2012
Aug
28
2005: 'ROME' RISES ON HBO By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 2005, HBO introduced the BBC/HBO-produced historical drama, Rome...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
27
1992: 'MARTIN' DEBUTS ON FOX By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1992, Fox launched the situation comedy, Martin...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
26
1996: THE WB INTRODUCES THE FAMILY DRAMA '7TH HEAVEN' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1996, fledgling network The WB expanded its limited programming schedule with the debut of the family drama 7th Heaven...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
25
1994: ABC DEBUTS 'MY SO-CALLED LIFE' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1994 marked the debut of the critically-acclaimed drama, My So-Called Life...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Aug
24
1955: LAST TELECAST OF 'MY LITTLE MARGIE' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1955 marked the last telecast of the CBS sitcom My Little Margie...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
20
1994: ABC PUTS AN END TO 'DINOSAURS' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1994, ABC broadcast the last original episode of Dinosaurs, a sitcom conceptualized by Jim Henson prior to his death...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
18
1990: THE ZAPPA SIBLINGS' 'NORMAL LIFE' COMES TO AN END By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1990 marked the last telecast of the short-lived CBS sitcom, Normal Life...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
13
1998: CBS AIRS THE SERIES FINALE OF 'CYBILL' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1998 marked the series finale of the CBS comedy, Cybill, which starred Moonlighting's Cybill Shepherd as an aging, twice-divorced forty-something actress struggling with her professional and personal lives..
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
12
1990: 'NORTHERN EXPOSURE' JOINS CBS'S SUMMER SCHEDULE By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1990, CBS introduced the series Northern Exposure, a quirky dramedy executive produced by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, creators of St. Elsewhere...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
11
1996: 'AMERICAN GOTHIC' ENDS ITS FIRST AND LAST SEASON By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1996 marked the last telecast of CBS's American Gothic. The supernatural horror series, created by Shaun Cassidy, starred Gary Cole as a murderous small-town sheriff with supernatural powers...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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