Monday, April 21, 2025


Today in
Television History


1965 - The Beach Boys appeared on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" and performed "Do You Wanna Dance?"

1977 - Natalie Cole and John Denver were guests on Frank Sinatra's ABC-TV special "Sinatra & Friends".

1982 - The final episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired on CBS.

1993 - The first episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.

1995 - MTV Asia re-launched its Mandarin-language channel.

1999 - Brooks & Dunn debuted their video "South of Santa Fe" while country.com simultaneously streamed the video. It was the first time that a country video debuted simultaneously on TV and the Internet.

1999 - The 200th episode of "L.A. Law" aired.


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Today in
Dick Clark's American Bandstand History


1959 - Jesse Belvin performed "Guess Who?" on American Bandstand.

1961 - Shep & the Limelites performed "Daddy's Home" on American Bandstand.

1973 - Tony Orlando & Dawn performed "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" on American Bandstand.

1979 - Fabulous Poodles performed "Mirror Star" on American Bandstand.

1984 - Shannon performed "Let the Music Play" and "Give Me Tonight" on American Bandstand.

1984 - Golden Earring performed "Clear Light Moonlight" on American Bandstand.


Dick Clark - American Bandstand Quote

"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.








Today in
Saturday Night Live History


1990 - Alec Baldwin and the B-52's were guests on Saturday Night Live.

2007 - Scarlett Johansson and Björk were guests on Saturday Night Live. Björk performed "Earth Intruders" and "Wonderdance."


Saturday Night Live Quote

Dad always said that laughter is the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died from tuberculosis.
- Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey




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Television History
Dick Clark's American Bandstand History