The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom created by and starring Bill Cosby that aired on NBC from September 20,1984,to April 30,1992,with a total of 201 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons,including an outtakes special. The show focuses on the Huxtables,an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn,New York;the series was based on comedy routines in Cosby's stand-up comedy act,which in turn were based on his family life. The series was followed by a spin-off,titled A Different World,broadcast from 1987 to 1993 for 144 episodes in six seasons.
Bonanza is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12,1959,to January 16,1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes,Bonanza is NBC's longest-running Western,the second-longest-running Western series on U.S. network television,and one of the longest-running,live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set in the 1860s and centers on the wealthy Cartwright family,who live in the vicinity of Virginia City,Nevada,bordering Lake Tahoe. The series initially starred Lorne Greene,Pernell Roberts,Dan Blocker and Michael Landon and later featured Guy Williams,David Canary,Mitch Vogel and Tim Matheson. The show is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas.
The Young Doctors is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation,it aired from Monday 8 November 1976 until Wednesday 30 March 1983. The series is primarily set in the fictional Albert Memorial Hospital,as well as the restaurant/nightclub Bunny's Place,and is fundamentally concerned with the romances and relations between younger members of the hospital staff,rather than typical medical issues and procedures.
McMillan &Wife is an American police procedural television series that aired on NBC from September 17,1971,to April 24,1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles,the series premiered in episodes as part of Universal Television's wheel series NBC Mystery Movie,in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night,the original lineup was shifted to Sundays in the second season,where it aired for the rest of its run. For the final season,known as McMillan,numerous changes were made that included killing off St. James' character of Sally McMillan.
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western historical drama television series about the Ingalls family,who live on a farm on Plum Creek near Walnut Grove,Minnesota,in the 1870s–90s. Charles,Caroline,Laura,Mary,and Carrie Ingalls are respectively portrayed by Michael Landon,Karen Grassle,Melissa Gilbert,Melissa Sue Anderson,and twins Lindsay and Sydney Greenbush. The show is loosely based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books.
Kolchak:The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. The series followed wire service reporter Carl Kolchak who investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes,particularly those involving the supernatural or science fiction,including fantastic creatures. The series was preceded by the two television movies,The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973). Although the series lasted only a single season,it rapidly achieved cult status and has remained very popular in syndication.
Tim Matheson is an American actor. Some of his best-known acting roles include the title character of the 1960s animated Jonny Quest TV series,Eric "Otter" Stratton in the 1978 comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House,and the recurring role of Vice President John Hoynes in the 2000s NBC drama The West Wing,which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3,1952,to April 23,1966,and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio,the show was brought to television,where it continued its success,initially running simultaneously on radio and TV. In terms of seasons,it was the longest running live-action sitcom in U.S. television history until It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia surpassed it on December 1,2021. The series starred the entertainment duo of Ozzie Nelson and his wife,singer Harriet Nelson,and their sons,David and Ricky. Don DeFore had a recurring role as the Nelsons' neighbor "Thorny".
The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury in the title role,along with Doug McClure,Lee J. Cobb,and others. It originally aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971,for a total of 249 episodes. Drury had played the same role in 1958 in an unsuccessful pilot that became an episode of the NBC summer series Decision. Filmed in color,The Virginian became television's first 90-minute Western series. Cobb left the series after four seasons,and was replaced over the years by mature character actors John Dehner,Charles Bickford,John McIntire,and Stewart Granger,all portraying different characters. It was set before Wyoming became a state in 1890,as mentioned several times as Wyoming Territory,although other references set it later,around 1898.
Kidnapped is an American crime drama television series created by Jason Smilovic,which aired on NBC from September 20,2006,to August 11,2007.
Chuck is an American action comedy spy drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck Bartowski,played by Zachary Levi,who receives an encoded email from an old college friend now working for the CIA. The message embeds the only remaining copy of a software program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain,leading the CIA and the NSA to assign him handlers and use him on top-secret missions. Produced by Fake Empire,Wonderland Sound and Vision,and Warner Bros. Television,the series premiered on September 24,2007,on NBC,airing on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. Central. The opening theme song is a wordless edit of "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by the American rock band Cake.
Merlin is a British fantasy-adventure drama television programme,loosely based on the Arthurian legends regarding the close relations of Merlin and King Arthur. Created by Julian Jones,Jake Michie,Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy for the BBC,it was broadcast for five series on BBC One between 20 September 2008 and 24 December 2012. The programme starred Colin Morgan,Bradley James,Katie McGrath,Angel Coulby,Richard Wilson,Anthony Head,and John Hurt.
The Quest:The Longest Drive is a 1976 American television film. It was originally a two-part episode of The Quest series.
The seventh and final season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from September 25,2005,to May 14,2006,and consisted of 22 episodes. The series changed time slots from Wednesdays at 9:00 pm to Sundays at 8:00 pm,and the series struggled in its new time slot against ABC's Extreme Makeover:Home Edition and CBS's Cold Case.
The seventh season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1983–84 TV season.
The ninth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1985–86 TV season. As the entire season was annulled as a dream of the character Pamela Barnes Ewing in the season 10 premiere,it has since been referred to as the "Dream Year" or the "Dream Season".
The first season of the American television comedy series The Golden Girls originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 14,1985,and May 10,1986. Created by television writer Susan Harris,the series was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions and ABC Studios It starred Bea Arthur,Rue McClanahan,Betty White,and Estelle Getty as the main characters Dorothy Zbornak,Blanche Devereaux,Rose Nylund,and Sophia Petrillo. The series revolves around the lives of four older women living together in a house in Miami.
Star Stage is a half-hour American television anthology series that began on September 9,1955,and ended on September 7,1956.
