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We're sad to hear of the passing of sound pioneer Ray Dolby, who died Thursday, September 12, 2013 in San Francisco at the age of 80. Dolby was diagnosed with...

45 years later, it remains one of the most memorable TV appearances by a politician. On September 16, 1968, Republican presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon appeared on the popular comedy-variety...

We're fans of the do-gooder stories here at the Archive. Those wonderful tales of people going out of their way to make someone's life easier or happier in some way...

We're sad to hear of the passing of Executive/Producer A.C. Lyles, who died on Friday, September 27, 2013 at the age of 95. Lyles held the record for the longest...

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences celebrated its 60th anniversary yesterday with a gala event hosted by Beau Bridges. The event was held at Academy Headquarters in North Hollywood...

In Americ an television in the 1940s and 50s, one of the staple genres of the day was the "live" drama tic anthology series. Productions within these series featured the...

George Balzer (pictured above with interviewer Dan Pasternack), who spent twenty-five years writing for Jack Benny, was interviewed by the Archive of American Television for two hours on January 25...

This is part two of Don Hastings's six part interview, where he talks about Captain Video and his Video Rangers. Click here to watch the entire interview. Don Hastings has...

Although we usually highlight things from television's past, we thought we'd pass on this terrific opportunity for television's future.... Each year, hundreds of students from all across the nation enter...

Bob Newhart has written his first book, "a hilarious combination of stories from his career and observations about life." Read the book and watch Bob Newhart's Archive of American Television...

The Honeymooners was a sketch on Jackie Gleason's variety series before and after it ran for a single season as its own half-hour series. The episodes from that season, known...

Composer Charles Fox's two-and-a-half hour Archive of American Television interview has been added to the online collection at Google Video. This is tape 2 of Charles Fox's interview in which...

Actor Carroll O'Connor's 4-hour Archive of American Television interview has been added to the online collection at Google Video. This is tape 4 of Carroll O'Connor's interview in which he...

On September 13, 1981, Hill Street Blues set the record for the most Emmy Awards ever won by a primetime show in one season: eight. The record would stand until...

Star Trek , the orginal series celebrates its 40th anniversary today! The series ran three years from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. The Archive of American Television has...

Actor/ Host/ TV Station Owner John Conte has died at the age of 90. Conte was interviewed by the Archive of American Television on July 27, 1999. His interview can...

The first and second seasons of the Emmy-Award winning series Family (1976-80) has now been released on DVD. The series was executive-produced by Leonard Goldberg, Mike Nichols, and Aaron Spelling...

Anyone who's watched the Archive of American Television's interviews, knows that many of our honorees stress how a solid education or a special mentorship was critical to their success. If...

Get set to watch tonight's 58th Annual Emmy Awards on NBC (8 p.m.EST)! In celebration, we've chosen to highlight one of the medium's most versatile performers, Nanette Fabray. Fifty Emmys-years...

This video is Part 2 of Charles S. Dubin's 7-part interview. In this segment, he talks about his work on the 1950s cultural anthology series Omnibus. Click here to access...