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Today in TV History: April 16

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on April 16:

• 2014:

  Jobs That Don't Suck (MTV2)

• 2014:

  Lucky Bastards (Esquire)

• 2014:

  Moving Country (GAC)

• 2014:

  Unusually Thicke (TVGN)

• 2013:

  Deadliest Catch: The Bait (Discovery)

• 2013:

  Flip or Flop (HGTV)

• 2013:

  Golf's Greatest Rounds (Golf Channel)

• 2013:

  Preachers' Wives (Lifetime)

• 2013:

  Who Gets the Last Laugh? (tbs)

• 2012:

  Eden's World (Logo)

• 2012:

  Richard Hammond's Crash Course (BBC America)

• 2012:

  Top 100 Killer Collabos (fuse)

• 2011:

  Filthy Cities (Discovery)

• 2011:

  Supah Ninjas (Nick)

• 2010:

  Amazing Animal Ads (Animal Planet)

• 2010:

  Family Movie Night (NBC)

• 2010:

  NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography (SPEED)

• 2010:

  The Atom Show (MTV2)

• 2010:

  Weekend Pre-Game wiith Craig Carton (Spike)

• 2009:

  Around the World for Free (WGN America)

• 2008:

  The Big 4-0 (TV Land)

• 2008:

  Under One Roof (MyNetworkTV)

• 2007:

  Divine Canine (Animal Planet)

• 2007:

  It's Me or the Dog (Animal Planet)

• 2007:

  Wilbur (Discovery Kids)

• 2006:

  Eureka Seven (Cartoon Network)

• 2006:

  God or the Girl (A&E)

• 2006:

  Steve Irwin's Great Escapes (Travel)

• 2006:

  What About Brian (ABC)

• 2005:

  Good Deal with Dave Lieberman (Food Network)

• 2001:

  Weakest Link (NBC)

• 1993:

  Dudley (CBS)

• 1992:

  The Human Factor (CBS)

• 1991:

  Stat (ABC)

• 1990:

  Shannon's Deal (NBC)

• 1990:

  Working Girl (NBC)

• 1989:

  Cop Talk: Behind the Shield (Syn)

• 1983:

  Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (HBO)

• 1980:

  This Old House (PBS)

• 1978:

  Holocaust (NBC)

• 1975:

  Victory Garden (PBS)

• 1959:

  Laugh Line (NBC)

• 1959:

  The Lawless Years (NBC)

• 1955:

  Damon Runyon Theatre (CBS)

• 1949:

  Garroway at Large (NBC)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on April 16:

• 2011:

  Truth Be Told (FOX)

• 2011:

  Shunning, The (Hallmark)

• 2010:

  Secrets of the Mountain (NBC)

• 2006:

  Robert Ludlum's Covert One: The Hades Factor (CBS)

• 2005:

  Reefer Madness (Showtime)

• 2001:

  When Billie Beat Bobby (ABC)

• 2000:

  Jailbait (MTV)

• 2000:

  Finding Buck McHenry (Showtime)

• 2000:

  Corner, The (HBO)

• 2000:

  Picnic (CBS)

• 1997:

  Not In This Town (USA)

• 1996:

  Terror In The Family (FOX)

• 1995:

  Joseph (TNT)

• 1995:

  Mother's Gift, A (CBS)

• 1995:

  James A. Michner's Texas (ABC)

• 1994:

  Harvest For The Heart (Family Channel)

• 1990:

  Rose And The Jackal, The (TNT)

• 1989:

  Around The World In 80 Days (NBC)

• 1989:

  Deadly Silence, A (ABC)

• 1989:

  Love And Betrayal (CBS)

• 1985:

  Space (CBS)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on April 16:

• 2013:

  Ricky Schwartz dies on Awkward.

• 2010:

  Batiatus dies on Spartacus

• 2007:

  Curtis dies on 24

• 1987:

  Martha and Reggie (the dogs) are married on Days of Our Lives

• 1985:

  Madeline Rutherford and Eugene Bradford are married on Days of Our Lives

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on April 16:

• 1947:

  Zoomar lens demonstrated by NBC-TV in NYC, allowing close-up and distance camera shots from the same stationary camera.