Show Shogun From Wikipedia: Shōgun is a 1975 novel by James Clavell . It is the first novel (chronologically speaking) in the author's Asian Saga . It is set in feudal Japan in the year 1600 some months before the critical battle of Sekigahara , and gives an account of the rise of the daimyo "Toranaga" (...
Show Thorn Birds, The The miniseries The Thorn Birds , based on Colleen McCullough's 1977 best selling novel, was broadcast on ABC for 10 hours between 27 and 30 March 1983. Set primarily on Drogheda, a fictional sheep station in the Australian outback, the melodrama focused on the multi-generational Cleary family, and...
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...
