‘AfterMASH’ debuts on CBS-TV 30 years ago this hour (1983)


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(Monday, September 26, 1983, 8:00 p.m. EDT)AfterMASH, a situation comedy series that chronicled the adventures of three characters (Colonel Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy) from the TV series M*A*S*H (1972-1983), debuted tonight on CBS-TV.

It starred Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr, William Christopher, Rosalind Chao, John Chappell, Jay O. Sanders, Barbara Townsend, David Ackroyd, Anne Pitoniak, Peter Michael Goetz and Brandis Kemp.

‘Cheers’ and ‘Hill Street Blues’ top Emmys 30 years ago this hour (1983)


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(Sunday, September 25, 1983, 8 p.m. EDT)Cheers, a situation comedy set in Boston about a group of locals who meet to drink, relax, chat and have fun, captured top honors tonight at the 35th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning four Emmys including Outstanding Comedy Series.

Hill Street Blues, a serial police drama about a staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, was hailed as the Outstanding Drama Series for the third year in a row.

Tonight’s ceremonies at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, were hosted by Eddie Murphy and Joan Rivers.


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‘That’s My Boy??’ episode airs on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ 50 years ago this hour (1963)


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(Wednesday, September 25, 1963, 9:30 p.m. EDT ) — Rob tells Mel about the day Ritchie came home when Laura said that Ritchie looked different in the crib on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show. In 2004, TV Guide named this the 90th most memorable TV moments of all time.

‘Concert for George’ film premieres in Burbank 10 years ago tonight (2003)


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(Wednesday, September 24, 2003)Concert for George, a documentary film about the Concert for George, a tribute concert for George Harrison held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 29, 2002, the first anniversary of Harrison’s death, premiered tonight at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.

Directed by David Leland, the film featured performances by various rock stars and musicians including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton.

‘Petticoat Junction’ premieres on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour (1963)


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(Tuesday, September 24, 1963, 9:00 p.m. EDT)Petticoat Junction, a sitcom television series that centered on Kate Bradley, who runs the Shady Rest Hotel, debuted tonight on CBS.

The Beach Boys record ‘Things We Did Last Summer’ 50 years ago today (1963)


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(Tuesday, September 24, 1963) — The Beach Boys recorded “The Things We Did Last Summer” today, leaving it unreleased for 30 years until 1993’s Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys.

McCartney, Wings return from Lagos after recording bulk of ‘Band On The Run’ album 40 years ago today (1973)


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(Sunday, September 23, 1973) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his group Wings left Lagos today and returned home to England, having recorded most of their next album, Band On The Run. Continue reading McCartney, Wings return from Lagos after recording bulk of ‘Band On The Run’ album 40 years ago today (1973)

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and ‘The West Wing’ top Emmys 10 years ago this hour (2003)


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(Sunday, September 21, 2003, 8 p.m. EDT)Everybody Loves Raymond, a sitcom based on the real-life experiences of Ray Romano, captured top honors tonight at the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning four Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Continue reading ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and ‘The West Wing’ top Emmys 10 years ago this hour (2003)

Paul McCartney interviewed by TV3 in Dortmund, Germany 20 years ago today (1993)


(Tuesday, September 21, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed today by Magda Valls for TV3 (Catalan Public Channel) just before his concert at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany, the fifth stop and 10th show of the second European leg of his The New World Tour (click here to watch part 1, here for part 2 and here for part 3.

Singer-songwriter Jim Croce performs his final concert 40 years ago tonight (1973)


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(Thursday, September 20, 1973, evening) — Singer-songwriter Jim Croce, 30, performed what would turn out to be his final concert tonight at Northwestern State University’s Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana, just hours before he would die in a plane crash.