1970s Television

Celebrity Profiles

When Saturday Night Live premiered in October 1975 as NBC’s Saturday Night, it introduced a new style of late-night comedy anchored by a repertory cast led by Jane Curtin, Dan...

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In 1970, Charlie's Angels emerged as a defining television drama, centering on three skilled women solving cases for the unseen boss Charlie Townsend. Set in Los Angeles, the se...

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Three's Company aired from March 15, 1977 to September 18, 1984 , spanning 8 seasons and 172 episodes. It was a United States sitcom that ran on ABC and became one of the top-ra...

Celebrity Profiles

Topher from the 1970s TV show is a character often remembered for distinctive traits and narrative function within the series’ ensemble drama. This evergreen explanation outli...

Television History

Harvey Korman left the regular run of The Carol Burnett Show when his initial multi-year contract expired after the 1975–1976 season and he chose not to renew on the same full...

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Police Story, the influential 1973 American anthology crime drama, continued its run in 1973 with a fourth season focused on serialized police work and character-driven storytel...

people

Joyce DeWitt is an American actress best known for her role as Janet Wood on the television sitcom Three’s Company. This verified profile focuses on her professional backgroun...

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Man About the House (1973–1976) established a template for British sitcoms mixing class, gender, and housing themes. Its success came from a well balanced ensemble whose chemi...

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In 1975, Cher launched a weekly variety program that became a fixture of American television and a defining project of her midcareer. This evergreen explainer outlines the showâ...

biography

John Davidson is an American singer, actor, and television personality best known as a singer with the legendary Rat Pack and as a star of his own NBC variety series in the 1970...