Television and Radio Schlemiel! Schlimazel! “Laverne & Shirley” debuted on ABC in 1976 and rose to the top of the charts from 1977 to 1979, ahead of parent series, “Happy Days.“ It aired for eight seasons, and spawned an animated series called “Laverne & Shirley in the Army”…Two short-lived series debuted on ABC in 1980: “Battlestar Galactica” spin-off “Galactica […]
Television and Radio On an episode of ABC sitcom “The Brady Bunch” in 1973, the Brady kids appear on television to earn money for their parents’ anniversary gift… “The Dukes of Hazzard” opened its seven-season run on CBS in 1979. The hour-long action comedy, which was inspired by the 1975 film “Moonrunners,” was a top 10 staple in […]
Television and Radio U.S. President Calvin Coolidge became the first President to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House in 1924…Sock it to me! Comedy variety hour “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” debuted on NBC in 1968, and soared to the top of the rating charts…”You’re under arrest, Sugah! “Get Christie Love!“, the action crime drama starring Teresa Graves, premiered on the “ABC Movie […]
Television and Radio The western “Alias Smith and Jones,“ headlined by Peter Duel and Ben Murphy, debuted on ABC in 1971. Midway through season two, Peter Duel, 31, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and his role of Joshua Smith was recast with Roger Davis (who had provided narration for the series). It lasted one additional season after the casting change…Made-for-TV thriller […]
Television and Radio The first live U.S. coast-to-coast inauguration was in 1953 with President Dwight D. Eisenhower…The Rolling Stones made their first appearance on ABC-TV’s “Shindig!” in 1965…Several short-lived series premiered: game show “You’re in the Picture” hosted by Jackie Gleason on CBS in 1961 (Gleason would publicly apologize for the show in the following […]
Television and Radio A then-record 68 percent of all television sets in the United States — more than the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower the following day — tuned in for the birth of Little Ricky on CBS sitcom “I Love Lucy” in 1953…CBS anthology drama “The Millionaire” began its six season run in […]
Television and Radio Notable series premieres: “The Six Million Dollar Man” on ABC in 1974; “The Jeffersons” on CBS in 1975; both “Roots: The Next Generation” and “Delta House” on ABC in 1979; “The Redd Foxx Show” on ABC in 1986; the Dick Clark-hosted game show “Scattegories” on NBC daytime in 1993…John Cleese’s final episode on “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” aired on […]
