This Day In TV History

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1976: 'GONE WITH THE WIND' MAKES ITS BROADCAST TV APPEARANCE By Christy Slewinski

Today in 1976, the epic 1939 film Gone with the Wind made its broadcast television debut on NBC...

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1967: 'THE PHIL DONAHUE SHOW' LAUNCHES By Christy Slewinski

Before Oprah, there was Phil. And it was on this day in 1967 that Phil Donahue debuted his eponymous talk show in Dayton, Ohio...

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1987: 'BEVERLY HILLS BUNTZ' DEBUTS By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1987, NBC premiered the Hill Street Blues spinoff, Beverly Hills Buntz...

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1949: RADIO'S 'ONE MAN'S FAMILY' GOES PRIMETIME By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1949, the popular radio serial One Man's Family made its television debut...

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1969: PBS IS ESTABLISHED By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1969, four public broadcasters joined together to form the non-profit public broadcasting television service, PBS...

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2003: 'ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT' DEBUTS ON FOX By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 2003, Fox debuted the critically-acclaimed sitcom, Arrested Development...

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1999: 'THE EARLY SHOW' BEGINS ON CBS By David Bianculli

On this day in 1999, Bryant Gumbel moved to CBS to co-anchor, with Jane Clayson, that network's newest morning show, The Early Show...

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2010: AMC'S 'WALKING DEAD' STARTS WALKING By David Bianculli

On this day in 2010, AMC used the occasion of Halloween night to unveil The Walking Dead, its new drama series about a world suddenly overrun by zombies...

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1958: 'CONCENTRATION' GOES PRIMETIME By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1958, NBC's fledgling daytime game show, Concentration, was added to the network's prime-time lineup as a temporary replacement for Twenty-One...