This Day In TV History

2012

Sep

1967: 'THE FLYING NUN' SOARS ONTO ABC By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1967, ABC introduced The Flying Nun, starring Sally Field...

2012

Sep

1969: 'H.R. PUFNSTUF' DEBUTS ON NBC By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1969, NBC introduced the live-action children's television series, H.R. Pufnstuf...

2012

Sep

1966: JERRY LEWIS' FIRST MDA LABOR DAY TELETHON By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1966, the very first Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day telethon came to a close...

2012

Sep

1992: BROADCAST NETWORKS SIMULCAST 'SCARED SILENT' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1992, three major broadcast networks — NBC, CBS and PBS — banded together to present the documentary Scared Silent: Exposing and Ending Child Abuse...

2012

Sep

1951: 'SEARCH FOR TOMORROW' BEGINS ITS 35-YEAR RUN By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1951, CBS premiered the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow...

2012

Sep

2000: T-T-THAT'S ALL, FOLKS: ABC BROADCASTS ITS LAST 'BUGS BUNNY' CARTOON By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 2000, ABC presented its final episode of The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, marking the last time a Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies cartoon appeared on broadcast television as part of a regularly-airing series...

2012

Sep

1986: DAN DEBUTS A RATHER COURAGEOUS 'CBS EVENING NEWS' SIGN-OFF By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1986, CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather debuted a new newscast sign-off: Courage...

2012

Aug

PBS AIRS THE FINAL EPISODE OF 'MR. ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD' By Christy Slewinski

This day in 2001 marked the broadcast of the last original episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood...

2012

Aug

1993: 'LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN' DEBUTS ON CBS By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1993, David Letterman stepped onto the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York to host the first episode of his CBS late-night talk show, Late Show with David Letterman...