Today in TV History: September 16

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on September 16:

• 2018:

  Warriors of Liberty City (Starz)

• 2017:

  Friendliest Town (Travel)

• 2017:

  Overwatch Contenders (Disney XD)

• 2016:

  Fleabag (Amazon)

• 2016:

  High Maintenance (HBO)

• 2016:

  ToyMakerz (Velocity)

• 2015:

  Moonbeam City (Comedy Central)

• 2014:

  Hidden Habitats (BBC America)

• 2014:

  Multimatch 90 (Fox Soccer Plus)

• 2014:

  The Jennie Garth Project (HGTV)

• 2013:

  Ancient Greek Heroes (Military)

• 2013:

  Heavy Metal Monsters (Weather)

• 2013:

  Hiring America (Syn)

• 2013:

  Pac 12 Sports Report (Pac 12)

• 2013:

  Sleepy Hollow (Fox)

• 2013:

  Supreme Justice with Judge Karen (Syn)

• 2013:

  The Big Interview (AXS TV)

• 2013:

  The Lisa Oz Show (Veria)

• 2013:

  The Queen Latifah Show (Syn)

• 2012:

  Alien Deep with Bob Ballard (Nat Geo)

• 2012:

  Being: Liverpool (Fox)

• 2012:

  The Inspector Vivaldi Mysteries (MHz Worldview)

• 2011:

  NFL Kickoff (ESPN2)

• 2010:

  Hoppus on Music (fuse)

• 2010:

  March to the Mile (TVG)

• 2009:

  Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League (Showtime)

• 2009:

  MysteryQuest (History)

• 2009:

  The Beautiful Life: TBL (CW)

• 2008:

  Whatever, Martha! (Fine Living)

• 2006:

  Cake (CBS)

• 2006:

  Dance Revolution! (CBS)

• 2006:

  Hammered with John & Jimmy DiResta (HGTV)

• 2006:

  Handy Manny (Disney)

• 2006:

  HorseLand (CBS)

• 2006:

  The Ultimate Blackjack Tour (CBS)

• 2005:

  Threshold (CBS)

• 2005:

  Twins (WB)

• 2003:

  All of Us (UPN)

• 2003:

  Mavericks, Miracles & Medicine (History)

• 2003:

  Rock Me Baby (UPN)

• 2003:

  The Out House (OLN)

• 2002:

  Beyond with James Van Praagh (Syn)

• 2002:

  Big Deals: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (History)

• 2002:

  Body & Soul (Pax)

• 2002:

  Dr. Phil (Syn)

• 2002:

  Everwood (WB)

• 2002:

  Oprah After the Show (Oxygen)

• 2002:

  Pyramid (Syn)

• 2002:

  The Daily Buzz (Syn)

• 2002:

  The Rob Nelson Show (Syn)

• 2002:

  Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Syn)

• 2001:

  Sponk! (Nick)

• 1999:

  Action (Fox)

• 1998:

  War Planets

• 1996:

  Cosby (CBS)

• 1996:

  Judge Judy (Syn)

• 1996:

  Pat Bullard (Syn)

• 1996:

  Pearl (CBS)

• 1996:

  Strange Universe (Syn)

• 1996:

  The Adventures of Sinbad (Syn)

• 1996:

  The Bradshaw Difference (Syn)

• 1996:

  Transformers: Beast Wars (Syn)

• 1995:

  Brotherly Love (NBC)

• 1995:

  Masked Rider (Fox)

• 1995:

  Minor Adjustments (NBC)

• 1995:

  Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (Syn)

• 1995:

  Out of the Blue (Syn)

• 1995:

  Santo Bugito (CBS)

• 1995:

  Timon & Pumbaa (CBS)

• 1995:

  U.S. Customs: Classified (Syn)

• 1994:

  Under Suspicion (CBS)

• 1993:

  Cobra (Syn)

• 1993:

  Frasier (NBC)

• 1993:

  The Sinbad Show (Fox)

• 1992:

  American Justice (A&E)

• 1992:

  Spies (A&E)

• 1992:

  The Hat Squad (CBS)

• 1991:

  Heroes on Hot Wheels (Family)

• 1991:

  Jenny Jones (Syn)

• 1991:

  Love Stories (Syn)

• 1991:

  Personals (CBS)

• 1991:

  Smith & Jones (CBS)

• 1991:

  The New Candid Camera (Syn)

• 1990:

  E.A.R.T.H. Force (CBS)

• 1990:

  Midnight Patrol (Syn)

• 1990:

  The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (Syn)

• 1989:

  Dink, the Little Dinosaur (CBS)

• 1989:

  Homeroom (ABC)

• 1989:

  Rude Dog & the Dweebs (CBS)

• 1989:

  Sister Kate (NBC)

• 1989:

  The California Raisins (CBS)

• 1987:

  The Oldest Rookie (CBS)

• 1987:

  Wiseguy (CBS)

• 1986:

  Jack and Mike (ABC)

• 1985:

  Break the Bank (Syn)

• 1985:

  Catch Phrase (Syn)

• 1985:

  Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (Syn)

• 1985:

  The New Newlywed Game (Syn)

• 1984:

  E/R (CBS)

• 1984:

  Miami Vice (NBC)

• 1984:

  Punky Brewster (NBC)

• 1983:

  Webster (ABC)

• 1979:

  A New Kind of Family (ABC)

• 1977:

  All Star Almost Anything Goes (Syn)

• 1977:

  Logan's Run (CBS)

• 1977:

  The Sanford Arms (NBC)

• 1973:

  Perry Mason (CBS)

• 1973:

  The Evil Touch (Syn)

• 1972:

  Bridget Loves Bernie (CBS)

• 1972:

  Kid Power (ABC)

• 1972:

  The Bob Newhart Show (CBS)

• 1972:

  The Brady Kids (ABC)

• 1972:

  The Streets of San Francisco (ABC)

• 1971:

  Bearcats (CBS)

• 1971:

  Longstreet (ABC)

• 1971:

  Nichols (NBC)

• 1971:

  Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (ABC)

• 1970:

  McCloud (NBC)

• 1970:

  Storefront Lawyers (CBS)

• 1969:

  The Debbie Reynolds Show (NBC)

• 1969:

  The Liberace Show (CBS)

• 1967:

  Mannix (CBS)

• 1967:

  Maya (NBC)

• 1967:

  Super President (NBC)

• 1966:

  T.H.E. Cat (NBC)

• 1965:

  Laredo (NBC)

• 1965:

  Mona McCluskey (NBC)

• 1965:

  O.K. Crackerby (ABC)

• 1965:

  The Dean Martin Show (NBC)

• 1965:

  The Long, Hot Summer (ABC)

• 1964:

  Breezly and Sneezly (Syn)

• 1964:

  Mickey (ABC)

• 1964:

  Shindig! (ABC)

• 1964:

  Yippee, Yappee, and Yahooey (Syn)

• 1963:

  Breaking Point (ABC)

• 1963:

  The Outer Limits (ABC)

• 1961:

  The Defenders (CBS)

• 1957:

  Beat the Clock (CBS)

• 1949:

  The Amazing Polgar (CBS)

• 1949:

  The Big Story (NBC)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on September 16:

• 2002:

  Obsessed (Lifetime)

• 1996:

  Sweet Dreams (NBC)

• 1994:

  Under Suspicion (CBS)

• 1992:

  Indecency (USA)

• 1991:

  Bad Attitudes (FOX)

• 1991:

  Living A Lie (NBC)

• 1990:

  E. A. R. T. H. Force (CBS)

• 1989:

  Heist (HBO)

• 1986:

  Oceans Of Fire (CBS)

• 1985:

  Mirrors (NBC)

• 1984:

  Miami Vice (NBC)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on September 16:

• 2015:

  Haskell Lutz and Margo are married on The Exes

• 2002:

  Kate O'Brien and Kirk are married on The Drew Carey Show

• 2002:

  Julia Brown dies on Everwood

• 1984:

  Eddie Rivera dies on Miami Vice

• 1983:

  Denise Florence Stevens and Peter John Downey are married on Benson

• 1976:

  Julie Olsen and Doug Williams are married on Days of Our Lives

• 1965:

  Mike and Sally are married on My Three Sons

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on September 16:

• 1968:

  First broadcast by KADN-TV (channel 15; Lafayette, LA).

• 1967:

  First broadcast by KPAZ-TV (channel 21; Phoenix, AZ).

• 1963:

  First broadcast by WVAN-TV (channel 9; Savannah, GA).

• 1962:

  First broadcast by WNDT (channel 13; New York, NY).

• 1961:

  First broadcast by WLKY-TV (channel 32; Louisville, KY).

• 1961:

  First weekly news program for junior and senior high school students.

• 1960:

  First time a TV character moved from one series to another series without alteration. 77 Sunset Strip

• 1954:

  First broadcast by CKLW-TV (channel 9; Windsor, ON, Canada).

• 1949:

  First broadcast by KABC-TV (channel 7; Los Angeles, CA) as KECA-TV.