#television-history

#television-history

Wives, he wrote, "have left the housework undone and husbands have slipped away from their jobs to watch." The subject of all this excitement was an unlikely one: Congressional hearings. Hours and hours of them. What made it all so fascinating was the topic: Organized crime. Gangsters. Or, as Americans were learning right there on TV, something called "the Mafia."

Seven million pounds, he repeats in his Irish brogue. And you can't even eat it. The audience laugh. A heckler shouts that he'd offer a fiver for it. The band strike up. At the back of the studio, two burly bodyguards stand silhouetted. The egg's diamond-studded shell sparkles under the bright lights.

Long before it became a pop‑culture pilgrimage site and backdrop for countless photo ops, the Brady Bunch House helped shape America's vision of family life in the late 1960s and early '70s - especially the idea of a blended family. We're thrilled to see it now designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument, ensuring the Brady Bunch - and their iconic home - remain part of Los Angeles' story.

The East Coast-inspired home, built in 1916, doubled as a set for the family television show in the 1950s and '60s and as the Nelsons' home. The recently remodeled two-story Traditional house sits on a half-acre. The light and bright updated interiors retain the Old Hollywood charm of the house with hardwood floors, French doors and three fireplaces.

In the 21st century, superhero stories are often judged on how realistic they are - how "gritty," how dark, how "adult." It's never been more visible than with Batman. Between Christopher Nolan's take in the Dark Knight trilogy and the still-ongoing takes by Matt Reeves, it seems like the Caped Crusader was built for the Nirvana-scored, brooding tone of tragic flashbacks and smeared eyeliner.

What is it about a television Christmas special that gets us all in our feels? Even in a world where you can click buy or rent or play on nearly every piece of entertainment you can think of, there's still something about gathering around the TV at 8 p.m. to watch a Christmas special the moment it airs. Some Christmas specials have taken on a life of their own,

The horrific news from Los Angeles Sunday night, that filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Reiner, 70, were found murdered in their Brentwood home and that their own son, Nick, stood charged with their deaths capped a weekend of violent news. A shooter at Brown University killed two and wounded nine. The violence at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia left 15 dead and 40 injured.

It is 40 years since TV juggernaut Blind Date first aired, and Sue and Alex Tatham were the first couple who met on the show to get married, in a ceremony broadcast to around 17 million people. They both said they didn't go on the show looking for love, but love was what they found, and they have now been married for 34 years.

Celebrate 200 years of Britain's railways with a unique programme of Britain's greatest railway films, presented by BFI Archive Curator Steven Foxon and historian Tim Dunn.

Loni Anderson, the beloved actress known for her role in the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," passed away on Sunday following a prolonged illness, just days before her 80th birthday.

Mad Men, the moody period drama, follows Don Draper as he navigates modern life in postwar America while grappling with his tortured past.

"I was out in Los Angeles, and my agent said, 'Oh, I sent your picture in to this casting director for Friends... they want to still look at some other actors.'"

Andre Braugher's unexpected death highlighted the gap in access to classic television like Homicide: Life on the Street, which remains unavailable to honor his legacy.

This helped the actors get a better understanding of life on the assembly line.

"It's like he's too close to me, but I don't think he's changed over the years...He's still the same Norm. I think he's the toughest to write for because he's not really anything. He's just funny."

"Griffin's first choice was 'What's the Question?' and how the long-running NBC show's name came to be is quite the story."

You bet. Every three weeks they had to dye my hair. If you look at the third season, my hair is kind of a different shade of blonde every episode.

As speculation builds about The Pitt finding a British broadcaster and ITV medi-thriller Malpractice returns, we've counted down the top 20 greatest TV medical dramas ever.

My takeaway? I miss them. Back when seasons ran from September through May, before streaming and premium cable changed the shape of scripted series, weddings were a TV staple, especially during sweeps periods.

Agent Cooper's love for the fictional RR Diner's cherry pie, matched with his appreciation of the diner's 'damn fine cup of coffee,' turned the real-life diner into a cherry pie Mecca for 'Twin Peaks' fans.