2020
Feb
1
1982: LATE NIGHT MEETS DAVID LETTERMAN By David Bianculli
 
 
On this day in 1982, NBC introduced Late Night with David Letterman...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
31
1993: NBC INTRODUCES 'HOMICIDE' AFTER SUPER BOWL XXVII By David Bianculli
 
 
The outstanding cop series Homicide: Life on the Street premiered on this day in 1993, immediately after Super Bowl XXVII...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
30
1977: ABC INTRODUCES THE HARDY BOYS, AND NANCY DREW, TOO By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1977, ABC turned teenage detectives Frank and Joe Hardy, lead characters of The Hardy Boys mystery book series, into TV stars...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
29
1989: 'SHINING TIME STATION' JOINS THE PBS LINEUP By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1989, PBS affiliate WNET introduced the hit children's series, Shining Time Station, featuring the still-popular Thomas the Tank Engine character...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
28
1973: 'BARNABY JONES' STARTS SOLVING MYSTERIES By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1973, CBS introduced the mid-season replacement, Barnaby Jones...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
27
1976: 'LAVERNE & SHIRLEY' SPINS OFF ABC'S 'HAPPY DAYS' By David Bianculli
 
 
On this day in 1976, ABC introduces the Happy Days spinoff, Laverne & Shirley...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
26
1995: 'MY SO-CALLED LIFE' FINALE AIRS By Linda Donovan
 
 
My So-Called Life, the critically acclaimed but viewer-deficient drama about teenage angst, had its season finale on this day in 1995...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
25
1961: KENNEDY HOLDS FIRST LIVE, TELEVISED PRESIDENTIAL NEWS CONFERENCE By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy presented the first live, televised presidential press conference...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
24
1995: THE O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL BEGINS By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1995, opening statements began in the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
23
1975: 'BARNEY MILLER' BEGINS ON ABC By TV WW
 
 
This day in 1975 marked the start of the ABC sitcom, Barney Miller...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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