Daily Archives: September 17, 2015

‘Hogan’s Heroes’ series debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1965)


Video: 'Hogans Heroes S01E01 The Informer' (Sept. 17, 1965)

(Friday, September 17, 1965, 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT)Hogan’s Heroes, a sitcom television series set in a German prisoner of war (POW) camp during World War II, starring Bob Crane as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, premiered tonight on CBS-TV.

‘The Wild Wild West’ series debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1965)


Video: 'The Wild Wild West Full Episode Season 1 Episode 1 - The Night of the Inferno' (Sept. 17, 1965)

(Friday, September 17, 1965, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT)The Wild Wild West, a television series conceived as “James Bond on horseback” about Secret Service agents James West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin), premiered tonight on CBS-TV.

‘Gold Digger’ by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago today (Sep 17 2005)

(Saturday, September 17, 2005)“Gold Digger” by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx was the #1 song on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for ten consecutive weeks (Sep. 17/24, Oct. 1/8/15/22/29, Nov. 5/12/19, 2005).

Tennessee Ernie Ford records ‘Sixteen Tons’ in Hollywood 60 years ago today (Sep 17 1955)


Video: '1955 HITS ARCHIVE: Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford (a #1 record'

(Saturday, September 17, 1955) — Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded his smash hit “Sixteen Tons” today at Capitol’s Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood.