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2020
Oct
7
 
 
On this day in 1960, CBS introduced the ambitious series, Route 66...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
7
 
 
Before Andy Griffith starred as Sheriff Andy Taylor on CBS’s The Andy Griffith Show in 1960, he had starred in two very popular, extremely different movies. One was 1957’s A Face in the Crowd, in which he showed he could play a character much darker and more manipulative than his merry Mayberry persona. The other was 1958’s No Time for Sergeants, the movie version of the 1955 U.S. Steel Hour live Golden Age telecast of the same name, also
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
7
 
 
Republican vice president Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris face off in tonight’s live debate – but their faces will be safely hidden behind plexiglass. Gee, what will these two find to talk about?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
7
 
 
If you find yourself missing Billions, The CW may be able to help you out. Just don't set your expectations too high...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
6
 
 
It's been 52 years since HAL, the rogue computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, threatened to undermine all of humanity by developing a not always benign mind of its own...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
6
 
 
Tonight is the sixth installment of Women Make Film, with this episode covering the chapters and topics “P.O.V.,” “Close-Up,” and “Dream.” Afterward, the all-night festival of movies made by women includes Kirsten Johnson’s documentary biographical sampler, 2016’s Cameraperson (at 2:30 a.m. ET), and Vera Chytilova’s 1966 film Daisies (at 4:30 a.m. early Wednesday, pictured).
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
6
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: So far this season – and on TV, this season is only a few weeks old – only Fox seems to be making a real attempt to present a lot of new fall programming, as in the good old pre-COVID days. True, most of its prime-time offerings are unscripted competition shows, but a few new shows have slipped in. On Mondays, there’s Filthy Rich, which is okay so far – and now, on Tuesdays, there’s neXt, which is a sort of Black Mirror 
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
6
 
 
If you’re asking “What crisis?,” I bet I can guess which candidate you’re voting for in November. Twice. Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
6
 
 
On this day in 1966, ABC plugged a hole in its primetime schedule with the daytime show, The Dating Game...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
5
 
 
On this day in 1950, the popular radio quiz show You Bet Your Life made its television debut...