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TODAY IN HISTORY
CRUISE SHIP SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1977
Original ABC television run: September 24, 1977 – February 27, 1987
For its first seven years, the one-hour sitcom was very successful in the ratings. It
ranked among the top 20, and even the top 10, popular shows then currently on
television. "The Love Boat" them was sung by Jack Jones with lyrics written by
Paul Williams and music by Charles Fox.
A TELEVISION DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1955
Judy Garland rehearsing for the program’s premiere
Ford Star Jubilee was an anthology series that aired once
a month on Saturday nights on CBS at 9:00 P.M., E.S.T.
from the fall of 1955 to the fall of 1956. The series was
approximately 90 minutes long, aired in black-and-white
and color, and was typically broadcast live. Ford Star
Jubilee was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Checkers with her master, Vice President Richard M. Nixon in 1959
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is 65 today
”The Boss” won his 20th career Grammy Award in 2009 when his song
"Working on a Dream" took Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.
VARIETY SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1974
After "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" was canceled following the breakup of the
couples marriage, Sonny Bono hosted his own variety show. He brought with him
the same writers, same producers, and cast from the previous show. Unfortunately,
it just didn’t work without Cher. The comedy show lasted just 13 weeks before it was
canceled.
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