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This Week in Television History: September 2026 PART V

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2026/09/28

September 28, 1901Ed Sullivan is born in New York City.During the peak of its popularity in the 1950s and1960s, Sullivan’s program showcased a wide range of entertainers, including Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Rudolf Nureyev, Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope.Sullivan worked as a newspaper reporter and columnist in New York during the 1920s and 1930s and also hosted and produced vaudeville shows and benefits. In 1948, he became the master of ceremonies of a weekly TV variety show dubbed Toast of the Town. In

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This Week in Television History: September 2026 PART IV

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2026/09/21

September 21, 2001America: A Tribute to Heroes was shown on 35 separate broadcast and cable networks simultaneously.The telethon raised $150 million in pledges to benefit families of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. The pledges were made from September 21 through September 24, 2001.September 22, 1986The TV show ALF debuted on NBC.ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that aired on NBC from September 22, 1986 to March 24, 1990.It was the first

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This Week in Television History: September 2026 PART III

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2026/09/14

September 15, 1986NBC aired the pilot episode of L.A. Law.Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including an ensemble cast, large number of parallel storylines, social drama, and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment, abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment,

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Billy Joel - America: A Tribute to Heroes (21 Sept...

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2026/09/11

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This Week in Television History: September 2026 PART II

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2026/09/07

September 8, 1966Star Trek premieres.Although Star Trek ran for only three years and never placed better than No. 52 in the ratings, Gene Roddenberry's series became a cult classic and spawned four television series and ten movies. The first Star Trek spin-off was a Saturday morning cartoon, The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, which ran from 1973 to 1975 (original cast members supplied the voices). The TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation first aired in 1987 and was set in

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This Week in Television History: September 2026 PART I

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2026/08/31

August 31, 1946Foghorn J. Leghorn first appeared in Walky Talky HawkyThe character of Foghorn Leghorn was directly inspired by the popular character of Senator Claghorn, a blustery Southern politician played by Kenny Delmar who was a regular character onThe Fred Allen Show, a popular radio show of the 1940s. The rooster adopted many of Claghorn's catch phrases, such as "That's a joke, ah say, that's a joke, son." Delmar had based the character of Claghorn upon a Texas rancher who was fond of saying

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Peter Cullen

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2026/08/27

I enjoy dramatic narration, of course,because I'm an actor and I started as an actor.But I love things that are a challenge,and I look forward to more work with that in the future.So there's always a sun coming up the following day for me.-Peter CullenPeter Claver CullenJuly 28, 1941 – August 26, 2026Good Night SirStay TunedTony Figueroa

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Dolly Parton's appearance on 'The Cas Walker Show'

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2026/08/27

We cannot direct the wind,but we can adjust the sails.-Dolly PartonDolly Rebecca PartonJanuary 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026Good Night DollyStay TunedTony Figueroa

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Shelley Fabares

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2026/08/24

One can't change one's life experience,but even if I could,I wouldn't change it because ofall the wonderful things that have happened to me.-Shelley FabaresMichele Ann Marie "Shelley" FabaresJanuary 19, 1944 – August 22, 2026Shelley Fabareswas known for her television roles asMary on the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958–1963),Francine Webster on One Day at a Time, and as Christine Armstrong on the sitcom Coach (1989–1997), the latter of which earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations.After

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This Week in Television History: August 2026 PART IV

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2026/08/24

July 24, 1956Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform their last comedyshow together at New York's Copacabana Club.Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, Martin started a nightclub act after working as a prizefighter and a steelworker in the 1940s. Lewis, the son of performers, debuted in comedy acts with his parents at age five and was working steadily as a comic by 1946, when he met Dean Martin. The pair performed an act in which screwball Lewis constantly interrupted straight man Martin's

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This Week in Television History: August 2026 PART III

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2026/08/17

August 19, 1981Charlie'sAngels aired its final episode.The detective series featured crime-solving beauties instructed by a mysterious voice on a speaker phone known only as Charlie. Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Farrah Fawcett played the original Angels. Fawcett's blown-dry, feathered hair launched a national fad, and the actress left the show after a year to pursue a career in movies. Subsequent Angels included Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, and Tanya Roberts. In 2000, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz,

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This Week in Television History: August 2026 PART II

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2026/08/10

August 11, 1921Alex Haley, author of Roots(1976), was born in Ithaca, New York.After 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, Haley retired and wrote books, including The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965). In 1976, he published his best-known work, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The blend of fact and fiction, drawn largely from stories recited by Haley's grandmother, chronicles seven generations of Haley's family history, from the enslavement of his ancestors to his own quest to trace his family

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This Week in Television History: August 2026 PART I

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2026/08/03

August3, 1941Martha Helen Stewart (née Kostyra) was born.Business magnate, television host, author and magazine publisher. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising. Stewart's syndicated talk show, Martha, is broadcast throughout the world, she has written numerous bestselling books, and she is the publisher of Martha Stewart Living magazine.In 2001, Stewart was named the

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This Week in Television History: July 2026 PART IV

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2026/07/27

August 1, 1971 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour debuts.The popular variety show, featuring music, comedy routines and sarcastic banter between vertically challenged Sonny and his statuesque wife, Cher. Sonny and Cher had been singing and performing comedy in nightclubs for more than a decade. They released several hit records in the 1960s, most notably "I Got You, Babe," before launching their show. The series rated well and showcased future comedy stars, including Teri Garr and Steve

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This Week in Television History: July 2026 PART III

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2026/07/20

July 24, 1956Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform their last comedyshow together at New York's Copacabana Club.Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, Martin started a nightclub act after working as a prizefighter and a steelworker in the 1940s. Lewis, the son of performers, debuted in comedy acts with his parents at age five and was working steadily as a comic by 1946, when he met Dean Martin. The pair performed an act in which screwball Lewis constantly interrupted straight man Martin's

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This Week in Television History: July 2026 PART II

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2026/07/13

July 19, 1989 Rebecca Shaeffer (age 21) is murdered at her Los Angeles home by Robert John Bardo, a mentally unstable man who had been stalking her. Schaeffer’s death helped lead to the passage in California of legislation aimed at preventing stalking.Schaeffer was born November 6, 1967, in Eugene, Oregon. She worked as a teenage model and had a short stint on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, but was best known for co-starring with Pam Dawber in the television sitcom My Sister Sam. Bardo,

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Randolph Mantooth

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2026/07/10

People tell me this all the time...they come up to me and say, 'You're my hero,' I say no. I'm just the face. You're the body. You do the work. You're on the front line. Believe me, when I tell you from the bottom of my heart -- if you're a firefighter...an EMT...a paramedic -- you're my hero.-Randolph MantoothRandy DeRoy MantoothSeptember 19, 1945 – July 9, 2026Randolph Mantoothwas discovered in New York by a Universal Studios talent agent while performing the lead in the play Philadelphia, Here I

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This Week in Television History: July 2026 PART I

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2026/07/06

July 12, 1976Family Feud PremieredFamily Feudis an American televisiongame showcreated byMark Goodsonwhere two families compete to name the most popular responses to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes.The program premiered onABCon July 12, 1976, and ran as part of its daytime schedule until June 14, 1985. The program was re-launched byCBSon July 4, 1988, and ran until September 10, 1993. Three separate editions forsyndicationwere also produced. The first aired from September 19, 1977

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Mental Sorbet: SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

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2026/07/04

Happy 4th of JulyStay TunedTony Figueroa

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This Week in Television History: June 2026 PART IV

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2026/06/22

June 27, 1966 Dark Shadows, premiered on ABCThe gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) appeared a year into

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