Television: The Hollywood sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles in 1923. It originally read “Hollywoodland,“ but the four last letters were dropped after its renovation in 1949…A power failure in 1977 plunged New York City and Westchester County into a nearly 24-hour blackout…Sitcom “Cybill,” created by Chuck Lorre and headlined by Cybill Shepherd and Christine Baranski, concluded on CBS in 1998 after […]
Television: Game show “Family Feud” debuted on ABC in daytime in 1976…There were also two primetime drama premieres: “Northern Exposure” on CBS in 1990 and “Monk” on USA in 2002. For his role as Adrian Monk, Tony Shalhoub received eight consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, resulting in three wins. A spin-off of “Monk” called “Little Monk” that dealt with the Monk […]
Television: The classic game show “The Newlywed Game,“ hosted by Bob Eubanks, premiered on ABC in 1966. On December 20, 1974, “The Newlywed Game” concluded its run as the second longest running game show on ABC. To-date, there have been five revivals (including the most recent on GSN, hosted by Sherri Shepherd)…“Law & Order: LA,“ the one spin-off from “Law & […]
Television: NBC introduced the television version of music series “Your Hit Parade” in 1950 as a replacement for dramatic anthology “Robert Montgomery Presents.” The concept was introduced on NBC Radio in 1935 in a format featuring the top songs of the week countdown to the number one pick. Following a four week summer run, “Your Hit Parade” returned as […]
Television Dick Clark debuted as host of ABC’s “American Bandstand” in 1956…The music extravaganza “Your Hit Parade” was upgraded from radio to television on NBC in 1959, and stayed on the network through June 1958. CBS picked it up for the 1958-59 season and revived it briefly in the summer of 1974. Summer variety hour “The Gladys Knight & The Pips […]
Television Variety hour “The Everly Brothers Show” began on ABC in 1970 as a summer replacement for “The Johnny Cash Show.“ The final episode of “Police Squad,” which spawned the “Naked Gun” film franchise, aired on ABC in 1982. Only six episodes were produced. It starred Leslie Nielsen, Alan North and Peter Lupus. ABC sitcom “Mr. Belvedere” concluded its five-and-one-half season run in 1990. Historically, three pilots for a proposed […]
Television: Daytime drama “Ryan’s Hope” debuted on ABC in 1975. It aired through January 13, 1989 and initially focused on a large Irish-American family in the Riverside district of New York City…Also premiering in daytime in 1975 was the NBC’s “The Magnificent Marble Machine” hosted by Art James. The game show had celebrities and contestants displaying their pinball […]
