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October 10th

October 10th in TV History

TV History Events

10/10/1950 : In 1950, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves CBS's color television system.
10/10/1964 : In 1964, NBC, in the United States, airs the 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at Tokyo, Japan, with first time of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite Syncom 3.
10/10/1983 : In 1983 "Adam", a TV-movie about the mysterious disappearance of Adam Walsh, makes its world premiere on NBC.

Birthdays

ImageDana Elcar1927 in Ferndale, MI - MacGyver, Black Sheep Squadron
ImagePeter Coyote1941 in New York City, NY - Narrator
ImageJulia Sweeney1959 in Spokane, WA - Saturday Night Live

Deaths

ImageOrson Welles1985 in Hollywood, CA
ImageTeresa Graves2002 in Los Angeles, CA - Get Christie Love! and Laugh-In

TV Show Debuts

Zorro (1957)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV Episode Debuts

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"The Poet"1952
I Love Lucy"Lucy and John Wayne"1955
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"Captain Salty and the Submarine"1956
77 Sunset Strip"Girl on the Run"1958
Gunsmoke"Tail to the Wind"1959
The Andy Griffith Show"The Manhunt"1960
The Dick Van Dyke Show"My Blonde-Haired Brunette"1961
The Beverly Hillbillies"Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin"1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show"The Attempted Marriage"1962
Gilligan's Island"Voodoo Something To Me"1964
Gunsmoke"Old Man"1964
The Big Valley"Pursuit"1966
Gilligan's Island"Voodoo"1966
I Dream of Jeannie"My Wild Eyed Master"1966
The Andy Griffith Show"Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory"1966
I Dream of Jeannie"My Master, the Weakling"1967
Bewitched"Samantha on the Keyboard"1968
Get Smart (1965)"Valerie of the Dolls"1969
Hogan's Heroes"The Klink Commandos"1969
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"Divorce Isn't Everything"1970
Adam-12"Log 45 -- Bright Boy"1970
Cannon"Murder by Proxy"1973
Adam-12"Venice Division"1973
The Rockford Files"The Deep Blue Sleep"1975
Columbo"Fade in to Murder"1976
Kojak (1973)"Law Dance"1976
Laverne & Shirley"The Quiz Show"1978
Three's Company"Helen's Rendezvous"1978
Taxi"Come as You Aren't"1978
Happy Days"Kid Stuff"1978
The Fall Guy"Prisoner"1984
The Fall Guy"Femme Fatale"1985
The Cosby Show"Happy Anniversary"1985
L.A. Law"The House of the Rising Flan"1986
The A-Team"Firing Line"1986
Dallas"Once and Future King"1986
ALF"Stairway to Heaven"1988
Cheers"The Norm Who Came in from the Cold"1991
The Cosby Show"Pam Applies to College"1991
L.A. Law"Something Old, Something Nude"1991
Murphy Brown"Be Careful What You Wish For"1994
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