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Today (also called The Today Show) is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC.The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and after 72 years of broadcasting it is fifth on the list of longest-running United States television serie
The show airing on December 9, 1980, was a special edition from New York as co-anchors Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley covered the assassination of singer-songwriter and Beatle John Lennon the night before. [20] NBC News correspondents reported on Lennon's assassination and public reaction toward the shooting. [20]
Hollywood Squares presents its 3,536th and final network telecast on NBC, ending a 14-year daytime run; it remains the second-longest-running daytime game show in the network's history, behind the original 1958–73 run of Concentration. Two other NBC game shows, High Rollers and Chain Reaction, end their runs on this date as well.
Television series which originated in the United States and began in the year 1980. Shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United States should be removed from this category.
Pages in category "1980s American television news shows" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1980: First broadcast of Berlin Alexanderplatz, Magnum PI, Nightline, BBC Children in Need, Vruć vetar, The Kids of Degrassi Street, Strumpet City and Yes Minister; Cable News Network (CNN) and The Learning Channel (TLC) are launched. The first color television introduced in Bangladesh, Burma, Gibraltar and South Korea.
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show: The All New Popeye Hour: The New Fat Albert Show: Jason of Star Command: Tarzan and the Super 7: 30 Minutes: CBS Sports and/or local programming Local news CBS Evening News: January Shazam! (R) NBC Fall Local and/or syndicated programming The Daffy Duck Show: Casper and the Angels: Fred and Barney Meet the Thing ...
Note: An actors' strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. The shows in the schedule were the first to air new episodes in their respective time periods as they bowed in between late August and December 31, 1980. Some of the new shows intended for a fall launch did not debut until 1982 or 1983, if at all.