Today in TV History: September 17

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on September 17:

• 2021:

  Chicago Party Aunt (Netflix)

• 2021:

  Do, Re & Mi (Amazon)

• 2021:

  Squid Game (Netflix)

• 2021:

  Tha God's Honest Truth with Lenard 'Charlamagne' McKelvey (Comedy Central)

• 2021:

  Uprising (Amazon)

• 2020:

  Departure (Peacock)

• 2020:

  Dragon's Dogma (Netflix)

• 2020:

  One Lane Bridge (SundanceNow)

• 2020:

  Spides (Crackle)

• 2020:

  The Bradshaw Bunch (E!)

• 2020:

  The Great Pottery Throw Down (HBO Max)

• 2020:

  The Last Word (Netflix)

• 2019:

  A Little Late with Lilly Singh (NBC)

• 2019:

  The Last Kids on Earth (Netflix)

• 2018:

  Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nick)

• 2017:

  Kiki Mobile (FYI)

• 2017:

  The Vietnam War (PBS)

• 2015:

  Aliens in America (Destination America)

• 2015:

  Streamy Awards (VH1)

• 2014:

  Red Band Society (Fox)

• 2014:

  Smoky Mountain Money (Nat Geo)

• 2014:

  Southern Justice (Nat Geo)

• 2014:

  The Mysteries of Laura (NBC)

• 2013:

  Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)

• 2013:

  Dads (Fox)

• 2013:

  I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding (Bravo)

• 2013:

  Latino Americans (PBS)

• 2013:

  Species of Mass Destruction (Science)

• 2013:

  The New Atlanta (Bravo)

• 2013:

  Tickle: Unfiltered (Discovery)

• 2012:

  Here Comes Honey Boo Boo: Family Sized (TLC)

• 2012:

  Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez (Syn)

• 2012:

  Let's Ask America (Syn)

• 2012:

  Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (Disney XD)

• 2012:

  Revolution (NBC)

• 2012:

  The List (Syn)

• 2012:

  The Mob Doctor (Fox)

• 2012:

  Trisha Goddard (Syn)

• 2012:

  Yoga Sutra Now (Veria)

• 2011:

  Celebrity Nightmares Decoded (bio)

• 2011:

  Confronting... (OWN)

• 2011:

  Dateline on Cloo (Cloo)

• 2011:

  HGTV's Great Rooms (HGTV)

• 2011:

  Killer Instinct (Cloo)

• 2011:

  Paul Brandt's Build It Forward (CMT)

• 2011:

  Up w/ Chris Hayes (MSNBC)

• 2011:

  Weathering Disaster (Weather)

• 2011:

  Weekends with Alex Witt (MSNBC)

• 2010:

  Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (KDOC)

• 2010:

  Sym-Bionic Titan (Cartoon Network)

• 2009:

  Community (NBC)

• 2009:

  Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin (Food Network)

• 2009:

  NYC: Inside Out (Discovery)

• 2009:

  The Dating Guy (HDNet)

• 2008:

  Infamous (60frames.com)

• 2007:

  Jury Duty (Syn)

• 2007:

  K-ville (Fox)

• 2007:

  The Truth About Food (Discovery Health)

• 2007:

  Torchwood (HDNet)

• 2006:

  Dr. Danger (INHD)

• 2006:

  Talkshow with Spike Feresten (Fox)

• 2006:

  Til Debt Do U$ Part (AmericanLife)

• 2005:

  Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (WB)

• 2005:

  Johnny Test (WB)

• 2005:

  Loonatics Unleashed (WB)

• 2004:

  Atomic Betty (Cartoon Network)

• 2002:

  8 Simple Rules (ABC)

• 2002:

  Beg, Borrow and Deal (ESPN)

• 2002:

  Life with Bonnie (ABC)

• 2002:

  Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (Animal Planet)

• 2002:

  Push, Nevada (ABC)

• 2001:

  Card Sharks (Syn)

• 2001:

  Celebrity Adventures (E!)

• 2001:

  elimiDATE (Syn)

• 2001:

  Rendez-view (Syn)

• 2001:

  Talk or Walk (Syn)

• 2001:

  Texas Justice (Syn)

• 1996:

  Life's Work (ABC)

• 1996:

  Promised Land (CBS)

• 1996:

  Something So Right (NBC)

• 1996:

  Spin City (ABC)

• 1995:

  Almost Perfect (CBS)

• 1995:

  The Client (CBS)

• 1995:

  The Entertainers (Syn)

• 1994:

  Beethoven (CBS)

• 1994:

  Gladiators 2000 (Nick)

• 1994:

  Mega Man (Syn)

• 1994:

  Phantom 2040 (Syn)

• 1994:

  Superhuman Samurai Cybersquad (Syn)

• 1994:

  Trauma Center (Syn)

• 1993:

  Case Closed (USA)

• 1992:

  The Real West (A&E)

• 1991:

  Home Improvement (ABC)

• 1991:

  Sibs (ABC)

• 1990:

  Graham Kerr (Syn)

• 1990:

  Preview: The Best of the New (Syn)

• 1990:

  The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (CBS)

• 1990:

  Video Power (Syn)

• 1990:

  Wake, Rattle & Roll (Syn)

• 1989:

  Major Dad (CBS)

• 1989:

  Remote Control (Syn)

• 1988:

  Cinemax Vintage Performances (Cinemax)

• 1988:

  Garfield and Friends (CBS)

• 1988:

  Hey Vern, It's Ernest! (CBS)

• 1988:

  Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cop (Family)

• 1988:

  The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (CBS)

• 1987:

  Out of This World (Syn)

• 1986:

  Head of the Class (ABC)

• 1985:

  Our Family Honor (ABC)

• 1984:

  Anything for Money (Syn)

• 1984:

  Every Second Counts (Syn)

• 1984:

  Jeopardy! (Syn)

• 1984:

  The All-New Let's Make a Deal (Syn)

• 1983:

  Alvin and the Chipmunks (NBC)

• 1983:

  Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince (CBS)

• 1983:

  Dungeons & Dragons (CBS)

• 1983:

  Mr. T (NBC)

• 1983:

  Pop 'n Rocker Game (Syn)

• 1983:

  The Biskitts (CBS)

• 1983:

  The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show (CBS)

• 1982:

  The Powers of Matthew Star (NBC)

• 1979:

  3's a Crowd (Syn)

• 1979:

  The All-New Beat the Clock (CBS)

• 1979:

  The Guinness Game (Syn)

• 1978:

  Battlestar Galactica (ABC)

• 1977:

  Operation Petticoat (ABC)

• 1976:

  Spencer's Pilots (CBS)

• 1972:

  Anna and the King (CBS)

• 1972:

  M*A*S*H (CBS)

• 1972:

  The Sandy Duncan Show (CBS)

• 1971:

  Monty Nash (Syn)

• 1971:

  O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (CBS)

• 1971:

  The Chicago Teddy Bears (CBS)

• 1971:

  The D.A. (NBC)

• 1970:

  Nancy (NBC)

• 1970:

  The Flip Wilson Show (NBC)

• 1969:

  Room 222 (ABC)

• 1969:

  The Courtship of Eddie's Father (ABC)

• 1969:

  Then Came Bronson (NBC)

• 1968:

  Julia (NBC)

• 1966:

  Mission: Impossible (CBS)

• 1966:

  Pistols 'n Petticoats (CBS)

• 1965:

  Camp Runamuck (NBC)

• 1965:

  Convoy (NBC)

• 1965:

  Hank (NBC)

• 1965:

  Hogan's Heroes (CBS)

• 1965:

  Honey West (ABC)

• 1965:

  Mister Roberts (NBC)

• 1965:

  Tammy (ABC)

• 1965:

  The Smothers Brothers Show (CBS)

• 1965:

  The Wild Wild West (CBS)

• 1964:

  Bewitched (ABC)

• 1963:

  The Fugitive (ABC)

• 1963:

  The Greatest Show on Earth (ABC)

• 1962:

  It's a Man's World (NBC)

• 1962:

  Saints and Sinners (NBC)

• 1962:

  Stump the Stars (CBS)

• 1961:

  Car 54, Where Are You? (NBC)

• 1961:

  Follow the Sun (ABC)

• 1961:

  The Dupont Show of the Week (NBC)

• 1960:

  Campaign and the Candidates (NBC)

• 1960:

  Checkmate (CBS)

• 1957:

  Sugarfoot (ABC)

• 1957:

  The Eve Arden Show (CBS)

• 1953:

  Gold Seal Playhouse (ABC)

• 1953:

  The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (theatre or tv?)

• 1953:

  The Ray Milland Show (CBS)

• 1952:

  Stage a Number (Dumont)

• 1951:

  The Mel Torme Show (CBS)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on September 17:

• 2016:

  Sister Cities (Lifetime)

• 2011:

  Love Begins (Hallmark)

• 2000:

  Elian Gonzalez Story (Family Channel)

• 2000:

  Hendrix (Showtime)

• 1996:

  Steve Martini's Undue Influence (CBS)

• 1995:

  Stranger Beside Me, The (ABC)

• 1995:

  Danielle Steel's Zoya (NBC)

• 1995:

  Bloodknot (Showtime)

• 1995:

  John Grisham's The Client (CBS)

• 1994:

  Burning Season, The (HBO)

• 1993:

  Trade Winds (NBC)

• 1990:

  Babies (NBC)

• 1989:

  Nightmare Years, The (TNT)

• 1985:

  Our Family Honor (ABC)

• 1982:

  Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (ABC)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on September 17:

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TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on September 17:

• 2017:

  First series produced by a streaming site to win Primetime Emmy for Best Drama. The Handmaid's Tale

• 2011:

  First original true-crime series on "Cloo." Killer Instinct

• 1970:

  First broadcast by WSWP-TV (channel 9; Grandview, WV).

• 1965:

  First broadcast by WPHL-TV (channel 17; Philadelphia, PA).

• 1957:

  First broadcast by KETV-TV (channel 7; Omaha, NE).

• 1949:

  First broadcast by WFAA-TV (channel 8; Dallas, TX) as KBTV-TV.

• 1948:

  First broadcast by KCOP-TV (channel 13; Los Angeles, CA) as KLAC-TV.

• 1948:

  First broadcast by WLS-TV (channel 7; Chicago, IL) as WENR-TV.