The last episode of “The Waltons” (CBS, 1972-81) was set on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The series began with a pilot film, “The Homecoming” (CBS, 1971), set during Christmas, 1933.
Ted Turner owns Cable News Network (CNN), Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), Turner Network Television (TNT), and CNN Headline News. As of 1989, they accounted for 31 percent of basic cable viewing.
Ryan O’Neal was Rodney Harrington; Mia Farrow was Allison Mackenzie on “Peyton Place” (ABC, 1964-69).
The population of Cicely, Alaska, setting of Northern Exposure was 815.
The city on the TV series “Hill Street Blues” was never named. Some exteriors in the opening credits were filmed in Chicago.
Lorenzo Music provided the voice of Carlton the Doorman on “Rhoda” (CBS, 1974-78). He was never seen.
Two actors have played Mickey Spillane’s detective Mike Hammer on TV: Darren McGavin, in “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer” (synd., 1957-59); and Stacy Keach in “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer” (CBS, 1984-87).