2021
Feb
9
1964: THE BEATLES FIRST APPEAR ON 'ED SULLIVAN' By David Bianculli
 
 
On this day in 1964, The Ed Sullivan Show became the most-watched TV show of its era, thanks to an appearance by the Beatles...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
8
1979: 'LITTLE WOMEN' HAS LITTLE LUCK ON NBC By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1979, NBC attempted to turn the two-part movie Little Women into a weekly series...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
7
2000: MARY AND RHODA REUNITE IN AN ABC TV MOVIE By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 2000, Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper reprised their roles from the '70s sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
6
1983: HERMAN WOUK'S 'THE WINDS OF WAR' COMES TO ABC By David Bianculli
 
 
The Winds of War — which debuted on this day in 1983 — ranks in the Nielsen ratings as the third-highest miniseries in TV history...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
5
1967: THE START OF 'THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR' By David Bianculli
 
 
On this day in 1967, CBS introduced The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
4
1996: NBC BRINGS ALL OF GULLIVER'S TRAVELS TO TV By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1996, NBC debut the first part of the two-part miniseries, Gulliver's Travels...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
3
1971: 'HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE PRICE,' AN ARTHUR MILLER PLAY By Linda Donovan
 
 
On this day in 1971 George C. Scott gave an Emmy-winning performance in Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Price...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
2
2003: DICK WOLF REIMAGINES 'DRAGNET' FOR ABC By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 2003, ABC introduced producer Dick Wolf's remake of the classic cop series, Dragnet...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
Feb
1
1982: LATE NIGHT MEETS DAVID LETTERMAN By David Bianculli
 
 
On this day in 1982, NBC introduced Late Night with David Letterman...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2021
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...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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