2023-06-05 07:00
June 6, 1998 Sex and the City premieres
on HBO. On this day in 1998, the
cable network HBO airs the pilot episode of Sex and the City, a new
comedy series chronicling the lives and lov… Read More
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2023-05-29 07:00
May 29, 2003Bob Hope celebrates 100th birthdaySome 35 U.S. states declare it to be Bob Hope Day on
this day in 2003, when the iconic comedic actor and entertainer turns 100 years
old.In a pu… Read More
2023-05-22 07:00
May 23, 1933Joan Collins is born. Joan Collins, a classically trained actress who will
become best known for her role on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Dynasty,
is born in London… Read More
2023-05-15 07:00
May 17, 1973Televised Watergate hearings beginIn Washington,
D.C., the Senate Select Committee on
Presidential Campaign Activities, headed by Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina, b… Read More
2023-05-12 07:00
Here is another "Mental Sorbet"A little spark of madnessthat we could use to momentarily forget about thosethings that leave a bad taste in our mouthsPlaying live with the Employee of t… Read More
2023-05-08 07:00
May 10, 1983Laverne &
Shirley ended its 8 season run.The show was a spin-off from Happy Days, as the two lead
characters were originally introduced on that series as acquaintances… Read More
2023-05-08 05:05
"NOOO!!! You don't have to call me Johnson! My name is Raymond J. Johnson Jr. Now you can call me Ray, or you can call me J, or you can call me Johnny, or you can call me Sonny, or you can c… Read More
2023-05-06 07:00
When television is good, nothing—not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers—nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite each of you to sit dow… Read More
2023-05-01 07:00
May 5, 1993
The final episode of Quantum Leap aired on NBC. At the end of season five, Bellisario was told to write an episode that could serve as a season finale or… Read More
2023-04-28 18:33
Somebody once said I had a face for radio and a voice for newspapers. -Jerry SpringerJerry SpringerFebruary 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023Gerald Norman Springer was born on February 13… Read More
2023-04-26 01:04
My activism always existed.My art gave me the platform to do something about the activism.-Harry BelafonteHarry Belafonte(born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.March 1, 1927 – April 2… Read More
2023-04-24 07:00
April 25, 1908Edward R.
Murrow was born Egbert
Roscoe Murrow. He
first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by… Read More
2023-04-23 01:51
When people laugh at me, they are not laughing in the way that they normally would at a comedian. They are laughing with relief, because the truth has been spoken, and political correc… Read More
2023-04-10 07:00
April 12, 1998
The pilot episode of Junkyard Wars aired. April 15, 1948Hollywood
Screen Test debuts. TV
talent show Hollywood Screen Test debuts on this day in 1948. Unlike
other… Read More
2023-04-03 07:00
April 3, 1953
"TV Guide" was
published for the first time. The cover was a photo of Lucille Ball's infant
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV. April 4, 1973
NBC aired the Elvis Presley
movie "… Read More
2023-03-30 18:51
I'll keep doing it until I die or the audiences die.-Mark RussellMark RussellAugust 23, 1932 – March 30, 2023 Beginning in the early 1960s, he was a regular entertainer at the&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-03-27 07:00
March 27, 1973 Marlon Brando declines Best Actor Oscar. Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Godfather. The Native American actress Sacheen… Read More
2023-03-20 07:00
March 20, 1928Fred McFeely Rogers is born. Mr. Rogers was most famous for creating and hosting Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his… Read More
2023-03-13 07:00
March 14, 1948Billy Crystal is born in Long Beach, California. Crystal began performing in comedy clubs as a teenager; after graduating from New York University's film scho… Read More
2023-03-06 08:00
March 7, 1988 Writers Guild of America strike begins. After rejecting what the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) said was a final offer, represent… Read More
2023-02-27 08:00
February 27, 2003Children’s Television Host Fred Rogers succumbs to stomach cancer at 74. The talented writer and puppeteer, known to generations of children simply as &ldqu&hell…Read More
2023-02-21 03:48
To be able to work for 20 years as an actor in an industry that is not so predictable, I'm grateful every day. I'll do it till I drop, I guess - or drop out.-Richard BelzerRichard Jay Belzer… Read More
2023-02-20 08:00
February 25, 1928 The Federal Radio Commission issues the first television license. The license went to the Charles Francis Jenkins Laboratories for a television broadcast station… Read More
2023-02-18 14:39
I don’t enjoy making people get a hard-on as much as I do trying to make them laugh.— Stella StevensStella Stevensborn Estelle EgglestonOctober 1, 1938 – February 17… Read More
2023-02-15 22:10
I have a very, very good life.I'm grateful for all of my friends,my family and the life that I have,and the possibilities in my future. -Raquel WelchRaquel WelchBorn Jo Raquel TejadaSep… Read More
2023-02-13 08:00
February 19, 1978Project U.F.O. first airedAn anthology television series which ran on NBC from 1978 to 1979. Running for two seasons of 13 episodes each, the show was ba… Read More
2023-02-06 08:00
February 8, 1928 Jack Edward Larson is born. Actor, librettist, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of photographer/cub reporter Jimmy Olsen on the TV se… Read More
2023-01-31 03:41
Growing up in the country,you're left to the wilds of your imagination.Cindy WilliamsCynthia Jane WilliamsAugust 22, 1947 – January 30, 2023After college, Williams began her profession… Read More
2023-01-30 08:00
January 30, 1933The Lone Ranger debuts on Detroit radioWith the stirring notes of the William Tell Overture and a shout of "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!"The Lone Ranger debuts on Detr… Read More
2023-01-19 08:00
Here is another "Mental Sorbet"A little spark of madnessthat we could use to momentarily forget about thosethings that leave a bad taste in our mouthsOn January 19, 1993, the band Fleet… Read More
2023-01-16 08:00
January 16, 1973 Long-running western series Bonanza is cancelled after 14 seasons. The episode The Hunter was written and directed by Michael Landon. The show, which debuted in 1959, was… Read More
2023-01-09 08:00
January 11, 1958Seahunt debuted on CBS-TV. Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) is a free-lance scuba diver who has various adventures. Nelson, a former U.S. Navy frogman (having left… Read More
2023-01-06 08:00
Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"a little spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Stay TunedTony Figueroa Read More
2023-01-02 08:00
January 3, 1993 The first episode of Star Trek - Deep Space Nine aired. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (sometimes abbreviated to DS9) is a science fiction television series… Read More
2022-12-31 06:59
A Hot Fudge Sundae and a trashy novel is my idea of heaven.-Barbara WaltersBarbara Jill WaltersSeptember 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022During her childhood her father managed the La… Read More
2022-12-11 08:00
Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"a little spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Stay TunedTony Figueroa Read More
2022-12-06 05:43
I never did go back to acting class. I was too busy working. -Kirstie AlleyKirstie Louise AlleyJanuary 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022Kirstie Alley died on December 5, 2022, foll… Read More
2022-12-05 01:33
It's nothing short of an extraordinary show. When I got hired, I started thinking, 'Hmmm, I'm not really an actor. I wonder what I'm going to be doing?' It was interesting. I kept saying, 'W… Read More
2022-12-03 08:00
Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"a little spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is a Sesame Street &hell…Read More
2022-11-28 08:00
November 28, 1962 Talk-show host and comedian Jon Stewart born. Stewart’s irreverent take on national and world events has been a huge hit with audiences and has even led so… Read More
2022-11-24 08:00
This year we are spending Thanksgiving in Cincinnati. I guess I should watch out for falling Turkeys. As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!-Arthur Ca… Read More
2022-11-21 08:00
November 21 World Television DayWorld Television Day celebrates the daily value of television as a symbol of communication and globalization. Television is one of the single grea… Read More
2022-11-18 16:17
We were not even human beings. When we got to Buchenwald, the SS shoved us into a shower room to spend the night. I had heard the rumors about the dummy shower heads that were gas jets… Read More
2022-11-14 17:33
This is a business. Be smart. Choose wisely.-John AnistonJohn Anthony Aniston (born Yannis Anastassakis) July 24, 1933 – November 11, 2022John Aniston died on November 1… Read More
2022-11-14 08:00
November 18, 1942 Linda Evans is born. Known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s, she first gained fame after playing Audra Barkley in the Western t… Read More
2022-11-11 08:00
I found out why God made babies cute.It's so you don't kill them.-GallagherLeo Anthony Gallagher Jr.July 24, 1946 – November 11, 2022Here is another"Mental Sorbet"A little spark of mad… Read More
2022-11-07 08:00
November 7, 1957 Christopher Anton Knight is born. Best known for playing Peter Brady on the 1970s series, The Brady Bunch. He has since gone on to become a successful busines… Read More
2022-11-04 07:00
Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"a little spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.The official "Almost Too Early For Christmas" audio by Jimmy Fallon an… Read More
2022-10-31 07:00
Here is another"Mental Sorbet"A little spark of madnessthat we could use to momentarily forget about thosethings that leave a bad taste in our mouthsStay TunedTony Figueroa Read More
2022-10-31 07:00
November 2, 1992 Hal Roach dies. Producer, director, and screenwriter Hal Roach dies at the age of 100. Roach is best remembered for his silent comedies featuring Lau… Read More
2022-10-28 07:00
Here is another"Mental Sorbet"A little spark of madnessthat we could use to momentarily forget about thosethings that leave a bad taste in our mouths10/30/1998. From the Donny & Marie ta… Read More
2022-10-25 04:42
I fell out of the womb and landed in my mother's high heels.-Leslie Jordan.Leslie Allen JordanApril 29, 1955 – October 24, 2022Leslie Jordan died after his car hit the side of a b… Read More
2022-10-24 07:00
October 25, 1982 Newhart first aired. Starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and wife who owned and operated an inn loca… Read More
2022-10-23 05:30
Ronald Alan MasakJuly 1, 1936 – October 20, 2022Good Night Mr. Masak Stay TunedTony Figueroa Read More
2022-10-17 07:00
October 21, 1962 Chubby Checker sings his 1960 No. 1 hit, "The Twist," on Ed Sullivan's variety show.His appearance boosted sales of the record, which became increasingly popular… Read More
2022-10-12 03:09
Bringing humor and bringing happiness and joy to an audience is a wonderful opportunity in life, believe me.-Angela LansburyDame Angela Brigid Lansbury16 October 1925 – 11 October… Read More
2022-10-10 07:00
October 15, 2007Drew Carey debuts as new host of The Price is Right. Comedian and actor Drew Carey takes over hosting duties on The Price is Right, the longest-running daytime gam… Read More
2022-10-10 03:11
Actors Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd grace the stage for a historic reunion at New York Comic Con 2022 to discuss the past, present and future of their friendship, filming career and t… Read More
2022-10-07 17:51
Loretta Lynn and The Count sing Count on Me! If you need a friend they'll be there for you in 1, 2, 3! Stay TunedTony Figueroa Read More
2022-10-03 07:00
October 3, 1947 WMAL-TV became the first VHF high band station. The District of Columbia's third television station began broadcasting on October 3, 1947 as WTVW, owned… Read More
2022-09-26 07:00
September 26th, 1982The first episode of Knight Rider was aired. Knight Rider is an American television series created and produced by Glen A. Larson. The seri… Read More
2022-09-19 07:00
September 21, 1957The first episode of Perry Mason aired on CBS. The character of Perry Mason was adapted for motion pictures and a long-running radio series. These were… Read More
2022-09-12 07:00
September 12, 1972Maude preimered. Maude stars Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay, an outspoken, middle-aged, politically liberal woman living in suburban Tuckahoe, Westchester County, N… Read More
2022-09-07 03:39
This Week in TV History - Tonight Starring Jack Paar turns 65#TVHistory #TonightShow Read More
2022-09-05 07:00
September 5, 1972Munich massacre. The Games were largely overshadowed by what has come to be known as the Munich massacre. On September 5 a group of eight Palestinian terrori… Read More
2022-08-29 07:00
August 29, 1967 The final episode of The Fugitive aired. August 31, 1957 Children's show Kukla, Fran and Ollieairs its last episode on prime-time network TV.The show featured belo… Read More
2022-08-22 07:00
August 22, 1932 The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) began its first TV broadcast in England. August 27, 1952 Paul Reubens is born Paul Rubenfeld. Actor, writer, f… Read More
2022-08-15 07:00
August 15, 1912 Julia Child was born Julia Carolyn McWilliams. Chef, author and television personality, who introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainst… Read More
2022-08-08 07:00
August 8, 1974President Richard M. Nixonresigns in the wake of the Watergate burglary scandal. He was the first president in American history to resign.In a televised address, Ni… Read More
2022-08-01 07:00
August 2, 1924 John Carroll O'Connor was born. Actor, producer,and directorwhose television career spanned four decades. Known at first for playing the role of Major General Colt in t… Read More
2022-08-01 03:53
I was very blessed in always knowing what I wanted to do, and by the grace of God I've been able to succeed in my chosen career.-- Nichelle NicholsNichelle Nicholsborn Grace Dell N… Read More
2022-07-28 05:09
Anthony Lee DowApril 13, 1945 – July 27, 2022With almost no acting experience, Dow's career began when he went on a casting call and landed the role of Wally Cleaver in … Read More
2022-07-27 07:00
This Week in TV History - Happy Belated Birthday! Norman Lear Check out Tony's Blog https://www.childoftelevision.blogspo... Listen to Tony on TV Confidential: A radio… Read More
2022-07-25 07:00
July 27, 1922Norman Milton Lear is born. Writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcomsas All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times an… Read More
2022-07-18 16:10
July 22, 1922 Daniel “Dan” Hale Rowan is born. He was featured in the television show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, where he played straight man to Dick Martin. Born… Read More
2022-07-11 07:00
July 12, 1937 William "Bill" Henry Cosby, Jr. the American comedian, actor, author, television producer, and activist is born. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at va… Read More
2022-07-04 07:00
July 4, 1927 Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon born in the Bronx section of New York City. In one of his earliest jobs, in the 1950s, Simon wrote for Sid Caesar’s live… Read More
2022-06-27 07:00
July 1, 1952 Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, the Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist is born… Read More
2022-06-24 16:52
The controversial Sesame Street episode aired on Feb. 10, 1976 and featured Wizard of Oz star Margaret Hamilton in character as the Wicked Witch of the West. Stay TunedTo… Read More
2022-06-20 07:00
June 24, 1987 Jackie Gleason dies. Actor Jackie Gleason dies on this day in 1987. Raised by a single mother who worked at a subway token booth in New York, Gleason dropped out of… Read More
2022-06-13 07:00
June 16, 1952My Little Margie debuted on CBS-TV. The situation comedy starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell that alternated between CBS a… Read More
2022-06-06 07:00
June 10, 2007 Last episode of The Sopranos airs. Almost 12 million people tune in for the series finale of HBO’s critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning Mob-family drama T… Read More
2022-05-30 07:00
June 1, 1980 CNN (Cable News Network), the world's first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut.The network signed on at 6 p.m. EST from its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with… Read More
2022-05-23 07:00
May 25, 1992Jay Leno's first Tonight Show. When Carson announced his retirement in 1992, Jay Leno succeeded him as host (Jay Leno, who became "permanent guest host" in 1987.), much to the ou… Read More
2022-05-20 07:00
Here is another"Mental Sorbet"A little spark of madnessthat we could use to momentarily forget about thosethings that leave a bad taste in our mouthsToday released a video of Audi… Read More
2022-05-16 07:00
May 19, 1992Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the Murphy Brown character for "ignoring the importance of fathers by birthing a child alone". In the show's 1991–1992… Read More
2022-05-09 07:00
May 9, 1992The final episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.After six consecutive seasons in the top 10, and the seventh season at number 30, The Golden Girls came to an… Read More
2022-05-02 14:21
May 5, 1997 The final episode of The Jeff Foxworthy Show aired. The first series aired on ABC during the 1995-1996 season, but was cancelled after one season. &hell…Read More
2022-04-25 07:00
April 25, 1992 The final episode of Growing Pains aired on ABC. April 25, 1992 The final episode of Who's the Boss? aired on ABC. April 25, 1997 The Dukes of Hazzard televi… Read More
2022-04-18 07:00
April 18, 2012 Dick Clark, host of "American Bandstand" and "New Year's Rockin' Eve," dies.On this day in 2012, Dick Clark, the TV personality and producer best known for hosting "American B… Read More
2022-04-13 04:12
I have always felt comedy and tragedy are roommates.If you look up comedy and tragedy, you will find a very old picture of two masks. One mask is tragedy. It looks like it's crying. The othe… Read More
2022-04-11 07:00
April 12, 198721 Jump Street first airs on the Fox Network. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools, colleges… Read More
2022-04-04 07:00
April 4, 1967 Johnny Carson quit "The Tonight Show." Carson Quit the day after the NBC network had broadcast another rerun of one of his prior shows. Carson had not performed while the… Read More
2022-03-29 01:09
March 28, 1967 Raymond Burr starred in a TV movie titled "Ironside." The movie was later turned into a television series. The show revolved around former San Francisco Police Depar… Read More
2022-03-21 07:00
March 21, 1980J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), the character millions loved to hate on TV’s popular nighttime drama Dallas, was shot. The shooting made the season finale, titled A… Read More
2022-03-14 07:00
March 15, 1977Three's Company first aired. It is based on the British sitcom Man About the House.The story revolves around three single roommates: Janet Wood (… Read More
2022-03-12 04:44
Sure, there is ABC and 1-2-3, but it goes way beyond that. Sesame Street shows what love and acceptance is between people. It’s inclusive of everyone. It’s good for kids to see t… Read More
2022-03-11 19:00
Conrad JanisFebruary 11, 1928 – March 1, 2022Conrad Janis secured a role in the play Dark of the Moon during its pre-Broadway run, in which he was spotted by a Hollywood tale… Read More
2022-03-11 18:38
Johnny BrownJune 11, 1937 – March 2, 2022 A nightclub promoter and performer, his early best role was as a regular cast member of the television series Laugh-in. Brown is mos… Read More
2022-03-07 08:00
March 10, 1997Buffy the Vampire Slayer first airs. Buffy's creator, Joss Whedon, developed the series from an original script he had written for the big screen a number of years e… Read More
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