This Day In TV History

2012

Dec

1975: CBS DEBUTS 'ONE DAY AT A TIME' By Christy Slewinski

This day in 1975 marked the premiere of CBS's One Day at a Time...

2012

Dec

1954: ABC'S ANTHOLOGY SERIES 'DISNEYLAND' PRESENTS 'DAVY CROCKETT' By David Bianculli

On this day in 1954, ABC's anthology series, Disneyland, aired the first installment of Davy Crockett...

2012

Dec

1976: ABC DEBUTS THE FIRST 'BARBARA WALTERS SPECIAL' By Christy Slewinski

This day in 1976 marked the first broadcast of an occasional special ABC presentation, The Barbara Walters Special...

2012

Dec

1992: ABC PRESENTS 'CHARLES AND DIANA: UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER' By Christy Slewinski

This day in 1992 marked the premiere of the telemovie Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After, a mere four days after Prime Minister John Major announced the "amicable separation" of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the British House of Commons...

2012

Dec

1993: BETTE MIDLER HEADLINES TV'S 'GYPSY' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1993, CBS presented a telefilm version of the Broadway musical, Gypsy, starring Cynthia Gibb in the title role, and Bette Midler as her domineering mother, Mama Rose...

2012

Dec

1993: HBO REMAKES 'ATTACK OF THE 50 FT. WOMAN' By Christy Slewinski

Today in 1993, HBO premiered its remake of the campy classic Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, with Daryl Hannah as the title character...

2012

Dec

1990: NBC PRESENTS THE TELEFILM 'THE DREAMER OF OZ' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1990, NBC premiered the telefilm The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, starring John Ritter as the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...

2012

Dec

1985: CBS PRESENTS STAR-STUDDED ADAPTATION OF 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1985, CBS premiered the first part of Alice in Wonderland, a star-studded, two-part adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass...