Today in TV History: September 20

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on September 20:

• 2021:

  Cracking the Code (Golf Channel)

• 2021:

  NCIS: Hawai'i (CBS)

• 2021:

  Ordinary Joe (NBC)

• 2021:

  Smart Home Nation (FYI)

• 2021:

  The Big Leap (Fox)

• 2020:

  Bar Rescue: The Dirty Truth (Paramount)

• 2020:

  Outrageous Pumpkins (Food Network)

• 2020:

  Van der Valk (PBS)

• 2019:

  Criminal: France (Netflix)

• 2019:

  Criminal: Germany (Netflix)

• 2019:

  Criminal: Spain (Netflix)

• 2019:

  Criminal: United Kingdom (Netflix)

• 2019:

  Great Performances: Now Hear This (PBS)

• 2019:

  Hockey Girls (Netflix)

• 2019:

  Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (Netflix)

• 2019:

  Vagabond (Netflix)

• 2018:

  Dead Lucky (SundanceNow)

• 2017:

  Channel Zero: No-End House (Syfy)

• 2016:

  Bull (CBS)

• 2016:

  Strut (Oxygen)

• 2016:

  This Is Us (NBC)

• 2015:

  Alaska Haunting (Destination America)

• 2015:

  DASH Dolls (E!)

• 2014:

  State to State (Syn)

• 2014:

  The Game Plane (Syn)

• 2013:

  Family Style with Chef Jeff (Syn)

• 2013:

  Revealing (Sundance)

• 2013:

  Secret Life of Predators (Nat Geo)

• 2013:

  Secret Life of Predators (Nat Geo Wild)

• 2013:

  The Hollow Crown (PBS)

• 2012:

  Bling It On (TLC)

• 2012:

  Prom Queens (Lifetime)

• 2012:

  Tamar & Vince (WE)

• 2011:

  Big Hair Alaska (TLC)

• 2011:

  Howcast TV (Youtoo)

• 2011:

  Koldcast Presents (Youtoo)

• 2011:

  LOL Pets! (Youtoo)

• 2011:

  New Girl (Fox)

• 2011:

  Nissan GT Academy (SPEED)

• 2011:

  Revision3 Variety Hour (Youtoo)

• 2011:

  Unforgettable (CBS)

• 2011:

  Your Comedy Show (Youtoo)

• 2010:

  America's Best (Food Network)

• 2010:

  America's Court with Judge Ross (Syn)

• 2010:

  Chase (NBC)

• 2010:

  Don't Forget the Lyrics (Syn)

• 2010:

  First Up (Bloomberg)

• 2010:

  Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)

• 2010:

  Hero Factory (NickToons)

• 2010:

  Judge Karen's Court (Syn)

• 2010:

  Lone Star (Fox)

• 2010:

  Mike & Molly (CBS)

• 2010:

  The Event (NBC)

• 2010:

  The Gossip Queens (Logo)

• 2009:

  Bored to Death (HBO)

• 2009:

  Disaster Date (MTV)

• 2008:

  Bonus Room Breakout (DIY)

• 2008:

  Into the Circle (GAC)

• 2008:

  LG15: The Resistance

• 2008:

  Over Designed (TLC)

• 2008:

  Spain...on the Road Again (PBS)

• 2007:

  Innocence Files (A&E)

• 2007:

  MANswers (Spike)

• 2006:

  Jericho (CBS)

• 2006:

  Kidnapped (NBC)

• 2006:

  Road to Price (CBS innertube)

• 2005:

  Bound for Glory (ESPN)

• 2005:

  My Name Is Earl (NBC)

• 2005:

  TransGeneration (Sundance)

• 2004:

  Listen Up (CBS)

• 2004:

  Second Time Around (UPN)

• 2003:

  Date Patrol (TLC)

• 2003:

  Lilo & Stitch (ABC)

• 2002:

  Fashiontrance (style)

• 2002:

  Firefly (Fox)

• 2002:

  Greetings from Tucson (WB)

• 2002:

  John Doe (Fox)

• 2002:

  What I Like About You (WB)

• 1999:

  Blind Date (Syn)

• 1999:

  DreamMaker (Syn)

• 1999:

  Family Feud (Syn)

• 1999:

  Family Law (CBS)

• 1999:

  Judge Mathis (Syn)

• 1999:

  Ladies Man (CBS)

• 1999:

  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)

• 1999:

  Queen Latifah (Syn)

• 1999:

  Safe Harbor (WB)

• 1998:

  Kickin' It! (Syn)

• 1998:

  Monkey Magic (Syn)

• 1997:

  Looking Beyond (Syn)

• 1997:

  Zorro (Syn)

• 1996:

  Clueless (ABC)

• 1996:

  Mr. & Mrs. Smith (CBS)

• 1995:

  Land's End (Syn)

• 1994:

  Me and the Boys (ABC)

• 1993:

  Dave's World (CBS)

• 1992:

  Why Didn't I Think of That? (Syn)

• 1991:

  Brooklyn Bridge (CBS)

• 1991:

  Step by Step (ABC)

• 1990:

  American Dreamer (NBC)

• 1990:

  The Flash (CBS)

• 1990:

  World in Action (A&E)

• 1989:

  A Peaceable Kingdom (CBS)

• 1989:

  The Nutt House (NBC)

• 1989:

  The Young Riders (ABC)

• 1987:

  Captain Power and the Soldiers of Fortune (Syn)

• 1987:

  George Schlatter's Comedy Club (Syn)

• 1987:

  My Two Dads (NBC)

• 1987:

  StarCom: The U.S. Space Force (Syn)

• 1987:

  Weekend Today (NBC)

• 1986:

  Heart of the City (ABC)

• 1986:

  Life with Lucy (ABC)

• 1986:

  Matlock (NBC)

• 1986:

  The Ellen Burstyn Show (ABC)

• 1986:

  Throb (Syn)

• 1985:

  Spenser: For Hire (ABC)

• 1984:

  People Do the Craziest Things (ABC)

• 1984:

  The Cosby Show (NBC)

• 1984:

  Who's the Boss? (ABC)

• 1983:

  Just Our Luck (ABC)

• 1982:

  Child's Play (CBS)

• 1982:

  The New $25,000 Pyramid (CBS)

• 1981:

  Code Red (ABC)

• 1979:

  Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (NBC)

• 1978:

  Dick Clark's Live Wednesday (NBC)

• 1978:

  In the Beginning (CBS)

• 1978:

  Vega$ (ABC)

• 1977:

  Lou Grant (CBS)

• 1976:

  All's Fair (CBS)

• 1976:

  Executive Suite (CBS)

• 1976:

  The Captain and Tennille (ABC)

• 1976:

  Van Dyke and Company (NBC)

• 1975:

  Grandstand (NBC)

• 1975:

  Matt Helm (ABC)

• 1975:

  Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (ABC)

• 1972:

  Madigan (NBC)

• 1970:

  The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (CBS)

• 1970:

  The Young Rebels (ABC)

• 1969:

  Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines (CBS)

• 1969:

  The Andy Williams Show (NBC)

• 1968:

  Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)

• 1968:

  The Name of the Game (NBC)

• 1965:

  The Merv Griffin Show (Syn)

• 1964:

  Broadside (ABC)

• 1963:

  Burke's Law (ABC)

• 1963:

  The Farmer's Daughter (ABC)

• 1962:

  The Wide Country (NBC)

• 1961:

  The Joey Bishop Show (NBC)

• 1960:

  Expedition (ABC)

• 1959:

  Sunday Showcase (NBC)

• 1957:

  M Squad (NBC)

• 1957:

  The Thin Man (NBC)

• 1955:

  Cheyenne (ABC)

• 1955:

  Navy Log (CBS)

• 1955:

  The Martha Raye Show (NBC)

• 1955:

  The Phil Silvers Show (CBS)

• 1954:

  Come Closer (ABC)

• 1953:

  Dollar a Second (Dumont)

• 1953:

  The Loretta Young Show (NBC)

• 1952:

  The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS)

• 1949:

  This Week in Sports (CBS)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on September 20:

• 2014:

  Perfect on Paper (Hallmark)

• 2014:

  Assault, The (Lifetime)

• 2013:

  Watsons Go To Birmingham, The (Hallmark)

• 2009:

  Book of Blood (SCI FI / Syfy)

• 1998:

  Marriage Fool, The (CBS)

• 1998:

  Inspectors, The (Showtime)

• 1994:

  Shadows Of Desire (CBS)

• 1993:

  Based On An Untrue Story (FOX)

• 1993:

  Danielle Steel's Star (NBC)

• 1992:

  Danger Island (NBC)

• 1992:

  Somebody's Daughter (ABC)

• 1992:

  Terror On Track 9 (CBS)

• 1991:

  Us (CBS)

• 1990:

  Flash, The (CBS)

• 1989:

  Nightmare Years, The (TNT)

• 1987:

  Mandela (HBO)

• 1985:

  Spenser: For Hire (ABC)

• 1982:

  Royal Romance of Charles & Diana (CBS)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on September 20:

• 2014:

  Claire & Jamie are married on Outlander

• 2012:

  Jenna and Drew are married on Wilfred

• 2007:

  Barbara Reynolds dies on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

• 2004:

  Timothy 'Speed' Speedle dies on CSI: Miami

• 1993:

  Trevor dies on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

• 1991:

  Carol Foster and Frank Lambert are married on Step by Step

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on September 20:

• 1994:

  First time a network changes the time period for #1 rated series. Home Improvement

• 1977:

  Fonz jumps the shark. Happy Days

• 1977:

  First time a character shifted from a sitcom to a drama/dramedy. Lou Grant

• 1976:

  First on-screen, unmarried relationship that is part of a series concept.

• 1967:

  First broadcast by WCAE-TV (channel 50; St. John, IN).

• 1965:

  First broadcast by WYCC-TV (channel 20; Chicago, IL).

• 1960:

  First broadcast by WFSU-TV (channel 11; Tallahassee, FL).

• 1954:

  First broadcast by KETC-TV (channel 9; St. Louis, MO).

• 1952:

  First broadcast by KPTV-TV (channel 12; Portland, OR).

• 1948:

  Seven Midwestern cities linked: Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo and St. Louis.

• 1946:

  First time a station (WNBT-TV) promoted a motion picture (The Jolson Story).