Awards
Amazon snaps up ‘Arthur,’ ‘Caillou’ and other PBS Kids shows
June 26, 2013
Television
After 25 seasons, the animated children’s program came to an end Monday with a glimpse of the characters as adults. Here’s how it came together.
Feb. 21, 2022
We have been told so often that television dominates our minds, lifestyle choices and political behavior that we believe the telling without conscious choice, without critical attention.
March 14, 1993
Entertainment & Arts
Bill Cosby will host a 90-minute telecast of the romantic ballet “Giselle,” performed by the Dance Theater of Harlem as staged by Arthur Mitchell, Dec. 27, on NBC.
Nov. 10, 1987
Politics
Cable TV also looks alluring to former Delaware Gov.
Sept. 12, 1989
World & Nation
Chicago’s wealthy MacArthur Foundation awarded $5.7 million in grants to family-planning efforts, including $200,000 to make a soap opera about two brothers in Kenya that foundation officials hope will lead people in developing countries to control population growth.
Jan. 26, 1987
Journalist Bill Moyers will receive $5 million in funding for public television productions during the next three years through a grant from the John D. and Catherine T.
July 3, 1989
June 28, 1989
Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey will end her show after the 2005-06 television season after renewing her current contract for two years, the 20th anniversary of the program’s premiere in national syndication.
March 12, 2002
Movies
“Cousin Maude’s Visit,” the Dec. 11, 1971, episode of the groundbreaking CBS comedy series “All in the Family,” introduced TV audiences to the unforgettable Maude Findlay, the outspoken, liberal and feminist cousin of Edith (Jean Stapleton) who took no guff from conservative Archie (Carroll O’Connor) even when he called her a “big-mouth buttinski.”
March 14, 2015