#august programming insider

TODAY IN HISTORY Television Military family drama “Call to Glory,” which was set at the fictionalized Edwards Air Force Base in the early 1960’s, premiered on ABC in 1984. The series, which starred Craig T. Nelson, Cindy Pickett and Elisabeth Shue, r

TODAY IN HISTORY Television Hidden camera classic “Candid Camera,” hosted by Allen Funt, bowed on ABC in 1948 and has been present in some format in multiple rebbots. The original title was “Candid Microphone.“ Summer variety series “Manhattan Transf

Television The television debut of Mr. Clean occurred in 1958. He was initially portrayed in the live-action versions by character actor House Peters Jr. Within the first six months of the introduction, Mr. Clean became the best-selling household cle