This was Television on May 5
1952: Lucy shills Vitameatavegamin The I Love Lucy episode “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” one of the most revered episodes in the annals of sitcomdom, debuted on CBS.…
TWTV Hall of Fame: March 2013 Nominations — Rabin’s Statistical Analysis
Rabin’s back with the statistical analysis of this month’s Hall of Fame nominees.
TWTV Hall of Fame: March 2013 – Best Lead Actress in a Comedy
March’s Hall of Fame gives you the funny ladies of TV, with our picks for Lead Actress in a Comedy.
This Was Television On January 19
1953: Lucy goes to the hospital Fiction and reality have seldom been more intertwined on TV than when Lucille Ball and her sitcom alter-ego, Lucy Ricardo,…
Women in the Box: Ethel Mertz, I Love Lucy
Ethel Mertz was more complicated and trail-blazing than her gossipy personality and dowdy appearance would have you believe.
This Was Television On October 15
1951: America loves Lucy A landmark in TV’s evolution as an art form, I Love Lucy premiered on CBS. The sitcom was the top-rated show on…
