Television
The new entree in NBC’s Thursday block of hit shows, “Boston Common,” had a smash premiere, finishing at No. 3 last week according to information released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.
March 27, 1996
Entertainment & Arts
A CBS television movie about school desegregation in Boston and episodes of two popular ABC series, “thirtysomething” and “The Wonder Years,” took cash awards Wednesday as the 16th annual Humanitas Prizes were bestowed for “humanizing achievement” in television writing.
July 12, 1990
“ER” is the highest-rated show on television as the networks head into sweeps week to wrap up the end of the season.
May 3, 1996
Lorimar-Telepictures has “agreed in principle” to buy six television stations, including KCST-TV in San Diego, for a reported purchase price of $1.8 billion, a Detroit television station reported Tuesday night.
May 21, 1986
The popular emergency room drama “ER” finished the 36-week 1995-96 television season as the highest-rated show on TV.
May 31, 1996
The popular medical drama “ER” topped the list of the highest rated shows from Sept. 18 to April 7.
April 12, 1996
Viacom International Inc., a leading broadcasting and cable television concern, said today it received a $2.7-billion buy-out offer from a group led by Viacom’s management.
Sept. 16, 1986
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch further forsook his American newspaper empire in favor of television Friday by announcing that he will buy a Boston television station from TV evangelist Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network for $28 million.
Aug. 16, 1986
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Sept. 17, 1999
Marvin Davis and Rupert Murdoch, co-owners of 20th Century Fox Film Corp., said Monday that they have agreed to buy Metromedia Inc.’
May 7, 1985