One Man and His Awesome TV Awards

05/01/2025

The original Night Court debuted on this day in 1984 on NBC. 👨‍⚖️

On January 4, 1984: the tv series NIGHT COURT premiered

28/12/2024

Longtime sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel also died on Friday. He was 78. He and his younger brother Bryant were trailblazers for Blacks in broadcasting.

He was a studio host of CBS Sports' NCAA Division I Men's Basketball coverage who had been covering sports for over 50 years.

28/12/2024

RIP to Actress Olivia Hussey, who played Juliet in the 1968 Franco Zefferelli adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. She died on Friday at the age of 73.

She appeared in many films, including: ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ in 1977 where she played Mary and the 1990 movie adaptation of Stephen King's “It," and "Romeo and Juliet"

11/12/2024

A Year Without A Santa Claus debuted on this day in 1974.

On this day in 1974... This wonderful Christmas Special aired for the very first time!! Remember watching St. Nick skipping his gift-giving journey to take a vacation? :) 🎅

It stars Shirley Booth (Mrs. Santa), Mickey Rooney (Santa Claus), Dick Shawn (Snow Miser) & George S. Irving (Heat Miser)?

26/11/2024

Tony and Daytime Emmy winning actress Helen Gallagher has died at the age of 98.

With a stage career spanning seven decades, Ms. Gallagher won her first Tony in 1952.

29/10/2024

50 years ago today, the wedding of the century in Manhattan. Rhoda and Joe tie the knot. 👰‍♀ 🤵🚖🚎🚝🛵💍💍

50 years ago today, Monday, October 28, 1974, Rhoda and Joe were married in a special hour-long episode that broke several television viewership records.

Heavily publicized, it became the highest-rated television episode of the 1970's, a record it held until the miniseries Roots claimed that achievement in 1977. Additionally, on the night of its airing it became the second-most-watched television episode of all time, surpassed only by the 1953 episode of I Love Lucy in which Little Ricky was born.

The producers originally wanted to launch the spinoff with the wedding as the very first episode, but Valerie Harper suggested that they build up to it and save the event for later in the season.

At the conclusion of the episode, Monday Night Football host Howard Cosell joked on the air that he had not been invited to the wedding, and welcomed viewers back to the game.

Hundreds of "wedding parties" were held by fans across the country on the night of the episode to celebrate the television wedding, and within days the CBS-TV studios were inundated with toasters and other wedding gifts sent in by fans.
The episode was overwhelmingly praised by critics, widely touted as a "television phenomenon, unlike anything that had happened on television for nearly twenty years," and earned Valerie her fourth Emmy in 1975.

It was reported that people across the country had pulled off the road checking into motels, and friends canceled out on dinner invitations (feigning illness), just to watch Rhoda's wedding.

Valerie Harper stated that this was her favorite episode of the entire series, “because my co-stars from Mary’s show were there!”

Ted Knight requested not to be included in the wedding episode because he didn’t want to be the butt of jokes during Rhoda’s big event. This was when he was struggling with playing a “dumb” character and was considering quitting, until producer Allan Burns convinced him to stay.

It was Georgia Engel’s own idea for Georgette to attend, driving cross-country. Her character wasn’t in the original script.

Producer and series co-creator James L. Brooks appears in a cameo during the subway sequence, which was filmed on location in New York City. He was also a guest on Mary’s show as the rabbi who remarried Rhoda’s parents, Ida and Martin Morgenstern.

Surprisingly, Rhoda’s nuptials didn’t make the cover of that week’s TV Guide; instead it was an illustration of The Waltons, but the wedding did appear on the cover of several local TV supplements from the Sunday paper.

Although “Rhoda’s Wedding” originally aired as a one-hour episode, it was later edited into two half-hour installments for syndication and the DVD release. However, the original hourlong version was used for the VHS box set, “The Very Best of Rhoda.”

There was an alternate version of the wedding scene that aired during the first batch of reruns which included closeups of Mary Richards looking misty-eyed during the nuptials. This version hasn’t been seen since the early 1980s.

16/10/2024

I Love Lucy debuted on CBS on this day in 1951. 💝💘

It's I Love Lucy Day! 🥰 Tell us three reasons you love Lucy and all her crazy moments! 👇

16/10/2024

Curb Your Enthusiasm debuted on this day in 2000, lasting 12 seasons, and nominated for 11 Comedy Series Emmys.

Happy 24th Anniversary To Curb Your Enthusiasm
The First Season Of Curb Your Enthusiasm Began Airing On HBO On October 15, 2000 To April 7, 2024 The Show Premiered With An Hour-Long Special On October 17, 1999. After Running For 12 Seasons And A Total Of 120 Episodes
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Nostalgic & History

15/10/2024

This week marks 30 years of Pulp Fiction, released on October 14, 1994.

Pulp Fiction was released on October 14th, (1994). 30 years ago today.

29/09/2024

Dame Maggie Smith passed away on Friday at the age of 89. From The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite, to Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter franchise, Smith amazed audiences for decades.

29/09/2024

Days of Our Lives actor Drake Hogestyn has died, just days before his 71st birthday. He was on the long running soap for 37 years.

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15/09/2024

Silver Garbage Award Winners will be posted later today.

30/08/2024

It's been 30 years since the teen angst drama "My So-Called Life" debuted. While it lasted one season, it introduced us to the likes of Claire Danes and Jared Leto.

30 years ago this week, the short-lived TV series "My So-Called Life" first premiered.

29/08/2024

to 57 years ago today, the day the running stopped, as the Series Finale of The Fugitive aired on ABC.

The final episode of "The Fugitive" aired today in 1967. Over 25 million households tuned in to see Dr. Richard Kimble catch the on-armed man. It was the most-watched television series episode at the time.

14/08/2024

14/08/2024

42 years ago today, Class was in session at Ridgemont High. 🏫 🎥 🎞

Fast Times at Ridgemont High was released on this date in 1982 🎬😂

14/08/2024

27 years ago today, Animation on television would never be the same.

South Park premiered on this date in 1997 📺😂