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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2013
Jan
10
1999: HBO DEBUTS 'THE SOPRANOS' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1999, HBO introduced its second dramatic series, The Sopranos...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
9
1995: 'LATE, LATE SHOW WITH TOM SNYDER' DEBUTS ON CBS By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1995, CBS introduced the post-Late Show talk show, Late, Late Show with Tom Snyder...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
8
2004: NBC INTRODUCES 'THE APPRENTICE' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 2004, Survivor producer Mark Burnett brought his successful elimination-style format to the boardroom with the reality game show, The Apprentice...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
7
1982: 'GLEE' PRECURSOR 'FAME' MAKES ITS DEBUT By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1982, NBC introduced the drama, Fame, a series spun from the same-name 1980 film...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
6
1973: 'SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK' MAKES ITS DEBUT WITH 'MY HERO, ZERO' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1973, ABC premiered the first Schoolhouse Rock! short, "My Hero, Zero"...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
4
1957: THE BUMSTEADS TRY TELEVISION By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1957, NBC attempted to bring Columbia Pictures' hit feature film franchise, Blondie, to the small screen...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
3
2005: CBS LAUNCHES 'LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 2005, actor/comedian Craig Ferguson — best known as office boss Nigel Wick on The Drew Carey Show — took the helm of the CBS late-night series, The Late Late Show...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
2
1995: CBS INTRODUCES 'CYBILL' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1995 marked the debut of the CBS comedy, Cybill...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Jan
1
1976: NBC INTRODUCES A NEW NETWORK LOGO By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1976, NBC marked its fiftieth year of broadcasting with the introduction of a new network logo...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley