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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

One of the top big-budget "live" anthology series of "The Golden Age of Television," Robert Montgomery Presents debuted on January 30, 1950 with an adaptation of "The Letter" starring screen...

Rue McClanahan's forty year TV career began with a regular role on soap opera Another World and guest roles on such series as All in the Family and Mannix. She's...

The 24-hour news network began broadcasting at 5 PM EST on June 1, 1980. The network came into its own with the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War in January...

Art Linkletter became a television icon in the 1950s, for his famed interactions interviewing children, and as the host of a string of successful series including Art Linkletter's House Party...

With a new Robin Hood in theaters, the Archive has created a show page for the classic 1950s TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood. Produced in England, the series...

The Virginian was one of the last of the early classic adult TV westerns. Airing from 1962-71, the epic 90-minutes-per-episode color series starred James Drury as the mysterious defender of...

Considered one of the finest moments in scripted TV history, Newhart ended its eight season run with a brilliant TV in-joke. TV Land to Go: The Big Book of TV...

NBC announced last week that Law & Order will end its 20-year run this season. Law & Order is the longest running crime drama on American prime time television and...

Don Knotts will forever be know as the comic sidekick "Barney Fife" on The Andy Griffith Show, as Mr. Furley on Three's Company, and as the star of a series...

The reviews and ratings are golden for Betty White's turn as guest host on Saturday Night Live. With Betty's latest TV success, the Archive looks back on her Emmy-winning role...

Technically, the original Battlestar Galactica ended its run 31 years ago, when ABC pulled the plug on the show in 1979. But when the fans protested, a ten-episode version entitled...

Helen Wagner, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for her long-running performance as Nancy Hughes on As the World Turns since the show debuted in 1956, has died...

Alcoa Presents will forever be known for its syndicated title, One Step Beyond. The series dramatized real-life case histories of various occult subjects, with Rod Serling-esque intros by distinguished-looking host...

Falcon Crest joins Dallas, Dynasty, and Knots Landing on DVD today-- the last of the long-running '80s prime time soaps to make the jump to home video. The series ran...

Today is tax day, luckily there's classic TV to cheer us up. On a February 1965 episode of The Hollywood Palace, Carl Reiner interviews "tax expert" Mel Brooks' "Philip J...