This Day In TV History

2012

Oct

1953: ORSON WELLES PERFORMS 'KING LEAR' ON CBS By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1953, Orson Welles made his television debut in the Omnibus production of King Lear...

2012

Oct

1999: LARRY DAVID'S 'CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM' SPECIAL DEBUTS By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1999, HBO presented what it thought would be a one-time, one-hour special, Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm...

2012

Oct

2001: 'SMALLVILLE' SHOWCASES SUPERMAN'S EARLY YEARS By Christy Slewinski

This day in 2001 marked the series premiere of Smallville, which chronicled the life of a young Clark Kent in the years before he adopted his alter ego, Superman...

2012

Oct

1951: 'I LOVE LUCY' BEGINS ITS RUN ON CBS By Christy Slewinski

This day in 1951 marked the start of one of television's most popular and enduring television shows, I Love Lucy...

2012

Oct

1968: APOLLO 7 PROVIDES THE FIRST TV BROADCAST FROM SPACE By Christy Slewinski

This day in 1968 marked the first live television broadcast from a manned, orbiting American spacecraft...

2012

Oct

1947: THE GENESIS OF 'KUKLA, FRAN AND OLLIE' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1947, WBKB in Chicago introduced the children's show, Junior Jamboree. A little over a year later, the show moved to WNBQ (later WMAQ) and was renamed Kukla, Fran and Ollie...

2012

Oct

1950: BURNS AND ALLEN MAKE THEIR TV DEBUT By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1950, husband-and-wife radio stars George Burns and Gracie Allen made their television series debut with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show...