Category: TV History

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Today in Television History

1948 – Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.

1961 – “Mr. Ed” debuted. The show would run for six years.

1970 – “All My Children” premiered on ABC.

1971 – ABC’s “Alias Smith and Jones” aired for the first time.

2002 – The 1000th episode of “Soul Train” aired.

 

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Today in
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand History
1974 – Ann Peebles performed “I Can’t Stand the Rain” on American Bandstand.

1974 – El Chicano performed “Tell Her She’s Lovely” on American Bandstand.

1985 – Julian Lennon performed “Valotte” and “Too Late For Goodbyes” on American Bandstand.

1985 – Shalamar performed “My Girl Love Me” on American Bandstand.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Today in Television History

1949 – “Colgate Theater” debuted.

1951 – NBC-TV debuted “Dragnet.”

1979 – The 100th episode of “The Jeffersons” aired.

1984 – ABC aired the 100th episode of “Hart to Hart.”

1984 – NBC aired the first episode of “Riptide.”

1993 – The first episode of “Star Trek – Deep Space Nine” aired.

1997 – Bryant Gumbel signed off for the last time as host of NBC’s “Today” show.

Today in
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand History

1976 – The Staple Singers performed “Let’s Do It Again” on American Bandstand.

1976 – C.W. McCall performed “Convoy” on American Bandstand.

1981 – Tierra performed “2-gether” on American Bandstand.

Sunday, January 1, 2023 

Today in Television History

1906 – Louis W. Parker was born. He was the inventor of the intercarrier sound system for television sets, the modern basis for coordinating sound and picture.

1955 – Loretta Young was featured on the cover of “TV Guide.” She made a total of 11 appearances on the cover of the magazine.

1964 – The BBC broadcasts the first “Top of the Pops” TV rock show.

1966 – The final episode of “The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet” (with Rick Nelson) was filmed.

1971 – Tobacco ads representing $20 million dollars in advertising were banned from TV and radio broadcast.

1977 – The 200th episode of “Soul Train” aired.

1985 – VH-1 premiered as an adult contemporary music video channel with Marvin Gaye’s “Star Spangled Banner” video.

Today in
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand History
1966 – Mel Carter performed “Love Is All We Need” and “My Heart Sings” on American Bandstand.

1983 – Adam Ant performed “Desperate But Not Serious” and “Goody Two Shoes” on American Bandstand.

1983 – A video of Billy Joel performing “Allentown” was aired on American Bandstand.

Today in
Saturday Night Live History
1943 – Don Novello was born.

Saturday Night Live Quote 

We’re going to be around forever. – Elliot Gould, to the cast of Saturday Night Live

 

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Saturday, December 31, 2022

Today in Television History

1968 – In the U.K., the TV special “Elvis” aired on BBC2-TV.

1971 – Peter Duel was found dead in his apartment in Hollywood Hills of an apparent suicide. Duel played the role of Hannibal Heyes in the series “Alias Smith and Jones.”

1972 – “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” special aired for the first time.

1984 – ESPN debuted in Hawaii, making it available in all 50 states.

1988 – “Simon & Simon” was aired for the last time on CBS.

2000 – CBS Sports aired a two-hour special that told the stories behind the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Today in
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand History
1966 – Mrs. Miller performed “Downtown” and “A Lover’s Concerto” on American Bandstand.

1966 – The Blues Magoos performed “We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet” on American Bandstand.

1983 – ABC performed “That Was Then, but This Is Now” and “S.O.S.” on American Bandstand.

1983 – Oingo Boingo performed “Wake Up It’s 1984” on American Bandstand.

1994 – A taped performance by KISS was played on ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve ’94.”

2001 – In New York, Dick Clark counted down to midnight from Times Square for the 30th consecutive year.

2005 – Regis Philbin hosted “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square. It was the first time in 32 years that Dick Clark was unable to host the show.

Today in
Saturday Night Live History
2003 – There is nothing available for this date…at this time.

Saturday Night Live Quote 

 

Now, Garth, if you hurl, then I’m gonna spew. And if I spew, chances are someone else is gonna honk, alright? And if that happens it could set off a peristaltic chain reaction. – Mike Myers (as Wayne)

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Friday, December 30, 2022

Today in Television History

1953 – The first color TV sets went on sale for about $1,175.

1954 – James Arness made his dramatic TV debut in “The Chase.” The “Gunsmoke” series didn’t begin for Arness until the fall of 1955.

1980 – “The Wonderful World of Disney” was cancelled by NBC after more than 25 years on the TV. It was the longest-running series in prime-time television history.

1984 – CBS began airing the series “Crazy Like a Fox.”

Today in
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand History
1967 – Rose Garden performed “Next Plane to London” on American Bandstand.

1967 – A tape of The Who performing “I Can See for Miles” was aired on American Bandstand.

1972 – Rick Springfield performed “What Would the Children Think” on American Bandstand.

1978 – Chanson performed “Don’t Hold Back” on American Bandstand.

1978 – Justin Heywood performed “Forever Autumn” on American Bandstand.

1999 – Dick Clark was the first guest on David Letterman’s “Late Show.”

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Thursday, December 29, 2022 

Today in Television History

1949 – KC2XAK of Bridgeport, CT, became the first ultrahigh frequency (UHF) television station to begin operating on a regular daily schedule.

1965 – CBS acquired the rights to the NFL regular-season games in 1966 and 1967, with an option for 1968, for $18.8 million per year.

1985 – Phil Donahue and a Soviet radio commentator hosted the “Citizens’ Summit” via satellite TV.

Today in
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand History
1973 – Eddie Kendricks performed “Keep On Truckin'” and “Boodie Down” on American Bandstand.

1979 – Terry Desario with K.C performed “Yes, I’m Ready” on American Bandstand.

1979 – The Captain & Tennille performed “Do That To Me One More Time” on American Bandstand.

1984 – Donna Summer performed “Supernatural Love” and “I’m Free” on American Bandstand.

 

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Sunday, December 4, 2022

Today in Television History

1990 – Madonna appeared on “Nightline” to defend her “Justify My Love” video. She denied the video’s explicit contents were intended to stir up controversy and get her publicity. The video was banned by MTV.

2002 – The first part of an interview with John Houston, Whitney Houston’s father, was aired on ABC’s “Celebrity Justice.” In the interview he stated to his daughter, “You get your act together, honey, and you pay me the money that you owe me. If you do that, you haven’t got a lawsuit.” John Houston had filed a lawsuit against his daughter for failure to pay for negotiating work with Arista and drug charges from 2000.

Today in
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand History
1965 – Gary Lewis & the Playboys performed “Everybody Loves a Clown” on American Bandstand.

1976 – Judy Collins performed “Send in the Clowns” on American Bandstand.

1982 – America performed “Right Before Your Eyes” on American Bandstand.

1982 – Scandal performed “Goodbye to You” on American Bandstand.

Today in
Saturday Night Live History
1950 – Pamela Stephenson was born.

1964 – Fred Armisen was born.

1982 – The Smothers Brothers and Laura Branigan were guests on Saturday Night Live.

1993 – Charlton Heston and Paul Westerberg were guests on Saturday Night Live.

1999 – Christina Ricci and Beck were guests on Saturday Night Live.

2010 – Robert DeNiro and Diddy-Dirty Money were guests on Saturday Night Live. Diddy-Dirty Money performed “Coming Home” and “Dance on the Floor” (featuring Swizz Beatz).

Saturday Night Live Quote 

Kenny G will be releasing a CD fully comprised of Christmas songs. Happy birthday, Jesus – HOPE YOU LIKE CRAP! – Norm Macdonald

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Today in Television History

1968 – Elvis Presley’s NBC-TV special “Elvis” was aired.

1987 – The 200th episode of “Knots Landing” aired.

Today in
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand History
1959 – The Drifters performed “Dance With Me” and “True Love, True Love” on American Bandstand.

1966 – Otis Redding performed “Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa” on American Bandstand.

1966 – Music Machine performed “Talk Talk” and “The People in Me” on American Bandstand.

1977 – The Village People appeared on American Bandstand.

1983 – Glen Shorrock performed “Little Girls Get Lonely” and “Til I Love You” on American Bandstand.

1983 – James Ingram performed “Party Animal” on American Bandstand.

Today in
Saturday Night Live History
1983 – The Smothers Brothers, Big Country, Tom Seaver, Ron Luciano and Larry Holmes were guests on Saturday Night Live.

1988 – Danny DeVito, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Maria Shriver and the Bangels were guests on Saturday Night Live.

1994 – Roseanne Barr and Green Day were guests on Saturday Night Live.

2005 – Dane Cook and James Blunt were guests on Saturday Night Live.

2011 – Steve Buscemi and The Black Keys were guests on Saturday Night Live. The Black Keys performed “Lonely Boy” and “Gold in the Ceiling.”

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Today in Television History

1975 – “The Edge of Night” became the first serial in television history to switch networks.

1978 – The 100th episode of “The Rockford Files” aired on NBC.

1985 – The TV movie “Perry Mason Returns” aired.

1994 – The Game Show Network was launched.

1998 – Westinghouse Electric changed its name to CBS Corp. Westinghouse had owned CBS since November 1995.

2004 – NBC anchor Tom Brokaw made he final appearance as anchor on “NBC Nightly News”. He began his run on the show in April 1982. It was planned that Brokaw would host at least three documentaries a year for NBC.

 

Today in
Saturday Night Live History
1984 – Ed Begley Jr. and Billy Squier were guests on Saturday Night Live.

1990 – John Goodman and Faith No More were guests on Saturday Night Live.

2001 – Derek Jeter and Bubba Sparxxx & Shakira were guests on Saturday Night Live.

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