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There are a lot of things that I love about my job here at the Archive of American Television. I get to watch, clip, and catalog our interviews with some...

Sometimes you just gotta go big or go home. Vicki Lawrence did just that when she wrote a fan letter to Carol Burnett that wound up changing the course of...

You may know that he created Babylon 5. And perhaps you know that he wrote for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Jake and the Fatman, and Murder, She...

We're sad to hear that Publicity Executive and former Television Academy President Hank Rieger passed away this morning. Rieger was 95 years old. He started his career in publicity at...

You probably know that Laraine Newman was one of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready For Primetime Players. But here are five things you may not know about Newman: 1...

The Carnival Films/MASTERPIECE drama series Downton Abbey is a primetime smash on MASTERPIECE on PBS, and we recently had the good fortune of sitting down with creator, writer, and Executive...

We're sad to hear of the passing of actress Ann B. Davis, who died today at the age of 88. Davis fell and hit her head yesterday at her home...

In 1985 at The University of Michigan, a term was quietly coined that would one day enter the lexicon and forever change the way we talked about television. Sean Connolly...

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The 2016 Primetime Emmy Award season began today with the official nomination announcement at 8:30 AM PST! Congratulations to all the nominees for the 68th Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy...

The show creator/director/producer passes away at the age of 81.

“You can’t reheat a soufflé” was Paul McCartney’s wise answer in the ‘70s when people would ask him about the possibility of a Beatles reunion. Sir Paul was exactly right...

In the 1970s, three men dominated the network television landscape. They were a holy trinity of comedic programming. Norman Lear, James L. Brooks, and Garry Marshall. We sadly lost Garry...

The director passes away at the age of 92.

It’s one of THE most iconic TV themes of all time. It starts with a spooky echo, followed by 6 whistled notes. It’s from a popular sci-fi show, which was...

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. actor passes away at the age of 83.

The PBS journalist passes away at the age of 61.

The music director passes away at the age of 93.

In its roughly seventy-year history, television has, at its best, served to bring the country together in times of crisis and sadness. Watergate, the Iranian Hostage Crisis, the Space Shuttle...

The holidays are often occasions when families gather together to share a meal, to catch up, and at times, to argue. Instead of the latter, if you are lucky enough...