Monday, April 30, 2018

Today in TV History 4/30/18

Today is Monday, April 30, 2018


Today in
Television History

1952 - Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on network television.

1964 - The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive both VHF and UHF channels.

1975 - ABC aired the pilot episode of "Starsky and Hutch."

1992 - The final episode of "The Cosby Show" aired on NBC.

1996 - Jackson Communications Inc. was ordered to pay $1.6 million to Smith-Hemion Productions. Smith-Hemion had lost money because of Michael Jackson's failure to perform on the "Jackson Family Honors" TV special.

1997 - The television series "Ellen" made TV history when its lead character "came out" as a lesbian.

2002 - NBC aired the "Tonight" show's celebration of its 10th year with Jay Leno. Appearances were made by Tom Cruise, Cher and Steven Tyler (Aerosmith).

Today in
American Bandstand History

1959 - Dee Clark performed "Just Keep It Up" on "American Bandstand."

1966 - Jackie DeShannon performed "Come and Get Me" on "American Bandstand."

1966 - Bob Kuban & the In-Men performed "The Cheater" on "American Bandstand."

1977 - Andrew Gold performed "Lonely Boy" on "American Bandstand."

1983 - Irene Cara performed "Flashdance...What a Feeling" on "American Bandstand."

1983 - Felony performed "The Fanatic" and "What a Way to Go" on "American Bandstand."



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