Television The long-defunct DuMont television network, which began operation in 1946, ceased broadcasting in 1956. Notable series airing on DuMont during its 10-year tenure were variety themed “Cavalcade of Stars;” “Ted Mack’s The Original Amateur Hour;” “Cash and Carry,” the first televised game show; and kids favorite “Captain Video and His Video Rangers”…“Hanging In”, the sitcom created by Norman Lear and starring Bill Macy (“Maude”), […]
Television “The Krypton Factor,” the game show based on a British format that tested contestants’ mental and physical abilities, premiered on ABC in 1981. It was hosted by Dick Clark and ran for just five weeks. Documentary miniseries “Watergate,“ based on the book “Watergate: The Corruption and Fall of Richard Nixon” by the former correspondent for the Washington Times, Fred Emery, premiered on […]
Television “Yo! MTV Raps“, MTV’s first hip-hop music show, premiered in the U.S. in 1988. It was originally hosted by Fab 5 Freddy; its main hosts would be Doctor Dre and Ed Lover. The program ran until 1995…Don’t be ridiculous! ABC sitcom “Perfect Strangers,” starring Mark Linn Baker and Bronson Pinchot, ended its 150-episode run in 1993. The series spun-off “Family Matters.“ Garth Brooks performed at […]
Television Music performance classic “American Bandstand” debuted on ABC as a weekday late afternoon entry in 1957. Hosted by Dick Clark, the show had begun as a local dance program called “Bandstand” in 1952. “American Bandstand” remained on ABC in daytime until August 1963, and then became a weekly Saturday afternoon program through 1987. It was syndicated in the 1987-88 season, then […]
Attempting to capitalize on the popularity of “Dallas,“ NBC premiered the daytime drama “Texas” in 1980. The spinoff of another NBC daytime soap “Another World” lasted only two years. Michael Landon’s final series, “Highway to Heaven,” concluded on NBC in 1989. It ran for five seasons…Crime drama “One West Waikiki” starring Cheryl Ladd as a forensic expert debuted on CBS in […]
Television: Newsmagazine “Primetime Live” hosted by Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson premiered on ABC in 1989. The program was also hosted by several other ABC News anchors throughout its run. It concluded May 2012…CNN en Espanol premiered in 1995…One of the most epic and longest fights in “Big Brother” history occurred during the 11th season in 2009 (on Showtime Too’s […]
Television The final telecast of primetime CNN news program “Paula Zahn Now” aired in 2007…Long-running high school drama “Degrassi” concluded its 14-season run in 2015. Produced in Canada, its final five seasons were designated as “Degrassi: The Next Generation.“ Mystery drama “The Sinner” debuted on USA Network in 2017. Based on Petra Hammesfahr’s novel of the same […]
