This Day In TV History

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1988: CBS DEBUTS 'MURPHY BROWN' By TV WW

On this day in 1998, CBS introduced Murphy Brown...

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1969: VEEP SPIRO AGNEW BLASTS THE TV NEWS MEDIA By TV WW

On this day in 1969, Vice President Spiro Agnew stood before an audience at the Midwestern Regional Republican Conference in Des Moines, Iowa and spoke out against "the tiny, enclosed fraternity of privileged men elected by no one" whom he felt showed an unfair bias against President Richard Nixon — specifically, the television news media...

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1984: 'THE THERESA SALDANA STORY' AIRS ON NBC By TV WW

On this day in 1984, actress Theresa Saldana played herself in the gut-wretching NBC telefilm, Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story...

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1980: ABC LAUNCHES TED KNIGHT'S 'TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT' By TV WW

On this day in 1980, ABC debuted the sitcom Too Close for Comfort, a series based on the British show Keep It in the Family...

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1969: PBS BROADCASTS THE FIRST EPISODE OF 'SESAME STREET' By David Bianculli

On this day in 1969, PBS presented its first episode of Sesame Street...

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1985: LORNE MICHAELS RETURNS FOR SECOND STINT WITH 'SNL' By TV WW

This day in 1985 marked the eleventh season premiere of NBC's Saturday Night Live, with host Madonna and musical guest Simple Minds. But the episode's true significance was that it marked the return of the show's creator and founding producer, Lorne Michaels...