Category Archives: Television 1990s

Rookies win big at 38th Grammy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Feb 28 1996)

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Video: '38th Grammy Awards (1996) Album of the Year - Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette)'

(Wednesday, February 28, 1996, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — A cheating ex-boyfriend and a voice full of breaks and wails brought four major Grammy Awards to Alanis Morissette, the 21-year-old Canadian songwriter who was the big winner tonight in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Her Jagged Little Pill was named album of the year and best rock album; its first single, “You Oughta Know,” was named best rock song and best rock female vocal performance (click here for several clips from the show).

‘Nightline’ profiles The Beatles on ABC-TV 20 years ago this hour (Nov 22 1995)

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Video: 'ABC Nightline: A Little Help From Their Friends'

(Wednesday, November 22, 1995, 11:36 p.m.-12:05 a.m. EST) — In a program titled “A Little Help From Their Friends,” Nightline, a late-night news program broadcast by ABC-TV in the United States, profiled The Beatles tonight and the chatter surrounding The Beatles Anthology documentary series broadcast this week on the network.

‘Frasier,’ ‘NYPD Blue’ big winners at Emmy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1995)

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Video: 'Sid Cesar & Carl Reiner Present Emmy Award (1995)'

(Sunday, September 10, 1995, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Frasier dominated the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, winning five awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (the second of five consecutive awards in this category). Continue reading ‘Frasier,’ ‘NYPD Blue’ big winners at Emmy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1995) →

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

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Video: '67th (1995) Oscars' (16 videos)

(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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Video: 'Sheryl Crow - Grammy Awards 1995'

(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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Video: 'Mad About You - S03E16 - The Alan Brady Show'

(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.

‘Self-Esteem’ episode airs on ‘My So-Called Life’ 20 years ago this hour (Nov 17 1994)

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Video: 'My So-Called Life: Self-Esteem'

(Thursday, November 17, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Self-esteem is the lesson of the day on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV teen drama series My So-Called Life.

This episode was listed as #44 on TV Guide‘s 2009 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.

‘Life of Brian’ episode airs on ‘My So-Called Life’ 20 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1994)

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Video: 'My So-Called Life: Life of Brian'

(Thursday, November 10, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Rickie has a crush on a new student at Liberty High on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV teen drama series My So-Called Life.

This episode was listed as #38 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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Video: 'frasier season 2 episode 3 The Matchmaker 1'

(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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Video: 'ER Opening Theme Season 1'

(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) →