TV CONFIDENTIAL Archives: Jan. 4, 2012

Show No. 120 Jan. 4, 2012

First hour: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen join Ed for an expanded edition of This Week in TV History that remembers Dabney Coleman's 80th birthday, the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Dragnet, and the 40th anniversary of the death of Pete Duel. Second hour: Ed welcomes Stephen Battaglio, business editor for TV Guide and the author of From Yesterday to Today: Six Decades of America’s Favorite Morning Show, a behind-the-scenes look at The Today Show that includes portraits of Dave Garroway, Barbara Walters, Bryant Gumbel, Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley and Katie Couric and many of the other people who helped shape the history of the pioneering NBC program. Bonus Segment: More This Week in TV History: Ed, Tony and Donna celebrate the 75th birthday of Mary Tyler Moore by discussing favorite episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, the famous "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the Lou Grant spin-off series, and the legacy of MTM Productions.