This Week in TV History with Tony Figueroa

By Tony Figueroa

Tony Figueroa of TV Confidential provides his unique take on notable events in the world of television and their impact on TV today.... more

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The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.

This Week in TV History with Tony Figueroa episodes:

September 15, 2021 Columbo at 50
Tony remembers the fiftieth anniversary of Columbo on television. "Murder by the Book," the first episode of the Columbo series, aired on this date in TV history in 1971.

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13min
September 08, 2021 Star Trek Turns 55
Tony marks the 55th anniversary of the premiere of the original Star Trek.

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17min
July 05, 2021 WKRP: Clean Up Radio Everywhere
This week Tony Figueroa remembers "Clean Up Radio Everywhere," the famous episode of WKRP in Cincinnati that addressed censorship. Also in this segment: A tribute to Frank Bonner, the actor who played sales director Herb Tarlek on WKRP.

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16min
May 11, 2021 The Final Episode of Soap
Tony looks back at the final broadcast of Soap (ABC, 1977-1981) on Apr. 20, 1981, forty years ago This Week in TV History.

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13min
March 25, 2021 2 Captains Turn 90
This week Tony marks the milestone 90th birthdays of two actors who are known for playing captains on television: William Shatner (Star Trek) and Hal Linden (Barney Miller).

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17min
March 18, 2021 Believe It or Not: The Greatest American Hero Turns 40
Tony remembers The Greatest American Hero, which premiered 40 years ago (Mar. 18, 1981) this week in TV history.

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10min
February 25, 2021 Happy Birthday, Gavin MacLeod
This week Tony commemorates the 90th birthday of actor Gavin MacLeod (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Love Boat, McHale's Navy). MacLeod was born on Feb. 28, 1931.

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13min
January 25, 2021 45 Years of Laverne & Shirley
Tony Figueroa remembers the premiere of Laverne & Shirley in January 1976. Topics include why both Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days are still master classes in physical comedy.

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9min
January 12, 2021 50 Years of All in the Family
Tony Figueroa discusses some of the many ways in which All in the Family changed network television after it premiered on CBS on Jan. 12, 1971.

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13min
December 22, 2020 Tony and Donna's Christmas Viewing List
Donna Allen-Figueroa joins Tony this week to share some of their favorite Christmas-themed TV episodes. Among the shows discussed in this segment are "The Draft Dodger" episode of All in the Family (which originally aired in December 1976) and "Sisters at Heart," an episode of Bewitched that originally aired in December 1970.

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10min

FAQs about This Week in TV History with Tony Figueroa:

How many episodes does This Week in TV History with Tony Figueroa have?

The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.