Show Roots Roots remains one of television's landmark programs. The twelve-hour mini-series aired on ABC from 23-30 January 1977. For eight consecutive nights it riveted the country. ABC executives initially feared that the historical saga about slavery would be a ratings disaster. Instead, Roots scored...
Show Friends Friends is an American sitcom that ran for ten seasons on NBC as part of the Must-See TV Thursday lineup, from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. It was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman , and produced by David Crane, Marta Kauffman and Kevin Bright . This Emmy award-winning show – Best...
Show Beverly Hillbillies, The The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-71, CBS) was the brainchild of Paul Henning , the cracker-barrel surrealist also responsible for Petticoat Junction , The Real McCoys , and, notably, Green Acres . Certainly the most popular sitcom in television history, and quite possibly the most successful network...
Show Carol Burnett Show, The (1967-78) When The Carol Burnett Show aired in September of 1967 on CBS, no one expected it to run eleven years. The show gave Carol Burnett , along with regulars Harvey Korman , Vicki Lawrence , Lyle Waggoner (who left in 1974), and Tim Conway (whose occasional guest appearances became permanent in 1975) an...
Show Andy Williams Show, The The Andy Williams Show was a TV variety series hosted by Andy Williams which ran from 1959 to 1971 (alternating during the summer of 1970 with the series Andy Williams Presents Ray Stevens). From 1959-1962 the program served as a summer replacement, but was picked up by NBC in 1962 as a recurring...
Show Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour , starring the folk singing, comedy duo Tom and Dick Smothers, premiered on CBS in February 1967. A variety show scheduled opposite the top rated NBC programme, Bonanza, the Comedy Hour attracted a younger, hipper, and more politically engaged audience than most...
Show Sing Along with Mitch From Wikipedia: Initially airing as a one-shot episode of the NBC television show Startime (season 1, episode 32) on 24 May 1960, Sing Along with Mitch went on to become a weekly series in 1961 as a community sing-along program hosted by Mitch Miller and featuring a male chorus: which was,...
