Television The Saturday morning NBC sitcom “Saved by the Bell” debuted in 1989, producing 86 episodes in four seasons, and two spin-offs, both on NBC: “Saved by the Bell: The College Years” in primetime from 1993-94 and “Saved by the Bell: The New Class” on Saturday mornings. The series also spawned two TV movies and a short-lived comic book series, […]
Television ABC was the first television network to begin Saturday morning programming for children beginning in 1950 with informational program “Animal Clinic” and the western circus setting of “Acrobat Ranch,” where kids competed in games and stunts. Both programs originated from Chicago…“The Midnight Special,“ a 90-minute late night musical variety series following the Friday edition of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny […]
Television The TV game show scandal investigation began in 1958…The third run of “The Merv Griffin Show” premiered on CBS in late night opposite NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” in 1969. Griffin’s first scheduled guests on CBS were Joe Namath, Woody Allen and Leslie Uggams. The talk show only lasted two-and-one-half years on CBS before it re-entered syndication in 1972 where […]
Television The first TV special of music duo The Captain & Tennille premiered on ABC in 1976. Their weekly variety series would begin one month later on the same network and it lasted for one season…Workplace comedy “FM” starring Robert Hays and Patricia Richardson premiered on NBC in 1989. It ran for five weeks that summer, then returned as a […]
Television CBS aired the TV adaptation of play “Death of a Salesman” starring Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich in 1985. “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” debuted on ABC with host Regis Philbin in 1999 in a two-week summer window, but returned on January 8, 2000 as a regularly scheduled series. The recent syndicated daytime version of the game show was hosted […]
Television In 1992, HBO introduced the satirical comedy “The Larry Sanders Show” with comedian Garry Shandling as host of a “Tonight Show”-style talk show. It ran through May 31, 1998, producing 89 episodes. Teen horror anthology series “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” debuted on Nickelodeon in 1992. Its initial run lasted five seasons; it […]
TODAY IN HISTORY Television In 1965, the Beatles traveled to CBS’ New York studio to rehearse and tape their third (and final) appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Their performance kicked-off the 18th season-premiere of the long-running variety hour on September 12, which was its final black and white telecast…Variety series “The Diahann Carroll Show” premiered on CBS in 1976. Its first night featured Sammy Davis […]
