88 years ago today in 1927, AT&T demonstrated the first long distance television transmission and broadcast, between Washington, D.C. and New York City.
88th Anniversary of 1st Long Distance Television Transmission
Category: Anniversaries
First National TV Guide Published 62 Years Ago Today
The first issue of the national TV Guide magazine was published 62 years ago today, with the newborn son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball on the cover. Do you own a copy?
20th Anniversary of UPN
Defunct TV network UPN celebrates its 20th anniversary today (1995-2015), eight years after it shut down. How many short-lived shows from UPN do you remember?
20th Anniversary of The WB
Defunct TV network The WB celebrates its 20th anniversary today (1995-2015), eight years after it shut down. How many short-lived shows from The WB do you remember?
45th Anniversary of The New People
ABC’s The New People, my favorite TV obscurity of all time, celebrates its 45th anniversary today.
40th Anniversary of Fall 1974
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the start of the 1974-1975 season, which introduced more than 20 new shows including Sons and Daughters, Sierra, The New Land, Kodiak, and Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers.