Television Police drama “21 Jump Street,” the first drama to air on Fox, debuted in 1987. One of the stars was a young Johnny Depp. Also in 1987: TV movie “Escape From Sobibor,” the story of the mass escape by Jewish prisoners from the extermination camp at Sobibor, aired on CBS…On a very special episode of the ABC sitcom […]
Television Music variety themed “Hullabaloo” on NBC, which was patterned after “American Bandstand,” ended its two season run in 1966. NBC’s “Hill Street Blues” hit the 100-episode mark in 1985. The highly honored police drama concluded two seasons later after 146 episodes…“704 Hauser,” the fifth — and final — spin-off from “All in the Family,” debuted on CBS in 1994. It ran for only […]
NTERTAIN, the entertainment company, and The Official Latino Film Festival have announced their merger with the launch of The NVISION Film & Music Festival. The festival will take place October 10 – 12, 2024, at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Springs, California. Over the past decade, the festival has showcased thousands of films […]
Television Ricky Nelson sang for first time on ABC sitcom “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” in 1957, performing the song “I’m Walking.” In 1983, NBC launched drama “Casablanca,“ based on the classic 1942 theatrical. It starred David Soul (“Starsky and Hutch”), Scatman Crothers and Hector Elizondo. Short-lived CBS crime drama “Double Dare,“ headlined by Billy Dee Williams and Ken Wahl, debuted in 1985. Six episodes aired…“America’s Most […]
Television Animated special “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown” launched on CBS in 1974…Johnny Carson hosted “The Academy Awards” for the first time in 1979. “The Deer Hunter” was named Best Picture…In 1980, the Madison Square Garden Sports Network relaunched as USA Network…Also in 1980 was the debut of CBS made-for television movie “Nurse,“ starring Michael Learned (“The Waltons”) and “The Brady Bunch’s” Robert Reed. It led to the short-lived […]
Television The final episode of half-hour western “The Rifleman,” starring Chuck Connors, aired on ABC in 1963. It ran for five seasons…The series finale of ABC’s “The Addams Family” aired in 1966. “The Addams Family,” like “The Munsters” on CBS, ran for only two seasons. But the norm for any typical series back then was at least 30 original episodes per season. […]
Television The first official demonstration of television was presented at the AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories auditorium in New York City in 1927. The live picture and voice of then secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover were transmitted over telephone lines from Washington, D.C…In 1984, the Ted Knight sitcom “Too Close for Comfort” was revived in first-run syndication after a three-season on ABC. One year […]
