Television CBS detective drama “Crazy Like a Fox”, starring Jack Warden and John Rubenstein, prematurely ended after two seasons in 1986. The pair returned in television movie “Still Crazy Like a Fox” on April 5, 1987…“Hotel“, the Aaron Spelling-produced prime time soap opera based on Arthur Hailey’s novel of the same name, aired its series finale on ABC in 1988. The San Francisco-set series, starring Connie […]
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Today in History: Thursday, May 2, 2024
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Television and Radio Jack Benny’s radio show premiered in 1932… cable network The Weather Channel launched in 1982…Diahann Carroll joined the cast of ABC prime time serial “Dynasty” in 1984. She was introduced as a mysterious woman who claimed to know everything about Alexis Carrington’s (Joan Collins) past. In subsequent episodes, it was revealed she’s […]
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Today in History: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Television Larry King had his first radio broadcast in 1957…Elvis Presley wed Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas, Nev. in 1967…NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” started broadcasting from its then-new home in Burbank, California in 1972…The short-lived offbeat “Future Cop,” starring Ernest Borgnine, premiered as a TV movie on ABC in 1976. The famous toy Rubik’s Cube was first released in the […]
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Nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards Announced
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The nominations for THE 77TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, which will air live Sunday, June 16 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, and streaming on Paramount+ in the United States. This year, “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Stereophonic” lead with 13 nominations each. As previously announced, Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose returns to host the […]
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Today in History: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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Television: “Arthur Godfrey Time” began a 27 year run on CBS radio in 1945…Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on network television in 1952…The pilot episode of Aaron Spelling crime solver “Starsky and Hutch,” starring Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul, aired in 1975. It officially debuted on Sept. 10, 1975 and ran for four seasons…The series finale of “That’s […]
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Today in History: Monday, April 29, 2024
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Television In 1954, Ernest Borgnine made his network television debut on dramatic anthology “Ford Theatre”…“The Wide World of Sports” debuted on ABC in 1961…Syndicated daytime talker “Donahue,” hosted by Phil Donahue, relocated to Chicago in 1974…The Vietnam War came to an official end in 1975…The final episode of the original “Battlestar Galactica” aired on ABC in 1979 after one season. When the fans protested, it […]
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Today in History: Sunday, April 28, 2024
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Television: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” won at 17th “Tony Awards” in 1963…Then 22-year-old Barbra Streisand was featured in her first-ever TV special, “My Name Is Barbra,” on CBS in 1965. Airing in conjunction with the release of her fifth album and the winner of three Emmy Awards, Streisand signed […]