Television Obscurities

Both Rich Man, Poor Man and Rich Man, Poor Man II are out on DVD today. So is NBC’s Ellery Queen (1975-1976).

Today is the 50th anniversary of the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, broadcast on all three networks.

Game 7 of the 1960 World Series has been recovered in Bing Crosby’s wine cellar. He hired a company to record a kinescope of the game.

A log detailing every episode, every repeat and every pre-emption during the third season of NBC Saturday Night at the Movies (1963-1964).

The New York Times has reported on changes at TV Guide, part of an attempt to revitalize the magazine.

The fourth season of Rhoda is now available on DVD, with all 24 episodes from the 1977-1978 season.