Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Justin Bieber Returns to the Spotlight with New YouTube Original Series "Justin Bieber: Seasons"

Justin Bieber Returns to the Spotlight with New YouTube Original Series "Justin Bieber: Seasons"
Fans can tune in to "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020" on ABC after the ball drop tonight for a preview of the series and a special message from Bieber himself.

[via press release from YouTube]
JUSTIN BIEBER RETURNS TO THE SPOTLIGHT WITH NEW YOUTUBE ORIGINAL SERIES "JUSTIN BIEBER: SEASONS"

Global Superstar's First-Ever 10-Part Documentary Event Premieres January 27, 2020

December 31, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) - YouTube Originals today announced it is partnering with global superstar Justin Bieber on his first-ever docuseries, "Justin Bieber: Seasons," to premiere on Monday, January 27 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT. The series will bring Justin Bieber back to YouTube, where it all started, to give fans a full circle look at his life. Fans can tune in to "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020" on ABC after the ball drop tonight for a preview of the series and a special message from Bieber himself.

"When I was getting started, YouTube provided me a platform and a community where I could share music, experiences and moments with my fans," said Justin Bieber. "It feels great to partner with YouTube for this original documentary series. I want my fans to be part of this journey."
"Justin Bieber's courage as an artist is truly admirable and we are grateful he continues to share his inspiring story on YouTube," said Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Original Content for YouTube. "As we aim to spotlight authentic struggles and real-life triumphs in our YouTube Originals, we are thrilled to add this special project to our 2020 slate."

"Justin Bieber: Seasons" is an all-access, 10-episode original documentary series chronicling the making of Justin Bieber's first album in four years. The show is a raw, powerful and intimate look at Bieber's process of creating new music and the motivation for this new album told through the lens of his closest confidants, friends, collaborators and Bieber himself. The series will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at Bieber's private life, including never-before-seen footage of his wedding to Hailey Bieber and his day-to-day alongside those in his inner circle. With brand new music scoring the episodes, Justin reflects on the highs and lows of growing up in the public eye as he invites his fans on the journey leading up to the release of the highly-anticipated and most personal album of his career. "Justin Bieber: Seasons" will premiere on Monday, January 27 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT, with new episodes premiering free with ads each Monday and Wednesday at noon ET. Fans can sign up for YouTube Premium to get early access to new episodes and watch the series ad-free.

"Justin Bieber: Seasons" is directed and executive produced by OBB Pictures' Michael D. Ratner with photographer Joe Termini set to direct additional episodes. The documentary is produced by Bieber Time Films, SB Projects and OBB Pictures. Justin Bieber will serve as an executive producer. Scooter Braun, Allison Kaye and Scott Manson will serve as executive producers for SB Projects and Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner and Kfir Goldberg will serve as executive producers for OBB Pictures.

Susanne Daniels is Global Head of Original Content for YouTube. Alex Piper, Head of Unscripted, YouTube Originals and Cara Casey, Development Lead, YouTube Originals will oversee "Justin Bieber: Seasons" for the global platform.

The YouTube Originals docuseries will serve as a homecoming for Justin Bieber, who skyrocketed to fame in 2007 after he was discovered on the global platform. He is currently the most subscribed artist on YouTube (47.8 million subscribers), appears in six videos with over one billion views and has over 19 billion views on his Official Artist Channel.

As part of YouTube's previously announced new programming strategy, for the first time, YouTube's audience of 2 billion logged-in monthly users will have the opportunity to enjoy new YouTube Originals series and specials, including "Justin Bieber: Seasons," for free with ads. YouTube's subscription service, YouTube Premium, will continue to offer ad-free access to all YouTube Originals with all episodes available at once to binge. The news follows record growth for YouTube Originals, with total views of the full 2019 slate growing more than 40% compared to the year before.

The YouTube Originals partnership with Justin Bieber joins a robust slate of music and personality-focused original series and specials including "Coldplay: Everyday Life - Live in Jordan," "How to Be: Mark Ronson," "Almost Ready" with Shay Mitchell, "Taylor Swift - Lover's Lounge (Live)," "Kevin Hart: What the Fit," "Liza on Demand" starring YouTube's Liza Koshy, "MALUMA: Lo Que Era, Lo Que Soy, Lo Que Seré," "Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries" and "Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated." Upcoming 2020 projects with top personalities include documentaries with Paris Hilton and Dude Perfect as well as season three of the hit scripted series, "Cobra Kai." YouTube is also investing heavily in learning-driven original programming.

About Justin Bieber:
Grammy-winning global superstar Justin Bieber has amassed more than 50 billion streams and more than 60 million album equivalents worldwide over the course of his career. Justin's Grammy-winning 2015 album PURPOSE sold over 21 million copies worldwide. As he looks ahead to the 2020 arrival of his 5th studio album, Bieber is once again ruling the airwaves and dominating the charts, as his recent collaboration with Ed Sheeran "I Don't Care" hit #1 in 26 countries worldwide, Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" - pushed over the top by a Bieber remix - reached #1 in the US, and "10,000 Hours" with Dan + Shay became the highest charting debut for a country song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. In 2017, the Justin-led global smash "Despacito Remix" broke streaming records and became the most-viewed video of all time. Justin made chart history with "Despacito" and the DJ Khaled-collaboration "I'm The One" as the first artist ever to tally new No. 1s on the Hot 100 in consecutive weeks, Bieber's fourth and fifth No. 1 singles. IN 2015, PURPOSE debuted at #1 in over 100 countries around the world, and garnered a Grammy nomination for Album Of The Year. PURPOSE shattered global streaming records and yielded three consecutive #1 singles in the US - "What Do You Mean," "Sorry," and "Love Yourself," which received a Grammy nomination for Record Of The Year. In late 2015, all three tracks landed at #1, #2 and #3 on the UK singles chart, surpassing a record previously held by the Beatles and making Justin the first artist ever to accomplish such a feat. In February 2016, Justin won his first Grammy: Best Dance Song for the PURPOSE track "Where Are You Now." Justin Bieber, whose career launched in 2009, with the RIAA 5x-platinum worldwide hit "One Time," is the first artist to reach over 10 billion views on VEVO. In 2014, he was ranked by Twitter as the #1 most tweeted about musical artist of the year. He has released five #1 albums to-date, and has starred in two films: Never Say Never (2011) and Believe (2013). In 2011, he was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy. In 2013, Justin received the RIAA Diamond award in recognition of his 2010 single "Baby" (12x-platinum in the U.S. alone) as the best-selling digital single of all-time.

About YouTube Originals:
YouTube Originals are award-winning, creative and engaging scripted and unscripted series and films across music, personalities and learning for fans all over the world. Spotlighting both YouTube creators alongside Hollywood's biggest stars, YouTube Originals provide an experience that only YouTube can offer. By tapping into the platform's growing global community, fan engagement capabilities, and innovative content mixed with pioneering live streamed specials, there is truly something for everybody. Fans experience YouTube Original content through ad-supported YouTube as well as YouTube Premium, a subscription service that offers access to YouTube Original series and movies, a streaming music platform, and an uninterrupted, ad-free experience across all of YouTube. YouTube Originals are available in nearly 80 countries worldwide.

About OBB Pictures:
Founded in 2016 by Michael D. Ratner, OBB Pictures is the TV, digital, and film arm of OBB Media. Ratner, alongside co-founder Scott Ratner and a team of talented storytellers, create scripted and unscripted projects for many distributors, with a portfolio of work spanning comedy, drama, sports, and music. The company's most recent hits in 2019 alone include Netflix's "Historical Roasts"; Kevin Hart's "Cold As Balls"; ESPN+'s "The Harder Way" and many others. The Emmy award winning full-service production company has its offices and post-production facilities headquartered in West Hollywood, California. OBB Media is also the parent company to OBB Sound, OBB Branded and OBB Cares.

About SB Projects:
Founded by Scooter Braun, SB Projects is a diversified entertainment and media company with ventures at the intersection of music, film, technology, brands, culture, and social good. In addition to managing a roster of some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, J. Balvin, Idina Minzel, Demi Lovato, Karlie Kloss and Tori Kelly, SB Projects has grown their film and television division to include a robust slate of projects including the forthcoming comedy series "Dave" for FXX/Hulu, CBS' "Scorpion," "The Giver," and "Never Say Never," which remains one of the highest grossing music documentaries in domestic box-office history. The company also has several projects in active development including "Anna K" for HBOMax, an untitled K-Pop film for Fox, and the film "A Taste of Power" with award-winning filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu, among many others. In addition, SB Projects recently signed a multi-year, first-look television deal with Amazon Studios to develop scripted and unscripted projects.

Today in TV History - December 2019

Today is Tuesday, December 31, 2019


Today in
Television History

1968 - In the U.K., the TV special "Elvis" aired on BBC2-TV.

1971 - Peter Duel was found dead in his apartment in Hollywood Hills of an apparent suicide. Duel played the role of Hannibal Heyes in the series "Alias Smith and Jones."

1972 - "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" special aired for the first time.

1984 - ESPN debuted in Hawaii, making it available in all 50 states.

1988 - "Simon & Simon" was aired for the last time on CBS.

2000 - CBS Sports aired a two-hour special that told the stories behind the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Today in
American Bandstand History

1966 - Mrs. Miller performed "Downtown" and "A Lover's Concerto" on "American Bandstand."

1966 - The Blues Magoos performed "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet" on "American Bandstand."

1983 - ABC performed "That Was Then, but This Is Now" and "S.O.S." on "American Bandstand."

1983 - Oingo Boingo performed "Wake Up It's 1984" on "American Bandstand."

1994 - A taped performance by KISS was played on ABC's "Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve '94."

2001 - In New York, Dick Clark counted down to midnight from Times Square for the 30th consecutive year.

2005 - Regis Philbin hosted "New Year's Rockin' Eve" from Times Square. It was the first time in 32 years that Dick Clark was unable to host the show. 


Today is Monday, December 30, 2019

Today in
Television History

1953 - The first color TV sets went on sale for about $1,175.

1954 - James Arness made his dramatic TV debut in "The Chase." The "Gunsmoke" series didn’t begin for Arness until the fall of 1955.

1980 - "The Wonderful World of Disney" was cancelled by NBC after more than 25 years on the TV. It was the longest-running series in prime-time television history.

1984 - CBS began airing the series "Crazy Like a Fox."

Today in
American Bandstand History

1967 - Rose Garden performed "Next Plane to London" on "American Bandstand."

1967 - A tape of The Who performing "I Can See for Miles" was aired on "American Bandstand."

1972 - Rick Springfield performed "What Would the Children Think" on "American Bandstand."

1978 - Chanson performed "Don't Hold Back" on "American Bandstand."

1978 - Justin Heywood performed "Forever Autumn" on "American Bandstand."

1999 - Dick Clark was the first guest on David Letterman's "Late Show." 

Today is Sunday, December 29, 2019


Today in
Television History

1949 - KC2XAK of Bridgeport, CT, became the first ultrahigh frequency (UHF) television station to begin operating on a regular daily schedule.

1965 - CBS acquired the rights to the NFL regular-season games in 1966 and 1967, with an option for 1968, for $18.8 million per year.

1985 - Phil Donahue and a Soviet radio commentator hosted the "Citizens’ Summit" via satellite TV.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1973 - Eddie Kendricks performed "Keep On Truckin'" and "Boodie Down" on "American Bandstand."

1979 - Terry Desario with K.C performed "Yes, I'm Ready" on "American Bandstand."

1979 - The Captain & Tennille performed "Do That To Me One More Time" on "American Bandstand."

1984 - Donna Summer performed "Supernatural Love" and "I'm Free" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Saturday, December 28, 2019


Today in
Television History

1956 - After five years on television, the last "Ding Dong School" was aired on NBC-TV.


Today in
American Bandstand History

1962 - Mary Wells performed "Two Lovers" on "American Bandstand."

1968 - Brian Hyland performed "Tragedy" on "American Bandstand."

1968 - Spanky & Our Gang performed "Yesterday's Rain" on "American Bandstand."

1974 - Gloria Gaynor performed "Never Can Say Goodbye" on "American Bandstand." 

Today is Friday, December 27, 2019


Today in
Television History

1947 - The children's television program "Howdy Doody," hosted by Bob Smith, made its debut on NBC.

1964 - The Supremes made their first appearance on TV's "Ed Sullivan Show."

1971 - The "Sonny & Cher Show" began airing on CBS. The show ran for four 1/2 years.

1978 - CBS Television debuted the made-for-television movie "Les Miserables."

1979 - The pilot episode of "Knots Landing" aired on CBS.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1960 - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles performed "Shop Around" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Thursday, December 26, 2019


Today in
Television History

1986 - "Search for Tomorrow" was seen for the last time on CBS-TV. The show had been on the air for 35-years.

1991 - Michael Jackson was featured on ABC-TV's "Entertainers '91." The show featured the top 20 entertainers of 1991.

Today in

American Bandstand History

1960 - Maurice & the Zodiacs performed "Stay" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - The Belmonts performed "I Need Someone" on "American Bandstand."

1964 - Bobby Vee performed "Every Little Bit Hurts" on "American Bandstand."

1970 - The Grass Roots performed "Temptation Eyes" on "American Bandstand."

1981 - Rod Stewart performed "Young Turks" on "American Bandstand."

1981 - James Ingram performed "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Wednesday, December 25, 2019


Today in
Television History

1978 - Abba's pre-recorded appearance on BBCI-TV's "Mike Yarwood Christmas Show" aired in Britain.

2002 - David Letterman spent the day with U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1957 - The Mike Pedicin Quartet performed "Shake a Hand" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - The Lettermen performed "When I Fall in Love" on "American Bandstand."

1971 - Les Crane performed "Desiderata" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Tuesday, December 24, 2019


Today in
Television History

1951 - Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors," was first broadcast by NBC. It was the first opera written specifically for television.

1955 - The Lennon Sisters debuted as featured vocalists on "The Lawrence Welk Show" on ABC-TV.

1948 - For the first time ever, a midnight Mass was broadcast on television. It was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.

Today in

American Bandstand History

1966 - Hard Times performed "Fortune Teller" on "American Bandstand."

1983 - The Romantics performed "Talking In Your Sleep" and "Rock You Up" on "American Bandstand."

1983 - DeBarge performed "Time Will Reveal" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Monday, December 23, 2019


Today in
Television History

1943 - WRGB Schenectady broadcasted the first complete opera, "Hansel and Gretel."

1951 - A NFL championship game was televised nationally for the first time. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cleveland Browns 24-17. The DuMont Network had paid $75,000 for the rights to the game.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1967 - Bruce Channel performed "Mr. Bus Driver" on "American Bandstand."

1967 - A tape of the Beatles performing "Hello Goodbye" was aired on "American Bandstand."

1972 - Jimmy Osmond performed "Tweedle-Dee" and "Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool" on "American Bandstand." 


Today is Sunday, December 22, 2019


Today in
Television History

1931 - The first experimental TV broadcast from a transmitter atop the Empire State Building took place. The transmitter was put up by NBC on October 30, 1931.

1975 - Mike and Gloria Stivic had a baby on CBS-TV's "All In The Family."

1976 - Production ended for "Let's Make a Deal."

1994 - The 100th episode of "Beavis and Butt-head" aired on MTV.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1959 - Duane Eddy performed "Bonnie Came Back" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - Tony Orlando performed "Happy Times Are Here to Stay" on "American Bandstand."

1979 - Joe Jackson performed "Is She Really Going Out With Him" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Saturday, December 21, 2019


Today in
Television History

1969 - Diana Ross gave her last performance as a member of the Supremes on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

1974 - The 100th episode of "All In The Family" aired.

1992 - David Crosby was a guest on ABC-TV's "Roseanne."

2002 - NBC announced that an agreement was made to keep all six main characters of "Friends" for another season.

Today in

American Bandstand History

1962 - The Cookies performed "Chains" on "American Bandstand."

1963 - Vito & the Salutations performed "Unchained Melody" on "American Bandstand."

1963 - Neil Sedaka performed "Bad Girl" on "American Bandstand."

1968 - Al Martino performed "I Can't Help It" on "American Bandstand."

1974 - Kool & The Gang performed "Rhyme Time People" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Friday, December 20, 2019


Today in
Television History

1938 - Vladimir Kosma Zworykin patented the iconoscope television system.

1954 - Buick Motor Company signed Jackie Gleason to one of the largest contracts ever entered into with an entertainer. Gleason agreed to produce 78 half-hour shows over a two-year period for $6,142,500.

1962 - The Osmond Brothers appeared on NBC-TV's "Andy Williams Show" for the first time.

1993 - It was announced that NBC would retain the rights to the National Football League's (NFL) AFC package.

Today in

American Bandstand History

1961 - Gary U.S. Bonds performed "Dear Lady Twist" on "American Bandstand."

1975 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles performed "Love Machine" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Thursday, December 19, 2019


Today in
Television History

1964 - ABC used an overhead camera for the first time. The event was the Liberty Bowl.

1971 - The pilot television movie of "The Waltons" aired. The movie was titled "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story."

1973 - Johnny Carson started a fake toilet-paper scare on the "Tonight Show."

1979 - ESPN televised its first NHL game. The teams were the Washington Capitals and the Hartford Whales.

1985 - ABC Sports announced that it was severing ties with Howard Cosell and released ‘The Mouth’ from all TV commitments. Cosell continued on ABC Radio for another five years.

1997 - The 100th episode of "Boy Meets World" aired.

2001 - VH1 premiered "Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story."

2001 - Madonna appeared on television's "Dateline."


Today in

American Bandstand History

1957 - Jerry Vale performed "Pretend You Don't See Her" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - Dion performed "The Majestic" on "American Bandstand."

1962 - Bobb B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans performed "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" on "American Bandstand."

1981 - Chilliwack performed "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Wednesday, December 18, 2019


Today in
Television History

1953 - WPTZ, in Philadelphia, PA, presented a Felso commercial, it was the first color telecast seen on a local station.

1956 - "To Tell the Truth" debuted on CBS-TV.

1985 - The 50th episode of the "A-Team" aired.

1993 - The NFL announced a new 4-year agreement with ABC, ESPN, TNT and FOX. FOX had taken the NFC championship package from CBS.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1958 - Bobby Day performed "Rockin' Robin," "The Bluebird, the Buzzard and the Oriole" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - James Ray performed "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" on "American Bandstand."

1962 - Timi Yuro performed "The Love of a Boy" on "American Bandstand."

1976 - The Walter Murphy Band performed "Flight 76" on "American Bandstand."

1976 - Johnny Bristol performed "Do It to My Mind" on "American Bandstand."

1982 - Billy Idol performed "Hot in the City" on "American Bandstand."

1982 - The Gap Band performed "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Tuesday, December 17, 2019


Today in
Television History

1936 - The "The Rudy Vallee Show" debuted on CBS.

1953 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to approve RCA’s color television specifications.

1969 - Television history was made when Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki Budinger were married on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.

1976 - WTCG-TV, Atlanta, GA, changed its call letters to WTBS, and was uplinked via satellite. The station became the first commercial TV station to cover the entire U.S.

1977 - Elvis Costello and the Attractions appear on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in place of the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols could not get visas to enter the U.S.

1986 - Wayne "Danke Schoen" Newton won a $19.2 million suit against NBC News. NBC had aired reports claiming a link between Newton and mob figures. The reports were proven to be false.

1989 - The first episode of "The Simpsons" aired on FOX.

1990 - Olivia Newton-John appeared in the TV movie "A Mom For Christmas."

1993 - FOX outbid CBS for the National Football Conference TV package.

1993 - The "Perry Mason Mystery" TV movie "The Case of the Wicked Wives" aired.

1999 - Crossover jazz saxophonist, Grover Washington, collapsed and died in New York after taping a performance for CBS's "The Saturday Early Show." He was 56. The show aired the next day.

Today in

American Bandstand History

1957 - Bobby Darin appeared on "American Bandstand."

1966 - The Sandpipers performed "Louie Louie" and "Guantanamera" on "American Bandstand."

1966 - The Monkees performed "I'm a Believer" and "Steppin' Stone" on "American Bandstand."

1983 - Kim Carnes performed "Invisible Hands" and "You Make My Heartbeat" on "American Bandstand."

1983 - Peter Shilling performed "Major Tom" on "American Bandstand."

Today is Monday, December 16, 2019


Today in
Television History

1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet" in a special preview on "Chesterfield Sound Off Time". The show began officially on January 3, 1952.

1972 - The 50th episode of "All In The Family" aired on CBS.

1993 - MTV aired Nirvana's New York "Unplugged" performance.

1995 - Fox-TV aired a fight between Mike Tyson and Buster Mathis Jr. Tyson knocked Mathis out in the third round. The fight brought in Fox's highest Nielsen rating to date.

2002 - VH1 began airing a 10-hour, five-night miniseries entitled "I Love the '80s."

2002 - Liza Minnelli and her husband, David Gest, filed a $23 million dollar lawsuit against VH1, MTV Networks, Viacom and Remote Productions, Inc. for breach of contract. The lawsuit was filed because plans were dropped on a reality show that was centered on the lives of Minnelli and Gest.

2010 - CNN's "Larry King Live" aired for the last time.


Today in

American Bandstand History


1957 - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps performed "Dance to the Bop" on "American Bandstand."

1959 - Mark Dinning performed "Teen Angel" on "American Bandstand."

1960 - Fabian performed "Kissin' & Twistin'" on "American Bandstand."

1960 - The Viscounts performed "Wabash Blues" on "American Bandstand."

1967 - American Breed performed "Bend Me, Shape Me" on "American Bandstand."

1967 - Pink Floyd appeared on "American Bandstand."

1972 - Johnny Nash performed "I Can See Clearly Now" on "American Bandstand."

1978 - Eric Carmen performed "Change of Heart" on "American Bandstand."

1978 - The Pointer Sister performed "Fire" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Sunday, December 15, 2019


Today in
Television History

1968 - Grace Slick appeared in blackface when Jefferson Airplane appeared on the "Smothers Brothers" TV show on CBS.

1977 - The Sex Pistols were denied visas to enter the U.S. only two days before they are to appear on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

1994 - "Elvis - The Tribute" aired on ABC-TV.

1999 - Garth Brooks said on TNN's "Crook & Chase" show that he planned to keep an "extremely low" profile in 2000 and that he would "probably" announce his retirement at the end of the year.

2001 - It was announced that Siena Heights University would begin offering a class called "Animated Philosophy and Religion." The two-credit class would cover how religion and philosophy are part of popular culture and is based on the television series "The Simpsons


Today in

American Bandstand History

1958 - The Four Coins performed "The World Outside" on "American Bandstand."

1960 - Safaris performed "The Girl with the Story in Her Eyes" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - Glen Campbell performed "Turn Around, Look at Me" on "American Bandstand."

1973 - Billy Preston performed "Space Race" on "American Bandstand."

1973 - Aerosmith performed "Dream On" on "American Bandstand."

1979 - Lauren Wood performed "Please Don't Leave" on "American Bandstand."

1984 - The video for the Honeydrippers' "Sea of Love" was aired on "American Bandstand."

1984 - Michael Furlong performed "Two Hearts" on "American Bandstand."

1984 - Evelyn "Champagne" King performed "Just for the Night" and "Out of Control" on "American Bandstand."

Today is Saturday, December 14, 2019


Today in
Television History

1966 - Chad & Jeremy and Don Ho were guests on ABC-TV's "Batman."

1984 - Howard Cosell retired from the NFL's Monday Night Football.

1988 - CBS won the exclusive rights to major league baseball's 1990-94 seasons for $1.1 billion.

1995 - "Frank Sinatra: 80 Years My Way" aired on ABC-TV.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1960 - Jimmy Clanton performed "What Am I Gonna Do" on "American Bandstand."

1974 - Hues Corp. performed "Rock the Boat" and "Rockin' Soul" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Friday, December 13, 2019


Today in
Television History

1925 - Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke was born.

1966 - The rights to the first four Super Bowls were sold to CBS and NBC for at total of $9.5 million.

1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was told by the network to run a five-second delay for the first time.

1996 - The 100th episode of "Renegade" aired.

2001 - NBC-TV announced that it would begin running hard liquor commercials. NBC issued a 19-point policy that outlined the conditions for accepting liquor ads.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1961 - Del Shannon performed "Hey! Little Girl" on "American Bandstand."

1962 - Connie Francis performed " I'm Going to Be Warm This Winter" on "American Bandstand."

1969 - Oliver performed "Jean" and "Sunday Mornin'" on "American Bandstand."

1975 - People's Choice performed "Do It Anyway You Wanna" on "American Bandstand."

1980 - Jimmy Hall performed "I'm Happy That Love Has Found You" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Thursday, December 12, 2019


Today in
Television History

1980 - The first episode of "Magnum, p.i." aired.

1995 - NBC secured the rights for the 2004, 2006 and 2008 Olympics for $2.3 billion.

1997 - Denver Pyle received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1957 - Frankie Avalon performed "De De Dinah" on "American Bandstand."

1958 - Fabian performed "I'm a Man" on "American Bandstand."

1960 - Dante & The Evergreens performed "Time Machine" on "American Bandstand."

1964 - Neil Sedaka performed "Sunny" on "American Bandstand."

1964 - Freddy Cannon performed "Action" on "American Bandstand."

1970 - Gene Chandler performed "Simply Call It Love" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Wednesday, December 11, 2019


Today in
Television History

1967 - The NBC-TV special "Movin' with Nancy Sinatra" aired.

1985 - General Electric Company agreed to buy RCA Corporation for $6.3 billion. Also included in the deal was NBC Radio and Television.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1959 - Johnny Tillotson performed "Why Do I Love You So" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - Jimmy Elledge performed "Funny How the Time Slips Away" on "American Bandstand."

1976 - Jermaine Jackson performed "Let's Be Young Tonight" on "American Bandstand."

1982 - Kim Carnes performed "Does It Make You Remember?" on "American Bandstand."

1982 - The Little River Band performed "The Other Guy" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Tuesday, December 10, 2019


Today in
Television History

1994 - The 100th episode of "Baywatch" aired.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1962 - "Little" Esther Phillips performed "Release Me" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Monday, December 9, 2019


Today in
Television History

1960 - The first episode of "Coronation Street" was screened on ITV.

1995 - "Free as a Bird," debuted on a six-hour ABC documentary on the Beatles.


Today in

American Bandstand History

1967 - The Sunshine Company performed "Back on the Street Again" on "American Bandstand."

1967 - Glen Campbell performed "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" on "American Bandstand."

1972 - A taped of The Who performing "Join Together" was aired on "American Bandstand."

1978 - Sylvester performed "Dance" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Sunday, December 8, 2019


Today in
Television History

1952 - On the show "I Love Lucy," a pregnancy was acknowledged in a TV show for the first time.

1968 - In the U.S., the TV special "Elvis" aired on NBC-TV.

1986 - The 100th episode of "Newhart" aired on CBS.

1990 - "Wiseguy" was aired for the last time on CBS.

2004 - It was announced that Martha Stewart would revive her daily homemaking show in September 2005.

Today in

American Bandstand History

1960 - Danny & The Juniors performed "Twistin' USA" on "American Bandstand."

1973 - David Gates performed "Sail Around the World" on "American Bandstand."

1984 - Bryan Adams performed "Run To You" and "Kids Just Wanna Rock" on "American Bandstand."

1984 - The video for Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You" was aired on "American Bandstand."

1984 - Teena Marie performed "Lovergirl" on "American Bandstand."

2004 - It was reported that Dick Clark had suffered a mild stroke earlier in the week.


Today is Saturday, December 7, 2019


Today in
Television History

1930 - W1XAV Boston broadcasted a video portion of the CBS radio program "The Fox Trappers" orchestra program.

1963 - CBS introduced the first-ever "Instant Replay" during the Army-Navy football game.

1985 - The 200th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.

1988 - The 100th episode of "Highway to Heaven" aired.


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American Bandstand History

1959 - Kitty Kallen performed "If I Give My Heart to You" on "American Bandstand."

1960 - Annette (Funicello) performed "Talk To Me Baby" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones performed "Let's Go Trippin'" on "American Bandstand."

1962 - Brian Hyland performed "I May Not Live to See Tomorrow" on "American Bandstand."

1974 - Andy Kim performed "Baby I'm on Fire" on "American Bandstand."

1974 - Al Wilson performed "La La Peace Song" on "American Bandstand."

1977 - The video for The Babys "Isn't It Time?" was aired on "American Bandstand."


Today is Friday, December 6, 2019


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Television History

1997 - Metallica performed "Fuel" and "The Memory Remains" with Marianne Faithfull on NBC's Saturday Night Live


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American Bandstand History

1975 - The Hudson Brothers performed "Lonely School Year" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Thursday, December 5, 2019


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Television History

1976 - The sixth and final season of "McMillan and Wife" began.

2002 - ABC-TV aired a prime-time interview with Whitney Houston.


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American Bandstand History

1960 - Ronnie Love performed "Chills and Fever" on "American Bandstand."

1964 - Mickey Lee Lane performed "Shaggy Dog" on "American Bandstand."

1970 - The Carpenters performed "We've Only Just Begun" and "Close to You" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Wednesday, December 4, 2019


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Television History

1990 - Madonna appeared on "Nightline" to defend her "Justify My Love" video. She denied the video's explicit contents were intended to stir up controversy and get her publicity. The video was banned by MTV.

2002 - The first part of an interview with John Houston, Whitney Houston's father, was aired on ABC's "Celebrity Justice." In the interview he stated to his daughter, "You get your act together, honey, and you pay me the money that you owe me. If you do that, you haven't got a lawsuit." John Houston had filed a lawsuit against his daughter for failure to pay for negotiating work with Arista and drug charges from 2000.


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American Bandstand History

1965 - Gary Lewis & the Playboys performed "Everybody Loves a Clown" on "American Bandstand."

1976 - Judy Collins performed "Send in the Clowns" on "American Bandstand."

1982 - America performed "Right Before Your Eyes" on "American Bandstand."

1982 - Scandal performed "Goodbye to You" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Tuesday, December 3, 2019


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Television History

1968 - Elvis Presley's NBC-TV special "Elvis" was aired.

1987 - The 200th episode of "Knots Landing" aired.


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American Bandstand History

1959 - The Drifters performed "Dance With Me" and "True Love, True Love" on "American Bandstand."

1966 - Otis Redding performed "Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa" on "American Bandstand."

1966 - Music Machine performed "Talk Talk" and "The People in Me" on "American Bandstand."

1977 - The Village People appeared on "American Bandstand."

1983 - Glen Shorrock performed "Little Girls Get Lonely" and "Til I Love You" on "American Bandstand."

1983 - James Ingram performed "Party Animal" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Monday, December 2, 2019


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Television History

1988 - ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.

2009 - The first episode of "Steven Seagal: Lawman" aired.


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American Bandstand History

1957 - Danny & the Juniors performed "At the Hop" on "American Bandstand."

1957 - Jimmy Dee & the Off-Beats performed "Henrietta" on "American Bandstand."

1967 - The Candymen performed "Georgia Pines" on "American Bandstand."

1967 - Brenton Wood performed "Baby You Got It" on "American Bandstand."


Today is Sunday, December 1, 2019


Today in
Television History

1975 - "The Edge of Night" became the first serial in television history to switch networks.

1978 - The 100th episode of "The Rockford Files" aired on NBC.

1985 - The TV movie "Perry Mason Returns" aired.

1994 - The Game Show Network was launched.

1998 - Westinghouse Electric changed its name to CBS Corp. Westinghouse had owned CBS since November 1995.

2004 - NBC anchor Tom Brokaw made he final appearance as anchor on "NBC Nightly News". He began his run on the show in April 1982. It was planned that Brokaw would host at least three documentaries a year for NBC.