January 12, 1967
Dragnet returned to
NBC-TV after being off the network schedule for eight years.
Webb relaunched Dragnet in
1966, with NBC once again chosen to air the series. He tried to persuade Ben Alexander to rejoin him as Frank Smith. Alexander was then
committed to an ABC police series, Felony Squad,
and the producers would not release him. Webb reluctantly came up with a new
character to take the role of Joe Friday's partner, calling upon his longtime
friend Harry Morgan to play Officer Bill Gannon. Morgan had
previously portrayed rooming house proprietor Luther Gage in the 1949 radio
series episode "James Vickers". George Fenneman returned as the
show's primary announcer with John Stephenson replacing Hal Gibney in the role
of announcing the trial dates and subsequent punishments for the offenders.
Fenneman replaced Stephenson in that role during the fourth season. Unlike the
previous Dragnet series, the revival was produced and aired in
color.
Webb produced a TV movie pilot for
the new version of the show for Universal Television, although the pilot was
not aired until January 1969. NBC bought the show on the strength of the movie
and it debuted as a midseason replacement for the sitcom The Hero on
Thursday nights in January 1967. To distinguish it from the original, the year
was included in the title of the show (i.e., Dragnet 1967).
Although Friday had been promoted to lieutenant in the final episode of the
1950s production, Webb chose to have Friday revert to sergeant with his
familiar badge, "714".
January 12, 1997
The first episode of King of the Hill was aired.
King
of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created
by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that
ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010 on Fox. It centers on the Hills, a middle-class American family
in the fictional city of Arlen, Texas.
It attempts to retain a realistic approach,
seeking humor in the conventional and mundane aspects of everyday life.Judge and Daniels conceived
the series after a run with Judge's Beavis and
Butt-head on MTV, and the series
debuted on the Fox network as a mid-season
replacement on January 12, 1997,
quickly becoming a hit. The series' popularity led to worldwide syndication, and reruns aired nightly on Adult Swim.
The show became one of Fox's longest-running series (third-longest as an
animated series, after Family Guy and The Simpsons),
and briefly held the record for the second longest running animated sitcom in
history. In 2007, it was named by Time magazine
as one of the top 100 greatest television shows of all time. The
title theme was written and performed by The
Refreshments. King of the
Hill won two Emmy Awards and
was nominated for seven.
The series had a total
of 259
episodes over the course of its
13 seasons. The series finale aired on the Fox Network on September 13, 2009.
Four episodes from the final season were to have aired on Fox, but later aired
in syndication on local stations from May 3 to 6, 2010, and on Adult Swim from
May 17 to 20, 2010. King of the Hill was a joint production
by 3 Arts Entertainment, Deedle-Dee
Productions, Judgemental Films, and 20th Century
Fox Television and syndicated
by 20th Television.
January 13, 1962
Ernie Kovacs killed in Corvair crash.
Ernie Kovacs, a comedian who hosted his own television
shows during the 1950s and is said to have influenced such TV hosts as Johnny
Carson and David Letterman, dies at the age of 42 after crashing his Chevrolet
Corvair into a telephone pole in Los Angeles, California, while driving in a
rainstorm. Kovacs, who often appeared on camera with his trademark cigar, was
found by police with an unlit cigar, leading to speculation that he had been
reaching for the cigar and lost control of his vehicle. The Corvair was later
made infamous by Ralph Nader's groundbreaking 1965 book "Unsafe at Any
Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile," about unsafe
practices in the auto industry.January 13, 1997
The first episode of La Femme Nikita aired.
La Femme Nikita (French pronunciation: [la fam nikita], "The Woman Nikita"; called Nikita in Canada) is a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by Luc Besson.
The series was co-produced by Jay Firestone of Fireworks
Entertainment and Warner Bros..
It was adapted for television by Joel Surnow.
The series was first telecast in North America on the USA Network cable
channel on January 13, 1997, and ran for five seasons until March 4, 2001. The
series was also aired in Canada on the over-the-air CTV Television
Network. La Femme Nikita was
the highest-rated drama on American basic
cable during its first two
seasons. It was also distributed in some other countries, and it continues to
have a strong cult following.January 14, 1952
Today premieres on NBC.
It was the brainchild of Pat Weaver,
who was then vice-president of NBC. Weaver was president of the company from 1953 to 1955, during which
time Today's late-night companion The Tonight Show premiered. In pre-production, the show's proposed title was The
Rise and Shine Revue. Today was the first show of its genre when it signed on with
original host Dave Garroway. The show blended national news headlines, in-depth
interviews with newsmakers, lifestyle features, other light news and gimmicks
(including the presence of the chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs
as the show's mascot during the early years), and local station news updates. Today's
female anchors were once called "Today girls." Other hosts over the
years have included John Chancellor, Hugh Downs, Florence Henderson, Barbara
Walters, Tom Brokaw, Bryant Gumbel, Jane Pauley, and Katie Couric. The first
two hours of the show are anchored by Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb . Al Roker serves as weather forecaster.January 14, 1972
NBC-TV debuted Sanford
& Son.
Sanford
and Son is an American sitcom that
ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972 to March 25, 1977. It was
based on the BBC Television program Steptoe and Son.Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags and catchphrases,
the series was adapted by Norman Lear and
considered NBC's answer to CBS's All in the Family. Sanford and Son has been hailed as the precursor to
many other African American sitcoms. It was a ratings hit throughout its six-season run.
While the role of Fred G. Sanford was
known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, the role of Lamont Sanford was that of a conscientious peacemaker. At
times, both characters would involve themselves in schemes, usually as a means
of earning cash quickly in order to pay off their various debts. Other colorful and
unconventional characters on the show included Aunt
Esther, Grady Wilson, Bubba Bexley, and Rollo Larson.
In 2007, Time magazine
included the show on their list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All
Time".
January 12, 1967
Dragnet returned to
NBC-TV after being off the network schedule for eight years.
Webb produced a TV movie pilot for
the new version of the show for Universal Television, although the pilot was
not aired until January 1969. NBC bought the show on the strength of the movie
and it debuted as a midseason replacement for the sitcom The Hero on
Thursday nights in January 1967. To distinguish it from the original, the year
was included in the title of the show (i.e., Dragnet 1967).
Although Friday had been promoted to lieutenant in the final episode of the
1950s production, Webb chose to have Friday revert to sergeant with his
familiar badge, "714".
January 12, 1997
The first episode of King of the Hill was aired.
Judge and Daniels conceived
the series after a run with Judge's Beavis and
Butt-head on MTV, and the series
debuted on the Fox network as a mid-season
replacement on January 12, 1997,
quickly becoming a hit. The series' popularity led to worldwide syndication, and reruns aired nightly on Adult Swim.
The show became one of Fox's longest-running series (third-longest as an
animated series, after Family Guy and The Simpsons),
and briefly held the record for the second longest running animated sitcom in
history. In 2007, it was named by Time magazine
as one of the top 100 greatest television shows of all time. The
title theme was written and performed by The
Refreshments. King of the
Hill won two Emmy Awards and
was nominated for seven.
The series had a total
of 259
episodes over the course of its
13 seasons. The series finale aired on the Fox Network on September 13, 2009.
Four episodes from the final season were to have aired on Fox, but later aired
in syndication on local stations from May 3 to 6, 2010, and on Adult Swim from
May 17 to 20, 2010. King of the Hill was a joint production
by 3 Arts Entertainment, Deedle-Dee
Productions, Judgemental Films, and 20th Century
Fox Television and syndicated
by 20th Television.
January 13, 1962
Ernie Kovacs killed in Corvair crash.
January 13, 1997
The first episode of La Femme Nikita aired.
January 14, 1952
Today premieres on NBC.
January 14, 1972
NBC-TV debuted Sanford
& Son.
Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags and catchphrases,
the series was adapted by Norman Lear and
considered NBC's answer to CBS's All in the Family. Sanford and Son has been hailed as the precursor to
many other African American sitcoms. It was a ratings hit throughout its six-season run.
While the role of Fred G. Sanford was
known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, the role of Lamont Sanford was that of a conscientious peacemaker. At
times, both characters would involve themselves in schemes, usually as a means
of earning cash quickly in order to pay off their various debts. Other colorful and
unconventional characters on the show included Aunt
Esther, Grady Wilson, Bubba Bexley, and Rollo Larson.
In 2007, Time magazine included the show on their list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time".
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