" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:12 pm
September 22nd 2004 - The first season of "CSI: New York" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 9:23 pm
September 22nd 2001, ‘A Tribute to Heroes’ was aired commercial-free on most of the major US TV networks. The live program was organised to raise money following the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and New York’s World Trade Center. Neil Young, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, U2, Limp Bizkit, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam all performed. Manning the telephones to take pledges were celebrities including Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Robin Williams, Meg Ryan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kurt Russell, Adam Sandler and many more.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 9:58 pm
September 22nd 2004 - The pilot episode of "Lost" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 10:29 pm
September 22nd 2005 - The first episode of "Criminal Minds" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 11:13 pm
September 22nd 1969, A new weekly TV show 'The Music Scene' aired on ABC in the US for the first time. Stevie Wonder, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliot, James Brown, Janis Joplin and Sly and the Family Stone were all booked to appear on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 12:57 am
September 23rd 1962 - "The Jetsons" premiered on ABC-TV. It was the first program on the network to be carried in color.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 1:48 am
September 23rd 1968 - "Here's Lucy" aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 3:25 am
September 23rd 1952 - The first Pay Television sporting event took place. The Marciano-Walcott fight was seen in 49 theaters in 31 cities.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 4:19 am
September 23rd 1992 - The first episode of "Mad About You" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 5:22 am
September 23rd 1951 - The first transcontinental telecast was received on the west coast. The show "Crusade for Freedom" was broadcast by CBS-TV from New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 6:10 am
September 23rd 1976 - The first season of "Black Sheep Squadron" began on NBC under the name "Baa Baa Black Sheep".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 6:46 am
September 23rd 1986 - The first season of "Matlock" began on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:30 am
September 23rd 2002 - The first season of "CSI: Miami" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:44 am
September 23rd 1956 - Mickey Dolenz began his television career in NBC's "Circus Boy" series. He later became a member of the Monkees.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:01 am
September 23rd 2003 - The series "NCIS" premiered on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:18 am
September 23rd 1959 - The Clovers performed "Love Potion #9" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:41 am
September 23rd 1967 - Strawberry Alarm Clock performed "Incense and Peppermints" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 5:12 pm
September 23rd 2004 - It was announced that a "lost" episode of The Honeymooners" had been found in the Peabody Awards archive at the University of Georgia. The episode, entitled "Love Letter," originally broadcast on October 16, 1954, on "The Jackie Gleason Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 6:08 pm
September 23rd 2011 - "All My Children" aired its last episode. The show had run for 41 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 10:10 pm
September 23rd 1999 - Coolio appeared on TV's "Judge Joe" to settle a financial dispute with his backing band the Wyld Bunch. The judge ruled the band was due $4,000 in unpaid earnings.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 11:21 pm
September 23rd 2013, Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California was shut down for a 15-song set by Paul McCartney on the roof of the El Capitan Theatre. An estimated crowd of 10,000 listened from the street. The show followed his appearance on TV's Jimmy Kimmel Live show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 12:41 am
September 24th 1967, Filming continued for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour' at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent with the shooting of the 'Your Mother Should Know' ballroom finale. With The Beatles all dressed in white suits and shoes, gliding down a glittery staircase as 160 members of Peggy Spencer's dance team swirled round about.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 1:34 am
September 24th 1968 - "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 2:16 am
September 24th 1961 - "The Bullwinkle Show" premiered in prime time on NBC-TV. The show was originally on ABC in the afternoon as "Rocky and His Friends."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 3:12 am
September 24th 1968 - "The Mod Squad" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 3:42 am
September 24th 1955 - Judy Garland made her TV debut on the "Ford Star Jubilee" on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 4:30 am
September 24th 1962 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers performed "Monster Mash" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 5:56 am
September 24th 1989 - O.J. Simpson was a guest on the 15th Anniversary Special of "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:24 am
September 24th 2006 - The Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth since 1987.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:25 am
September 24th 1970 - The first episode of "The Odd Couple" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:43 am
September 24th 1958 - Johnny Tillotson performed "Will I'm Your Man" and "Dreamy Eyes" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 8:03 am
September 24th 1977 - "The Love Boat" debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 8:31 am
September 24th 1966 - Martha & the Vandellas performed "What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 8:45 am
September 24th 1975, Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sailing'. The song became a hit after it was used in a TV documentary series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 9:08 am
September 24th 1985 - The first episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 4:08 pm
September 24th 1987 - The series "A Different World" debuted on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 4:26 pm
September 24th 1977 - Debby Boone performed "You Light Up My Life" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 5:10 pm
September 24th 1989 - Prince made an appearance on the 15-year anniversary of Saturday Night Live. He performed the song "Electric Chair."
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Written By: Howard on 09/24/16 at 5:41 pm
September 24th 1985 - The first episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC.
good show BTW. :)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 6:20 pm
September 24th 1994 - The 20th season of "Saturday Night Live" began on NBC. Eric Clapton performed on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:18 pm
September 24th 1977 - Paul Nicholas performed "Heaven on the 7th Floor" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:41 pm
September 24th 1991 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Fatal Fashion" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:57 pm
September 24th 1993 - ABC debuted the series "Boy Meets World."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 8:29 pm
September 24th 1996 - The 200th episode of "Roseanne" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 8:58 pm
September 24th 1997 - ABC began airing the series "Dharma and Greg."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 9:33 pm
September 24th 2007 - The pilot episode of "The Big Bang Theory" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 1:00 am
September 25th 1997 - NBC sportscaster Marv Albert pled guilty to assault and battery of a lover. He was fired from NBC within hours.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 1:54 am
September 25th 1965, The Beatles cartoon series premiered on ABC TV in the US. The first story was titled 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and had the group exploring the ocean floor in a diving bell where they met a lovesick octopus.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 2:36 am
September 25th 1997 - The first episode of "Veronica's Closet" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 3:09 am
September 25th 1968, Welsh singer Mary Hopkin was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Those Were The Days'. Hopkins had signed to The Beatles Apple label after appearing on UK TV talent show Opportunity Knocks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 4:03 am
September 25th 1999 - Peter Benchley's "Amazon" began airing in syndication.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:06 am
September 25th 1999 - The 10th season of "Baywatch" began with the airing of the 200th episode.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:44 am
September 25th 2012 - The 10th season of "NCIS" began on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 8:02 am
September 25th 1976 - The Walter Murphy Band performed "A Fifth of Beethoven" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 8:46 am
September 25th 1970, The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:11 pm
September 25th 1982, Queen made a guest appearance on US TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' and 'Under Pressure'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 7:15 pm
September 25th 1993, Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince started a two week run at No.1 in the UK with the single 'Boom! Shake The Room'. Featuring Will Smith who was a rapper and actor starring in TV show The Fresh Prince of Belle Aire in 1993.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 7:02 am
September 26th 1960 – In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 9:07 am
September 26th 1986 - The episode of "Dallas" that had Bobby Ewing returning from the dead was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 7:43 pm
September 26th 1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 8:03 pm
September 26th 1996, Police found drugs hidden in a Smarties tube when they raided the London home of Paula Yates and INXS singer Michael Hutchence. The couple were away in Australia at the time of the raid.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 8:48 pm
September 26th 1957 - The Rays performed "Silhouettes" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 10:06 pm
September 26th 1964 - "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 11:38 pm
September 26th 1961 - Dion performed "Runaround Sue" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 11:42 pm
September 26th 1982 - The first episode of "Knight Rider" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 12:51 am
September 27th 1954 - The "Tonight!" show made its debut on NBC-TV with Steve Allen as host.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 5:54 am
September 27th 1970 - "The Original Amateur Hour" aired for the last time on CBS. It had been on television for 22 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 7:46 am
September 27th 2004 - It was announced that Conan O'Brien will take over Jay Leno's position on the "Tonight" show in 2009.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 8:12 am
September 27th 1961 - Chubby Checker performed "The Fly" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 8:47 am
September 27th 1962 - Mary Wells performed "You Beat Me to the Punch" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 5:58 pm
September 27th 1964, The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV where they performed 'I Get Around' and 'Wendy'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 11:10 pm
September 27th 1986 - The episode "The Raich" from the animated series "Ewoks" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 12:23 am
September 28th 1944 - "The Boys From Boise" was shown on WABD in New York as the first full-length comedy written for television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 12:57 am
September 28th 1961 - "Dr. Kildare" premiered on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 1:41 am
September 28th 1984 - Bob Hope showed outtakes of his 34 years in television on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:32 am
September 28th 1955 - The World Series was televised in color for the first time. The game was between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 4:30 am
September 28th 1991 - Michael Jordan was a guest on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 6:08 am
September 28th 1963 - Bobby Rydell performed "Let's Make Love Tonight" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 6:16 am
September 28th 1976 - The 100th episode of "M*A*S*H" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:11 am
September 28th 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:32 am
September 28th 1961 - "Hazel" premiered on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:42 am
September 28th 1987 - The first episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 2:50 pm
September 28th 1963 - The Ronettes performed "By My Baby" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:09 pm
September 28th 1968 - Clarence Carter performed "Slip Away" and "Funky Fever" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:16 pm
September 28th 1973 - The Rolling Stones appeared on U.S. television for the first time since 1967.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 5:55 pm
September 28th 1987 - Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson were guests on the television show "$10,000 Pyramid."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 11:54 pm
September 29th 1953 - "Make Room for Daddy" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 12:28 am
September 29th 1960 - "My Three Sons" debuted on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 12:55 am
September 29th 1977 - Eva Shain became the first woman to officiate a heavyweight title boxing match. About 70 million people on watched Muhammad Ali defeat Ernie Shavers on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 1:28 am
September 29th 1960 - Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 3:13 am
September 29th 1963 - "The Judy Garland Show" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 4:33 am
September 29th 1963 - "My Favorite Martian" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 6:11 am
September 29th 1985 - The pilot episode of "MacGyver" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 4:26 pm
September 29th 1986 - The first episode of "Designing Women" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 4:41 pm
September 29th 1975 – WGPR in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 5:31 pm
September 29th 1992 - The 100th episode of "Roseanne" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 5:47 pm
September 29th 2002 - The first pilot episode of "American Chopper" aired. A second pilot was aired on January 19, 2003.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 8:43 am
September 30th 1965, Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig! along with The Hollies, The Turtles and the Dave Clark Five.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 8:57 pm
September 30th 1993 - David Crosby and George Harrison appeared on the fifth season premiere of "The Simpsons."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 10:41 pm
September 30th 1989 - Neil Young appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and performed "Rockin' In The Free World".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 10:56 pm
September 30th 1994, T.A.F.K.A.P. launched music channel VH1 in the UK, which gave the first airing of his new video 'Dolphin.'
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 12:22 am
September 30th 1998 - Jonny Lang, Slash (Guns 'n' Roses), Joey Ramone (Ramones) and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) and others appeared on "The Drew Carey Show". All the musicians were trying out for lead guitarist of Carey's band.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 3:01 am
October 1st 1973, The Simon Park Orchestra were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Eye Level,' taken from the ITV series 'Van Der Valk.' It was the first TV theme to become a No.1 in the UK.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 6:57 am
October 1st 1999, Singer Lena Zavaroni died aged 35 after a long battle against anorexia. Zavoroni was discovered on TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, in 1974 she became the youngest British singer to earn a silver disc with 'Ma He's Making Eyes At Me' and the youngest person to appear on TV's Top Of The Pops.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 5:17 pm
October 1st 1962 – First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 10/01/16 at 5:22 pm
October 1st 1962 – First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
It lasted 30 years.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 5:32 pm
It lasted 30 years.
I wondered when it finished.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 2:36 am
October 2nd 1925 – John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 7:56 am
October 2nd 1959 – The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/16 at 4:02 am
October 5th 2000, UK TV show Top Of The Pops issued a Top 40 chart based on singles that had spent the longest time on the UK chart. No.3 was 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra, No.2 'She Loves You', The Beatles and No.1 'Relax' by Frankie Goes To Hollywood'.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/16 at 11:59 pm
October 6th 1949 - The "Ed Wynn Show" became the first regularly scheduled network show to be broadcasted from the West Coast of the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 12:32 am
October 7th 1964 - The Beatles appeared on "Shindig!" The show was taped in London and included the songs "I'm a Loser," "Kansas City," and "Boys."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 2:20 am
October 7th 1964 - The made-for-television movie "See How They Run" premiered.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 3:28 am
October 7th 1950 - "The Frank Sinatra Show" debuted.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 6:22 am
October 7th 1952 - "Bob Horn's Bandstand" began as a local program in Philadelphia. Dick Clark began hosting the show in July of 1956.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 6:35 am
October 7th 1967, Cass Elliot from The Mamas And The Papas spent the night in a London jail after being accused of stealing from a hotel. A TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 10/07/16 at 7:24 am
October 7th 1967, Cass Elliot from The Mamas And The Papas spent the night in a London jail after being accused of stealing from a hotel. A TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled.
What did she steal? ???
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 7:29 am
What did she steal? ???
good question?
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 7:30 am
October 7th 1968, Jose Feliciano performed a controversial version of The Star Spangled Banner before the fifth game of the World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals. As a result of his slow, Bluesy delivery, many radio stations refused to play his songs, and his career suffered.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 7:34 am
What did she steal? ???
Alledgely stealing two keys and two blankets.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 7:42 am
October 7th 1996 – The Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 10/07/16 at 8:25 am
good question?
a sandwich?
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 8:29 am
a sandwich?
The answer is above!
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 5:53 pm
October 7th 1978 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "Saturday Night Live."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 12:12 am
October 8th 1998 - The 100th episode of "Friends" aired on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 1:01 am
October 8tn 2000 - NBC debuted the television series "Ed."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 1:31 am
October 8th 2000 - The first episode of "Nikki" aired on the WB network.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 3:40 am
October 8th 1956 - The show "Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent" debuted.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 4:09 am
October 8th 1994 - "Elvis Aaron Presley - The Tribute" was aired as a pay-per-view special.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 4:15 am
October 8th 1988 - Keith Richards appeared as a musical guest on "Saturday Night Live."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 7:16 am
October 8th 1977, One half of TV cop show "Starsky & Hutch" (he was blonde Hutch), David Soul was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Silver Lady', his second and last UK No.1 single.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 3:38 am
October 10th 1970, The Carpenters were at No.2 on the US singles chart with 'We've Only Just Begun.' The song was originally written for a TV commercial advertising a bank.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 10:06 pm
October 10th 1992 - HBO aired the Michael Jackson concert "From Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour." They taped the show on September 19th in Bucharest, Romania.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 10:22 pm
October 10th 1950 - The FCC approved the CBS color TV system effective November 20. CBS had promised 20 hours of color programs a week within two months.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 10:50 pm
October 10th 2010 - Discovery Kids was relaunched and rebranded as The Hub. It was a joint operation by Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 12:19 am
October 11th 1971 - Hugh Downs left the "Today" show and "Concentration." He later became the host of ABC's "20/20".
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 2:27 am
1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host. Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter" and Billy Preston played "Nothing from Nothing" and "Fancy Lady."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 7:05 am
October 11th 2004 – The PBS Kids Go! programming block is introduced replacing PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch a joint programming block with Nelvana Limited.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: nally on 10/11/16 at 8:44 pm
October 11th 1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host. Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter" and Billy Preston played "Nothing from Nothing" and "Fancy Lady."
Happy 41st b'day to SNL! :D
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 9:50 pm
Happy 41st b'day to SNL! :D
I have still never watched it!
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/16 at 3:13 am
October 12th 1960 – Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed and killed during a live broadcast.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: nally on 10/12/16 at 10:11 pm
I have still never watched it!
I have never watched a full episode, but I did once watch an SNL special on commercial spoofs.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/16 at 7:26 pm
October 13th 1974, TV host Ed Sullivan died. Leader of the Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra. Introduced The Beatles and other UK acts to America via his Ed Sullivan TV show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/16 at 7:41 pm
October 13th 1963, The Beatles made their debut on ITV's 'Sunday Night at The London Palladium', topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They played, 'From Me To You', 'She Loves You', 'Twist and Shout' and 'I'll Get You.'
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 5:48 pm
October 22nd 1974 - Fidel Castro gave his first in-depth interview since 1968. Dan Rather interviewed him on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 5:55 pm
October 22nd 1961 - Chubby Checker appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "The Twist."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 6:46 pm
October 22nd 1991 - The 100th episode of "Full House" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 11:48 pm
October 23rd 1954 - Walt Disney appeared on the cover of "TV Guide." He was pictured on a TV screen surrounded by his most famous cartoon characters.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 12:20 am
October 23rd 1956 - NBC broadcasted the first videotape recording. The tape of Jonathan Winters was seen coast to coast in the U.S.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 12:35 am
October 23rd 1984 - "NBC Nightly News" aired footage of the severe drought in Ethiopia.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 2:35 am
October 23rd 2002 - A Michigan appeals court reversed the 1999 decision against the "Jenny Jones Show." The court ruled that the program had no legal duty to protect a guest who was murdered after revealing a gay crush. Scott Amedure was shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz in 1995, three days after Amedure revealed an attraction to Schmitz during a taping of the show in Chicago. The segment was never aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 3:24 am
October 23rd 2011 - The pilot episode of "Once Upon a Time" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 3:38 am
October 23rd 1976, Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 4:29 am
October 23rd 2012 – After 38 years, the world's first teletext service (BBC's Ceefax) ceases broadcast due to Northern Ireland completing the digital switchover.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/16 at 7:07 pm
October 25th 1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing ‘Around And Around’ and ‘Time Is On My Side’. A riot broke out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, ‘I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.’ The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and 1969.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/16 at 8:36 pm
October 25th 1982 - The first episode of "Newhart" aired on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/16 at 9:48 pm
October 25th 1990 - The 200th episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/16 at 10:21 pm
October 25th 1985, R.E.M. The Smiths and Tom Waits all appeared on The Tube at Tyne Tree Television Studios, Newcastle, England.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 2:01 am
October 26th 1981 - The 10th season of "M*A*S*H" began on CBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 3:35 am
October 26th 1994 - Roseanne Barr appeared on her TV show "Roseanne" dressed as Prince.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 3:55 am
October 26th 1990 - William S. Paley died at the age of 89. He was the founder of CBS Inc.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 5:57 am
October 26th 2015, Justin Bieber cleaned up at the MTV's EMAs - (European Music Awards), winning best male, best North American act, best collaboration for 'Where Are You Now?', with Skrillex and Diplo, biggest fans and best look. One Direction won the prize for best pop, Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' won best song and Rihanna was named best female.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 8:50 pm
October 26th 1959 - Marv Johnson performed "You Got What It Takes" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 9:12 pm
October 26th 1974 - Johnny Bristol performed "You and I" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 12:12 am
October 27th 1959 - Stonewall Jackson performed "Waterloo" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 1:24 am
October 27th 1945 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman made his first live television appearance.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 2:14 am
October 27th 1947 - The first episode of "You Bet Your Life" premiered on ABC Radio. The show was later shown on NBC TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 2:20 am
October 27th 1984 - Stephen Stills performed "Stranger" and "Can't Let Go" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 2:40 am
October 27th 1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 3:34 am
October 27th 1984 - Steve Perry's video for "Strung Out" was played on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 4:42 am
October 27 1984 - Prime Time performed "I Owe It to Myself" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 5:49 am
October 27th 1988 - The 10th season of "Knots Landing" began.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 6:09 am
October 27th 1998 - The reunion episode "CHiPs '99" aired for the first time on the cable network TNT.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 6:49 am
October 27th 2007 - The 500th episode of "Pokémon" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 1:15 am
October 28th 1956, Elvis Presley made his second appearance on US TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show, where the host presents him with a gold record for ‘Love Me Tender’.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 2:34 am
October 28th 1958, Buddy Holly appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, where he lip-synched ‘It's So Easy’ and ‘Heartbeat’. It would be Holly's last major TV appearance.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 4:37 am
October 28th 1963 - The 100th episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 5:46 am
October 28th 1996 - Members of the New York Yankees and their manager appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 5:55 am
October 28th 1956 – Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV. This single event is credited with raising immunization levels in the United States from 0.6% to over 80% in just six months.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 7:42 am
October 28th 1964 - The 100th episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 7:52 am
October 28th 1976 - The 200th episode of "Hawaii Five-O" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 4:31 pm
October 28th 1978 - The movie "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" aired on NBC-TV as the NBC Movie of the Week.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 12:19 am
October 29th 1962, The Beatles made their second appearance on the Granada TV program ‘People and Places.’ Filmed in Manchester, they performed two songs, 'Love Me Do' and ‘A Taste of Honey’.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 1:25 am
October 29th 1956 - "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" premiered on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 2:56 am
October 29th 1956 - Videotape was used for the first time in network television programming. CBS recorded the evening news and fed the tape to West Coast stations three hours later.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 3:45 am
October 29th 1959 - General Mills became the first corporation to use close-circuit television.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 4:56 pm
October 29th 1996 - The 100th episode of "Mad About You" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: nally on 11/01/16 at 5:59 pm
November 1st 1999 - The Early Show premiered on CBS. It would last until early 2012.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/16 at 6:11 am
November 2nd 1964, During a live 'Ready Steady Go!' TV show, singing 'Donna The Prima Donna' Dion walked off the show after becoming irritated by the audience dancing around him.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/16 at 6:11 am
November 4th 1963 - The Beatles topped the bill at The Royal Variety Show at The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London. With the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in the audience, this was the night when John Lennon made his famous remark ‘In the cheaper seats you clap your hands. The rest of you, just rattle your jewellery’. The show was broadcast on UK television on the Nov 10th 1963.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/16 at 1:06 am
November 5tb 1956, "The Nat King Cole Show" debuted on NBC-TV in America. The Cole program was the first of its kind hosted by an African-American.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/16 at 6:06 pm
November 5th 1982, Channel 4 TV's The Tube had its first showing. Presented by Paula Yates and Jools Holland, the show featured The Jam and an interview with Mick Jagger. The first live act on the show was local band Toy Dolls. The show ran until 1987 and was named after the plexiglass tunnel which led down into Studio Five at Tyne Tees TV, the place where all the stars from the 80’s subsequently appeared.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: nally on 11/06/16 at 12:25 pm
November 6th 1947: Meet the Press makes its television debut on NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/16 at 11:12 pm
November 8th 1972 – HBO launches its programming, with the broadcast of the 1971 movie Sometimes a Great Notion, starring Paul Newman and Henry Fonda.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 2:05 am
November 8th 1975, David Bowie made his US TV debut performing 'Fame', on the Cher CBS-TV show. Bowie who was living in New York at the time had written the song with John Lennon during a jamming session.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: yelimsexa on 11/08/16 at 7:39 am
November 8th 1975, David Bowie made his US TV debut performing 'Fame', on the Cher CBS-TV show. Bowie who was living in New York at the time had written the song with John Lennon during a jamming session.
Also on November 8th (all of my posts are based on my personal collection):
1985- The Miami Vice episode "Junk Love" airs on NBC.
1988- Jackie Stallone and the The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) appear on the Phil Donahue Show.
1993- The Murphy Brown episode "All the Life That's Fit to Print" airs on CBS.
1996- The final episode of Jeopardy! with the "Grid Set" that had been used since 1991 airs.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 1:56 pm
November 8th 1965 - The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" debuted on NBC-TV.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 2:04 pm
November 8th 1957 - Chuck Berry performed "Rock 'n' Roll Music" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 4:52 pm
November 8th 1979 - The program, "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage", premiered on ABC-TV. The show was planned to be temporary, but it evolved into "Nightline" in March of 1980.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 8:05 pm
November 8th 1969 - Cass Elliot performed "It's Getting Better" and "Make Your Own Kind of Music" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 8:09 pm
November 8th 1991 - Magic Johnson appeared on "The Arsenio Hall Show." It was his first appearance after announcing that he was HIV positive.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 8:33 pm
November 8th 2001, Winners at the MTV Europe Awards included Robbie Williams who won Best male and Best song for 'Rock DJ', Craig David won Best R&B act and Best UK & Ireland act, Dido won Best new act and Anastacia won Best pop act. Gorillaz won Best song for ‘Clint Eastwood’ and Best Dance act and Eminem won the Best Hip Hop award.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 8:56 pm
November 8th 1989 - The 100th episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 7:07 am
November 9th 1975 - David Bowie appeared on Cher's CBS TV show.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 7:28 am
November 9th 1986 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Shooting Star" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 7:41 am
November 9th 1963 - Gene Pitney performed "24 Hours from Tulsa" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 8:00 am
November 9th 1994 - The "Perry Mason Mystery" TV movie "The Case of the Grimacing Governor" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 4:40 pm
November 9th 2014, One Direction were the big winners at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, held in Glasgow, Scotland, picking up three awards including best pop act. They also won best live and biggest fans. Ariana Grande picked up her first EMA's for best female and best song for 'Problem'. 5 Seconds Of Summer won the Best New Act award.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 1:05 am
November 10th 1969 - "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 1:13 am
November 10th 1958 - The Four Aces performed "The World Outside" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 1:31 am
November 10th 1980 - CBS News anchor Dan Rather claimed he had been kidnapped in a cab. It turned out that Rather had refused to pay the cab fare.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 1:54 am
November 10th 1959 - Fats Domino performed "Be My Guest" and "I've Been Around" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 3:19 am
November 10th 1999 - Ted Danson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 4:35 am
November 10th 1973 - Steely Dan performed "My Old School" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 3:12 pm
November 10th 1984 - The Maria Vidal video for "Body Rock" was aired on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 11/10/16 at 3:23 pm
November 10th 1980 - CBS News anchor Dan Rather claimed he had been kidnapped in a cab. It turned out that Rather had refused to pay the cab fare.
that's so silly.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Howard on 11/10/16 at 3:25 pm
November 10th 1969 - "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHp_Mq0hdxo
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 6:37 pm
November 10th 1984 - Dwight Twilley performed "Why You Wanna Break My Heart" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 1:46 am
November 11th 1967 - Van Morrison performed "Brown Eyed Girl" on "American Bandstand”.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 3:37 am
November 11th 1952 - The first video recorder was demonstrated by John Mullin and Wayne Johnson in Beverly Hills, CA.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 4:56 am
November 11th 1984 - Gary Coleman, at age 13, underwent his second kidney transplant in Los Angeles. He had his first transplant at age 5.
Subject: Re: Today in Television History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 6:46 am
November 11th 2001 - ABC-TV aired the "I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary" special. The show featured never before seen footage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 7:05 am
November 11th 1971, BBC TV's Top Of The Pops celebrated its 400th show. The UK chart show was presented by Tony Blackburn with guests; Tom Jones, Dana, John Kongos, Cher, Slade, Cilla Black, The Piglets, Clodagh Rodgers and The Newbeats.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 7:20 am
November 11th 2010 - Gene Shalit left "The Today Show" after more than 40 years on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 2:53 pm
November 11th 1983, Mick Jagger appeared on the UK TV show The Tube to defend the video to The Rolling Stones latest single Undercover Of The Nightwhich had been banned by the Independent Broadcasting Authority. The Tube aired the video, minus the scene where Mick was shot through the head. The single peaked at No.8 on the UK chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 5:44 pm
November 11th 1995, TV actors Robson and Jerome had their second UK No.1 single when 'I Believe/Up On The Roof', started a four week run at the top of the charts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 8:27 pm
November 11th 1999, Britney Spears won four MTV Awards; Best Female Singer, Best Pop Act, Best Song, '...Baby One More Time', Best Breakthrough Artist. Best Rock Act went to The Offspring, Best Male Act, Will Smith and Bono won the Free Your Mind award.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 3:39 am
November 12th 1965, After changing his name from Toby Tyler to Marc Bolan, the future T Rex star performed his first single 'The Wizard' on the UK TV show 'Ready Steady Go!'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 5:11 am
November 12th 1957 - Joni James performed "Summer Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 7:03 am
November 12th 1966 - Count Five performed "Psychotic Reaction" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 8:26 am
November 12th 1996 - "Dennis Rodman's World Tour '96" debuted on MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 7:38 pm
November 12th 1998, Winners at the MTV Europe Awards included Madonna best female artist and album for 'Ray Of Light', The Spice Girls won best group, All Saints won breakthrough artist, Robbie Williams, best male artist and Natalie Imbruglia won best song with 'Torn.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 12:15 am
November 13th 1965 - Fontella Bass performed "Rescue Me" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 3:40 am
November 13th 1982 - Toni Basil performed "Mickey" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 4:36 am
November 13th 2001 - The 200th episode of "Frasier" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 7:26 am
November 13th 1965, Director Kenneth Tynan says the naughty word on BBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 6:15 pm
November 13th 1997 - Celine Dion released her first single in Japanese. The song, "Be The Man," was released in Japan only and is the theme to the Japanese TV drama "Eve."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 1:44 am
November 14th 1958 - Eddie Cochran performed "C'mon Everybody" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 3:01 am
November 14th 1960 - Wanda Jackson performed "Let's Have a Party" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 3:21 am
November 14th 1951 - The first telecast of a world lightweight title fight was seen coast to coast. Jimmy Carter beat Art Aragon in Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 4:43 am
November 14th 1970 - Freda Payne performed "Deeper and Deeper" and "Band of Gold" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 5:17 am
November 14th 1964 - Bobby Freeman performed "S-W-I-M" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 7:12 am
November 14th 1965 - KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 7:29 pm
November 14th 1991, Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 11:32 pm
November 15th 1969 - The Cufflinks performed "Tracey" and "When Julie Come Around" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:19 am
November 15th 1969 - Dorothy Morrison performed "All God's Children Got Soul" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:41 am
November 15th 1965, The Rolling Stones made their US TV debut on Hullabaloo, performing ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’. Hullabaloo was an American one-hour musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 1965 through August 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 3:02 am
November 15th 1996 - The reunion movie "Dallas: J.R. Returns" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 3:14 am
November 15th 1975 - David Ruffin performed " Walk Away From Love" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 4:11 am
November 15th 1985 - The 200th episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:01 am
November 15th 1999 - The 50th episode of "Ally McBeal" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:28 am
November 15th 1975 - ABBA performed "S.O.S." on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:30 am
November 15th 1975 - ABBA performed "S.O.S." on "American Bandstand”.
...and on Anni-Frid Lyngstad 30th birthday too!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:49 am
November 15th 2006 - Emmitt Smith was named winner of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 9:59 am
November 15th 2000, Winners at The MTV Europe Awards included All Saints for best pop act, Ricky Martin won best male artist, Madonna won best female artist, Red Hot Chili Peppers won best rock band, Blink 182 won best new act & Jennifer Lopez won best R&B act.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:43 pm
November 15th 2007, Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid £83,000 for two tickets to see Led Zeppelin rehearse and perform at the O2 arena in London on the 10th December. Donnell bid for the tickets as part of an auction for the BBC's Children in Need.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 5:31 am
November 17th 1968 – Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch it's exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 5:22 pm
November 17th 1978 – The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 2:00 am
November 17th 1956, Fats Domino appeared on the US TV Ed Sullivan Show performing 'Blueberry Hill.' Before the song became a rock and roll standard it had been recorded by various artists including Louis Armstrong, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Gene Autry and Jimmy Dorsey. The version by Fats Domino was ranked No.82 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 9:12 pm
November 18th 1983, R.E.M. made their first appearance outside the US when they appeared on Channel 4 UK TV show The Tube. The following night they made their live UK debut when the played at Dingwalls, London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 9:25 pm
November 18th 1993, Nirvana recorded their MTV unplugged special at Sony Studios, New York. Nirvana played a setlist composed of mainly lesser-known material and cover versions of songs by The Vaselines, David Bowie, Meat Puppets and Lead Belly. The album won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 1996.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 10:06 pm
November 18th 1951 - Chuck Connors (Los Angeles Angels) became the first player to oppose the major league draft. Connors later became the star of the television show "The Rifleman."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 10:09 pm
November 18th 2007, 22-year-old X Factor winner Leona Lewis set a British record for the fastest-selling debut album with Spirit. The singer sold more than 375,000 copies in seven days, 12,000 more than the Arctic Monkeys' 2006 release Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Oasis still had the overall record for the fastest selling British album, selling 813,000 copies in 1997.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 1:50 am
November 19th 1989 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the All-Star Assassin" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 2:12 am
November 19th 1999 - The 100th episode of "ER" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 2:27 am
November 19th 2008 - The 100th episode of "C.S.I.: NY" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 6:51 am
November 19th 1954 – Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 7:17 am
November 19th 1967 – The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/16 at 3:15 pm
November 22nd 1957, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel appeared as Tom and Jerry on ABC-TV's American Bandstand. Close friends through childhood, the first time they appeared on stage together was in a school play, Alice in Wonderland (Simon as the White Rabbit, Garfunkel as the Cheshire Cat). They later began performing together in their junior year as Tom and Jerry, with Simon as Jerry Landis and Garfunkel as Tom Graph.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/16 at 6:16 pm
November 22nd 1987 – Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 3:40 am
November 23rd 1963 – The BBC broadcasts the first episode of "An Unearthly Child" (starring William Hartnell), the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 6:55 am
November 23rd 1958 - The radio drama "Have Gun Will Travel" debuted. The show began after the end of the TV show of the same name.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 8:22 pm
November 23rd 1962 - Bobby Vinton performed "Troubles Is My Middle Name" and "Let's Kiss and Make Up" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 8:45 pm
November 23rd 1963 - April & Nino performed "Deep Purple" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 10:52 pm
November 24th 1959 - Tommy Edwards performed "Honestly and Truly" and "The Ways of Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 12:14 am
November 24th 1984 - Ollie & Jerry performed "Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us" and "Electric Boogaloo" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 12:38 am
November 24th 1984 - The Hall & Oats video for "Out of Touch" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 1:29 am
November 24th 1981 - The first episode of "Simon & Simon" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 5:39 am
November 24th 1963 – In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby, a nightclub operator, in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters. Oswald was being led by two detectives to an armoured car to take him to the nearby county jail.
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Written By: Howard on 11/24/16 at 3:03 pm
November 24th 1963 – In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby, a nightclub operator, in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters. Oswald was being led by two detectives to an armoured car to take him to the nearby county jail.
So they kill him after then take him to jail? ???
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 4:01 pm
November 24th 1986 - Paul McCartney took part in the annual "Royal Variety Performance" at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 4:19 pm
November 24th 1962 – The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 5:06 pm
November 24th 1972 - The first episode of ABC-TV's "In Concert" was aired. Alice Cooper, Bo Diddley and Seals & Croft appeared in the first episode. It was recorded September 21.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 11:55 pm
November 25th 1958, Lord Rockinghams XI were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hoot's Mon', (based on the traditional Scottish folk song 'One Hundred Pipers'). Lord Rockingham's XI were the house band on the UK Jack Good TV show 'Oh Boy.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 2:07 am
November 25th 1921 - The first play-by-play broadcast of a football game was aired in College Station, TX, via an amateur radio station. The game was between the University of Texas and Texas A&M in Austin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 2:08 am
November 25th 1998 - The final episode of "Babylon 5" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:15 am
November 25th 1998 - The first episode of "Powerpuff Girls" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:25 am
November 25th 1967 - Paul Revere & the Raiders performed "Peace of Mind" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:37 am
November 25th 1965 - The first color broadcast of an NFL game aired on CBS. The Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts played to a 24-24 tie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:45 am
November 25th 1957 - Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps appeared on Ed Sullivan for their first national TV appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 4:06 am
November 25th 2009 - The 100th episode of "Criminal Minds" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 7:18 am
1966 – First television link between Australia and the UK.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 10:22 pm
November 26th 1959 - The Coasters performed "What About Us" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 12:47 am
November 26th 1989 - America's Funniest Home Videos aired as a special. The show debuted as a regular weekly series on January 14, 1990.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 1:26 am
November 26th 1962 - Paul Peterson performed "My Dad" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: nally on 11/26/16 at 8:24 pm
November 26th 1989 - America's Funniest Home Videos aired as a special. The show debuted as a regular weekly series on January 14, 1990.
And just a few weeks after its premiere as a regular series, I began watching it. (I had stumbled across it one Sunday night when I was channel-surfing.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 11:48 pm
November 29th 1948 - "Junior Jamboree" began airing as "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" in Chicago, IL.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 1:57 am
November 30th 1960 - The Chimes performed "Once in a While" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 2:38 am
November 30th 1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 3:19 am
November 30th 1992 - The video "NFL Country," by various artists, was certified Gold by the RIAA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 4:33 am
November 30th 1976 - George Harrison appeared on BBC-2-TV's "The Old Grey Whistley Contest."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 6:59 am
1963 - Chubby Checker performed "Loddy Lo" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 6:38 pm
November 30th 1968 - Merilee Rush performed "Reach Out" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 9:30 pm
November 30th 1989, The Happy Mondays and fellow Mancunians The Stone Roses both made their debut appearance on UK TV music show Top Of The Pops. The Mondays performed 'Hallelujah' and the Roses 'Fools Gold.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 9:58 pm
November 30th 2001, The first Top Of The Pops UK Awards were held in Manchester, with categories voted by viewers of the BBC show. Winners included: Best pop act: Westlife, Best R&B Act: Destiny's Child, Best Rock Act: U2, Best Dance Act: Fatboy Slim, Best Newcomer: Nelly Furtado, Best Single: Kylie Minogue, 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', Best Album: Travis, 'The Invisible Band', Artist on top of the world: Jennifer Lopez, Hall of Fame Award went to Paul McCartney.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 3:16 am
December 1st 1957, Buddy Holly and the Crickets appeared on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', performing 'That'll Be The Day' and 'Peggy Sue'. Sam Cooke was also a guest on the same show performing 'You Send Me'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 3:39 am
December 1st 1976, The Sex Pistols appeared on ITV's live early evening 'Today' show (in place of Queen who had pulled out following a trip to the dentists by Freddie Mercury). Taunted by interviewer Bill Grundy who asked the band to say something outrageous, guitarist Steve Jones says: 'You dirty #######...you dirty ######...what a ####### rotter!' Grundy died of a heart attack aged 69 on 9th Feb 1993.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 4:48 am
December 1st 1975 - "The Edge of Night" became the first serial in television history to switch networks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 5:34 am
December 1st 1978 - The 100th episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 6:57 am
December 1st 2001 - Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey presented a tribute to the late Beatle George Harrison on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 7:40 am
December 1st 1994 - The Game Show Network was launched.
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Written By: yelimsexa on 12/01/16 at 12:12 pm
December 1st 1994 - The Game Show Network was launched.
But my cable provider didn't pick up the channel until October 1997, so I missed out on some gems that I could have recorded to add to my collection, such as the first two seasons of Trebek Jeopardy!, Bullseye, Play the Percentages, the first season of nighttime Wheel of Fortune, and many 1/2 hour episodes of The Price Is Right.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 4:03 pm
December 1st 1998 - Westinghouse Electric changed its name to CBS Corp. Westinghouse had owned CBS since November 1995.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 4:23 pm
December 1st 2004 - NBC anchor Tom Brokaw made his final appearance as anchor on "NBC Nightly News". He began his run on the show in April 1982. It was planned that Brokaw would host at least three documentaries a year for NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 11:00 pm
December 2nd 1957 - Danny & the Juniors performed "At the Hop" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 11:34 pm
December 2nd 1935 - Judy Garland, at the age of 12, sang on Wallace Berry's radio show on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 3:31 am
December 2nd 1957 - Jimmy Dee & the Off-Beats performed "Henrietta" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 5:20 am
December 2nd 1967 - The Candymen performed "Georgia Pines" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 6:01 am
December 2nd 2009 - The first episode of "Steven Seagal: Lawman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 6:28 am
December 2nd 1963, The Beatles recorded an appearance on the UK TV comedy program The Morecambe and Wise Show. The Beatles played ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, and ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and also participate in comedy sketches with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. The program was broadcast on April 18, 1964.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 7:29 am
December 2nd 1988 - ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 7:45 am
December 2nd 1967 - Brenton Wood performed "Baby You Got It" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 7:57 am
1983, MTV aired the full 14-minute version of Michael Jackson's Thriller video for the first time. Now regarded as the most influential pop music video of all time, in 2009, the video was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, the first music video to ever receive this honor, for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 3:34 am
December 3rd 1987 - The 200th episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 7:21 pm
December 3rd 1968 - Elvis Presley's NBC-TV special "Elvis" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:18 am
December 4th 1965 - Gary Lewis & the Playboys performed "Everybody Loves a Clown" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:37 am
December 4th 1990 - Madonna appeared on "Nightline" to defend her "Justify My Love" video. She denied the video's explicit contents were intended to stir up controversy and get her publicity. The video was banned by MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:57 am
December 4th 1976 - Judy Collins performed "Send in the Clowns" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 3:57 am
December 4th 1982 - America performed "Right Before Your Eyes" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 5:06 am
December 4th 1962, The Beatles made their London-area debut on television when they appeared in a live broadcast from Wembley on Tuesday Rendezvous, on ITV station Rediffusion. The Beatles performed live, doing lip-sync performances of 'Love Me Do' and 45 seconds of ‘P.S. I Love You.’
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 4:57 pm
December 4th 1982 - Scandal performed "Goodbye to You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 11:49 pm
December 4th 1995 - Michael Jackson appeared with legendary mime Marcel Marceau at New York news conference promoting a Jackson special airing on HBO.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 2:29 am
December 5th 1976 - The sixth and final season of "McMillan and Wife" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 3:59 am
December 5th 2003 - A spokesperson for Epic Records said "there's no chance that "One More Chance" will be released by Epic Records." The video was planned to debut on a CBS special on Michael Jackson. The show was indefinitely delayed after a child molestation accusation was made public against Jackson in November 2003.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 4:32 am
December 5th 1964, Lorne Greene star of the NBC TV show 'Bonanza' was at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ringo', making him the second Canadian (after Paul Anka) to have a US No.1 single. The song was a No.22 hit in the UK.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 5:04 am
December 5th 1960 - Ronnie Love performed "Chills and Fever" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 6:52 am
December 5th 1964 - Mickey Lee Lane performed "Shaggy Dog" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 7:55 am
December 5th 1970 - The Carpenters performed "We've Only Just Begun" and "Close to You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 6:20 pm
December 5th 1987, The Jesus And Mary Chain were banned from appearing on a US music TV show after complaints of blasphemy when the group's name was flashed across the screen. The CBS show asked the band to be called JANC but the group didn't agree.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 5:34 pm
December 6th 1995 - Michael Jackson was hospitalized after collapsing in a New York theater while rehearsing for a TV special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 9:36 pm
December 6th 1994, Tower Records released The Beatles 'Live At The BBC', a 69 track, double album of tunes recorded for BBC shows such as Top Gear, Easy Beat, Saturday Club and Pop Go The Beatles. The LP will rise straight to the top of the UK chart, selling over 600,000 copies by the end of the year and 2,000,000 in the US four weeks later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 9:48 pm
December 6th 1997 - Metallica performed "Fuel" and "The Memory Remains" with Marianne Faithfull on NBC's Saturday Night Live
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 10:52 pm
December 6th 1975 - The Hudson Brothers performed "Lonely School Year" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 2:31 am
December 7th 1985 - The 200th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 2:36 am
December 7th 1963, All four Beatles appeared on BBC TV's 'Juke Box Dury'. Some of the songs The Beatles judged were ‘Kiss Me Quick’ by Elvis Presley, ‘The Hippy Hippy Shake’ by the Swinging Blue Jeans. ‘Did You Have a Happy Birthday’ by Paul Anka and ‘Where Have You Been All My Life’ by Gene Vincent.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 3:31 am
December 7th 1930 – W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 4:39 am
December 7th 1995 - Doctors announced that Michael Jackson "will require several days of critical-care monitoring and treatment." He was being treated for inflammation of the stomach, dehydration and kidney and liver irregularities caused by an electolyte imbalance. Jackson had collapsed onstage December 6th while rehearsing for an upcoming HBO special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 6:47 am
December 7th 1988 - The 100th episode of "Highway to Heaven" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 7:00 am
December 7th 1959 - Kitty Kallen performed "If I Give My Heart to You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 4:14 pm
December 7th 1960 - Annette (Funicello) performed "Talk To Me Baby" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 4:51 pm
December 7th 1961 - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones performed "Let's Go Trippin'" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 5:08 pm
December 7th 1962 - Brian Hyland performed "I May Not Live to See Tomorrow" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 5:53 pm
December 7th 1974 - Andy Kim performed "Baby I'm on Fire" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 8:47 pm
December 7th 1974 - Al Wilson performed "La La Peace Song" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 4:39 am
December 8th 1973 - David Gates performed "Sail Around the World" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 5:28 am
December 8th 1960 - Danny & The Juniors performed "Twistin' USA" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 5:57 am
December 8th 1986 - The 100th episode of "Newhart" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 6:41 am
December 8th 1984 - Bryan Adams performed "Run To You" and "Kids Just Wanna Rock" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 7:08 am
December 8th 1984 - Ringo Starr was a guest on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 7:52 am
December 8th 1952 - On the show "I Love Lucy," a pregnancy was acknowledged in a TV show for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 8:15 am
December 8th 1984 - The video for Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You" was aired on "American Bandstand." The song was originally written and performed by Prince.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 8:35 am
December 8th 1990 - "Wiseguy" was aired for the last time on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 5:08 pm
December 8th 1968 - In the U.S., the TV special "Elvis" aired on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 8:35 pm
December 8th 1984 - Teena Marie performed "Lovergirl" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 8:42 pm
December 8th 1995, Courtney Love appeared on the ABC TV show '10 Most Fascinating People', telling the presenter that she wished she had done 'eight thousand million things differently' to have prevented the death of her husband Kurt Cobain.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 8:55 pm
December 8th 1999 - Prince appeared on NBC's "Today."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 9:21 pm
December 8th 2004 - It was announced that Martha Stewart would revive her daily homemaking show in September 2005.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 3:23 am
December 9th 1967 - The Sunshine Company performed "Back on the Street Again" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 3:54 am
December 9th 1967 - Glen Campbell performed "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 4:14 am
December 9th 2010 - Paul McCartney appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. He paid tribute to the origins of "Yesterday" by performing a food-themed reinterpretation of the song with Fallon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 4:29 am
December 9th 1972 - A taped of The Who performing "Join Together" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 6:17 am
December 9th 1960 – The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 6:59 am
December 9th 1995 - "Free as a Bird," debuted on a six-hour ABC documentary on the Beatles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 7:10 am
December 9th 2001, Channel 4 TV apologised to viewers after Madonna said something very rude during live UK TV coverage at The Tate Gallery, London. Madonna was presenting a prize to artist Martin Creed. A TV spokesman said that did have a bleeper system but they missed the offending word.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 7:27 am
December 9th 1965 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuts on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 7:58 am
December 9th 1981 - Prince's concert in Houston, TX, was filmed for a planned documentary. The documentary was never released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/16 at 3:07 pm
December 13th 1966, Jimi Hendrix made his TV debut on ITV's 'Ready Steady Go!' (Marc Bolan was also on the show). The Jimi Hendrix Experience also recorded 'Foxy Lady' on this day. The United States version of Are You Experienced listed the song with a spelling mistake as 'Foxey Lady' and this is how it is still known among many North American fans.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/16 at 7:08 pm
December 13th 1997, Children's TV characters The Teletubbies went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Teletubbies Say-eh-oh'. The single spent a total of 32 weeks on the chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/16 at 3:21 am
December 14th 1969, The Jackson Five made their first network television appearance in the US when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/16 at 4:45 pm
December 14th 1996, After presenting this week's edition of 'Top Of The Pops', John Peel was surprised to find he was the subject of the TV show 'This Is Your Life'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/16 at 10:22 pm
December 29th 1949 - KC2XAK of Bridgeport, CT, became the first ultrahigh frequency (UHF) television station to begin operating on a regular daily schedule.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/16 at 4:39 pm
December 30th 1965, The Kinks, The Who, Manfred Man, The Hollies and Gerry and the Pacemakers all appeared on tonight's episode of TV pop show 'Shindig!' The US series featured "British invasion" bands and performers throughout its run.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 12:27 am
December 31st 1984 - ESPN debuted in Hawaii, making it available in all 50 states.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 1:03 am
December 31st 2000 - CBS Sports aired a two-hour special that told the stories behind the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 1:16 am
December 31st 2003 - Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Anderson strongly denied that Michael Jackson was roughed up during his arrest. The sheriff also threatened to press charges against Jackson for making false accusations against an officer. The allegations were made by Jackson during an interview on "60 Minutes" on December 28.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 2:20 am
December 31st 1988 - "Simon & Simon" was aired for the last time on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 2:28 am
December 31st 1962, During his first visit to the UK Bob Dylan played at the King And Queen pub in London. Dylan had arrived in the UK on 17th Dec after British TV director Philip Saville had heard Dylan perform in Greenwich Village, and had invited him to take part in a BBC television drama: The Madhouse On Castle Street.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 2:47 am
December 31st 1966 - Mrs. Miller performed "Downtown" and "A Lover's Concerto" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 3:08 am
December 31st 1971 - Peter Duel was found dead in his apartment in Hollywood Hills of an apparent suicide. Duel played the role of Hannibal Heyes in the series "Alias Smith and Jones".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 4:18 am
December 31st 2002 - Jermaine Jackson did an interview with CNN's Connie Chung. The primary topic was Michael Jackson's behavior when he had dangled his child over a balcony in Berlin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 5:48 am
December 31st 1979, David Bowie performed an acoustic version of 'Space Oddity' on the UK TV 'Kenny Everett New Year's Show'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 6:52 am
December 31st 1923 - In London, the BBC first broadcast the chimes of Big Ben.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 9:01 am
December 31st 2005 - Regis Philbin hosted "New Year's Rockin' Eve" from Times Square. It was the first time in 32 years that Dick Clark was unable to host the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 9:32 am
December 31st 1954 - The last episode of the radio show "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 10:50 am
December 31st 1968 - In the U.K., the TV special "Elvis" aired on BBC2-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 5:04 pm
December 31st 2010 - The Discovery television network announced it had "postponed indefinitely" its plans to broadcast a reenactment of Michael Jackson's 2009 autopsy. The show's title was "Michael Jackson's Autopsy: What Really Killed Michael Jackson."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 5:24 pm
December 31st 1966 - The Blues Magoos performed "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 5:50 pm
December 31st 1983 - ABC performed "That Was Then, but This Is Now" and "S.O.S." on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 6:47 pm
December 31st 1961 – RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 7:57 pm
December 31st 1999 - "Rave Un2 The Joy 2000" was aired. Prince had recorded the show on December 18, 1999 at Paisley Park Studios.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 8:25 pm
December 31st 1983 - Oingo Boingo performed "Wake Up It's 1984" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 10:23 pm
December 31st 1940 - As a result of a dispute between the radio networks and ASCAP (the American Society of Composers and Publishers), the radio industry was prevented from playing any ASCAP-licensed music. The ban lasted for ten months.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 12:22 am
January 1st 1964, The first edition of the BBC TV show Top Of The Pops was transmitted from an old church hall in Manchester, England. Acts miming to their latest releases included The Rolling Stones, (I Wanna Be Your Man), The Dave Clark Five, (Glad All Over), The Hollies, (Stay), and The Swinging Blue Jeans, (Hippy Hippy Shake). The first song played was Dusty Springfield's 'I Only Want To Be With You'. Also featured on disc and film, The Beatles (I Want to Hold Your Hand), Freddie & the Dreamers, Cliff Richard and the Shadows and Gene Pitney.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 4:13 am
January 1st 1957, BBC Television aired its new rock & roll show 'Cool For Cats' for the first time. With a miniscule budget, the program was forced to rely on artists miming and the talents of a resident dance group (led by Douglas Squires). Ker Robertson, the first host, was succeeded after a few weeks by Kent Walton, later better known for his ITV wrestling commentaries
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 4:36 am
January 1st 1926 - The Rose Bowl was carried coast to coast on network radio for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 7:54 am
January 1st 1967, The Doors made their first live television appearance lip-synching their first single 'Break on Through' on Shebang, KTLA-TV Channel 5 in Los Angeles. The single peaked No. 126 on the US chart mainly due to lack of airplay after censors objected to the drug use implied by the line "she gets high", which is repeated in the middle section of the song.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 5:29 pm
January 1st 1992 - The ESPN Radio Network was officially launched.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/17 at 3:40 pm
January 3rd 1964, The Beatles were seen for the second time on US TV when a clip from the BBC's 'The Mersey Sound' showing the group playing 'She Loves You' was shown on The Jack Paar Show. The first US airing showing The Beatles was on Nov 18, 1963, on the NBC news program "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" (albeit pre-recorded) of The Beatles in concert.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/17 at 5:39 pm
January 3rd 1969, Appearing live on The Lulu show on UK TV, The Jimi Hendrix Experience were booked to perform two songs, Voodoo Child, (which is performed in full), then Hendrix stopped performing his new single 'Hey Joe' after a verse and chorus and instead launched into a version of the Cream song 'Sunshine Of Your Love' as a tribute to the band who had split a few days earlier. Hendrix then proceeded to continuing jamming, running over their allocated time slot on the live show, preventing the show's host Lulu from closing the show properly.
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Written By: nally on 01/08/17 at 11:28 am
January 8th 1979: The game show Password Plus debuts on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/17 at 11:42 pm
January 11th 2004 - Members of Michael Jackson's family scheduled a news conference for the next day to announce their plans for Jackson's arraignment in Santa Maria. The arraignment was scheduled for January 17.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/17 at 11:55 pm
January 11th 1947 - "Murder and Mrs. Malone" debuted on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 1:24 am
January 11th 1958 - "Seahunt" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was aired on the network for four years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 1:29 am
January 11th 1992, Nirvana appeared on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live performing two songs, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Territorial Passings'. Also on this day the group's Nevermind went to No.1 on the US album chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 2:58 am
January 11th 1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and midwest programming.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 4:55 am
January 11th 1963, The Beatles recorded their first national TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'. They mimed to their new single 'Please Please Me' which was released on this day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 3:57 pm
January 11th 1983 - "The Joy of Painting" aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 5:10 pm
January 11th 2014, The third series of The Voice UK aired with will.i.am and Tom Jones returning as coaches, while Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson joined the show as replacements for former coaches, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 5:34 pm
January 11th 1963 - Freddy Cannon performed "If You Were a Rock'n'Roll Record" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 6:57 pm
January 11th 1994 – The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 8:21 pm
January 11th 1975, The Alan Freeman BBC Radio 1 show broadcast a Pink Floyd show recorded at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England on 16th Nov 1974. The band had played four nights at Wembley on their The Dark Side of The Moon tour and tapes from these shows have been remixed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/17 at 4:24 pm
January 12th 1964, The Beatles appeared on the ATV show Sunday Night At The London Palladium performing ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand’, ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘Money’ and ‘Twist And Shout’. The compere for the evening was Bruce Forsyth. When The Beatles appeared on this show on October 13, 1963, their fee had been £250, now, just three months later, their fee was £1,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/17 at 7:15 pm
January 12th 1926 – Original Sam 'n' Henry aired on Chicago radio later renamed Amos 'n' Andy in 1928.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/17 at 8:14 pm
January 12th 1958 - Major league baseball players Stan Musial and Johnny Padres were guests on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/17 at 9:21 pm
January 12th 1968 - NBC vice-president Tom Sarnoff announced that Elvis Presley and NBC had agreed to produce an Elvis movie and a Christmas TV special for the 1968 Christmas season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 12:44 am
January 13th 1963, The Beatles recorded a TV appearance on the ABC Television program "Thank Your Lucky Stars" in Birmingham playing their new single, 'Please Please Me' The show was broadcast on January 19.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 12:54 am
January 13th 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 4:32 am
January 13th 1958 - Dickie Doo & the Don'ts performed "Click-Click" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 5:14 am
January 13th 1998 - The NFL completed a $9.2 billion deal to keep "Monday Night Football" on ABC and the entire Sunday night cable package for ESPN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 6:19 am
January 13th 1966 - Elizabeth Montgomery’s character, Samantha, on "Bewitched," had a baby. The baby's name was Tabitha.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 6:29 am
January 13th 1968 - The Box Tops performed "Cry Like a Baby" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 8:13 am
January 13th 1998 - NBC agreed to pay almost $13 million for each episode of the TV show E.R. It was the highest amount ever paid for a TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 4:39 pm
January 13th 1998 - One of the 110 missing episodes of the British TV show "Doctor Who" was found in New Zealand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 5:11 pm
January 13th 1979 - Peaches & Herb performed "Reunited" on "American Bandstand”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 4:53 am
January 14th 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 7:20 am
January 14th 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 6:39 pm
January 14th 2010, The BBC admitted coverage of the launch of U2's album No Line On The Horizon in 2009 went too far - giving "undue prominence" to the band. RadioCentre, the trade body for commercial radio companies, had made a formal complaint over the coverage saying the BBC had given U2 "the sort of publicity money can't buy".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 10:05 pm
January 14th 2002 - TNT world premiered the TV movie "Monday Night Mayhem."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/17 at 3:02 am
January 15th 1967, The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of 'Let’s Spend The Night Together' to Let’s Spend Some Time Together when appearing on the US TV The Ed Sullivan Show, after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics. Jagger ostentatiously rolled his eyes at the TV camera while singing the changed lyrics, resulting in host Ed Sullivan announcing that The Rolling Stones would be banned from performing on his show ever again.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/17 at 3:21 am
January 15th 1958 - The New York Yankees announced that they would televise 140 games in the 1958 season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/17 at 5:11 am
January 15th 1967 - The first National Football League Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs (of the American Football League) with a final score of 35-10. The game was televised by both CBS and NBC and was not a sell out.
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Written By: nally on 01/19/17 at 5:46 pm
15 years ago today, on January 19th 2002: GSN began airing the reruns of the Fox game show Greed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/17 at 3:40 am
January 20th 1967, The Monkees TV show was shown for the first time in the UK. The series followed the adventures of four young men (the Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers.
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Written By: nally on 01/22/17 at 9:10 pm
70 years ago today, on January 22nd 1947, KTLA became the first commercial television station in Los Angeles.
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Written By: nally on 01/25/17 at 11:04 pm
80 years ago today, on January 25th 1937: Soap opera The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it would move to CBS television, where it would remain until September 18, 2009.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/17 at 3:15 am
January 28th 1965, The Who made their first appearance on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! To project the desired image, the hand-picked audience consisted only of teens dressed in the current Mod fashion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/17 at 6:55 pm
January 28th 1956, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), made his first National Television appearance on the Dorsey brother's "Stage Show". It was the first of six appearances on the show and the first of eight performances recorded and broadcast from CBS TV in New York City. After the success of their first appearance they were signed to five more in early 1956.
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Written By: nally on 01/31/17 at 7:52 pm
January 31st 1949: These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
However, it would be cancelled after only one month on the air.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/17 at 1:05 am
February 9th 1993, British broadcaster Bill Grundy died of a heart attack aged 69. He conducted the famous Sex Pistols interview on Thames Television on December 1, 1976; when Grundy provoked the band into using obscenities on live TV. The broadcast wrecked Grundy's television career. He was also the first television presenter to present The Beatles on Granada Television on October 17, 1962.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/17 at 4:58 am
February 9th 1964, The Beatles made their US live debut on CBS-TV's 'The Ed Sullivan Show'; they performed five songs including their current No.1 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'. Never before had so many viewers tuned-in to a live television program, which with 73 million viewers, was three-fourths of the total adult audience in the United States.The show had received over 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the TV studio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/17 at 7:18 am
February 9th 1967, The film for the latest Beatles single 'Penny Lane' and 'Strawberry Fields Forever' was shown on BBC-TV's Top Of The Pops. It was the first Beatles single not to make No.1 in the UK since 1963, held off the top by Engelbert Humperdinck's 'Release Me'.
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Written By: nally on 02/28/17 at 5:53 pm
February 28th 1955: The I Love Lucy episode "The Fashion Show" (part of the Hollywood arc) aired.
Also, Gilbert Gottfried was born.
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Written By: nally on 02/28/17 at 6:03 pm
February 28th 1940 - Basketball is shown on television for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 9:33 pm
March 2nd 1961 – John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/17 at 2:37 am
March 5th 1955, Elvis Presley made his TV debut when he appeared on the weekend show 'Louisiana Hayride' on KWKH TV, broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/17 at 7:04 pm
March 5th 1982, Actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. Belushi was one of the original cast members on US TV's Saturday Night Live, played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers and also appeared in the film Animal House. His tombstone reads "I may be gone, but rock n roll lives on."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 4:21 am
March 6th 1975 – For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 9:03 pm
March 7th 1962, The Beatles recorded their first radio appearance, at the Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester, for the BBC radio program Teenager's Turn - Here We Go'. After a rehearsal, the Beatles put on suits for the first time and, along with the other artists appearing on the program, record the show in front of a teenage audience.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 3:05 am
March 8th 1962, The Beatles made their radio debut on the BBC's 'Teenagers Turn', (Here We Go), singing Roy Orbison's 'Dream Baby'. It was reportedly the first time they wore suits onstage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 4:25 am
March 8th 1965, David Bowie made his TV debut with The Manish Boys on a UK program called 'Gadzooks! It's All Happening' when they performed their current single 'I Pity The Fool.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 7:35 pm
March 8th 1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/17 at 1:16 am
March 9th 1954 – McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/17 at 4:06 am
March 8th 1959 - Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 2:37 am
March 11th 1966, This week's ITV music show 'Ready Steady Go', was entirely devoted to the music of 'The Godfather Of Soul - James Brown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/17 at 7:31 pm
March 12th 2007, Amy Winehouse made her US television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman performing 'Rehab'. The song went on to win three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and also won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 7:34 pm
March 14th 1968, The promotional film for 'Lady Madonna' was broadcast in black and white on Top Of The Pops on UK television. The video portion of the film clip was shot while The Beatles were performing the song 'Hey Bulldog', but the 'Lady Madonna' audio track was paired with the video for the promo release.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 8:11 pm
March 14th 1985, Dead Or Alive were kicked off the UK music television show The Tube after admitting they were incapable of playing 'live.' The group scored the 1985 UK No.1 single 'You Spin Me Round, Like A Record'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 1:33 am
March 17th 1973, Dr Hook's single 'On The Cover Of Rolling Stone peaked at No.6 on the US chart. The single was banned in the UK by the BBC due to the reference of the magazine.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 3:55 am
March 19th 1954 – Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 6:28 pm
March 19th 1979 – The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 9:42 pm
March 19th 1953 - The Academy Awards came to television for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 03/19/17 at 10:13 pm
Two days late... 12 years ago, on March 17th 2005, various radio stations in the U.S. flipped to a "Jack FM" format, including KCBS-FM (93.1) in Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 12:26 am
March 20th 1985 - CBS-TV presented "The Romance of Betty Boop."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 12:58 am
March 20th 1948 – With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 1:16 am
March 20th 1986 - Fallon Carrington and Jeff Colby were wed on the TV drama "The Colby’s". "The Colby’s" was an offshoot of "Dynasty".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 1:52 am
March 20th 1964, The Beatles appeared live on the UK television program Ready Steady Go!, miming to ‘It Won't Be Long’, ‘You Can't Do That’, and ‘Can't Buy Me Love’. They were also presented with a special award from US magazine Billboard, in recognition of The Beatles having the top three singles on the chart simultaneously.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 2:09 am
March 20th 1989 - "Return of the Jedi" made its network premiere on NBC. It earned a 15.1 rating.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 2:22 am
March 20th 1992 - Janice Pennington was awarded $1.3 million for an accident on the set of the "Price is Right" TV show.
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Written By: nally on 03/28/17 at 6:00 pm
March 28th 1998: "American Top 40" returns to the airwaves, once again with Casey Kasem as the host. The show is actually the renamed "Casey's Top 40", which Kasem had hosted since its premiere in 1989. Kasem would remain with the program until December 2003.
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Written By: nally on 03/30/17 at 6:56 pm
March 30th 1985: CBS Storybreak, a Saturday morning anthology television series, debuted on CBS television.
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Written By: nally on 04/02/17 at 7:01 pm
One day late: April 1st 1997 - Pokémon, a popular animated television series based on the videogame franchise of the same name, premieres on TV Tokyo.
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Written By: nally on 04/02/17 at 7:38 pm
April 2nd 1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 12:43 am
April 15th 1951 - The first episode of "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 12:55 am
April 15th 1956 - The world's first, all-color TV station was dedicated. It was WNBQ-TV in Chicago and is now WMAQ-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 1:51 am
April 15th 2002 - The series finale of ABC's "Once & Again" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 5:34 am
April 15th 2002 - HSN began airing "The NHL Show" featuring Phil Esposito.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: nally on 04/15/17 at 6:09 pm
Also 15 years ago today, the game show Whammy - The All New Press Your Luck premiered on GSN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 12:37 am
April 16th 1956 - ABC premiered the TV show "Rhythm on Parade."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 1:11 am
April 16th 1962 - Walter Cronkite began anchoring "The CBS Evening News".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 1:27 am
April 16th 1981 - The final episode of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 1:55 am
April 16th 1995 - Courtney Love and her band Hole performed on the sixth season premiere of MTV's "Unplugged."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 2:22 am
April 16th 1961 – In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 8:18 am
April 16th 1973, Paul McCartney's first television special, James Paul McCartney, was aired in America on the ABC network. The show, which includes performances by McCartney and Wings, would be broadcast in the UK on May 10th.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 4:31 pm
April 16th 1977, David Soul one half of TV cop show "Starsky & Hutch", went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Give Up On Us', his only US hit. Also No.1 in the UK.
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Written By: nally on 04/19/17 at 6:43 pm
30 years ago today, on April 19th 1987: The Simpsons first appear as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, first starting with "Good Night."
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Written By: nally on 04/22/17 at 8:31 pm
April 22nd 1994 - Dennis Miller Live premieres on HBO. The program would run for 8 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/17 at 8:35 am
April 30th 1968, BBC TV launched The Cilla Black Show making Cilla the first British female performer to have her own TV show. The theme song, 'Step Inside Love', was written by Paul McCartney.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/17 at 4:12 am
May 1st 1999 – SpongeBob SquarePants premieres on Nickelodeon after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 12:28 am
May 2nd 1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 1:55 am
May 2nd 1965 - The "Early Bird" satellite was used to transmit television pictures across the Atlantic.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 4:28 am
May 2nd 1922 - WBAP-AM began broadcasting in north Texas.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 5:50 am
May 2nd 1965 - Rolling Stones made their second appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 6:25 am
May 2nd 1932 - Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on NBC Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 7:15 am
May 2nd 1996 - Phil Donahue taped the final edition of his talk show "Donahue." On July 15, 2002, he returned to television with a talk show under the same name.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 7:48 am
May 2nd 2010 - Conan O'Brien made his first television appearance since his final appearance on "The Tonight Show." He did an interview with Steve Kroft on CBS' "60 Minutes."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 9:29 pm
May 2nd 1991, The video for the R.E.M. song 'Losing My Religion', was banned in Ireland because its religious imagery was seen as unfit for broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 12:54 am
May 3rd 1966 - The game "Twister" was featured on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 1:14 am
May 3rd 1964 - Gerry & the Pacemakers made their U.S. TV debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show." They performed "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 1:58 am
May 3rd 1986 - The final episode of "Crazy Like a Fox" was aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 2:29 am
May 3rd 1952 – The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 3:14 am
May 3rd 1991 - The final episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 4:58 am
May 3rd 2000 - The final episode of "Party of Five" aired on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 8:45 pm
May 3rd 2006, The first Bob Dylan radio program was aired on XM Satellite Radio. Tracks played on his show included Blur, Prince, Billy Bragg, Wilco, Mary Gauthier, L.L. Cool J and The Streets.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 10:57 pm
May 3rd 2001 - Prince appeared on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. He also made an appearance the next night.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 12:43 am
May 4th 1964 - "Another World" premiered on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 1:10 am
May 4th 1999 - The final episode of "NewsRadio" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 11:18 am
May 4th 1957 - The "Alan Freed Show" premiered on ABC-TV. It was the first prime-time network rock show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 6:41 pm
May 4th 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on UK TV's Top Of The Pops, performing 'Purple Haze'. During afternoon rehearsals for the show, Mick Jagger went into the studio to see Jimi Hendrix.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 8:54 pm
May 4th 1968, Mary Hopkin won her heat on the ITV talent show 'Opportunity Knocks'. She later signed with The Beatles owned Apple Records, Paul McCartney produced her UK No.1 single 'Those Were The Days', which also made No. 2 in the US. Hopkin later married record producer Tony Visconti.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 10:24 pm
May 4th 1987 - Live models were used for the first time in Playtex bra ads.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 12:39 am
May 5th 1988 - The 100th episode of "Night Court" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 1:25 am
May 5th 1993 - The final episode of "Quantum Leap" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 2:03 am
May 5th 1992 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Reckless Romeo" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 2:17 am
May 5th 1988 - Michael Jackson became the first non-Soviet to be featured while advertising a product on Russian television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 3:52 am
May 5th 1997 - The final episode of "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 4:40 am
May 5th 2000 - The final episode of "Boy Meets World" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 5:18 am
May 5th 2001 - The 200th episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 8:09 am
May 5th 1966, Manfred Mann were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pretty Flamingo'. The recording features future Cream bassist Jack Bruce, who briefly joined the band in 1965. On their Top Of The Pops appearance, singer Paul Jones performed whilst standing on one leg.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 9:26 am
May 5th 1987 – Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States of America
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 5:23 pm
May 5th 1979 - The 300 episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 6:39 pm
May 5th 2002, Two disc jockeys from Denver's KRFX-FM, Rick Lewis and Michael Floorwax, stopped a live radio interview with Detroit rocker Ted Nugent after he used derogatory racial terms for Asians and Blacks. The station received dozens of complaints.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 11:31 pm
May 6th 1981 - The 100th episode of "Quincy, M.E." aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 11:52 pm
May 6th 1957 - The final episode of "I Love Lucy" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 12:47 am
May 6th 1984 - The final episode of "The Jeffersons" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 1:58 am
May 6th 1989 - The 100th episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 2:12 am
May 6th 2001 - The 100th episode of "The Practice" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 8:47 pm
May 6th 1941 – At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 11:23 pm
May 6th 1960 – More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 4:59 pm
May 11th 2001 – Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter, died of a heart attack, aged 49. Best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/17 at 6:36 am
May 13th 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.
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Written By: nally on 05/21/17 at 9:13 pm
25 years ago today, on May 21st 1992: After 30 seasons, Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode of the Tonight Show, and last episode that featured guests (namely Robin Williams and Bette Midler).
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Written By: nally on 05/25/17 at 6:09 pm
May 25th 2011: Oprah Winfrey ends her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show, airing the final episode of said program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/17 at 3:02 am
June 9th 1938 - BBC-TV televised coverage of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/17 at 9:46 pm
June 20th 1979 – ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 2:24 am
June 22nd 1939 - The first actual telecast of beauty contest took place from Flushing Meadows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 3:55 am
June 22nd 1961 - The final episode of "You Bet Your Life"/"The Groucho Show" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 8:46 pm
June 22nd 2001 - The final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/17 at 5:17 am
June 23rd 2011 - The pilot episdoe of "Suits" aired on USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 1:45 am
June 24th 1981 - The final episode of "Charlie's Angels" was aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 6:54 am
June 24th 1940 - TV cameras were used for the first time in a political convention as the Republicans convened in Philadelphia, PA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 8:00 pm
June 24th 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 11:17 pm
June 24th 1998 - AT&T Corp. struck a deal to buy cable TV giant Tele-Communications Inc. for $31.7 billion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 2:04 am
June 25th 1951 - The first commercial color TV program was a show presented on CBS using the FCC-approved CBS Color System. The public did not own color TV's at the time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 7:16 am
June 25th 1993 - "Late Night" with David Letterman aired for the last time on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 7:28 am
June 25th 1985 - ABC’s "Monday Night Football" began with a new line-up. The trio was Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/17 at 3:44 pm
One year ago today, two radio stations based in Ventura County, California, swapped frequencies: KCAQ (Rhythmic Top 40) from 104.7 to 95.9 FM and KOCP (Rhythmic Oldies) from 95.9 to 104.7 FM.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 3:49 am
July 4th 1964 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "Juke Box Jury."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 4:20 am
July 4th 1999 - VH1 aired "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Behind the Music."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 8:29 pm
July 4th 1970 - Casey Kasem hosted radio’s "American Top 40" for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 07/10/17 at 2:08 pm
July 10th 1978: ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 5:42 am
"King Of Anything" by Sara Bareilles.
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July 19th 1960 - The pilot episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 6:50 pm
July 19th 1996 - HBO aired the final episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
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Written By: nally on 07/29/17 at 7:22 pm
July 29th 1945: The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
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Written By: nally on 07/29/17 at 7:23 pm
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July 19th 1960 - The pilot episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
Oops! Guess I posted it in the wrong thread. I meant to put that in What Song From Any Decade Are You Currently Listening To.
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Written By: nally on 08/01/17 at 5:48 pm
August 1st 1981: MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
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Written By: nally on 08/05/17 at 11:17 am
60 years ago today, on August 5th 1957: American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 1:45 pm
August 8th 1956 - The Dumont network made its final telecast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 2:30 pm
August 8th 1991 - John McCarthy, a British TV producer was released by his Lebanese kidnappers. He had been held captive for more than five years. A rival group abducted Jerome Leyraud in retaliation and threatened to kill him if any more hostages were released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 12:34 am
August 9th 1945 - The first network television broadcast occurred in Washington, DC. The program announced the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:10 am
August 9th 1956 - The first statewide, state-supported educational television network went on the air in Alabama.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:26 am
August 9th 1963, The first ever edition of 'Ready Steady Go! was shown on UK TV. Introduced by Keith Fordyce and 19 year-old Cathy McGowan. The first show featured The Searchers, Jet Harris, Pat Boone, Billy Fury and Brian Poole and The Tremeloes. The final show was in Dec 1966 after 175 episodes. Originally 30 minutes long, it expanded to 50 minutes the following year, and soon attracted the most popular artists, including The Beatles, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Rolling Stones, The Four Tops, The Kinks and many others.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:39 am
August 9th 1983 - Peter Jennings was made the new anchor on the ABC News "World News Tonight" program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 2:08 am
August 9th 1939 - A tennis tournament was televised for the first time. IT was the Eastern Grass Court championship matches held at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:17 am
August 10th 1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:25 am
August 10th 1975 - "Manhattan Transfer," the summer variety show, premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:38 am
August 10th 1963, The 100th edition of 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' was aired on UK TV, with Cliff Richard, The Shadows, The Searchers, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and Alma Cogan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 1:40 pm
August 10th 1981 – Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 10:48 am
August 14th 2000 - It was announced that Charles Grodin would be joining CBS' "60 Minutes II" as a commentator.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 5:32 pm
August 14th 1998 - PBS premiered a documentary on Robbie Robertson's Indian heritage. "Robbie Robertson: Making A Noise _ A Native American Musical Journey."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/17 at 12:32 am
August 15th 1948 - CBS-TV inaugurated the first nightly news broadcast with anchorman Douglas Edwards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/17 at 12:51 am
August 15th 2001 - Chandra Levy's parents appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live." They discussed Levy's disappearance on April 30, 2001.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/17 at 1:17 am
August 15th 2002 - It was announced the Comedy Central had cancelled the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money." New shows and repeats were planned to air through 2003.
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Written By: nally on 08/15/17 at 6:48 pm
August 15th 2002 - It was announced the Comedy Central had cancelled the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money." New shows and repeats were planned to air through 2003.
I liked that game show for its various "wordplay" categories. :D
I found a partial list of them online somewhere, but there are errors in it such as misalphabetization and duplication.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/17 at 1:18 am
August 16th 1954 - Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of "The Morning Show" on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/17 at 1:42 am
August 16th 1999 - The first episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/17 at 12:25 am
August 17th 1969 - Elvis Presley's TV special was re-broadcasted on NBC-TV. The song "Blue Christmas" was edited out and replaced with "Tiger Man."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 1:52 am
August 18th 1926 - A weather map was televised for the first time. It was sent from NAA Arlington to the Weather Bureau Office in Washington.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 7:30 am
August 18th 1959 - Edd "Kookie" Byrnes performed "Like I Love You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 7:52 am
August 18th 1973 - Billy Preston performed "Will It Go Round in Circles" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 8:30 am
August 18th 1979 - Maureen McGovern performed "Different Worlds" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/17 at 1:32 pm
August 21st 1989 - The original pilot for "Forever Knight" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/17 at 4:14 am
August 22nd 1998 - "The Howard Stern Radio Show" premiered on CBS to about 70% of the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/17 at 1:31 am
August 23rd 1963, The Rolling Stones appeared on UK TV show Ready, Steady, Go! for the first time, performing their debut single 'Come On.' The group made a total of 20 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/17 at 2:06 am
August 23rd 1998 - The 10th season of "The Simpsons" began on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/17 at 4:28 am
August 23rd 2000 - Richard Hatch was revealed as the winning castaway on CBS' "Survivor." Hatch won $1,000,000 for his stay on the island of Pulau Tida in the South China Sea.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/17 at 6:15 am
August 23rd 2001 - California Congressman Gary Condit gave an interview to ABC's Connie Chung. Condit denied involvement in Chandra Levy's disappearance and avoided directly answering questions about whether they had an affair.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/17 at 3:52 am
August 24th 1940 - Paul Nipkow died. He invented a rotating disk called the "Nipkow disk." The device made it possible to scan, analyze and transmit small portions of a television image.
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Written By: nally on 08/24/17 at 9:44 pm
August 23rd 1998 - The 10th season of "The Simpsons" began on FOX.
And now 19 years later, it is still in production! :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 12:24 am
And now 19 years later, it is still in production! :o
...and I have given up on watching the program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 12:25 am
September 1st 1949 - "Martin Kane, Private Eye" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 3:07 am
September 1st 1970 - The last episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired on NBC-TV. The show premiered was on September 18, 1965.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 5:12 am
September 1st 1986 - Jerry Lewis raised a record $34 million for Muscular Dystrophy during his annual telethon for Jerry’s kids over the Labor Day weekend.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 7:14 am
September 1st 2010 - In Silver Spring, MD, a gunman took the Discovery Communications Building hostage for several hours. He was subsequently found dead and all hostages were unharmed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 9:03 am
September 1st 1965 - James Brown and Booker T. & the MG's appeared on "Shindig!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 9:20 am
September 1st 1984 - New Edition performed "Mr. Telephone Man" and "Cool It Now" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 10:37 am
September 1st 1958 - Frankie Ford made an appearance on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 1:13 pm
September 1st 1984 - The video for Flock of Seagulls' "The More You Live the More You Love" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 5:27 pm
September 1st 1984 - Romeo Void performed "Girl in Trouble" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 2:34 am
September 2nd 1957 - The Bobbettes performed "Mr. Lee" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 6:13 am
September 2nd 1931 - The radio show "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" debuted on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 8:00 am
September 2nd 1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 1:04 pm
September 2nd 1969 - NBC-TV cancelled "Star Trek." The show had debuted on September 8, 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 4:28 pm
September 2nd 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go!" Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 4:49 pm
September 2nd 1978 - Nick Gilder performed "Hot Child in the City" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/17 at 3:40 pm
September 3rd 2008 - The CW network in the USA debuts the new 90210 TV Show.
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Written By: nally on 09/03/17 at 8:18 pm
September 3rd 2008 - The CW network in the USA debuts the new 90210 TV Show.
Simply titled as "90210" to differentiate it from the hit drama series (Beverly Hills 90210) that ran on the Fox network for ten seasons.
This series would only last 5 seasons, however.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/17 at 11:30 pm
September 3rd 1954 - "The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the final time after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 12:38 am
September 4th 1951 - The first live, coast-to-coast TV broadcast by NBC took place in the U.S. The event took place in San Francisco, CA, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. It was seen all the way to New York City, NY.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 1:23 am
September 4th 1969 - The Youngbloods did not appear as scheduled on "The Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 2:05 am
September 4th 1971 - "The Lawrence Welk Show" was seen for the last time on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 6:00 am
September 4th 1967 - "Gilligan's Island" aired for the last time on CBS-TV. It ran for 98 shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 8:50 am
September 4th 1990 - Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 3:52 pm
September 4th 1965 - Del Shannon performed "Keep Serchin'" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 1:39 am
September 5th 1921 - The first police broadcast was made by radio station WIL in St. Louis, MO.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 10:07 am
September 5th 1945 – Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 1:07 pm
September 5th 1958 - First color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 3:00 pm
September 5th 1983 - The "MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour" on PBS (Public Broadcasting System) became the first hour-long network news show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 11:53 pm
September 5th 1989 - U.S. President George H. W. Bush holds up a bag of cocaine purchased across the street at Lafayette Park in his first televised speech to the nation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 11:57 pm
September 5th 1986 - Merv Griffin aired his final program for Metromedia Television after 23 years on various talk shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 11:57 pm
September 5th 1988 - Jerry Lewis' 23rd Labor Day telethon raises record US$41,132,113.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 11:57 pm
September 5th 2001 - The reality TV show "Amazing Race" aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/17 at 1:16 am
September 6th 1920 - First radio broadcast of a boxing prizefight.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/17 at 6:11 am
September 6th 1958 - Georgia Gibbs sang "The Hula-Hoop Song" on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/17 at 8:39 am
September 6th 1979 - In the USA, the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, known as ESPN, broadcasts for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/17 at 12:23 pm
September 6th 1960 - Johnny and the Hurricanes performed "Rocking Goose" and "When the Saints Go Marching In" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/17 at 5:06 pm
September 6th 1997 - WRAL-TV became the first commercial station in the U.S. to complete a live HD satellite feed of an Atlantic Coast Conference football game.
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Written By: nally on 09/10/17 at 11:27 am
September 10th 1990: The sitcom Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air premieres on NBC television. It would run for 6 total seasons.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 3:30 am
September 11th 1950 - Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 4:17 am
September 11th 1954 - The Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether, was the winner.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 8:52 am
September 11th 1964 - "Friday Night Fights" was seen for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 10:16 am
September 11th 1970 - The last "Get Smart" episode aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 11:12 am
September 11th 1971 - The animated "The Jackson Five" TV series debuted on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 11:45 am
September 11th 1974 - "Little House on the Prairie" made its television debut.
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Written By: nally on 09/11/17 at 12:12 pm
September 11th 1971 - The animated "The Jackson Five" TV series debuted on ABC.
Interesting! I didn't know that the band had starred in their own animated TV program!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 12:31 pm
Interesting! I didn't know that the band had starred in their own animated TV program!
Hoping that it is youtube.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 12:31 pm
September 11th 1990 - US President George H. W. Bush delivers a nationally televised speech in which he threatens the use of force to remove Iraqi soldiers from Kuwait.
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Written By: nally on 09/12/17 at 5:44 pm
September 12th 1959: Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, premieres on national television. It aired on NBC and would run for 14 seasons.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 12:38 am
September 13th 1958, Cliff Richard made his British TV debut on Jack good's 'Oh Boy', performing 'Move It'. Before he was allowed to appear on the show, Richard was ordered to remove his sideburns.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 3:48 am
September 13th 1974 - The first episode of "Police Woman" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 3:49 am
September 13th 1958, Cliff Richard made his British TV debut on Jack good's 'Oh Boy', performing 'Move It'. Before he was allowed to appear on the show, Richard was ordered to remove his sideburns.
...and "Move It" is on the radio right now.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 5:17 am
September 13th 1990 - The first episode of "Law and Order" aired. After almost 20 years, NBC announced it had canceled the show on May 14, 2010.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 6:17 am
September 13th 1937 - The first broadcast of "Kitty Keene, Incorporated" was heard on the NBC Red network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 6:56 am
September 13th 1974 - The first episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 11:12 am
September 13th 1993 - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 09/13/17 at 11:16 am
September 13th 1993 - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered on NBC.
Conan O'Brien would be the host of that program for 16 seasons altogether, before he briefly replaced Jay Leno as Tonight Show host.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 12:24 pm
September 13th 1996 - CBS began airing the television series "Everybody Loves Raymond."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 12:24 pm
Conan O'Brien would be the host of that program for 16 seasons altogether, before he briefly replaced Jay Leno as Tonight Show host.
Is Jay Leno the presenter that has the sports cars?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 1:58 pm
September 13th 1996 - CMT (Country Music Television) was allowed to resume broadcasting in Canada. The network had been taken off the air over a broadcasting rights dispute.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 3:46 pm
September 13th 1998 - NBC's "Frasier" won a record fifth consecutive Emmy award as TV's best comedy series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 11:44 pm
September 13th 2005 - The first episode of "Supernatural" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/17 at 1:34 am
September 14th 1965 - "My Mother The Car" premiered on NBC TV. The series was canceled after only a few weeks after the debut.
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Written By: nally on 09/15/17 at 5:16 pm
Is Jay Leno the presenter that has the sports cars?
He does own several of them, I think.
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Written By: nally on 09/15/17 at 5:19 pm
40 years ago today, on September 15th 1977: The television series "CHiPs" premiered on NBC network.
http://chips-tv.com/wiki/images/b/b5/Title.jpg
The first episode, entitled "Pilot", began with Ponch and Jon chasing a Porsche on the present-day California 118 freeway through Granada Hills.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/17 at 12:00 pm
September 17th 1955 - "The Perry Como Show" moved to Saturday nights on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/17 at 12:33 pm
September 17th 1963 - "The Fugitive" premiered on ABC-TV. The show starred David Janssen.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/17 at 1:08 pm
September 17th 1964 - "Bewitched" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/17 at 2:10 pm
September 17th 1965 - "The Smothers Brothers Show" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/17 at 2:58 am
September 18th 1955 - The "Ed Sullivan Show" began on CBS-TV. The show had been "The Toast of the Town" since 1948.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/17 at 8:00 am
September 18th 1963 - "The Patty Duke Show" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 4:51 am
September 21st 1941 - "The Second Mrs. Burton" premiered to the entire CBS Radio Network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 4:51 am
September 21st 1941 - "The Second Mrs. Burton" premiered to the entire CBS Radio Network.
What happened to the first Mrs. Burton?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 5:22 am
September 21st 1948 - "Life With Luigi" debuted on CBS Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 7:06 am
September 21st 1948 - Milton Berle debuted as the host of "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC-TV. The show later became "The Milton Berle Show." Berle was the regular host until 1967.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 7:29 am
September 21st 1953 - CBS aired Orwell's "1984" as a TV movie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 8:04 am
September 21st 1968 - The television show "Adam-12" debuted on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 9:34 am
September 21st 1971, The first edition of the new BBC TV music show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' was aired. Presented by Richard Williams, the show included; film clips of Jimi Hendrix from Monterey Festival playing 'Wild Thing', Bob Dylan playing 'Maggies Farm', plus America and Lesley Duncan 'live' in the studio. The influential show went on to enjoy a run from 1971 to 1987. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys—doormen in grey suits. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 11:07 am
September 21st 1993 - The first episode of "NYPD Blue" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 11:58 am
September 21st 1998 - The first episode of "Will & Grace" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 1:13 pm
September 21st 2001 - "America: A Tribute to Heroes" was shown on 35 separate broadcast and cable networks simultaneously. The telethon raised $150 million in pledges to benefit families of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. The pledges were made from September 21 through September 24, 2001.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 2:07 pm
September 21st 1963 - Skeeter Davis performed "I Can't Stay Mad at You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 2:39 pm
September 21st 1960 - Dorsey Burnetter performed "Hey Little One" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 3:44 pm
September 21st 1963 - Garnett Mimms performed "Cry Baby" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 4:31 pm
September 21st 1999 - HBO's live music show, "Reverb," debuted with performances by Alanis Morissette and Everlast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 1:14 am
September 22nd 1955 - Commercial television began in Great Britain. The rules said that only six minutes of ads were allowed each hour and there was no Sunday morning TV permitted.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 1:15 am
September 22nd 1955 - Commercial television began in Great Britain. The rules said that only six minutes of ads were allowed each hour and there was no Sunday morning TV permitted.
Oh how times have changed?
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Written By: nally on 09/22/17 at 1:18 am
September 22nd 1955 - Commercial television began in Great Britain. The rules said that only six minutes of ads were allowed each hour and there was no Sunday morning TV permitted.
Oh how times have changed?
I should say so! I wonder why they did not permit television stations to operate on Sunday mornings??
Not sure how different it was (if at all) in the US...
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 5:15 am
September 22nd 1964 - "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 5:46 am
September 22nd 1969, A new weekly TV show 'The Music Scene' aired on ABC in the US for the first time. Stevie Wonder, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliot, James Brown, Janis Joplin and Sly and the Family Stone were all booked to appear on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 8:31 am
September 22nd 1974 - "The Sonny Comedy Revue" made its television debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 10:01 am
September 22nd 1979 - ABC began airing the first episode of "Hart to Hart."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 11:59 am
September 22nd 2004 - The Federal Communications Commission voted to fine CBS a record $550,000 for indecency related to the Super Bowl in which Janet Jackson's right breast was exposed. The FCC fined each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations the maximum penalty of $27,500.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 2:17 pm
September 22nd 1985 - NBC began airing the series "Amazing Stories."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/17 at 1:53 pm
September 24th 1933 - "Roses and Drums" was heard on WABC in New York City. It was the first dramatic presentation for radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/17 at 2:23 pm
September 24th 1955 - Judy Garland made her TV debut on the "Ford Star Jubilee" on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 12:53 am
September 25th 1933 - Tom Mix was heard on NBC Radio for the first time. His show ran until June of 1950.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 2:18 am
September 25th 1953 - "TV Guide" released its cover with Superman leaping over the head of Clark Kent.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 6:07 am
September 25th 1970, The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 7:14 am
September 25th 1999 - Peter Benchley's "Amazon" began airing in syndication.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 8:31 am
September 25th 1965, The Beatles cartoon series premiered on ABC TV in the US. The first story was titled 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and had the group exploring the ocean floor in a diving bell where they met a lovesick octopus. The show ran until September 7, 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 11:12 am
September 25th 1999 - The 10th season of "Baywatch" began with the airing of the 200th episode.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/17 at 1:18 am
September 26th 1960 - The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/17 at 6:32 am
September 26th 1964 - "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967.
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September 26th 1968 - CBS began airing the first season of "Hawaii Five-O."
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September 27th 1933 - "Waltz Time" debuted on NBC Radio. It stayed on the network until 1948.1954 - The "Tonight!" show made its debut on NBC-TV with Steve Allen as host.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/17 at 1:13 pm
September 27th 1954 – The nationwide debut of Tonight Starring Steve Allen (The Tonight Show) hosted by Steve Allen on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/17 at 11:03 pm
September 27th 1964 - The Beach Boys appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. They performed "I Get Around."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 3:41 am
September 28th 1936 - "Bachelor's Children" debuted on CBS Radio
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 7:32 am
September 28th 1939 - "Fleischmann Hour" aired for the last time on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 10:01 am
September 28th 1973 - The Rolling Stones appeared on U.S. television for the first time since 1967.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 11:46 am
September 28th 1944 - "The Boys From Boise" was shown on WABD in New York as the first full-length comedy written for television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 1:00 pm
September 28th 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 1:34 pm
September 28th 1984 - Bob Hope showed outtakes of his 34 years in television on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 1:35 pm
September 28th 1984 - Bob Hope showed outtakes of his 34 years in television on NBC.
Is this show on YouTube?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 2:41 pm
September 28th 1955 - The World Series was televised in color for the first time. The game was between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 7:19 am
September 29th 1930 - Lowell Thomas made his debut on CBS Radio. He was in the radio business for the next 46 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 7:58 am
September 29th 1936 - Radio used for first time for a US Presidential campaign.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 9:53 am
September 29th 1940 - The radio quiz show "Double or Nothing" debuted on the Mutual Radio Network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 11:51 am
September 29th 1963 - "My Favorite Martian" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 1:11 pm
September 29th 1946 - "The Adventures of Sam Spade" debuted on CBS Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 2:09 pm
September 29th 1992 - The 100th episode of "Roseanne" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 3:07 pm
September 29th 1951 - The first network football game was televised by CBS-TV in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 4:04 pm
September 29th 1953 - "Make Room for Daddy" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 5:46 pm
September 29th 1985 - The pilot episode of "MacGyver" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/17 at 4:58 am
October 2nd 1929 - "The National Farm and Home Hour" debuted on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/17 at 6:20 am
October 2nd 1961 - Duane Eddy performed "My Blue Heaven" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/17 at 8:10 am
October 2nd 1933 - "Red Adams" debuted on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/17 at 9:26 am
October 2nd 1959 - "The Twilight Zone" debuted on CBS-TV. The show ran for 5 years for a total of 154 episodes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/17 at 9:49 am
October 2nd 1946 - "Faraway Hill" aired for the first time on the DuMont network. It was the first TV network soap opera.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/17 at 12:16 pm
October 2nd 1925 - Scottish inventor John Logie Baird completed the first transmission of moving images.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/17 at 3:43 pm
October 2nd 1955 - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/17 at 2:47 pm
October 3rd 1976 - The first episode of "Quincy, M.E." aired on NBC. It was a 90 minute movie called "Go Fight City Hall -- To the Death!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 1:18 am
October 4th 1948 - The Railroad Hour" debuted on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 4:41 am
October 4th 1953 - "I Led Three Lives" was first seen in syndication. The TV show was never on network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 6:21 am
October 4th 1954 - "December Bride" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 8:16 am
October 4th 1955 - The ABC TV network launches Disney's second TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. It is a daily one-hour series, showing cartoons and introducing the talents of the "Mouseketeers".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 11:48 am
October 4th 1956 - "Playhouse 90" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 3:12 pm
October 4th 1961 - Freddy Cannon performed "For Me and My Gal" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 3:56 pm
October 4th 1975 - Faith, Hope and Charity performed "To Each His Own" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 5:01 pm
October 4th 1976 - Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the "ABC Evening News" for the first time
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 10:55 pm
October 4th 1981 - Bruce Jenner and Harry Belafonte debuted in their first dramatic roles in NBC-TV's "Grambling's White Tiger".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/17 at 11:12 pm
October 4th 1976 - Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the "ABC Evening News" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 5:18 am
October 6th 1949 - The "Ed Wynn Show" became the first regularly scheduled network show to be broadcasted from the West Coast of the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 7:40 am
October 6th 1968 - "The Doors are Open" was aired on British TV. The show was a documentary about the Doors.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 8:19 am
October 6th 1968 - On "The Smothers Brothers Show" a promotional clip for the Beatles' "Hey Jude" was shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 9:18 am
October 6th 1973 - The New Seekers performed "Pinball Wizards/See Me, Feel Me" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 10:14 am
October 6th 1973 - Willie Hutch performed "Slick" and "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 11:40 am
October 6th 1976 - Mary MacGregor performed "Good Friends" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 1:04 pm
October 6th 1979 - Smokey Robinson performed "Cruisin'" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 1:58 pm
October 6th 1984 - Billy Ocean's video for "Caribbean Queen" was played on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 10:57 pm
October 6th 1991 - Cable News Network aired a videotape of American hostage Terry Anderson that had been made in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 11:21 pm
October 6th 2000 - The first episode of CBS's "CSI" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 2:44 am
October 8th 1921 – KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 3:54 am
October 8th 1935 - "The O’Neills" debuted on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 5:10 am
October 8th 1944 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet debuts on CBS radio in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 8:31 am
October 8th 1956 - The show "Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent" debuted.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 11:06 am
October 8th 1966 - Mel Carter performed "You You You" and "Take Good Care of Her" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 11:47 am
October 8th 1966 - Roy Head performed "To Make a Big Man Cry" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 12:49 pm
October 8th 1983 - Marshall Crenshaw performed "Whenever You're on My Mind" and "Our Town" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 2:04 pm
October 8th 1994 - "Elvis Aaron Presley - The Tribute" was aired as a pay-per-view special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 3:30 pm
October 8th 1988 - Keith Richards appeared as a musical guest on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/17 at 8:17 am
October 9th 1990 - Radio stations around the world play "Imagine" honouring John Lennon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/17 at 11:46 am
October 9th 1935 - "Cavalcade of America" was first broadcast on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/17 at 12:50 pm
October 9th 1969, For the first time in the history of the show, the BBC’s Top Of The Pops producers refused to air the No. 1 song, ‘Je T’aime... Moi Non Plus’, the erotic French language love song by Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin. The song, an instrumental with the voices of Gainsbourg and Birkin apparently recorded in the act of love and superimposed over the top, caused such a stir in Britain that the original label, Fontana, dropped the record despite it being No. 2 on the charts. A small record company, Major Minor, bought the rights and saw the song climb to the top of the charts, the first French language song to ever do so.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/17 at 7:53 am
October 10th 1950 - The FCC approved the CBS color TV system effective November 20. CBS had promised 20 hours of colour programs a week within two months.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/17 at 9:44 am
October 10th 1964 - NBC-TV aired the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It was the first live color TV program to be transmitted to the U.S. by satellite.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/17 at 11:41 am
October 10th 2010 - Discovery Kids was relaunched and rebranded as The Hub. It was a joint operation by Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 1:16 am
October 11th 1936 - The radio show, "Professor Quiz", aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 2:55 am
October 11th 1950 – Television: CBS's mechanical color system is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 5:08 am
October 11th 1969 - The Grass Roots performed "Heaven Knows" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 6:01 am
October 11th 1971 - Hugh Downs left the "Today" show and "Concentration". He later became the host of ABC's "20/20".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 8:58 am
October 11th 1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time with George Carlin as the guest host. Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter." Billy Preston played "Nothing from Nothing" and "Fancy Lady."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 11:11 am
October 11th 1957 - The Del-Vikings performed "Come and Go with Me," "Whispering Bells" and "Cool Shake" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/17 at 5:46 am
October 12th 1949 - The police drama "The Plainclothesman" began airing on the DuMont Network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/17 at 9:31 am
October 12th 1959 - The Tempos performed "See You in September" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/17 at 10:32 am
October 12th 1960 - Jack Scott performed "Patsy" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/17 at 10:53 am
October 12th 1961 - The first video memoirs by a U.S. president were made. Walter Cronkite interviewed Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/17 at 12:25 pm
October 12th 1963 - The Chiffons performed "He's So Fine" and "A Love So Fine" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/17 at 2:09 pm
October 12th 1968 - Johnny Nash performed "Hold Me Tight" and "You Got Soul" on "American Bandstand."1960 – Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed to death during a live broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 2:28 am
October 13th 1963, The Beatles made their debut on ITV's 'Sunday Night at The London Palladium', topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They played, 'From Me To You', 'She Loves You', 'Twist and Shout' and 'I'll Get You.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 6:17 am
October 13th 1971 - The first World Series night game was telecast on NBC. Baltimore defeated Pittsburgh 4-3 in Game 4 at Three Rivers Stadium.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 7:45 am
October 13th 1973 - Johnnie Taylor performed "I Believe In You" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 9:06 am
October 13th 1984 - Billy Ocean performed "Caribbean Queen" and "Loverboy" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 12:21 pm
October 13th 1984 - Deborah Allen performed "Heartache and a Half" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 1:41 pm
October 13th 2000 - WRAL-TV became the first TV station in the world to produce and air an all-HD newscast, including graphics, live shots, and news stories.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 2:39 pm
October 13th 1984 - Jesse Jackson appeared on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 4:11 pm
October 13th 1984 - Tina Turner's video for "Better Be Good To Me" was played on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 5:47 pm
October 13th 1988 - The 100th episode of "The Cosby Show" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 6:33 am
October 15th 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 7:03 am
October 15th 1955 - "Grand Ole Opry" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 7:37 am
October 15th 1960 - The 100th episode of "Perry Mason" aired on CBS.
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Written By: nally on 10/15/17 at 7:59 am
Ten years ago today, on October 15th 2007: The first Price Is Right episode hosted by Drew Carey aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 8:45 am
October 15th 1966 - Stevie Wonder performed "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 9:30 am
October 15th 1969 - Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (New York Rangers vs Minnesota North Stars).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 10:58 am
October 15th 1983 - Paul Anka performed "Hold Me Til the Mornin' Comes" and "Gimme the Work" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 11:23 am
October 15th 2001 - The 0-4 Dallas Cowboys and the 0-4 Washington Redskins played on Monday Night Football. It was the only time in the 31-year history of Monday Night Football that two 0-4 teams played. The Cowboys won the game 9-7.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 1:08 pm
October 15th 1973 - "Tomorrow" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/17 at 1:29 pm
October 15th 1983 - Loverboy's video for "Queen of the Broken Hearts" was played on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 5:29 am
October 16th 1939 - "Right To Happiness" debuted on the NBC-Blue network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 6:42 am
October 16th 1945 - "His Honor the Barber" debuted on NBC Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 7:54 am
October 16th 1959 - The Revels performed "Midnight Stroll" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 9:35 am
October 16th 1961 - Curtis Lee performed "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 11:27 am
October 16th 1965 - The Toys performed "A Lover's Concerto" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 12:23 pm
October 16th 1976 - The 100th episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" aired.
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Written By: yelimsexa on 10/16/17 at 7:46 pm
October 16, 1987- The finale of the short-lived but acclaimed Max Headroom airs. On some markets, including Cleveland's ABC station, the show is pre-empted during at least a portion of the broadcast due to the rescue of baby Jessica McClure.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 2:21 am
October 19th 1953 - Singer Julius LaRosa was fired on publicly on "Arthur Godfrey Time" by Godfrey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 3:32 am
October 19th 1960 - The Shirelles performed "Tonight's The Night" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 4:30 am
October 19th 1961 - James Brown and the Famous Flames performed "I Don't Mind" and "Baby, You're Right" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 5:45 am
October 19th 1963 - Little Peggy March performed "I Will Follow Him" and "Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 7:14 am
October 19th 1968 - Al Wilson performed "The Snake" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 7:43 am
October 19th 1974 - The news program "Weekend" debuted on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 8:13 am
October 19th 1988 - US Senate passes bill curbing ads during children's TV shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 8:13 am
October 19th 1988 - US Senate passes bill curbing ads during children's TV shows.
Why not here?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 9:23 am
October 19th 1990 - The 100th episode of "Perfect Strangers" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 2:29 am
October 24th 1964 - Bobby Vinton performed "Mr. Lonely" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 5:55 am
October 24th 1964 - The Spats performed "Gator Tails and Monkey Ribs" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 6:58 am
October 24th 1965 - NBC became the first TV network to carry 30 minutes of nightly news seven days a week.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 8:55 am
October 24th 1970 - Mark Lindsay performed "Silver Bird" and "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 11:39 am
October 24th 1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon appealed to radio broadcasters to screen songs with lyrics that urge drug use.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 3:10 pm
October 24th 1989 - Reverend Jim Bakker was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $500,000 for his conviction on 24 counts of fraud. In 1991, his sentence was reduced to eighteen years and he was released on parole after a total five years in prison.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 2:28 am
October 25th 1954 - A U.S. cabinet session was televised for the first time. It was a special meeting of Eisenhower's administration cabinet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 2:52 am
October 25th 1958, Cliff Richard made his British radio debut on the BBC's 'Saturday Club.' The show had started life as Saturday "Skiffle" club in 1957 hosted by Brian Matthew and was broadcast from 10am to 12noon Saturday mornings on the BBC Light Programme.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 3:55 am
October 25th 1960 - Fats Domino performed "Walkin' To New Orleans" and "My Girl Josephine" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 5:23 am
October 25th 1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing ‘Around And Around’ and ‘Time Is On My Side’. A riot brook out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, ‘I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.’ The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 6:13 am
October 25th 1969 - Three Dog Night performed "Easy to be Hard" and "Eli's Coming" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 7:27 am
October 25th 1975 - Cotton, Lloyd & Christian performed "I Go To Pieces" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 12:07 pm
October 25th 1975 - Gary Tom's Empire performed "7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Blow Your Whistle" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 1:36 pm
October 25th 1990 - The 200th episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/17 at 4:59 am
October 26th 2015, Justin Bieber cleaned up at the MTV's EMAs - (European Music Awards), winning best male, best North American act, best collaboration for 'Where Are You Now?', with Skrillex and Diplo, biggest fans and best look. One Direction won the prize for best pop, Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' won best song and Rihanna was named best female.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/17 at 6:30 am
October 26th 1981 - The 10th season of "M*A*S*H" began on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/17 at 7:44 am
October 26th 1959 - Marv Johnson performed "You Got What It Takes" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/17 at 12:47 pm
October 26th 1994 - Roseanne Barr appeared on her TV show "Roseanne" dressed as Prince.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 4:55 am
October 27th 1945 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman made his first live television appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 5:54 am
October 27th 1954 - The ABC TV network airs the first Disneyland TV show, on Wednesday night, 7:30 to 8:30. The first episode is titled The Disneyland Story. Approximately 30.8 million American viewers watch the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 7:24 am
October 27th 1959 - Stonewall Jackson performed "Waterloo" on "American Bandstand."
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October 27th 1984 - Prime Time performed "I Owe It to Myself" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 11:48 am
October 27th 1984 - Stephen Stills performed "Stranger" and "Can't Let Go" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 12:30 pm
October 27th 1984 - Steve Perry's video for "Strung Out" was played on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 1:03 pm
October 27th 1998 - The reunion episode "CHiPs '99" aired for the first time on the cable network TNT.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 1:59 pm
October 27th 1988 - The 10th season of "Knots Landing" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 1:44 am
October 28th 1956 – Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV. This single event is credited with raising immunization levels in the United States from 0.6% to over 80% in just six months.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 5:34 am
October 28th 1945 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman made his first live television appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 8:25 am
October 28th 1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 10:06 am
October 28th 1956, Elvis Presley made his second appearance on US TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show, where the host presents him with a gold record for ‘Love Me Tender’.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 11:51 am
October 28th 1958, Buddy Holly appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, where he lip-synched ‘It's So Easy’ and ‘Heartbeat’. It would be Holly's last major TV appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 12:41 pm
October 28th 1963 - The 100th episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 1:53 pm
October 28th 1976 - The 200th episode of "Hawaii Five-O" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 2:39 pm
October 28th 1964 - The 100th episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 3:15 pm
October 28th 1988 - The 10th season of "Knots Landing" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 3:54 pm
October 28th 1998 - The reunion episode "CHiPs '99" aired for the first time on the cable network TNT.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/17 at 6:29 am
October 30th 1925 – John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/17 at 12:22 pm
October 30th 1931 - NBC began putting a TV transmitter on top of the Empire State Building. The first experimental TV broadcast from the building was on December 22, 1931.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 4:41 am
October 31st 1953 - "Carmen," by Bizet, became the first "major" opera to be televised in "color."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 6:08 am
October 31st 1960 - Duane Eddy performed "Kommotion" and "Peter Gunn" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 7:15 am
October 31st 1964 - Lou Johnson performed "Always Something There to Remind Me" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Howard on 10/31/17 at 7:21 am
October 31st 1964 - Lou Johnson performed "Always Something There to Remind Me" on "American Bandstand."
Naked Eyes had sang his version in 1983
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 7:43 am
October 31st 1974 - The 100th episode of "The Odd Couple" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 8:43 am
October 31st 1988 - First Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Indianapolis Colts beat Denver Broncos 55-23.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 10:41 am
October 31st 1986, A new series of TV's Channel 4's The Tube started with Jermaine Stewart, Troublefunk, Bob Geldof and Frankie Goes To Hollywood plus Spandau Ballet who played live in the studio at Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 11:58 am
October 31st 1989, The very first MTV unplugged show was recorded in New York, featuring UK band Squeeze, the program was aired on 26th Nov 1989.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 1:42 pm
October 31st 1998 - The 900th episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 2:05 pm
October 31st 2010 - AMC aired the first episode of "The Walking Dead."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 2:06 am
November 1st 1960 - Jerry Butler performed "He Will Break Your Heart" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 2:43 am
November 1st 1994 - Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged" performance was released as "MTV Unplugged in New York."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 4:30 am
November 1st 1964 - The Dave Clark Five performed "Glad All Over" on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 5:16 am
November 1st 1969 - Andy Kim performed "So Good Together" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 6:00 am
November 1st 1969 - Joe South performed "Games People Play" and "Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 6:43 am
November 1st 1976 - The 100th episode of "Maude" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/17 at 8:12 am
November 2nd 1936 – The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/17 at 11:27 am
November 2nd 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/17 at 1:34 pm
November 2nd 1959 - Charles Van Doren, a game show contestant on the NBC-TV program "Twenty-One" admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 1:10 am
November 3rd 1953 - First live colour coast-to-coast telecast, from Colonial Theatre in New York City broadcast to Burbank, California, via WNBT.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 3:00 am
November 3rd 1960 - Johnny Burnette performed "You're 16" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 3:45 am
November 3rd 1973 - Tavares performed "Check It Out" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 5:03 am
November 3rd 1984 - Honeymoon Suite performed "New Girl Now" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 6:27 am
November 3rd 1984 - Matthew Wilder performed "Bouncin' Off the Walls" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 7:08 am
November 3rd 1984 - The Core Hart video for "It Ain't Enough" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 7:21 am
November 3rd 1975 - "Good Morning America" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 7:33 am
November 3rd 1978 - The first episode of "Different Strokes" was aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 7:58 am
November 3rd 1993 - The first episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 5:06 am
November 6th 1935 - Before the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers, Edwin Armstrong presents his paper, "A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation" (i.e. FM radio).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 6:07 am
November 6th 1959 - Freddy Cannon performed "Okeee-fun-okee" and "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 6:47 am
November 6th 1964, During their first promotional visit to the UK, The Beach Boys appeared live on ITV's 'Ready Steady Go!' Ready Steady Go! was one of the UK's first rock/pop music TV programmes which ran from August 1963 until December 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 7:25 am
November 6th 1965 - The Rolling Stones, Strangeloves and Fontella Bass appeared on "Shindig!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 8:31 am
November 6th 1965 - The Sunrays performed "I Live For The Sun" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 9:40 am
November 6th 1966 - NBC is first network to televise its entire lineup in color.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 10:24 am
November 6th 1976 - Rick Springfield performed "Take a Hand" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 2:04 pm
November 6th 2004 - The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh re-opened. One of the main attractions was the expanded 'Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 4:11 pm
November 6th 1976 - The Sylvers performed "Hot Line" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/17 at 5:13 am
November 8th 1965 - The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/17 at 8:05 am
November 8th 1969 - Cass Elliot performed "It's Getting Better" and "Make Your Own Kind of Music" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/17 at 10:07 am
November 8th 1975, David Bowie made his US TV debut performing 'Fame', on the Cher CBS-TV show. Bowie who was living in New York at the time had written the song with John Lennon during a jamming session.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/17 at 10:57 am
November 8th 1979 - The program, "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage", premiered on ABC-TV. The show was planned to be temporary, but it evolved into "Nightline" in March of 1980.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/17 at 11:37 am
November 8th 1981 - ESPN covered a NASCAR race from flag-to-flag for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/17 at 12:12 pm
November 8th 1989 - The 100th episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/17 at 12:31 pm
November 8th 1991 - Magic Johnson appeared on "The Arsenio Hall Show." It was his first appearance after announcing that he was HIV positive.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/17 at 1:31 pm
November 8th 1957 - Chuck Berry performed "Rock 'n' Roll Music" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 5:14 am
November 9th 1960 - Duane Eddy performed "Pepe" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 5:26 am
November 9th 1959 - Annette (Funicello) performed "First Name, Initial" and "My Heart Became of Age" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 5:45 am
November 9th 1998 - PBS aired its documentary special "Chihuly Over Venice."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 7:43 am
November 9th 1960 - Joni James performed "My Last Date (With You)" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 8:48 am
November 9th 1963 - Gene Pitney performed "24 Hours from Tulsa" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 11:37 am
November 9th 1973 - Cat Stevens made his national TV debut on ABC's "In Concert."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 12:39 pm
November 9th 1968 - Andy Kim performed "Shoot 'em Up Baby" and "Rainbow Ride" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 1:56 pm
November 9th 1994 - The "Perry Mason Mystery" TV movie "The Case of the Grimacing Governor" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 4:58 am
November 10th 1958 - The Four Aces performed "The World Outside" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 7:05 am
November 10th 1959 - Fats Domino performed "Be My Guest" and "I've Been Around" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 7:39 am
November 10th 1969 – National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 9:45 am
November 10th 1973 - Steely Dan performed "My Old School" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 11:27 am
November 10th 1980 - CBS News anchor Dan Rather claimed he had been kidnapped in a cab. It turned out that Rather had refused to pay the cab fare.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 12:49 pm
November 10th 1981 - Walt Disney Productions and Westinghouse Broadcasting announce an agreement to produce a family-oriented cable television service.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 1:51 pm
November 10th 1984 - Dwight Twilley performed "Why You Wanna Break My Heart" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Howard on 11/10/17 at 2:19 pm
November 10th 1969 – National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
Happy 48th Sesame Street. :)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 5:29 pm
November 10th 1984 - The Maria Vidal video for "Body Rock" was aired on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 1:07 am
November 11th 1938 - Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on network radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 1:47 am
November 11th 1971, BBC TV's Top Of The Pops celebrated its 400th show. The UK chart show was presented by Tony Blackburn with guests; Tom Jones, Dana, John Kongos, Cher, Slade, Cilla Black, The Piglets, Clodagh Rodgers and The Newbeats.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 3:44 am
November 11th 1960 - Santo & Johnny performed "Twistin' Bells" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 7:03 am
November 11th 1973, Thirty US radio stations broadcasted a 'live' Mott The Hoople concert. In reality it was the band recorded in the studio with the applause dubbed in.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 9:44 am
November 11th 1983, Mick Jagger appeared on the UK TV show The Tube to defend the video to The Rolling Stones latest single Undercover Of The Nightwhich had been banned by the Independent Broadcasting Authority. The Tube aired the video, minus the scene where Mick was shot through the head. The single peaked at No.8 on the UK chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 12:00 pm
November 11th 1984 - Gary Coleman, at age 13, underwent his second kidney transplant in Los Angeles. He had his first transplant at age 5.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 12:48 pm
November 11th 2001 - ABC-TV aired the "I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary" special. The show featured never before seen footage.
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Written By: nally on 11/11/17 at 12:49 pm
November 11th 2001 - ABC-TV aired the "I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary" special. The show featured never before seen footage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 2:01 pm
November 11th 2010 - Gene Shalit left "The Today Show" after more than 40 years on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 6:16 am
November 12th 1966 - Count Five performed "Psychotic Reaction" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 9:57 am
November 12th 1966 - Fantastic Johnny C performed "Boogaloo Down Broadway" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 11:14 am
November 12th 1983 - The Michael Stanley Band performed "My Town" and "Hard Times" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 12:26 pm
November 12th 1983 - Midnight Star performed "Wet My Whistle" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 5:51 am
November 13th 1963, The Beatles recorded a television interview at Westward Television Studios in Plymouth, Devon, for a local teen program "Move Over, Dad". Due to a large crowd of excited fans outside, The Beatles had to be smuggled from their dressing-room at the ABC Cinema, where they were scheduled to appear that night, into an adjacent building, then through a tunnel, to get to Westward Studios for the interview taping.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 7:16 am
November 13th 1955 - First live US telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana, Cuba.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 11:03 am
November 13th 1969 - US Vice President Spiro T Agnew accuses network TV news depths of bias and distortion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 1:22 pm
November 13th 2001 - The 200th episode of "Frasier" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 2:19 pm
November 13th 1965 - Fontella Bass performed "Rescue Me" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 2:31 am
November 14th 1958 - Eddie Cochran performed "C'mon Everybody" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 5:21 am
November 14th 1960 - Wanda Jackson performed "Let's Have a Party" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 5:36 am
November 14th 1964 - Bobby Freeman performed "S-W-I-M" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 6:04 am
November 14th 1964 - Dick & DeeDee performed "The Mountain's High" and "Thou Shalt Not Steal" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 9:07 am
November 14th 1970 - Freda Payne performed "Deeper and Deeper" and "Band of Gold" on "American Bandstand."1988 - The first episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 11:34 am
November 14th 1951 - The first telecast of a world lightweight title fight was seen coast to coast. Jimmy Carter beat Art Aragon in Los Angeles.
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Written By: nally on 11/15/17 at 11:27 am
November 15th 1926: The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
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Written By: nally on 11/21/17 at 8:50 am
November 21st 1959: American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/17 at 8:12 am
November 29th 1992 - U2's first TV special, called "U2's Zoo TV Outside Broadcast," aired on Fox-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 4:19 am
November 30th 2004 - Longtime Jeopardy! (TV show) champion Ken Jennings finally loses after 74 wins, leaving him with $2,520,700, television's all-time biggest game show haul.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 6:10 am
November 30th 1956 - CBS replayed the program "Douglas Edward and the News" three hours after it was received on the West Coast. It was the world's first broadcast via videotape.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 7:23 am
November 30th 1969 - Simon & Garfunkel's first TV special, "Songs of America," aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 8:17 am
November 30th 1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 3:06 am
December 1st 2004 - NBC anchor Tom Brokaw made his final appearance as anchor on "NBC Nightly News". He began his run on the show in April 1982. It was planned that Brokaw would host at least three documentaries a year for NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 6:06 am
December 1st 1998 - Westinghouse Electric changed its name to CBS Corp. Westinghouse had owned CBS since November 1995.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 6:56 am
December 1st 1957, Buddy Holly and the Crickets appeared on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', performing 'That'll Be The Day' and 'Peggy Sue'. Sam Cooke was also a guest on the same show performing 'You Send Me'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 7:58 am
December 1st 1994 - The Game Show Network was launched.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 10:58 am
December 1st 1975 - "The Edge of Night" became the first serial in television history to switch networks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 12:54 pm
December 1st 1976, The Sex Pistols appeared on ITV's live early evening 'Today' show (in place of Queen who had pulled out following a trip to the dentists by Freddie Mercury). Taunted by interviewer Bill Grundy who asked the band to say something outrageous, guitarist Steve Jones says: 'You dirty basket...you dirty fudger...what a rotter!'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 1:05 pm
December 1st 1978 - The 100th episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 1:33 pm
December 1st 1985 - The TV movie "Perry Mason Returns" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/17 at 2:00 pm
December 14th 1969, The Jackson Five made their first network television appearance in the US when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 12:46 am
December 15th 1956, Elvis Presley gave his final performance on Louisiana Hayride, a live radio program that was broadcast on KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana. Presley made 50 appearances on the show. At the end of the show, Horace Logan first made the now legendary phrase ‘Elvis has left the building’.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 2:29 am
December 15th 1968 - Grace Slick appeared in blackface when Jefferson Airplane appeared on the "Smothers Brothers" TV show on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 8:57 am
December 15th 2001 - It was announced that Siena Heights University would begin offering a class called "Animated Philosophy and Religion." The two-credit class would cover how religion and philosophy are part of popular culture and is based on the television series "The Simpsons
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Written By: nally on 12/17/17 at 7:34 pm
December 17th 1989:
The Simpsons first premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
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Written By: nally on 12/24/17 at 5:16 pm
December 24th 1906: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast: consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 1:32 am
December 28th 1956 - After five years on television, the last "Ding Dong School" was aired on NBC-TV
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 2:00 am
December 29th 1949 - KC2XAK of Bridgeport, CT, became the first ultrahigh frequency (UHF) television station to begin operating on a regular daily schedule.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 3:17 am
December 29th 1965 - CBS acquired the rights to the NFL regular-season games in 1966 and 1967, with an option for 1968, for $18.8 million per year.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 4:47 am
December 29th 1985 - Phil Donahue and a Soviet radio commentator hosted the "Citizens Summit" via satellite TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 1:17 pm
December 29th 1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut on the UK TV show Top Of The Pops performing 'Hey Joe'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 8:00 am
December 30th 1954 - James Arness made his dramatic TV debut in "The Chase." The "Gunsmoke" series did not begin for Arness until the fall of 1955.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 10:42 am
December 30th 1980 - "The Wonderful World of Disney" was cancelled by NBC after more than 25 years on the TV. It was the longest-running series in prime-time television history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 1:40 pm
December 30th 1965, The Kinks, The Who, Manfred Man, The Hollies and Gerry and the Pacemakers all appeared on tonight's episode of TV pop show 'Shindig!' The US series featured "British invasion" bands and performers throughout its run.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 1:12 am
January 4th 1928 - NBC Radio debuted "The Dodge Victory Hour" which starred Will Rogers, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra and singer Al Jolson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 5:18 am
January 4th 1932 - NBC Red debuted "The Carnation Contented Hour". The show was as a showcase for top singers and musicians.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 6:20 am
January 4th 1935 - Bob Hope was heard for the first time on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 8:29 am
January 4th 1957 - Former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis appeared on "The Steve Allen Show" to introduce singer Solomon Burke. Burke performed Louis' "You Can Run, but You Can't Hide."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 2:22 pm
January 4th 1974 - NBC-TV presented hockey in prime time. The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers were the teams in the National Hockey League (NHL) game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 3:57 pm
January 4th 1961 - The first episode of "Mr. Ed" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 5:12 am
January 5th 1948 - Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 8:06 am
January 5th 1961 - "Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 8:39 am
January 5th 1970 - "All My Children" premiered on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 10:01 am
January 5th 1971 - ABC's "Alias Smith and Jones" aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 11:30 am
January 5th 1980, David Bowie appeared on Saturday Night Live Live from New York City performing 'The Man Who Sold the World', 'TVC 15' and 'Boys Keep Swinging' with a specially prepared backing group, including Blondie's Jimmy Destri (keyboards) and Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias (backing vocals).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 12:20 pm
January 5th 2002 - The 1000th episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 7:05 am
January 6th 1957 - Elvis Presley made his last appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 8:27 am
January 6th 1963 - "Wild Kingdom" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 9:01 am
January 6th 1966 - Duke Ellington’s concert recorded at 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, was broadcast on CBS-TV
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 9:57 am
January 6th 1968 - Dick Clark premiered his TV series "Happening '68." The show ran through September of 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 11:06 am
January 6th 1968 - The 100th episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 12:27 pm
January 6th 1975 - ABC-TV debuted "A.M. America."
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Written By: nally on 01/06/18 at 12:29 pm
January 6th 1975 - ABC-TV debuted "A.M. America."
The show would only last ten months, before being replaced in November of that same year by Good Morning America, which is still on the air today!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 1:41 pm
January 6th 1988 - A seven-fight deal was signed between Mike Tyson and HBO.
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Written By: nally on 01/08/18 at 11:15 am
January 8th 1979: The game show Password Plus debuts on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 4:27 am
January 9th 1940 - Television was used for the first time to present a sales meeting to convention delegates in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 8:49 am
January 9th 1955 - The western TV series "Rawhide" premiered. The show was cancelled in 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 10:40 am
January 9th 1977 - Super Bowl XI set a pro attendance record with 103,438. The NBC telecast was viewed by 81.9 million.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 1:38 pm
January 9th 1984 - Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 2:09 pm
January 9th 1992 - Sting made a guest appearance on the series "The Simpsons," in the episode "Radio Bart."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 2:27 pm
January 9th 1996 - The first episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 3:26 pm
January 9th 1999 - The first episode of "Providence" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 4:50 am
January 10th 1962 - The NFL entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for telecasting all regular-season games for $4.65 million annually.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 5:45 am
January 10th 1971 - "Masterpiece Theatre" premiered on PBS with host Alistair Cooke. The introduction drama series was "The First Churchills".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 10:05 am
January 10th 1980 - The final episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 11:16 am
January 10th 1999 - The animated series "Batman Beyond" debuted on the WB network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/18 at 3:41 am
January 13th 1928 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson gave the first public demonstration of television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/18 at 5:39 am
January 13th 1966 - Elizabeth Montgomery’s character, Samantha, on "Bewitched," had a baby. The baby's name was Tabitha.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 3:47 am
January 16th 1939 - The "I Love a Mystery" debuted on NBC’s West-Coast outlets.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 6:29 am
January 16th 1976 - The TV show "Donny & Marie" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 7:21 am
January 16th 1987, TV presenter Jools Holland was suspended from Channel 4's UK music show The Tube for 6 weeks, after using the phrase 'groovy fudgers' during a live trailer broadcast in children's hour.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 9:01 am
January 16th 1987 - The Beastie Boys became the first act censored on "American Bandstand".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 11:27 am
January 16th 1988 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder was fired as a CBS sports commentator one day after telling a TV station in Washington, DC, that, during the era of slavery, blacks had been bred to produce stronger offspring.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 1:34 pm
January 16th 1992, Eric Clapton recorded his unplugged session for MTV. The set which included his current hit single 'Tears in Heaven' and a reworked acoustic version of 'Layla', earned six Grammy Awards for the album including Record of the Year.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/18 at 2:30 pm
January 17th 1949 - "The Goldbergs" debuted on CBS-TV. The program had been on radio since 1931. The TV version lasted for four years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/18 at 3:35 pm
January 17th 1966, NBC-TV in the US bought The Monkees series, placing it on their 1966 autumn schedule. The series centered on the adventures of The Monkees, a struggling rock band from Los Angeles, California and introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/18 at 4:31 pm
January 17th 1992 - "Michael Jackson...the Legend Continues" aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/18 at 5:09 pm
January 17th 1994 - Donny Osmond fought the Partridge Family's Danny Bonaduce in a charity boxing match in Chicago, IL. Bonaduce won a split decision.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 1:09 am
January 18th 1951 - Joan Blondell made her TV debut on "Pot of Gold" episode of "Airflyte Theatre" on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 1:51 am
January 18th 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded an appearance on UK TV show Top Of The Pops performing a live version of "Hey Joe". They also played a show at the Seven and a Half Club in Mayfair, London during the evening.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 2:28 am
January 18th 1974 - The first episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 6:12 am
January 18th 1975 - "The Jeffersons" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 7:42 am
January 18th 1976 - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in Super Bowl X. The CBS telecast was viewed by an estimated 80 million people.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 8:13 am
January 18th 1987 - For the first time in history the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) was seen by over 100 million viewers. The audience was measured during the week of January 12-18.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 10:01 am
January 18th 2001 - The Cartoon Network exclusively aired the last episode of "Batman Beyond."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 4:30 am
January 19th 1953 - Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucyve birth to a baby boy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 6:18 am
January 19th 1955 - U.S. President Eisenhower allowed a filmed news conference to be used on television (and in movie newsreels) for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 7:10 am
January 19th 1957 - Philadelphia comedian, Ernie Kovacs, did a half-hour TV show without saying a single word of dialogue.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 7:10 am
January 19th 1957 - Philadelphia comedian, Ernie Kovacs, did a half-hour TV show without saying a single word of dialogue.
Is it on YouTube?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 7:40 am
January 19th 1957 - Johnny Cash made his first network TV appearance, on CBS' "Jackie Gleason Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 9:51 am
January 19th 1963, The Beatles appeared on the ABC Television program "Thank Your Lucky Stars" in Birmingham playing their new single, 'Please Please Me' The show was recorded on January 13.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 10:10 am
January 19th 1967 - Lesly Gore appeared on ABC-TV's "Batman" as Catwoman's sidekick, Pussycat.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 10:43 am
January 19th 2013 - In Scottsdale, AZ, the original Batmobile for the TV series "Batman" sold at auction for $4.6 million. It was the first of six Batmobiles produced for the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 11:33 am
January 19th 2011, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler made his debut appearance as a judge on American Idol, during the premiere of the show's tenth season, (replacing Simon Cowell).
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Written By: nally on 01/22/18 at 12:14 pm
January 22nd 1984 - The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII television commercial.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 12:40 am
January 24th 1964 - CBS-TV acquired the rights to televise the National Football League’s 1964-1965 regular season. The move cost CBS $14.1 million a year. The NFL stayed on CBS for 30 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 1:39 am
January 24th 2001 - In Colorado Springs, CO, Patrick Murphy Jr. and Donald Newbury were taken into custody after a 5-minute phone interview was granted with a TV station. They were the remaining fugitives of the "Texas 7."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 5:40 am
February 6th 1966 - The final episode of "Mr. Ed" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 7:39 am
February 6th 1972 - Over 500,000 pieces of irate mail arrived at the mail room of CBS-TV, when word leaked out that an edited-for-TV version of the X-rated movie, "The Damned," would be shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 10:27 am
February 6th 2003 - Jesse Ventura announced on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" that he would begin hosting a nightly program on MSNBC within a month.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 11:56 am
February 6th 2005 - During halftime of Super Bowl XXXIX, MTV and MTV2 aired a 15-minute preview of MTV2's second re-launch. The relaunch took place at midnight on February 7.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 4:04 am
February 7th 1978 - The "Mork & Mindy" pilot movie aired for the first time. The series "Mork & Mindy" began airing on September 14, 1978
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 7:50 am
February 7th 2005 - The cable station MTV2 was re-launched for the second time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 10:54 am
February 7th 1988 - The TV mini-series "Elvis and Me" (based on Priscilla Presley's book) began on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 12:10 pm
February 7th 1988 - The first episode of "America's Most Wanted" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 1:09 am
February 9th 1958 - The American Research Bureau stated that "American Bandstand" was the number one daytime TV program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 2:37 am
February 9th 1964, The Beatles made their US live debut on CBS-TV's 'The Ed Sullivan Show'; they performed five songs including their current No.1 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'. Never before had so many viewers tuned-in to a live television program, which with 73 million viewers, was three-fourths of the total adult audience in the United States.The show had received over 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the TV studio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 5:54 am
February 9th 1969 - A young lady named Roslyn Kind made her TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Roslyn Kind is the sister of Barbra Streisand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 7:39 am
February 9th 1984 - NBC Entertainment president, Brandon Tartikoff, gave an interviewer the "10 Commandments for TV Programmers."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 8:33 am
February 9th 1994 - The 100th episode of "Beverly Hills 90210" was aired on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 11:26 am
February 9th 1997 - "The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. "The Flintstones record previously.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 12:37 pm
February 9th 1998 - Oprah Winfrey announced that Garth Brooks had agreed to donate his earnings from sales from his album "Sevens" for a seven-day period. The money went to "Oprah's Angel Network."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 3:17 am
February 12th 1970, John Lennon performed 'Instant Karma!' on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops, becoming the first Beatle to have appeared on the show since 1966. Lennon wrote, recorded, and mixed his new single, all in one day. It ranks as one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history. Lennon later stated, "I wrote it for breakfast, recorded it for lunch, and we're putting it out for dinner."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 4:25 am
February 12th 1985 - Johnny Carson surprised his audience by shaving the beard he had been wearing on "The Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 5:40 am
February 12th 1989 - The 100th episode of "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 5:37 am
February 13th 1939 - Virginia Payne became a new character in NBC’s soap opera, "The Carter’s of Elm Street". She played the part of Mrs. Carter.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 7:39 am
February 13th 1966 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The appearance had been taped the day before.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 9:56 am
February 13th 2000 - On "The Simpsons," Maude Flanders was "killed off."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 2:06 pm
February 13th 2002 - ABC-TV announced that it had renewed "NYPD Blue" for its 10th season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 2:48 pm
February 13th 2003 - CBS-TV began airing "Survivor: The Amazon."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 1:16 am
February 14th 1954 - The TV show "Letter to Loretta" changed its name to "The Loretta Young Show." The show premiered on September 20, 1953.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 2:23 am
February 14th 1958 - On CBS television Walter Cronkite reported that the Iranian government has banned rock & roll because it is against the concepts of Islam and also a hazard to health.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 4:55 am
February 14th 1962 – First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy takes television viewers on a tour of the White House.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 5:26 am
February 14th 1966 - CBS bought the rights to the NFL's 1966 and 1967 Championship Games for $2 million per game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 9:12 am
February 14th 2001 - "Barbra Streisand: Timeless" aired on FOX. The show was a farewell-tour concert.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 11:46 am
February 14th 1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a weeklong stay as co-hosts on "The Mike Douglas Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 1:09 pm
February 14th 1980 - Walter Cronkite announced his retirement from the "CBS Evening News."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 2:24 pm
February 14th 1985 - Cable News Network reporter Jeremy Levin was freed. He had been being held in Lebanon by extremists.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 5:44 pm
February 14th 1999 - Elton John appeared as himself in a special episode of the animated series The Simpsons shown on US TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 2:31 am
February 16th 1948 - NBC-TV began airing its first nightly newscast, "The Camel Newsreel Theatre", which consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 5:46 am
February 16th 1957, Disc jockey Pete Murray began hosting BBC television's first Rock 'n' Roll music program The Six-Five Special, named for the time the show began, five minutes after six. The show was given air-time immediately after the abolition of what was called the Toddlers' Truce, which had seen television stop between 6 and 7pm so children could be put to bed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 9:51 am
February 16th 1964, The Beatles made their second live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, exactly one week after the first. Before an audience of 3,500 at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, The Beatles performed ‘She Loves You’, ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘From Me to You’, and ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 11:23 am
February 16th 1975, Cher started her own weekly hour of a music and comedy show on CBS-TV. The singer had co-presented The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour with her former husband. Cher's new show featured a female guest each week.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 3:22 pm
February 16th 1985 - "Kojak" returned to network television after an absence of seven years with the CBS-TV special, "Kojak: The Belarus File."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 11:24 am
February 18th 1953 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8,000,000 to continue the "I Love Lucy" TV show through 1955.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 12:14 pm
February 18th 1962, On weekend leave from marine training, The Everly Brothers appeared on the US Ed Sullivan show, in full uniform and with regulation cropped hair, singing their new single, 'Crying In The Rain'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 1:18 pm
February 18th 1990 - The movie "Death of the Incredible Hulk" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 3:40 pm
February 18th 1998 - Rob Smith (The Cure) did battle with the forces of musical evil (Barbra Streisand) on the TV show South Park.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 4:19 am
February 19th 1974 - Dick Clark premiered the "American Music Awards."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 5:27 am
February 19th 1974 - Kiss made their TV debut on "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 5:55 am
February 19th 1987 - A controversial, anti-smoking ad aired for the first time on television. It featured Yul Brynner who died shortly after of lung cancer.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 7:22 am
February 19th 1991 - Public Enemy boycotted the 1991 Grammy Awards because the rap award was not going to be presented during the live TV ceremony.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 10:07 am
February 19th 1996, Bjork was shown on UK breakfast TV attacking a news reporter as she arrived at Bangkok International Airport. The footage showed the singer pulling the female reporter to the floor and banging her head on the ground. Bjork later apologised for the attack.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 6:28 am
February 20th 1987 - After 11 years, David Hartman left ABC’s "Good Morning America."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 7:24 am
February 20th 2009 - Conan O'Brien made his last appearance as host of "Late Night."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 7:54 am
February 20th 1964 - The 200th episode of "Perry Mason" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 10:58 am
February 20th 1983 - The 200th episode of "The Jeffersons" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 12:04 pm
February 20th 2000 - ABC-TV aired the "Little Richard" TV movie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 2:24 pm
February 20th 2002 - ESPN and the Liberty Bowl signed a contract that extended through 2008.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 2:21 am
February 21st 1977 - Neil Diamond's in-concert TV special aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 3:44 am
February 21st 1981 - Prince appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and performed "Party Up." It was his first appearance on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 5:07 am
February 21st 1989 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Lethal Lesson" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 6:00 am
February 21st 2000 - David Letterman returned to his Late Night show about five weeks after having an emergency quintuple heart bypass operation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 10:12 am
February 21st 2004, Simon Cowell was set to appear in a new episode of The Simpsons. The TV Pop Idol judge would play a nursery boss who gets punched by Homer Simpson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 4:11 am
February 22nd 1954 - ABC radio’s popular "Breakfast Club" program was simulcast on TV for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 5:32 am
February 22nd 1986, MTV dedicated a full 22 hours broadcast to The Monkees, showing all 45 episodes of the original The Monkees TV series in celebration of their station's 20th anniversary.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 6:25 am
February 22nd 1978, The Police appeared in a Wrigley's Chewing Gum commercial for US TV, the band dyed their hair blonde for the appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 5:07 am
February 28th 1954 - In San Francisco "Birth of a Planet" was aired. It was the first American phase-contrast cinemicrography film to be presented on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 6:22 am
February 28th 1954 – The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 8:09 am
February 28th 1983 - "M*A*S*H" became the most watched television program in history when the final episode aired on CBS. The TV movie was entitled "Goodbye, Farewell, Amen."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 8:55 am
February 28th 1988 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Avenging Ace" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 10:07 am
February 28th 2002 - It was announced that John Madden would be replacing Dennis Miller on "Monday Night Football." Madden signed a four-year $20 million deal with ABC Sports.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 3:31 am
March 1st 1970 - Two clips of the Beatles, performing "Let It Be" and "Two of Us," were aired on "The Ed Sullivan Show” was the last time the group appeared on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 4:24 am
March 1st 1965 - The 150th episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 5:30 am
March 1st 1972 - The 100th episode of "Adam-12" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 5:51 am
March 1st 1979 - The NCAA granted ESPN the exclusive rights to telecast collegiate events.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 6:33 am
March 1st 1981 - The movie "Elvis And The Beauty Queen" aired on NBC-TV. Don Johnson played the part of Elvis Presley.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 8:39 am
March 1st 1985 - A Beatles song was used for the first time in a U.S. TV commercial. Lincoln-Mercury used the song, "HELP!".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 10:39 am
March 1st 1991 - Geraldo Rivera became the first talk show personality from the West to be televised on a daily basis in the USSR. The first show featured a segment about the death of Elvis Presley.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 12:58 pm
March 1st 1992 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Fatal Framing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 2:03 pm
March 1st 1997 - "Bottom Line2" debuted on ESPN2.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 2:37 pm
March 1st 2001 - The final episode of "La Femme Nikita" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 3:37 pm
March 1st 2010 - Jay Leno returned as host to NBC's "Tonight Show"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 7:25 am
March 2nd 1940 - The first televised intercollegiate track meet was seen on TV in New York City on W2XBS. The game presented live from Madison Square Garden. New York University won the meet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 9:34 am
March 2nd 2010 - Rogert Ebert was interviewed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." It was his first televised appearance since losing his ability speak due to complications from a 2006 thyroid cancer surgery.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 1:55 am
March 13th 1972 - "The Merv Griffin Show" debuted in syndication for Metromedia Television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 5:12 am
March 13th 1974 - The 150th episode of "Adam-12" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 6:10 am
March 13th 1984 - MTV premiered its weekly "Top 20 Video Countdown" show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 7:19 am
March 13th 2002 - Fox aired "Celebrity Boxing." Tonya Harding beat Paula Jones, Danny Banaduce beat Barry Williams and Todd Bridges defeated Vanilla Ice.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 7:49 am
March 13th 2003 - It was reported that HBO's "The Sopranos" had been postponed indefinitely due to a contract dispute with the show's star, James Gandolfini.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 8:42 am
March 13th 2005 - The first episode of "Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 1:17 am
March 15th 1954 - CBS television debuted its "Morning Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 4:06 am
March 15th 1971 - CBS television dropped "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 7:31 am
March 15th 1977 - The first episode of "Eight is Enough" was aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 8:14 am
March 15th 1980 - The 100th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 12:14 pm
March 15th 1998 - CBS' "60 Minutes" aired an interview with former White House employee Kathleen Willey. Wiley said U.S. President Clinton made unwelcome sexual advances toward her in the Oval Office in 1993.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/18 at 2:56 am
March 16th 1980 - The first closed captioned television series were broadcast. The shows were The ABC Sunday Night Movie (ABC), The Wonderful World of Disney (NBC) and Masterpiece Theatre (PBS).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/18 at 4:46 am
March 16th 2000 - WRAL-TV Digital broadcast offered viewers the first opportunity to watch any one of the games played during the NCAA basketball tournament. WRAL broadcast four separate channels with each carrying a different game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/18 at 5:10 am
March 16th 2010 - The first episode of "Justified" aired on FX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 3:31 am
March 17th 1956 - Carl Perkins made his TV debut on "Ozark Jubilee."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 8:40 am
March 17th 1968 - The Bee Gees made their U.S. television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show." They played "To Love Somebody" and "Words."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 11:50 am
March 17th 2003 - In a televised presidential address, U.S. President Bush announced that Saddam Hussein had 48 hours to leave Iraq.
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Written By: nally on 03/17/18 at 12:05 pm
March 17th 2005: Los Angeles radio station KCBS-FM (93.1) flipped to a 'Jack-FM' format, which still stands today. (It had previously been a classic rock/hits station known as 'The Arrow.') Other stations around the U.S. also flipped to the Jack format.
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Written By: nally on 03/27/18 at 12:13 am
March 26th 1966: After 14 seasons, the ABC television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, the network's third-oldest prime time show, telecast its last original episode.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 12:57 am
March 29th 1984 - The 100th episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 5:21 am
April 2nd 1955, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), Slim Whitman, Hoot and Curley, Johnny Horton, Tibby Edwards and Floyd Cramer all appeared at the Louisiana Hayride broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, and shown on KWKH Television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 5:57 am
April 2nd 1956 - "The Edge of Night" and "As the World Turns" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 6:31 am
April 2nd 1965, The first edition of new music show 'Ready Steady Goes Live!' was shown on UK TV, featuring presenters Cathy McGowan and Keith Fordyce.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 7:45 am
April 2nd 1978 - The first episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 9:34 am
April 2nd 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 10:28 am
April 2nd 1993 - Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC-TV soap opera "Loving."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 8:01 am
April 3rd 1949 - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis debuted on radio in an NBC program that ran until 1952.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 10:28 am
April 3rd 1953 - "TV Guide" was published for the first time. The cover was a photo of Lucille Ball's infant Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 10:55 am
April 3rd 1955 - Fred Astaire appeared on television for the first time on "The Toast of the Town," with host, Ed Sullivan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 12:14 pm
April 3rd 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on ABC-TV's 'The Milton Berle Show' live from the flight deck of the USS Hancock in San Diego, California. He performed 'Heartbreak Hotel' 'Shake Rattle And Roll' and 'Blue Suede Shoes.' It was estimated that one out of every four Americans saw the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 2:58 pm
April 3rd 1978 - Cher's TV special with guest Rod Stewart aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 4:01 pm
April 3rd 1980 - The final episode of "Barnaby Jones" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 4:27 pm
April 3rd 1982 - John Chancellor stepped down as anchor of the "The NBC Nightly News." Roger Mudd and Tom Brokaw became the co-anchors of the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 6:01 pm
April 3rd 1991 - Paul McCartney recorded an episode of "MTV Unplugged."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 6:30 pm
April 3rd 1983, After completing a 29-date UK tour, U2 appeared on BBC TV Top Of The Pops performing their latest single 'Two Hearts Beat As One'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 7:01 am
April 4th 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Walker Brothers, Engelbert Humperdinck and Cat Stevens played two shows at Bournemouth Winter Gardens, England. was the special guest on the first edition of the UK BBC-TV's 'Dee Time', along with Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 7:40 am
April 4th 1967 - Johnny Carson quit "The Tonight Show." He returned three weeks later after getting a raise of $30,000 a week.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 7:58 am
April 4th 1968 - James Brown made a national TV appeal for calm following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 9:21 am
April 4th 1971 - The final episode of "Hogan's Heroes" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 10:16 am
April 4th 1986 - The final episode of "Knight Rider" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 10:35 am
April 4th 1997 - The final episode of "Renegade" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 4:10 am
April 6th 1978 - The final episode, number 37, of "Black Sheep Squadron" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 6:10 am
April 6th 1998 - Dick Clark, Chubby Checker, Fabian and Lesley Gore appeared on CBS-TV's "Murphy Brown."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 8:41 am
April 6th 2000 - TNT held an all-star tribute to Joni Mitchell. James Taylor, Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, and others performed her songs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/18 at 12:27 am
April 7th 1927 - The first long-distance TV transmission was sent from Washington, DC, to New York City. The audience saw an image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/18 at 3:41 am
April 7th 1991 - The 100th episode of "Married With Children" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/18 at 9:18 am
April 7th 2016 - The final episode of the final season of "American Idol" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/18 at 2:28 am
April 11th 1966 - NBC broadcasted the last episode of "Hulabaloo."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/18 at 4:06 am
April 14th 1958 - Van Cliburn appeared on national TV for the first time. He was on NBC's "The Tonight Show" with Jack Paar.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/18 at 7:08 am
April 14th 1965 - Millie Small appeared on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" and performed her song "My Boy Lollipop."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/18 at 8:29 am
April 14th 1967 - The final "Where the Action Is" aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/18 at 10:52 am
April 14th 1969 - The "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" TV special aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/18 at 1:03 pm
April 14th 1997 - Ringo Starr debuted as the host of the VH1 program "Classic Albums."
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Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/14/18 at 5:26 pm
April 14th 1967 - The final "Where the Action Is" aired on ABC-TV.
I never heard of that show until a few years ago when we started watching the original Dark Shadows series. At the end of the show during the first season, the voice-over would advertise "Where the Action Is" as the show that was coming up.
Cat
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 2:12 am
April 15th 1951 - The first episode of "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 2:13 am
I never heard of that show until a few years ago when we started watching the original Dark Shadows series. At the end of the show during the first season, the voice-over would advertise "Where the Action Is" as the show that was coming up.
Cat
I am glad it spark a memory for you.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 3:08 am
April 15th 1956 - The world’s first, all-color TV station was dedicated. It was WNBQ-TV in Chicago and is now WMAQ-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 10:00 am
April 15th 2002 - The series finale of ABC's "Once & Again" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 12:17 pm
April 15th 2002 - HSN began airing "The NHL Show" featuring Phil Esposito.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 2:38 am
April 25th 1940 - W2XBS (now WCBS-TV) in New York City presented the first circus on TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 4:27 am
April 25th 1997 - The "Dukes Of Hazzard" television movie entitled "The Reunion" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 6:02 am
April 25th 1979, The Police made their debut on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops performing 'Roxanne'. The single which was taken from their album Outlandos d'Amour was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 11:08 am
April 25th 1991 - The 300th episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 12:12 pm
April 25th 1992 - The final episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 12:50 pm
April 25th 1992 - The final episode of "Who's the Boss?" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 4:16 am
April 28th 1957 - Mike Wallace was seen on TV for the first time. He was the host of "Mike Wallace Interviews."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 5:38 am
April 28th 1959 - Arthur Godfrey was seen for the last time in the final broadcast of "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 8:19 am
April 28th 1964, The Beatles recorded the TV special ‘Around The Beatles’ at Wembley studios England. As well as performing songs they played Act V Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ with John playing the female role of Thisbe, Paul as Pyramus, George as Moonshine and Ringo as Lion. Paul later named his cat Thisbe.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 10:22 am
April 28th 2009, A TV commercial for insurance featuring Iggy Pop was ruled as misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority. In the advert, the singer was seen exclaiming that he had an insurance policy with Swiftcover but the company did not cover musicians at the time of the ad being shown. Swiftcover had since started to offer policies to musicians, and stated that Mr Pop would continue to endorse the company.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 11:09 am
April 28th 1965 - Barbra Streisand's first TV special aired on CBS. It was titled "My Name is Barbra".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 12:38 pm
April 28th 1975 - John Lennon appeared on "The Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 1:03 pm
April 28th 1975 - Ringo Starr performed "No No Song" on "The Smothers Brothers Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 3:10 pm
April 28th 1994 - The 100th episode of "The Simpsons" aired on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 3:33 pm
April 28th 2000 - The final episode of "Cosby" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 3:33 pm
April 28th 2000 - The final episode of "Cosby" aired on CBS.
...and looks to be the last one ever?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 4:55 pm
April 28th 2000 - Jay Leno received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 5:13 pm
April 28th 2002 - NBC taped the "Tonight" show's celebration of its 10th year with Jay Leno.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 1:22 am
April 30th 1968, BBC TV launched The Cilla Black Show making Cilla the first British female performer to have her own TV show. The theme song, 'Step Inside Love', was written by Paul McCartney.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 2:48 am
April 30th 1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 5:36 am
April 30th 1952 - Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on network television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 8:50 am
April 30th 1964 - The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive both VHF and UHF channels.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 10:09 am
April 30th 1975 - ABC aired the pilot episode of "Starsky and Hutch."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 10:49 am
April 30th 1996 - Jackson Communications Inc. was ordered to pay $1.6 million to Smith-Hemion Productions. Smith-Hemion had lost money because of Michael Jackson's failure to perform on the "Jackson Family Honors" TV special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 1:01 pm
April 30th 1997 - The television series "Ellen" made TV history when its lead character "came out" as a lesbian.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 2:33 pm
April 30th 2002 - NBC aired the "Tonight" show's celebration of its 10th year with Jay Leno. Appearances were made by Tom Cruise, Cher and Steven Tyler (Aerosmith).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/18 at 1:48 am
May 1st 1988 - The final episode of Magnum", p.i." aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/18 at 2:34 am
May 1st 1969, Bob Dylan recorded an appearance for The Johnny Cash Show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. After two solo numbers from Dylan, Johnny Cash joined him for a rendition of 'Girl From The North Country'. In this primetime show, Cash enjoyed booking contemporary performers as guests; Neil Young, James Taylor, Ray Charles and Eric Clapton were all booked to appear on forthcoming shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/18 at 5:47 am
May 1st 2000 - ABC aired the first celebrity "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."
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Written By: Tyrannosaurus Rex on 05/01/18 at 6:45 am
May 1st 1999 - Spongebob Squarepants premiers
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/18 at 7:18 am
May 1st 2005 - FOX aired the 350th and 351st episodes of "The Simpsons".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/18 at 2:14 am
May 4th 1957 - The "Alan Freed Show" premiered on ABC-TV. It was the first prime-time network rock show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/18 at 5:20 am
May 4th 1964 - "Another World" premiered on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/18 at 5:38 am
May 4th 1974 - The 100th episode of "Soul Train" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/18 at 7:01 am
May 4th 1999 - The final episode of "NewsRadio" aired on NBC. 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on UK TV's Top Of The Pops, performing 'Purple Haze'. During afternoon rehearsals for the show, Mick Jagger went into the studio to see Jimi Hendrix.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/18 at 8:45 am
May 4th 1968, Mary Hopkin won her heat on the ITV talent show 'Opportunity Knocks'. She later signed with The Beatles owned Apple Records, Paul McCartney produced her UK No.1 single 'Those Were The Days', which also made No. 2 in the US. Hopkin later married record producer Tony Visconti.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 5:05 am
May 6th 1957 - The final episode of "I Love Lucy" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 7:52 am
May 6th 1960 – More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 10:29 am
May 6th 1964 - "Around The Beatles" aired on ITV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 11:32 am
May 6th 1981 - The 100th episode of "Quincy, M.E." aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 1:51 pm
May 6th 1984 - The final episode of "The Jeffersons" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 2:37 pm
May 6th 1989 - The 100th episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 3:01 pm
May 6th 1992 - The final episode of "Jake and the Fatman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 3:14 pm
May 6th 1995 - The Classic Sports Network began on cable TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 3:51 pm
May 6th 2001 - The 100th episode of "The Practice" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 1:39 am
May 7th 1947 - "Kraft Television Theater" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 4:14 am
May 7th 1987 - Shelly Long, as Diane Chambers, made her last appearance as a regular on the TV show "Cheers."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 5:22 am
May 7th 1989 - The movie "Trial of the Incredible Hulk" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 7:33 am
May 7th 1995 - The final episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 8:31 am
May 7th 1996 - Evan Chandler filed a $60 million breach of contract suit against Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. The charge was that they had violated a confidentiality clause in the 1994 out-of-court settlement by discussing the case with Diane Sawyer on "PrimeTime Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 10:19 am
May 7th 1998 - Leeza Gibbons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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May 7th 1999 - A jury ruled that "The Jenny Jones Show" and Warner Bros. were liable in the shooting death of Scott Amedure. He was killed by another guest on the show. The jury's award was $25 million.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 2:24 pm
May 7th 2012 - The 200th episode of "Two and a Half Men" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 5:44 am
May 13th 1978 - The final episode of "Bionic Woman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 7:26 am
May 13th 1989 - The 600th episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 8:58 am
May 13th 1996 - The 200th episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 9:48 am
May 13th 1993 - The final episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 11:06 am
May 13th 1996 - O.J. Simpson appeared on British TV to discuss his not guilty verdict.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 3:08 pm
May 13th 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 1:40 am
May 15th 1968 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show." Joe Garagiola was sitting in for Johnny Carson. During the show the establishment of the Apple record label was announced.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 3:29 am
May 15th 1979 - The final episode of "Starsky and Hutch" was aired by ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 4:46 am
May 15th 1981 - "Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 6:17 am
May 15th 1988 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Lady in the Lake" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 7:25 am
May 15th 1997 - ABC News and Starwave Corp. launched ABCNEWS.com.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 1:23 am
May 18th 1964 - Paul McCartney was interviewed by David Frost on BBC-TVs "A Degree Of Frost."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 4:56 am
May 18th 1965 - The Beatles appeared on the NBC-TV special "The Best on Record." The show featured recent Grammy Winners.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:47 am
May 18th 1978 - The final episode of "Baretta" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 6:25 am
May 18th 1998 - The final episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 3:03 am
May 19th 1991 - The TV movie "Knight Rider 2000" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 10:56 am
May 19th 1992 - U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 11:25 am
May 19th 1994 - The final episode of "L.A. Law" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 12:11 pm
May 19th 1996 - The final episode of "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 2:34 pm
May 19th 1999 - Rosie O'Donnell and Tom Selleck got into an uncomfortable verbal issue concerning gun control on O'Donnell's talk show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 3:28 pm
May 19th 2002 - The conclusion of "Survivor: Marquesas" was aired by CBS. The show, the fourth "Survivor" series, was filmed in the South Pacific's Marquesas Islands.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 3:43 pm
May 19th 2009 - The pilot episode of "Glee" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 2:02 am
May 21st 1979 - Elton John began a series of Russian concerts that were videotaped for a cable-TV special and a videodisc. They were both titled "To Russia with Elton."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 5:32 am
May 21st 1985 - HBO began airing "The Ray Bradbury Theatre."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 5:58 am
May 21st 1990 - The final episode of "Newhart" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 6:30 am
May 21st 1992 - The final episode of "MacGyver" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 8:46 am
May 21st 1992 - Bette Midler appeared Johnny Carson's last guest on the NBC's "The Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 10:07 am
May 21st 1993 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 11:42 am
May 21st 1963, The Beatles recorded two BBC radio programs at the Playhouse Theatre in London. They recorded five songs for Saturday Club and six songs for Steppin' Out.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 12:19 pm
May 21st 1965, The Four Tops appeared on UK TV show 'Ready Steady Goes Live!'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 6:16 pm
May 21st 1982, The Hacienda Club was opened in Manchester, England. Madonna made her UK TV debut at the club when C4 music show The Tube was broadcast live. Home to many Manchester acts including Oasis, Happy Mondays, U2, The Smiths, Charlatans, James, M People who all played at the club. (The club closed in 1997).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 7:38 am
May 30th 1981 - "Nightline" extended from four nights a week to five nights a week.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 8:26 am
May 30th 1996 - John Tesh hosted "Entertainment Tonight" for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 7:30 am
May 31st 1962 - "Tell It To Groucho" aired for the last time on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 7:59 am
May 31st 1964 - The Dave Clark Five appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the first of 11 appearances.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 12:46 pm
May 31st 1966, Filming began on The Monkees first TV series. The Monkees' first single, 'Last Train to Clarksville' was released in August 1966, just weeks prior to the TV broadcast debut. In conjunction with the first broadcast of the television show on September 12, 1966 on the NBC television network, NBC and Columbia had a major hit on their hands.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 2:08 pm
May 31st 1990 - The first episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 2:52 pm
May 31st 1999 - VH1's "Behind the Music" began airing nightly. The premiere show was "The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 3:51 am
June 2nd 1953 - BBC-TV aired the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 7:00 am
June 2nd 1957 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was interviewed on CBS's "Face the Nation."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 9:05 am
June 2nd 1999 - The final episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 10:02 am
June 2nd 2003 - In the U.S., federal regulators voted to allow companies to buy more television stations and newspaper-broadcasting combinations in the same city. The previous ownership restrictions had not been altered since 1975.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 11:02 am
June 2nd 2003 - It was announced that Scholastic Entertainment would start a new cartoon called "The Misadventures of Maya and Miguel."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/18 at 2:44 pm
June 8th 1946 - BBC-TV began airing again to cover the Victory Parade. The television service had been blacked out since September 1, 1939 for defense reasons.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 3:19 am
June 9th 1938 - BBC-TV televised coverage of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 3:23 am
June 10th 1966 - Steve Marriott of the Small Faces collapsed while performing on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! The group were forced to cancel the following weeks gigs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 6:43 am
June 10th 1989 - HBO aired the first episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 4:25 am
June 11th 1999 - Ricky Martin performed on NBC's "Today" show in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 5:24 am
June 11th 2001 - The first episode of "Fear Factor" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 5:54 am
June 11th 2008, The American Federation of Musicians filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of American Idol, claiming musicians were underpaid because the show’s live music was re-recorded for re-runs. The union filed the suit seeking unspecified damages in the US District Court in Los Angeles, alleging that American Idol Productions Inc. and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions Inc. violated a collective bargaining agreement.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 6:53 am
June 11th 2002 - The television singing competition "American Idol" debuted on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 8:36 am
June 11th 1962, The Beatles recorded a BBC radio program, "Here We Go", at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience composed largely of loyal Cavern fans. This was the last recording on which Pete Best played drums.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 11:33 am
June 11th 2010 - ESPN launched ESPN 3D.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 4:00 pm
June 11th 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 2:58 am
June 21st 1937 - The BBC televised the coverage of the Wimbledon tennis Championships for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 7:56 am
June 21st 1948 - The first network telecast of political conventions took place.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 9:13 am
June 21st 1969 - BBC-TV aired "Royal Family" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 1:59 am
July 15th 1952 - Patti Page made her TV debut in a summer replacement series for Perry Como.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 4:54 am
July 15th 1968 - ABC-TV premiered "One Life to Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 10:35 am
July 15th 2002 - Phil Donahue returned to television with a new discussion program called "Donahue" on MSNBC. The show was cancelled on February 24, 2003.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 4:57 am
July 20th 1960 - The pilot episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 7:35 am
July 20th 1968 - Jane Asher appeared on BBC-TV's "Dee Time." She announced that her relationship with Paul McCartney was over.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 8:48 am
July 20th 1971, The Carpenters show 'Make Your Own Kind Of Music', started a six week run on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 10:49 am
July 20th 1973, TV talent show Opportunity Knocks winners Peters And Lee were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their first single and only chart topper 'Welcome Home.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 11:42 am
July 20th 1996 - HBO aired the final episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 12:44 pm
July 20th 2007 - The 100th episode of "American Chopper" aired.
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Written By: nally on 08/01/18 at 10:27 pm
37 years ago today, on August 1st 1981 (8/1/81), MTV went on the air.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 6:02 am
August 13th 1912 - The first experimental radio license was issued to St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, PA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 6:53 am
August 13th 1954 – Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 7:54 am
August 13th 1997 - Comedy Central aired the first episode of "South Park."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 10:21 am
August 13th 2002 - VH-1 began airing the five-part series "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 12:04 pm
August 13th 1928 - WRNY in Coytesville, NJ, became the first standard radio station to transmit a television image.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/18 at 2:14 pm
August 14th 1965, The Beatles taped an appearance for CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show at Studio 50, New York City. They performed ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘I'm Down’, ‘Act Naturally’, ‘Ticket to Ride’, 'Yesterday' and ‘Help!’ Also today, The Beatles fifth album 'Help!' started a nine-week run at No.1 on the UK charts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 3:10 am
August 15th 2001 - Chandra Levy's parents appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live." They discussed Levy's disappearance on April 30, 2001.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 6:32 am
August 15th 2002 - It was announced the Comedy Central had canceled the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money." New shows and repeats were planned to air through 2003.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 1:26 pm
August 15th 1948 - CBS-TV inaugurated the first nightly news broadcast with anchorman Douglas Edwards.
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Written By: nally on 08/29/18 at 11:59 am
Four years ago today, on August 29th 2014, at 5pm Pacific time, Ventura County radio station KOCP 95.9 flipped from classic hits ("Rewind") to rhythmic oldies ("Oldschool").
The station would relocate to another frequency less than two years later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 8:04 am
September 11th 1950 - Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 10:28 am
September 11th 1954 - The Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether, was the winner.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 12:05 pm
September 11th 1964 - "Friday Night Fights" was seen for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 2:57 pm
September 11th 1970 - The last "Get Smart" episode aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 4:26 pm
September 11th 1974 - "Little House on the Prairie" made its television debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 2:04 am
September 12th 1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12th 1971.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 5:46 am
September 12th 1966 - "Family Affair" premiered on CBS television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 7:17 am
September 12th 1966 - ABC-TV's "The Roger Miller Show" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 10:04 am
September 12th 1966, N.B.C. aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 1:08 pm
September 12th 1963 - The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 2:24 pm
September 12th 1970 - CBS aired "Josie and the Pussycats" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 8:12 am
September 14th 1962 - The third season of "The Flintstones" began. The first show of the season was the first to be broadcast in color. All previous episodes (the first two seasons) had been filmed in color but had been broadcast in black and white.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 9:11 am
September 14th 1965 - "My Mother The Car" premiered on NBC TV. The series was canceled after only a few weeks after the debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 12:49 pm
September 14th 1968, The first episode of the comic strip 'The Archies' was aired on US TV. The recording group had contributions from Ron Dante, Andy Kim, Jeff Barry and others. Rock mogul, Don Kirshner (who also brought us The The Monkees) was put in charge of the studio group. The following year The Archies started a eight-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sugar Sugar,' becoming the longest running One Hit Wonder in the UK.
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Written By: nally on 09/14/18 at 12:49 pm
September 14th 1968, The first episode of the comic strip 'The Archies' was aired on US TV. The recording group had contributions from Ron Dante, Andy Kim, Jeff Barry and others. Rock mogul, Don Kirshner (who also brought us The The Monkees) was put in charge of the studio group. The following year The Archies started a eight-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sugar Sugar,' becoming the longest running One Hit Wonder in the UK.
Happy 50th anniversary The Archies on TV!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 2:59 pm
September 14th 1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC to promote Lennon's new LP and film ("Imagine"), Yoko's book, two films and a fine arts show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 12:30 am
September 15th 1934 - NBC radio debuted "The Gibson Family." The program was the first musical comedy to be broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 5:39 am
September 15th 1949 - "The Lone Ranger" premiered on ABC. Clayton Moore was the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels was Tonto.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 10:07 am
September 15th 1965 - "Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 12:09 pm
September 15th 1965 - "Green Acres" premiered on CBS TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 1:54 pm
September 15th 1968 - The TV musical series "Soul" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 3:43 pm
September 15th 1969 - The Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra released "The Sulli-Gulli." It was the only release by Sullivan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 4:22 pm
September 15th 1986 - NBC aired the pilot episode of "L.A. Law."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 1:25 am
September 16th 1968 - U.S. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon appeared on episode 15 of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". He spoke the show signature line "Sock it to me."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 4:11 am
September 16th 1941 - "The Arkansas Traveler" debuted on CBS Radio. The show was later renamed "The Bob Burns Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 7:11 am
September 16th 1965 - "The Dean Martin Show" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 8:41 am
September 16th 1963 - "The Outer Limits" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 11:52 am
September 16th 1968 - "The Andy Griffith Show" was seen for the final time on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 1:23 pm
September 16th 1964 - "Shindig!" premiered on ABC. The first show opened with Sam Cooke, The Everly Brothers, The Wellingtons, The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Sherman and Alan Sues.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 2:05 pm
September 16th 1972 - "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 4:16 pm
September 16th 1990 - An eight-minute videotape of an address by U.S. President George H.W. Bush was shown on Iraqi television. The message warned that action of Saddam Hussein could plunge them into a war "against the world."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 5:20 am
September 26th 1960 - The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 5:21 am
September 26th 1960 - The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL.
Who won the debate?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 6:45 am
September 26th 1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 7:38 am
September 26th 1964 - "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 9:23 am
September 26th 1968 - CBS began airing the first season of "Hawaii Five-O."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 10:02 am
September 26th 1969 - "The Brady Bunch" series premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 10:54 am
September 26th 1970, The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 11:41 am
September 26th 1982 - The first episode of "Knight Rider" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 2:11 pm
September 26th 1986 - The episode of "Dallas" that had Bobby Ewing returning from the dead was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 2:40 pm
September 26th 1987 - The first episode of "Jake and the Fatman" aired.
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Written By: nally on 09/26/18 at 2:42 pm
September 26th 1987 - The first episode of "Jake and the Fatman" aired.
Four days earlier, the sitcom Full House premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 3:39 pm
September 26th 2005 – The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 5:25 pm
September 26th 1998 - MTV Russia debuted at midnight. The first video shown on the network was Mummy Troll's "Vladivostock 2000."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 1:42 am
September 27th 1954 – The nationwide debut of Tonight Starring Steve Allen (The Tonight Show) hosted by Steve Allen on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 6:16 am
September 27th 1964 - The Beach Boys appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. They performed "I Get Around."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 7:07 am
September 27th 1933 - "Waltz Time" debuted on NBC Radio. It stayed on the network until 1948.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 10:40 am
September 27th 1970 - "The Original Amateur Hour" aired for the last time on CBS. It had been on television for 22 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 11:26 am
September 27th 2004 - It was announced that Conan O'Brien will take over Jay Leno's position on the "Tonight" show in 2009.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 12:52 pm
September 27th 1938 - "Thanks for the Memory" was heard for the first time on the "The Bob Hope Show."
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Written By: nally on 09/28/18 at 11:20 pm
28 years ago today, on September 28th 1990, the 70th episode of Full House aired, "Crimes and Michelle's Demeanor."
25 years ago today, on September 28th 1993, the 147th episode of Full House aired, "Wrong Way Tanner."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/18 at 7:51 am
October 2nd 1929 - "The National Farm and Home Hour" debuted on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/18 at 8:33 am
October 2nd 1933 - "Red Adams" debuted on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/18 at 11:12 am
October 2nd 1946 - "Faraway Hill" aired for the first time on the DuMont network. It was the first TV network soap opera.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/18 at 11:47 am
October 2nd 1949 - "The Aldrich Family" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/18 at 12:59 pm
October 2nd 1983 - The 10th season of "The Jeffersons" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/18 at 3:41 pm
October 2nd 1955 - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 6:37 am
October 3rd 1901 - The Victor Talking Machine Company was incorporated. After a merger with Radio Corporation of America the company became RCA-Victor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 8:12 am
October 3rd 1946 - "A Day in the Life of Dennis Day" began airing on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 12:41 pm
October 3rd 1947 - WMAL-TV became the first VHF high band station.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 1:23 pm
October 3rd 1955 - "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 2:49 pm
October 3rd 1955 - The ABC TV network launches Disney's second TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. It is a daily one-hour series, showing cartoons and introducing the talents of the "Mouseketeers".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 4:30 pm
October 3rd 1992 - Sinead O'Connor tore a picture of the pope during her appearance on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 1:00 am
October 4th 1954 - "December Bride" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 5:25 am
October 4th 1948 - The Railroad Hour" debuted on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 5:53 am
October 4th 1955 - The ABC TV network launches Disney's second TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. It is a daily one-hour series, showing cartoons and introducing the talents of the "Mouseketeers".
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 11:15 am
October 4th 1957 - "Leave it to Beaver" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 12:14 pm
October 4th 1976 - Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the "ABC Evening News" for the first time
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 4:20 pm
October 4th 1981 - Bruce Jenner and Harry Belafonte debuted in their first dramatic roles in NBC-TV's "Grambling's White Tiger".
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Written By: nally on 10/05/18 at 11:33 am
28 years ago today, on October 5th 1990, the 71st episode of Full House aired, "The IQ Man."
25 years ago today, on October 5th 1993, the 148th episode of Full House aired, "Tough Love."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 6:01 am
October 6th 1949 - The "Ed Wynn Show" became the first regularly scheduled network show to be broadcasted from the West Coast of the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 8:40 am
October 6th 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for the UK BBC radio show 'Top Gear.' Stevie Wonder who was also appearing on the show jammed with Hendrix.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 2:02 pm
October 6th 1968 - "The Doors are Open" was aired on British TV. The show was a documentary about the Doors.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 3:35 pm
October 6th 1991 - Cable News Network aired a videotape of American hostage Terry Anderson that had been made in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 4:44 pm
October 6th 2000 - The first episode of CBS's "CSI" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 4:42 am
10th October 1937 - The Mutual Broadcasting System debuted "Thirty Minutes in Hollywood".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 6:32 am
10th October 1950 - The FCC approved the CBS color TV system effective November 20. CBS had promised 20 hours of color programs a week within two months.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 7:35 am
10th October 1957 - The ABC TV network debuts the third Disney TV show, Zorro, in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 8:42 am
10th October 1964 - NBC-TV aired the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It was the first live color TV program to be transmitted to the U.S. by satellite.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 11:34 am
10th October 2000 - "The Geena Davis Show" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 12:20 pm
10th October 2010 - Discovery Kids was relaunched and rebranded as The Hub. It was a joint operation by Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc.
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Written By: nally on 10/10/18 at 12:24 pm
10th October 2010 - Discovery Kids was relaunched and rebranded as The Hub. It was a joint operation by Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc.
on 10/10/10! How appropriate!!
It's now known as Discovery Family, a name that took effect in June 2014.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 12:30 pm
on 10/10/10! How appropriate!!
It's now known as Discovery Family, a name that took effect in June 2014.
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Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 5:23 am
October 11th 1957 - The Del-Vikings performed "Come and Go with Me," "Whispering Bells" and "Cool Shake" on "American Bandstand."
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 5:42 am
October 11th 1932 - First political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 6:14 am
October 11th 1936 - The radio show, "Professor Quiz", aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 7:57 am
October 11th 1950 – Television: CBS's mechanical color system is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 10:52 am
October 11th 1971 - Hugh Downs left the "Today" show and "Concentration". He later became the host of ABC's "20/20".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 12:09 pm
October 11th 1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host. Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter" and Billy Preston played "Nothing from Nothing" and "Fancy Lady."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 1:24 pm
October 11th 1968 - Apollo 7 was launched by the U.S. The first manned Apollo mission was the first in which live television broadcasts were received from orbit. Wally Schirra, Don Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham were the astronauts aboard.
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Written By: wsmith4 on 10/11/18 at 1:30 pm
I Love Lucy debuted on this day in 1985.
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Written By: nally on 10/18/18 at 6:03 pm
October 18th 1922: The British Broadcasting Company (later British Broadcasting Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 12:50 am
October 22nd 1961 - Chubby Checker appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "The Twist."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 2:21 am
October 22nd 1962 - U.S. President Kennedy went on radio and television to inform the United States about his order to send U.S. forces to blockade Cuba. The blockade was in response to the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 3:37 am
October 22nd 1939 - The first televised pro football game was telecast from New York. Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 23-14.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 5:11 am
October 22nd 1974 - Fidel Castro gave his first in-depth interview since 1968. Dan Rather interviewed him on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 6:20 am
October 22nd 1991 - The 100th episode of "Full House" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 7:14 am
October 22nd 1997 - MTV Italy launched its first domestically planned and produced Italian-language show, "Sonic."
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 4:22 am
October 23rd 1950 - Dick Clark appeared on "The Jack Benny Program."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 5:33 am
October 23rd 1954 - Walt Disney appeared on the cover of "TV Guide." He was pictured on a TV screen surrounded by his most famous cartoon characters.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 5:33 am
October 23rd 1954 - Walt Disney appeared on the cover of "TV Guide." He was pictured on a TV screen surrounded by his most famous cartoon characters.
Collectors item now?
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 6:48 am
October 23rd 1956 - NBC broadcasted the first videotape recording. The tape of Jonathan Winters was seen coast to coast in the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 7:20 am
October 23rd 1984 - "NBC Nightly News" aired footage of the severe drought in Ethiopia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 7:44 am
October 23rd 2002 - A Michigan appeals court reversed the 1999 decision against the "Jenny Jones Show." The court ruled that the program had no legal duty to protect a guest who was murdered after revealing a gay crush. Scott Amedure was shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz in 1995, three days after Amedure revealed an attraction to Schmitz during a taping of the show in Chicago. The segment was never aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 7:58 am
October 23rd 2011 - The pilot episode of "Once Upon a Time" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 9:06 am
October 23rd 2012 – After 38 years, the world's first teletext service (BBC's Ceefax) ceases broadcast due to Northern Ireland completing the digital switchover.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 2:18 am
October 24th 1965 - NBC became the first TV network to carry 30 minutes of nightly news seven days a week.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 4:09 am
October 24th 1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon appealed to radio broadcasters to screen songs with lyrics that urge drug use.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 6:23 am
October 24th 1987 - NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 11:53 am
October 24th 1989 - Reverend Jim Bakker was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $500,000 for his conviction on 24 counts of fraud. In 1991, his sentence was reduced to eighteen years and he was released on parole after a total five years in prison.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 5:34 am
October 25th 1954 - A U.S. cabinet session was televised for the first time. It was a special meeting of Eisenhower's administration cabinet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 5:56 am
October 25th 1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing ‘Around And Around’ and ‘Time Is On My Side’. A riot brook out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, ‘I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.’ The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 6:29 am
October 25th 1982 - The first episode of "Newhart" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 7:19 am
October 25th 1990 - The 200th episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 1:57 pm
October 25th 1958, Cliff Richard made his British radio debut on the BBC's 'Saturday Club.' The show had started life as Saturday "Skiffle" club in 1957 hosted by Brian Matthew and was broadcast from 10am to 12noon Saturday mornings on the BBC Light Programme.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 4:19 am
October 30th 1925 – John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 8:39 am
October 30th 1931 - NBC began putting a TV transmitter on top of the Empire State Building. The first experimental TV broadcast from the building was on December 22, 1931.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 9:50 am
October 30th 1938 - Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, causing a nationwide (USA) panic. About a million radio listeners believe that a real Martian invasion is underway.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 11:35 am
October 30th 1963, On the final day of their Swedish tour, The Beatles recorded an appearance for the Sverige Television program ‘Drop In’ in Stockholm. They performed ‘She Loves You’, ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, and ‘Long Tall Sally.’
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 1:29 pm
October 30th 1967, Tyrannosaurus Rex recorded a session for the UK Radio 1 'Top Gear' show, the first group to do so without a recording contract.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 2:39 pm
October 30th 1986 - The 100th episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 4:57 pm
October 30th 1990 - The 100th episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 1:16 am
October 31st 1953 - "Carmen," by Bizet, became the first "major" opera to be televised in "color."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 3:45 am
October 31st 1974 - The 100th episode of "The Odd Couple" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 6:17 am
October 31st 1989, The very first MTV unplugged show was recorded in New York, featuring UK band Squeeze, the program was aired on 26th Nov 1989.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 8:40 am
October 31st 2010 - AMC aired the first episode of "The Walking Dead."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 11:36 am
October 31st 1986, A new series of TV's Channel 4's The Tube started with Jermaine Stewart, Troublefunk, Bob Geldof and Frankie Goes To Hollywood plus Spandau Ballet who played live in the studio at Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 1:13 am
November 1st 1937 - "Hilltop House" was aired for the first time on CBS Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 5:27 am
November 1st 1937 - "Terry and the Pirates" debuted on NBC Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 6:22 am
November 1st 1964 - The Dave Clark Five performed "Glad All Over" on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 8:42 am
November 1st 1994 - Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged" performance was released as "MTV Unplugged in New York."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 12:48 pm
November 2nd 1959 - Charles Van Doren, a game show contestant on the NBC-TV program "Twenty-One" admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 2:43 pm
November 2nd 1959 - Charles Van Doren, a game show contestant on the NBC-TV program "Twenty-One" admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
As featured in the movie "Quiz Show".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 2:44 pm
November 2nd 1990 – British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 3:16 pm
November 2nd 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 3:41 pm
November 2nd 1936 – The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
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Written By: nally on 11/06/18 at 11:36 pm
One year ago today, on November 6th 2017, Los Angeles Radio station 100.3 The Sound "stunted" listeners at 7 a.m. Pacific time, by playing one hour of holiday-themed music. They knew they'd be going off the air sometime in the near future; this "stunt" was done in an attempt to "go out with a bang"; they would stay on the air for ten more days.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 2:00 am
November 7th 1932 - "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" was broadcast for the first on CBS Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 5:57 am
November 7th 1965 - The "Pillsbury Dough Boy" debuted in television commercials.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 8:45 am
November 7th 1986 - Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series "Miami Vice" as a corrupt policeman.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 10:13 am
November 7th 1994 - WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first Internet radio broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 11:07 am
November 7th 2003 - Discovery Channel aired the first episode of "Dirty Jobs."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/18 at 5:28 am
November 8th 1965 - The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/18 at 8:12 am
November 13th 1937 - NBC formed the first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio broadcasting. The conductor for its first 17 years was Arturo Toscanini.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/18 at 10:04 am
November 13th 1955 - First live US telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana, Cuba.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 6:36 am
November 14th 1988 - The first episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 3:33 pm
November 14th 1921 - In Chicago, IL, on KYW Radio, the first opera by a professional company was broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 4:00 pm
November 14th 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 1:02 am
November 15th 1926 - The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) debuted with a radio network of 24 stations. The first network radio broadcast was a four-hour "spectacular."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 3:09 am
November 15th 1965, The Rolling Stones made their US TV debut on Hullabaloo, performing ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’. Hullabaloo was an American one-hour musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 1965 through August 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 6:37 am
November 15th 1996 - The reunion movie "Dallas: J.R. Returns" aired on CBS.
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Written By: nally on 11/17/18 at 5:37 pm
One day late... one year ago yesterday, on November 16th 2017, at 1pm PST, 100.3 The Sound signed off after almost a decade on the air. :\'(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6W7yzgvBkw
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 6:53 am
November 21st 1980 - CBS aired the "who shot J.R.?" episode of "Dallas".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 7:56 am
November 21st 1991, Aerosmith made a guest appearance in the Simpsons TV animated comedy. Other acts who have appeared on the show included: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, U2, The Moody Blues, The B-52's, The Who, R.E.M., Phish, Blink-182, Metallica, and The White Stripes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 6:25 pm
November 21st 1989 - The proceedings of Britain's House of Commons were televised live for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 12:52 am
November 22nd 1975 - "Dr. Zhivago" appeared on TV for the first time. NBC paid $4 million for the broadcast rights.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 6:51 am
November 22nd 1998 - CBS's "60 Minutes" aired a tape of Jack Kevorkian giving lethal drugs in an assisted suicide of a terminally ill patient. Kevorkian was later sentenced to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 7:55 am
November 22nd 1957, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel appeared as Tom and Jerry on ABC-TV's American Bandstand. Close friends through childhood, the first time they appeared on stage together was in a school play, Alice in Wonderland (Simon as the White Rabbit, Garfunkel as the Cheshire Cat). They later began performing together in their junior year as Tom and Jerry, with Simon as Jerry Landis and Garfunkel as Tom Graph.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 10:52 am
November 22nd 1930 - First US football game broadcast to England (Harvard 13, Yale 0).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 2:44 pm
November 22nd 1984 - Fred Rogers of PBS' "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" presented a sweater to the Smithsonian Institution.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 11:49 pm
November 22nd 1988 - The 100th episode of "Who's the Boss?" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 1:49 am
November 23rd 1958 - The radio drama "Have Gun Will Travel" debuted. The show began after the end of the TV show of the same name.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 3:55 am
November 23rd 1963 – The BBC broadcasts the first episode of An Unearthly Child (starring William Hartnell), the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 7:51 am
November 23rd 1964 - The Rolling Stones show up late for the BBC radio shows, "Top Gear" and "Saturday Club" and are banned by the BBC.
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Written By: nally on 12/01/18 at 8:56 am
December 1st 1977: The TV channel 'Pinwheel' was launched; it would later become Nickelodoeon (16 months later, in April 1979, in fact).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 6:07 am
December 2nd 1932 - Adventures of Charlie Chan first heard on NBC-Blue radio network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 7:09 am
December 2nd 1983, MTV aired the full 14-minute version of Michael Jackson's Thriller video for the first time. Now regarded as the most influential pop music video of all time, in 2009, the video was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, the first music video to ever receive this honor, for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 7:53 am
December 2nd 1988 - ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 7:53 am
December 2nd 1988 - ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.
How many programs now?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 8:42 am
December 2nd 1959 - Bobby Darin was the subject of the TV show "This Is Your Life”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 9:32 am
December 2nd 2009 - The first episode of "Steven Seagal: Lawman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 10:08 am
December 2nd 1963, The Beatles recorded an appearance on the UK TV comedy program The Morecambe and Wise Show. The Beatles played ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, and ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and also participate in comedy sketches with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. The program was broadcast on April 18, 1964.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 10:50 am
December 3rd 1923 - First Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Washington DC).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 3:00 pm
December 3rd 1950 - Paul Harvey began his national radio broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 6:08 am
December 4th 1990 - Madonna appeared on "Nightline" to defend her "Justify My Love" video. She denied the video's explicit contents were intended to stir up controversy and get her publicity. The video was banned by MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 7:31 am
December 4th 2002 - The first part of an interview with John Houston, Whitney Houston's father, was aired on ABC's "Celebrity Justice." In the interview he stated to his daughter, "You get your act together, honey, and you pay me the money that you owe me. If you do that, you haven't got a lawsuit." John Houston had filed a lawsuit against his daughter for failure to pay for negotiating work with Arista and drug charges from 2000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/18 at 10:07 am
December 12th 1896 - Guglielmo Marconi gave the first public demonstration of radio at Toynbee Hall, London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 5:46 am
December 14th 1966 - Chad & Jeremy and Don Ho were guests on ABC-TV's "Batman".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 7:08 am
December 14th 1969, The Jackson Five made their first network television appearance in the US when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 7:47 am
December 14th 1984 - Howard Cosell retired from the NFL's Monday Night Football.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 9:01 am
December 14th 1988 - CBS won the exclusive rights to major league baseball's 1990-94 seasons for $1.1 billion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 10:11 am
December 14th 1995 - "Frank Sinatra: 80 Years My Way" aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 11:08 am
December 14th 1996, After presenting this week's edition of 'Top Of The Pops', John Peel was surprised to find he was the subject of the TV show 'This Is Your Life'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 1:50 pm
December 15th 1914 - American Radio Relay League (organization for ham radio operators) founded by Hiram Percy Maxim.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 2:13 pm
December 15th 1961 - Equal access rule in US, political parties get TV broadcasting time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 2:35 pm
December 15th 1956, Elvis Presley gave his final performance on Louisiana Hayride, a live radio program that was broadcast on KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana. Presley made 50 appearances on the show. At the end of the show, Horace Logan first made the now legendary phrase ‘Elvis has left the building’.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 2:31 am
December 16th 1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet" in a special preview on "Chesterfield Sound Off Time". The show began officially on January 3, 1952.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 4:45 am
December 16th 1907 - Eugenia H. Farrar became the first singer to broadcast on radio. She sang from the USS Dolphin docked at Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 9:36 am
December 16th 1972 - The 50th episode of "All In The Family" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 3:21 pm
December 16th 1995 - Fox-TV aired a fight between Mike Tyson and Buster Mathis Jr. Tyson knocked Mathis out in the third round. The fight brought in Fox's highest Nielsen rating to date.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 2:38 am
December 19th 1932 – BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service, with transmitting overseas with its "Empire Service" to Australia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 4:17 am
December 19th 1958 - First radio broadcast from space (recorded Christmas message by President Eisenhower: "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere").
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 5:37 am
December 19th 1964 - ABC used an overhead camera for the first time. The event was the Liberty Bowl.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 8:36 am
December 19th 1971 - The pilot television movie of "The Waltons" aired. The movie was titled "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 10:13 am
December 19th 1973 - Johnny Carson started a fake toilet-paper scare on the "Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 11:26 am
December 19th 1979 - ESPN televised its first NHL game. The teams were the Washington Capitals and the Hartford Whales.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 12:39 pm
December 19th 2001 - VH1 premiered "Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 1:28 pm
December 19th 1980 - Mutual Broadcasting cancels Sears Radio Theater.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 1:56 pm
December 19th 1985 - ABC Sports announced that it was severing ties with Howard Cosell and released The Mouth from all TV commitments. Cosell continued on ABC Radio for another five years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 3:55 pm
December 19th 1997 - The 100th episode of "Boy Meets World" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 7:24 am
December 21st 1969 - Diana Ross gave her last performance as a member of the Supremes on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 9:38 am
December 21st 1974 - The 100th episode of "All In The Family" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 12:14 pm
December 21st 1992 - David Crosby was a guest on ABC-TV's "Roseanne".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 2:20 pm
December 21st 2002 - NBC announced that an agreement was made to keep all six main characters of "Friends" for another season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 2:20 pm
December 21st 2002 - NBC announced that an agreement was made to keep all six main characters of "Friends" for another season.
Which reminds me... ?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 3:11 am
December 22nd 1931 - The first experimental TV broadcast from a transmitter atop the Empire State Building took place. The transmitter was put up by NBC on October 30, 1931.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 4:05 am
December 22nd 1975 - Mike and Gloria Stivic had a baby on CBS-TV's "All In The Family."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 5:32 am
December 22nd 1976 - The last show of "Let’s Make A Deal" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 7:21 am
December 22nd 1994 - The 100th episode of "Beavis and Butt-head" aired on MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 5:43 am
December 23rd 1922 - The British Broadcasting Corporation began daily news broadcasts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 10:47 am
December 23rd 1942 - Bob Hope agreed to entertain U.S. airmen in Alaska. It was the first of the traditional Christmas shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 1:18 pm
December 23rd 1938 - "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" was heard for the final time on the radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 3:56 pm
December 23rd 1943 - "Hansel and Gretel," the opera, was televised on New York's WRBG. It was the first complete opera to be televised.
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Written By: nally on 01/01/19 at 4:18 pm
Ten years ago today, on January 1, 2009: The cable TV channel MLB Network went on the air.
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Written By: nally on 01/12/19 at 1:00 pm
January 12th 2010: U.S. talk show host Conan O'Brien announces his intention to quit The Tonight Show if NBC goes forward with their plan to move the show from its long standing 11:35pm timeslot to 12:05am in favor of The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show was the result of a compromise by NBC Universal's then-CEO Jeff Zucker to keep Jay Leno with the company following his retirement from The Tonight Show and replacement with Conan O'Brien.
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Written By: nally on 01/14/19 at 12:08 pm
January 14th 1973: Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
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Written By: nally on 01/14/19 at 12:10 pm
January 14th 1952: NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
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Written By: nally on 01/28/19 at 11:29 am
January 28th 1956: Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 2:05 am
February 3rd 2008 - In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL's Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants' Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 5:26 am
February 4th 1935 - CBS radio presented "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 6:38 am
February 4th 1971 - Diana Ross guest starred on Danny Thomas' "Make Room For Granddaddy" TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 9:16 am
February 4th 2002 - Rosa Parks was presented a birthday cake on her 89th birthday at the premiere of the made-for-TV movie, "Ride to Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story." Stevie Wonder sang "Happy Birthday."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 11:08 am
February 4th 1991 - "Cher at the Mirage" aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 11:49 am
February 4th 1977 - "American Bandstand" celebrated its 25th anniversary with an ABC-TV special hosted by Dick Clark.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 2:10 pm
February 4th 1952 - Jackie Robinson was named Director of Communication for NBC. He was the first black executive of a major radio-TV network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 10:49 am
February 5th 1940 - "Amanda of Honeymoon Hill" debuted on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 12:03 pm
February 5th 1967 - Due to a Musicians' Union ban, the Rolling Stones were not allowed to play their hit "Let's Spend the Night Together" when they appeared on an ITV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 2:46 pm
February 5th 2001 - It was announced the Kelly Ripa would be Regis Philbin's co-host. The show was renamed to "Live! With Regis and Kelly." 1970, David Bowie recorded four songs at the BBC Paris Cinema, London, for the John Peel Sunday Concert radio show. This was guitarists Mick Ronson's first appearance with Bowie who went on to work with Bowie as one of the Spiders from Mars.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 4:18 pm
February 5th 1990 - NBC-TV obtained the television rights to all of Notre Dame's home football games for the next five years. Notre Dame was the first school to sell its games to a major TV network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/19 at 5:26 am
February 6th 1951 - Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into the Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois, to demonstrate lax security.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/19 at 12:00 pm
February 6th 1943 - Frank Sinatra made his debut as vocalist on radio's "Your Hit Parade."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/19 at 9:59 am
February 7th 1969 - "This Is Tom Jones" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/19 at 11:54 am
February 7th 1978 - The "Mork & Mindy" pilot movie aired for the first time. The series "Mork & Mindy" began airing on September 14, 1978
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/19 at 1:17 pm
February 7th 1988 - The TV mini-series "Elvis and Me" (based on Priscilla Presley's book) began on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Howard on 02/07/19 at 3:03 pm
February 7th 1978 - The "Mork & Mindy" pilot movie aired for the first time. The series "Mork & Mindy" began airing on September 14, 1978
That show didn't last too long.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/19 at 3:05 pm
That show didn't last too long.
Four seasons, 95 episodes, that's long enough.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/19 at 6:20 am
February 8th 1922 – United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/19 at 7:34 am
February 8th 1985 - "The Dukes Of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/19 at 7:38 am
February 8th 1996 - The U.S. Telecommunications Bill was signed into law. The bill included provisions that required TV manufacturers to install V-chip devices in all television sets with a 13 inch screen or larger. The chips would allow consumers to block "sexual, violent, and other material about which parents should be informed before it is displayed to children".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/19 at 9:06 am
February 8th 2006 - Kelly Clarkson became the first participant on "American Idol" to win a Grammy. The awards were for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Since U Been Gone" and Best Pop Vocal Album for "Breakaway". She also performed "Because of You" at the show.
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Written By: nally on 02/09/19 at 11:00 am
55 years ago today, on February 9th 1964: The Beatles made their historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers across the USA.
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Written By: nally on 02/23/19 at 5:31 pm
February 23rd 1985 - American new wave band Animotion performed "Obsession" and "Let Him Go" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 2:13 am
February 24th 1978 - "The Second Barry Manilow Special" aired on ABC-TV with guest star Ray Charles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 3:39 am
February 24th 1980 - NBC premiered the TV movie "Harper Valley P.T.A."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 8:51 am
February 24th 1999 - Johnny Rotten emceed VH1's live Grammy coverage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 10:56 am
February 24th 2003 - Phil Donahue's talk show on MSNBC was cancelled. The show had premiered on July 15, 2002.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 1:15 pm
February 24th 2002 - "Ride to Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story" premiered on CBS TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/19 at 5:56 am
February 25th 1928 – Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a broadcast license for television from the Federal Radio Commission.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/19 at 7:51 am
February 25th 1987 - Frank Sinatra guest starred on CBS-TV's "Magnum P.I."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/19 at 10:20 am
February 25th 1993 - Prince appeared on TV's "The Arsenio Hall Show" where he performed "The Max."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/19 at 11:08 am
February 25th 1940 - The New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens played in the first hockey game to be televised in the U.S. The game was aired on W2WBS in New York with one camera in a fixed position. The Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 4:22 am
February 27th 1964, The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on BBC TV show Top Of The Pops performing 'Not Fade Away'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 6:20 am
February 27th 1997 - ABC-TV aired "Happy Birthday, Elizabeth." Michael Jackson had performed on the show that was taped on February 16, 1997.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 9:46 am
February 27th 1984 - A Pepsi commercial featuring the Jackson's premiered on MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 8:11 am
March 2nd 1940 - The first televised intercollegiate track meet was seen on TV in New York City on W2XBS. The game presented live from Madison Square Garden. New York University won the meet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 9:17 am
March 2nd 2010 - Rogert Ebert was interviewed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." It was his first televised appearance since losing his ability speak due to complications from a 2006 thyroid cancer surgery.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 11:08 am
March 2nd 2009 - Jimmy Fallon began has host of "Late Night."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/19 at 12:16 pm
March 3rd 1994, The Smashing Pumpkins were banned from appearing on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops due to the content of the song's lyrics. The bands single 'Disarm' was this week's highest new entry.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/19 at 10:28 am
March 6th 1981 - Walter Cronkite appeared on his last episode of "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite." He had been on the job 19 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/19 at 6:02 am
March 7th 1962, The Beatles recorded their first radio appearance, at the Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester, for the BBC radio program Teenager's Turn - Here We Go'. After a rehearsal, the Beatles put on suits for the first time and, along with the other artists appearing on the program, record the show in front of a teenage audience.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 5:04 am
March 8th 1959 - Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 6:18 am
March 8th 1964 - The Dave Clark 5 made their first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 7:35 am
March 8th 1974 - The last episode "The Brady Bunch" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 8:33 am
March 8th 1993 - "Beavis and Butthead" premiered on MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 8:35 am
March 8th 1996 - The first episode of "Muppets Tonight!" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 10:12 am
March 8th 2002 - The documentary "Journeys with George" debuted at the South by Southwest film festival. The 77-minute movie was about George W. Bush.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 12:21 pm
March 8th 1962, The Beatles made their radio debut on the BBC's 'Teenagers Turn', (Here We Go), singing Roy Orbison's 'Dream Baby'. It was reportedly the first time they wore suits onstage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 2:28 pm
March 8th 2004 - Martha Stewart's syndicated television show, "Martha Stewart Living," was taken off the air by CBS and UPN. Stewart was found guilty on March 3 of lying about the reason for selling 3,298 shares of ImClone Systems stock, conspiracy, making false statement and obstruction of justice.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 2:06 am
March 13th 1972 - "The Merv Griffin Show" debuted in syndication for Metromedia Television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 5:24 am
March 13th 1984 - MTV premiered its weekly "Top 20 Video Countdown" show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 6:20 am
March 13th 2002 - Fox aired "Celebrity Boxing." Tonya Harding beat Paula Jones, Danny Banaduce beat Barry Williams and Todd Bridges defeated Vanilla Ice.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 7:31 am
March 13th 2003 - It was reported that HBO's "The Sopranos" had been postponed indefinitely due to a contract dispute with the show's star, James Gandolfini.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 8:08 am
March 13th 2002 - Fox aired "Celebrity Boxing." Tonya Harding beat Paula Jones, Danny Banaduce beat Barry Williams and Todd Bridges defeated Vanilla Ice.
Tonya Harding won... ? ::)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 9:36 am
March 13th 2005 - The first episode of "Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 12:03 pm
March 15th 1971 - CBS television dropped "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 12:37 pm
March 15th 1954 - CBS television debuted its "Morning Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 2:03 pm
March 15th 1980 - The 100th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 4:57 pm
March 15th 1998 - CBS' "60 Minutes" aired an interview with former White House employee Kathleen Willey. Wiley said U.S. President Clinton made unwelcome sexual advances toward her in the Oval Office in 1993.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 12:54 am
March 20th 1935 - Your Hit Parade makes its debut on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 3:38 am
March 20th 1964, The Beatles appeared live on the UK television program Ready Steady Go!, miming to ‘It Won't Be Long’, ‘You Can't Do That’, and ‘Can't Buy Me Love’. They were also presented with a special award from US magazine Billboard, in recognition of The Beatles having the top three singles on the chart simultaneously.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 6:34 am
March 20th 1985 - CBS-TV presented "The Romance of Betty Boop."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 7:09 am
March 20th 1986 - Fallon Carrington and Jeff Colby were wed on the TV drama "The Colby’s". "The Colby’s" was an offshoot of "Dynasty".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 10:16 am
March 20th 1948 - Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra were featured in the first televised symphonic concert.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 11:44 am
March 20th 1992 - Janice Pennington was awarded $1.3 million for an accident on the set of the "Price is Right" TV show.
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Written By: nally on 04/06/19 at 12:29 am
April 5, 1985 (Good Friday of that year) at 3:50 pm GMT, over 8000 radio stations simultaneously broadcast the song "We Are The World" (by U.S.A. For Africa) around the world.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/19 at 3:57 am
April 9th 1950 - Bob Hope made his first television appearance on "Star-Spangled Review" on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/19 at 6:43 am
April 9th 1965 - The Rolling Stones made their first live appearance on British TV's "Ready Steady Go!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/19 at 7:17 am
April 9th 1974 - Janet Jackson, at age 7, appeared on the TV show "The Jacksons" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/19 at 9:55 am
April 9th 1986 - It was announced that Patrick Duffy's character on the TV show Dallas would be returning after being killed off in the previous season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/19 at 11:46 am
April 9th 2000 - CBS-TV aired "Failsafe." It was the first live full-length show to be aired by CBS in 39 years.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/19 at 1:15 pm
April 9th 1963, The Beatles appeared live on the ITV show Tuesday Rendezvous, miming ‘From Me to You’ and ‘Please Please Me’ (during the closing credits). In the evening The Beatles played live at the Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn, London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 3:58 am
April 16th 1956 - ABC premiered the TV show "Rhythm on Parade."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 6:46 am
April 16th 1962 - Walter Cronkite began anchoring "The CBS Evening News".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 8:18 am
April 16th 1973 - Paul McCartney starred in his first TV special, "James Paul McCartney."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 9:26 am
April 16th 1981 - The final episode of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 11:15 am
April 16th 1995 - Courtney Love and her band Hole performed on the sixth season premiere of MTV's "Unplugged."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 2:33 pm
April 16th 1940 - First televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (Chicago White Sox versus Chicago Cubs exhibition).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 5:10 am
April 17th 1967 - "The Joey Bishop Show" debuted on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 6:29 am
April 17th 1987 - NBC aired the final episode of "Remington Steele."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 7:30 am
April 17th 2002 - It was announced that the final episode of FOX's "Ally McBeal" would air on May 20.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 8:14 am
April 17th 2002 - The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences board voted unanimously to urge networks not to get of rid credits at the end of TV shows.
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Written By: nally on 04/17/19 at 6:57 pm
April 9th 1974 - Janet Jackson, at age 7, appeared on the TV show "The Jacksons" for the first time.
Well, her brothers' band was hugely popular at the time.
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Written By: nally on 04/19/19 at 12:07 pm
April 19th 1987: The Simpsons first appear as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, starting with a vignette entitled "Good Night."
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Written By: nally on 04/22/19 at 7:17 pm
Eight years ago today, on April 22nd 2011: Pope Benedict XVI becomes the first pontiff to take part in a televised question-and-answer session, a pre-recorded programme for Italian television. (More notably, this was on Good Friday!)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 5:46 am
April 28th 1957 - Mike Wallace was seen on TV for the first time. He was the host of "Mike Wallace Interviews."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 6:47 am
April 28th 2000 - The final episode of "Cosby" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 8:12 am
April 28th 1964, The Beatles recorded the TV special ‘Around The Beatles’ at Wembley studios England. As well as performing songs they played Act V Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ with John playing the female role of Thisbe, Paul as Pyramus, George as Moonshine and Ringo as Lion. Paul later named his cat Thisbe.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 9:32 am
April 28th 2009, A TV commercial for insurance featuring Iggy Pop was ruled as misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority. In the advert, the singer was seen exclaiming that he had an insurance policy with Swiftcover but the company did not cover musicians at the time of the ad being shown. Swiftcover had since started to offer policies to musicians, and stated that Mr Pop would continue to endorse the company.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 11:29 am
April 28th 1965 - Barbra Streisand's first TV special aired on CBS. It was titled "My Name is Barbra".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 12:38 pm
April 28th 1975 - John Lennon appeared on "The Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:09 pm
April 28th 1994 - The 100th episode of "The Simpsons" aired on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:37 pm
April 28th 1959 - Arthur Godfrey was seen for the last time in the final broadcast of "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:53 pm
April 28th 2000 - Jay Leno received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: nally on 04/28/19 at 2:54 pm
April 28th 2000 - Jay Leno received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
How appropriate, since that was his 50th birthday!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:55 pm
How appropriate, since that was his 50th birthday!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:55 pm
April 28th 2002 - NBC taped the "Tonight" show's celebration of its 10th year with Jay Leno.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 4:15 am
April 29th 1954 - Ernest Borgnine made his network television debut in "Night Visitor" on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 5:23 am
April 29th 1961 – ABC’s "Wide World of Sports" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 5:53 am
April 29th 1974 - Phil Donahue’s TV show, "Donahue" moved to Chicago, IL.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 6:36 am
April 29th 1979 - The final episode of "Battlestar Galactica" was aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 8:45 am
April 29th 1993 - An animated Barry White was a guest on "The Simpsons."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 10:29 am
April 29th 2000 - The 100th episode of "Pokémon" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 10:56 am
April 29th 1953 – The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 11:42 am
April 29th 2002 - "TV Guide" was released with a listing of the "Top 50 TV Shows" of all time. The TV show version of the "Top 50 TV Shows" aired on May 13.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 2:12 pm
April 29th 2002 - Donovan Patton took over as host of the children's show "Blue's Clues." Steve Burns had been the host since the show's debut in December 1996.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 3:58 pm
April 29th 2002 - White House press secretary Air Fleisher appeared on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 10:51 am
April 30th 1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 11:54 am
April 30th 1952 - Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on network television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 1:01 pm
April 30th 1964 - The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive both VHF and UHF channels.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 2:07 pm
April 30th 1968, BBC TV launched The Cilla Black Show making Cilla the first British female performer to have her own TV show. The theme song, 'Step Inside Love', was written by Paul McCartney.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 2:09 pm
April 30th 1975 - ABC aired the pilot episode of "Starsky and Hutch."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 2:46 pm
April 30th 1996 - Jackson Communications Inc. was ordered to pay $1.6 million to Smith-Hemion Productions. Smith-Hemion had lost money because of Michael Jackson's failure to perform on the "Jackson Family Honors" TV special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 3:22 pm
April 30th 1997 - The television series "Ellen" made TV history when its lead character "came out" as a lesbian.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 3:45 pm
April 30th 2002 - NBC aired the "Tonight" show's celebration of its 10th year with Jay Leno. Appearances were made by Tom Cruise, Cher and Steven Tyler (Aerosmith).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 1:32 am
May 1st 1969, Bob Dylan recorded an appearance for The Johnny Cash Show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. After two solo numbers from Dylan, Johnny Cash joined him for a rendition of 'Girl From The North Country'. In this primetime show, Cash enjoyed booking contemporary performers as guests; Neil Young, James Taylor, Ray Charles and Eric Clapton were all booked to appear on forthcoming shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 2:40 am
May 1st 1988 - The final episode of "Magnum, p.i." aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 3:58 am
May 1st 2000 - ABC aired the first celebrity "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 5:30 am
May 1st 1999 – SpongeBob SquarePants premieres on Nickelodeon after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 1:08 am
May 7th 1947 - "Kraft Television Theater" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 4:44 am
May 7th 1987 - Shelly Long, as Diane Chambers, made her last appearance as a regular on the TV show "Cheers."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 5:28 am
May 7th 1995 - The final episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 6:08 am
May 7th 1996 - Evan Chandler filed a $60 million breach of contract suit against Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. The charge was that they had violated a confidentiality clause in the 1994 out-of-court settlement by discussing the case with Diane Sawyer on "PrimeTime Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 6:59 am
May 7th 1998 - Leeza Gibbons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 8:48 am
May 7th 1999 - A jury ruled that "The Jenny Jones Show" and Warner Bros. were liable in the shooting death of Scott Amedure. He was killed by another guest on the show. The jury's award was $25 million.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 8:57 am
May 7th 2012 - The 200th episode of "Two and a Half Men" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 1:34 am
May 12th 1955 - Gisele MacKenzie played a singer on the NBC-TV program, "Justice."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 3:33 am
May 12th 1960 - Elvis Presley guest-starred on "Welcome Home Elvis." The TV special was hosted by Frank Sinatra. Elvis sang "Witchcraft" and Sinatra sang "Love Me Tender."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 5:04 am
May 12th 1963, Bob Dylan walked out of rehearsals for the US TV Ed Sullivan show after being told he couldn't perform his song Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues due to it mocking the US military and segregation. CBS officials asked Dylan to substitute it for another song, but the singer reportedly said: 'No, this is what I want to do. If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 5:40 am
May 12th 1982 - The final episode of "The Incredible Hulk" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 6:51 am
May 12th 1987 - The final episode of "Hill Street Blues" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 8:02 am
May 12th 1989 - The 2000th episode of "Entertainment Tonight" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 8:33 am
May 12th 1993 - The final episode of "The Wonder Years" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 9:36 am
May 12th 1999 - The final episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 2:57 am
May 13th 1978 - The final episode of "Bionic Woman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 5:33 am
May 13th 1989 - The 600th episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 6:17 am
May 13th 1993 - The final episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 6:56 am
May 13th 1996 - The 200th episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 8:44 am
May 13th 1996 - O.J. Simpson appeared on British TV to discuss his not guilty verdict.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 10:12 am
May 13th 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 1:14 am
May 15th 1981 - "Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 5:14 am
May 15th 1979 - The final episode of "Starsky and Hutch" was aired by ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 6:28 am
May 15th 1997 - ABC News and Starwave Corp. launched ABCNEWS.com.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 1:10 am
May 17th 1939 - The first fashion to be shown on television was broadcast in New York from the Ritz-Carleton Hotel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 5:05 am
May 17th 1961 - The final episode of "You Bet Your Life"/"The Groucho Show" was taped.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 7:30 am
May 17th 1975 - NBC TV bought the rights to show "Gone with the Wind." The one time rights cost NBC $5,000,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 8:36 am
May 17th 1977 - Japan agreed to slow its TV exports to avoid a rise in U.S. tariffs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 8:58 am
May 17th 1985 - Bobby Ewing died on the season finale of "Dallas" on CBS-TV. He returned the following season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 11:47 am
May 17th 1993 - Barry Manilow appeared on the CBS-TV's "Murphy Brown."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 1:15 pm
May 17th 1994 - The last episode of "The Joy of Painting" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 2:09 pm
May 17th 1999 - Alex Trebek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 2:17 pm
May 17th 2000 - The final episode, number 296, of "Beverly Hills 90210" was aired by FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 3:47 am
May 18th 1964 - Paul McCartney was interviewed by David Frost on BBC-TVs "A Degree Of Frost."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 5:33 am
May 18th 1965 - The Beatles appeared on the NBC-TV special "The Best on Record." The show featured recent Grammy Winners.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 8:58 am
May 18th 1978 - The final episode of "Baretta" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 10:33 am
May 18th 1985 - "Nightline" aired from a remote location for the first time. The location was in South Africa.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 10:36 am
May 18th 1967, The Beatles were selected to represent the UK for the first-ever global-wide satellite broadcast. The group agreed to be shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the occasion, scheduled for June 25. John Lennon wrote ‘All You Need is Love’ which was thought to sum up the 1967 'summer of love' and The Beatles' sympathies. With the satellite broadcast being broadcast to many non-English-speaking countries, the BBC asked The Beatles to 'keep it simple'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 11:48 am
May 18th 1998 - The final episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 2:31 am
May 18th 1991 - The TV movie "Knight Rider 2000" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 4:02 am
May 18th 1992 - U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 9:08 am
May 19th 1994 - The final episode of "L.A. Law" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 11:40 am
May 19th 1996 - The final episode of "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 12:19 pm
May 19th 2009 - The pilot episode of "Glee" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 1:09 pm
May 19th 1999 - Rosie O'Donnell and Tom Selleck got into an uncomfortable verbal issue concerning gun control on O'Donnell's talk show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 1:46 pm
May 19th 2002 - The conclusion of "Survivor: Marquesas" was aired by CBS. The show, the fourth "Survivor" series, was filmed in the South Pacific's Marquesas Islands.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/19 at 10:56 am
May 20th 1939 - The first telecast over telephone wires was sent from Madison Square Garden to the NBC-TV studios at 30 Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. The event was a bicycle race.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/19 at 1:44 pm
May 20th 1993 - The final episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC. The show debuted on September 30, 1982.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/19 at 3:46 pm
May 20th 1968, BBC 2 TV aired a short play 'The Pistol Shot', featuring a young dancer - artist called David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/19 at 9:42 am
May 21st 1979 - Elton John began a series of Russian concerts that were videotaped for a cable-TV special and a videodisc. They were both titled "To Russia with Elton."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/19 at 10:16 am
May 21st 1985 - HBO began airing "The Ray Bradbury Theatre."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/19 at 11:59 am
May 21st 1990 - The final episode of "Newhart" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/19 at 2:22 pm
May 21st 1992 - The final episode of "MacGyver" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/19 at 2:37 pm
May 21st 1992 – After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 3:58 am
May 22nd 1955 - Jack Benny did his last live network radio broadcast after a run of 23 years. He devoted his time fully to TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 5:06 am
May 22nd 1966 - The final episode of "Perry Mason" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 6:32 am
May 22nd 1967 - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" made its debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 7:32 am
May 22nd 1967 - The final "To Tell the Truth" program was seen on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 8:36 am
May 22nd 1984 - The final episode of "Hart to Hart" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 11:44 am
May 22nd 1987 - Roy Orbison performed on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 12:17 pm
May 22nd 1992 - Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time. He had been host for 30 years. He was replaced by Jay Leno.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 12:37 pm
May 22nd 1997 - Fleetwood Mac performed the first of two MTV Unplugged specials that would be aired in the summer of 1997.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 12:59 pm
May 22nd 2001 - The final episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/19 at 1:34 am
May 23rd 1963 - NBC purchased the 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/19 at 5:37 am
May 23rd 1994 - The final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/19 at 7:04 am
May 23rd 1995 - The final episode of "Full House" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/19 at 8:53 am
May 23rd 2001 - The final episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/19 at 10:02 am
May 24th 1974 - The last "Dean Martin Show" was seen on NBC. The show had been aired for 9 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/19 at 11:19 am
May 24th 1974 - On "Midnight Special," Richard Pryor was host to Olivia Newton-John and Boz Scaggs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/19 at 12:20 pm
May 24th 1964 - On "The Ed Sullivan Show," a taped Beatles performance was played. The Beatles performed "You Can't Do That" from the set of "A Hard Day's Night."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/19 at 1:35 pm
May 24th 1987 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Sinister Spirit" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/19 at 4:30 pm
May 24th 1999 - The final episode of "Mad About You" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/19 at 10:48 pm
May 24th 2006 - The fifth season of "American Idol" ended. Taylor Hicks was voted the winner.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 1:48 am
May 25th 1953 – The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 3:53 am
May 25th 1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC's "Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 5:13 am
May 25th 1995 - Ringo Starr was a guest on CBS-TVs "Late Show With David Letterman."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 6:26 am
May 25th 1999 - The final episode of "Home Improvement" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 8:35 am
May 25th 2011 – Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/19 at 9:19 am
May 26th 1970 - The final episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/19 at 10:16 am
May 26th 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "Shindig!" along with Jackie De Shannon, Sonny and Cher and Jimmy Rodgers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/19 at 11:08 am
May 26th 2002, The first episode of At Home With The Osbournes was shown on MTV in the UK. Already becoming a hit in the the US, the show focused on the madman and his family (his wife Sharon, and two of their three children). Oblivious to the camera, they bicker, squabble, curse and hang out backstage at Ozzy shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/19 at 12:04 pm
May 27th 1950 - Frank Sinatra made his TV debut on NBC's "Star-Spangled Review."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/19 at 12:29 pm
May 27th 1982 - The final episode of "Mork and Mindy" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/19 at 1:05 pm
May 27th 1987 - Jim and Tammy Bakker appeared on "Nightline" following the PTL scandal.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/19 at 1:33 pm
May 27th 1988 - The final episode of "Punky Brewster" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/19 at 2:13 pm
May 27th 1994 - "The Arsenio Hall Show" aired for the last time. The show was revived for a single season in 2013.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/19 at 1:14 am
May 31st 1962 - "Tell It To Groucho" aired for the last time on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/19 at 4:31 am
May 31st 1964 - The Dave Clark Five appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the first of 11 appearances.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/19 at 5:38 am
May 31st 1966, Filming began on The Monkees first TV series. The Monkees' first single, 'Last Train to Clarksville' was released in August 1966, just weeks prior to the TV broadcast debut. In conjunction with the first broadcast of the television show on September 12, 1966 on the NBC television network, NBC and Columbia had a major hit on their hands.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/19 at 6:13 am
May 31st 1990 - The first episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/19 at 7:16 am
May 31st 1999 - VH1's "Behind the Music" began airing nightly. The premiere show was "The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/19 at 7:53 am
May 31st 1992 - The final episode of "Night Court" aired on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 06/01/19 at 11:52 pm
Twenty-five years ago today, on June 1st 1994: The cable TV channel FX went on the air (originally stylized as "fX").
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Written By: nally on 06/05/19 at 11:15 am
June 5th 2001: Kristin, an NBC sitcom starring Kristin Chenoweth, premiered. It would get the axe after only six aired episodes. (Seven others were filmed, but never shown.)
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June 10th 1966 - Steve Marriott of the Small Faces collapsed while performing on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! The group were forced to cancel the following weeks gigs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/19 at 1:06 am
June 10th 1989 - HBO aired the first episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 6:25 am
June 11th 1962, The Beatles recorded a BBC radio program, "Here We Go", at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience composed largely of loyal Cavern fans. This was the last recording on which Pete Best played drums.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 7:50 am
June 11th 1999 - Ricky Martin performed on NBC's "Today" show in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 12:07 pm
June 11th 2001 - The first episode of "Fear Factor" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 2:01 pm
June 11th 2002 - The television singing competition "American Idol" debuted on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 2:28 pm
June 11th 2008, The American Federation of Musicians filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of American Idol, claiming musicians were underpaid because the show’s live music was re-recorded for re-runs. The union filed the suit seeking unspecified damages in the US District Court in Los Angeles, alleging that American Idol Productions Inc. and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions Inc. violated a collective bargaining agreement.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 1:38 am
June 11th 2011 - In the U.S., the switch from analog to digital TV transmission was completed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 2:33 am
June 13th 1964 - The Rolling Stones made a television appearance on "Hollywood Palace." The show was hosted by Dean Martin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 4:53 am
June 13th 1975, John Lennon made his last ever TV appearance when he appeared on 'Salute To Sir Lew Grade', performing 'Slippin And Slidin', and 'Imagine'. The performance was recorded at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 18, 1975.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 4:24 am
June 14th 1923 - Charles Francis Jenkins cited this date as the day he transmitted the earliest moving silhouette images.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 5:33 am
June 14th 1939 - Ethel Waters became the first African-American to perform on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 6:26 am
June 14th 1958 - BBC-TV aired "The Black and White Minstrel Show" for the first time, and not to be repeated...
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 7:25 am
June 14th 1964, The Manish Boys, (featuring David Bowie) auditioned for the UK television talent show Opportunity Knocks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 7:39 am
June 14th 1995 - Michael and Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson were interviewed on "Prime Time Live" by Diane Sawyer.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 8:52 am
June 14th 1997 - The final episode of "Lois and Clark" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 9:06 am
June 14th 2000 - "The Simpsons" received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 2:52 am
June 15th 1958, The first teenage all-music TV show Oh Boy!, was broadcast for the first time in the UK. Each week Oh Boy! featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cuddly Dudley, who sang on 21 shows, Cliff Richard (20 shows), The Drifters (Later to become The Shadows) (17 shows) and Marty Wilde (17 shows). Guests included Billy Fury, Tony Sheridan, Shirley Bassey and Lonnie Donegan; with occasional US stars, such as The Inkspots, Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 3:49 am
June 15th 1958 - The Platters performed "Twilight Time" on Ed Sullivan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 6:07 am
June 15th 2007 - Bob Barker's final appearance as host of "The Price Is Right" aired. The show had been taped on June 6.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 2:04 pm
June 15th 1993 - FOX-TV aired "Paul McCartney Live In The New World." It was McCartney's first live concert to be televised.2002, A rare autographed copy of The Beatles' album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sold at auction for £34,000 ($57,800), more than five times the estimated price.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 5:47 am
July 2nd 1897 – British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:15 am
July 2nd 1955 - ABC Television premiered "The Lawrence Welk Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:59 am
July 2nd 1976 - For the first time in 12 years, Brian Wilson joined the Beach Boys on stage. The next night the show was recorded for an NBC Beach Boys special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 8:05 am
July 2nd 1998 - Cable News Network (CNN) retracted a story that alleged that U.S. commandos had used nerve gas to kill American defectors during the Vietnam War.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 9:11 am
July 2nd 2005 – The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/19 at 1:04 am
July 3rd 1940 - Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/19 at 1:45 am
July 3rd 1939 - Chic Young’s comic strip character, "Blondie" was first heard on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/19 at 3:07 am
July 3rd 2003 - It was announced that Liberty Media Corp. had agreed to buy Comcast's majority ownership in QVC for $7.9 billion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 12:17 am
July 9th 1985 - Joe Namath, signed a five-year pact with ABC-TV to provide commentary for "Monday Night Football".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 1:11 am
July 9th 1993 - NBC aired "A Different World" for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 2:01 am
July 9th 1998 - MTV Networks Europe announced in London the launch of freeform music channel M2 Europe. It was the first TV station to be launched on the internet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 3:12 am
July 9th 1999 - The state of Indiana renamed a 25-mile stretch of Interstate Route 65 as "Kenneth Babyface Edmonds Highway." The same day Babyface donated $50,000 to establish VH1's Save The Music campaign in the state.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 3:27 am
July 9th 1956 - Dick Clark made his debut as host of "Bandstand" on a Philadelphia TV station. The name of the show was changed to "American Bandstand" when it went to ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 3:45 am
July 9th 2002 - ABC aired a rare interview with David Letterman on the premiere of "Up Close".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 12:38 am
July 10th 1949 - The first practical rectangular television was presented. The picture tube measured 12 by 16 and sold for $12.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 5:59 am
July 10th 1950, The US music show Your Hit Parade premiered on NBC-TV. The program, which featured vocalists covering the top hits of the week, had been on radio since 1935. It moved to CBS in 1958 but was canceled the following year, unable to cope with the rising popularity of Rock 'n' Roll.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 8:44 am
July 10th 1962 - The Telstar Communications satellite was launched. The satellite relayed TV and telephone signals between Europe and the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 10:17 am
July 10th 1975 - The "Gladys Knight & the Pips" summer series premiered on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 12:25 pm
July 10th 1978 – ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 1:57 pm
July 10th 2003 - PBS' Soundstage returned to TV with a performance from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The show had not aired in over 18 years when it ran from 1974 to 1985.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/19 at 9:22 am
July 23rd 1962 - The "Telstar" communications satellite sent the first live TV broadcast to Europe.
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Written By: nally on 07/24/19 at 11:06 pm
July 24th 1953: launch of television channel KEYT (channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA), an ABC affiliate
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Written By: nally on 07/28/19 at 11:18 pm
July 28th 1957: Musician Jerry Lee Lewis makes his first TV appearance; he did so on the Steve Allen Show.
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Written By: nally on 07/31/19 at 7:03 pm
July 31st 1984: Leeza Gibbons made her first appearance on Entertainment Tonight.
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Written By: nally on 08/01/19 at 10:39 am
38 years ago today, on 8/1/81, the cable TV channel MTV went on the air, with "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles as the opening music video to be shown. (The song had been released as a single in 1979, but its album, The Golden Age of Plastic, got released in early 1980.)
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Written By: nally on 08/01/19 at 4:35 pm
August 1st 1984: The Rush Limbaugh Show radio talk show begins broadcasting from KFBK (1530 AM) in Sacramento, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 12:41 am
August 6th 1939 - Dinah Shore started her own show on the NBC Blue radio network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 12:42 am
38 years ago today, on 8/1/81, the cable TV channel MTV went on the air, with "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles as the opening music video to be shown. (The song had been released as a single in 1979, but its album, The Golden Age of Plastic, got released in early 1980.)
...and how MTV has gone downhill since?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 4:35 am
August 6th 1956 – After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 5:33 am
August 6th 1960, Chubby Checker appeared on US TV show American Bandstand and performed 'The Twist.' The song went to No.1 on the US chart and again 18 months later in 1962. It is the only song to go to the top of the charts on two separate occasions.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 6:19 am
August 6th 1964, Rod Stewart made his TV debut on 'The Beat Room' as a member of The Hoochie Coochie Men.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 7:12 am
August 6th 1993 - The final episode of "Perfect Strangers" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 8:17 am
August 6th 1998 - The last new episode of Magic Johnson's talk show, "The Magic Hour," aired. The musical guests on the show were Boys II Men, Simply Red, Mary J. Blige and Hanson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 9:03 am
August 6th 2000 - It was announced that Ice-T would play a detective on the TV series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 12:58 am
August 7th 1941 - WNBT broadcast the first audience-participation program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 3:09 am
August 7th 1960 - The Cuban Catholic Church condemned the rise of communism in Cuba. Fidel Castro then banned all religious TV and radio broadcasts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 7:38 am
August 8th 1956 - The Dumont network made its final telecast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 8:05 am
August 8th 1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 8:19 am
August 8th 1991 - John McCarthy, a British TV producer was released by his Lebanese kidnappers. He had been held captive for more than five years. A rival group abducted Jerome Leyraud in retaliation and threatened to kill him if any more hostages were released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 3:22 am
August 9th 1942 - CBS radio debuted "Our Secret Weapon."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 6:50 am
August 9th 1974 - Live on television, U.S. President Richard Nixon formally resigned.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 12:00 pm
August 9th 1945 - The first network television broadcast occurred in Washington, DC. The program announced the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 3:21 pm
August 9th 1939 - A tennis tournament was televised for the first time. IT was the Eastern Grass Court championship matches held at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY.
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Written By: nally on 08/10/19 at 12:20 pm
...and how MTV has gone downhill since?
Definitely!!
In fact, for most of its existence as a channel, it has diverted from the "music" format. As I've said before, the letter "M" in "MTV" probably truly stands for "moronic" now.
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Written By: nally on 08/10/19 at 12:21 pm
August 10th 1948: Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 12:58 am
August 13th 1954 – Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 2:29 am
August 13th 1912 - The first experimental radio license was issued to St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, PA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 3:55 am
August 13th 1928 - WRNY in Coytesville, NJ, became the first standard radio station to transmit a television image.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 4:54 am
August 13th 1997 - Comedy Central aired the first episode of "South Park".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 6:10 am
August 13th 2002 - VH-1 began airing the five-part series "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 2:16 am
August 14th 1967 – UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 5:56 am
August 14th 2000 - It was announced that Charles Grodin would be joining CBS' "60 Minutes II" as a commentator.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 10:42 am
August 14th 1965, The Beatles taped an appearance for CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show at Studio 50, New York City. They performed ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘I'm Down’, ‘Act Naturally’, ‘Ticket to Ride’, 'Yesterday' and ‘Help!’ Also today, The Beatles fifth album 'Help!' started a nine-week run at No.1 on the UK charts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 12:54 am
August 20th 1920 – The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 1:50 am
August 20th 1989 - The first episode of "Saved By The Bell" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 5:11 am
August 20th 1997, BBC TV aired the documentary 'Oasis Right Here Right Now', with the group talking about their troublesome last year, plus performances of three new songs from the Manchester band.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 9:47 am
August 20th 1989 - The original pilot for "Forever Knight" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 11:30 am
August 20th 1926 – Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
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Written By: Retrolover on 08/20/19 at 11:38 am
August 20th 1989 - The first episode of "Saved By The Bell" aired on NBC.
Ironically, it aired on a Sunday night. :o
I didn’t watch “SBTB” in 1989, but I imagine that would have gotten me EXCITED ( ;D) for high school that fall if I were of age to be in high school (which I wasn’t).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 1:30 am
August 21st 1992 - NBC News fired Authur Kent two weeks after he refused an assignment to war-torn Croatia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 6:06 am
August 21st 1996 - FOX began airing the seventh season of "Beverly Hills, 90210."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 6:42 am
August 21st 2002 - CBS announced that Lesley Stahl would become the host of "48 Hours Investigates." The show would the following fall under the name "48 Hours."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 2:51 am
August 22nd 1932 - The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) began its first TV broadcast in England
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 6:23 am
August 22nd 1998 - "The Howard Stern Radio Show" premiered on CBS to about 70% of the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 8:13 am
August 22nd 1962, The first TV appearance of The Beatles was recorded by Manchester based Granada TV, who filmed a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, (the performance was shown on 17th October 1962).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 3:43 pm
August 22nd 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the UK BBC TV Simon Dee show. Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens were also guests on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 1:46 am
August 23rd 1962 - The first live TV program was relayed between the U.S. and Europe through the U.S. Telstar satellite.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 5:19 am
August 23rd 1998 - The 10th season of "The Simpsons" began on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 5:59 am
August 23rd 1933 - First televised boxing match, between Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri in London, England, broadcast by the BBC's experimental TV service.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 7:18 am
August 23rd 2000 - Richard Hatch was revealed as the winning castaway on CBS' "Survivor." Hatch won $1,000,000 for his stay on the island of Pulau Tida in the South China Sea.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 8:17 am
August 23rd 2000 - Richard Hatch was revealed as the winning castaway on CBS' "Survivor." Hatch won $1,000,000 for his stay on the island of Pulau Tida in the South China Sea.
How long did it take him to spend it?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 9:08 am
August 23rd 1963, The Rolling Stones appeared on UK TV show Ready, Steady, Go! for the first time, performing their debut single 'Come On.' The group made a total of 20 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 10:10 am
August 23rd 2015 - AMC premiered "Fear the Walking Dead."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 12:48 pm
August 23rd 2001 - California Congressman Gary Condit gave an interview to ABC's Connie Chung. Condit denied involvement in Chandra Levy's disappearance and avoided directly answering questions about whether they had an affair.
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Written By: nally on 08/24/19 at 3:58 pm
August 23rd 2001 - California Congressman Gary Condit gave an interview to ABC's Connie Chung. Condit denied involvement in Chandra Levy's disappearance and avoided directly answering questions about whether they had an affair.
An event I remember hearing on the news. ::)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 1:12 am
August 25th 1949 - NBC Radio debuted "Father Knows Best". The show went to TV in 1954.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 4:17 am
August 25th 1949 - RCA announced the development of a compatible color TV system.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 6:32 am
August 25th 1958 - "Concentration" aired for the first time on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 9:10 am
August 25th 2000 - It was announced that the Franklin Sullivan III (Survivor) would be asking a federal court in Chicago, IL, for a preliminary injunction against CBS Corp. and TVT Records LLC concerning the soon-to-be-released soundtrack from the CBS TV series "Survivor."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/19 at 5:47 am
August 26th 1939 - The radio program, "Arch Oboler’s Plays", presented the NBC Symphony for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/19 at 7:32 am
August 26th 1955 - The first color broadcast of a tennis tournament was aired. It was the Davis Cup match between Australia and the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 4:25 am
August 29th 1940 - Peter Goldmark of CBS announced his invention of a color TV system.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 7:57 am
August 29th 1966 - Mia Farrow withdrew from the cast of the ABC-TV's "Peyton Place."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 9:37 am
August 29th 1967 - The final episode of "The Fugitive" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 1:02 pm
August 29th 1997 – Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 2:08 pm
August 29th 2002 - Michael Jackson was presented a birthday cake and statuette in the shape of a treble clef at the MTV Video Music Awards. He mistakenly thought he was receiving an award for "Artist of the Millennium." Britney Spears presented the gifts to Jackson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 5:46 am
August 30th 1993 - Billy Joel became the first musical guest on CBS-TV's "The Late Show with David Letterman" when the show debuted.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 4:18 am
August 31st 1920 - The first news program to be broadcast on radio was aired. The station was 8MK in Detroit, MI.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 5:39 am
August 31st 1936 – Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 8:26 am
August 31st 1974 - "The Partridge Family" television show ended.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 10:03 am
August 31st 1981 - The 30-year contract between Milton Berle and NBC-TV expired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 2:21 pm
August 31st 1987 - CBS-TV aired a special entitle "Michael Jackson - The Magic Returns." Also, the 17-minute "Bad" video was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 2:35 pm
August 31st 1993 - Tito and Jermaine Jackson walked off the set of NBC-TV's "Today" show when a crew arrived to interview the two about the troubles of their brother Michael with the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Written By: nally on 09/02/19 at 10:06 am
September 2nd 1963: CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
(Interesting, I had no idea that it was originally a 15-minute programme.)
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Written By: nally on 09/04/19 at 11:51 am
September 4th 1972: The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. As of 2019, it is the longest running game show on American television.
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Written By: nally on 09/08/19 at 8:30 pm
September 8th 1966: The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap".
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Written By: nally on 09/09/19 at 5:31 pm
September 9th 1956: musician Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 1:09 am
September 10th 1935 - "Popeye" was heard on NBC radio for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 6:00 am
September 10th 1950 - Eddie Cantor began working on TV on the "Colgate Comedy Hour" on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 7:05 am
September 10th 1953 - Swanson began selling its first "TV dinner."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 7:27 am
September 10th 1955 - "Gunsmoke" premiered on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 8:00 am
September 10th 1966 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 9:44 am
September 10th 1955 - Bert Parks began a 25-year career as host of the "Miss America Pageant" on NBC.
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September 10th 1975 - The first episode of "Starsky and Hutch" was aired by ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 12:03 pm
September 10th 1975 - The first episode of "Starsky and Hutch" was aired by ABC.
Now who remembers watching that?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 12:39 pm
September 1990 - NBC began airing the series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 1:38 pm
September 1990 - NBC began airing the series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
Now who remembers watching that?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 2:51 pm
September 1993 - The first episode of "X-Files" aired on FOX. The series finale was aired on May 19, 2002.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 4:10 pm
September 10th 1984 - The Federal Communications Commission changed a rule to allow broadcasters to own 12 AM and 12 FM radio stations. The previous limit was 7 of each.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 4:20 pm
September 1990 - NBC began airing the series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
Now who remembers watching that?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 4:27 pm
September 1993 - The first episode of "X-Files" aired on FOX. The series finale was aired on May 19, 2002.
Now who remembers watching that?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 6:15 am
September 11th 1977 - Bernie Taupin made his television acting debut on ABC's "The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew meet Dracula." He played the character Circus. Taupin was known for being Elton John's lyricist.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 8:08 am
September 11th 1950 - Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 8:27 am
September 11th 1954 - The Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether, was the winner.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 10:21 am
September 11th 1964 - "Friday Night Fights" was seen for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 10:44 am
September 11th 1967 - The Carol Burnett Show premiered on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 11:53 am
September 11th 1970 - The last "Get Smart" episode aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 1:48 pm
September 11th 1971 - The animated "The Jackson Five" TV series debuted on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 2:32 pm
September 11th 1977, David Bowie recorded a guest appearance on 'Bing Crosby's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' TV show duetting with Crosby on 'Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy. The track became a UK No.3 hit five years later in 1982.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 3:13 pm
September 11th 1974 - "Little House on the Prairie" made its television debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 3:15 pm
September 11th 1974 - "Little House on the Prairie" made its television debut.
Now, who remembers watching that?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 3:37 pm
September 11th 1990 - US President George H. W. Bush delivers a nationally televised speech in which he threatens the use of force to remove Iraqi soldiers from Kuwait.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 3:48 pm
September 11th 1970 - The last "Get Smart" episode aired on CBS-TV.
I can remember watching that...
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/19 at 11:27 am
September 12th 1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12th, 1971.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/19 at 1:41 pm
September 12th 1984 - The first episode of "Punky Brewster" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 8:04 am
September 13th 1947 - NBC voted to ban crime shows before 9:30pm.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 10:33 am
September 13th 1974 - The first episode of "Police Woman" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 11:55 am
September 13th 1937 - The first broadcast of "Kitty Keene, Incorporated" was heard on the NBC Red network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 1:51 pm
September 13th 1958, Cliff Richard made his British TV debut on Jack good's 'Oh Boy', performing 'Move It'. Before he was allowed to appear on the show, Richard was ordered to remove his sideburns.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 2:36 pm
September 13th 1974 - The first episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 3:07 pm
September 13th 1974 - The first episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC.
Did anyone watch this?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 3:11 pm
September 13th 1990 - The first episode of "Law and Order" aired. After almost 20 years, NBC announced it had canceled the show on May 14, 2010.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/19 at 10:05 am
September 14th 1984 - The MTV Awards were held for the first time. Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd co-hosted the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/19 at 2:37 pm
September 14th 1968, The first episode of the comic strip 'The Archies' was aired on US TV. The recording group had contributions from Ron Dante, Andy Kim, Jeff Barry and others. Rock mogul, Don Kirshner (who also brought us The The Monkees) was put in charge of the studio group. The following year The Archies started a eight-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sugar Sugar,' becoming the longest running One Hit Wonder in the UK.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/19 at 3:05 pm
September 14th 1967 - The first episode of "Ironside" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 12:59 am
September 15th 1934 - NBC radio debuted "The Gibson Family." The program was the first musical comedy to be broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 6:24 am
September 15th 1949 - "The Lone Ranger" premiered on ABC. Clayton Moore was the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels was Tonto.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 7:24 am
September 15th 1965 - "Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV.
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Written By: Howard on 09/15/19 at 7:36 am
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September 15th,1984. Puttin On The Hitz debuted on TV and ran for 4 years, the Host was Allen Fawcett.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 9:11 am
September 15th 1965 - "Green Acres" premiered on CBS TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 10:35 am
September 15th 1968 - The TV musical series "Soul" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 11:01 am
September 15th 1969 - The Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra released "The Sulli-Gulli." It was the only release by Sullivan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 12:18 pm
September 15th 1965 - "Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV.
I remember watching that!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 12:30 pm
September 15th 1986 - NBC aired the pilot episode of "L.A. Law."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 1:22 pm
September 15th 1995 - The first episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/19 at 7:52 am
September 16th 1964 - "Shindig!" premiered on ABC. The first show opened with Sam Cooke, The Everly Brothers, The Wellingtons, The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Sherman and Alan Sues.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/19 at 11:53 am
September 16th 1941 - "The Arkansas Traveler" debuted on CBS Radio. The show was later renamed "The Bob Burns Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/19 at 1:31 pm
September 16th 1963 - "The Outer Limits" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/19 at 3:00 pm
September 16th 1990 - An eight-minute videotape of an address by U.S. President George H.W. Bush was shown on Iraqi television. The message warned that action of Saddam Hussein could plunge them into a war "against the world."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 1:07 am
September 17th 1964 - "Bewitched" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 2:07 am
September 17th 1955 - "The Perry Como Show" moved to Saturday nights on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 6:23 am
September 17th 1963 - "The Fugitive" premiered on ABC-TV. The show starred David Janssen.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 7:02 am
September 17th 1965 - "The Smothers Brothers Show" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 7:15 am
September 17th 1967 - The Who appeared on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. An incident occurred with flash explosions that damaged Pete Townshend's ears.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 8:05 am
September 17th 1965 - "Hogan's Heroes" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 9:03 am
September 17th 1964 - "Bewitched" premiered on ABC-TV.
Who remembers watching this?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 10:27 am
September 17th 1967, The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after Jim Morrison broke his agreement with the show’s producers. Morrison said before the performance that he wouldn’t sing the words, ‘Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,’ from 'Light My Fire' but did anyway. The Doors also performed their new single 'People Are Strange.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 12:39 pm
September 17th 1966 - "Mission Impossible" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 1:22 pm
September 17th 2002 - "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" returned to television on Animal Planet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 1:58 pm
September 17th 1978 - The series "Battlestar Galactica" began airing on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 2:35 pm
September 17th 1991 - The first episode of "Home Improvement" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 3:04 pm
September 17th 1972 - The first episode of "M*A*S*H" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 4:23 pm
September 17th 1995 - The 10th season of "Married With Children" began.
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Written By: nally on 09/17/19 at 6:42 pm
September 17th 1991 - The first episode of "Home Improvement" aired on ABC.
That's right, it was a series premiere. O0
It aired right after the fifth-season premiere of Full House, a programme that had just moved its airings from Fridays to Tuesdays. The FH episode in question was entitled "Double Trouble." (At that time I became an avid watcher of said program.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 11:06 pm
September 17th 2010 - CBS aired the final episode of "As the World Turns."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 2:16 am
September 18th 1969 - Tiny Tim announced on "The Tonight Show" to Johnny Carson his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger. Carson asked the two to be married on the show. They made TV history with the wedding on December 17, 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 7:26 am
September 18th 1927 - Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System made its debut with its network broadcast over 16 radio stations. The name was later changed to CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 11:12 am
September 18th 1955 - The "Ed Sullivan Show" began on CBS-TV. The show had been "The Toast of the Town" since 1948.
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Written By: nally on 09/20/19 at 3:23 pm
September 20th 1984: The Cosby Show premieres on NBC-TV.
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Written By: nally on 09/20/19 at 3:27 pm
Twenty years ago today, on September 20th 1999: The TV crime procedural show Law And Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 09/20/19 at 7:56 pm
20 September 1991: The sitcom Step By Step premiered on ABC network. Like "The Brady Bunch", it is also about a stepfamily.
The show would run for seven total seasons, the last of which (1997-98) would move to CBS.
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Written By: nally on 09/22/19 at 11:02 pm
September 22nd 1987: The sitcom Full House premiered on ABC network.
September 22nd 1989: The third season of said program kicked off with the episode "Tanner Island."
September 22nd 1992: The sixth season of said program kicked off with the episode "Come Fly With Me."
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Written By: nally on 09/23/19 at 5:01 pm
September 23rd 1976: The presidential debate between incumbent Gerald Ford (Republican) and challenger Jimmy Carter (Democrat) is televised.
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Written By: nally on 09/23/19 at 5:09 pm
Ten years ago today, on September 23rd 2009: The sitcom Modern Family premieres on ABC, starring Ed O'Neill and Sofia Vergara.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/19 at 10:51 am
September 25th 1965, The Beatles cartoon series premiered on ABC TV in the US. The first story was titled 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and had the group exploring the ocean floor in a diving bell where they met a lovesick octopus. The show ran until September 7, 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 3:14 am
September 26th 1960 - The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 4:52 am
September 26th 1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 5:22 am
September 26th 1969 - "The Brady Bunch" series premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 5:45 am
September 26th 1968 - CBS began airing the first season of "Hawaii Five-O."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 7:36 am
September 26th 1970, The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 10:20 am
September 26th 1982 - The first episode of "Knight Rider" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 10:38 am
September 26th 1964 - "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 11:46 am
September 26th 1998 - MTV Russia debuted at midnight. The first video shown on the network was Mummy Troll's "Vladivostock 2000."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 1:20 pm
September 26th 1986 - The episode of "Dallas" that had Bobby Ewing returning from the dead was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 3:11 am
September 28th 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 7:01 am
September 28th 1939 - "Fleischmann Hour" aired for the last time on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 8:24 am
September 28th 1987 - The first episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired.
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Written By: nally on 09/28/19 at 5:42 pm
September 28th 1987 - The first episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired.
Also on that day, American performer Hilary Duff -- who in her early teen years (early 2000s) starred in the sitcom Lizzie McGuire -- was born!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 5:03 am
September 29th 1930 - Lowell Thomas made his debut on CBS Radio. He was in the radio business for the next 46 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 6:23 am
September 29th 1977 - Eva Shain became the first woman to officiate a heavyweight title boxing match. About 70 million people on watched Muhammad Ali defeat Ernie Shavers on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 10:48 am
September 29th 1936 - Radio used for first time for a US Presidential campaign.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 1:49 pm
September 29th 1940 - The radio quiz show "Double or Nothing" debuted on the Mutual Radio Network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 2:03 pm
September 29th 1960 - "My Three Sons" debuted on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 2:20 pm
September 29th 1963 - "My Favorite Martian" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 2:06 am
October 2nd 1929 - "The National Farm and Home Hour" debuted on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 11:45 am
October 2nd 1946 - "Faraway Hill" aired for the first time on the DuMont network. It was the first TV network soap opera.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 2:38 pm
October 2nd 1955 - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 3:18 pm
October 2nd 1925 - Scottish inventor John Logie Baird completed the first transmission of moving images.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 4:06 pm
October 2nd 1976 - John Belushi came out on stage with Joe Cocker while he was performing on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: nally on 10/03/19 at 11:45 pm
October 3rd 1992 - Sinead O'Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live, sparking complaints from over 4,000 viewers who called NBC over the next few days.
A week later, on the following week's episode, guest host Joe Pesci revealed he taped the photograph back together.
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Written By: nally on 10/03/19 at 11:57 pm
October 3rd 1955: Captain Kangaroo premieres on CBS-TV, with the catchphrase "Good morning, Captain!"
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Written By: nally on 10/03/19 at 11:59 pm
October 3rd 1961: The Dick Van Dyke Show, created by Carl Reiner and starring Dick Van Dyke, premieres on CBS.
So did the sitcom Mister Ed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 1:51 am
October 4th 1955 - The ABC TV network launches Disney's second TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. It is a daily one-hour series, showing cartoons and introducing the talents of the "Mouseketeers".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 6:21 am
October 4th 1953 - "I Led Three Lives" was first seen in syndication. The TV show was never on network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 7:17 am
October 4th 1957 - "Leave it to Beaver" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 7:58 am
October 4th 1981 - Bruce Jenner and Harry Belafonte debuted in their first dramatic roles in NBC-TV's "Grambling's White Tiger".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 10:31 am
October 4th 1948 - The Railroad Hour" debuted on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 12:28 pm
October 4th 1956 - "Playhouse 90" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 1:07 pm
October 4th 1954 - "December Bride" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 2:07 pm
October 4th 1990 - FOX began airing "Beverly Hills 90210."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 1:43 am
October 5th 1930 - "The Fighting Priest" began airing on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 2:25 am
October 5th 1947 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman held the first televised presidential address from the White House. The subject was the current international food crisis.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 6:06 am
October 5th 1934 - "Hollywood Hotel" became the first major network radio to originate from Hollywood, CA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 7:51 am
October 5th 1930 - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra was heard on the air over CBS radio from Carnegie Hall for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 12:26 pm
October 5th 1951 - "The Honeymooners" was introduced during Jackie Gleason's first variety series "Cavalcade of Stars."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 2:22 pm
October 5th 1969 - "Monty Python's Flying Circus" debuted on BBC television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 3:03 pm
October 5th 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 5:31 pm
October 5th 2008 - Animated TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuts in the USA.
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Written By: nally on 10/05/19 at 10:58 pm
October 5th 1990: The 71st episode of Full House, "IQ Man", aired.
October 5th 1993: The 148th episode of Full House, "Tough Love", aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 2:15 am
October 6th 1949 - The "Ed Wynn Show" became the first regularly scheduled network show to be broadcasted from the West Coast of the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 3:38 am
October 6th 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for the UK BBC radio show 'Top Gear.' Stevie Wonder who was also appearing on the show jammed with Hendrix.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 5:51 am
October 6th 1968 - "The Doors are Open" was aired on British TV. The show was a documentary about the Doors.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 7:06 am
October 6th 1968 - On "The Smothers Brothers Show" a promotional clip for the Beatles' "Hey Jude" was shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 7:12 am
October 6th 1937 - "Hobby Lobby" debuted on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 7:54 am
October 6th 1991 - Cable News Network aired a videotape of American hostage Terry Anderson that had been made in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 9:26 am
October 6th 1992 - Ross Perot appeared in his first paid broadcast on CBS-TV after entering the U.S. presidential race.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 10:55 am
October 6th 2000 - The first episode of CBS's "CSI" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/19 at 4:35 am
October 7th 1952 - "Bob Horn's Bandstand" began as a local program in Philadelphia. Dick Clark began hosting the show in July of 1956.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/19 at 12:16 pm
October 7th 1939 - "Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy" was heard for the first time on CBS radio.
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Written By: nally on 10/08/19 at 6:49 pm
October 8th 1991: The 98th episode of Full House, entitled "Where Oh Where Has My Little Girl Gone", aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 12:51 am
October 9th 1967 - Doc Severinsen replaced Skitch Henderson as musical director of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 3:48 am
October 9th 1935 - "Cavalcade of America" was first broadcast on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 5:56 am
October 9th 1943 - "Land of the Lost" debuted on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 6:51 am
October 9th 1982 - The 400th episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 7:51 am
October 9th 1986 - Joan Rivers debuted her new "The Late Show" on the FOX network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 9:33 am
October 9th 1986 - News Corporation completes its acquisition of the Metromedia group of companies, thereby launching Fox Broadcasting Company.
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October 9th 2000 - The 100th episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" aired on CBS.
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Written By: nally on 10/11/19 at 6:50 pm
October 11th 1975 - Saturday Night Live premiered on NBC television. However, at first it was called "NBC's Saturday Night."
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October 11th 1994: "Making Out Is Hard To Do", the 171st episode of Full House, aired. (It was the third episode of the eighth and final season.)
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Written By: nally on 10/11/19 at 7:53 pm
October 11th 2006: US sitcom 30 Rock, created by and starring Tina Fey alongside Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, premieres on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 3:25 am
October 13th 1937 - The FCC adopted new television allocations including seven channels between 44 and 108 MHz and 12 channels between 165 and 194 MHz.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 4:49 am
October 13th 1947 - "Junior Jamboree" began airing in Chicago, IL. The show's name was later changed to "Kukla, Fran and Ollie."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 6:33 am
October 13th 1984 - Jesse Jackson appeared on "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 7:19 am
October 13th 1963, The Beatles made their debut on ITV's 'Sunday Night at The London Palladium', topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They played, 'From Me To You', 'She Loves You', 'Twist and Shout' and 'I'll Get You.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 8:39 am
October 13th 2000 - WRAL-TV became the first TV station in the world to produce and air an all-HD newscast, including graphics, live shots, and news stories.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 11:01 am
October 13th 1957 - Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel on an hour long special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 12:52 pm
October 13th 1971 - The first World Series night game was telecast on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 5:46 am
October 15th 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 7:05 am
October 15th 1955 - "Grand Ole Opry" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 7:29 am
October 15th 1960 - The 100th episode of "Perry Mason" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 9:16 am
October 15th 1969 - Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (New York Rangers vs Minnesota North Stars).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 10:32 am
October 15th 1973 - "Tomorrow" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 11:08 am
October 15th 1995, Paul and Linda McCartney were the guest voices on Fox-TV's The Simpsons in an episode called "Lisa the Vegetarian". Macca's stipulation for appearing was that Lisa's decision to become a vegetarian would be a permanent character change, to which producer David Mirkin agreed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 12:28 pm
October 15th 2006 - The first episode of "The Price is Right," with Drew Carey as host, aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 2:31 pm
October 15th 2007 - The 100th episode of "Two and a Half Men" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 8:38 am
October 16th 1982, Culture Club appeared on UK TV's Top Of The Pops performing 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me'. They were booked on the show thanks to Shakin' Stevens being ill and not able to appear. The song became a major hit after their memorable performance on the music TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 1:04 pm
October 16th 1958 - The British children's television programme “Blue Peter” was first broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 3:39 pm
October 16th 1939 - "Right To Happiness" debuted on the NBC-Blue network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 6:18 am
October 19th 1974 - The news program "Weekend" debuted on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 10:14 am
October 19th 1953 - Singer Julius LaRosa was fired on publicly on "Arthur Godfrey Time" by Godfrey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 1:47 pm
October 19th 1967 - The 100th episode of "Batman" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 3:32 pm
October 19th 1988 – The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.
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Written By: nally on 10/19/19 at 5:11 pm
October 15th 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
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Quite possibly one of the greatest television sitcoms in television history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 1:22 am
October 24th 1989 - Reverend Jim Bakker was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $500,000 for his conviction on 24 counts of fraud. In 1991, his sentence was reduced to eighteen years and he was released on parole after a total five years in prison.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 4:51 am
October 24th 1965 - NBC became the first TV network to carry 30 minutes of nightly news seven days a week.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 5:38 am
October 24th 1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon appealed to radio broadcasters to screen songs with lyrics that urge drug use.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 6:25 am
October 24th 1987 - NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/19 at 4:19 am
October 25th 1954 - A U.S. cabinet session was televised for the first time. It was a special meeting of Eisenhower's administration cabinet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 2:00 am
October 27th 1954 - The ABC TV network airs the first Disneyland TV show, on Wednesday night, 7:30 to 8:30. The first episode is titled The Disneyland Story. Approximately 30.8 million American viewers watch the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 3:29 am
October 27th 1945 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman made his first live television appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 5:36 am
October 27th 1947 - "You Bet Your Life," the radio show starring Grouch Marx, premiered on ABC. It was later shown on NBC television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 6:53 am
October 27th 1988 - The 10th season of "Knots Landing" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 8:11 am
October 27th 1998 - The reunion episode "CHiPs '99" aired for the first time on the cable network TNT.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 10:31 am
October 27th 2007 - The 500th episode of "Pokemon" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/19 at 6:02 am
October 28th 1958, Buddy Holly appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, where he lip-synched ‘It's So Easy’ and ‘Heartbeat’. It would be Holly's last major TV appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/19 at 8:47 am
October 28th 1978, The live-action movie KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, was shown on NBC-TV in the U.S. The four rock stars had to deal with a mad scientist who went crazy in an amusement park. All four members of Kiss had just released their individual solo albums.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 4:02 am
October 29th 1956 - "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" premiered on NBC. The show replaced "The Camel News Caravan."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 4:55 am
October 29th 1996 - The 100th episode of "Mad About You" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 6:53 am
October 29th 1956 - Videotape was used for the first time in network television programming. CBS recorded the evening news and fed the tape to West Coast stations three hours later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 8:14 am
October 29th 1971 - The NBC TV network airs the TV special Grand Opening of Walt Disney World. Approximately 52 million people in the US view the 90-minute show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 4:31 am
November 1st 1937 - "Hilltop House" was aired for the first time on CBS Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 7:04 am
November 1st 1937 - "Terry and the Pirates" debuted on NBC Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 1:05 pm
November 1st 1964 - The Dave Clark Five performed "Glad All Over" on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 2:17 pm
November 1st 1976 - The 100th episode of "Maude" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 3:22 pm
November 1st 1994 - Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged" performance was released as "MTV Unplugged in New York."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 12:49 am
November 2nd 1990 – British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 6:49 am
November 2nd 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 8:34 am
November 2nd 1936 – The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 11:24 am
November 2nd 1959 - Charles Van Doren, a game show contestant on the NBC-TV program "Twenty-One" admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 2:05 pm
November 2nd 1998 - U.S. President Clinton gave his first in-depth interview since the White House scandal to Black Entertainment Television talk show host and political commentator Tavis Smiley on the network's "BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 2:48 pm
November 2nd 1936 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is established.
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Written By: nally on 11/03/19 at 5:34 pm
November 3rd 1956: the movie Wizard Of Oz was first televised, by CBS-TV.
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Written By: nally on 11/03/19 at 11:17 pm
November 3rd 1975: Good Morning America premieres on ABC, with hosts David Hartman and Nancy Dussault.
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Written By: nally on 11/05/19 at 3:53 pm
November 5th 1956: The Nat King Cole Show debuts on NBC; it was the first variety program to be hosted by an African-American.
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Written By: nally on 11/06/19 at 6:20 pm
November 6th 1947: Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
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Written By: nally on 11/08/19 at 10:35 pm
November 8th 1965: Days Of Our Lives premieres on NBC TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 5:53 am
November 10th 1969 – National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 6:41 am
November 10th 1980 - CBS News anchor Dan Rather claimed he had been kidnapped in a cab. It turned out that Rather had refused to pay the cab fare.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 7:17 am
November 10th 1981 - Walt Disney Productions and Westinghouse Broadcasting announce an agreement to produce a family-oriented cable television service.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 4:20 am
November 12th 1996 - "Dennis Rodman's World Tour '96" debuted on MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 5:32 am
November 12th 1965, After changing his name from Toby Tyler to Marc Bolan, the future T Rex star performed his first single 'The Wizard' on the UK TV show 'Ready Steady Go!'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/19 at 5:09 am
November 13th 1937 - NBC formed the first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio broadcasting. The conductor for its first 17 years was Arturo Toscanini.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 6:51 am
November 26th 1989 - America's Funniest Home Videos aired as a special. The show debuted as a regular weekly series on January 14, 1990.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 7:43 am
November 26th 1999 - 98 Degrees performed several songs and sold some exclusive band merchandise on the Home Shopping Network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 8:42 am
November 26th 1967, The promotional film of The Beatles 'Hello, Goodbye' was aired on The Ed Sullivan show in the US. It was never shown at the time in the UK due to a musician's union ban on miming.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 9:14 am
November 26th 1977 – An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 1:41 am
November 27th 1954 – Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 2:39 am
November 27th 1967 – The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 4:20 am
November 27th 1980 - The 200th episode of "The Waltons" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 6:09 am
November 27th 1980 - The series "Bosom Buddies" debuted on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 7:27 am
November 27th 1962, The Beatles recorded their first BBC radio session at the BBC Paris studio on Regent Street in London. They played 'Twist and Shout', 'Love Me Do' and 'P.S. I Love You', the tracks were aired on the BBC Light Program 'Talent Spot.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 3:55 am
December 3rd 1923 - First Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Washington DC).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 7:33 am
December 3rd 1968 - Elvis Presley's NBC-TV special "Elvis" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 9:12 am
December 3rd 1950 - Paul Harvey began his national radio broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 10:16 am
December 3rd 1987 - The 200th episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/19 at 9:14 am
December 8th 1952 - On the show "I Love Lucy," a pregnancy was acknowledged in a TV show for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/19 at 12:47 pm
December 8th 1992 - Americans got to see live television coverage of U.S. troops landing on the beaches of Somalia during Operation Restore Hope. (Due to the time difference, it was December 9 in Somalia.)
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Written By: nally on 12/24/19 at 10:37 am
December 24th 1906: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
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Written By: nally on 01/01/20 at 4:05 pm
Eleven years ago today, on January 1st 2009, MLB Network goes on the air.
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Written By: nally on 01/04/20 at 12:16 am
25 years ago today, on January 3rd 1995: "DJ's Choice", the 180th episode of Full House aired.
DJ tries to choose between two boyfriends, but... she chooses neither one, as they both fight over her.
In a B-plot, the rest of the household takes matters into their own hands to rebuild a damaged playground park.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 2:22 am
January 10th 1943 - The quiz show, "The Better Half," was heard for the first time on Mutual Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 3:49 am
January 10th 1967 - The National Educational Television broadcasts President Lyndon Johnson's State of the Union address across the US on 70 stations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 6:20 am
January 10th 1962 - The NFL entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for telecasting all regular-season games for $4.65 million annually.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 7:48 am
January 10th 1971 - "Masterpiece Theatre" premiered on PBS with host Alistair Cooke. The introduction drama series was "The First Churchills."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 10:44 am
January 10th 1999 - HBO began airing the series "The Sopranos."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 11:21 am
January 10th 2005 - CBS fired four executives following the release of an independent investigation about a "60 Minutes Wednesday" story about U.S. President George W. Bush's military service. The investigation said a "myopic zeal" led to the story being aired that was neither fair nor accurate. Forged documents had been used for proof in the story.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 3:16 am
January 11th 1958 - "Seahunt" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was aired on the network for four years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 7:53 am
January 11th 1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 9:11 am
January 11th 1975, The Alan Freeman BBC Radio 1 show broadcast a Pink Floyd show recorded at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England on 16th Nov 1974. The band had played four nights at Wembley on their The Dark Side of The Moon tour and tapes from these shows have been remixed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 11:42 am
January 11th 1963 - The Beatles made their first national TV appearance in the U.K. They performed the song "Please Please Me" on the show "Thank Your Lucky Stars."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 12:06 pm
January 11th 1992, Nirvana appeared on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live performing two songs, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Territorial Pissings'. Also on this day the group's Nevermind went to No.1 on the US album chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 1:42 pm
January 11th 1994 – The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 2:56 pm
January 11th 1983 - "The Joy of Painting" aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 3:53 pm
January 11th 1947 - "Murder and Mrs. Malone" debuted on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 6:58 am
January 12th 1926 - The two-man comedy series "Sam 'n' Henry" debuts on Chicago's WGN radio station. The creators and the stars of the new radio program are Freeman Gosden and Charles Carrell.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 8:13 am
January 12th 1965 - The dance show "Hullabaloo" premiered on NBC TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 10:10 am
January 12th 1949 - "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" debuted on CBS-TV. The show stayed on the network for seven years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 10:33 am
January 12th 1949 - "Kukla, Fran and Ollie", the Chicago-based children’s show, made its national debut on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 1:21 pm
January 12th 1955 - Rod Serling’s career began with the TV production of "Patterns."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 2:17 pm
January 12th 1968 - The Supremes appeared in an episode of "Tarzan" on NBC-TV. The ladies played a group of nuns.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 2:22 pm
January 12th 1967 - "Dragnet" returned to NBC-TV after being off the network schedule for eight years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 5:26 am
January 13th 1973 - ABC aired the final episode of "Alias Smith and Jones".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 6:24 am
January 13th 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 7:19 am
January 13th 1928 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson gives the first public demonstration of television at Schenectady, New York, USA, using a perforated scanning disk and high-frequency neon lamps.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 9:09 am
January 13th 1966 - Elizabeth Montgomery’s character, Samantha, on "Bewitched," had a baby. The baby's name was Tabitha.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 10:35 am
January 13th 1998 - NBC agreed to pay almost $13 million for each episode of the TV show E.R. It was the highest amount ever paid for a TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 11:26 am
January 13th 1998 - One of the 110 missing episodes of the British TV show "Doctor Who" was found in New Zealand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 12:00 pm
January 13th 1998 - ABC and ESPN negotiated to keep "Monday Night Football" for $1.15 billion a season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 2:06 pm
January 13th 1998 - The NFL completed a $9.2 billion deal with to keep "Monday Night Football" on ABC and the entire Sunday night cable package for ESPN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 2:57 pm
January 13th 2001 - TV Guide issued a set of commemorative Elvis Presley covers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 3:11 am
January 14th 1985 - Former Miss America, Phyllis George, joined Bill Kurtis as host of "The CBS Morning News".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 7:11 am
January 14th 1939 - "Honolulu Bound" was heard on CBS radio for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 8:47 am
January 14th 1972 - NBC-TV debuted "Sanford & Son".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 10:45 am
January 14th 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 12:20 pm
January 14th 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 2:17 pm
January 14th 1993 - Television talk show host David Letterman announced he was moving from NBC to CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 3:12 pm
January 14th 1976 - "Bionic Woman" debuted on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 3:26 am
January 15th 1945 - CBS Radio debuted "House Party". The show was on the air for 22 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 5:37 am
January 15th 1967, The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of 'Let’s Spend The Night Together' to Let’s Spend Some Time Together when appearing on the US TV The Ed Sullivan Show, after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics. Jagger ostentatiously rolled his eyes at the TV camera while singing the changed lyrics, resulting in host Ed Sullivan announcing that The Rolling Stones would be banned from performing on his show ever again.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 6:09 am
January 15th 1967 - Televised on both CBS and NBC. the first National Football League Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 8:04 am
January 15th 1974 - "Happy Days" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 2:15 pm
January 15th 1981 - The first episode of "Hill Street Blues" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 2:24 pm
January 15th 1958 - The Everly Brothers made their debut on British TV on The Perry Como Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 3:30 pm
January 15th 1986 - HBO and Cinemax pay cable television services initiate scrambling their national satellite feeds.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 7:46 am
January 16th 1939 - The "I Love a Mystery" debuted on NBC’s West-Coast outlets.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 11:40 am
January 16th 1976 - The TV show "Donny & Marie" premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 12:30 pm
January 16th 1987, TV presenter Jools Holland was suspended from Channel 4's UK music show The Tube for 6 weeks, after using the phrase 'groovy fudgers' during a live trailer broadcast in children's hour.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 2:25 pm
January 16th 1987 - The Beastie Boys became the first act censored on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 3:58 pm
January 16th 1988 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder was fired as a CBS sports commentator one day after telling a TV station in Washington, DC, that, during the era of slavery, blacks had been bred to produce stronger offspring.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 4:03 pm
January 16th 1992, Eric Clapton recorded his unplugged session for MTV. The set which included his current hit single 'Tears in Heaven' and a reworked acoustic version of 'Layla', earned six Grammy Awards for the album including Record of the Year.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/20 at 11:33 am
January 19th 1953 - Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy” birth to a baby boy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 10:10 am
January 21st 1927 - The first opera broadcast over a national radio network was presented in Chicago, IL. The opera was "Faust".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 12:27 pm
January 21st 2010 - It was announced that Conan O'Brien would be leaving NBC's "Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 2:14 pm
January 21st 1957 - Singer Patsy Cline appeared on Arthur Godfrey's nighttime TV show. She performed "Walking After Midnight."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 4:09 pm
January 21st 1946 - "The Fat Man" debuted on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 4:23 pm
January 21st 1963, The Beatles made their third appearance on the Radio Luxembourg program The Friday Spectacular. The Beatles were interviewed by the host and played two tracks, 'Please Please Me' and 'Ask Me Why.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 5:30 pm
January 21st 1949 - First inaugural parade televised (US President Harry Truman).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 1:30 am
January 22nd 1927 – Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 3:39 am
January 22nd 1947 - KTLA, Channel 5, in Hollywood, CA, began operation as the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 4:57 am
January 22nd 1947 - The Voice of America began broadcasting to the Soviet Union.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 5:29 am
January 22nd 1956 - Raymond Burr starred as Captain Lee Quince in the "Fort Laramie" debut on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 6:40 am
January 22nd 1968 - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", debuted on NBC TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 8:55 am
January 22nd 1983, The new 24-hour music video network MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast of America after being picked up by Group W Cable, Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 9:46 am
January 22nd 1984 - Apple Computer runs its "1984" 60 second TV commercial during the NFL SuperBowl football game, introducing the Macintosh computer, without showing the computer, or listing features. Apple Computer runs the ad publicly only once, but dozens of news and talk shows replay it, making it one of the most memorable advertisements in TV history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 10:50 am
January 22nd 1987 - Phil Donahue became the first talk show host to tape a show from inside the Soviet Union. The shows were shown later in the year.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 11:33 am
January 22nd 1990 - Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash used profanity numerous times on live television while accepting an American Music Award.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 2:59 am
January 28th 1940 - "Beat the Band" made its debut on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 4:38 am
January 28th 1956, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), made his first National Television appearance on the Dorsey brother's "Stage Show". It was the first of six appearances on the show and the first of eight performances recorded and broadcast from CBS TV in New York City. After the success of their first appearance they were signed to five more in early 1956.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 5:43 am
January 28th 1973 - CBS-TV debuted "Barnaby Jones."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 6:54 am
January 28th 1996 - Chris Isaak made a guest appearance on the NBC TV show "Friends."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 11:58 am
January 28th 1983 - The first season of "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" began on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 12:14 pm
January 28th 1965, The Who made their first appearance on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! To project the desired image, the hand-picked audience consisted only of teens dressed in the current Mod fashion.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 2:59 am
January 29th 1956 - "Indictment" debuted on CBS radio and stayed on the air for three years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 4:52 am
January 29th 1942, BBC radio aired a new program 'Desert Island Discs' presented by Roy Plomley, which went on to become the longest running UK radio show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 5:25 am
January 29th 1982 - Prince and the Revolution appeared on TV's "Solid Gold." The entire 1999 tour stage set-up was used and the song was lip-synched.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 8:08 am
January 29th 1969 - The "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 3:47 am
January 30th 1928 - First radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 7:11 am
January 30th 1933 - "The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 9:22 am
January 30th 1950 - NBC-TV debuted "Robert Montgomery Presents." The show lasted for seven seasons.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 9:50 am
January 30th 1959 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, entitled The Peter Tchaikovsky Story. The show is the first stereophonic broadcast of a television program. In some cities, one channel is transmitted on an AM radio station, the other channel on an FM station.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 11:00 am
January 30th 1982, Paul McCartney guested on BBC radio Desert Island Discs his selections include, Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel', Chuck Berry's 'Sweet Little Sixteen', John Lennon's 'Beautiful Boy 'and Little Richard's 'Tutti Frutti'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 2:00 am
February 4th 1935 - CBS radio presented "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 3:40 am
February 4th 1952 - Jackie Robinson was named Director of Communication for NBC. He was the first black executive of a major radio-TV network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 5:12 am
February 4th 1971 - Diana Ross guest starred on Danny Thomas' "Make Room For Granddaddy" TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 6:23 am
February 4th 1977 - "American Bandstand" celebrated its 25th anniversary with an ABC-TV special hosted by Dick Clark.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 7:45 am
February 4th 2002 - Rosa Parks was presented with a birthday cake on her 89th birthday at the premiere of the made-for-TV movie, "Ride to Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story." Stevie Wonder sang "Happy Birthday."
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 3:57 am
February 5th 1940 - "Amanda of Honeymoon Hill" debuted on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 7:24 am
February 5th 1967 - Due to a Musicians' Union ban, the Rolling Stones were not allowed to play their hit "Let's Spend the Night Together" when they appeared on an ITV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 11:09 am
February 5th 1990 - NBC-TV obtained the television rights to all of Notre Dame's home football games for the next five years. Notre Dame was the first school to sell its games to a major TV network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 2:22 pm
February 5th 1924 - The BBC time signals, or "pips", from Greenwich Observatory were heard for the first time. They are broadcast every hour.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 8:09 am
February 9th 1969 - A young lady named Roslyn Kind made her TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Roslyn Kind is the sister of Barbra Streisand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 9:06 am
February 9th 1958 - The American Research Bureau stated that "American Bandstand" was the number one daytime TV program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 10:58 am
February 9th 1984 - NBC Entertainment president, Brandon Tartikoff, gave an interviewer the "10 Commandments for TV Programmers."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 2:21 pm
February 9th 1997 - "The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. "The Flintstones record previously.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 2:43 pm
February 9th 1998 - Oprah Winfrey announced that Garth Brooks had agreed to donate his earnings from sales from his album "Sevens" for a seven-day period. The money went to "Oprah's Angel Network."
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Written By: nally on 02/09/20 at 5:46 pm
February 9th 1969 - A young lady named Roslyn Kind made her TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Roslyn Kind is the sister of Barbra Streisand.
Exactly five years earlier to the day, the Beatles made their debut on the same program!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 2:57 am
February 11th 1938 – BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 5:50 am
February 11th 1940 - NBC radio presented "The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 7:21 am
February 11th 1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on "Stage Show" for the third time. He was finally given permission from CBS to perform "Heartbreak Hotel."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 10:07 am
February 11th 1960 - Jack Paar walked off while live on the air on the "Tonight Show" with four minutes left. He did this in response to censors cutting out a joke from the show the night before.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 10:08 am
February 11th 1960 - Jack Paar walked off while live on the air on the "Tonight Show" with four minutes left. He did this in response to censors cutting out a joke from the show the night before.
What was the joke?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 11:17 am
February 11th 1982 - ABC-TV’s presentation of "The Winds of War" concluded. The 18-hour miniseries cost $40 million to produce and was the most-watched television program in history at the time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 3:54 pm
February 11th 1986 - Boy George guest-starred on an episode of "The A-Team."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 4:46 pm
February 11th 2002 - The six stars on NBC's "Friends" signed a deal for $24 million each for the ninth and final season of the series.
...and on Jennifer Aniston's birthday too!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 5:25 pm
February 11th 1994 - Prince premiered his song "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" on the 1994 Miss USA Pageant.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 1:14 am
February 12th 1924 - "The Eveready Hour" became radio’s first sponsored network program. The National Carbon Company was the first sponsor of a network show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 2:08 am
February 12th 1924 - Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President of the United States to deliver a political speech on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 4:13 am
February 12th 1940 - Mutual Radio presented the first broadcast of the radio play "The Adventures of Superman."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 5:40 am
February 12th 1985 - Johnny Carson surprised his audience by shaving the beard he had been wearing on "The Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 2:05 pm
February 12th 1970, John Lennon performed 'Instant Karma!' on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops, becoming the first Beatle to have appeared on the show since 1966. Lennon wrote, recorded, and mixed his new single, all in one day. It ranks as one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history. Lennon later stated, "I wrote it for breakfast, recorded it for lunch, and we're putting it out for dinner."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 1:38 am
February 13th 1939 - Virginia Payne became a new character in NBC’s soap opera, "The Carter’s of Elm Street". She played the part of Mrs. Carter.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 4:50 am
February 13th 2000 - On "The Simpsons," Maude Flanders was "killed off."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 7:04 am
February 13th 1947 - "Family Theatre" was heard for the first time on Mutual radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 2:31 am
February 18th 1949 - "Yours Truly Johnny Dollar" debuted on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 4:57 am
February 18th 1952 - In Los Angeles, California, the 4th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 7:13 am
February 18th 1953 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8,000,000 to continue the "I Love Lucy" TV show through 1955.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 8:21 am
February 18th 1990 - The movie "Death of the Incredible Hulk" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 9:42 am
February 18th 1998 - Rob Smith (Cure) did battle with the forces of musical evil (Barbra Streisand) on the TV show South Park.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 1:17 am
February 24th 1964 - The Beatles appeared for the 3rd time on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The Fab Four appeared via tape.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 4:33 am
February 24th 1978 - "The Second Barry Manilow Special" aired on ABC-TV with guest star Ray Charles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 6:37 am
February 24th 1980 - NBC premiered the TV movie "Harper Valley P.T.A."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 7:30 am
February 24th 1999 - Johnny Rotten emceed VH1's live Grammy coverage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 8:56 am
February 24th 2002 - "Ride to Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story" premiered on CBS TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 1:59 pm
February 24th 2003 - Phil Donahue's talk show on MSNBC was cancelled. The show premiered on July 15, 2002.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 5:15 am
February 25th 1928 – Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a broadcast license for television from the Federal Radio Commission.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 6:19 am
February 25th 1940 - First televised (W2XBS, New York City) hockey game (New York Rangers versus Montreal Canadiens).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 7:03 am
February 25th 1987 - Frank Sinatra guest starred on CBS-TV's "Magnum P.I".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 7:54 am
February 25th 2001 - Fox TV aired "The Simpons" episode entitled "New Kids On The Blecch."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 8:54 am
February 25th 1993 - Prince appeared on TV's "The Arsenio Hall Show" where he performed "The Max".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 10:31 am
February 25th 1950 - "Your Show of Shows" debuted on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 2:29 am
February 26th 1984 - CBS premiered "Star Wars: A New Hope" on their network. The movie drew 36% of the total television viewing audience.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 4:50 am
February 26th 1979 - "Flatbush" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 7:23 am
February 26th 1998 - A Texas jury rejected an $11 million lawsuit by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey for price drop after on-air comment about mad-cow disease.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 8:48 am
February 26th 2002 - It was reported that NBC extended Conan O'Brien's contract with "Late Night" for four more years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 2:40 am
February 27th 1964, The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on BBC TV show Top Of The Pops performing 'Not Fade Away'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 5:49 am
February 27th 1984 - The 'infamous' Pepsi commercial featuring the Jackson's premiered on MTV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 7:23 am
February 27th 1997 - ABC-TV aired "Happy Birthday, Elizabeth." Michael Jackson had performed on the show that was taped on February 16, 1997.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 12:07 pm
February 27th February 27th 1922 - US Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes first National Radio Conference.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:23 am
March 3rd 1945 - Superman encountered Batman and Robin for the first time on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:56 am
March 3rd 1952 - "Whispering Streets" debuted on ABC Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 6:37 am
March 3rd 1986 - The pilot episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 8:12 am
March 3rd 1985 - The TV show "Moonlighting" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 12:02 pm
March 3rd 1990 - The 100th episode of "ALF" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:14 pm
March 3rd 1994, The Smashing Pumpkins were banned from appearing on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops due to the content of the song's lyrics. The bands single 'Disarm' was this week's highest new entry.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 1:19 am
March 5th 1955, Elvis Presley made his TV debut when he appeared on the weekend show 'Louisiana Hayride' on KWKH TV, broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 3:39 am
March 5th 1956 - King Kong (1933) premiered on television in the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 5:39 am
March 5th 1977 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter appeared on CBS News with Walter Cronkite for the first "Dial-a-President" radio talk show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 6:59 am
March 5th 2002, The first episode of Osbourne's TV Show was aired on MTV in the US. Focusing on the madman and his family (his wife Sharon, and two of their three children). Oblivious to the camera, they bicker, squabble, curse and hang out backstage at Ozzy shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 1:08 am
March 10th 1940 - W2XBS-TV in New York City aired the first televised opera as it presented scenes from "I Pagliacci".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 2:42 am
March 10th 1955 - The last broadcast of "The Silver Eagle" was heard on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 3:48 am
March 10th 1956 - Julie Andrews at the age of 23 made her TV debut in "High Tor" with Bing Crosby and Nancy Olson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 5:59 am
March 10th 1978 - CBS began airing the series "The Incredible Hulk."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 7:00 am
March 10th 1997 - The series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" began airing.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 7:37 am
March 10th 2002 - ESPN aired "A Season on the Brink." It was the first original motion picture by ESPN. The movie was about Bobby Knight, the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 10:03 am
March 10th 2001 - The 500th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 3:37 am
March 11th 1947 - The DuMont network aired "Movies For Small Fry." It was network television's first successful children's program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 5:32 am
March 11th 1966, This week's ITV music show 'Ready Steady Go', was entirely devoted to the music of 'The Godfather Of Soul - James Brown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 6:56 am
March 11th 1990 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Desperate Deception" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 1:15 am
March 12th 1974 - "Wonder Woman" debuted on ABC-TV. The show later went to CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 4:39 am
March 12th 1933 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt presented his first presidential address to the nation. It was the first of the "Fireside Chats."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 5:21 am
March 12th 2002 - It was announced that Oprah Winfrey had extended her contract for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" through the 2005-06 season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 5:44 am
March 12th 2007, Amy Winehouse made her US television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman performing 'Rehab'. The song went on to win three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and also won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 2:32 am
March 13th 1972 - "The Merv Griffin Show" debuted in syndication for Metromedia Television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 4:51 am
March 13th 1974 - The 150th episode of "Adam-12" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 6:01 am
March 13th 2002 - Fox aired "Celebrity Boxing." Tonya Harding beat Paula Jones, Danny Banaduce beat Barry Williams and Todd Bridges defeated Vanilla Ice.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 8:06 am
March 13th 2003 - It was reported that HBO's "The Sopranos" had been postponed indefinitely due to a contract dispute with the show's star, James Gandolfini.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 10:26 am
March 13th 1984 - MTV premiered its weekly "Top 20 Video Countdown" show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 11:17 am
March 13th 2005 - The first episode of "Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 1:50 am
March 14th 1968 - The final episode of "Batman" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 6:11 am
March 14th 1955 - Elvis Presley was interviewed on Jimmy Dean's "Town & Country Jubliee" television show. Elvis did not perform.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 8:44 am
March 14th 1965 - Petula Clark made her American TV debut on CBS' "Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 11:05 am
March 14th 1923 - Pete Parker on CKCK radio out of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, makes world's first play-by-play radio broadcast of a professional hockey game, as Edmonton beat Regina 1-0.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 7:48 pm
March 14th 1985 - Former Miss America, Phyllis George, joined Bill Kurtis as host of "The CBS Morning News."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 3:08 am
March 15th 1954 - CBS television debuted its "Morning Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 6:09 am
March 15th 1971 - CBS television dropped "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 8:46 am
March 15th 1977 - The first episode of "Eight is Enough" was aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 11:32 am
March 15th 1979 - The 100th episode of "Barney Miller" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 11:37 am
March 15th 1998 - CBS' "60 Minutes" aired an interview with former White House employee Kathleen Willey. Wiley said U.S. President Clinton made unwelcome sexual advances toward her in the Oval Office in 1993.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 12:05 pm
March 15th 1980 - The 100th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 1:49 pm
March 15th 1985 - The first episode of "Mr. Belvedere" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 5:15 am
March 14th 1957 - In Burbank, California, the 9th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Desi Arnaz.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 6:25 am
March 16th 1980 - The first closed captioned television series were broadcast. The shows were The ABC Sunday Night Movie (ABC), The Wonderful World of Disney (NBC) and Masterpiece Theatre (PBS).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 9:15 am
March 16th 2000 - WRAL-TV Digital broadcast offered viewers the first opportunity to watch any one of the games played during the NCAA basketball tournament. WRAL broadcast four separate channels with each carrying a different game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 3:12 am
March 17th 1956 - Carl Perkins made his TV debut on "Ozark Jubilee".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 4:17 am
March 17th 1968 - The Bee Gees made their U.S. television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show." They played "To Love Somebody" and "Words."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 5:54 am
March 17th 2003 - In a televised presidential address, U.S. President Bush announced that Saddam Hussein had 48 hours to leave Iraq.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 7:27 am
March 17th 2003 - ABC and NBC ordered their reporters out of Baghdad due to safety concerns related to the rising conflict over Iraq's failure to disarm.
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Written By: nally on 03/17/20 at 12:57 pm
Fifteen years ago today, on March 17th 2005: Los Angeles radio station KCBS-FM flipped from a classic rock format to "93.1 Jack FM, Playing What We Want." That format is still on this station today.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 4:23 am
March 18th 1940 - The soap opera "Light of the World" was first heard on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 7:18 am
March 18th 1981 - The first episode of "The Greatest American Hero" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 10:53 am
March 18th 1992 - On CNN's Larry King Live, Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot announces that he will run for U.S. President as an independent, if volunteers put him on the ballot in all 50 states.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 5:54 pm
March 18th 1989, A radio station in California arranged to have all it's Cat Stevens Records destroyed by having a steamroller run over them in protest of the singer's support of Ayatollah Khomeni.
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Written By: nally on 03/19/20 at 12:03 am
March 18th 1999 - the 114th episode of Friends, entitled "The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss", airs on NBC.
Rachel goes to a job interview for Ralph Lauren, but unwittingly kisses the man who interviews her. When she returns for a follow-up interview he tries to point out something on her face, but she misinterprets it as a sexual act and storms out on him. But when she returns again for the interview all goes well...until she tries to shake his hand but accidentally touches him on a certain part of the body.
In a B-plot, Joey spots an attractive woman across the way in Ross's building, but can't find out where she lives due to his miscounting of floors and windows. Ross ends up meeting the woman (whom Joey refers to as 'Hot Girl'), so when Monica points out Joey's mistake, Joey goes to the correct apartment, knocks on the door, but freaks out again when Ross answers, leading Joey to believe he's goofed again.
In the other B-plot, Monica and Chandler try to prove they're a "hotter couple" than Pheobe and Gary (the cop that Pheobe hooked up with in a previous episode).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 1:40 am
March 19th 1928 - "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 5:07 am
March 19th 1953 - The Academy Awards came to television for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 7:33 am
March 19th 1954 - Viewers saw the first televised prize fight was shown in color when Joey Giardello knocked out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 8:30 am
March 19th 1969 – The 385 metres (1,263 ft) tall TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 10:45 am
March 19th 1973 - Howard Dean tells US President Richard Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 12:32 pm
March 19th 1977 - The last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 1:03 pm
March 19th 1979 – The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 2:28 pm
March 19th 1982 - The 100th episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 2:13 am
March 20th 1935 - Your Hit Parade makes its debut on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 7:46 am
March 20th 1948 - Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra were featured in the first televised symphonic concert.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 8:45 am
March 20th 1986 - Fallon Carrington and Jeff Colby were wed on the TV drama "The Colby’s". "The Colby’s" was an offshoot of "Dynasty".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 10:30 am
March 20th 1964, The Beatles appeared live on the UK television program Ready Steady Go!, miming to ‘It Won't Be Long’, ‘You Can't Do That’, and ‘Can't Buy Me Love’. They were also presented with a special award from US magazine Billboard, in recognition of The Beatles having the top three singles on the chart simultaneously.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 2:07 am
March 23rd 1940 - Four CBS radio stations in the USA begin airing game show “Truth or Consequences”, produced and hosted by Ralph Edwards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 4:47 am
March 23rd 1950 - "Beat the Clock" premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 6:11 am
March 23rd 1967 - The 100th episode of "Bewitched" was aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 7:23 am
March 23rd 1973 - The last airing of "Concentration" took place. The show had been on NBC for 15 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 9:05 am
March 23rd 1981 - CBS Television announced plans to reduce "Captain Kangaroo" to a 30-minute show each weekday morning.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 10:54 am
March 23rd 1987 - The Soul Train Music Awards debuted. It was the first televised awards ceremony to pay exclusive homage to black producers, songwriters and recording artists in the music industry.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 3:03 am
March 24th 1932 - Belle Baker hosted a radio variety show from a moving train. It was the first radio broadcast from a train.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 4:57 am
March 24th 1940 - The New York City NBC station W2XBS became the first to televise religious services.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 7:39 am
March 24th 1965 – Images from the Ranger 9 lunar probe are broadcast live on network television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 10:38 am
March 24th 1980 - "Nightline" with Ted Koppel premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 3:12 am
March 25th 1954 - Radio Corporation of America (RCA) begins commercial production of TV sets equipped to receive programs in color (12.5-inch diagonal screen, cost US$1000).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 5:51 am
March 25th 1968 - The 58th and final episode of "The Monkees" TV show was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 7:59 am
March 25th 1972 - The final episode of "Bewitched" was aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 9:44 am
March 25th 1977 - The final episode of "Sanford and Son" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 10:56 am
March 25th 1986 - The first episode of "Perfect Strangers" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 11:39 am
March 25th 2002 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed complaints against Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network broadcast of a Victoria's Secret fashion show in November 2001.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 2:50 am
March 26th 1956 - Red Buttons made his debut as a television actor in "Studio One" on CBS television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 5:12 am
March 26th 1969 - The TV movie "Marcus Welby" was seen on ABC-TV. It was later turned into a series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 7:54 am
March 26th 1971 - "Cannon" premiered on CBS-TV as a movie. It was turned into a series later in the year.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 10:07 am
March 26th 1960 - The TV special "Welcome Home Elvis" was recorded in Miami Beach, FL. The show was hosted by Frank Sinatra.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 12:25 pm
March 26th 1989 - The first episode of "Quantum Leap" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 1:16 pm
March 26th 1995 - "Johnny Bravo" was aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 6:38 pm
March 26th 1958 - The 30th Annual Academy Awards celebration is televised with Rosalind Russell, James Stewart, David Niven, Jack Lemmon, Bob Hope and Donald Duck (on film) co-hosting. The Bridge on the River Kwai wins 7 Oscars, Sayonara wins 5. Best Music/Song goes to James Van Heusen (music), and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) for "All the Way" from The Joker Is Wild.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 6:24 am
March 27th 1974 - The "Rockford Files" TV movie "Backlash of the Hunter" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 8:26 am
March 27th 1955 - Steve McQueen made his network TV debut on "Goodyear Playhouse."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 9:07 am
March 27th 1979 - Bruce Springsteen's first video, "Rosalita," premiered on BBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 10:11 am
March 27th 1979 - "All You Need Is Cash" premiered on BBC-TV. The work was a parody of the Beatles' career (featuring the Rutles).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 10:59 am
March 27th 2005 - The pilot episode of "Grey's Anatomy" aired.1971, New York radio station WNBC banned the song 'One Toke Over the Line' by Brewer & Shipley because of its alleged drug references. Other stations around the country followed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 5:02 am
March 28th 1962 - Jack Paar made his final appearance on the "Tonight" show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 7:13 am
March 28th 1967 - Raymond Burr starred in a TV movie titled "Ironside." The movie was later turned into a television series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 9:09 am
March 28th 1968, Pink Floyd recorded a performance for the BBC 2 TV Omnibus - The Sound of Change show from Barnes Common, London, England. The special, which was produced by Tony Palmer, also featured performances by The Who, Cream and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The show was later broadcast in September of this year.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 11:02 am
March 28th 1974 - A streaker ran onto the set of "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 12:41 pm
March 28th 1982 - The soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" changed from CBS to NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 1:34 pm
March 28th 1986 - More than 6,000 radio stations of all format varieties played "We are the World" simultaneously at 10:15 a.m. EST.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 3:03 am
March 29th 1903 - A regular news service began between New York and London on Marconi's wireless.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 7:03 am
March 29th 1932 - Jack Benny made his radio debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 8:13 am
March 29th 1962 - Jack Paar made his final appearance on the "Tonight" show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 10:19 am
March 29th 1982 - The soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" changed from CBS to NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 1:26 am
March 30th 1964 - "Jeopardy" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 3:30 am
March 30th 1966 - Barbra Streisand's "Color Me Barbra" special aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 6:53 am
March 30th 1967, During an appearance by Jimi Hendrix on Top Of The Pops a technician put on the backing track of Alan Price's 'Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear', to which Hendrix responded 'I don't know the words to this one man.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 8:36 am
March 30th 1978 - The final episode of "Police Woman" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 3:02 am
March 31st 1968 – American President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he also announced, "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 4:54 am
March 31st 2003 - The first season of "American Chopper" began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 7:08 am
March 31st 1985 - ABC-TV aired the 200th episode of "The Love Boat."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 8:31 am
March 31st 2003 - U.S. military officials accused Geraldo Rivera of disclosing unauthorized military movements. Rivera had outlined military movements in the dirt while embedded with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 10:07 am
March 31st 1987 - HBO (Home Box Office) earned its first Oscar for "Down and Out in America"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 1:37 pm
March 31st 2003 - NBC fired Peter Arnett after he gave an unauthorized interview with state-run Iraqi TV. During the interview Arnett said that the American-led war effort had initially failed because of Iraqi resistance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 2:43 pm
March 31st 2004 - Air America Radio launched five stations around the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 6:06 pm
March 31st 1994, Madonna appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman from New York City. The network had to delete 13 offending words from the interview before the show aired. Madonna also handed Letterman a pair of her panties and told him to sniff them. He declined and stuffed them into his desk drawer.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 1:54 am
April 1st 1941 - The first contract for advertising on a commercial FM radio station began on W71NY in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 4:09 am
April 1st 1949 - "Happy Pappy" premiered. It was the first all-black-cast variety show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 5:41 am
April 1st 1975, The Bay City Rollers TV series Shang-A- Lang premiered on ITV in the UK. It featured the band in comedy sketches and performing their songs to a live studio audience made up of their teenage fans. This resulted in chaotic scenes at times as some members of the audience attempted to run onto the studio floor to meet their heroes. It ran for one 20-week series in 75.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 8:18 am
April 1st 1955 - "One Man's Family" was seen on TV for the final time after a six-year run on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 9:33 am
April 1st 1963 - The Soap operas "General Hospital" and "Doctors" premiered on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 10:52 am
April 1st 1969 - The final episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 11:44 am
April 1st 1978 - The final episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 1:50 pm
April 1st 1965, The Who recorded an appearance for Top Of The Pops at the Manchester television studio. The band then played a gig supporting Donovan at The Town Hall, Wembley, with Rod Stewart & the Soul Agents appearing at the bottom of the bill.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 3:00 pm
April 1st 1979 - The Pinwheel Network changes its name to Nickelodeon and begins airing on various Warner Cable systems beginning in Buffalo, New York, expanding its audience reach.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 3:46 pm
April 1st 1999 - CBS announced the purchase of King World.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 2:37 am
April 2nd 1965, The first edition of new music show 'Ready Steady Goes Live!' was shown on UK TV, featuring presenters Cathy McGowan and Keith Fordyce.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 5:21 am
April 2nd 1955, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), Slim Whitman, Hoot and Curley, Johnny Horton, Tibby Edwards and Floyd Cramer all appeared at the Louisiana Hayride broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, and shown on KWKH Television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 7:27 am
April 2nd 1947 - "The Big Story" debuted on NBC radio. It was on the air for eight years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 8:16 am
April 2nd 1956 - "The Edge of Night" and "As the World Turns" premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 9:14 am
April 2nd 1973 - CBS radio begins on-hour news 24 hours a day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 10:58 am
April 2nd 1978 - The first episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 11:04 am
April 2nd 1993 - Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC-TV soap opera "Loving."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 2:55 am
April 3rd 1949 - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis debuted on radio on the "Martin and Lewis Show". The NBC program ran until 1952.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 4:56 am
April 3rd 1980 - The final episode of "Barnaby Jones" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 6:44 am
April 3rd 1953 - "TV Guide" was published for the first time. The cover was a photo of Lucille Ball's infant Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 7:35 am
April 3rd 1955 - Fred Astaire appeared on television for the first time on "The Toast of the Town," with host, Ed Sullivan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 8:31 am
April 3rd 1978 - Cher's TV special with guest Rod Stewart aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 9:00 am
April 3rd 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on ABC-TV's 'The Milton Berle Show' live from the flight deck of the USS Hancock in San Diego, California. He performed 'Heartbreak Hotel' 'Shake Rattle And Roll' and 'Blue Suede Shoes.' It was estimated that one out of every four Americans saw the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 10:36 am
April 3rd 1982 - John Chancellor stepped down as anchor of the "The NBC Nightly News." Roger Mudd and Tom Brokaw became the co-anchors of the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 12:15 pm
April 3rd 1991 - Paul McCartney recorded an episode of "MTV Unplugged."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 3:01 am
April 4th 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Walker Brothers, Engelbert Humperdink and Cat Stevens played two shows at Bournemouth Winter Gardens, England. was the special guest on the first edition of the UK BBC-TV's 'Dee Time', along with Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 5:10 am
April 4th 1967 - Johnny Carson quit "The Tonight Show." He returned three weeks later after getting a raise of $30,000 a week.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 6:23 am
April 4th 1968 - James Brown made a national TV appeal for calm following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 9:38 am
April 4th 1971 - The final episode of "Hogan's Heroes" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 10:48 am
April 4th 1986 - The final episode of "Knight Rider" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 11:35 am
April 4th 1997 - The final episode of "Renegade" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 3:28 am
April 5th 1980 - The final episode of "Hawaii Five-O" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 6:10 am
April 5th 1987 - FOX Broadcasting Company launched "Married....With Children" and "The Tracey Ullman Show". The two shows were the beginning of the FOX line up.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 7:50 am
April 5th 1989 - Late Night with David Letterman becomes first network TV series to use Dolby stereo.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 9:42 am
April 5th 1977 - David Bowie appeared on Dinah Shore's TV special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 12:29 pm
April 5th 2006 - Katie Couric confirmed that she was leaving NBC's "Today" show to become anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News" in the fall of 2006
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 2:47 pm
April 5th 1964 - The Searchers appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." They were the first British Invasion group to appear on the show after the Beatles. It was the Searchers' U.S. debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 3:47 am
April 6th 1931 - "Little Orphan Annie" debuted on the NBC Blue network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 5:40 am
April 6th 1945 - "This is Your FBI" debuted on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 7:11 am
April 6th 1978 - The final episode, number 37, of "Black Sheep Squadron" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 6:17 am
April 7th 1927 - The first long-distance TV transmission was sent from Washington, DC, to New York City. The audience saw an image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 7:48 am
April 7th 1967 - Tom Donahue, San Francisco disc jockey, begins new radio format - Progressive (KMPX-FM).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 9:07 am
April 7th 1971 - WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting three-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 11:45 am
April 7th 2016 - The final episode of the final season of "American Idol" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 1:26 am
April 8th 1963 - The final episode of "The Rifleman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 4:25 am
April 8th 1979 - The last episode of "All In The Family" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 8:24 am
April 8th 1990 - The first episode of "Twin Peaks" aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 11:01 am
April 8th 1968 - The Petula Clark TV special "Petula" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 1:14 pm
April 8th 1987 - Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigned over remarks he had made. While on ABC's "Nightline" Campanis said that blacks "may not have some of the necessities" to hold managerial jobs in major-league baseball.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 4:19 am
April 9th 1950 - Bob Hope made his first television appearance on "Star-Spangled Review" on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 5:10 am
April 9th 1986 - It was announced that Patrick Duffy's character on the TV show Dallas would be returning after being killed off in the previous season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 7:34 am
April 9th 1965 - The Rolling Stones made their first live appearance on British TV's "Ready Steady Go!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 8:54 am
April 9th 2000 - CBS-TV aired "Failsafe." It was the first live full-length show to be aired by CBS in 39 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 10:12 am
April 9th 1974 - Janet Jackson, at age 7, appeared on the TV show "The Jacksons" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 11:38 am
April 9th 2002 - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft appeared on David Letterman's "Late Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 2:17 pm
April 9th 1963, The Beatles appeared live on the ITV show Tuesday Rendezvous, miming ‘From Me to You’ and ‘Please Please Me’ (during the closing credits). In the evening The Beatles played live at the Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn, London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 3:34 pm
April 9th 2000 - The final episode of "Pacific Blue" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 2:27 am
April 10th 1967 - The 13-day strike by the American Federation of Radio-TV Artists (AFTRA) came to an end less than two hours before the 39th Academy Awards presentation went on the air.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 5:42 am
April 10th 1977 - David Soul's "Don't Give Up on Us" was the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. Soul starred as Ken Hutchinson in the television show "Starsky and Hutch."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 7:58 am
April 10th 1957 - Ricky Nelson sang for the first time on TV's "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." He performed the song "I'm Walking."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 1:58 am
April 12th 1964 - The 100th episode of "Mr. Ed" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 2:30 am
April 12th 1967 - Jim Brown made his TV acting debut on the NBC show "I Spy."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 4:22 am
April 12th 1986 - The 500th episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 5:20 am
April 12th 1987 - The first episode of "21 Jump Street" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 6:51 am
April 12th 1991 - 2,500th episode of Entertainment Tonight airs on US TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 7:41 am
April 12th 1998 - The pilot episode of "Junkyard Wars" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 8:48 am
April 12th 2002 - It was announced that the South African version of "Sesame Street" would be introducing a character that was HIV-positive.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 3:08 am
April 13th 1953 - The National Edition of "TV Guide" was launched.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 4:32 am
April 13th 1999 - VH1 debuted their Internet radio station called VH1 at Work. The first webcast was the "Divas Live" concert.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 5:56 am
April 13th 1969 - Diana Ross appeared solo on Dinah Shore's NBC-TV special "Like Hep".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 9:21 am
April 13th 1985 - "The Grand Ole Opry" debuted on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 5:22 am
April 14th 1925 - WGN became the first radio station to broadcast a regular season major league baseball game. The Cubs beat the Pirates 8-2.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 7:50 am
April 14th 1958 - Van Cliburn appeared on national TV for the first time. He was on NBC's "The Tonight Show" with Jack Paar.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 9:54 am
April 14th 1967 - The final "Where the Action Is" aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 12:17 pm
April 14th 1965 - Millie Small appeared on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" and performed her song "My Boy Lollipop."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 1:27 pm
April 14th 1969 - The "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" TV special aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 2:04 pm
April 14th 1997 - Ringo Starr debuted as the host of the VH1 program "Classic Albums."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 3:48 am
April 15th 1951 - The first episode of the "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" radio show aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 5:30 am
April 15th 1956 - The worlds’ first, all-color TV station was dedicated. It was WNBQ-TV in Chicago and is now WMAQ-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 8:04 am
April 15th 1992 - William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley (Star Trek actors) inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 9:41 am
April 15th 2002 - The series finale of ABC's "Once & Again" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 12:24 pm
April 15th 2002 - HSN began airing "The NHL Show" featuring Phil Esposito.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 3:28 am
April 16th 1956 - ABC premiered the TV show "Rhythm on Parade."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 6:25 am
April 16th 1962 - Walter Cronkite began anchoring "The CBS Evening News".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 7:36 am
April 16th 1981 - The final episode of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 8:25 am
April 16th 1995 - Courtney Love and her band Hole performed on the sixth season premiere of MTV's "Unplugged."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 9:55 am
April 16th 1973 - Paul McCartney starred in his first TV special, "James Paul McCartney."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 4:15 pm
April 16th 1935 - The American radio series "Fibber McGee and Molly" premiered on NBC Red Network,
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 4:31 am
April 17th 1935 - "Lights Out" debuted on NBC Radio. It ran until 1952.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 7:12 am
April 17th 1967 - "The Joey Bishop Show" debuted on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 7:54 am
April 17th 1987 - NBC aired the final episode of "Remington Steele."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 9:02 am
April 17th 2002 - It was announced that the final episode of FOX's "Ally McBeal" would air on May 20.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 10:57 am
April 17th 2002 - The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences board voted unanimously to urge networks not to get of rid credits at the end of TV shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 2:18 am
April 18th 1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that "there is no news" in their evening report. Piano music was played instead.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 5:32 am
April 18th 1983 - The Disney Channel, a cable-TV network, begins broadcasting, at 7:00 AM, with a show called Good Morning, Mickey. The service runs for 18 hours per day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 11:41 am
April 18th 1964, The Beatles appeared on the UK TV comedy program The Morecambe and Wise Show, playing ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, and ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and also participate in comedy sketches with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. The Beatles also held the UK and US No.1 position on this day with 'Can't Buy Me Love'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 2:52 pm
April 18th 1975 - Alice Cooper's first TV special, "Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 4:12 am
April 19th 1948 - ABC-TV network begins in the US.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 5:59 am
April 19th 1965 - First American all-news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in New York City) begins operating.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 8:35 am
April 19th 1987 – The Simpsons first appeared as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, first starting with Good Night.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 3:45 pm
April 19th 1997 - The first episode of "Angry Beavers" aired on NICK.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 2:17 am
April 20th 1959 - "Desilu Playhouse" on CBS-TV presented a two-part show titled "The Untouchables."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 4:17 am
April 20th 1981 - The final episode of "Soap" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 5:01 am
April 20th 1961 - FM stereo broadcasting was approved by the FCC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 7:19 am
April 20th 1989 - Scientist announced the successful testing of high-definition TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 1:27 am
April 21st 1940 - "Take It or Leave It" premiered on CBS Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 5:26 am
April 21st 1995 - MTV Asia re-launched its Mandarin-language channel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 8:03 am
April 21st 1956 - Leonard Ross, age 10, became the youngest prizewinner on the "The Big Surprise". He won $100,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 8:46 am
April 21st 1982 - The final episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 10:59 am
April 21st 1993 - The first episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 4:03 pm
April 21st 1970 - Sportscaster Curt Gowdy receives the George Foster Peabody Award for achievement in radio and television, the first sports broadcaster to receive the honor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 4:08 am
April 22nd 1952 - An atomic test conducted in Nevada was the first nuclear explosion shown on live network television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 6:37 am
April 22nd 1954 - The U.S. Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 9:36 am
April 22nd 1976 - Barbara Walters became first female nightly network news anchor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 12:16 pm
April 22nd 1978 - The final episode of "Maude" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 4:15 pm
April 22nd 1986 - NBC aired the final episode of "Riptide."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 5:08 pm
April 22nd 2005 - An anonymous bidder purchased the microphone that sat on Johnny Carson's desk. The final price was $50,787.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 4:04 am
April 23rd 1954 - Lucille Ball appeared solo on the cover of "TV Guide" for the first time. Ball eventually made appearances on 34 "TV Guide" covers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 7:17 am
April 23rd 1989 - NBC aired the pilot episode of "Baywatch”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 2:54 am
April 24th 1922 – The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 1:41 pm
April 24th 1952 - Raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the "Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, "The Tiger."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 3:06 pm
April 24th 1955 - "X-Minus One," a science fiction show, was first heard for the first time on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 4:35 pm
April 24th 1998 - The reunion movie "Dallas: War of the Ewings" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 4:08 am
April 25th 1997 - The "Dukes Of Hazzard" television movie entitled "The Reunion" aired.1979, The Police made their debut on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops performing 'Roxanne'. The single which was taken from their album Outlandos d'Amour was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 5:39 am
April 25th 1940 - W2XBS (now WCBS-TV) in New York City presented the first circus on TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 8:57 am
April 25th 1938 - "Your Family and Mine," a radio serial, was first broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 10:38 am
April 25th 1992 - The final episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 1:40 pm
April 25th 1992 - The final episode of "Who's the Boss?" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 4:18 am
April 26th 1921 - Weather broadcasts were heard for the first time on radio in St. Louis, MO.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 7:35 am
April 26th 2002 - It was announced that Henry Winkler would share producing duties of "Hollywood Squares."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 9:48 am
April 26th 1931 - NBC premiered "Lum and Abner." It was on the air for 24 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 1:12 pm
April 26th 1937 - "Lorenzo Jones" premiered on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 2:31 pm
April 26th 1978 - "Ringo" aired on American television. It was the musical version of "The Prince and the Pauper."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 3:33 pm
April 26th 1982 - CBS radio begins youth-oriented broadcast Radio Radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 5:13 am
April 27th 1933 - Karl Jansky reports reception of cosmic radio signals in Washington DC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 11:58 am
April 27th 1986 - Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) interrupted HBO.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 3:14 pm
April 27th 1971 - The final episode of "Green Acres" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 3:11 am
April 28th 1957 - Mike Wallace was seen on TV for the first time. He was the host of "Mike Wallace Interviews."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 7:07 am
April 28th 1975 - Ringo Starr performed "No No Song" on "The Smothers Brothers Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 7:47 am
April 28th 1959 - Arthur Godfrey was seen for the last time in the final broadcast of "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 12:42 pm
April 28th 2009, A TV commercial for insurance featuring Iggy Pop was ruled as misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority. In the advert, the singer was seen exclaiming that he had an insurance policy with Swiftcover but the company did not cover musicians at the time of the ad being shown. Swiftcover had since started to offer policies to musicians, and stated that Mr Pop would continue to endorse the company.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 2:07 pm
April 28th 2000 - Jay Leno on his 50th birthday, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 2:54 pm
April 28th 2002 - NBC taped the "Tonight" show's celebration of its 10th year with Jay Leno.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 8:07 am
April 29th 1954 - Ernest Borgnine made his network television debut in "Night Visitor" on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 12:10 pm
April 29th 1961 – ABC’s "Wide World of Sports" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 1:29 pm
April 29th 1974 - Phil Donahue’s TV show, "Donahue" moved to Chicago, IL.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 5:26 am
April 30th 1939 - NBC and RCA give first public television demonstration with US President Franklin Roosevelt at opening of New York World's Fair.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 12:03 pm
April 30th 1945 - Arthur Godfrey began his CBS radio morning show "Arthur Godfrey Time." It ran until this day in 1972.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 3:00 pm
April 30th 1996 - Jackson Communications Inc. was ordered to pay $1.6 million to Smith-Hemion Productions. Smith-Hemion had lost money because of Michael Jackson's failure to perform on the "Jackson Family Honors" TV special.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 4:20 pm
April 30th 1952 - Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on network television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 4:20 pm
April 30th 1945 - Arthur Godfrey began his CBS radio morning show "Arthur Godfrey Time." It ran until this day in 1972.
April 30th 1972 - Arthur Godfrey Time ends a 27-year run on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 1:58 am
May 5th 1979 - Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 5:56 am
May 5th 1988 - Michael Jackson became the first non-Soviet to be featured while advertising a product on Russian television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 7:18 am
May 5th 1987 – Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States of America
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 9:02 am
May 5th 1993 - The final episode of "Quantum Leap" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 9:57 am
May 5th 2000 - The final episode of "Boy Meets World" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 11:09 am
May 5th 1997 - The final episode of "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 2:13 am
May 6th 1957 - The final episode of "I Love Lucy" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 3:16 am
May 6th 1960 – More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 5:25 am
May 6th 1992 - The final episode of "Jake and the Fatman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 6:25 am
May 6th 1964 - "Around The Beatles" aired on ITV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 9:05 am
May 6th 1984 - The final episode of "The Jeffersons" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 10:46 am
May 6th 1995 - The Classic Sports Network began on cable TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 2:30 am
May 7th 1947 - "Kraft Television Theater" premiered on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 5:54 am
May 7th 1987 - Shelly Long, as Diane Chambers, made her last appearance as a regular on the TV show "Cheers."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 8:05 am
May 7th 1995 - The final episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 8:45 am
May 7th 1996 - Evan Chandler filed a $60 million breach of contract suit against Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. The charge was that they had violated a confidentiality clause in the 1994 out-of-court settlement by discussing the case with Diane Sawyer on "PrimeTime Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 9:00 am
May 7th 1998 - Leeza Gibbons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 10:11 am
May 7th 1999 - A jury ruled that "The Jenny Jones Show" and Warner Bros. were liable in the shooting death of Scott Amedure. He was killed by another guest on the show. The jury's award was $25 million.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 4:32 am
May 8th 1984 - Joanie (Erin Moran) and Chachi (Scott Baio) got married on ABC-TV's "Happy Days."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 7:51 am
May 8th 1954, BBC radio in the UK banned the Johnny Ray song ‘Such a Night’ after listeners complain about its 'suggestiveness'. Ray was famous for his emotional stage act, which included beating up his piano, and writhing on the floor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 11:24 am
May 8th 1976, BBC Radio 1 DJ Johnny Walker announced he was quitting the station after being told he must pretend to like The Bay City Rollers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 7:24 am
May 10th 1928 - WGY-TV in Schenectady, NY, began regular television programming.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 8:50 am
May 10th 1964 - Dusty Springfield made her U.S. television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 10:23 am
May 10th 1982 - Elliott Gould made his dramatic television debut after 30 movies in 17 years. He starred in "The Rules of Marriage" on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 11:52 am
May 10th 1983 - The last episode of "Laverne & Shirley" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 12:59 pm
May 10th 1997 - Barbara Mandrell launched her "Country Sentiments" line of jewelry on the QVC cable TV channel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 4:03 am
May 11th 1928 - In Schenectady, NY, General Electric opened their first TV station.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 4:37 am
May 11th 1976 - ABC aired the last episode of "Marcus Welby, MD."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 6:59 am
May 11th 1983 - The final episode of "Quincy, M.E." aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 8:24 am
May 11th 1972, John Lennon appeared on the US television 'Dick Cavett Show', claiming he was under surveillance from the FBI.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 11:16 am
May 11th 1957 - The Everly Brothers made their debut on "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville, TN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 12:19 pm
May 11th 1967, The Bee Gees made their Top Of The Pops debut performing 'New York Mining Disaster' on the UK TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 2:31 pm
May 11th 1999 - CBS announced that it would provide high-definition prime-time programming beginning in September.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 2:57 pm
May 11th 1965 - The Byrds made their TV debut with "Mr. Tambourine Man" on NBC's "Hullabaloo".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 3:52 pm
May 11th 1989 - The final episode of "Dynasty" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 2:12 am
May 12th 1982 - The final episode of "The Incredible Hulk" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 6:52 am
May 12th 1955 - Gisele MacKenzie played a singer on the NBC-TV program, "Justice."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 7:25 am
May 12th 1960 - Elvis Presley guest-starred on "Welcome Home Elvis." The TV special was hosted by Frank Sinatra. Elvis sang "Witchcraft" and Sinatra sang "Love Me Tender."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 7:58 am
May 12th 1963, Bob Dylan walked out of rehearsals for the US TV Ed Sullivan show after being told he couldn't perform his song “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues” due to it mocking the US military and segregation. CBS officials asked Dylan to substitute it for another song, but the singer reportedly said: 'No, this is what I want to do. If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 10:25 am
May 12th 1987 - The final episode of "Hill Street Blues" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 11:50 am
May 12th 1993 - The final episode of "The Wonder Years" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 12:57 pm
May 12th 1999 - The final episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 5:43 am
May 13th 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later became WDRC-FM.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 10:06 am
May 13th 1978 - The final episode of "Bionic Woman" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 2:46 pm
May 13th 1993 - The final episode of "Knots Landing" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 2:29 am
May 14th 1998 - The final episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC. The commercial time during the show was priced at $2 million for 30 seconds.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 6:07 am
May 14th 1989 - The final episode of "Family Ties" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 7:59 am
May 14th 2006 - The final episode of "West Wing" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 9:19 am
May 14th 2010 - NBC confirmed it had cancelled "Law and Order." The show began airing on September 6, 1990.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 10:36 am
May 14th 1994 - Janet Jackson performed on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 12:37 pm
May 14th 1968 - Paul McCartney and John Lennon were guests on NBC's "Tonight Show" (with guest host Joe Garagiola).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 2:53 am
May 15th 1979 - The final episode of "Starsky and Hutch" was aired by ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 7:08 am
May 15th 1981 - "Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 8:13 am
May 15th 1997 - ABC News and Starwave Corp. launched ABCNEWS.com.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 2:23 am
May 16th 1958 - The final episode of "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 4:27 am
May 16th 1925 - First network radiocast (WHAS) of Kentucky Derby.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 7:01 am
May 16th 1963, The Beatles appeared live on the national BBC TV children's program ‘Pops and Lenny’, at Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Green, London, in front of a live audience. The Beatles performed ‘From Me to You’ and a shortened version of ‘Please Please Me.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 8:25 am
May 16th 1995 - The final episode of "In the Heat of the Night" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 9:37 am
May 16th 1997 - The final episode of "Baywatch Nights" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 12:34 pm
May 16th 2005 - The final episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 1:54 am
May 17th 1985 - Bobby Ewing died on the season finale of "Dallas" on CBS-TV. He returned the following season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 7:24 am
May 17th 1938 - Radio quiz show Information Please! debuts on NBC Blue Network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 4:49 am
May 18th 1978 - The final episode of "Baretta" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 7:51 am
May 18th 1998 - The final episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 11:16 am
May 18th 1964 - Paul McCartney was interviewed by David Frost on BBC-TVs "A Degree Of Frost."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 1:44 pm
May 18th 1965 - The Beatles appeared on the NBC-TV special "The Best on Record." The show featured recent Grammy Winners.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 2:38 pm
May 18th 1985 - "Nightline" aired from a remote location for the first time. The location was in South Africa.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 1:40 am
May 19th 1968 - In Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York, the 20th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Frank Sinatra (Los Angeles) and Dick Van Dyke (New York)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 6:05 am
May 19th 1991 - The TV movie "Knight Rider 2000" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 7:29 am
May 19th 1975 - In Los Angeles, California, the 27th Annual Emmy Awards (primetime programming) are presented.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 10:22 am
May 19th 1992 - U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 12:32 pm
May 19th 1996 - The final episode of "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 2:27 pm
May 19th 1994 - The final episode of "L.A. Law" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 3:05 pm
May 19th 1999 - Rosie O'Donnell and Tom Selleck got into an uncomfortable verbal issue concerning gun control on O'Donnell's talk show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 1:27 am
May 20th 1933 - "Charlie Chan" was heard for the final time on the NBC Blue radio network, after only six months on the air.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 3:26 am
May 20th 1939 - The first telecast over telephone wires was sent from Madison Square Garden to the NBC-TV studios at 30 Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. The event was a bicycle race.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 11:18 am
May 20th 1968, BBC 2 TV aired a short play 'The Pistol Shot', featuring a young dancer - artist called David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 2:15 am
May 22nd 1955 - Jack Benny did his last live network radio broadcast after a run of 23 years. He devoted his time fully to TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 3:10 am
May 22nd 1966 - The final episode of "Perry Mason" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 5:02 am
May 22nd 1967 - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" premiered on PBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 7:49 am
May 22nd 1967 - The final "To Tell the Truth" program was seen on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 9:06 am
May 22nd 2001 - The final episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 10:53 am
May 22nd 1984 - The final episode of "Hart to Hart" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 11:38 am
May 22nd 1999 - The television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest last airs in the US. 22 shows aired during the season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 5:04 am
May 25th 1953 – The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 6:04 am
May 25th 1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC's "Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 8:10 am
May 25th 1999 - The final episode of "Home Improvement" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 9:53 am
May 25th 2011 – Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 11:09 am
May 25th 1995 - Ringo Starr was a guest on CBS-TVs "Late Show With David Letterman."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 2:40 pm
May 25th 1964 - In Los Angeles, California, the 16th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Joey Bishop and E.G. Marshall.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 2:03 am
May 26th 1970 - The final episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 4:52 am
May 26th 2002, The first episode of At Home With The Osbournes was shown on MTV in the UK. Already becoming a hit in the US, the show focused on the madman and his family (his wife Sharon, and two of their three children). Oblivious to the camera, they bicker, squabble, curse and hang out backstage at Ozzy shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 4:56 am
May 26th 2012 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Final takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is won by Swedish entrant Loreen with the song "Euphoria".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 7:22 am
May 26th 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "Shindig!" along with Jackie De Shannon, Sonny and Cher and Jimmy Rodgers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 3:47 am
May 27th 1982 - The final episode of "Bosom Buddies" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 5:25 am
May 27th 1982 - The final episode of "Mork and Mindy" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 6:30 am
May 27th 1950 - Frank Sinatra made his TV debut on NBC's "Star-Spangled Review."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 8:32 am
May 27th 1988 - The final episode of "Punky Brewster" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 11:27 am
May 27th 1994 - "The Arsenio Hall Show" aired for the last time. The show was revived for a single season in 2013.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 12:19 pm
May 27th 1961 - Johnny Cash appeared on NBC's "The Deputy."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 1:31 pm
May 27th 1987 - Jim and Tammy Bakker appeared on "Nightline" following the PTL scandal.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 4:57 am
May 28th 1964, The BBC received over 8,000 postal applications for tickets for The Rolling Stones forthcoming appearance on the British TV show, Juke Box Dury.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 8:07 am
May 28th 1990 - "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" debuted on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 9:58 am
May 28th 1969 - Judy Collins appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 12:03 pm
May 28th 1986 - Dick Clark's "America Picks the No. 1 Songs" TV special aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 12:55 pm
May 28th 1994 - "Cafe America" aired for the last time on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 4:11 pm
May 28th 1974 - In Hollywood, California, the 26th Annual Emmy Awards (primetime programming) are presented, hosted by Johnny Carson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 1:27 am
May 29th 1949 - The TV comedy variety show "Candid Camera" moved to NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 3:28 am
May 29th 1988 - NBC aired "To Heal A Nation," the story of Jan Scruggs' effort to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 5:06 am
May 29th 2002 - Kelsey Grammer and his production company, Grammnet Inc., were ordered to pay more than $2 million in unpaid commissions to his former talent agency.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 6:37 am
May 29th 1962 - Barbra Streisand appeared on "The Garry Moore Show".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 7:38 am
May 29th 2009 - Jay Leno ends 17 years hosting NBC's The Tonight Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 12:35 pm
May 29th 1977 - NBC News and Information Service (24 hour news) ends on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 1:04 am
June 1st 1953 - Raymond Burr made his network-TV acting debut. It was in "The Mask of Medusa" on ABC-TV's "Twilight Theater."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 2:17 am
June 1st 1961 - Radio listeners in New York, California, and Illinois were introduced to FM multiplex stereo broadcasting. A year later the FCC made this a standard.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 4:05 am
June 1st 2009 - Conan O'Brien debuted as the host of NBC's "Tonight Show." In January 2010 he stepped down after a dispute with the network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 5:35 am
June 1st 1966 - The final episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 7:27 am
June 1st 1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 9:49 am
June 1st 1959, The first edition of Juke Box Jury aired on the BBC. The host, David Jacobs, lead a revolving panel of guests in critiquing the week's top record releases. Although the songs were never played in their entirety, the four judges gave a verdict on whether each would be a "hit" or a "miss".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 10:36 am
June 1st 1999 - BBC Knowledge was launched on digital television, it was shut down on 2 March 2002, and was replaced by BBC Four.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 12:17 pm
June 1st 1939 - First televised heavyweight boxing match, featuring Max Baer vs Lou Nova.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 1:46 am
June 2nd 2003 - It was announced that Scholastic Entertainment would start a new cartoon called "The Misadventures of Maya and Miguel."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 3:40 am
June 2nd 1937 - "The Fabulous Dr. Tweedy" was broadcast on NBC radio for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 6:53 am
June 2nd 1953 - BBC-TV aired the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 7:26 am
June 2nd 1957 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was interviewed on CBS's "Face the Nation."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 9:09 am
June 2nd 1986 - Regular TV coverage of US Senate sessions begins.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 10:20 am
June 2nd 1999 - The final episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 11:40 am
June 2nd 2003 - In the U.S., federal regulators voted to allow companies to buy more television stations and newspaper-broadcasting combinations in the same city. The previous ownership restrictions had not been altered since 1975.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 3:06 am
June 3rd 1948 - The last episode of "The Admiral Broadway Revue" was aired. It was the first comedy variety program on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 4:52 am
June 3rd 1969 - The final episode of "Star Trek" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 6:26 am
June 3rd 1980 - ESPN began televising college world series games.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 8:27 am
June 3rd 1985 - After five years, the characters of Nancy and Chris Hughes returned to CBS-TV's "As the World Turns."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 10:45 am
June 3rd 1992 - Bill Clinton, while campaigning for U.S. President, played saxophone on the "Arsenio Hall Show".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 2:47 am
June 4th 1944 - "Leonidas Witherall" was first broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 6:38 am
June 4th 1955 - The "Mickey Rooney Show" was aired on NBC for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 8:06 am
June 4th 1981 - The final episode of "The Waltons" aired. Six TV movies aired between 1982 and 1997.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 8:43 am
June 4th 1997 - The final episode of "Married With Children" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 4:27 pm
June 4th 1967 - In Hollywood, California, the 19th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Joey Bishop and Hugh Downs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/20 at 3:40 am
June 5th 1987 - Ted Koppel and guests discussed the topic of AIDS for four hours on ABC-TV’s "Nightline".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/20 at 7:29 am
June 5th 1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 5:42 am
June 8th 1946 - BBC-TV began airing again to cover the Victory Parade. The television service had been blacked out since September 1, 1939 for defense reasons.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 7:20 am
June 8th 1947 - "Lassie Show" debuted on ABC radio. It was a 15-minute show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 8:29 am
June 8th 1948 - Milton Berle hosted "Texaco Star Theater" NBC-TV. It was the show's debut.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 12:38 pm
June 8th 2010 - The pilot episode of "Pretty Little Liars" aired on ABC Family.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 4:05 pm
June 8th 1979 - The final episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 2:16 am
June 9th 1938 - BBC-TV televised coverage of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 2:00 am
June 10th 1924 - The Republican National Convention was broadcast by NBC radio. It was the first political convention to be on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 3:11 am
June 10th 1989 - HBO aired the first episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 5:14 am
June 10th 1966 - On UK TV show Ready Steady Go! Steve Marriott of the Small Faces collapsed while performing and the group were forced to cancel the following week's gigs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 3:14 am
June 11th 1966, European radio stations mistakenly reported that The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey was dead. Actually, it was guitarist Pete Townshend who had been injured in a car accident a few days earlier.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 7:11 am
June 11th 2010 - ESPN launched ESPN 3D.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 8:01 am
June 11th 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 9:27 am
June 11th 2001 - The first episode of "Fear Factor" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 1:26 pm
June 11th 1962, The Beatles recorded a BBC radio program, "Here We Go", at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience composed largely of loyal Cavern fans. This was the last recording on which Pete Best played drums.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 2:37 pm
June 11th 2002 - The television singing competition "American Idol" debuted on FOX.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 6:32 am
June 21st 1948 - The first network telecast of political conventions took place.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 7:20 am
June 21st 1954 - NBC radio presented the final broadcast of "The Railroad Hour."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 8:09 am
June 21st 1969 - BBC-TV aired "Royal Family" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 10:16 am
June 21st 1937 - The BBC television coverage of the Wimbledon tennis Championships for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 2:02 am
June 22nd 1939 - The first actual telecast of beauty contest took place from Flushing Meadows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 3:08 am
June 22nd 1961 - The final episode of "You Bet Your Life"/"The Groucho Show" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 4:27 am
June 22nd 2001 - The final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 2:01 am
June 23rd 1933 - Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35½ year run on NBC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 3:10 am
June 23rd 1956 - "Jimmy Durante Show" last airs on NBC-TV
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 7:16 am
June 23rd 1970 - "The Red Skelton Show" last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV
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June 23rd 1980 - "The David Letterman Show" debuts on NBC-TV daytime
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June 23rd 2011 - The pilot episode of "Suits" aired in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 9:58 am
June 24th 1940 - TV cameras were used for the first time in a political convention as the Republicans convened in Philadelphia, PA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 11:38 am
June 24th 1949 – The first television western, "Hopalong Cassidy", is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 1:34 pm
June 24th 1981 - The final episode of "Charlie's Angels" was aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 12:48 am
June 25th 1993 - "Late Night" with David Letterman aired for the last time on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 2:45 am
June 25th 1967, 200 million people saw The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love', live via satellite as part of the TV global link- up, 'Our World', Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Keith Moon and Gary Leeds provided backing vocals.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 8:05 am
June 25th 1951 - The first commercial colour TV program was a show presented on CBS using the FCC-approved CBS Colour System. The public did not own colour TV's at the time.
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June 25th 1985 - ABC's "Monday Night Football" began with a new line-up. The trio was Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 1:24 am
June 29th 1932 - "Vic and Sade" debuted on NBC radio.
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June 29th 1936 - The Empire State Building television transmitter was used to demonstrate high definition television (343 lines) to RCA's Licensees.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 6:35 am
June 29th 1955 - BBC-TV transmitted "Life with the Lyons" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 7:17 am
June 29th 1960 - BBC Television Centre in West London opened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 8:13 am
June 29th 2010 - Larry King announced he would be ending his CNN program "Larry King Live" in the fall.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 9:20 am
June 29th 1994, Oasis made their debut on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops performing their new single 'Shakermaker'.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/20 at 12:15 am
Exactly one year ago, on July 1st 2019:
The call sign KRUZ returned to 103.3 FM in the Santa Barbara, California, area, with a classic hits format. In a corresponding move, the call sign KVYB (which had been on that frequency for the previous 14 years) moved to 106.3 with a contemporary hits format.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 2:07 am
July 1st 1941 - First commercial TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City, and the first commercial to be shown was for the Bulova Watch Co.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 6:02 am
July 1st 1932 – Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 8:27 am
July 1st 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on NBC- TV's 'The Steve Allen Show' and performed 'Hound Dog', to a live Hound Dog. US TV critic John Crosby panned Elvis' performance, calling him an 'unspeakable, untalented and vulgar young entertainer.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 11:29 am
July 1st 1958 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
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July 1st 1966 – The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
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July 1st 1981 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that candidates for federal office had an "affirmative right" to go on national television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 3:45 pm
July 1st 1987 – The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 4:39 pm
July 1st 2016 - Two radio stations based in Ventura County, California, swapped frequencies: KCAQ (Rhythmic Top 40) from 104.7 to 95.9 FM and KOCP (Rhythmic Oldies) from 95.9 to 104.7 FM.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/20 at 4:40 pm
July 1st 2016 - Two radio stations based in Ventura County, California, swapped frequencies: KCAQ (Rhythmic Top 40) from 104.7 to 95.9 FM and KOCP (Rhythmic Oldies) from 95.9 to 104.7 FM.
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I remember that very well; I was even listening to one of them as they made the switch at 7 a.m. Pacific time! (Both formats are still on the respective stations.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 2:11 am
July 2nd 1897 – British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 7:24 am
July 2nd 1998 - Cable News Network (CNN) retracted a story that alleged that U.S. commandos had used nerve gas to kill American defectors during the Vietnam War.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 7:54 am
July 2nd 2005 – The Live 8 benefit concerts took place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 10:27 am
July 2nd 1955 - ABC Television premiered "The Lawrence Welk Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 2:45 am
July 6th 1947 - "Candid Microphone" began airing on ABC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 5:17 am
July 6th 1948 - Frieda Hennok became the first woman to serve as the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 6:42 am
July 6th 1962 – The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 8:05 am
July 6th 2000 - A jury awarded former NHL player Tony Twist $24 million for the unauthorized use of his name in the comic book Spawn and the HBO cartoon series. Co-defendant HBO settled with Twist out of court for an undisclosed amount.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 8:59 am
July 6th 1967, Pink Floyd made their first appearance on BBC TV music show Top Of The Pops to promote their new single 'See Emily Play'. A badly damaged home video recording recovered by the British Film Institute of this show was given a public screening in London on 9th January 2010 at an event called "Missing Believed Wiped" devoted to recovered TV shows. It was the first time any footage was seen of the performance since its original broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 9:35 am
July 6th 1972, David Bowie appeared on the UK music show Top Of The Pops playing his new single 'Starman', his first hit since 1969's 'Space Oddity' three years before. The single peaked at No.10 and stayed on the charts for 11 weeks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 4:32 pm
July 6th 1924 - Inventor and radio pioneer William Stevenson sends the first photo across the Atlantic by radio, from New York to England.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 3:22 am
July 7th 1956 - Johnny Cash made his first appearance on "Grand Ole Opry."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 7:36 am
July 7th 1954 - Memphis D.J. Dewey Phillips of WHBQ became the first D.J. to play an Elvis Presley record.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 8:26 am
July 7th 1949 - "Dragnet" was first heard on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 1:06 pm
July 7th 2000 - The BBC imposed an early-evening ban on Robbie Williams' newest video entitled "Rock DJ."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 2:56 am
July 9th 2002 - ABC aired a rare interview with David Letterman on the premiere of "Up Close."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 5:48 am
July 9th 1985 - Joe Namath, signed a five-year pact with ABC-TV to provide commentary for "Monday Night Football".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 9:12 am
July 9th 1993 - NBC aired "A Different World" for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 10:48 am
July 9th 1999 - The state of Indiana renamed a 25-mile stretch of Interstate Route 65 as "Kenneth Babyface Edmonds Highway." The same day Babyface donated $50,000 to establish VH1's Save The Music campaign in the state.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 12:09 pm
July 9th 1956 - Dick Clark made his debut as host of "Bandstand" on a Philadelphia TV station. The name of the show was changed to "American Bandstand" when it went to ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 1:45 pm
July 9th 1998 - MTV Networks Europe announced in London the launch of freeform music channel M2 Europe. It was the first TV station to be launched on the internet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 2:01 am
July 13th 1938 - The first television theater opened in Boston, MA. The variety show was performed on a floor above the theater and transmitted downstairs by TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 3:14 am
July 13th 1971 - The CBS TV network airs the last Hee Haw TV show in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 5:11 am
July 13th 1985 - Live Aid rock concert is staged in London, Philadelphia, Moscow, and Sydney. An estimated 1.5 billion television viewers in 169 countries watch 16 hours of performances by 180 pop musicians. Over US$110 million (£50 million) is raised for the Band Aid Trust, for African famine relief efforts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 8:19 am
July 13th 2002 - It was announced that the South African version of "Sesame Street" would be introducing a character that was HIV-positive.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 12:16 pm
July 13th 1978, The BBC announced a ban on The Sex Pistols latest single ‘No One Is Innocent’, which featured vocals by Ronnie Biggs, the British criminal notorious for his part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963. At the time of the recording, Biggs was living in Brazil, and was still wanted by the British authorities, but immune from extradition.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 1:19 pm
July 13th 1967, Pink Floyd made their second appearance on BBC Top Of The Pops to promote their new single 'See Emily Play' which was hosted by Pete Murray. The single went on to peak at No.6 on the UK chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 2:09 pm
July 13th 1984 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell asked to be released from his duties on "Monday Night Football." He said that he was "tired of being tied to the football mentality."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 3:07 am
July 14th 2003 - Jerry Springer officially filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 1:20 am
July 16th 1934 - The NBC Red radio network premiered the musical drama, "Dreams Come True."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 2:40 am
July 16th 1985 - The All-Star Game, televised on NBC-TV, was the first program broadcast in stereo by a TV network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 4:49 am
July 16th 1970, Pink Floyd recorded a show at the BBC Paris Cinema, in London, England for broadcast on the John Peel Sunday Concert, on BBC Radio 1 (broadcast 19 July of this year.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 6:08 am
July 16th 1999 - The Beach Boys appeared on NBC-TV's Today.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 2:48 pm
July 16th 1985 - NBC is the first TV network to air a program in stereo, the Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. The National League beat the American League 6-1 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 4:26 am
July 26th 2006, The final edition of Top Of The Pops was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London. Just under 200 members of the public were in the audience for the show. Classic performances from the Spice Girls, Wham, Madonna, Beyonce Knowles and Robbie Williams featured in the show alongside The Rolling Stones who were the very first band to appear on Top of the Pops on New Year's Day in 1964.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 5:10 am
July 26th 1984 - NBC began shooting 15-minute episodes of "Punky Brewster." The short episodes were used when football games spilled over into the show's time slot.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 4:24 am
July 29th 1957 - Jack Paar began hosting the "Tonight" show on NBC-TV. The name of the show was changed to "The Jack Paar Show." Paar was host for five years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 7:04 am
July 29th 1936 - RCA shows the first real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 10:38 am
July 29th 1981 – A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 4:22 am
August 15th 1948 - CBS-TV inaugurated the first nightly news broadcast with anchorman Douglas Edwards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 6:19 am
August 15th 2001 - Chandra Levy's parents appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live." They discussed Levy's disappearance on April 30, 2001.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 10:37 am
August 15th 2002 - It was announced that Comedy Central had canceled the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money." New shows and repeats were planned to air through 2003.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 2:28 am
August 16th 1954 - Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of "The Morning Show" on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 7:08 am
August 16th 1999 - The first episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 3:20 am
August 20th 1920 – The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 4:24 am
August 20th 1989 - The first episode of "Saved By The Bell" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 6:41 am
August 20th 1997, BBC TV aired the documentary 'Oasis Right Here Right Now', with the group talking about their troublesome last year, plus performances of three new songs from the Manchester band.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 12:40 pm
August 20th 1926 – Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 5:34 am
August 28th 1922 - The first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City. The Queensboro Realty Company bought 10 minutes of time for$100.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 7:23 am
August 28th 1949 - ABC's "Stand By For Crime" aired for the last time. The 30-minute show used a guest detective to solve a crime.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 8:40 am
August 28th 1984 - Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 10:11 am
August 28th 1948 - On "Meet the Press," Whitaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of being a communist.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 2:07 pm
August 28th 1996 - The first episode of "The Jamie Fox Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/20 at 8:45 am
August 20th 1997 – Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/20 at 1:20 pm
August 20th 1966 - Mia Farrow withdrew from the cast of ABC-TV's "Peyton Place."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 7:22 am
August 31st 1936 – Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 10:01 am
August 31st 1974 - "The Partridge Family" television show ended.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 12:29 pm
August 31st 1941 - The radio program "The Great Gildersleeve" made its debut on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 2:16 pm
August 31st 1946 - Superman returned to radio on the Mutual Broadcasting System after being dropped earlier in the year.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 2:49 pm
August 31st 1981 - The 30-year contract between Milton Berle and NBC-TV expired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 7:21 am
September 1st 1949 - "Martin Kane, Private Eye" debuted on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 8:27 am
September 1st 1986 - Jerry Lewis raised a record $34 million for Muscular Dystrophy during his annual telethon for Jerry’s kids over the Labor Day weekend.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/20 at 3:33 am
September 5th 1921 - The first police broadcast was made by radio station WIL in St. Louis, MO.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 5:59 am
September 6th 1927 - The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth in San Francisco, California, USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 6:55 am
September 6th 1952 - In Montreal, Canadian television began broadcasting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 1:15 pm
September 6th 1997 – Watched around the world on television by 21⁄2 billion people, the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London, with well over a million people lining the streets.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 5:48 am
September 7th 1966 - The final episode of the original "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was aired on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 8:42 am
September 7th 1971 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" was seen for the final time on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 12:06 pm
September 7th 1979 - In the USA, the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, known as ESPN, broadcasts for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 09/09/20 at 4:51 pm
September 9th 1956 - Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 09/12/20 at 11:41 am
September 12th 1959: Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV programme in color, premieres on U.S. television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 2:08 am
September 16th 1956 – TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 5:29 am
September 16th 1994 – The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/20 at 12:32 pm
September 18th 1927 – The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
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Written By: nally on 09/20/20 at 12:25 pm
September 20th 1991 - The sitcom Step By Step premiered on ABC Network's "T.G.I.F" lineup.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 1:58 am
September 24th 1968 – First episode of "60 Minutes” airs on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 12:04 pm
October 5th 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 3:45 pm
October 5th 1921 – The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 4:49 pm
October 5th 1947 – President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 5:36 pm
October 5th 1986 – Mordechai Vanunu's story in The Sunday Times reveals Israel's secret nuclear weapons.
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Written By: nally on 10/07/20 at 4:59 pm
October 7th 1993, the Simpsons episode "Cape Feare" aired on Fox network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 5:08 pm
October 7th 1996 – Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 1:58 pm
October 8th 1921 – KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
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Written By: nally on 10/10/20 at 1:18 pm
10 years ago today, on 10/10/10, the cable TV channel Discovery Kids flipped to The Hub.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 11:50 am
October 14th 1968 – The first live TV broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
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Written By: nally on 10/30/20 at 11:19 pm
October 30th 1938, Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 8:35 am
November 2nd 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 9:48 am
November 2nd 1936 – The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 10:03 am
November 2nd 1959 – Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 12:14 pm
November 2nd 1990 – British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 5:19 pm
November 8th 1972 – American pay television network Home Box Office (HBO) launches.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 4:33 am
November 10th 1969 – National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
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Written By: nally on 11/16/20 at 4:36 pm
Three years ago today, on November 16th 2017:
The Los Angeles radio station located at 100.3 FM flipped from KSWD (classic rock) to KKLQ (contemporary christian) at 1:00pm PST.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 12:30 pm
November 19th 1954 – Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 4:09 pm
November 19th 1967 – The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 1:15 pm
November 23rd 1963 – The BBC broadcasts An Unearthly Child (starring William Hartnell), the first episode of the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 8:26 am
November 24th 1962 – The influential British satirical television programme “That Was the Week That Was” is first broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 5:06 am
December 7th 1930 – W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.
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Written By: nally on 12/09/20 at 10:29 pm
Sixty years ago today, on December 9th 1960: The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: nally on 12/17/20 at 12:22 pm
31 years ago today, on December 17th 1989, The Simpsons premiered as a standalone programme, with the episode "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire."
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Written By: nally on 01/08/21 at 11:59 pm
Fifty years ago today, on January 8th 1971: The New Andy Griffith Show, a situation comedy unrelated to the popular sitcom about the fictional town of Mayberry, premiered on CBS at 8:30 as comedian Andy Griffith's second attempt to reprise his earlier TV success. The new show appeared in the 8:30 Friday night time slot on CBS that had been filled the week before by Griffith's low-rated drama, Headmaster. After being "Andy Taylor" and "Andy Thompson", Griffith played the role of "Andy Sawyer", mayor of the fictional North Carolina city of "Greenwood". Despite guest appearances in the debut episode by Don Knotts and George Lindsey, viewership fell over the next few weeks and The New Andy Griffith Show was canceled after its 10th episode on March 12.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 9:58 am
January 11th 1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 3:53 am
January 14th 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 3:01 pm
January 14th 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 12:55 am
January 19th 1953 – Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 2:49 pm
January 20th 1954 – In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 12:38 pm
January 21st 1971 – The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
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Written By: nally on 01/22/21 at 4:40 pm
January 14th 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
And now 69 years later, it is still going strong! O0
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Written By: nally on 01/22/21 at 10:29 pm
January 22nd 1947.
KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
So, one year from today it will celebrate its 75th anniversary!!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 5:06 pm
January 25th 1937 – The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moved to CBS television, where it remained until September 18, 2009.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 3:19 pm
January 26th 1926 – The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
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Written By: nally on 02/01/21 at 5:23 pm
Ten years ago today, on February 1st 2011, California radio station KVEN changed its format from music (specifically, oldies) to sports talk, becoming an affiliate of the ESPN Radio Network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 8:22 am
February 11th 1938 – BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
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Written By: nally on 02/14/21 at 5:07 pm
Valentine's Day 1987: Los Angeles radio station KMET (94.7 on the FM dial) flipped to KTWV. The old format was "classic" rock; the new format was soft pop with smooth jazz...although over the years the jazz has been phased out and now KTWV is just pop.
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Written By: nally on 02/28/21 at 12:07 pm
February 28th 1954: The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
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Written By: nally on 03/09/21 at 12:59 pm
March 9th 1954: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
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Written By: nally on 03/17/21 at 7:39 pm
16 years ago today, on March 17th 2005, various radio stations in the U.S. flipped to a "Jack FM" format, including KCBS-FM (93.1) in Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/21 at 2:18 pm
April 2nd 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
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Written By: nally on 05/10/21 at 12:00 am
Sixty years ago today, on May 9th 1961: The speech "Television and the Public Interest" was given by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Newton N. Minow to the convention of the National Association of Broadcasters. The speech was Minow's first major speech after he was appointed chairman of the FCC by then President John F. Kennedy.
Mr. Minow referred to American commercial television programming as a "vast wasteland" and advocated for programming in the public interest. In hindsight, the speech marked the end of a Golden Age of Television that had run through the 1950s, contrasting the highbrow programs of that decade (Minow specifically cited Westinghouse Studio One and Playhouse 90, both of which ended that year, as examples of "the much bemoaned good old days") with what had appeared on American television in 1960 and 1961.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 11:58 am
May 12th 1960 - Elvis Presley guest-starred on "Welcome Home Elvis." The TV special was hosted by Frank Sinatra. Elvis sang "Witchcraft" and Sinatra sang "Love Me Tender."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 2:11 am
May 13th 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 10:03 am
May 13th 1996 - O.J. Simpson appeared on British TV to discuss his not guilty verdict.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 2:12 am
May 19th 1996 - The final episode of "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 12:23 pm
May 19th 2009 - The pilot episode of "Glee" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 1:19 pm
May 19th 1991 - The TV movie "Knight Rider 2000" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 2:58 pm
May 19th 1992 - U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 3:55 pm
May 19th 1999 - Rosie O'Donnell and Tom Selleck got into an uncomfortable verbal issue concerning gun control on O'Donnell's talk show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 4:15 am
May 20th 1939 - The first telecast over telephone wires was sent from Madison Square Garden to the NBC-TV studios at 30 Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. The event was a bicycle race.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 5:45 am
May 20th 1993 - The final episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC. The show debuted on September 30, 1982.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 6:56 am
May 20th 1968, BBC 2 TV aired a short play 'The Pistol Shot', featuring a young dancer - artist called David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 7:51 am
May 20th 1967, The Beatles new album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band had a special preview on the Kenny Everett BBC Light program, 'Where It's At', playing every track from the album, (except 'A Day In The Life' which the BBC had banned saying it could promote drug taking).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 1:04 am
May 23rd 1963 - NBC purchased the 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 2:48 am
May 23rd 1994 - The final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 5:02 am
May 23rd 1995 - The final episode of "Full House" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 7:36 am
May 23rd 2001 - The final episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 2:28 am
May 24th 1974 - The last "Dean Martin Show" was seen on NBC. The show had been aired for 9 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 2:53 am
May 24th 1956 – The first Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland. The event was the brainchild of Marcel Baisoncon of the European Broadcasting Union. Seven countries participated and they were each allowed two songs. Both Luxembourg and the winner Switzerland used the same singer for both. Switzerland won with 'Refrain' by Lys Assia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 6:40 am
May 24th 1987 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Sinister Spirit" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 7:28 am
May 24th 1999 - The final episode of "Mad About You" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 9:10 am
May 24th 1964 - On "The Ed Sullivan Show," a taped Beatles performance was played. The Beatles performed "You Can't Do That" from the set of "A Hard Day's Night."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/21 at 5:24 am
May 25th 1953 – The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/21 at 8:24 am
May 25th 1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC's "Tonight Show."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/21 at 11:57 am
May 25th 1995 - Ringo Starr was a guest on CBS-TVs "Late Show With David Letterman."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/21 at 2:15 pm
May 25th 2011 – Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/21 at 12:23 am
May 26th 1970 - The final episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/21 at 1:40 am
May 26th 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "Shindig!" along with Jackie De Shannon, Sonny and Cher and Jimmy Rodgers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/21 at 4:01 am
May 26th 2002, The first episode of At Home With The Osbournes was shown on MTV in the UK. Already becoming a hit in the the US, the show focused on the madman and his family (his wife Sharon, and two of their three children). Oblivious to the camera, they bicker, squabble, curse and hang out backstage at Ozzy shows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/21 at 7:57 am
May 26th 2012 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Final takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is won by Swedish entrant Loreen with the song "Euphoria".
Subject: Re: Today in Television and Radio History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/21 at 6:24 am
May 31st 1964 - On the The Ed Sullivan Show" the Dave Clark Five made their first of 11 appearances.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/21 at 7:19 am
May 31st 1990 - The first episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/21 at 10:21 am
May 31st 1962 - "Tell It To Groucho" aired for the last time on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/21 at 10:51 am
May 31st 1999 - VH1's "Behind the Music" began airing nightly. The premiere show was "The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/21 at 11:23 am
May 31st 1966 - Filming began on The Monkees first TV series. The Monkees' first single, 'Last Train to Clarksville' was released in August 1966, just weeks prior to the TV broadcast debut. In conjunction with the first broadcast of the television show on September 12, 1966 on the NBC television network, NBC and Columbia had a major hit on their hands.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/21 at 12:07 pm
May 31st 1992 - The final episode of "Night Court" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 12:41 am
June 1st 1959 - The first edition of Juke Box Jury aired on the BBC. The shows host, David Jacobs, lead a revolving panel of guests in critiquing the week's top record releases. Although the songs were never played in their entirety, the four judges gave a verdict on whether each would be a "hit" or a "miss".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 1:08 am
June 1st 1953 - Raymond Burr made his network-TV acting debut. It was in "The Mask of Medusa" on ABC-TV's "Twilight Theater."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 1:41 am
June 1st 1966 - The final episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 5:10 am
June 1st 1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 6:51 am
June 1st 1961 - Radio listeners in New York, California, and Illinois were introduced to FM multiplex stereo broadcasting. A year later the FCC made this a standard.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 7:17 am
June 1st 1991 - Paul McCartney's album "Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)" debuted at #7 in the U.K. The work documented his MTV performance on January 25, 1991.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 2:46 pm
June 1st 2009 - Conan O'Brien debuted as the host of NBC's "Tonight Show." In January 2010 he stepped down after a dispute with the network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 4:33 pm
June 1st 1939 - First televised heavyweight boxing match, featuring Max Baer vs Lou Nova.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 12:59 am
June 2nd 1896 – Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention, the radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 2:21 am
June 2nd 1953 - BBC-TV aired the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 6:02 am
June 2nd 1957 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was interviewed on CBS's "Face the Nation."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 8:46 am
June 2nd 1999 - The final episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 10:08 am
June 2nd 2003 - In the U.S., federal regulators voted to allow companies to buy more television stations and newspaper-broadcasting combinations in the same city. The previous ownership restrictions had not been altered since 1975.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 1:07 am
June 8th 1976 - "The NBC Nightly News", with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 5:01 am
June 8th 1984 - "Crimewatch" was first transmitted on BBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 6:31 am
June 8th 1996 - Directory-General John Birt announced the major restructuring of the BBC to separate commissioning from production.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 10:02 am
June 8th 1969 - Johnny Cash debuted his own network show on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 2:33 am
June 9th 1938 - BBC-TV televised coverage of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 1:38 pm
June 9th 1960 - ABC-TV and AFL sign a five-year broadcasting contract.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 1:30 am
June 10th 1989 - HBO aired the first episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
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Written By: nally on 06/12/21 at 4:13 pm
Twelve years ago today, on June 12th 2009, Analog television stations (excluding low-powered stations) switched to digital television following the DTV Delay Act.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 1:15 am
June 15th 1958 - The first teenage all-music TV show Oh Boy!, was broadcast for the first time in the UK. Each week Oh Boy! featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cuddly Dudley, who sang on 21 shows, Cliff Richard (20 shows), The Drifters (Later to become The Shadows) (17 shows) and Marty Wilde (17 shows). Guests included Billy Fury, Tony Sheridan, Shirley Bassey and Lonnie Donegan; with occasional US stars, such as The Inkspots, Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 1:33 am
June 15th 2007 - Bob Barker's final appearance as host of "The Price Is Right" aired. The show had been taped on June 6.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 2:14 am
June 15th 1993 - FOX-TV aired "Paul McCartney Live In The New World." It was McCartney's first live concert to be televised.2002, A rare autographed copy of The Beatles' album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sold at auction for £34,000 ($57,800), more than five times the estimated price.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 2:38 am
June 16th 1952 - "My Little Margie" debuted on CBS-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 6:52 am
June 16th 1976 - The TV show "The Jacksons" began airing for four weeks on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 7:24 am
June 16th 2002 - The first episode of "The Dead Zone" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 3:45 am
June 17th 1941 - WNBT-TV in New York City, NY, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 6:25 am
June 17th 1982 - Former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon was interviewed by Diane Sawyer on "The CBS Morning News".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 7:27 am
June 17th 1994 - O.J. Simpson drove his Ford Bronco across Los Angeles with police in pursuit and millions of people watching live on television. After the slow speed chase ended Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 9:03 am
June 17th 1991 - The 100th episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 3:28 am
June 18th 1959 - The first telecast received from England was broadcast in the U.S. over NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 4:48 am
June 18th 1998 - David Cassidy began selling a two-CD set exclusively on the cable TV shopping network QVC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 7:36 am
June 18th 1961 - "Gunsmoke" was broadcast for the last time on CBS radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 9:41 am
June 18th 1966 - BBC-TV aired "Chronicle" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 10:07 am
June 18th 2006 - Dan Rather's final CBS News report was aired on "CBS Sunday Morning."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 12:56 am
June 22nd 1939 - The first actual telecast of the beauty contest took place from Flushing Meadows.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 2:36 am
June 22nd 1961 - The final episode of "You Bet Your Life"/"The Groucho Show" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 5:12 am
June 22nd 2001 - The final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/21 at 1:24 am
June 23rd 2011 - The pilot episode of "Suits" aired in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 3:57 am
June 24th 1940 - TV cameras were used for the first time in a political convention as the Republicans convened in Philadelphia, PA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 5:19 am
June 24th 1981 - The final episode of "Charlie's Angels" was aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 8:06 am
June 24th 1994 - "Saturday Night Armistice" was first transmitted by BBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 1:42 pm
June 24th 2002 - Connie Chung debuted her prime-time news program on CNN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 1:46 am
June 25th 1993 - "Late Night" with David Letterman aired for the last time on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 4:08 am
June 25th 1985 - ABC’s "Monday Night Football" began with a new line-up. The trio was Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 5:13 am
June 25th 1951 - The first commercial color TV program was a show presented on CBS using the FCC-approved CBS Color System. The public did not own color TV's at the time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 9:17 am
June 25th 1967 - The Beatles performed "All You Need Is Love" live on the "Our World" program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/21 at 2:10 am
June 26th 1959 - CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow interviewed Lee Remick. It was his 500th and final guest on "Person to Person."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/21 at 5:14 am
June 26th 1933 - "The Kraft Music Hall" debuted on NBC radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/21 at 10:36 am
June 26th 1975 - Paul McCartney's theme for ITV's "Crossroads" aired for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 2:57 am
June 30th 1952 - CBS-TV debuted "The Guiding Light."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 8:25 am
June 30th 1979 - Johnny Rotten and Joan Collins were paired on TV's "Jukebox Jury."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 5:08 am
July 1st 1934 - The Federal Communications Commission replaced the Federal Radio Commission as the regulator of broadcasting in the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 9:48 am
July 1st 1941 - Bulova Watch Company sponsored the first TV commercial in New York City, NY.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 12:05 pm
July 1st 1981 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that candidates for federal office had an "affirmative right" to go on national television.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/21 at 11:16 pm
July 1st 1941 - Bulova Watch Company sponsored the first TV commercial in New York City, NY.
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Now I know that advertising on television has been around for 80 years!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 2:48 am
July 5th 1989 - The pilot episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 1:41 pm
July 5th 1954 – The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 11:48 am
July 6th 1962 – The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 2:27 am
July 7th 2000 - The BBC imposed an early-evening ban on Robbie Williams' newest video entitled "Rock DJ."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 5:31 am
July 7th 1971 - Karen and Richard Carpenter hosted "Make Your Own Kind of Music" on NBC-TV. The show was a summer series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 6:50 am
July 7th 1954 – Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right”.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 8:05 am
July 7th 1963 - The Rolling Stones made their UK TV debut when they appeared on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars.' Also appearing on the show was Mickie Most, The Cadets, Helen Shapiro and Gordon Mills. The group made a total of 13 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 10:18 am
July 7th 1956 - Johnny Cash made his first appearance on "Grand Ole Opry”.
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Written By: nally on 07/10/21 at 11:15 am
July 10th 1978: The ABC television network debuted its ABC World News Tonight.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 2:21 am
July 13th 1938 - The first television theater opened in Boston, MA. The variety show was performed on a floor above the theater and transmitted downstairs by TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 5:32 am
July 13th 1971 - The CBS TV network airs the last Hee Haw TV show in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 9:01 am
July 13th 2002 - It was announced that the South African version of "Sesame Street" would be introducing a character that was HIV-positive.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 10:29 am
July 13th 1984 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell asked to be released from his duties on "Monday Night Football." He said that he was "tired of being tied to the football mentality."
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July 13th 1969, Over 100 US radio stations banned The Beatles new single 'The Ballad Of John and Yoko' due to the line 'Christ, you know it ain't easy', calling it offensive.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 1:38 am
July 15th 1952 - Patti Page made her TV debut in a summer replacement series for Perry Como.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 4:56 am
July 15th 1968 - ABC-TV premiered "One Life to Live."
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July 15th 2002 - Phil Donahue returned to television with a new discussion program called "Donahue" on MSNBC. The show was cancelled on February 24, 2003.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 10:12 am
July 15th 1981 - Steven Ford, son of former President Gerald R. Ford, appeared in a seduction scene of "The Young and the Restless" on CBS-TV. Ford played the part of Andy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 12:38 pm
July 15th 1999 - The original Drifters performed on Today on NBC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 3:21 pm
July 15th 2002 - The July 20th issue of TV Guide went on sale featuring a list of the 50 worst TV shows of all time. "The Jerry Springer Show" was ranked #1.
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Written By: nally on 07/29/21 at 8:38 pm
July 15th 2002 - The July 20th issue of TV Guide went on sale featuring a list of the 50 worst TV shows of all time. "The Jerry Springer Show" was ranked #1.
Why am I not surprised? ::)
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Written By: nally on 07/29/21 at 8:38 pm
Forty years ago today, on July 29th 1981:
A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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July 29th 1957: Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar, launching the modern day talk show.
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Written By: nally on 08/20/21 at 11:51 pm
August 20th 1920 - The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/21 at 11:02 am
September 4th 1972, The Price Is Right with Bob Barker as the emcee premiered on CBS television. As of now, it is the longest-running game show on American TV.
Barker remained host for the programme's first 35 seasons, and then retired in favor of Drew Carey.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/21 at 11:27 am
Seventy years ago today, on September 4th 1951: The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
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Written By: nally on 09/12/21 at 2:25 pm
September 12th 1959: The TV series Bonanza premiered on NBC; it was the first regularly-scheduled programme to be presented in color.
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Written By: nally on 10/15/21 at 11:32 pm
Seventy years ago today, on October 15th 1951: the sitcom I Love Lucy premiered on primetime television.
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Written By: nally on 10/25/21 at 11:33 pm
October 25th 1964 - The Rolling Stones made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. While the studio audience was enthusiastic, television viewers had a different reaction than they did to the Beatles' appearance.
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Written By: nally on 10/30/21 at 10:01 am
October 30th 1938 - CBS Radio broadcast the radio drama The War of the Worlds, causing panic among some listeners who believed that an actual Martian invasion was in progress.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/21 at 7:43 am
October 30th 1938 - CBS Radio broadcast the radio drama The War of the Worlds, causing panic among some listeners who believed that an actual Martian invasion was in progress.
...produced by Orson Welles.
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Written By: nally on 11/16/21 at 11:23 pm
Four years ago today, on November 16th 2017, at 1 p.m. PST, Los Angeles radio station 100.3 The Sound (KSWD-FM) went off the air in favor of KKLQ, a religious-based station.
"The Sound" still lives on in the form of a Facebook group consisting of fans of the station.
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Written By: nally on 12/17/21 at 9:54 pm
32 years ago today, on December 17th 1989, the animated series The Simpsons premiered on FOX network as a standalone programme, with the episode "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire."
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Written By: nally on 01/01/22 at 11:51 am
51 years ago today, on New Year's Day 1971, Cigaratte adverts are banned on American television.
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January 1st 2009, the cable TV channel MLB Network went on the air, after a two-week rolling automated loop of archival programming and promotions for the network for cable systems that carried the network's transmissions.
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Written By: nally on 01/09/22 at 12:00 pm
Ten years ago today, on January 9th 2012: CBS This Morning replaced The Early Show as the CBS network's morning TV news show.
The programme would run under that title until Labor Day 2021, after which it was replaced by CBS Mornings.
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Written By: nally on 01/14/22 at 7:48 pm
49 years ago today, on January 14th 1973: Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
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Written By: nally on 01/14/22 at 10:13 pm
Today marks 70 years since the premiere of NBC's long-running morning news show, Today.
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January 16th 1976: The "Donny & Marie" variety show premiered. It would air its final episode in May 1979.
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Written By: nally on 01/22/22 at 1:37 pm
75 years ago today, on January 22nd 1947, KTLA became the first commercial television station in Los Angeles.
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Written By: nally on 01/30/22 at 10:34 pm
First radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US was established on January 30th 1928.
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Written By: nally on 01/31/22 at 11:03 pm
January 31, 1949: These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
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Written By: nally on 02/06/22 at 9:23 pm
February 6th 1966 - The final episode of the sitcom Mr. Ed aired on CBS.
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Written By: nally on 02/06/22 at 9:25 pm
February 6th 2003: Jesse Ventura announced on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" that he would begin hosting a nightly program - in the form of a talk show - on MSNBC within a month.
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Written By: nally on 02/09/22 at 8:17 pm
Today marks 58 years since the Beatles' historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Written By: nally on 02/28/22 at 10:57 pm
28 February 1983: The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 106 million viewers. After 39 years, it still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/22 at 9:19 am
March 9th 1954 – McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
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Written By: nally on 03/11/22 at 10:35 pm
March 11th 1958: Charles Van Doren finally loses on US TV game show "Twenty-One" after winning $129,000 - later revealed to be fixed.
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Written By: nally on 03/12/22 at 9:52 pm
March 12th 1973: The final episode of Rowan & Martin's Laugh In aired on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 03/13/22 at 4:59 pm
Fifty years ago today, on 13 March 1972: On United States television, The Merv Griffin Show returned as a syndicated program after two years at the CBS Network's 11:30 time slot, and began a successful and award-winning run that ended in 1986.
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Written By: nally on 03/13/22 at 11:08 pm
Forty years ago today, on March 13th 1982, the crime drama T.J. Hooker premiered on ABC. It would run for three years on said network before moving to CBS in 1985, after which it ended its run in 1986.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/22 at 6:03 am
March 16th 1985 – Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he not released until December 1991.
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Written By: nally on 03/17/22 at 10:51 pm
March 17th 2005, Los Angeles radio station KCBS-FM (93.1) flipped from a classic rock format to Jack FM, which still stands today.
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Written By: nally on 03/18/22 at 11:48 pm
17 years ago today, on March 18th 2005 (also a Friday): the sitcom Suite Life of Zack & Cody premiered on Disney Channel.
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Written By: nally on 03/25/22 at 10:59 pm
Fifty years ago on this day - 25 March 1972 - the 254th and final original episode of the TV series Bewitched was broadcast, ending a run that had started on September 17, 1964.
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Written By: nally on 03/27/22 at 5:51 pm
27 March 2005, the medical drama Grey's Anatomy premiered on the ABC television network.
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Written By: nally on 03/30/22 at 11:40 pm
March 30th 1966 - Color Me Barbra, the 7th studio album by Barbra Streisand, is released on Columbia Records. It was also the title of Streisand's second CBS TV special, which premiered on that date, and the first in color when it was still a novelty for TV, hence the title.
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Written By: nally on 03/31/22 at 11:14 pm
March 31st 1957: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, the team's only musical written especially for television, is telecast live and in color by CBS in the United States, starring Julie Andrews in the title role. The production is seen by millions, but this 1957 version would not get to be telecast again for more than 40 years, when a kinescope of it is shown.
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Written By: nally on 04/01/22 at 11:44 pm
April 1st 1978, The Bob Newhart Show aired its final episode.
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Written By: nally on 04/02/22 at 11:00 am
April 2nd 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 12:11 pm
April 14th 1969 - The "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" TV special aired on NBC.
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April 14th 1965 - Millie Small appeared on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" and performed her song "My Boy Lollipop."
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Written By: nally on 04/18/22 at 8:59 pm
April 18, 1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced that "there is no news" in their evening report.
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Written By: nally on 04/18/22 at 10:59 pm
April 18th 1983: the Disney Channel was launched...as a premium channel. (Its official name contained the definite article - IOW, it was known as 'The Disney Channel' - until 1997, when it dropped "The" from its name.)
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Written By: nally on 04/18/22 at 11:23 pm
April 18th 1994, talk show host Arsenio Hall announced he would terminate his late-night TV talk show the following month.
He would attempt a revival some 20 years later.
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Written By: nally on 04/19/22 at 11:44 pm
35 years ago today, on April 19th 1987: The Simpsons first appear as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, first starting with "Good Night".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 6:36 am
April 25th 1974 – The song "Grândola, Vila Morena" by Zeca Afonso was broadcast on radio, signalling the start of the Carnation Revolution, a bloodless coup against the Estado Novo regime in Portugal.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/22 at 9:00 am
April 26th 1998 - The 200th episode of "The Simpsons" aired on FOX.
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Written By: nally on 04/30/22 at 11:00 pm
April 30th 1939 - NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
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Written By: nally on 05/08/22 at 10:51 pm
One year ago today, on May 8th 2021: Tesla chief executive Tesla Elon Musk hosts "Saturday Night Live" in the US.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 6:02 am
May 9th 1998 - Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page were musical guests on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." They performed their collaboration "Come To Me."
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Written By: nally on 05/15/22 at 3:17 pm
May 15th 1970: The 138th and final episode of the spy sitcom Get Smart aired, ending a five-year run for the programme.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 5:23 am
May 16th 1983 - The television special "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever" aired. It was a taping of the first time that Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk for a live audience.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 7:24 am
May 16th 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared with Chuck Berry on the television show "Hollywood A-GO-GO."
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May 17th 1980 - Paul and Linda McCartney appeared as guest stars on "Saturday Night Live." They did not perform but the "Coming Up" video was shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/22 at 2:22 pm
May 17th 1973 – Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/22 at 8:00 am
May 18th 2019 – The Eurovision Song Contest Final 2019 takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is won by Dutch entrant Duncan Laurence with the song "Arcade".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/22 at 6:59 am
May 21st 2011 – Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/22 at 5:22 am
May 24th 1956, The first Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland. The event was the brainchild of Marcel Baisoncon of the European Broadcasting Union. Seven countries participated and they were each allowed two songs. Both Luxembourg and the winner Switzerland used the same singer for both. Switzerland won with 'Refrain' by Lys Assia.
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Written By: nally on 06/01/22 at 8:45 pm
June 1st 1994: The cable TV channel FX went on the air.
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Written By: nally on 06/01/22 at 11:25 pm
June 1st 1980: The cable TV channel CNN (Cable News Network) went on the air.
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Written By: nally on 06/04/22 at 11:19 am
June 4th 1955 - The Mickey Rooney Show was aired on NBC for the final time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/22 at 9:23 am
June 7th 1955 – Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/22 at 3:21 pm
June 7th 1977 – Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/22 at 3:47 pm
June 7th 1946 – The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of World War II.
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Written By: nally on 06/11/22 at 11:22 am
June 11, 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 1:13 am
June 15th 1958 - The first teenage all-music TV show Oh Boy!, was broadcast for the first time in the UK. Each week Oh Boy! featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cuddly Dudley, who sang on 21 shows, Cliff Richard (20 shows), The Drifters (Later to become The Shadows) (17 shows) and Marty Wilde (17 shows). Guests included Billy Fury, Tony Sheridan, Shirley Bassey and Lonnie Donegan; with occasional US stars, such as The Inkspots, Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/22 at 12:17 am
June 16th 1976 - The TV show "The Jacksons" began airing for four weeks on CBS.
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June 17th 1994 – Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/22 at 4:07 am
June 20th 1948 - Toast Of The Town, which would later be called The Ed Sullivan Show, premiered on CBS-TV. The first show was produced on a budget of $1,375. Only $375 was allocated for talent and $200 of that was shared by the young stars of that night's program, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/22 at 12:30 pm
June 24th 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, aired on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/22 at 10:38 pm
July 1st 1958 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/22 at 10:42 pm
35 years ago today, on July 1st 1987 – The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/22 at 11:47 pm
July 1st 2016 (the last time this date fell on a Friday): two radio stations based in Ventura County, California, swapped frequencies: KCAQ (Rhythmic Top 40) from 104.7 to 95.9 FM and KOCP (Rhythmic Oldies) from 95.9 to 104.7 FM.
Both stations still occupy those respective frequencies today.
This move was done in light of the fact that a station with a similar format on 104.7 FM in Redlands, California (east of Los Angeles) could also be heard in the L.A. area.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/22 at 12:59 pm
July 3rd 1928 - The first colour TV transmission was made by John Logie Baird
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 7:55 am
July 4th 1970 - Casey Kasem hosted radio’s "American Top 40" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 9:55 am
July 4th 1964 - The Rolling Stones appearance on 'Juke Box Dury' was aired on UK TV, the only time the show had five panellists rather than four.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 10:58 am
July 4th 1950 – Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
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Written By: nally on 07/10/22 at 11:22 pm
July 10th 1978 - ABC World News Tonight premieres on the ABC television network.
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Written By: nally on 07/10/22 at 11:23 pm
July 10th 1950, The US music show Your Hit Parade premiered on NBC-TV. The program, which featured vocalists covering the top hits of the week, had been on radio since 1935. It moved to CBS in 1958 but was canceled the following year, unable to cope with the rising popularity of Rock 'n' Roll.
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Written By: nally on 07/11/22 at 10:10 pm
July 11th 1966: The Newlywed Game debuted on the ABC television network.
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Written By: nally on 07/27/22 at 8:15 pm
One day late...
July 26th 1984: NBC began shooting 15-minute episodes of Punky Brewster. The short episodes were used when football games spilled over into the show's time slot.
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Written By: nally on 07/29/22 at 11:51 pm
Sixty-five years ago today, on July 29th 1957: Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar, beginning the modern day talk show.
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Written By: nally on 07/30/22 at 12:40 am
July 29th 1981 - A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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Written By: nally on 08/01/22 at 8:27 pm
July 29th 1981 - A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
...and three days later, MTV went on the air.
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Written By: nally on 08/03/22 at 11:23 pm
One hundred years ago today, on August 3rd 1922... Radio station WGY of Schenectady, New York, introduced the concept of the weekly broadcast of a drama series, as "The WGY Players" presented The Wolf, an adaptation by director Edward H. Smith of a play by Eugene Walter. The play was presented as three episodes between piano and soprano solos in a 40-minute concert program that began at 8:45 in the evening.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 6:12 am
August 5th 1957 – American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 1:36 am
August 6th 1960 - Chubby Checker appeared on US TV show American Bandstand and performed 'The Twist.' The song went to No.1 on the US chart and again 18 months later in 1962. It is the only song to go to the top of the charts on two separate occasions.
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Written By: nally on 08/10/22 at 11:28 pm
August 10th 1948:
Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
WABC-TV, channel 7 in New York City, goes on the air, first as WJZ-TV. It would change its callsign to WABC five years later. However, it has always been an affiliate of the ABC television network.
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Written By: nally on 08/11/22 at 8:26 pm
August 11th 1984 – "We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.
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Written By: nally on 08/11/22 at 8:28 pm
August 11th 1951, The first major league baseball game to be televised in color was broadcast. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves 8-1.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/22 at 2:25 am
August 13th 1954 – Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 08/19/22 at 11:01 pm
Fifty years ago today, on Saturday, August 19th 1972: The Midnight Special was shown for the first time on television, beginning at 1:00 in the morning on most NBC stations. NBC's experiment, aiming an early morning program at the 18- to 35-year-old audience that might stay up late on Friday nights, proved a success, and the rock concert series ran until 1981.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 6:24 am
August 23rd 1963 - The Rolling Stones appeared on UK TV show Ready, Steady, Go! for the first time, performing their debut single 'Come On.' The group made a total of 20 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 1:26 pm
August 25th 1948 – The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 5:28 am
August 26th 1957 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets performed "That'll Be the Day" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 1:40 pm
August 26th 1936 – The first high definition television pictures were transmitted by the BBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/22 at 10:17 am
September 2nd 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go!" Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/22 at 12:55 pm
September 2nd 1931 - The radio show "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" debuted on CBS.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/22 at 11:29 am
Fifty years ago today, on September 4th 1972: TV game show The Price Is Right premiered on CBS with Bob Barker as the emcee.
Bob's tenure as host would last 35 years before he retired in 2007; he was replaced by Drew Carey, who still hosts the show today.
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Written By: nally on 09/05/22 at 1:11 pm
September 5th 2001 - The reality TV show The Amazing Race premiered on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/22 at 4:20 pm
September 5th 1987 - "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, was canceled after 30 years on television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/22 at 1:57 am
September 6th 1997 – The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and was watched by millions around the world on television.
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Written By: nally on 09/09/22 at 7:50 pm
On September 9th 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 09/09/22 at 11:13 pm
September 9th 1986: Ted Turner presented the first of his colorized films on WTBS in Atlanta, GA.
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September 9th 1995, the animated series Freakazoid! premiered on the Kids WB cartoon programming block of the newly formed WB television network.
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Written By: nally on 09/09/22 at 11:23 pm
September 9th 1950 - The "laugh track" was introduced to television viewers with the premiere of The Hank McCune Show, a situation comedy, on the NBC television network. Although the short-lived show was not filmed in front of an audience, viewers could hear laughter and applause coming from an invention by sound engineer Charley Douglass. The laugh track would become a feature of most television comedies of the next few decades.
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Written By: nally on 09/10/22 at 11:13 am
10 September 2001 - During his appearance on the British version of the TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches the £1 million top prize, but it was later revealed that he had cheated to the top prize by listening to coughs from his wife and another contestant. :o
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Written By: nally on 09/10/22 at 10:43 pm
September 10th 1993, the science fiction drama series The X-Files premiered on FOX network. The programme would run for 9 straight seasons before being rebooted briefly in the 2010s.
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Written By: nally on 09/10/22 at 10:44 pm
September 10th 1990, the sitcom Fresh Prince Of Bel Air premiered on NBC network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 10:43 am
September 12th 1970 - CBS aired "Josie and the Pussycats" for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 4:38 pm
September 12th 1980 - An in-depth report on the death of Elvis Presley aired on ABC-TV’s "20/20". It raised so many unanswered questions that the official case concerning Elvis’ death was reopened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 2:31 am
September 13th 1958, Cliff Richard made his British TV debut on Jack Good's 'Oh Boy', performing 'Move It'. Before he was allowed to appear on the show, Richard was ordered to remove his sideburns.
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Written By: nally on 09/17/22 at 3:35 pm
Today marks 50 years since the television series M*A*S*H premiered on CBS television. It would run for 11 seasons altogether, eight years longer than the Korean War which provided its setting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/22 at 7:56 am
September 21st 2001 – America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/22 at 8:06 am
September 21st 1971, The first edition of the new BBC TV music show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' was aired. Presented by Richard Williams, the show included; film clips of Jimi Hendrix from Monterey Festival playing 'Wild Thing', Bob Dylan playing 'Maggie's Farm', plus America and Lesley Duncan 'live' in the studio. The influential show went on to enjoy a run from 1971 to 1987. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys—doormen in grey suits. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/22 at 2:22 pm
September 21st 1962 : University Challenge was broadcast for the first time on BBC Television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/22 at 10:17 am
September 26th 2005 – The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/22 at 4:02 pm
September 26th 1960 – In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/22 at 9:37 am
September 27th 1964 - The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV where they performed 'I Get Around' and 'Wendy'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/22 at 2:58 pm
September 27th 1938 - "Thanks for the Memory" was heard for the first time on the "The Bob Hope Show."
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Written By: nally on 10/01/22 at 6:13 pm
October 1st 1961 – The CTV Television Network, Canada's first private television network, is launched.
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Written By: nally on 10/01/22 at 6:17 pm
Thirty years ago today, on October 1st 1992: Cartoon Network, the first 24-hour channel dedicated to cartoons, goes on the air. (Its official name was originally The Cartoon Network (containing the definite article at the beginning), but the definite article was eventually dropped.)
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Written By: nally on 10/02/22 at 10:57 pm
October 2nd 1955: Alfred Hitchcock Presents premiered on television.
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Written By: nally on 10/02/22 at 11:21 pm
October 2nd 2001, the sitcom Scrubs premiered on the NBC television network.
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Written By: nally on 10/07/22 at 9:38 pm
October 7th 1996, Fox News Channel went on the air.
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Written By: nally on 10/08/22 at 3:40 pm
October 8th 1973 - LBC (London Broadcasting Company) Radio begins broadcasting on 97.3 FM in London.
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Written By: nally on 10/08/22 at 9:37 pm
October 8th 1998: The 100th episode of Friends premiered on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 10/08/22 at 9:38 pm
October 8th 2000 - NBC debuted the comedy-drama series Ed. It would run for four seasons.
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Written By: nally on 10/08/22 at 9:39 pm
Also on October 8th 2000, another programme debuted on American television, namely Nikki on the WB network. It starred Nikki Cox and would run for only two seasons.
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Written By: nally on 10/09/22 at 10:01 pm
October 9th 1984 - The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 10:45 am
October 11th 1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host. Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter" and Billy Preston played "Nothing from Nothing" and "Fancy Lady."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 3:31 pm
October 11th 1950 – CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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Written By: nally on 10/12/22 at 12:28 am
October 11th 1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host. Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter" and Billy Preston played "Nothing from Nothing" and "Fancy Lady."
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And now the TV series has just begun its 48th season on NBC!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/22 at 10:31 am
October 12th 1960 – Japan Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma is stabbed to death during a live Television broadcast.
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Written By: nally on 10/15/22 at 4:04 pm
71 years ago today, on October 15th 1951, the classic sitcom I Love Lucy premiered (on CBS-TV).
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Written By: nally on 10/16/22 at 11:18 pm
October 16th 2016: The Simpsons - the longest-running American primetime scripted television series - airs its 600th episode.
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Written By: nally on 10/16/22 at 11:19 pm
October 16th 1965 - Vocal group The Toys performed "A Lover's Concerto" on American Bandstand.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 12:49 pm
October 18th 1954 – Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 2:27 pm
October 18th 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 7:52 am
October 19th 1955 – The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
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Written By: nally on 10/22/22 at 3:09 pm
October 22nd 1991, the 100th episode of Full House aired.
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Written By: nally on 10/22/22 at 11:17 pm
October 22nd 1961 - Chubby Checker appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and performed his signature hit "The Twist."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/22 at 7:47 am
October 27th 1959 - Stonewall Jackson performed "Waterloo" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 10:09 am
October 28th 1956 - Elvis Presley made his second appearance on US TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show, where the host presents him with a gold record for ‘Love Me Tender’.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 4:17 pm
October 28th 1956 – Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV. This single event is credited with raising immunization levels in the United States from 0.6% to over 80% in just six months.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 11:08 am
October 30th 1938 – Orson Welles broadcast the radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a massive panic in some of the audience in the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/22 at 12:17 pm
November 2nd 1964 - During a live 'Ready Steady Go!' TV show, singing 'Donna The Prima Donna' Dion walked off the show after becoming irritated by the audience dancing around him.
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Written By: nally on 11/03/22 at 11:21 pm
November 3rd 1969 – During the Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.
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Written By: nally on 11/05/22 at 11:02 pm
November 5th 1956 - The Nat King Cole Show debuted on NBC-TV. This programme was the first of its kind hosted by an African-American.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 4:13 am
November 6th 1947 – Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/22 at 4:32 pm
November 7th 1994 – WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/22 at 9:31 am
November 8th 1975, David Bowie made his US TV debut performing 'Fame', on the Cher CBS-TV show. Bowie who was living in New York at the time had written the song with John Lennon during a jamming session.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/22 at 4:06 pm
November 9th 1972 – American pay television network Home Box Office (HBO) launches.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/22 at 3:18 am
November 10th 1969 – National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/22 at 2:25 am
November 13th 1982 - Toni Basil performed "Mickey" on "American Bandstand."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/22 at 2:20 pm
November 14th 1991 - Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/22 at 3:56 pm
November 14th 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: nally on 11/15/22 at 11:58 pm
November 15th 1926 - The NBC Radio Network opens with 24 stations.
It would terminate in 2004, after running for 78 years.
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Written By: nally on 11/16/22 at 8:46 pm
Five years ago today, on November 16th 2017, Los Angeles radio station 100.3 The Sound signed off at 1 PM PST and a K-Love (Christian radio) station took over.
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Written By: nally on 11/17/22 at 11:35 pm
November 17th 1968 - Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC starts broadcasting Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
This became known as "The Heidi Game."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/22 at 11:31 am
November 19th 1999 – On US television, John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/22 at 2:16 pm
November 19th 1954 – Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, was launched by Prince Rainier III.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/22 at 2:24 pm
November 23rd 1963 – The BBC broadcasts An Unearthly Child (starring William Hartnell), the first episode of the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
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Written By: nally on 11/27/22 at 9:08 pm
One day late:
November 26th 1989 - America's Funniest Home Videos premiered as a special on ABC network. The programme would debut as a regular weekly series on January 14, 1990.
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Written By: nally on 12/03/22 at 10:56 am
December 3rd 1968 – American singer Elvis Presley's first television special and first live performance in seven years, Singer Presents ... Elvis, was broadcast by NBC.
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Written By: nally on 12/03/22 at 7:36 pm
December 1st 1994 - The Game Show Network was launched.
But my cable provider didn't pick up the channel until October 1997, so I missed out on some gems that I could have recorded to add to my collection, such as the first two seasons of Trebek Jeopardy!, Bullseye, Play the Percentages, the first season of nighttime Wheel of Fortune, and many 1/2 hour episodes of The Price Is Right.
It was even later than that when I first got an opportunity to watch said channel. Namely, in 2001. It had all those classics, which I enjoyed. Including the original “Family Feud” hosted by Richard Dawson.
Then later in the 2000s it began getting uninteresting. :-\\
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Written By: nally on 12/03/22 at 7:38 pm
35 years ago today, on December 3rd 1987 - The 200th episode of Knots Landing aired.
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Written By: nally on 12/09/22 at 8:33 pm
December 9th 1960 – The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/22 at 4:03 am
December 11th 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi transmits the first transatlantic radio signal from Poldhu, Cornwall, England to Saint John's, Newfoundland.
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Written By: nally on 12/13/22 at 10:59 pm
December 13th 1966, Jimi Hendrix made his TV debut on ITV's 'Ready Steady Go!' (Marc Bolan was also on the show). The Jimi Hendrix Experience also recorded 'Foxy Lady' on this day. The United States version of Are You Experienced listed the song with a spelling mistake as 'Foxey Lady' and this is how it is still known among many North American fans.
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Written By: nally on 12/13/22 at 11:00 pm
December 13th 1997, Children's TV characters The Teletubbies went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Teletubbies Say-eh-oh'. The single spent a total of 32 weeks on the chart.
(Yes, the TV series Teletubbies had a great deal of music associated with it.)
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Written By: nally on 12/17/22 at 3:20 pm
December 17th 1989 – The Simpsons premieres as a standalone show on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
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Written By: nally on 12/18/22 at 11:12 pm
December 18th 1966 - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! airs for 1st time on CBS; it was an animated special directed by Chuck Jones, features voices of Boris Karloff, June Foray, and Thurl Ravenscroft.
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Written By: nally on 12/19/22 at 10:39 pm
December 19th 1955: the I Love Lucy episode "The Passports" premiered on TV. (It was the last episode to have a first-run broadcast in the year 1955.)
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Written By: nally on 12/22/22 at 11:02 pm
Fifty years ago today, on December 22nd 1972: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation children's television show Adventure Island broadcasted its 1,175th and final episode after a run of five years.
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Written By: nally on 12/24/22 at 9:53 pm
December 24th 1906 – Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; it would consist of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
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Written By: nally on 12/27/22 at 10:47 pm
December 27th 1979 - The TV series Knots Landing premiered on CBS TV; it would run throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s - for 14 seasons altogether.
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Written By: nally on 12/27/22 at 10:54 pm
December 27th 1964 - The Supremes performed their hit single "Come See About Me" on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was the group's first appearance on said show. (They would appear 16 more times.)
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Written By: nally on 12/27/22 at 11:01 pm
75 years ago today, on December 27th 1947: The Howdy Doody show premiered on the NBC television network. (The titular character was a puppet, operated and voiced by Buffalo Bob Smith, who hosted the show.) It would run for 13 years
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Written By: nally on 01/02/23 at 7:47 pm
January 2nd 1971 - The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, which had been passed nine months earlier, came into force on American television, outlawing cigaratte advertising.
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Written By: nally on 01/02/23 at 10:01 pm
One day late... on January 1st 1926 - The Rose Bowl was carried coast to coast on network radio for the first time.
(This also qualifies as a moment in sports history.)
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Written By: nally on 01/02/23 at 10:36 pm
January 2nd 1962 - The nighttime version of the game show Password, emceed by Allen Ludden, premieres on CBS.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/23 at 12:21 pm
January 3rd 1969 - Appearing live on The Lulu show on UK TV, The Jimi Hendrix Experience were booked to perform two songs, Voodoo Child, (which is performed in full), then Hendrix stopped performing his new single 'Hey Joe' after a verse and chorus and instead launched into a version of the Cream song 'Sunshine Of Your Love' as a tribute to the band who had split a few days earlier. Hendrix then proceeded to continuing jamming, running over their allocated time slot on the live show, preventing the show's host Lulu from closing the show properly.
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Written By: nally on 01/06/23 at 10:58 pm
Twenty years ago today, on January 6th 2003, the game show Cram premiered on the Game Show Network (GSN).
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Written By: nally on 01/07/23 at 11:05 am
Fifty years ago today, on January 7th 1973: The CBS television network became the first U.S. network to broadcast a game of the new World Hockey Association, after having been outbid by the NBC network for the TV rights to National Hockey League for the 1971-72 NHL season.
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Written By: nally on 01/07/23 at 9:26 pm
Two years ago today, on January 7th 2021: a revival of The Chase premiered on the ABC network, with Sara Haines as the emcee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 6:22 am
January 11th 1992 - Nirvana appeared on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live performing two songs, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Territorial Passings'. Also on this day the group's Nevermind went to No.1 on the US album chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 10:18 am
January 11th 1963, The Beatles recorded their first national TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'. They mimed to their new single 'Please Please Me' which was released on this day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 2:13 pm
January 11th 1994 – The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
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Written By: nally on 01/13/23 at 10:18 pm
One day late:
January 12th 1971, the sitcom All In The Family premiered on CBS television.
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Written By: nally on 01/13/23 at 11:36 pm
January 13th 1910 - The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
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Written By: nally on 01/14/23 at 10:24 am
January 14th 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/23 at 8:05 am
January 15th 1958 - The Everly Brothers made their debut on British TV appearing on The Perry Como Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/23 at 1:07 pm
January 15th 1967 - The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of 'Let’s Spend The Night Together' to Let’s Spend Some Time Together when appearing on the US TV The Ed Sullivan Show, after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics. Jagger ostentatiously rolled his eyes at the TV camera while singing the changed lyrics, resulting in host Ed Sullivan announcing that The Rolling Stones would be banned from performing on his show ever again.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/23 at 3:25 am
January 17th 1966 - NBC-TV in the US bought The Monkees series, placing it on their 1966 autumn schedule. The series centered on the adventures of The Monkees, a struggling rock band from Los Angeles, California and introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to television.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/23 at 4:06 am
January 19th 1963 - The Beatles made their first national TV appearance in the UK on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' performing 'Please Please Me'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/23 at 1:02 pm
January 19th 1953 – Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
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Written By: nally on 01/20/23 at 11:44 pm
January 20th 2006 - The first High School Musical television film premiered on Disney Channel. (It was a DCOM - Disney Channel Original Movie, which is why I didn’t mention it in the Hollywood And Cinema history thread.)
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Written By: nally on 01/22/23 at 10:16 am
76 years ago today, on January 22nd 1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
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Written By: nally on 01/24/23 at 11:17 pm
January 24th 1964 - CBS-TV acquired the rights to televise the National Football League’s 1964-1965 regular season. The move would cost CBS $14.1 million per year. The NFL stayed on CBS for 30 years.
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Written By: nally on 01/24/23 at 11:18 pm
January 24th 2001 - In Colorado Springs, CO, Patrick Murphy Jr. and Donald Newbury were taken into custody after a 5-minute phone interview was granted with a TV station. They were the remaining fugitives of the "Texas 7." :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/23 at 3:10 am
January 25th 1949 – The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/23 at 1:50 pm
January 26th 1926 – The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird in London.
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Written By: nally on 01/28/23 at 11:49 am
January 28th 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/31/23 at 12:40 pm
January 31st 1969: Bobby Darin walked off the set of the “Jackie Gleason Show” when he was not allowed to sing “Long Line Rider.”
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/23 at 1:38 am
February 1st 1976 - Sonny and Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce
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Written By: nally on 02/05/23 at 11:07 pm
February 5th 2012: Rapper Flavor Flav and singer Elton John appear in a Pepsi commercial during Super Bowl XLVI.
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Written By: nally on 02/05/23 at 11:13 pm
February 5th 1994: The animated series Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? premiered on FOX network.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/23 at 4:12 pm
February 8th 1978 – Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 02/11/23 at 9:41 am
February 11th 1938 – BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
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Written By: nally on 02/15/23 at 10:52 pm
February 15th 1962 - CBS-TV bought the exclusive rights to college football games from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for a figure of $10,200,000.
I wonder how much that would amount to in today's money?
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Written By: nally on 02/15/23 at 10:56 pm
February 15th 1964:
Bobby Vee performed "Stranger in Your Arms" on American Bandstand.
The late comedian Chris Farley, who would be a cast member of Saturday Night Live, was born.
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Written By: nally on 02/15/23 at 10:57 pm
February 15th 1975: Gino Vannelli became the first white artist to perform on Soul Train.
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Written By: nally on 02/15/23 at 11:01 pm
February 15th 1988 - The British science fiction series Red Dwarf premiered on BBC Two.
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Written By: nally on 02/16/23 at 10:54 pm
February 16th 1957 - Disc jockey Pete Murray began hosting BBC television's first Rock 'n' Roll music program The Six-Five Special, named for the time the show began, five minutes after six (6:05). The show was given air-time immediately after the abolition of what was called the Toddlers' Truce, which had seen television stop between 6 and 7pm so children could be put to bed.
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Written By: nally on 02/16/23 at 10:54 pm
February 16th 1948 - NBC-TV began airing its first nightly newscast, "The Camel Newsreel Theatre", which consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/23 at 10:52 am
February 20th 1963 - The Beatles drove through the night from Liverpool to London to appear on the live lunchtime BBC radio program "Parade of the Pops." Performing 'Love Me Do' and 'Please Please Me', the appearance lasted just over 4 minutes. They then drove another 180 mile trip back north for their performance that night at the Swimming Baths, Doncaster, Yorkshire.
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Written By: nally on 02/24/23 at 11:28 pm
February 24th 1979 - Country music singer Eddie Rabbitt performed "Every Which Way But Loose" on the TV series American Bandstand.
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Written By: nally on 02/24/23 at 11:29 pm
24 February 1980: NBC premiered the TV movie Harper Valley P.T.A.
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Written By: nally on 02/26/23 at 12:59 pm
February 26th 1984 - The CBS television network aired the movie "Star Wars: A New Hope". The movie drew 36% of the total television viewing audience.
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Written By: nally on 02/26/23 at 1:00 pm
February 26th 1990 - The tv series MacGyver aired its 100th episode.
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Written By: nally on 02/26/23 at 1:03 pm
February 26th 2002 - Conan O'Brien's contract with Late Night on NBC was reportedly extended for four more years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/23 at 3:23 pm
February 28th 1983 – The final episode of M*A*S*H was aired, with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.
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March 1st 1941 – W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station in the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 5:33 am
March 1st 1970 - Two clips of the Beatles, performing "Let It Be" and "Two of Us," were aired on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It was the last time the group appeared on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 1:49 pm
March 1st 1985 - A Beatles song was used for the first time in a U.S. TV commercial. Lincoln-Mercury used the song, "HELP!".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 3:25 pm
March 1st 1893 – Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Written By: nally on 03/03/23 at 9:39 pm
March 3rd 1986 - The TV series Matlock premiered on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 03/03/23 at 9:40 pm
March 3rd 1985 - The drama series Moonlighting premiered on ABC. It would run for 4+ years (5 seasons).
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Written By: nally on 03/03/23 at 9:41 pm
March 3rd 1990 - The NBC sitcom ALF aired its 100th episode.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/23 at 9:06 am
March 6th 1975 – For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 3:51 am
March 20th 1955 – KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 6:47 am
March 20th 1948 – With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/23 at 6:43 am
March 22nd 1977 - The John Denver TV special "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" was aired on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/23 at 12:03 pm
March 22nd 1956 - Perry Como became the first major TV variety-show host to book a rock and roll act on his program. The act was Carl Perkins.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 5:14 am
March 23rd 1987 -The Soul Train Music Awards debuted. It was the first televised awards ceremony to pay exclusive homage to black producers, songwriters and recording artists in the music industry.
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Written By: nally on 03/26/23 at 1:29 pm
Fifty years ago today, on March 26th 1973, The long-running daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless premiered on the CBS television network in the U.S., described as involving "the intertwining fortunes of two families in a small city in upper Mid-America, Genoa City".
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Written By: nally on 03/26/23 at 1:31 pm
Fifty years ago today, on March 26th 1973, The long-running daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless premiered on the CBS television network in the U.S., described as involving "the intertwining fortunes of two families in a small city in upper Mid-America, Genoa City".
Also on television that day: The $10,000 Pyramid, a game show, made its debut. Dick Clark hosted, and the first celebrity guests were Rob Reiner and June Lockhart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 9:30 am
March 27th 1943 - Blue Ribbon Town (with Groucho Marx) 1st heard on CBS Radio
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 3:55 pm
March 27th 1990 – The United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 11:24 am
March 28th 1969 – Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
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Written By: nally on 04/02/23 at 11:07 am
April 2nd 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps became the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
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Written By: nally on 04/03/23 at 10:37 pm
Seventy years ago today, on April 3rd 1953 - TV Guide published its inaugural issue. The cover was a photo of Lucille Ball's infant son, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV.
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Written By: nally on 04/04/23 at 9:56 pm
April 4th 1967 - Johnny Carson temporarily quit his hosting job on The Tonight Show. He returned three weeks later after getting a raise of $30,000 a week.
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Written By: nally on 04/04/23 at 9:57 pm
April 4th 1971 - The final episode of Hogan's Heroes aired.
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Written By: nally on 04/04/23 at 9:57 pm
April 4th 1986 - The final episode of Knight Rider aired.
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Written By: nally on 04/04/23 at 10:00 pm
April 4th 1995 - The 190th episode of Full House, entitled "All Stood Up", aired. It was the final episode to not be part of a two-parter.
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Written By: nally on 04/04/23 at 10:02 pm
April 4th 1997 - The final episode of the action drama tv series Renegade aired.
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Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 6:57 pm
Sixty years ago today, on April 8th 1963: The final episode of The Rifleman aired.
Did said TV show go out with a bang?
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Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 6:57 pm
April 8th 1979 - The final episode of All In The Family aired.
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Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 7:00 pm
April 8th 1990, the drama series Twin Peaks premiered on ABC-TV. It would be cancelled the following calendar year.
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Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 11:11 pm
15 years ago today, on April 8th 2008, Los Angeles radio station KRBV at 100.3 FM flipped to a classic rock format with new call sign KSWD, branded as “The Sound.”
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Written By: nally on 04/11/23 at 11:17 pm
April 11th 1985 - The 100th episode of Hill Street Blues aired.
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Written By: nally on 04/11/23 at 11:18 pm
April 11th 1991 - Ringo Starr was a guest on an episode of The Simpsons. (He voiced a caricature of himself.)
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Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:20 pm
April 12th 1964 - The sitcom Mr. Ed aired its 100th episode.
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Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:20 pm
April 12th 1986 - The 500th episode of "Soul Train" aired.
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Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:24 pm
April 12th 1987, the police drama 21 Jump Street premiered on the FOX broadcast network.
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Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:56 pm
April 12th 1991, the syndicated newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight aired its 2,500th episode.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/23 at 4:52 pm
April 16th 1961 – In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/23 at 7:32 am
April 18th 1994 – Arsenio Hall announces he will end his late-night TV talk show in May 1994.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/23 at 11:11 am
April 18th 1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) news announcer announced that "there is no news" in their evening report and played music instead.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/23 at 2:20 am
April 19th 1987 – The Simpsons first appeared as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, first starting with "Good Night".
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Written By: nally on 04/29/23 at 11:23 am
Seventy years ago today, on April 29th 1953 - The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV (now KABC-TV).
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Written By: nally on 05/01/23 at 11:11 pm
May 1st 1999 – The animated series SpongeBob SquarePants premieres on Nickelodoeon after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards.
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Written By: nally on 05/01/23 at 11:12 pm
May 1st 2000 - ABC aired the first celebrity edition of its primetime gameshow Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Celebrity contestants included Emeril Lagasse, Dana Carvey, and Rosie O'Donnell, among others.
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Written By: nally on 05/01/23 at 11:13 pm
May 1st 1988, the CBS drama Magnum P.I. aired its 162nd and final episode, ending an 8-season run.
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Written By: nally on 05/02/23 at 11:08 pm
May 2nd 1965 - British rock band The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Written By: nally on 05/02/23 at 11:10 pm
May 2nd 1932 - Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on NBC Radio.
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Written By: nally on 05/02/23 at 11:11 pm
May 2nd 1996 - Phil Donahue taped the final episode of his TV talk show Donahue. Six years later, on July 15, 2002, he would return to television with a talk show under the same name.
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Written By: nally on 05/02/23 at 11:13 pm
May 2nd 2010 - Conan O'Brien made his first television appearance since his departing The Tonight Show. He appeared on CBS' 60 Minutes to talk with host Steve Kroft.
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Written By: nally on 05/03/23 at 10:59 pm
May 3rd 1952 – The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
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Written By: nally on 05/03/23 at 11:01 pm
May 3rd 1991 - The TV primetime soap opera Dallas aired its final episode, after 14 seasons on the air.
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Written By: nally on 05/04/23 at 10:01 pm
May 4th 1964 - Another World premiered on NBC-TV. It would run for 35 seasons before finally terminating in 1999.
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Written By: nally on 05/04/23 at 10:02 pm
May 4th 1999 - The NBC sitcom NewsRadio aired its final episode, after a 4-season run.
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Written By: nally on 05/05/23 at 10:35 pm
May 5th 1977 - The first of The Nixon Interviews between David Frost and former President Richard Nixon are broadcast.
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Written By: nally on 05/06/23 at 7:16 pm
May 6th 1984 - The final episode of the sitcom The Jeffersons aired.
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Written By: nally on 05/06/23 at 7:17 pm
...and exactly 20 years later, on May 6th 2004, the sitcom Friends ended its 10-year run.
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Written By: nally on 05/07/23 at 10:40 pm
May 7th 1995, the final episode of the ABC drama series Matlock aired; this ended a 9-season run for the programme.
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Written By: nally on 05/07/23 at 10:46 pm
May 7th 1987 - Shelly Long made her last appearance as a main cast member (playing 'Diane Chambers') on the NBC sitcom Cheers.
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Written By: nally on 05/08/23 at 7:57 pm
May 8th 1978 - ABC TV aired a special entitled The Stars Salute Israel at 30.
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Written By: nally on 05/08/23 at 7:58 pm
May 8th 1994 - CBS aired the 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes.
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Written By: nally on 05/08/23 at 7:58 pm
May 8th 1997 - Larry King received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: nally on 05/09/23 at 10:11 pm
May 9th 1946 - NBC's Hour Glass premiered. It was the first hour-long entertainment show.
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Written By: nally on 05/09/23 at 10:11 pm
May 9th 1958 - Richard Burton made his network television debut in the presentation of Wuthering Heights on CBS-TV.
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Written By: nally on 05/09/23 at 10:12 pm
May 9th 1991 - Michael Landon appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and discussed his condition with cancer.
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Written By: nally on 05/09/23 at 10:12 pm
May 9th 1992, the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls aired its final episode.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/23 at 8:21 am
May 11th 1967 - The Bee Gees made their Top Of The Pops debut performing 'New York Mining Disaster' on the UK TV show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/23 at 10:44 am
May 11th 1972 - John Lennon appeared on the US television 'Dick Cavett Show', claiming he was under surveillance from the FBI.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 05/11/23 at 11:42 am
May 11th 1972 - John Lennon appeared on the US television 'Dick Cavett Show', claiming he was under surveillance from the FBI.
Yes, I saw that when it originally aired. Also on the show was a long-haired Shirley MacLaine who was heavily into campaigning for George McGovern for president at the time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 1:08 am
May 20th 1968 - BBC 2 TV aired a short play 'The Pistol Shot', featuring a young dancer - artist called David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 3:57 pm
May 20th 1985 – Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/23 at 11:45 am
May 21st 2011 – Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date.
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Written By: nally on 05/29/23 at 12:09 pm
May 29th 1949 - The TV comedy variety show "Candid Camera" moved from ABC to NBC.
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Written By: nally on 05/29/23 at 12:10 pm
May 29th 1988 - NBC aired "To Heal A Nation," the story of Jan Scruggs' effort to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Written By: nally on 05/31/23 at 11:56 pm
May 31st 1990 - The second episode of the sitcom Seinfeld aired on NBC. (The first episode, the pilot, had aired ten months earlier, back in July of 1989.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/23 at 7:14 am
June 2nd 1953 – The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation and one of the first major international events to be televised.
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Written By: nally on 06/06/23 at 11:45 pm
June 6th 2007, the final episode of The Price Is Right as hosted by Bob Barker was recorded. It would air nine days later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/23 at 10:15 am
June 7th 1975 – Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/23 at 11:36 am
June 7th 1977 – Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
That day I was out in central London, and saw Her Majesty pass by in a carriage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/23 at 11:03 am
June 7th 1975 - John Lennon made his last ever TV appearance when he appeared on 'Salute To Sir Lew Grade', performing 'Slippin And Slidin', and 'Imagine'. The performance was recorded at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 18, 1975.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 06/13/23 at 11:26 am
June 7th 1975 - John Lennon made his last ever TV appearance when he appeared on 'Salute To Sir Lew Grade', performing 'Slippin And Slidin', and 'Imagine'. The performance was recorded at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 18, 1975.
I saw it on TV when it was broadcast originally. For the times, Lennon's red bomber suit and the fact that the musicians had faces on the backs of their heads seemed very avant-garde.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_mekdPGYIc
By the way, nobody in America at that time had a single clue as to who this Sir Lew Grade was. The only reason the show made it onto prime time here was because of the presence of John Lennon. And the only reason I myself knew who Lew Grade was is because Lennon had complained about him so bitterly in the famed 1970 "Lennon Remembers" interview in Rolling Stone.
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Written By: nally on 06/18/23 at 10:19 pm
June 18th 1959 - The first telecast received from England was broadcast in the U.S. over NBC-TV.
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Written By: nally on 06/18/23 at 10:20 pm
June 18th 1966 - BBC-TV aired "Chronicle" for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 06/24/23 at 11:14 pm
June 24th 1981 - The final episode of Charlie's Angels aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: nally on 06/24/23 at 11:15 pm
June 24th 1940 - TV cameras were used for the first time at a political convention, namely at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, PA.
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Written By: nally on 06/24/23 at 11:24 pm
June 24th 1949 - The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC. (It would run for three seasons.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/23 at 5:14 pm
June 25th 1967 - 400 million people saw The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love', live via satellite as part of the TV global link- up, 'Our World'. Mick Jagger Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Keith Moon and Gary Leeds provided backing vocals.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/23 at 1:05 am
Four years ago, on July 1st 2019, the call sign KRUZ returned to 103.3 FM in the Central Coast area of California, after a 14-year absence. The station, under this call sign, began a classic hits format that is still in effect today.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/23 at 12:27 pm
July 6th 1967 - Pink Floyd made their first appearance on BBC TV music show Top Of The Pops to promote their new single 'See Emily Play'. A badly damaged home video recording recovered by the British Film Institute of this show was given a public screening in London on 9th January 2010 at an event called "Missing Believed Wiped" devoted to recovered TV shows. It was the first time any footage was seen of the performance since its original broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/23 at 2:54 pm
July 6th 1962 – The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/23 at 1:04 pm
July 13th 1967 - Pink Floyd made their second appearance on BBC Top Of The Pops to promote their new single 'See Emily Play' which was hosted by Pete Murray. The single went on to peak at No.6 on the UK chart.
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Written By: nally on 07/19/23 at 11:26 pm
July 19th 1960 - The pilot episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show aired.
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Written By: nally on 07/19/23 at 11:27 pm
July 19th 1996 - the premium cable channel HBO aired the final episode of its horror anthology series Tales From The Crypt.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/23 at 5:22 am
July 26th 2006 - The final edition of Top Of The Pops was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London. Just under 200 members of the public were in the audience for the show which was co-hosted by many of the previous presenters. Classic performances from the Spice Girls, Wham, Madonna, Beyonce Knowles and Robbie Williams featured in the show alongside The Rolling Stones who were the very first band to appear on Top of the Pops on New Year's Day in 1964.
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Written By: nally on 08/01/23 at 7:26 pm
42 years ago today, on August 1st 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
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Written By: nally on 08/04/23 at 10:46 pm
August 4th 1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".
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Written By: nally on 08/05/23 at 2:20 pm
August 5th 1957 - American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network, with Dick Clark as the host.
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Written By: nally on 08/10/23 at 10:06 pm
August 10th 1948 – The programme Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
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Written By: nally on 08/11/23 at 10:16 pm
11 August 1984 – "We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.
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Written By: nally on 08/11/23 at 10:44 pm
This post might qualify for this thread, since it has something to do with radio:
August 11th 1942 – Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi.
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Written By: nally on 08/13/23 at 8:21 pm
A couple days late..
August 11th 1951 - The first major league baseball game to be televised in color was broadcast. It featured the Brooklyn Dodgers defeating the Boston Braves 8-1.
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Written By: nally on 08/13/23 at 9:17 pm
August 13th 1928 - WRNY in Coytesville, NJ, became the first standard radio station to transmit a television image.
Interesting.
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Written By: nally on 08/13/23 at 9:20 pm
August 13th 1997 - The Comedy Central animated series South Park aired its debut episode.
And I think the show is still in production today.
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Written By: nally on 08/13/23 at 9:21 pm
August 13th 2002 - VH-1 began airing the five-part series "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders" (starting with numbers 100 through 81).
But I think many of the acts featured on there each had more than one true hit record.
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Written By: nally on 08/15/23 at 11:23 pm
August 15th 1948 - CBS-TV inaugurated the first nightly news broadcast with anchorman Douglas Edwards.
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Written By: nally on 08/20/23 at 2:20 pm
August 20th 1989, the sitcom Saved By The Bell premiered on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 08/20/23 at 10:50 pm
August 20th 1920 – The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/23 at 6:33 am
August 22nd 1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the UK BBC TV Simon Dee show. Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens were also guests on the show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/23 at 1:59 pm
August 22nd 1962 - The first TV appearance of The Beatles was recorded by Manchester based Granada TV, who filmed a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, (the performance was shown on 17th October 1962).
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Written By: nally on 08/28/23 at 10:36 pm
August 28th 1996: The sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show premiered on the WB.
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Written By: nally on 09/01/23 at 10:54 pm
September 1st 1997 - The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon raised $50,475,055 to support Muscular Dystrophy Association research and services.
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Written By: nally on 09/01/23 at 10:56 pm
September 1st 2003 - The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon raised $60,505,234.
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Written By: nally on 09/03/23 at 3:33 pm
September 3rd 1981 - David Brinkley left NBC News after 38 years to work for ABC News.
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Written By: nally on 09/03/23 at 3:34 pm
September 3rd 2002 - On FOX's singing competition American Idol, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini engaged in their final battle of the power ballads. The next evening, Clarkson was named the newest pop star in the nation. (She has since gone on to have a successful pop music career.)
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Written By: nally on 09/03/23 at 3:36 pm
September 3rd 1994 - American singer Prince (at the time, referring to himself as "The Artist Formerly Known As...") appeared on Soul Train as the bass player for Nona Gaye on the song "Love Sign."
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Written By: nally on 09/04/23 at 12:30 pm
September 4th 1972 – The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television, at 51 years and counting. (The first 35 seasons had Bob Barker as the host. He retired in 2007 and was replaced by Drew Carey, who just completed his 16th season as host.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/23 at 3:13 pm
September 4th 1951 – The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
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Written By: nally on 09/06/23 at 8:16 pm
September 6th 1997 – The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 2 1/2 billion watch around the world on television.
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Written By: nally on 09/06/23 at 10:59 pm
September 6th 1920, marked the first radio broadcast of a boxing prizefight.
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Written By: nally on 09/07/23 at 8:29 pm
Vietnam Television was established on September 7th of 1970.
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Written By: nally on 09/08/23 at 11:06 pm
September 8th 1952 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
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Written By: nally on 09/09/23 at 1:51 pm
September 9th 1956 – Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/23 at 3:41 pm
September 11th 1977 - David Bowie recorded a guest appearance on 'Bing Crosby's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' TV show duetting with Crosby on 'Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy. The track became a UK No.3 hit five years later in 1982.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/23 at 12:18 pm
September 12th 1966 - N.B.C. aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes.
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Written By: nally on 09/17/23 at 3:47 pm
Sixty years ago today, on September 17th 1963, The Fugitive premiered on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/23 at 7:10 am
September 21st 1962 – The 'University Challenge' television programme was broadcast for the first time
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/23 at 2:52 pm
September 21st 2001 – America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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Written By: nally on 09/21/23 at 11:21 pm
September 21st 1948 - Milton Berle debuted as the host of The Texaco Star Theater on NBC-TV. The show later became The Milton Berle Show. Berle was the regular host until 1967.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/23 at 2:05 am
September 26th 2005 – The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/23 at 4:48 am
September 27th 1964 - The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV where they performed their first US No.1 single 'I Get Around' and 'Wendy'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/23 at 11:10 am
October 5th 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 10/05/23 at 11:20 am
October 5th 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
Yes, I remember before that it was National Educational Television (NET).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/23 at 11:35 am
October 5th 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
Yes, I remember before that it was National Educational Television (NET).
...and still is going today.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 10/05/23 at 11:37 am
...and still is going today.
PBS is still going today. NET is gone.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/23 at 11:42 am
PBS is still going today. NET is gone.
PBS is one of the many channels on my tv service, may be I should start watching it, again.
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Written By: nally on 10/07/23 at 2:55 pm
October 7th 1964 - The made-for-television movie See How They Run premiered.
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Written By: nally on 10/07/23 at 2:56 pm
October 7th 1952 - "Bob Horn's Bandstand" began as a local tv program in Philadelphia. Dick Clark eventually began hosting the show in July of 1956 under the title American Bandstand.
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Written By: nally on 10/07/23 at 3:10 pm
30 years ago today, on October 7th 1993: The Simpsons episode "Cape Feare" originally aired on the FOX network.
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Written By: nally on 10/08/23 at 4:20 pm
October 8th 1988 - Keith Richards appeared as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
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Written By: nally on 10/14/23 at 1:10 pm
October 14th 1968: During the Apollo program, the first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/23 at 4:36 pm
October 17th 1962 - In between their lunchtime and night shows at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Beatles travelled to Granada TV Centre in Manchester to make their television debut. They appeared live on the local magazine program People and Places performing two songs ‘Some Other Guy’ and 'Love Me Do'.
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Written By: nally on 10/18/23 at 10:27 pm
101 years ago today, on October 18th 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
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Written By: nally on 10/19/23 at 11:09 pm
October 19th 1988 - US Senate passes bill curbing ads during children's TV shows.
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Written By: nally on 10/19/23 at 11:13 pm
Also on October 19th 1988 – The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.
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Written By: nally on 10/22/23 at 12:44 am
October 22nd 1991 - The sitcom Full House aired its 100th episode, "The Legend Of Ranger Joe."
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Written By: nally on 10/24/23 at 10:40 pm
October 24th 1965 - NBC became the first TV network to carry 30-minute blocks of nightly news for all seven days of the week.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/23 at 4:38 pm
October 30th 1938 – Orson Welles broadcast a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a massive panic in some of the audience in the United States
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Written By: nally on 11/02/23 at 10:28 pm
November 2nd 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
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Written By: nally on 11/02/23 at 10:34 pm
November 2nd 1984 - Channel 4, a British free-to-air public broadcast television station, began broadcasting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/23 at 3:42 pm
November 5th 1956 - "The Nat King Cole Show" debuted on NBC-TV in America. The Cole program was the first of its kind hosted by an African-American.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/23 at 11:40 am
November 6th 1947 – Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
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Written By: nally on 11/08/23 at 9:36 pm
November 8th 1972 – American pay television network Home Box Office (HBO) launches.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/23 at 12:56 pm
November 14th 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: nally on 11/16/23 at 10:45 pm
November 16th 2017 (the last time that this date fell on a Thursday), L.A. radio station KSWD (branded as "100.3 The Sound" with a classic rock format) went off the air at 1pm PST in favor of KKLQ, a Christian-based format.
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Final day of the station
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwshaFdJOEw (part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlqsfxRuucY (part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrmrKRrgxA0 (part 4)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/23 at 12:04 pm
November 19th 1999 – John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/23 at 4:30 pm
November 19th 1954 – Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/23 at 4:49 pm
November 19th 1967 – The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/23 at 7:04 am
November 20th 1955 - Bo Diddley appeared on US The Ed Sullivan Show television show. The show had requested that he sang his version of ‘Sixteen Tons’, but, when he appeared on stage, he sang his own song ‘Bo Diddley’ resulting in him being banned from further appearances on the show.
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Written By: nally on 11/21/23 at 10:11 am
November 21st 1959 – American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.
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Written By: nally on 11/23/23 at 10:11 am
Sixty years ago today, on November 23rd 1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who, the world's longest-running science fiction television show, was broadcast on BBC television, starring William Hartnell as the first incarnation of the title role.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/23 at 4:29 pm
November 24th 1962 – The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/23 at 4:17 pm
November 26th 1977 – An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/23 at 4:06 pm
November 27th 1962 - The Beatles recorded their first BBC radio session at the BBC Paris studio on Regent Street in London. They played 'Twist and Shout', 'Love Me Do' and 'P.S. I Love You', the tracks were aired on the BBC Light Program 'Talent Spot.'
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Written By: nally on 12/07/23 at 10:37 pm
December 7th 1930 – W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television advertisement in the United States, for I.J. Fox Furriers, which also sponsored the radio show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/23 at 11:14 am
December 8th 1995 - Courtney Love appeared on the ABC TV show '10 Most Fascinating People', telling the presenter that she wished she had done 'eight thousand million things differently' to have prevented the death of her husband Kurt Cobain.
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Written By: nally on 12/09/23 at 4:18 pm
December 9th 1960 – The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: nally on 12/12/23 at 9:47 pm
December 12th 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" ••• in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/23 at 8:31 am
December 13th 1966 - Jimi Hendrix made his TV debut on ITV's 'Ready Steady Go!' (Marc Bolan was also on the show). The Jimi Hendrix Experience also recorded 'Foxy Lady' on this day. The United States version of Are You Experienced listed the song with a spelling mistake as 'Foxey Lady' and this is how it is still known among many North American fans.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/23 at 1:47 pm
December 17th 1989 – The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/23 at 3:31 pm
December 19th 1932 – BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
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Written By: nally on 12/25/23 at 11:21 am
60 years ago today, on 25 December 1963: Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
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Written By: nally on 12/30/23 at 5:23 pm
December 30th 1965: The Kinks, The Who, Manfred Man, The Hollies and Gerry and the Pacemakers all appeared on the television pop show Shindig! (That US series featured "British invasion" bands and performers throughout its run.)
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Written By: nally on 12/30/23 at 5:25 pm
December 30th 1980 - The Wonderful World of Disney was cancelled by NBC after more than 25 years on the network. It was the longest-running series in prime-time television history.
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Written By: nally on 01/01/24 at 10:57 am
Fifteen years ago today, on New Year’s Day 2009, the cable tv channel MLB Network went live on the air.
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Written By: nally on 01/01/24 at 3:55 pm
January 1st 1926 - The Rose Bowl was carried coast to coast on network radio for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/24 at 10:48 am
January 3rd 1969 - Appearing live on The Lulu show on UK TV, The Jimi Hendrix Experience were booked to perform two songs, 'Voodoo Child', (which was performed in full), then Hendrix stopped performing his new single 'Hey Joe' after a verse and chorus and instead launched into a version of the Cream song 'Sunshine Of Your Love' as a tribute to the band who had split a few days earlier. Hendrix then proceeded to continuing jamming, running over their allocated time slot on the live show, preventing the show's host Lulu from closing the show properly.
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Written By: nally on 01/06/24 at 1:04 pm
Ten years ago today, on January 6th 2014: The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/24 at 5:16 pm
January 14th 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/24 at 2:06 pm
January 15th 1967 - The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of 'Let’s Spend The Night Together' to Let’s Spend Some Time Together when appearing on the US TV The Ed Sullivan Show, after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics. Jagger ostentatiously rolled his eyes at the TV camera while singing the changed lyrics, resulting in host Ed Sullivan announcing that The Rolling Stones would be banned from performing on his show ever again.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/24 at 10:54 am
January 19th 1953 – Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/24 at 2:58 pm
January 19th 1963 - The Beatles made their first national TV appearance in the UK on Thank Your Lucky Stars performing 'Please Please Me'. Thank Your Lucky Stars was a hugely popular programme at the time, and it was a major coup for The Beatles to be appearing. Their presence was secured by Dick James, who later became The Beatles’ publisher.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/24 at 3:51 pm
January 19th 1967 - The Monkees TV show was shown for the first time in the UK. The series followed the adventures of four young men (the Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. They went on to sell more than 75 million records worldwide and had international hits, including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', 'Daydream Believer', and 'I'm a Believer'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/24 at 11:36 am
January 22nd 1992 – Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/24 at 2:42 pm
January 22nd 1983 - MTV
The new 24-hour music video network MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast of America after being picked up by Group W Cable, Los Angeles.
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Written By: nally on 01/26/24 at 6:17 pm
January 22nd 1983 - MTV
The new 24-hour music video network MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast of America after being picked up by Group W Cable, Los Angeles.
Interesting, considering that the channel itself was launched on August 1st 1981.
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Written By: nally on 01/26/24 at 6:17 pm
The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird was accomplished on January 26th 1926.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/24 at 11:37 am
January 28th 1956 - Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), made his first National Television appearance on the Dorsey brother's "Stage Show". It was the first of six appearances on the show and the first of eight performances recorded and broadcast from CBS TV in New York City. After the success of their first appearance they were signed to five more in early 1956.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/24 at 11:44 am
The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird was accomplished on January 26th 1926.
On a building in Soho, London, two plaques commemorating this event.
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Upper Plaque:
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Lower Plaque:
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Written By: nally on 01/31/24 at 11:03 pm
January 31st 1949: These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
However, it would be canceled after only one month on the air.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/24 at 5:42 am
February 9th 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States.
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Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 4:19 pm
February 11th 1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on Stage Show for the third time. He was finally given permission from CBS to perform "Heartbreak Hotel."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/24 at 3:13 pm
February 12th 1970 - John Lennon performed 'Instant Karma!' on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops, becoming the first Beatle to have appeared on the show since 1966. Lennon wrote, recorded, and mixed his new single, all in one day. It ranks as one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history. Lennon later stated, "I wrote it for breakfast, recorded it for lunch, and we're putting it out for dinner."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/24 at 4:46 pm
February 17th 1971 - James Taylor made his TV debut on The Johnny Cash Show. Other guests included Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt and Tony Joe White.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/24 at 10:30 am
February 18th 1962 - On weekend leave from marine training, The Everly Brothers appeared on the US Ed Sullivan show, in full uniform and with regulation cropped hair, singing their new single, 'Crying In The Rain'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/24 at 11:09 am
February 20th 1971 – The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.
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Written By: nally on 02/22/24 at 12:05 am
February 21st 2000 - David Letterman returned to his late-night CBS show (Late Show With David Letterman) about five weeks after having an emergency quintuple heart bypass operation.
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Written By: nally on 02/25/24 at 3:38 pm
February 25th 1928 - The Federal Radio Commission issued the first U.S. television license to Charles Jenkins Laboratories in Washington, DC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/24 at 12:08 pm
February 27th 1964 - The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on BBC TV show Top Of The Pops performing their latest single 'Not Fade Away'.
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Written By: nally on 02/28/24 at 8:05 pm
February 28th 1983 – The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, attracting almost 110 million viewers.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/28/24 at 8:09 pm
February 28th 1983 – The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, attracting almost 110 million viewers.
Yes, I was one of those 110 million people, I remember it well. I also remember talking about it at work the next day. What the marketing mavens later came to call "watercooler talk", even though it doesn't quite happen that way.
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Written By: nally on 03/03/24 at 4:02 pm
Fifty years ago today, on March 3rd 1974: The first episode of the science show Nova was broadcast on television as a production of WGBH-TV in Boston.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/24 at 12:14 pm
March 6th 1975 – For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/24 at 4:43 pm
March 12th 1933 – Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his radio broadcasts called "fireside chats".
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Written By: nally on 03/16/24 at 11:40 am
March 16th 1993: “Grand Gift Auto”, the 140th episode of the sitcom Full House, originally aired.
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Written By: nally on 03/17/24 at 10:27 pm
March 17th 2005 - a number of radio stations in the United States flipped to a Jack FM format. This included Los Angeles station KCBS-FM (93.1), which had a classic rock format before the change.
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Written By: nally on 03/22/24 at 8:13 pm
March 22nd 2010 - Monty Hall began hosting "Let's Make a Deal" for a full week.
He was the original host of the show; this version, which was in its first season, was being hosted by Wayne Brady.
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Written By: nally on 03/22/24 at 8:14 pm
March 22nd 1977 - The John Denver TV special "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" was aired on ABC.
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Written By: nally on 03/23/24 at 5:28 pm
March 23rd 1950 - The game show Beat the Clock premiered on CBS-TV.
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Written By: nally on 03/23/24 at 5:29 pm
March 23rd 1967 - The 100th episode of the TV series Bewitched was aired on ABC.
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Written By: nally on 03/24/24 at 9:46 am
March 24th 2006 - The sitcom Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus as an actress whose alter ego is the titular character, premiered.
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Written By: nally on 03/24/24 at 6:12 pm
March 24th 1940 - The New York City NBC station W2XBS became the first to televise religious services.
Appropriately, that date was Easter Sunday.
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Written By: nally on 03/24/24 at 6:13 pm
March 24th 1984 - The video for Van Halen's "Jump" was aired on American Bandstand.
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Written By: nally on 04/02/24 at 7:54 pm
April 2nd 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
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Written By: nally on 04/13/24 at 10:30 am
April 13th 1953 - The National Edition of "TV Guide" was launched.
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Written By: nally on 04/13/24 at 10:30 am
April 13th 1985 - The Grand Ole Opry debuted on television.
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Written By: nally on 04/27/24 at 3:50 pm
April 27th 1971 - The final episode of the sitcom Green Acres aired.
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Written By: nally on 04/27/24 at 3:50 pm
April 27th 2001 - A&E aired Live By Request, in which the The Bee Gees performed many of their hit songs.
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Written By: nally on 04/30/24 at 7:51 pm
April 30th 1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
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Written By: nally on 04/30/24 at 7:51 pm
April 30th 1952 - Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on network television.
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Written By: nally on 04/30/24 at 7:52 pm
60 years ago today; April 30th 1964 - The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive both VHF and UHF channels.
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Written By: nally on 05/03/24 at 9:37 pm
May 3rd 1952 – The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
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Written By: nally on 05/06/24 at 8:28 pm
Today marks 20 years since the airing of the final episode of the sitcom Friends.
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Written By: nally on 05/07/24 at 11:09 pm
May 7th 1987 - Shelly Long, as Diane Chambers, made her last appearance as a regular on the TV sitcom Cheers.
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Written By: nally on 05/12/24 at 8:54 pm
May 12th 1992 - “Captain Video, Part 2”, the final episode of the fifth season of Full House, aired on the ABC network.
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Written By: nally on 05/12/24 at 8:56 pm
May 12th 1960 - Elvis Presley guest-starred on Welcome Home Elvis. The TV special was hosted by Frank Sinatra. Elvis sang "Witchcraft" and Sinatra sang "Love Me Tender."
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Written By: nally on 05/12/24 at 8:57 pm
May 12th 1987 - The TV series Hill Street Blues aired its final episode.
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Written By: nally on 05/12/24 at 8:58 pm
May 12th 1993 - The final episode of the sitcom The Wonder Years aired on ABC.
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Written By: nally on 05/14/24 at 11:31 pm
May 14th 1998 - The tv sitcom Seinfeld aired its season finale, ending a 9-season run for the show.
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Written By: nally on 05/19/24 at 5:52 pm
One day late:
May 18th 1998 - The final episode of Murphy Brown aired on CBS.
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Written By: nally on 05/22/24 at 11:22 pm
May 22nd 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his final Tonight Show episode.
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Written By: nally on 05/25/24 at 9:26 am
May 25th 2011 – Oprah Winfrey airs the final episode of her talk show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Written By: nally on 05/25/24 at 5:48 pm
May 25th 1953 – The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
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Written By: nally on 05/27/24 at 10:31 pm
May 27th 1950 - Frank Sinatra made his TV debut on NBC's Star-Spangled Review.
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Written By: nally on 05/27/24 at 10:32 pm
May 27th 1982 - The final episode of the sitcom Bosom Buddies aired on ABC.
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Written By: nally on 06/01/24 at 9:51 am
June 1st 1980 – Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
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June 5th 1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
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Written By: nally on 06/07/24 at 10:07 pm
June 7th 1955 – Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
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Written By: nally on 06/07/24 at 10:43 pm
June 7th 1946 – The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which had been off air for seven years because of World War II.
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Written By: nally on 06/07/24 at 10:50 pm
7 June 1977 – Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
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Written By: nally on 06/08/24 at 12:55 pm
Twenty years ago today, the Nickelodeon animated series Hey Arnold aired its final episode.
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Written By: nally on 06/11/24 at 7:50 pm
June 11th 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
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Written By: nally on 06/21/24 at 10:49 pm
June 21st 1937 - The BBC televised coverage of the Wimbledon tennis Championships for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 06/21/24 at 10:49 pm
June 21st 1948 - The first network telecast of political conventions took place.
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Written By: nally on 06/22/24 at 2:38 pm
June 22nd 1939 - The first actual telecast of beauty contest took place from Flushing Meadows.
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Written By: nally on 06/22/24 at 2:38 pm
June 22nd 2001 - The final episode of Xena: Warrior Princess aired.
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Written By: nally on 06/24/24 at 7:49 pm
75 years ago today, on June 24th 1949: The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 06/26/24 at 10:06 pm
One day late.. June 25th 1993 - Bruce Springsteen was a surprise guest on David Letterman's final show as host of NBC's Late Night.
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Written By: nally on 06/29/24 at 5:27 pm
June 29th 2010 - Larry King announced he would be ending his CNN program Larry King Live in the fall.
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Written By: nally on 07/02/24 at 9:59 pm
July 2nd 1897 – British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
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Written By: nally on 07/05/24 at 10:48 pm
July 5th 1954 – The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news bulletin.
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Written By: nally on 07/08/24 at 11:01 pm
July 8th 1991 - KTLA Morning News premiered.
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Written By: nally on 07/12/24 at 11:05 pm
July 12, 1976 - Family Feud, a game show where two teams of families answer survey questions premieres on ABC, hosted by Richard Dawson. On the first broadcast, the introduction and interview portion took over four minutes before the gameplay began. The first ever question was "Name a famous George," with the first answer given, George Washington, being the top survey answer.
And today is the 48th anniversary of the premiere of the original Family Feud.
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Written By: nally on 07/16/24 at 10:46 pm
Thirty years ago today, on July 16th 1994 - the Three Tenors performed a concert at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the chorus of the Los Angeles Opera on the night before the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final. It was watched by a broadcast audience of around 1.3 billion.
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Written By: nally on 07/23/24 at 8:10 pm
July 23rd 1927 – The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
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Written By: nally on 07/23/24 at 11:13 pm
July 23rd 1962 – Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
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Written By: nally on 07/29/24 at 9:47 pm
July 29th 1957 – Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.
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Written By: nally on 07/29/24 at 10:13 pm
29 July 1945 – The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
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Written By: nally on 07/30/24 at 10:36 pm
30 July 2006 – The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
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Written By: nally on 08/01/24 at 9:12 am
August 1st 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
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Written By: nally on 08/04/24 at 7:43 pm
August 4th 1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views.
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Written By: nally on 08/06/24 at 7:34 pm
One day late:
August 5th 1957 - American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
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Written By: nally on 08/06/24 at 10:21 pm
6 August 1956 – After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
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Written By: nally on 08/10/24 at 10:08 am
August 10th 1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone.
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Written By: nally on 08/11/24 at 8:08 pm
Forty years ago today, on August 11th 1984: United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for reelection, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. His final words were "We begin bombing in five minutes".
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Written By: nally on 08/11/24 at 8:09 pm
August 11th 1991 – Nickelodeon's first line of “Nicktoons” (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel.
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Written By: nally on 08/13/24 at 7:46 pm
70 years ago today, on August 13th 1954 – Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 08/20/24 at 11:53 am
On this date 35 years ago, Saved by the Bell, an American teen sitcom, premiered on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 08/20/24 at 11:54 am
August 20th 1920 – The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
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Written By: nally on 08/23/24 at 8:09 pm
August 23rd 1990, the FOX Network began airing The Simpsons on Thursday nights. Four years later, it would permanently move back to Sunday nights.
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Written By: nally on 08/31/24 at 1:35 pm
August 31st 1936 – Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
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Written By: nally on 09/02/24 at 9:58 am
September 2nd 1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/24 at 8:10 pm
September 4th 1972 – The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/24 at 9:56 pm
September 4th 1951 – The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
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Written By: nally on 09/06/24 at 11:24 pm
September 6th 1997 - More than 2 1⁄2 billion people around the world watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, on television.
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Written By: nally on 09/07/24 at 9:39 am
On September 7th 1970, Vietnam Television was established.
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Written By: nally on 09/08/24 at 9:40 am
September 8th 1966 – The science fiction show Star Trek made its American premiere with "The Man Trap", launching a media franchise that has since created a cult phenomenon and has influenced the design of many current technologies.
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Written By: nally on 09/08/24 at 2:38 pm
September 8th 1952 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
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Written By: nally on 09/09/24 at 7:14 pm
September 9th 1956 – Musician Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 09/10/24 at 8:28 pm
September 10, 1990: The American television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered on NBC.
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Written By: nally on 09/10/24 at 10:18 pm
10 September 2001 - During his appearance on the British version of the TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches the £1 million top prize, but it was later revealed that he had cheated to the top prize by listening to coughs from his wife and another contestant. :o
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Written By: nally on 09/13/24 at 11:11 pm
55 years ago today, on September 13th 1969: The iconic cartoon dog, Scooby-Doo, was introduced to Saturday morning television as part of a response by the three American TV networks to complaints that cartoons had become too violent, after three years of superhero and adventure shows.
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Written By: nally on 09/18/24 at 11:07 pm
September 18th 1927 – The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
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Written By: nally on 09/20/24 at 7:35 pm
20 September 1991 - The American television sitcom Step By Step premiered on the ABC television network.
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Written By: nally on 09/21/24 at 5:34 pm
September 21st 1970 - ABC television debuted NFL Monday Night Football. The game shown was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets, with the Browns winning 31-21.
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Written By: nally on 09/22/24 at 6:15 pm
September 22nd 1987 - The tv sitcom Full House premiered on the ABC television network. This was a Tuesday, but the series would start airing on Friday nights after that.
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Written By: nally on 09/22/24 at 6:16 pm
September 22nd 1989 - The third season of sitcom Full House began. (This was a Friday.)
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Written By: nally on 09/22/24 at 6:17 pm
September 22nd 1992 - The sixth season of the sitcom Full House kicked off. (This was a Tuesday.)
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Written By: nally on 09/23/24 at 10:39 pm
50 years ago today, on September 23rd 1974: In the UK, the BBC became the first television network to feature texting for viewers as it inaugurated Ceefax. The service offered as many as 30 pages of information for subscribers to view while watching BBC programmes. Ceefax, a pun on the phrase "see facts", would continue until October 23, 2012.
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Written By: nally on 09/26/24 at 7:39 pm
26 September 1960 – In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
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Written By: nally on 09/27/24 at 10:03 pm
Thirty years ago today, on September 27th 1994: The American tv sitcom Full House kicked off its eighth and final season.
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Written By: nally on 09/28/24 at 9:56 am
September 28th 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/24 at 10:53 am
October 3rd 1949 – WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/24 at 2:44 pm
October 5th 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/24 at 3:18 pm
October 11th 1950 – CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/24 at 2:50 pm
October 14th 1967 - The second series of The Monkees TV show started on BBC TV in the UK. Plans for the shows to be screened in colour were dropped, so it was aired in black & white.
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Written By: nally on 10/22/24 at 9:18 pm
October 22nd 1961 - Chubby Checker appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show where he performed "The Twist."
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Written By: nally on 10/22/24 at 9:19 pm
October 22nd 1991 - The sitcom Full House aired its 100th new episode.
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Written By: nally on 10/25/24 at 8:00 pm
Sixty years ago today, on October 25th 1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York.
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Written By: nally on 10/29/24 at 1:03 am
October 29th 1956 - Videotape was used for the first time in network television programming. CBS recorded the evening news and fed the tape to West Coast stations three hours later.
Now this I didn’t know.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/24 at 7:23 am
October 30th 1938 – Orson Welles broadcast a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a massive panic in some of the audience in the United States.
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Written By: nally on 11/02/24 at 9:37 am
2 November 1982 – Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting.
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Written By: nally on 11/02/24 at 9:54 am
65 years ago today, on November 2nd 1959 – Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/24 at 6:59 am
November 5th 1956 - "The Nat King Cole Show" debuted on NBC-TV in America. The Cole program was the first of its kind hosted by an African-American.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/24 at 12:22 pm
November 7th 1994 – WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.
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Written By: nally on 11/10/24 at 9:40 am
55 years ago today - November 10th 1969 – National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
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Written By: nally on 11/12/24 at 10:59 pm
November 12th 1991 - The sitcom Full House aired the two-part episode “Happy Birthday Babies”, in which Michelle prepares to turn 5 (Part One), and Aunt Becky eventually goes into labor to ultimately give birth to twin sons (Part Two).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/24 at 8:50 am
November 14th 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: nally on 11/16/24 at 7:12 am
7 years ago today, on November 16th 2017, at 1pm pacific time, Los Angeles radio station 100.3 The Sound went off the air and flipped to Christian radio.
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Written By: nally on 11/17/24 at 11:52 am
November 17th 1968 – NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/24 at 1:54 pm
November 18th 1983 - R.E.M. made their first appearance outside the US when they appeared on Channel 4 UK TV show The Tube. The following night they made their live UK debut when the played at Dingwalls, London.
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Written By: nally on 11/23/24 at 4:56 pm
23 November 1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who (An Unearthly Child) is broadcast by the BBC; said programme is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
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Written By: nally on 11/24/24 at 10:37 pm
24 November 1962 – The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.
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Written By: nally on 11/25/24 at 11:11 pm
November 25th 1921 - The first play-by-play broadcast of a football game was aired in College Station, TX, via an amateur radio station. The game was between the University of Texas and Texas A&M in Austin.
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Written By: nally on 11/25/24 at 11:12 pm
November 25th 1998, the Cartoon Network original series Powerpuff Girls aired its premiere episode.
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Written By: nally on 11/26/24 at 11:26 pm
November 26th 1962: Mies Bouwman started presenting the first live TV-marathon fundraising show (Open Het Dorp), which lasted 23 hours non-stop.
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Written By: nally on 11/30/24 at 8:50 pm
November 30th 2004 - This occurred on Jeopardy:
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/24 at 10:44 am
December 2nd 1957 - Al Priddy a DJ on US radio station KEX in Portland was fired after playing Elvis Presley's version of 'White Christmas' The station management said, 'it's not in the spirit we associate with Christmas'.
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Written By: nally on 12/07/24 at 9:19 am
December 7th 1930 – W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television advertisement in the United States, for I.J. Fox Furriers, which also sponsored the radio show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/24 at 3:54 pm
December 12th 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
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Written By: nally on 12/17/24 at 8:28 am
December 17th 1989 – The Simpsons premiered as a standalone television series with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
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Written By: nally on 12/19/24 at 8:44 pm
19 December 1932 – BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
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Written By: nally on 12/20/24 at 8:26 am
December 20th 1980 – NBC aired the American football game between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins without announcers.
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Written By: nally on 01/01/25 at 10:52 am
16 years ago today, on January 1st 2009, the cable tv channel MLB Network went on the air.
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Written By: nally on 01/01/25 at 12:27 pm
January 1st 1964 - The first edition of the BBC TV show Top Of The Pops was transmitted from an old church hall in Manchester, England.
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Written By: nally on 01/03/25 at 7:27 pm
January 3rd 1947 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 01/03/25 at 9:42 pm
January 3rd 1995 - The sitcom Full House aired its 180th episode, “DJ’s Choice.”
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 01/03/25 at 9:58 pm
January 3rd 1995 - The sitcom Full House aired its 180th episode, “DJ’s Choice.”
Is there a specific significance to this? It seems awfully random. ???
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Written By: nally on 01/03/25 at 10:00 pm
Is there a specific significance to this? It seems awfully random. ???
I remember it. I was an avid watcher of that show.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 01/03/25 at 10:08 pm
I remember it. I was an avid watcher of that show.
I see. But still seems a little like decadeology to me. It's just too random. People could start posting all day, every day, "today is the day the 123rd episode of 'I Love Lucy' aired", "today's the day the 6th episode of 'Happy Days' aired", "today is the day the 53rd episode of the 'Donny & Marie Show"'" aired, and on and on and on. We would drown in a veritable quicksand of meaningless minutia. :o On the other hand, if it was something significant, like the final episode of "M*A*S*H" with it's astronomical ratings, that would seem to make more sense.
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Written By: nally on 01/03/25 at 10:53 pm
I see. But still seems a little like decadeology to me.
im sorry but I disagree. I don’t make meaningless posts comparing one year to another, and I certainly don’t make posts of the nature “when did X decade truly begin and end?” That kinda stuff has a zero tolerance policy on here, and I for one have no part of it whatsoever.
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Written By: nally on 01/03/25 at 10:56 pm
January 3rd 1964, The Beatles were seen for the second time on US TV when a clip from the BBC's 'The Mersey Sound' showing the group playing 'She Loves You' was shown on The Jack Paar Show. The first US airing showing The Beatles was on Nov 18, 1963, on the NBC news program "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" (albeit pre-recorded) of The Beatles in concert.
This is quite interesting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/25 at 12:43 pm
January 6th 2017 - Norway announced that it would become the first country in the world to gradually stop using the FM radio network. The move, which aimed to ditch the analogue platform in favour of a digital one called Digital Audio Broadcasting, would bring a clearer sound to the nation's five million people.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/25 at 7:46 am
January 13th 1984 - BBC Radio 1 announced a ban on 'Relax' by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, after DJ Mike Read called it 'obscene', a BBC TV ban also followed. The song went on to become a UK No.1 and spent a total of 48 weeks on the UK chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/25 at 7:37 am
January 14th 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/25 at 10:53 am
January 14th 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
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Written By: nally on 01/17/25 at 8:24 am
17 January 1961 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/25 at 9:15 am
January 19th 1963 - The Beatles made their first national TV appearance in the UK on Thank Your Lucky Stars performing 'Please Please Me'. Thank Your Lucky Stars was a hugely popular programme at the time, and it was a major coup for The Beatles to be appearing. Their presence was secured by Dick James, who later became The Beatles’ publisher.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/25 at 10:43 am
January 19th 1953 – Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/25 at 8:12 am
January 20th 1967 - The Monkees TV show was shown for the first time in the UK. The series followed the adventures of four young men (the Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. They went on to sell more than 75 million records worldwide and had international hits, including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', 'Daydream Believer', and 'I'm a Believer'.
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Written By: nally on 01/21/25 at 8:13 pm
January 21st 1971 – The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
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Written By: nally on 01/22/25 at 8:21 am
January 22nd 1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/25 at 2:24 pm
January 22nd 1927 – Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
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Written By: nally on 01/25/25 at 1:00 pm
25 January 1961 – In Washington, D.C., US President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
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Written By: nally on 01/25/25 at 8:00 pm
January 25th 1937 – The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it would move to CBS television (dropping the word “The” from the title), remaining there until September 18, 2009.
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Written By: nally on 01/28/25 at 8:20 am
28 January 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/25 at 11:49 am
January 30th 1948 – Following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in his home compound, India's prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, broadcasts to the nation, saying "The light has gone out of our lives". The date of the assassination becomes observed as "Martyrs' Day" in India.
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Written By: nally on 01/31/25 at 8:22 am
January 31st 1949 – These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago, United States.
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Written By: nally on 02/09/25 at 9:08 am
February 9th 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/25 at 3:26 pm
February 9th 1967 - The film for the latest Beatles single 'Penny Lane' and 'Strawberry Fields Forever' was shown on BBC-TV's Top Of The Pops. It was the first Beatles single not to make No.1 in the UK since 1963, held off the top by Engelbert Humperdinck's 'Release Me.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/25 at 11:20 am
February 11th 1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on American TV's 'Stage Show' and performed 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Blue Suede Shoes.'
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Written By: nally on 02/17/25 at 11:15 pm
February 17th 1990 - Rock band Aerosmith appeared on Saturday Night Live. They performed the Wayne's World theme song while appearing in the skit as themselves.
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Written By: nally on 02/17/25 at 11:16 pm
February 17th 1990 - Rock band Aerosmith appeared on Saturday Night Live. They performed the Wayne's World theme song while appearing in the skit as themselves.
Exactly six years later, said programme aired its 400th episode.
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Written By: nally on 02/17/25 at 11:18 pm
February 17th 2014 - Jimmy Fallon took over as host of NBC's Tonight Show, replacing Jay Leno, who had started as host on May 25, 1992.
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Written By: nally on 02/18/25 at 9:39 pm
February 18th 1995 - Sports figure Deion Sanders was a guest on Saturday Night Live.
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Written By: nally on 02/19/25 at 11:13 pm
February 19th 1987 - A controversial anti-smoking ad aired for the first time on television. It featured Yul Brynner who died shortly thereafter of lung cancer.
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Written By: Howard on 02/20/25 at 1:56 am
February 19th 1987 - A controversial anti-smoking ad aired for the first time on television. It featured Yul Brynner who died shortly thereafter of lung cancer.
I do remember those ads.
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Written By: nally on 02/20/25 at 8:18 am
I do remember those ads.
I kinda do too.