Blog Post Congratulations to Hector Ramirez for his Record Number of Emmy Nominations! Congratulations to Archive Interviewee Hector Ramirez , the individual record holder for the most overall Emmy nominations with a whopping 64 nominations! Ramirez got his start as a camera operator on All in the Family and went on to work on most of Norman Lear’s sitcoms, including Maude , The...
Blog Post "Hollywood Squares" Turns 45 - No Bluffing! October 17th marks the 45th anniversary of Hollywood Squares , which debuted in daytime on October 17, 1966. The 1966 pilot was actually the third attempt at the game show: Bert Parks hosted the first pilot, Sandy Baron the second, and Peter Marshall hosted the third and became the regular host...
Blog Post "I Love Lucy" Turns 60 - The Archive has some 'splaining to do I Love Lucy debuted 60 years ago on October 15, 1951 and within 6 months became the first TV show to be seen in 10 million homes. Today it's still broadcast in reruns all over the world. The Archive has not only conducted interviews with many of the show's cast and crew members, but with numerous...
Blog Post Toasting a Legend: The Television Academy Presents "An Evening Honoring Carl Reiner" Congratulations to Carl Reiner , who will be honored by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood this evening! Panelists paying tribute to the television legend include Mel Brooks, Jon Cryer, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Bonnie Hunt, Rose Marie , Larry Matthews, Bill Persky , Rob...
Blog Post Legendary Costume Designer Ray Aghayan Dies at 83 We've just learned that noted costume designer Ray Aghayan has passed away at the age of 83. He began his work in television designing costumes for Matinee Theater , while on staff with the NBC wardrobe department. He worked on many live shows of the time (often requiring much artistry to...
Blog Post You Can Own The Fonz's Motorcycle! Arthur Fonzarelli's motorcycle is up for sale! The famous bike will be sold on November 12 by Bonhams at their annual Classic California Sale at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The late Bud Ekins owned the motorcycle, a 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 Scrambler that he customized for use on...
Blog Post "Five" Premieres Tonight on Lifetime! From Marta Kauffman and fellow executive producers Jennifer Aniston, Paula Wagner, Kristin Hahn, Kevin Chinoy, and Francesca Silvestri, comes Five , an anthology of five short films “exploring the impact of breast cancer on people’s lives.” Known primarily for her comedies (she and writing partner...
Blog Post Uncovering CSI: Creator Anthony E. Zuiker's Interview is Now Online The Archive of American Television "interrogated" CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker in 2010. His full interview is now online. See some video excerpts, below: Anthony Zuiker wrote the pilot in two days CSI was one of those scripts where I did research for three days. I wrote the teleplay in two days. I...
Blog Post If Hips Could Kill: Elvis' Lower Half is Censored on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 60 years ago today, on January 6, 1957, Elvis Presley's hips were deemed too hot for TV by The Ed Sullivan Show . Elvis had already appeared on the program twice before, in all of his hip-shaking glory, but on his third appearance he was shot only from the waist up. Of course, just by listening to...
Blog Post Kevin Eubanks and "The Tonight Show" Band! For years he was Jay Leno's right-hand-man, on both The Tonight Show and the short-lived Jay Leno Show . Though Kevin Eubanks may best be known as the former Tonight Show with Jay Leno bandleader, he's also an accomplished musician in his own right. He attended the Berklee College of Music in...
