Today in TV History - September 2017

Today is Saturday, September 30, 2017 Today in Television History 1958 - The first episode of "The Rifleman" aired on ABC-TV. 1982 - The first episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC. The show aired for 11 years. 1984 - The pilot episode of "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS. 1990 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Defiant Daughter" aired. 1995 - "Baywatch Nights" began airing in syndication. 1995 - The 800th episode of "Soul Train" aired. 1998 - Jonny Lang, Slash (Guns 'n' Roses), Joey Ramone (Ramones) and Rick Nelson (Cheap Trick) and others appeared on "The Drew Carey Show". All the musicians were trying out for lead guitarist of Carey's band. Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - Sonny James performed "Uh-Huh-Mm" on "American Bandstand." 1967 - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band performed "Spreadin' Honey" on "American Bandstand." 1967 - The Grass Roots performed "Things I Should Have Said" on "American Bandstand." 1978 - Stonebolt performed "I Will Still Love You" on "American Bandstand." Today is Friday, September 29, 2017 Today in Television History 1953 - "Make Room for Daddy" premiered on ABC-TV. 1960 - "My Three Sons" debuted on ABC-TV. 1963 - "My Favorite Martian" premiered on CBS-TV. 1963 - "The Judy Garland Show" premiered on CBS-TV. 1977 - Eva Shain became the first woman to officiate a heavyweight title boxing match. About 70 million people on watched Muhammad Ali defeat Ernie Shavers on NBC-TV. 1985 - The pilot episode of "MacGyver" aired on ABC. 1986 - The first episode of "Designing Women" aired on CBS. 1992 - The 100th episode of "Roseanne" aired on ABC. 1999 - The first episode of "Popular" aired. 2002 - The first pilot episode of "American Chopper" aired. A second pilot was aired on January 19, 2003. Today in American Bandstand History 1960 - Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on "American Bandstand." 1973 - The Raspberries performed "Tonight" on "American Bandstand." 1984 - Y&T performed "Don't Stop Runnin'" and "Lipstick and Leather" on "American Bandstand." 1984 - The video of The Fixx's "Are We Ourselves" was aired on "American Bandstand." 1984 - O'Bryan performed "Breakin' Together" on "American Bandstand." Today is Thursday, September 28, 2017 Today in Television History 1944 - "The Boys From Boise" was shown on WABD in New York as the first full-length comedy written for television. 1955 - The World Series was televised in color for the first time. The game was between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1961 - "Dr. Kildare" premiered on NBC-TV. 1961 - "Hazel" premiered on NBC-TV. 1976 - The 100th episode of "M*A*S*H" aired on CBS. 1984 - Bob Hope showed outtakes of his 34 years in television on NBC. 1987 - The first episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired. Today in American Bandstand History 1963 - Bobby Rydell performed "Let's Make Love Tonight" on "American Bandstand." 1963 - The Ronettes performed "By My Baby" on "American Bandstand." 1968 - Clarence Carter performed "Slip Away" and "Funky Fever" on "American Bandstand." Today is Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Today in Television History 1954 - The "Tonight!" show made its debut on NBC-TV with Steve Allen as host. 1964 - The Beach Boys appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. They performed "I Get Around." 1970 - "The Original Amateur Hour" aired for the last time on CBS. It had been on television for 22 years. 2001 - The first episode of "Inside Schwartz" aired. 2004 - It was announced that Conan O'Brien will take over Jay Leno's position on the "Tonight" show in 2009. Today in American Bandstand History 1961 - Chubby Checker performed "The Fly" on "American Bandstand." 1962 - Mary Wells performed "You Beat Me to the Punch" on "American Bandstand." 1969 - The Association performed "Goodbye Columbus" on "American Bandstand." Today is Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Today in Television History 1960 - The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL. 1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS-TV. 1964 - "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967. 1968 - CBS began airing the first season of "Hawaii Five-O." 1969 - "The Brady Bunch" series premiered on ABC-TV. 1982 - The first episode of "Knight Rider" was aired. 1986 - The episode of "Dallas" that had Bobby Ewing returning from the dead was aired. 1987 - The first episode of "Jake and the Fatman" aired. 1993 - The 200th episode of "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS. 1998 - MTV Russia debuted at midnight. The first video shown on the network was Mummy Troll's "Vladivostock 2000." Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - The Rays performed "Silhouettes" on "American Bandstand." 1961 - Dion performed "Runaround Sue" on "American Bandstand." 1964 - The Ventures performed "Slaughter on 10th Ave." and "Walk Don't Run '64" on "American Bandstand." Today is Monday, September 25, 2017 Today in Television History 1953 - "TV Guide" released its cover with Superman leaping over the head of Clark Kent. 1965 - The half hour Saturday morning cartoon "The Beatles" premiered on ABC-TV. The show ran until September 7, 1969. 1997 - The first episode of "Veronica's Closet" was aired. 1997 - NBC sportscaster Marv Albert pled guilty to assault and battery of a lover. He was fired from NBC within hours. 1999 - Peter Benchley's "Amazon" began airing in syndication. 1999 - The 10th season of "Baywatch" began with the airing of the 200th episode. 2012 - The 10th season of "NCIS" began on CBS. Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - Eileen Rodgers performed "Third Finger, Left Hand" on "American Bandstand." 1959 - The Rock-a-Teens performed "Woo-Hoo" on "American Bandstand." 1965 - Dobie Gray performed "The In Crowd" on "American Bandstand." 1976 - The Walter Murphy Band performed "A Fifth of Beethoven" on "American Bandstand." Today is Sunday, September 24, 2017 Today in Television History 1955 - Judy Garland made her TV debut on the "Ford Star Jubilee" on CBS. 1961 - "The Bullwinkle Show" premiered in prime time on NBC-TV. The show was originally on ABC in the afternoon as "Rocky and His Friends." 1968 - "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV. 1968 - "The Mod Squad" premiered on ABC-TV. 1970 - The first episode of "The Odd Couple" aired on ABC. 1977 - "The Love Boat" debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox. 1985 - The first episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC. 1987 - The series "A Different World" debuted on NBC. 1989 - Prince made an appearance on the 15-year anniversary of Saturday Night Live. He performed the song "Electric Chair." 1991 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Fatal Fashion" aired. 1993 - ABC debuted the series "Boy Meets World." 1994 - The 20th season of "Saturday Night Live" began on NBC. Eric Clapton performed on the show. 1996 - The 200th episode of "Roseanne" aired on ABC. 1997 - ABC began airing the series "Dharma and Greg." 2007 - The pilot episode of "The Big Bang Theory" aired. 2009 - The 10th season of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" began. Today in American Bandstand History 1958 - Johnny Tillotson performed "Will I'm Your Man" and "Dreamy Eyes" on "American Bandstand." 1962 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers performed "Monster Mash" on "American Bandstand." 1966 - Martha & the Vandellas performed "What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love" on "American Bandstand." 1977 - Paul Nicholas performed "Heaven on the 7th Floor" on "American Bandstand." 1977 - Debby Boone performed "You Light Up My Life" on "American Bandstand." Today is Saturday, September 23, 2017 Today in Television History 1951 - The first transcontinental telecast was received on the west coast. The show "Crusade for Freedom" was broadcast by CBS-TV from New York. 1952 - The first Pay Television sporting event took place. The Marciano-Walcott fight was seen in 49 theaters in 31 cities. 1956 - Mickey Dolenz began his television career in NBC's "Circus Boy" series. He later became a member of the Monkees. 1962 - "The Jetsons" premiered on ABC-TV. It was the first program on the network to be carried in color. 1968 - "Here's Lucy" aired for the first time. 1976 - The first season of "Black Sheep Squadron" began on NBC under the name "Baa Baa Black Sheep". 1986 - The first season of "Matlock" began on NBC. 1992 - The first episode of "Mad About You" aired. 2002 - The first season of "CSI: Miami" began. 2003 - The series "NCIS" premiered on CBS. 2004 - It was announced that a "lost" episode of The Honeymooners" had been found in the Peabody Awards archive at the University of Georgia. The episode, entitled "Love Letter," originally broadcast on October 16, 1954, on "The Jackie Gleason Show." 2004 - The fifth season of "CSI" began. 2011 - "All My Children" aired its last episode. The show had run for 41 years. Today in American Bandstand History 1959 - The Clovers performed "Love Potion #9" on "American Bandstand." 1967 - Strawberry Alarm Clock performed "Incense and Peppermints" on "American Bandstand." Today is Friday, September 22, 2017 Today in Television History 1964 - "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." debuted on NBC-TV. 1974 - "The Sonny Comedy Revue" made its television debut. 1979 - ABC began airing the first episode of "Hart to Hart." 1985 - NBC began airing the series "Amazing Stories." 1986 - The TV show "ALF" debuted on NBC. 1987 - ABC aired the first episode of "Full House." 1989 - NBC began airing the series "Baywatch." 1992 - "MTV Unplugged" renamed one episode "MTV Plugged" when Bruce Springsteen played an electric set on the show. 1994 - NBC began airing the series "Friends." 1999 - The 10th season of "L.A. Law" began. 2003 - The pilot episode of "Two and a Half Men" aired. 2004 - The Federal Communications Commission voted to fine CBS a record $550,000 for indecency related to the Super Bowl in which Janet Jackson's right breast was exposed. The FCC fined each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations the maximum penalty of $27,500. 2004 - CBS News announced that a panel would investigate the "60 Minutes" story that used forged documents to question U.S. President George W. Bush's National Guard Service. The segment was based on several alleged memos from Bush's days in the National Guard. The memos were called forged or fake by many document experts. 2004 - The first season of "CSI: New York" began. 2004 - The pilot episode of "Lost" aired. 2005 - The first episode of "Criminal Minds" aired. 2011 - The pilot episode of "Person of Interest" aired.  Today in American Bandstand History 1960 - Johnny Tillotson performed "Poetry in Motion" on "American Bandstand." 1961 - Lee Dorsey performed "Ya-Ya" on "American Bandstand." 1973 - Lobo performed "How Can I Tell Her" on "American Bandstand." 1984 - Gary U.S. Bonds performed "Standing in the Line of Fire" and "Sneaking Away" on "American Bandstand." 1984 - The video for Wham's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" was aired on "American Bandstand." 1984 - The Psychedelic Furs performed "Heaven" on "American Bandstand." Today is Thursday, September 21, 2017 Today in Television History 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. 1953 - CBS aired Orwell's "1984" as a TV movie. 1957 - The first episode of "Perry Mason" aired on CBS. 1968 - The television show "Adam-12" debuted on NBC. 1970 - "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21. 1972 - ABC-TV debuted "In Concert." Alice Cooper appeared in the first episode. 1993 - The first episode of "NYPD Blue" aired on ABC. 1998 - The first episode of "Will & Grace" aired on NBC. 1999 - HBO's live music show, "Reverb," debuted with performances by Alanis Morissette and Everlast. 2001 - "America: A Tribute to Heroes" was shown on 35 separate broadcast and cable networks simultaneously. The telethon raised $150 million in pledges to benefit families of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. The pledges were made from September 21 through September 24, 2001.   Today in American Bandstand History 1960 - Dorsey Burnetter performed "Hey Little One" on "American Bandstand." 1963 - Skeeter Davis performed "I Can't Stay Mad at You" on "American Bandstand." 1963 - Garnett Mimms performed "Cry Baby" on "American Bandstand." 1968 - Jay & the Techniques performed "Baby, Make Your Own Sweet Music" on "American Bandstand." 1974 - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles performed "Do It Baby" on "American Bandstand." Today is Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Today in Television History 1953 - The TV show "Letter to Loretta" premiered. The name was changed to "The Loretta Young Show" on February 14, 1954. 1953 - Jimmy Stewart debuted on the radio western "The Six Shooter" on NBC. 1955 - "You'll Never Be Rich" premiered on CBS-TV. The name was changed less than two months later to "The Phil Silvers Show." 1975 - The Bay City Rollers appeared live on the premiere of the Howard Cosell's Saturday Night show on ABC-TV. It was their U.S. debut. 1976 - The Captain & Tennille show premiered on ABC-TV. 1979 - The first episode of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" aired on NBC. 1984 - The first episode of "The Cosby Show" aired on NBC. 1984 - The first episode of "Who's the Boss?" aired on ABC. 2004 - CBS News announced that they could not authenticate several documents that had been used in a "60 Minutes" story that questioned U.S. President George Bush's service in the National Guard. Two days later CBS announced that a panel would be appointed to investigate the story. Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - Don Rondo performed "There's Only You" on "American Bandstand." 1969 - Creedence Clearwater Revival performed "Commotion" and "Down on the Corner" on "American Bandstand." 1975 - Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods performed "Our Last Song Together" on "American Bandstand." 1975 - Ralph Carter performed "When You're Young and in Love" on "American Bandstand." 1980 - The Spinners performed "Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long, Long Time" on "American Bandstand." Today is Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Today in Television History 1955 - Eva Marie Saint, Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman starred in the "Producer’s Showcase" presentation of "Our Town" on NBC-TV. 1970 - The first episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" aired on CBS. 1972 - The 100th episode of "Hawaii Five-O" aired. 1981 - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel recorded "The Concert in Central Park" for an HBO special. The material was recorded live in New York's Central Park. 1984 - NBC began airing "Highway to Heaven." 1992 - The pilot episode of "Renegade" aired. 1994 - NBC began airing the television series "ER." 1994 - "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" began its 5th season with its 100th episode. 1997 - VH1 aired "Storytellers" live for the first time. The show was a 90 minute special featuring Elton John from the House of Blues in New Orleans, LA. 1999 - The first episode of "Judging Amy" aired. 2005 - The pilot episode of "How I Met Your Mother" aired on CBS. Today in American Bandstand History 1961 - Troy Shondell performed "This Time" on "American Bandstand." 1962 - Brian Hyland performed "Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)" on "American Bandstand." 1964 - The Superbs performed "Baby Baby All the Time" on "American Bandstand." 1970 - Bobby Bloom performed "Montego Bay" on "American Bandstand." 1981 - A video of the Jacksons' "The Triumph (Can You Feel It)" was aired on "American Bandstand." Today is Monday, September 18, 2017 Today in Television History 1955 - The "Ed Sullivan Show" began on CBS-TV. The show had been "The Toast of the Town" since 1948. 1957 - "The Big Record" premiered on CBS-TV. The show only lasted one season. 1963 - "The Patty Duke Show" premiered on ABC-TV. 1965 - The first episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" was shown on NBC-TV. The last show was televised on September 1, 1970. 1969 - Tiny Tim announced on "The Tonight Show" to Johnny Carson his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger. Carson asked the two to be married on the show. They made TV history with the wedding on December 17, 1969. 1978 - The first episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired on CBS. 1983 - ABC began airing "Hardcastle and McCormick." 1983 - KISS appeared unmasked on MTV for the first time. 1989 - A California Raisins commercial that featured a "claymation" version of Michael Jackson debuted on U.S. television. Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - Frankie Avalon made an appearance on "American Bandstand." 1958 - Arlene Smith & the Chantels performed "I Love You So" on "American Bandstand." 1971 - Bobbie Russell performed "Saturday Morning Confusion" on "American Bandstand." 1971 - A taped performance of Creedence Clearwater Revival performing "Sweet Hitchhiker" was played on "American Bandstand." 1976 - A taped performance of Elton John & Kiki Dee performing "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" on "American Bandstand." 1982 - Men at Work performed "Who Can It Be Now" on "American Bandstand." Today is Sunday, September 17, 2017 Today in Television History 1955 - "The Perry Como Show" moved to Saturday nights on NBC-TV. 1963 - "The Fugitive" premiered on ABC-TV. The show starred David Janssen. 1964 - ABC began airing the series "Bewitched." 1965 - The first episode of "Hogan's Heroes" aired. 1965 - "The Smothers Brothers Show" premiered on CBS-TV. 1966 - "Mission Impossible" premiered on CBS-TV. 1967 - The Doors appear on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "Light My Fire" and "People Are Strange." 1972 - The first episode of "M*A*S*H" aired on CBS. 1978 - The series "Battlestar Galactica" began airing on ABC. 1991 - The first episode of "Home Improvement" aired on ABC. 1995 - The 10th season of "Married With Children" began. 2002 - "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" returned to television on Animal Planet. 2010 - CBS aired the final episode of "As the World Turns." Today in American Bandstand History 1966 - Neil Diamond performed "Cherry Cherry" on "American Bandstand." 1977 - The Brothers Johnson performed "Strawberry Letter #23" on "American Bandstand." 1983 - Amy Holland performed "I Hand on Your Every Word" and "Shake Me, Wake Me" on "American Bandstand." 1983 - Scott Baio performed "Some Girls" and "She's Trouble" on "American Bandstand." Today is Saturday, September 16, 2017 Today in Television History 1963 - "The Outer Limits" premiered on ABC-TV. 1964 - "Shindig!" premiered on ABC. The first show opened with Sam Cooke, The Everly Brothers, The Wellingtons, The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Sherman and Alan Sues. 1965 - The second season of "Shindig!" was opened with the Rolling Stones performing "Satisfaction." The Kinks, Byrds and Everly Brothers also appeared on the season opener. 1965 - "The Dean Martin Show" debuted on NBC-TV. 1968 - "The Andy Griffith Show" was seen for the final time on CBS. 1968 - U.S. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon appeared on episode 15 of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". He spoke the show signature line "Sock it to me." 1972 - "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS-TV. 1984 - The first episode of "Miami Vice" aired on NBC. 1987 - The first episode of "Wiseguy" aired on CBS. 1993 - The first episode of "Frasier" aired on NBC. 1996 - The first episode of "Cosby" aired on CBS. 2000 - "Soul Train" began its 30th season. 2002 - "Oprah After the Show" debuted on the Oxygen cable channel. Today in American Bandstand History 1959 - Barry Mann appeared on "American Bandstand." 1967 - The Lewis & Clarke Expedition performed "I Feel Good" on "American Bandstand." 1967 - Brenda Holloway performed "You've Made Me So Very Happy" on "American Bandstand." 1972 - Rick Springfield performed "Speak to the Sky" on "American Bandstand." 1978 - Foxy performed "Get Off" on "American Bandstand." Today is Friday, September 15, 2017 Today in Television History 1949 - "The Lone Ranger" premiered on ABC. Clayton Moore was the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels was Tonto. 1965 - "Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV. 1965 - "Green Acres" premiered on CBS TV. 1968 - The TV musical series "Soul" premiered on NBC. 1969 - The Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra released "The Sulli-Gulli." It was the only release by Sullivan. 1977 - The 10th season of "Hawaii Five-O" began. 1986 - NBC aired the pilot episode of "L.A. Law." 1995 - The first episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired. Today in American Bandstand History 1959 - Duane Eddy performed "Some Kinda Earthquake" and "First Love, First Tears" on "American Bandstand." 1984 - Janet Jackson performed "Don't Stand Another Chance" and "Dream Street" on "American Bandstand." 1984 - The video for Lindsay Buckingham's "Go Insane" was aired on "American Bandstand." 1984 - Lakeside performed "Make My Day" on "American Bandstand." Today is Thursday, September 14, 2017 Today in Television History 1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC to promote Lennon's new LP and film ("Imagine"), Yoko's book, two films and a fine arts show. 1962 - The third season of "The Flintstones" began. The first show of the season was the first to be broadcast in color. All previous episodes (the first two seasons) had been filmed in color but had been broadcast in black and white. 1965 - "My Mother The Car" premiered on NBC TV. The series was canceled after only a few weeks after the debut. 1967 - The first episode of "Ironside" aired. 1968 - "The Archies" premiered on CBS. The cartoon was based on the comic book series. 1972 - The series "The Waltons" began airing. 1973 - The fifth, and final, season of "The Brady Bunch" began. 1977 - The pilot episode of the television show "The Amazing Spiderman," starring Nicholas Hammond, aired on CBS. 1978 - The first episode of "Mork and Mindy" aired on ABC. 1984 - The MTV Awards are held for the first time. Bette Midler and Dan Ackroyd co-hosted the show. 1985 - The first episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.  Today in American Bandstand History 1963 - Dion performed "Donna the Prima Donna" on "American Bandstand." 1963 - Major Lance performed "Monkey Time" on "American Bandstand." 1968 - O.C. Smith performed "Little Green Apples" on "American Bandstand." 1974 - The Impressions performed "Sooner or Later" on "American Bandstand." Today is Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Today in Television History 1947 - NBC voted to ban crime shows before 9:30pm. 1974 - The first episode of "Police Woman" aired on NBC. 1974 - The first episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC. 1990 - The first episode of "Law and Order" aired. After almost 20 years, NBC announced it had canceled the show on May 14, 2010. 1993 - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered on NBC. 1996 - CBS began airing the television series "Everybody Loves Raymond." 1996 - CMT (Country Music Television) was allowed to resume broadcasting in Canada. The network had been taken off the air over a broadcasting rights dispute. 1998 - NBC's "Frasier" won a record fifth consecutive Emmy award as TV's best comedy series. 2005 - The first episode of "Supernatural" aired. Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - The Everly Brothers performed "Wake Up Little Susie" on "American Bandstand." 1969 - Creedence Clearwater Revival performed "Bad Moon Rising" and "Green River" on "American Bandstand." 1969 - Stevie Wonder performed "My Cherie Amour" and "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" on "American Bandstand." 1975 - The B.T. Express performed "Give It What You Got" on "American Bandstand." 1975 - Austin Roberts performed "Rocky" on "American Bandstand." 1980 - Larry Graham performed "One in a Million You" on "American Bandstand." 1980 - Benny Mardones performed "Into the Night" on "American Bandstand." Today is Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Today in Television History 1963 - The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957. 1966 - "Family Affair" premiered on CBS television. 1966 - The first episode of "The Monkees" aired on NBC. 1966 - ABC-TV's "The Roger Miller Show" premiered. 1970 - CBS aired "Josie and the Pussycats" for the first time. 1972 - The first episode of "Maude" aired. 1980 - An in-depth report on the death of Elvis Presley aired on ABC-TV’s "20/20". It raised so many unanswered questions that the official case concerning Elvis’ death was reopened. 1984 - The first episode of "Punky Brewster" aired on NBC. 1993 - The pilot episode of "Lois and Clark" aired. 1993 - The 10th season of "Murder, She Wrote" began. 1994 - The first episode of "Party of Five" aired on FOX. 1995 - The first episode of "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" aired. 1998 - A concert by Shania Twain was televised live on DirecTV. It was the first time direct broadcast had been used for a country star. 1998 - Vince Gill made his 100th appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - Nick Noble performed "Moonlight Swim" on "American Bandstand." 1957 - The Tune Weavers performed "Happy Happy Birthday to You" on "American Bandstand." 1960 - Larry Verne performed "Mr. Custer" on "American Bandstand." 1962 - Freddy Cannon performed "What's Gonna Happen When Summer's Done" on "American Bandstand." 1964 - Brenda Holloway performed "I'll Always Love You" on "American Bandstand." Today is Monday, September 11, 2017 Today in Television History 1954 - The Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether, was the winner. 1964 - "Friday Night Fights" was seen for the last time. 1967 - The Carol Burnett Show premiered on CBS. 1970 - The last "Get Smart" episode aired on CBS-TV. 1974 - "Little House on the Prairie" made its television debut.   Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - Webb Pierce performed "Holiday for Love" and "Don't Do It" on "American Bandstand." 1958 - Dickie Doo & and the Don'ts performed "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" and "Flip-Top Box" on "American Bandstand." 1962 - The Majors performed "Wonderful Dream" on "American Bandstand." 1965 - Gene Chandler performed "Good Times" on "American Bandstand." 1976 - John Travolta performed "When I'm Away From You" on "American Bandstand." 1976 - The Spinners performed "Rubberband Man" on "American Bandstand." 1982 - The Stray Cats performed "Rock This Town" on "American Bandstand." 1982 - The Dazz Band performed "Let It Whip" on "American Bandstand." Today is Sunday, September 10, 2017 Today in Television History 1950 - Eddie Cantor began working on TV on the "Colgate Comedy Hour" on NBC. 1953 - Swanson began selling its first "TV dinner." 1955 - "Gunsmoke" premiered on CBS. 1955 - Bert Parks began a 25-year career as host of the "Miss America Pageant" on NBC. 1966 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1975 - The first episode of "Starsky and Hutch" was aired by ABC. 1990 - NBC began airing the series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." 1992 - Howard Stern appeared as Fartman on the MTV Video Music Awards. 1993 - The first episode of "X-Files" aired on FOX. The series finale was aired on May 19, 2002. 1995 - Cyndi Lauper won an Emmy for her guest appearance on "Mad About You." 2000 - NBC's "The West Wing" won a record nine Emmy awards. 2002 - It was reported that the Cartoon Network had purchased the television rights for the FOX animated series "Futurama." 2006 - ABC aired the first part of its miniseries "The Path to 9/11." The version that aired had several scenes edited or deleted following protests from Clinton administration officials. The second part was scheuduled to air the following evening.  Today in American Bandstand History 1957 - Jimmie Rodgers performed "Honeycomb" on "American Bandstand." 1958 - Little Anthony & the Imperials performed "Tears on My Pillow" on "American Bandstand." 1966 - Tommy Roe performed "Sweet Pea" and "Hooray for Haze!" on "American Bandstand." 1966 - The Hollies performed "Bus Stop" and "I Can't Let Go" on "American Bandstand."