Jay North of “Dennis the Menace” (CBS, 1959-63) and Jon Provost of “Lassie” (CBS, 1957-64), tied at age seven were the youngest actors to play the lead in his own TV series.
“Lassie” actually ran from 1954-71, but Provost was not on all those years.
Walt Whitman High School was the high school in the TV series “Room 222” (ABC, 1969-74). In “Welcome Back, Kotter” (ABC, 1975-79)? James Buchanan High School. In “Head of the Class” (ABC, 1986-91)? Millard Fillmore High School.
“Radar” O’Reilly’s real name in the 1970 film and 1972-83 CBS TV series “M*A*S*H*” was Walter. Gary Burghoff played the character in both TV and film.
Howard Cosell and Don Meredith were the original hosts of “NFL Monday Night Football” (ABC, 1970).
“The Naked City” was New York City, where the ABC police drama was set and shot from 1958 to 1963.
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.
Maya Angelou played Nyo Boto in the TV mini-series “Roots” (ABC, 1977).