Television: Newsmagazine “Primetime Live” hosted by Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson premiered on ABC in 1989. The program was also hosted by several other ABC News anchors throughout its run. It concluded May 2012…CNN en Espanol premiered in 1995…One of the most epic and longest fights in “Big Brother” history occurred during the 11th season in 2009 (on Showtime Too’s […]
Television The final telecast of primetime CNN news program “Paula Zahn Now” aired in 2007…Long-running high school drama “Degrassi” concluded its 14-season run in 2015. Produced in Canada, its final five seasons were designated as “Degrassi: The Next Generation.“ Mystery drama “The Sinner” debuted on USA Network in 2017. Based on Petra Hammesfahr’s novel of the same […]
Television and Radio “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” debuted on CBS in 1971. The show was scheduled to return for a fourth season in October 1974, but Sonny and Cher separated that fall, resulting in it being canceled. After failed solo attempts by the pair to host their own variety series, they reunited in February […]
Television MGM’s Leo the Lion roared for the first time in 1928. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, “White Shadows on the South Seas.” Chet Huntley retired from NBC in 1970, which resulted in the renaming of daily newscast “The Huntley-Brinkley Report” to the “NBC Nightly News.” The initial anchors of the “NBC Nightly News” were David Brinkley, John Chancellor and Frank McGee…In 1984, Leeza Gibbons made her first appearance on “Entertainment Tonight”… Movies “The Living Daylights,” the 15th film of the James Bond franchise, […]
Television In 1948, professional wresting premiered in primetime on the long-defunct DuMont Network. Eventual game show host Dennis James (“The Price is Right,” “Name the Tune”) was DuMont’s sports announcer for boxing and wrestling. His phrase “Okay Mother” became so identified with him that is was later used for the title of one of his numerous daytime […]
The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards Pick’em Game offered the 39 participants to select from eighteen (18) questions different award categories. FINAL GAME STANDINGS #1 — Esteban (15 points) • Lead Actress in a Comedy Series — Jean Smart, “Hacks” (Max) (1 point) • Lead Actor in a Comedy Series — Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” […]
Television Jack Paar began his five season hosting duties on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” in 1957. In 1974, Jim Hartz became the first host of NBC’s “The Today Show” to share the title of co-anchor with a woman (who was Barbara Walters)…The “wedding of the century,” Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Frances Spencer, took place at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, United Kingdom […]
