Here’s a TV Guide advertisement for the second Alcoa Preview special on ABC, from March 1965. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. served as host.
TV Guide Ad: Alcoa Preview
June 2016: The Month in Home Media
June 2016 saw the release of The Loner (CBS, 1965-1966), Custer (ABC, 1967), McClain’s Law (NBC, 1981-1982), and other short-lived TV shows.
WCBW Schedule, Week of December 28th, 1941
Schedule for WCBW, the CBS station in New York City, for the week starting Sunday, December 28th, 1941.
40th Anniversary of the Bicentennial
2016 marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Bicentennial. Take a look back at how the networks covered the nation’s 200th birthday on July 4th, 1976.
Nielsen Bottom 10, December 21st-27th, 1987
A look at the 10 lowest-rated programs on TV during the week of December 21st-27th, 1987. A repeat Christmas special on ABC was at the bottom of the weekly chart.
Happy 75th Birthday, Commercial TV
Happy 75th Birthday, Commercial TV! Or not, if you hate commercials and don’t want to commemorate the official start of commercial television in the United States.