Today in TV History: March 4

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on March 4:

• 2015:

  CSI: Cyber (CBS)

• 2015:

  Killer IQ: Lion vs. Hyena (Smithsonian)

• 2015:

  My City's Just Not That Into Me (FYI)

• 2015:

  One Bad Choice (MTV)

• 2015:

  Strange Love (TLC)

• 2014:

  CIA Declassified (AHC)

• 2014:

  Close Encounters (Science)

• 2014:

  Flip It to Win It (HGTV)

• 2014:

  How It Should Have Ended (Starz Comedy)

• 2014:

  Rise of the Machines (H2)

• 2013:

  Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? (Nat Geo)

• 2013:

  Deadly Wives (bio)

• 2013:

  LA Shrinks (Bravo)

• 2013:

  Love It or List It, Too (HGTV)

• 2013:

  The World's Greatest Tribute Bands (AXS TV)

• 2013:

  World Tennis Day (Tennis)

• 2012:

  GCB (ABC)

• 2012:

  Hollywood Girls Night (TV Guide)

• 2012:

  Stevie TV (VH1)

• 2011:

  Beast Hunter (Nat Geo)

• 2010:

  Extreme Peril (Discovery)

• 2010:

  Instant Recall (GSN)

• 2010:

  Surviving Death (Discovery)

• 2010:

  The Marriage Ref (NBC)

• 2009:

  Kitchen Impossible (DIY)

• 2008:

  Deliver Me (Discovery Health)

• 2008:

  New Amsterdam (Fox)

• 2008:

  The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo)

• 2008:

  Women Behind Bars (WE)

• 2007:

  Dice Undisputed (VH1)

• 2007:

  Epic Conditions (Weather)

• 2007:

  Paradise City (E!)

• 2007:

  The Winner (Fox)

• 2006:

  Little People, Big World (TLC)

• 2004:

  Mad Mad House (Sci Fi)

• 2004:

  Pimp My Ride (MTV)

• 2004:

  Tripping the Rift (Sci Fi)

• 2003:

  Hey Monie! (BET)

• 2003:

  Let's Make a Deal (NBC)

• 2003:

  The Family (ABC)

• 2002:

  Being (VH1)

• 2002:

  Late World with Zach (VH1)

• 2002:

  Never Mind the Buzzcocks (VH1)

• 2001:

  The Lone Gunmen (Fox)

• 1997:

  Just Shoot Me! (NBC)

• 1997:

  The Practice (ABC)

• 1996:

  Good Company (CBS)

• 1996:

  High Incident (ABC)

• 1992:

  Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (ABC)

• 1991:

  Great American TV Poll (Lifetime)

• 1988:

  The Highwayman (NBC)

• 1987:

  Harry (ABC)

• 1985:

  Robotech (Syn)

• 1984:

  Maggie Briggs (CBS)

• 1983:

  At Ease (ABC)

• 1983:

  Renegades (ABC)

• 1982:

  Police Squad! (ABC)

• 1980:

  The Big Show (NBC)

• 1979:

  Just Friends (CBS)

• 1979:

  The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (CBS)

• 1975:

  People's Choice Awards (CBS)

• 1954:

  It's About Time (ABC)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on March 4:

• 2005:

  McBride: It's Murder, Madam (Hallmark)

• 2003:

  Salem Witch Trials (CBS)

• 2001:

  Amy and Isabelle (ABC)

• 2001:

  Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (NBC)

• 1998:

  Con, The (USA)

• 1997:

  When The Cradle Falls (CBS)

• 1995:

  Andersonville (TNT)

• 1992:

  Quicksand: No Escape (USA)

• 1992:

  Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Curse Of The Jackal (ABC)

• 1991:

  Earth Angel (ABC)

• 1991:

  Hell Hath No Fury (NBC)

• 1990:

  Incident, The (CBS)

• 1988:

  Highwayman, The (NBC)

• 1987:

  I'll Take Manhattan (CBS)

• 1986:

  Deadly Business, A (CBS)

• 1985:

  Romance On The Orient Express (NBC)

• 1984:

  Streetcar Named Desire, A (ABC)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on March 4:

• 2012:

  Dale Horvath dies on The Walking Dead

• 2011:

  Samuel Campbell dies on Supernatural

• 2010:

  Cecilia Marie Halpert is born on The Office

• 2003:

  George Mason dies on 24

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on March 4:

• 2013:

  First primetime episode presented entirely in American Sign Language (ASL). Switched at Birth

• 2005:

  First broadcast by ''ESPNU.''

• 2003:

  First animated comedy on BET. Hey Monie!

• 1978:

  First time the Grand Ole Opry is televised live.

• 1962:

  First time more than two eps are used to tell a single story. Lassie

• 1949:

  First video transcription service on the Pacific Coast. (KTLA)

• 1947:

  First broadcast by WDIV-TV (channel 4; Detroit, MI) as WWJ-TV.