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CBS Late Night
''The CBS Late Movie'' is a CBS television series (later known as ''CBS Late Night'') that aired during the 1970s and 1980s. The program ran in most American television markets from 11:30 p.m. ( ET/ PT) until 2:30 a.m. or later, on weeknights. A single announcer (in the early years, CBS staff announcer Norm Stevens) voiced the introduction and commercial bumpers for each program, but there was no host per se, or closing credits besides those of the night's presentation. (The bumpers announcing the stars of the movie rotated names, two or three at a time, so more of the players would be mentioned.) The program was launched following the cancellation of ''The Merv Griffin Show'', which aired as part of the network's late night lineup from 1969 to 1972, and went on to have a long run in first-run syndication after Griffin decided to end his contract with CBS before it could cancel the talk show. From 1972 to 1984, "So Old, So Young", composed by CBS West Coast musical di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Time Zone
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ..., Mexico, Central America, and a few Caribbean Islands, Caribbean islands. In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and several border municipalities in Mexico), the Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March. It is UTC−06:00, six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and designated internationally as UTC−6. From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November the same areas observe daylight saving time (DST), creating the designation of Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Show With David Letterman
''Late Show with David Letterman'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS, the first iteration of the ''Late Show'' franchise. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and was produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, and CBS Television Studios. The show's music director and leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, was Paul Shaffer. The head writer was Matt Roberts and the announcer was originally Bill Wendell, then Alan Kalter. In most American markets the show aired from 11:35 p.m. to 12:37 a.m. Eastern and Pacific Time, and recorded Monday to Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The second Thursday episode usually aired on Friday of that week. In 2002, ''Late Show with David Letterman'' was ranked No. 7 on ''TV Guide''s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. As host of both ''Late Night'' and ''Late Show'' for more than 30 years, Letterman surpass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS News Up To The Minute
''CBS News Roundup'' is an American overnight news program broadcast by CBS News 24/7 and CBS. Airing during the early morning hours each Monday through Friday, the program is anchored Jessi Mitchell. CBS has carried an overnight news block since 1982; it was known as ''CBS News Nightwatch'' until 1992 and then ''Up to the Minute'' until September 18, 2015. From then through May 28, 2024, ''Up to the Minute'' was replaced by the ''CBS Overnight News'', which eschewed a dedicated anchor by largely repackaging segments from the ''CBS Evening News'' and other CBS News programming''.'' On May 29, 2024, it was replaced by the CBS News 24/7-produced ''CBS News Roundup''. Overview ''CBS News Roundup'' airs at 1:00 a.m. ET on CBS News 24/7, and is offered on the CBS broadcast network in a loop from 2:00 a.m. ET to 8:00 a.m. ET (when '' CBS News Mornings'' – the network's early-morning news program – begins in certain areas of the Pacific Time Zone. Most CBS stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBBM-TV
WBBM-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the market's CBS network outlet. Owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division, the station maintains studios on West Washington Street in the Loop, and it transmits from atop the Willis Tower. History Early history (1940–1953) WBBM-TV traces its history to 1940 when Balaban and Katz, a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, signed on experimental station W9XBK, the first all-electronic television facility in Chicago. Balaban and Katz was already well known for owning several movie theaters in the Chicago area. To establish the station, the company hired television pioneer William C. "Bill" Eddy away from RCA's experimental station W2XBS in New York City. When World War II began, Eddy used the W9XBK facilities as a prototype school for training Navy electronics technicians. While operating the Navy school, Eddy continued to lead W9XBK and wrote a book that defined c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arsenio Hall Show
''The Arsenio Hall Show'' is an American syndicated late-night talk show created by and starring comedian Arsenio Hall. There have been two different incarnations of ''The Arsenio Hall Show''. The original series premiered on January 3, 1989, and ran until May 27, 1994. Nineteen years after the original series ended, Hall returned for a revival. It premiered on September 9, 2013, and was cancelled after one season, with the finale airing on May 21, 2014. Both series were produced by Hall's production company, Arsenio Hall Communications. The original series was produced and distributed by Paramount Domestic Television and taped at Stage 29 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The second series was shot at Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood, and it was produced by Tribune Broadcasting, Octagon Entertainment and Eye Productions. It was distributed by CBS Television Distribution. First series (1989–94) Background Hall had been a host on '' The Late Show'' in 1987, another t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pat Sajak Show
''The Pat Sajak Show'' is an American late-night television talk show that aired on CBS from January 9, 1989, to April 13, 1990. Cast The show was hosted by Pat Sajak, best known as host of the game show '' Wheel of Fortune''. To do the talk show, Sajak left the NBC daytime version of ''Wheel'', but remained the host of the syndicated nighttime version he hosted until 2024. Sajak's announcer and sidekick on the show was Dan Miller, his friend and former colleague from their time working together in the mid-1970s at WSM-TV (now WSMV-TV) in Nashville, Tennessee. The in-studio band was led by jazz musician Tom Scott, who subsequently served the same role on the short-lived '' Chevy Chase Show''. The house band members were: Tom Scott (saxes), Jerry Peters (piano), Barnaby Finch (keyboards), Art Rodriguez (drums), Tim Landers (bass), Eric Gale, Carlos Rios, or Pat Kelley (guitar), and Dave Koz (saxes, flute, and the EWI—electronic wind instrument). History Pre-product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC's Wide World Of Entertainment
''ABC's Wide World of Entertainment'' is a late night television block of programs created by the ABC television network. It premiered on January 8, 1973, and ended three years later. The title was based on the long-running broadcast ''ABC's Wide World of Sports''; there was also an ''ABC's Wide World of Mystery'' broadcast from 1973 to 1978. Credits Unable to find a single talk show to compete with NBC's highly successful ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', the network aired a collection of comedy specials, documentaries, mystery movies, music concerts and talk shows with a variety of hosts. Included in the broadcasts were '' The Dick Cavett Show'', '' Jack Paar Tonite'', ''Good Night America'' (a news magazine hosted by Geraldo Rivera), the live concert series '' In Concert'', the UK-originated anthology series '' Thriller'', and ''Comedy News'' (a parody of '' Eyewitness News'' with an ensemble cast of comedians and satirists including Kenneth Mars, Marian Mercer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightline
''Nightline'' (or ''ABC News Nightline'') is ABC News (United States), ABC News' Late night television in the United States, late-night television news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge, the program featured Ted Koppel as its main anchor from March 1980 until his retirement in November 2005. Its ongoing rotating anchors are Byron Pitts and Juju Chang. ''Nightline'' airs weeknights from 12:37 to 1:07 a.m., Eastern Time Zone, Eastern Time, after ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', which had served as the program's lead-out from 2003 to 2012. In 2002, ''Nightline'' was ranked 23rd on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. The program has won four Peabody Awards, one in 2001, two in 2002 for the reports "Heart of Darkness" and "The Survivors," and one in 2022 for "The Appointment". Through a video-sharing agreement with the British Broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC News (United States)
ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast '' ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include morning news-talk show '' Good Morning America'', ''Nightline'', '' 20/20'', and Sunday morning political affairs program '' This Week with George Stephanopoulos''. The network also includes daytime talk shows '' The View'', '' Live with Kelly and Mark'', and '' Tamron Hall''. In addition to the division's television programs, ABC News has radio and digital outlets, including ABC News Radio and ABC News Live, plus various podcasts hosted by ABC News personalities. History 20th-century origins ABC began in 1943 as the NBC Blue Network, a radio network that was spun off from NBC, as ordered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1942. The reason for the order was to expand competition in radio broadcasting in the United States, specifically news and political broadcasting, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show was the third installment of ''The Tonight Show''. Hosted by Johnny Carson, it aired from October 1, 1962 to May 22, 1992, replacing ''Tonight Starring Jack Paar'' and was replaced by ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. Ed McMahon served as Carson's Sidekick#In television, sidekick and the show's announcer. For its first decade, Johnny Carson's ''The Tonight Show'' was based at the RCA Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, with some episodes recorded at The Burbank Studios, NBC Studios in Burbank, California; on May 1, 1972, the show moved to Burbank as its main venue with extended returns to New York for several weeks over the next 12 months. After May 1973, however, the show remained in Burbank exclusively until Carson's retirement. The show's house band, the The Tonight Show Band, NBC Orchestra, was led by Skitch Henderson, until 1966 when Milton Delugg too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
