Category Archives: Television 1990s

Ringo Starr appears in Pizza Hut commercial with three Monkees 20 years ago today (June 29 1995)


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(Sunday, June 29, 1995) — Former Beatle Ringo first appeared in a Pizza Hut television commercial today alongside three members of the group The Monkees, including Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork.

Connie Chung fired as co-anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’ 20 years ago tonight (May 20 1995)


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(Saturday, May 20, 1995, evening) — CBS News has removed Connie Chung, the second woman to work as a regular anchor on a network evening newscast, from her post, the network announced tonight.

In response, Chung told CBS News executives that she wanted to be let out of her contract with the network, people close to the talks said.

‘Forrest Gump’ wins Best Picture at 67th Academy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Mar 27 1995)


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(Monday, March 27, 1995, 6:00 p.m. PST)Forrest Gump, an epic romantic-comedy-drama film about a mentally challenged man who stumbles through formative events in U.S. history, won six Oscars tonight at the 67th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Robert Zemeckis for Best Director and Tom Hanks for Best Actor. Continue reading ‘Forrest Gump’ wins Best Picture at 67th Academy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Mar 27 1995)

Grammys honor Sheryl Crow, Tony Bennett 20 years ago this hour (Mar 1 1995)


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(Wednesday, March 1, 1995, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — A newcomer, Sheryl Crow, and a pop trouper, Tony Bennett, won the top awards at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, which were presented tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and telecast on CBS.

Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged, an album of standards featuring duets with such singers as K. D. Lang, was named album of the year. “This is the greatest moment in my whole musical career and the greatest moment in my life,” Bennett said. “It’s such a victorious feeling to sing good American music and have this happen.”

MTV Unplugged, produced by David Kahne, also won Bennett’s third consecutive award in the traditional pop album category. He won his very first Grammy Award for a 1962 recording, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (click here to watch several videos from tonight’s ceremonies).

‘The Alan Brady Show’ episode airs on ‘Mad About You’ 20 years ago this hour (Feb 16 1995)


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(Thursday, February 16, 1995, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Paul deals with the ego of a TV star for his film on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom series Mad About You.

This episode was listed as #84 on TV Guide‘s 1997 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.

‘The Matchmaker’ episode airs on ‘Frasier’ 20 years ago this hour (Oct 4 1994)


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(Tuesday, October 4, 1994, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Frasier sets up a date for Daphne with the new station manager, Tom, unaware that Tom is gay and believes he’s actually dating Frasier on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom series Frasier.

This episode was listed as #43 on TV Guide‘s 1997 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.

‘ER’ series debuts on NBC-TV 20 years ago this hour (Sep 19 1994)


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(Monday, September 19, 1994, 10:00 p.m. EDT)ER, a medical drama that follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle, Eriq La Salle and Julianna Margulies. Continue reading ‘ER’ series debuts on NBC-TV 20 years ago this hour (Sep 19 1994)

‘Frasier’ ‘Picket Fences’ big winners at Emmy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Sep 11 1994)


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(Sunday, September 11, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EDT)Frasier and Picket Fences dominated the 46th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, winning four awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (the first of five consecutive awards in this category). Continue reading ‘Frasier’ ‘Picket Fences’ big winners at Emmy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Sep 11 1994)