Sunday, April 28, 2024
Today in
Television History
1957 - Mike Wallace was seen on TV for the first time. He was the host of "Mike Wallace Interviews."
1959 - Arthur Godfrey was seen for the last time in the final broadcast of "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" on CBS-TV.
1965 - Barbra Streisand's first TV special aired on CBS. It was titled "My Name is Barbra".
1975 - John Lennon appeared on "The Tonight Show."
1975 - Ringo Starr performed "No No Song" on "The Smothers Brothers Show."
1994 - The 100th episode of "The Simpsons" aired on FOX.
2000 - The final episode of "Cosby" aired on CBS.
2000 - Jay Leno received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2002 - NBC taped the "Tonight" show's celebration of its 10th year with Jay Leno.
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Dick Clark's American Bandstand History
1959 - The Rockin' R's performed "The Beat" on
American Bandstand.
1973 - Sam Neely performed "Rosalie" and "Loving You Just Crossed My Mind" on
American Bandstand.
1979 - The Farragher Bros. performed "Stay the Night" on
American Bandstand.
1984 - Bon Jovi performed "Runaway" and "She Don't Know Me" on
American Bandstand.
1984 - Mr. Mister performed "Hunters of the Night" on
American Bandstand.
Dick Clark - American Bandstand Quote
"He had boundless energy and a remarkable ability to do innumerable things at any given time." - Fran La Maina, the longtime president of Dick Clark Productions Inc.
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Today in
Saturday Night Live History
2001 - The
Saturday Night Live episode called "The Best of Molly Shannon" aired.
Saturday Night Live Quote
That's my story and I'm sticking to it! - Colin Quinn
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