This Week in Television History: September 2023 PART III

  September 18, 1963

The Patty Duke Show premiered on ABC-TV. 

September 18, 1978

The first episode of WKRP in Cincinnati aired on CBS. 

September 18, 1983

ABC began airing Hardcastle and McCormick. 

September 19, 1928

William West Anderson, better known by his stage name Adam West is born. 

Best known for his lead role in the Batman TV series on the ABC TV network and the 1966 Batman feature film. He is currently known for portraying eccentric or psychotically delusional characters, as well as his voice work on animated series such as The Fairly OddParents and Family Guy, in both of which he voices fictional versions of himself.

September 20, 1968

Hawaii Five-O First aired.

September 21, 1948

Milton Berle debuted as the host of The Texaco Star Theater on NBC-TV. 

The show later became The Milton Berle Show. Berle was the regular host until 1967. 

September 21, 1953

CBS aired Orwell's 1984 as a TV movie. 

September 21, 1968

The television show Adam-12 debuted on NBC. 

September 22, 2003

The pilot episode of Two and a Half Men aired. 

September 23, 1963

The Jetsons first aired. 

Produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in primetime from 1962-1963, then later as part of the weekday/weekend morning programming block called The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, until 1987. New episodes were produced from 1984-1987 as well. It was Hanna-Barbera’sSpace Age counterpart to The Flintstones. Reruns can be seen frequently on Boomerang.

While the Flintstones live in a world with machines powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons live in the year 2062 in a futuristic utopia (100 years in the future at the time of the show’s debut) of elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions.

September 23, 1968

Here's Lucy aired for the first time. 

September 23, 2003

The series NCIS premiered on CBS. 

September 24, 1958

The Donna Reed Show first aired.

September 24, 1963  

Petticoat Junction first aired.

Set just outside the rural town of Hooterville, the show followed the goings-on at The Shady Rest Hotel, of which Kate Bradley (Benaderet) was the proprietor. Her lazy Uncle Joe Carson (Edgar Buchanan), who was the great uncle to Kate's three daughters, helped her in the day-to-day running of the business while she served as a mediator in the various minor crises that befell her daughters Betty Jo (redhead), Bobbie Jo (brunette), and Billie Jo (blonde). The actresses portraying Billie Jo and Bobbie Jo changed over the years, whereas Betty Jo was portrayed by Linda Kaye, the daughter of Paul Henning, for the entire run.

September 24, 1968

60 Minutes premiered on CBS-TV.  

60 Minutes is an American newsmagazine television program broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt, who chose to set it apart from other news programs by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation. In 2002, 60 Minutes was ranked #6 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time and in 2013, it was ranked #24 on TV Guide's 60 Best Series of All Time. The New York Times has called it "one of the most esteemed news magazines on American television"

 

September 24th, 1968

The Mod Squad first aired. 

It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. Theexecutive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas.

The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode “Mother of Sorrow” was ranked #95 on TV Guide’s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

September 24, 1993

ABC debuted the series Boy Meets World.

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Tony Figueroa