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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 13h

📺 September 29, 1993: “Grace Under Fire” debuted on ABC. Chuck Lorre's first sitcom starred Brett Butler as a mother left to raise her three kids after divorcing her abusive husband. It ran five seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 September 28, 2017: “Will & Grace” returned to NBC, 11 years following its original 8-season run. In the episode, Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) had their political beliefs put to the test, and the two ultimately found themselves inside the Oval Office at the White House.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 September 28, 2021: “La Brea” debuted on NBC. The sci-fi drama about an unexplainable primeval world uncovered by a massive sinkhole that opened up in Los Angeles starred Natalie Zea, Jon Seda and Nicholas Gonzalez. Thirty episodes were produced in three seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 September 28, 1961: “Hazel” debuted on NBC. The comedy starred Shirley Booth in her two-time Emmy winning role as spunky live-in maid Hazel Burke. It moved to CBS for its fifth and final season. Original co-stars Don DeFore and and Whitney Blake were replaced with Ray Fulmer and Lynn Borden.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 September 28, 1962: “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster” starring John Astin and Marty Ingels debuted on ABC. The sitcom ran a single season.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 September 28, 2015: Trevor Noah officially succeeded Jon Stewart as host of nightly news satire “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. Noah’s stint lasted seven years.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 September 28, 1987: “Star Trek: The Next Generation” debuted in syndication. Created by Gene Rodenberry, the first “Star Trek” spin-off series starred Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Brent Spiner and Wil Wheaton. 178 episodes were produced across seven seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 September 28, 2006: “Ugly Betty” debuted on ABC. Based on the Columbian telenovela “Yo Soy Betty, La Fea”, the romantic one-hour comedy starred America Ferrara, Eric Mabius, Alan Dale, Ana Ortiz, Michael Urie, Judith Light and Vanessa Williams. It ran four seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 September 28, 2011: “Suburgatory” debuted on ABC. The comedy about a single father (Jeremy Sisto) who moved to the eerily idyllic suburbs with his teenage daughter (Jane Levy) ran for three seasons. It also starred Cheryl Hines and Ana Gasteyer.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📺 September 27, 2009: “The Cleveland Show” premiered on Fox. The animated “Family Guy” spinoff that centered on Cleveland Brown and his family featured the voices of Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Jason Sudeikis. The series lasted four seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📺 September 27, 2015: “Quantico” debuted on ABC. The action thriller starred Priyanka Chopra, who became the first South Asian to headline an American network drama. The series lasted three seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📺 September 27, 1986: “Amen” debuted on NBC. From Carson Productions and created by Ed. Weinberger (“The Cosby Show”), the comedy starred Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis and Anna Maria Horsford. 110 episodes were produced across five seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

📺 September 27, 2017: “SEAL Team” debuted on CBS. The military drama which starred David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot and Jessica Paré produced seven seasons overall; its latter three seasons were on Paramount+.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

📺 September 27, 2012: “Elementary” debuted on CBS. The New York City-set police procedural that provided a contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, portrayed by Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, respectively, ran seven seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📺 September 26, 2018: “A Million Little Things” began its five-season run on ABC. The family drama starred David Giuntoli, Grace Park, Romany Malco, Christina Moses, Allison Miller, James Roday Rodriguez, Stéphanie Szostak, Tristan Byon, and Lizzy Greene.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📺 September 26, 2007: “Private Practice” debuted on ABC. The first spinoff of “Grey’s Anatomy” centered on Kate Walsh’s character Dr. Addison Montgomery moving from Seattle to Los Angeles to work at the Seaside Health & Wellness Center. It ran six seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📺 September 26, 1986: Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) was back from the TV dead and out of the shower in the 10th season premiere of the primetime soap “Dallas” on CBS. It was all Pam’s (Victoria Principal) dream!

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📺 September 26, 1985: On CBS serial drama “Knots Landing”, Abby (Donna Mills) told Gary (Ted Shackelford) that his brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy) had died. But if Bobby’s “death” was all an eventual dream that Pam (Victoria Principal) had in “Dallas,” how did the folks in “Knots Landing” find out?

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📺 September 26, 1978: On ABC sitcom “Three’s Company”, Mr. Roper (Norman Fell) mistakenly believed the candid diary that Chrissy (Suzanne Somers) was transcribing was her own, and that he was who the diary referenced as “the very attractive but married downstairs neighbor.”

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📺 September 25, 2017: “The Good Doctor” began its 7-season run on ABC. Based on the 2013 South Korean series of the same name, the medical drama starred Freddie Highmore, Richard Schiff, Antonia Thomas, Hill Harper, Nicholas Gonzalez, Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, Christina Chang and Paige Spara.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

⚾️ 📺 September 25, 2014: Derek Jeter hit a game-winning walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning in the final Yankee Stadium game of his playing career. It was one of the most-watched regular season games in the histories of YES Network and MLB Network.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📺 September 25, 2006: “Heroes” began its four-season run on NBC. The drama about ordinary people who discovered that they had superhuman abilities starred Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, and Ali Larter.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📺 September 25, 1987: “Beauty and the Beast” premiered on CBS. Although the fantasy detective drama starring Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton lasted two full seasons along with an abbreviated third season, it had developed a cult following.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📺 September 25, 1979: Don Knotts officially joined the cast of ABC sitcom “Three’s Company” in its fourth season premiere as the new apartment landlord Ralph Furley.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My latest article for Inc. looks at what entrepreneurs can learn from Netflix about understanding customers, expanding beyond the original product and thinking ahead. www.inc.com...

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📺 September 24, 2014: “black-ish” began its eight-season run on ABC. The family comedy, created by Kenya Barris, starred Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross (Golden Globe winner in 2017), Laurence Fishburne, Jenifer Lewis, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin and Deon Cole.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📺 September 24, 2003: Jun Song defeated Alison Irwin by a 6-1 jury vote to win the fourth season of CBS reality competition “Big Brother” #BB4 Until Kaycee Clark in 2018, Song had been the only winner of Asian descent.

Alison Irwin, Jun Song and Julie Chen on "Big Brother" in 2003

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📺 September 24, 1987: Kirstie Alley officially joined the cast of NBC’s “Cheers” as the bar’s new manager Rebecca Howe in the sitcom’s sixth season premiere. Former lead star Shelley Long had departed the series earlier that year after five seasons to further pursue her movie career.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📺 September 24, 1984: “Super Password” debuted on NBC in daytime. An update of predecessor “Password Plus”, the game show hosted by Bert Convy ran five years.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📺 September 24, 1970: “The Odd Couple” debuted on ABC. Throughout its five-season run, the Emmy award for Outstanding Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series went to lead stars Jack Klugman twice and Tony Randall once (Randall’s, in the final season).

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📺 September 23, 2009: “Modern Family” debuted on ABC. Created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Leviton, the mockumentary sitcom starred Ed O’Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez.

“Modern Family” starring Ed O’Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📺 September 23, 2019: "Bob Hearts Abishola" debuted on CBS. Billy Gardell, in his second CBS sitcom starring role (following "Mike & Molly"), portrayed a Detroit business owner who falls for the nurse (Folake Olowofoyeku) who cared for him after his heart attack.

"Bob Hearts Abishola" starring Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Gina Yashere, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe Jr., Vernee Watson, Bayo Akinfemi, Anthony Okungbowa and Saidah Arrika Ekulona

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What can entrepreneurs learn from the man behind "Hell’s Kitchen" and "American Ninja Warrior"? After 25 years and 200+ TV shows, Arthur Smith credits six core principles for building lasting franchises—and staying creative along the way.…

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📺 September 23, 2016: “MacGyver” premiered on CBS. The reboot to the 1985-92 adventure drama starred Lucas Till, Justin Hires, George Eads, Tristin Mays and Henry Ian Cusick. Throughout its five-season run, it crossed over with two other rebooted series on CBS, “Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.”

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📺 September 23, 2015: On the 17th season finale of CBS reality competition “Big Brother” #BB17, Steve Moses won the final Head of Household and evicted pro poker player Vanessa Rousso in order to sit next to Liz Nolan — a decision that earned him a 6-3 jury vote victory and the $500,000 grand prize.

Steve Moses and Liz Nolan during the "Big Brother" 17th season finale in 2015

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📺 September 23, 2014: “NCIS: New Orleans” began its seven-season run on CBS. The third series of the “NCIS” franchise starred Scott Bakula, CCH Pounder, Lucas Black and Zoe McLellan. Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, Vanessa Ferlito and Necar Zadegan joined the show in later seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📺 September 22, 2004: "Lost" debuted on ABC. It ran six seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📺 September 22, 1957: “Maverick” began its five-season run on ABC. Starring James Garner as the quick-witted Bret Maverick, the series put a lighter, more humorous spin on the traditional Western. In 1981, NBC tried a short-lived revival, “Bret Maverick,” with Garner reprising his iconic role.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📺 September 22, 2014: “Scorpion” debuted on CBS. The ensemble action comedy-drama starred Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas and Robert Patrick. It ran four seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

32 years ago today, "Friends" premiered—and six young actors became television stars. But their biggest business lesson happened behind the scenes: they stuck together. www.inc.com...

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📺 September 22, 1986: “ALF” debuted on NBC. Created by Paul Fusco, who also voiced and puppeteered ALF, the family sitcom starred Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory. It ran five seasons.

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Douglas Pucci @douglaspucci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📺 September 21, 1957: “Perry Mason”, TV’s most famous lawyer portrayed by Raymond Burr, was first introduced on CBS. The legal drama aired for nine seasons in its original run. There were also 30 movies produced on NBC from 1985 to 1995.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Remember the controversy when then-Vice President Dan Quayle criticized Candice Bergen’s character on Murphy Brown for being a single mother on the hit sitcom?…

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📺 September 21, 1989: “Hardball” debuted on NBC. The buddy cop comedy-drama, which starred John Ashton and Richard Tyson as two clashing plainclothes Los Angeles cops, ran for a single season.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📺 September 21, 2011: “Revenge” debuted on ABC. One of TV’s sleeper hits during its freshman season, the mystery drama — based on “The Count of Monte Cristo” — starred Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Josh Bowman, Nick Wechsler, Gabriel Mann and Henry Czerny. It ran for four seasons.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📺 September 20, 1991: "Step by Step" debuted on ABC. The blended family comedy starred Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, Staci Keanan, Christine Lakin, Brandon Call and Christopher Castile. Sasha Mitchell later joined the cast. The sitcom ran seven seasons; its final season had aired on CBS.

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Programming Insider @programminginsider.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📺 September 20, 2015: Viola Davis became the first black woman to win an Emmy award in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category (for ABC’s “How To Get Away With Murder”) at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

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