September 21’s Moments In TV History…Many Major TV Debuts
On September 21, 2016
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September 21’s Moments In TV History…Many Major TV Debuts
1948 – Milton Berle debuted as the permanent host of “The Texaco Star Theater” on NBC.
1957 – The first episode of “Perry Mason” aired on CBS.
1968 – The television show “Adam-12” debuted on NBC.
1970 – “NFL Monday Night Football” made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.
1972 – ABC-TV debuted “In Concert.” Alice Cooper appeared in the first episode.
1993 – The first episode of “NYPD Blue” aired on ABC.
1998 – The first episode of “Will & Grace” aired on NBC.
1999 – HBO’s live music show, “Reverb,” debuted with performances by Alanis Morissette and Ever
On September 21, 1959, “Today” began an eighteen-month run on tape. Episodes would be taped from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. the previous afternoon, then transmitted the following day during “Today”s normal 7-9 a.m. timeslot. Frank Blair would come in and do live newscasts, but the rest was on tape. That lasted until John Chancellor succeeded Dave Garroway in 1961.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mtZktj4exxc The first MNF intro.
The only episode produced in color when CBS had to decide whether to renew the series for the 1966-1967 season. The episode was entitled The Case of the Twice-Told Twist. CBS cancelled the series after a successful 9-year run. One year later, Raymond Burr starred in an equally prosperous 8 years as Ironside on NBC. https://youtu.be/oYmuLEYyW2k
1970: when they actually had a team in Cleveland.