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Television History
Television History
1928 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson gave the first public demonstration of television.
1966 - Elizabeth Montgomery’s character, Samantha, on "Bewitched," had a baby. The baby's name was Tabitha.
1973 - ABC aired the final episode of "Alias Smith and Jones."
1997 - The first episode of "La Femme Nikita" aired.
1998 - NBC agreed to pay almost $13 million for each episode of the TV show E.R. It was the highest amount ever paid for a TV show.
1998 - ABC and ESPN negotiated to keep "Monday Night Football" for $1.15 billion a season.
1998 - One of the 110 missing episodes of the British TV show "Doctor Who" was found in New Zealand.
1998 - The NFL completed a $9.2 billion deal with to keep "Monday Night Football" on ABC and the entire Sunday night cable package for ESPN.
1998 - The 100th episode of "NYPD Blue" aired on ABC.
2001 - TV Guide issued a set of commemorative Elvis Presley covers.
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Dick Clark's American Bandstand History
Dick Clark's American Bandstand History
1958 - Dickie Doo & the Don'ts performed "Click-Click" on American Bandstand.
1968 - The Box Tops performed "Cry Like a Baby" on American Bandstand.
1968 - Jimmie Rodgers performed "Child of Clay" on American Bandstand.
1973 - The Chi-Lites performed "We Need Order" on American Bandstand.
1979 - Peaches & Herb performed "Reunited" on American Bandstand.
| "He had boundless energy and a remarkable ability to do innumerable things at any given time." - Fran La Maina, the longtime president of Dick Clark Productions Inc. |
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Saturday Night Live History
Saturday Night Live History
1961 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus was born.
1990 - Ed O'Neill, Maury Povich and Harry Connick, Jr. were guests on Saturday Night Live.
1996 - Christopher Walken and Joan Osborne were guests on Saturday Night Live.
2001 - Charlie Sheen and Nelly Furtado were guests on Saturday Night Live.
2007 - Jake Gyllenhaal and the Shins were guests on Saturday Night Live.
| Ohmygod Wayne! I-I think I'm gonna HURL! - Dana Carvey (as Garth) |
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