Daily Archives: October 1, 2012

‘Remington Steele’ debuts on NBC-TV 30 years ago this hour (1982)


Video: 'License to Steele' (Oct. 1, 1982)

(Friday, October 1, 1982, 10:00 p.m. EDT)Remington Steele, a comedy-drama-detective television series about a licensed female private detective who invents a fictitious male superior to attract more business to her detective agency, debuted tonight on NBC-TV. It starred Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan and Doris Roberts.

‘The Lucy Show’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour (1962)


Video: 'Lucy Show season 1 intro'

(Monday, October 1, 1962, 8:30 p.m. EDT)The Lucy Show, Lucille Ball’s follow-up to I Love Lucy after her divorce with Desi Arnaz, debuted tonight on CBS-TV. It also starred Vivian Vance from I Love Lucy. Continue reading ‘The Lucy Show’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour (1962)

Paul McCartney performs at Fleet Center in Boston 10 years ago tonight (2002)


Video: 'HELLO GOODBYE PAUL McCARTNEY @ THE FLEET CENTER OCTOBER 1,2002'

(Tuesday, October 1, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Fleet Center in Boston on the second night of the sixth stop of the 22-city Back in the U.S. second leg of his Driving World Tour.

Babe Ruth makes supposed ‘called shot’ 80 years ago today (1932)


Video: 'BABE RUTH did he call the shot ?'

(Saturday, October 1, 1932) — Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees made his supposed called shot today, hitting a home run against Chicago’s Charlie Root in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the New York Yankees 7-5 at Wrigley Field.