Television and Radio “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour” debuted on CBS in 1969. It ran through June 13, 1972 and is considered one of the victims of the “rural purge”…Shades of “I Love Lucy”: Chrissy (Suzanne Somers) and Jack (John Ritter) got handcuffed together on ABC sitcom “Three’s Company” in 1980. Early the following season, Somer’s demands at contract re-negotiation time (from a reported $30,000 to […]
Television and Radio Elvis Presley made his first television appearance in 1956 on CBS musical/variety hour “Stage Show”…Detective drama “Barnaby Jones,” starring Buddy Ebsen, debuted on CBS in 1973. It aired for eight seasons…”Chico and the Man” star Freddie Prinze, 22, shot and mortally wounded himself in 1977. He died the following day…In 1984, actor Ted McGinley joined the cast of ABC’s “The Love […]
Television Schlemiel! Schlimazel! “Laverne & Shirley” debuted on ABC in 1976 and rose to the top of the charts from 1977 to 1979, ahead of parent series, “Happy Days.“ It aired for eight seasons, and spawned an animated series called “Laverne & Shirley in the Army”…Two short-lived series debuted on ABC in 1980: “Battlestar Galactica” spin-off “Galactica 1980” starring Lorne Greene; and the one-hour […]
Television “The Dukes of Hazzard” opened its seven-season run on CBS in 1979. The hour-long action comedy, which was inspired by the 1975 film “Moonrunners,” was a top 10 staple in primetime from 1979 to 1982. In its peak season, 1980-81, it finished second overall (behind “Dallas,” which immediately followed it on Friday)…Also debuting in 1979 were two short-lived NBC […]
Television and Radio NBC radio presented the first broadcast of soap opera “The Guiding Light” in 1937. The show remained on radio until 1956 and began on CBS-TV in 1952…The 1st Annual Emmy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles in 1949…In 1961, John F. Kennedy became the first U.S. president to hold a live televised news conference…The “Cousin Oliver Syndrome” began […]
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Are you a fan of the classic TV series “Vegas”? Want to know where you can stream the show and relive the high-stakes action and glitzy glamour of Sin City? Look no further, as this guide provides all the information you need to watch “Vegas” online, including official streaming platforms, streaming services with a free […]
Television Norman Lear sitcom “Hot L Baltimore,” which featured “Two and a Half Men’s” Conchata Ferrell and “The Facts of Life” star Charlotte Rae, debuted on ABC in 1975. Due to its controversial subject matter (which included two prostitutes living at the hotel), this was the first ABC television series to have a warning at its opening, cautioning viewers about the mature […]
