1982 in American television
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For the American TV schedule, see: 1982-83 American network television schedule.
The year 1982 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of television-related events in the United States.
Events
Date | Event |
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January 1 | Cable News Network (CNN) initiates an associated channel, dubbed CNN2, that features a round-the-clock "news wheel" format. The channel would be renamed CNN Headline News a year later and is now known as HLN. |
The National Association of Broadcasters ends its long-standing Television Code in response to a Washington, D.C. circuit court ruling which declared parts of it unconstitutional. | |
January 2 | American Playhouse on Public Broadcasting Service/Channel 13 presents John Cheever's teleplay The Shady Hill Kidnapping, featuring George Grizzard, Polly Holliday, Judith Ivey, E. Katherine Kerr, and Celeste Holm as The Celebrity. |
January 4 | Bryant Gumbel begins his 15-year stint as co-anchor of The Today Show. |
American Broadcasting Company broadcasts a TV adaptation of The Elephant Man, with Philip Anglim and Kevin Conway reprising the roles they originated for the Broadway version of the story. | |
January 23 | CBS Reports broadcasts The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception, a documentary alleging a manipulation of intelligence estimates before the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, the commander of U.S. military operations at the time of the alleged estimates, would file a libel suit against CBS believing the report described him unfairly. |
February 1 | Late Night with David Letterman debuts on NBC; Letterman's first guests are Bill Murray (who dances around to the songs "Physical") and "Mr. Wizard" Don Herbert. |
February 3 | Singer Jermaine Jackson guest-features as Tootie, gets to meet the person she admires on a very special episode of The Facts of Life. |
March 4 | The crime drama spoof Police Squad! premieres on ABC; though it only lasts 6 episodes (the last being broadcast July 8); the comedy would serve as the origin of the Frank Drebin character and the inspiration for the Naked Gun movie series. |
March 8 | Night of 100 Stars, a benefit for the Actors' Fund taped at Radio City Music Hall, is broadcast by ABC. |
March 26 | The soap opera series Search for Tomorrow is broadcast for the final time by CBS; NBC immediately purchases it and begins broadcasting it March 29. |
April 2 | John Chancellor anchors the NBC Nightly News for the final time, replaced on April 5 by the team of Roger Mudd and Tom Brokaw, a partnership that lasts 17 months. |
April 21 | Norman Lear purchases Avco Embassy Pictures and rechristens his TAT Communications Company as Embassy Television. |
May 2 | The Weather Channel is begun in the U.S. |
May 28 | At about 5:00 pm, Joseph Billie Gwin, wanting to "prevent World War III", forces his way into the studios of Phoenix station KOOL-TV, fires a gunshot, takes 4 people hostage (holding one of them, cameraman Louis Villa, at close gunpoint), and demands national broadcasting time. Three hours later, Gwin releases 2 hostages, Jack Webb and Bob Cimino. At 9:30 pm, with Gwin sitting next to him with a gun, KOOL anchor Bill Close reads a 20-minute statement; when finished, Close takes Gwin's gun and sets it on the table.[1][2][3] |
July 29 | Professional wrestler Jerry Lawler slaps actor Andy Kaufman in the face on the program Late Night with David Letterman; Kaufman responds by throwing coffee and shouting profanities at Lawler. The incident was later revealed to have been staged. |
September 6 | After Tom Wopat and John Schneider quit The Dukes of Hazzard as a result of a contract dispute, their characters, Bo and Luke Duke, are written out of the series as joining a NASCAR team and are replaced by cousins Coy and Vance (played respectively by Byron Cherry and Christopher Mayer). Bo and Luke—and Wopat and Schneider—would return to the series by season's end. |
September 11 | NBC resurrects Texaco Star Theater as a one-time special; however, instead of inviting Milton Berle, the man who hosted the original series during the 1950s, the special presents a salute to musicals. |
September 13 | Mary Hart joins Entertainment Tonight as reporter and later co-host; the latter role she had until 2011. |
September 25 | Future Seinfeld actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus begins a 3-year stint (1982–1985) as featured player/regular castmember of Saturday Night Live. |
October 1 | KDOC-TV commences broadcasting in Los Angeles. |
October 2 | Mary Jo Catlett replaces Nedra Volz on the series Diff'rent Strokes, as the new housekeeper, Mrs. Pearl Gallagher, from 1982 until the series ending during 1986. |
October 22 | Susan Stafford departs as Wheel of Fortune co-host to do humanitarian work. Auditions occur for who will replace her, with Vanna White formally replacing Stafford on December 13; White continues on Wheel to this day. |
December 11 | ESPN broadcasts its first live college football game, simulcasting the Independence Bowl match-up between Kansas State University and the University of Wisconsin. |
December 29 | Nastassja Kinski makes a puzzling appearance on the program Late Night with David Letterman, seeming somewhat oblivious to the jokes and everything else that was going on around her and appearing with an unusual hair style Letterman describes as "looking like there was an owl perched on top of her head." (Letterman's second guest, John Candy, comes out with his own hair moussed up in a pile as a spoof of Kinski's hair.) |
Surround Sound is introduced for home use by Dolby. |
Programs
- 20/20 (1978–)
- 60 Minutes (1968–)
- Alice (1976–1985)
- All My Children (1970–2011)
- American Bandstand (1952–1989)
- Another World (1964–1999)
- Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983)
- As the World Turns (1956–2010)
- Battle of the Planets (1978–1985)
- Benson (1979–1986)
- Candid Camera (1948–2004)
- Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984)
- CHiPs (1977–1983)
- Dallas (1978–1991)
- Days of Our Lives (1965–)
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974–1984)
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
- Dynasty (1981–1989)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981–)
- Face the Nation (1954–)
- Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
- Family Feud (1976–1985, 1988–1995, 1999–)
- Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1984)
- General Hospital (1963–)
- Gimme a Break! (1981–1987)
- Good Morning America (1975–)
- Guiding Light (1952–2009)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–)
- Happy Days (1974–1984)
- Hee Haw (1969–1993)
- Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
- It's a Living (1980–1982, 1985–1989)
- Knight Rider (1982–1986)
- Knots Landing (1979–1993)
- Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983)
- Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
- Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
- M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
- Masterpiece Theatre (1971–present)
- Match Game (1962–1969, 1973–1984, 1990–1991, 1998–1999)
- Meet the Press (1947–present)
- Monday Night Football (1970–present)
- Nightline (1979–)
- One Day at a Time (1975–1984)
- One Life to Live (1968–present)
- Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983)
- Real People (1979–1984)
- Ryan's Hope (1975–1989)
- Saturday Night Live (1975–)
- Schoolhouse Rock! (1973–1986)
- SCTV Network 90 (1981–1983)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
- Sesame Street (1969–present)
- Simon & Simon (1981–1988)
- Solid Gold (1980–1988)
- Soul Train (1971–present)
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981–1983)
- T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)
- Taxi (1978–1983)
- That's Incredible! (1980–1984)
- The Devlin Connection (1982)
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
- The Edge of Night (1956–1984)
- The Facts of Life (1979–1988)
- The Fall Guy (1981–1986)
- The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
- The Love Boat (1977–1986)
- The P.T.L. Club (1976–1987)
- The Price Is Right (1972–)
- The Today Show (1952–)
- The Tonight Show (1954–; 1962–1992 as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)
- The Young and the Restless (1973–)
- This Old House (1979–present)
- Three's Company (1977–1984)
- Too Close for Comfort (1980–1986)
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
- Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
- Walt Disney (1981–1983)
- Wheel of Fortune (1975–)
Debuts
Returning this year
Show | Last aired | Previous network | Return date |
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Tattletales | 1978 | CBS | January 18 |
Ending this year
Date | Show | Debut |
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January 29 | Late Night with Tom Snyder | 1973 |
February 24 | The Lawrence Welk Show | 1955 |
March 1 | In Search of... | 1976 |
March 6 | Spider-Man | 1981 |
March 22 | Mr. Merlin | |
March 26 | Password Plus (returned in 1984) | 1979 |
April 21 | WKRP in Cincinnati | 1978 |
April 23 | Blockbusters | 1980 |
Fridays | ||
May 12 | The Incredible Hulk | 1977 |
May 20 | Barney Miller | 1975 |
May 27 | Mork & Mindy | 1978 |
Bosom Buddies' | 1980 | |
September 4 | The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show | |
September 11 | The Flintstone Comedy Show | |
September 13 | Lou Grant | 1977 |
December 18 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | 1980 |
December 31 | Texas | |
The Doctors | 1963 |
Changes of network affiliation
Show | Moved from | Moved to |
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Search for Tomorrow | CBS | NBC |
Taxi | ABC |
Made-for-TV movies and miniseries
Title | Network | Premiere date |
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The Elephant Man | ABC | January 4 |
A Woman Called Golda | CBS | April 26 |
Inside the Third Reich | ABC | May 9 |
Little Gloria... Happy at Last | NBC | October 24 |
The Blue and the Gray (miniseries) | CBS | November 14 |
The Executioner's Song | NBC | November 28, 29 |
Births
Deaths
Date | Name | Age | Notability |
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January 1 | Victor Buono | 43 | Actor (King Tut on Batman) |
January 5 | Hans Conried | 64 | Actor (Make Room for Daddy, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Dr. Seuss special) |
January 10 | Paul Lynde | 55 | Actor (Bewitched), comedian (Hollywood Squares) |
January 18 | Trent Lehman | 20 | Child actor (Nanny and the Professor) |
March 5 | John Belushi | 33 | Actor (Saturday Night Live) |
May 14 | Hugh Beaumont | 73 | Actor (Ward Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver) |
July 21 | Dave Garroway | 69 | Journalist and host (The Today Show) |
August 13 | Joe E. Ross | 68 | Actor (Gunther Toody on Car 54, Where Are You?) |
November 4 | Dominique Dunne | 22 | Actress |
December 7 | Will Lee | 74 | Actor (Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street) |
December 22 | Jack Webb | 62 | Actor, producer (Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet) |
References
- ↑ "Gunman releases TV-station hostages". google news (The Ledger). May 30, 1982. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Gunman forces TV anchorman to read message". google news (The Free-Lance Star). May 29, 1982. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Gunman holds two in TV studio". google news (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). May 29, 1982. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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