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‘Hour Glass’…A Television First
This show was network television's first rehearsed, non-reality program. It was a one hour variety/sketch…
April 6, 1948…Oldest Known Howdy Doody Kinescope Footage: Exclusive
THE ORIGINAL HOWDY PUPPET ON ONE OF THE EARLIEST SHOWS RECORDED! This kinescope is…
April 4, 1967…Johnny Carson Quits “Tonight”! Remember This?
When people think about hosts quitting the "Tonight" show, Jack Paar's famous walk off is the…
Rare NBC Brooklyn Studios Footage With TK41s…
Rare NBC Brooklyn Studios Footage With TK41s It's not often that we get to see…
February 21, 1940…TV’s First Regularly Scheduled News Debuts
February 21, 1940...TV's First Regularly Scheduled News Debuts In a new area, where no one…
February 15, 1958…Dick Clark Goes Primetime From New York
February 15, 1958...Dick Clark Goes Primetime From New York 59 years ago today, "Dick Clark's…
Television & The Presidential Inaugurations…Part 3 of 3
Television & The Presidential Inaugurations...Part 3 of 3 In photos 1,2 and 3, we see…
January 4, 1960…”Tonight” Show Moves To NBC Studio 6B
January 4, 1960..."Tonight" Show Moves To NBC Studio 6B By far, the most famous shows…
December 27, 1947…”Howdy Doody” Debuts EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
December 27, 1947..."Howdy Doody" Debuts EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Thanks to Burt Dubrow, America's top…
December 24, 1948…Perry Como & NBC Studio 6A Debut Together
December 24, 1948...Perry Como & NBC Studio 6A Debut Together Como had been the Monday,…
December 18, 1956…’To Tell The Truth’ Debuts On CBS…Rare Pilot Episode
December 18, 1956...'To Tell The Truth' Debuts On CBS...Rare Pilot Episode AMAZING! Here is the…
December 15, 1977…A Sex Pistols Odyssey Begins For NBC And Me!
December 15, 1977...A Sex Pistols Odyssey Begins For NBC And Me! On this day in…
ULTRA RARE…FIRST “TONIGHT” SHOW, PART 1 of 2
ULTRA RARE...FIRST "TONIGHT" SHOW, PART 1 of 2 In Part 2, which will follow shortly,…
December 5, 1962…’The Match Game’ Pilot Taped
December 5, 1962...'The Match Game' Pilot Taped This rare unaired video was taped in NBC's…
November 28, 1925…”The Grand Ole Opry” Was Born
November 28, 1925..."The Grand Ole Opry" Was Born "The Grand Ole Opry" started as the…
November 25, 1950…Center Theater, World’s Largest New TV Studio
November 25, 1950...Center Theater, World's Largest New TV Studio The Center Theater was Radio City…
November 7, 1954…”Face The Nation” Debuts On CBS
November 7, 1954..."Face The Nation" Debuts On CBS Wait till you see this video of…
November 2, 1959…The Game Show Scandal Breaks Wide Open
November 2, 1959...The Game Show Scandal Breaks Wide Open It was on this day in…
October 9, 1986…’The Late Show With Joan Rivers’ Debuts On Fox
October 9, 1986...'The Late Show With Joan Rivers' Debuts On Fox Here is the rare…
October 4, 1975…The Missed Debut Date For “Saturday Night”
October 4, 1975...The Missed Debut Date For "Saturday Night" As it turns out, "The Not…