Television The Jackson Five made their first appearance on CBS’ “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1969…The Rankin/Bass stop-animation Christmas special “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” featuring the voice of Fred Astaire as its narrator, first aired on ABC in 1970…The first broadcast of “The Barbara Walters Special” was broadcast on ABC in 1976. Walters interviewed President-elect Jimmy Carter, his wife, Rosalynn, and their family, […]
Television Actor James Dean began his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial in 1950…The first time NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” used a delay was in 1975. The host was Richard Pryor…Made-for television movie “Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After,” starring Roger Rees and Catherine Oxenberg as the troubled royal couple aired on ABC in 1992. Four days earlier, the media reported […]
Television On ABC’s “Three’s Company” in 1978, Jack assumed he would soon be leaving when Janet and Chrissy’s former roommate Eleanor returned to visit…Television movie “Gypsy,” headlined by Bette Midler and based on the life of burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, aired on CBS in 1993…On NBC’s “Friends” in 1996, Rachel quits her waitressing job at the coffee […]
Television On ABC’s “Three’s Company” in 1978, Jack assumed he would soon be leaving when Janet and Chrissy’s former roommate Eleanor returned to visit…Television movie “Gypsy,” headlined by Bette Midler and based on the life of burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, aired on CBS in 1993. On NBC’s “Friends” in 1996, Rachel quits her waitressing job at the […]
Television and Radio Delta Burke’s then current weight struggle was addressed in 1989 in a “Designing Women” episode titled “They Shoot Fat Women, Don’t They?” The plot featured Suzanne Sugarbaker attending her high school reunion and being shunned because of her weight gain…The original “Magnum, P.I.” starring Tom Selleck premiered on CBS in 1980. It aired for eight seasons and can […]
Television Six-year old Donny Osmond made his singing debut on “The Andy Williams Show” in 1963…Here I come to save the day! “Mighty Mouse Playhouse,“ the first Saturday morning cartoon, debuted on CBS in 1955. It aired through 1967. The Monkees’ Davy Jones guest-starred on the ABC comedy “The Brady Bunch” in 1971…The Rankin/Bass stop-animation special “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” featuring the voices […]
Nominations for 82nd Annual Golden Globes have been announced. Honoring the best of the year in film and television, Emilia Pérez , The Brutalist, Wicked, Gladiator, Anora, and The Substance in film, and The Bear, Shogun, Baby Reindeer and Only Murders in the Building in TV are among the projects nominated. Emilia Pérez leads the nominations in film, with 10. Next is The Brutalist […]
