Crime drama “Dragnet” was first broadcast on radio (on KFI in Los Angeles) in 1949…The final episode of the original “Star Trek” aired in 1969 on NBC. But it was far from over, with 12 series in the franchise (original and animated) available for streaming on Paramount+. To-date, 12 TV series “Star Trek” franchise: the original series, the […]
Television: Millions worldwide tuned in to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom in 1953. It was the first major world event to be broadcast internationally on television…ABC half-hour soap opera “Peyton Place,” based on the Grace Metalious book and the 1957 Lana Turner movie, ended its five season run in 1969. It originally featured Mia Farrow…In 1981, Barbara Walters made the […]
Television: The classic CBS sitcom “The Dick Van Dyke Show” concluded in 1966 after five seasons. It ran aired for 158 episodes…The Cable News Network (CNN) launched in 1980…The Dabney Coleman sitcom “Buffalo Bill” premiered on NBC in 1983. It aired for two half seasons and featured Geena Davis, Joanna Cassidy and Meshach Taylor…Six short-lived series concluded: 1) ABC adventure “Tales of the Gold Monkey” in […]
Television: The final episode of short-lived comedy/interview series “Tell It to Groucho” aired on CBS in 1962 with comedian Groucho Marx. It was the successor Groucho’s more successful “You Bet Your Life”…Classic NBC comedy “Seinfeld,” starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuted as a regularly scheduled series in 1990…NBC’s “Night Court” concluded its nine season run in 1992…Jim Carrey performed his rendition of the “Dreamgirls” tune “And I Am […]
Television: ABC’s “Nightline” expanded from four nights to five nights a week (Friday) in 1981…John Tesh made his final appearance as co-host of the syndicated “Entertainment Tonight” in 1996…HBO debuted the TV movie “Something the Lord Made”, starring Alan Rickman and rapped Mos Def, in 2004….Cooking competition “Hell’s Kitchen”, featuring Gordon Ramsay, opened on Fox in […]
Television “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour,“ originally a summer series, concluded in 1974 after the couple divorced. Following short-lived variety hours hosted by Sonny Bono on ABC in the fall of 1974 and Cher on CBS from 1975 to 1976, the now divorced couple reunited for “The Sonny and Cher Show” in February 1976. But the magic was gone and it […]
Television ABC debuted on season variety themed “The Jerry Colonna Show” in 1951…Leonard Maltin made his first appearance on syndicated “Entertainment Tonight” in 1982…The final episode of the original version of sitcom “One Day at a Time” aired on CBS in 1984, one week after the official conclusion when Ann (Bonnie Franklin) moved to London with her husband Sam (Howard […]
