September 21: This Day in TV History

[Stanislav]

Just a few random TV related events that happened on September 22. Discuss or comment as you please……

1949: WFMY-TV (channel 2) signs on in Greensboro, North Carolina, the state’s second TV station (after WBTV Charlotte).

1951: The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast, a college football game between Duke and Pittsburgh, is telecast on NBC.

1955: Commercial television launches in the U.K. with the sign-on of ITV London.

1957: Maverick debuts on ABC.

1961: Actor Scott Baio (Happy Days, Charles in Charge) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1968: Land of the Giants premieres on CBS.

1976: TV gets jiggly: Charlie’s Angels premieres on ABC, six months after the TV-movie that launched the premise and characters.

1982: Family Ties premieres on NBC.

1986: ALF debuts on NBC.

1987: Full House premieres on ABC.

1989: Baywatch debuts on NBC, Family Matters on ABC.

1994: Friends debuts on NBC.

1999: The West Wing premieres on NBC.

2004: Notable premieres: CSI: New York on CBS, Lost on ABC, and Veronica Mars on UPN.

(Just a little featurette I hope to do as time permits. It’s an entirely random selection based on a quick Net search, and is not meant to be comprehensive. So, don’t post nasty messages about “you forgot THIS” or “how could you not mention THAT?” Do so, and I’ll just take my keyboard and go home…..)

 

[RicoGregg]

Just a few random TV related events that happened on September 22.

1987: Full House premieres on ABC.

1994: Friends debuts on NBC.

Two extremely sickening shows (IMO) that somehow managed to take their respective settings (San Francisco & New York City) and make them look like 50s midwest suburbs. May the casts of both shows never be able to live them down.

Stanislav, you need to check your headline, unless Groundhog Day has company.

 

[Tim L]

Just a few random TV related events that happened on September 22. Discuss or comment as you please……

1968: Land of the Giants premieres on CBS.

Land of the Giants was always an ABC show for its two-year run..Lassie was still going on CBS opposite Land of the Giants Sundays at 7PM ET

 

[Stanislav]

Stanislav, you need to check your headline, unless Groundhog Day has company.

Yeah, yeah.....I'm surprised I've managed to do these TDITVH posts for so long without making that gaffe, considering that I am usually posting them the evening before the actual date being surveyed. :

 

[RicoGregg]

Yeah, yeah.....I'm surprised I've managed to do these TDITVH posts for so long without making that gaffe,

At least your gaffe was real, unlike most of prime time television.

 

[Tim from Springfield IL]

Sept. 22, 1927: Former Brooklyn Dodger player and LA Dodgers manager (from 1977-96) Tommy Lasorda is born in Norristown, PA. He also appeared, during the '80s into the early '90s, in Ultra Slim-Fast and Rolaids commercials.

 

[Ultimajock]

Sept. 22, 1927: Former Brooklyn Dodger player and LA Dodgers manager (from 1977-96) Tommy Lasorda is born in Norristown, PA. He also appeared, during the '80s into the early '90s, in Ultra Slim-Fast and Rolaids commercials.

...though Lee Elia still ranks the best at giving press conferences. ;-) ...

 

[radioman148]

Sept. 22, 1927: Former Brooklyn Dodger player and LA Dodgers manager (from 1977-96) Tommy Lasorda is born in Norristown, PA. He also appeared, during the '80s into the early '90s, in Ultra Slim-Fast and Rolaids commercials.

...though Lee Elia still ranks the best at giving press conferences. ;-) ...

Just ask Les Grobstein who's got the unedited tape.

 

[Tim from Springfield IL]

September 22: This Day in TV History

Sept. 22, 1958: Fox News commentator Neil Cavuto is born in Westbury, NY.

 

[RadioDaze]

September 22, 2010-'50s crooner Eddie Fisher dies from hip surgery complications at age 82.