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As always, the further we go back in Hollywood history,
the more that fact and legend become intertwined. It's hard to say where the truth really lies.
October 23, 2002
A Michigan appeals court reversed the 1999 decision
against the Jenny Jones Show.
The court ruled that the program had no legal duty to
protect a guest who was murdered after revealing a gay crush. Scott Amedure was
shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz in 1995, three days after Amedure revealed an
attraction to Schmitz during a taping of the show in Chicago. The segment was
never aired.
October 25, 1982
Newhart first
aired.
Starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and wife who owned and operated an inn located in a small, rural Vermont town that was home to many eccentric characters. TV Guide, TV Land, and A&E named its series finale as one of the most memorable in television history.
October 27, 1947
The first episode of You Bet Your Life premiered on ABC
Radio.
The show was later shown on NBC TV.
To quote the Bicentennial Minute, "And that's the way it was".
Stay Tuned Tony Figueroa |
I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson. Read the full "Pre-ramble"
Monday, October 23, 2017
This Week in Television History: October 2017 PART IV
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