Recent Articles March 10, 2010 "The Untouchables" Aired a Potent Series Episode Fifty Years Ago Today As so aptly noted by The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: "With the chatter of machine-gun fire and the squeal of tires on Chicago streets, The Untouchables brought furious March 8, 2010 Stephen J. Cannell on "Wiseguy" Wiseguy: The Collector's Edition gets released on DVD tomorrow. Although short-lived (it ran from 1987-90), Wiseguy garnered Emmy nominations for Best Drama series and acting nominations for star Ken March 4, 2010 The Monsters Were Due on Maple Street Fifty Years Ago Today One of The Twilight Zone's best remembered episodes— and a staple of Twilight Zone marathons— is the first season's "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." Scripted by Rod Serling, it's one of the March 3, 2010 "Moonlighting" Silver Anniversary Today 25 years and the Anselmo case is still unsolved. On March 3, 1985 Moonlighting debuted and a beloved television classic was born. Moonlighting fans have remained in such full force that an online March 1, 2010 As Leno Returns, a Look Back to Where NBC Late Night Began Starting tonight, Jay Leno returns to his Tonight Show berth, continuing the hosting duties he initially began in 1992. The Tonight Show's long history started with Steve Allen (photo, left), who February 26, 2010 "Today" Show Reunites Family Sitcoms Next Week Tune in next week for the Today show's reunions with Eight Is Enough (Monday, March 1), The Partridge Family (Tuesday, March 2), and 227 (Thursday, March 4). Under the banner Great TV Families February 25, 2010 "Your Show of Shows" 60th Anniversary Sixty years ago today Your Show of Shows debuted, creating a blueprint for American TV sketch comedy to come. The forerunner of such shows as The Carol Burnett Show and Saturday Night Live, Your Show February 22, 2010 Jack Benny Puts Up His Own Money Jack Benny was pained to part with his money. So ingrained was this part of the Jack Benny persona that on his radio program, among his biggest laughs came when a robber held him up demanding "Your February 17, 2010 David Canary Retiring from "All My Children" in April Daytime Emmy-winner David Canary, who has played one of soap's most famous dual roles-- twin brothers Adam & Stuart Chandler on All My Children-- is retiring from the series after a 27-year run. February 12, 2010 New Archive Newsletter The first of the Archive of American Television's quarterly newsletters is out. If you'd like to be on our mailing list, enter your e-mail information in the box on the right column of our homepage. February 11, 2010 "Tonight Show" Walk Out Long before the Conan O'Brien-Jay Leno hubbub of the last several weeks, there was a much more famous and dramatic exit of a Tonight Show host: Jack Paar. Fifty years ago today, following his February 8, 2010 The Archive of American Television Presents: "Orson Welles King Lear" Debuts on DVD The Archive of American Television Presents: King Lear features a "live" TV production of Orson Welles in the title role, in a 1953 Omnibus production directed by Peter Brook. In reviewing the show V February 4, 2010 "Days of Our Lives" Matriarch Frances Reid Has Died Frances Reid, who played "Alice Horton" on Days of Our Lives from its inception in 1965, has died at the age of 95. She also starred in the soap opera Portia Faces Life in 1954 and was an early cast February 2, 2010 "Andy Griffith Show" Producer Aaron Ruben Has Died Aaron Ruben, who produced The Andy Griffith Show and was Emmy-nominated for Sanford and Son, has died at the age of 95. Ruben began his career as a writer in radio, transitioning to television with February 2, 2010 The Best Sitcom Episode of All-Time The credo of a clown— 'A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants'— Chuckles the Clown Voted at one time the #1 best TV episode by TV Guide* and also the #1 ranked sitcom episode Pagination « « First ‹ ‹ Previous … 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 … › Next › » Last »
March 10, 2010 "The Untouchables" Aired a Potent Series Episode Fifty Years Ago Today As so aptly noted by The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: "With the chatter of machine-gun fire and the squeal of tires on Chicago streets, The Untouchables brought furious
March 8, 2010 Stephen J. Cannell on "Wiseguy" Wiseguy: The Collector's Edition gets released on DVD tomorrow. Although short-lived (it ran from 1987-90), Wiseguy garnered Emmy nominations for Best Drama series and acting nominations for star Ken
March 4, 2010 The Monsters Were Due on Maple Street Fifty Years Ago Today One of The Twilight Zone's best remembered episodes— and a staple of Twilight Zone marathons— is the first season's "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." Scripted by Rod Serling, it's one of the
March 3, 2010 "Moonlighting" Silver Anniversary Today 25 years and the Anselmo case is still unsolved. On March 3, 1985 Moonlighting debuted and a beloved television classic was born. Moonlighting fans have remained in such full force that an online
March 1, 2010 As Leno Returns, a Look Back to Where NBC Late Night Began Starting tonight, Jay Leno returns to his Tonight Show berth, continuing the hosting duties he initially began in 1992. The Tonight Show's long history started with Steve Allen (photo, left), who
February 26, 2010 "Today" Show Reunites Family Sitcoms Next Week Tune in next week for the Today show's reunions with Eight Is Enough (Monday, March 1), The Partridge Family (Tuesday, March 2), and 227 (Thursday, March 4). Under the banner Great TV Families
February 25, 2010 "Your Show of Shows" 60th Anniversary Sixty years ago today Your Show of Shows debuted, creating a blueprint for American TV sketch comedy to come. The forerunner of such shows as The Carol Burnett Show and Saturday Night Live, Your Show
February 22, 2010 Jack Benny Puts Up His Own Money Jack Benny was pained to part with his money. So ingrained was this part of the Jack Benny persona that on his radio program, among his biggest laughs came when a robber held him up demanding "Your
February 17, 2010 David Canary Retiring from "All My Children" in April Daytime Emmy-winner David Canary, who has played one of soap's most famous dual roles-- twin brothers Adam & Stuart Chandler on All My Children-- is retiring from the series after a 27-year run.
February 12, 2010 New Archive Newsletter The first of the Archive of American Television's quarterly newsletters is out. If you'd like to be on our mailing list, enter your e-mail information in the box on the right column of our homepage.
February 11, 2010 "Tonight Show" Walk Out Long before the Conan O'Brien-Jay Leno hubbub of the last several weeks, there was a much more famous and dramatic exit of a Tonight Show host: Jack Paar. Fifty years ago today, following his
February 8, 2010 The Archive of American Television Presents: "Orson Welles King Lear" Debuts on DVD The Archive of American Television Presents: King Lear features a "live" TV production of Orson Welles in the title role, in a 1953 Omnibus production directed by Peter Brook. In reviewing the show V
February 4, 2010 "Days of Our Lives" Matriarch Frances Reid Has Died Frances Reid, who played "Alice Horton" on Days of Our Lives from its inception in 1965, has died at the age of 95. She also starred in the soap opera Portia Faces Life in 1954 and was an early cast
February 2, 2010 "Andy Griffith Show" Producer Aaron Ruben Has Died Aaron Ruben, who produced The Andy Griffith Show and was Emmy-nominated for Sanford and Son, has died at the age of 95. Ruben began his career as a writer in radio, transitioning to television with
February 2, 2010 The Best Sitcom Episode of All-Time The credo of a clown— 'A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants'— Chuckles the Clown Voted at one time the #1 best TV episode by TV Guide* and also the #1 ranked sitcom episode