This was Television on June 10

2007: Tony Soprano stops believin’ The pivotal HBO drama The Sopranos concluded a run of six seasons and 86 episodes with an open-ended finale that inspired no small amount of discussion, griping, and elaborate fan theories. Credited as one of the shows at the vanguard of a “Golden Age” of TV drama in the 2000s, the … Continue reading »

This was Television on June 9

1997: Married… With Children concludes One of Fox’s earliest and longest-running series, the bawdy sitcom ran for 11 seasons and 259 episodes. Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, and David Faustino starred as the aggressively dysfunctional Bundy clan, whose crude exploits helped establish the fledgling network’s desired brand identity as young, edgy, and courting of controversy. In … Continue reading »

This was Television on June 8

1948: “Mr. Television” first comes to television Milton Berle, familiarly known to audiences as “Mr. Television” or “Uncle Milty,” became one of the earliest TV stars in American history as the host of Texaco Star Theater, which launched its small-screen incarnation on this date on NBC. Like most early TV programs, the comic variety show … Continue reading »

This was Television on June 7

1955: The $64,000 Question debuts Based on a radio quiz show that began life as Take it or Leave It and then became The $64 Question, the CBS game show began a three-year run. One of the most popular programs of the 1950s game show era, The $64,000 Question in 1955-56 became the only show to displace I Love Lucy as … Continue reading »