Launched in 2003, Television Obscurities is dedicated to the study and preservation of the forgotten history of television in the United States. For the past 15 years, I’ve researched, watched, and written about short-lived TV shows, unsold pilot episodes, fall preview specials, network image campaigns, and so much more. Check out my blog, follow me on Twitter, and contact me with any questions.
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2020: Network TV’s New Obscurities
My annual list of new obscurities features more than a dozen network TV shows from 2020 including Deputy, Katy Keene, Council of Dads, Broke, Filthy Rich, neXt, and Connected.
10 Short-Lived Network TV Shows from 2020 You’ve Already Forgotten
Have you already forgotten about short-lived network TV shows from 2020 like Outmached, Council of Dads, The Baker and the Beauty, and Filthy Rich?
The Best of 2020 at Television Obscurities
Take a look back at The Best of 2020 at Television Obscurities, a list of my favorite and blog posts from the past year.
Articles
Enjoy more than 80 articles covering a variety of topics, from short-lived TV shows like The New People and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. to untold stories about the TV networks and the TV industry.
Spotlight
Each Spotlight focuses on either a short-lived TV show like The Second Hundred Years and Struck By Lightning or an unsold pilot like “Men Against Evil” (1966) and “The Karen Valentine Program” (1974).
Exhibits
Browse early program guides from the 1940s, watch vintage sponsor spots for Marlboro Cigarettes or Breck Shampoo, read a promotional booklet for an unsold dramatic anthology, and more.
TV’s Lost & Found
Sadly, much of our television history no longer exists. Many early, live broadcasts were never recorded. Others that were recorded (on film or videotape) were later destroyed, erased, or misplaced. The search for lost and missing television never ends.