According to A. C. Nielsen, an average home in 1953 got 3.8 stations on TV.
With the advent of cable, 1983 saw televisions get an average of 10.3 stations.
An average home in 1990 received 11.7 stations.
Michael St. Gerard played Elvis in the short-lived TV series “Elvis” (ABC, 1989-90).
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) trade convention, held in January, is where you go to sell a TV show for syndication. There producers and distributors sell game shows, reruns, etc., to station managers and program directors.
“Search for Tomorrow” (CBS, 1951-1982; NBC 1982-1987) was the longest-running daytime TV drama. However, “The Guiding Light” is the longest daytime drama to run on both radio and TV. It began its run on radio in 1937. It has been on CBS-TV from 1952 to the present.
Just before reporter Edison Carter (Matt Frewer) crashed a motorcycle, he saw the words, “Max Headroom, 2.3 m.” on the TV series “Max Headroom” (ABC, 1987). His memory impulses create a new character, Max Headroom.
Bullwinkle J. Moose lived in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota.
“The Naked City” was New York City, where the ABC police drama was set and shot from 1958 to 1963.