Today in TV History: January 16

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on January 16:

• 2019:

  Dead of Winter (ID)

• 2019:

  Deadly Class (Syfy)

• 2019:

  In Pursuit with John Walsh (ID)

• 2019:

  Wayne (YouTube Premium)

• 2018:

  Black Lightning (CW)

• 2018:

  The Paynes (OWN)

• 2018:

  This Time Next Year (Lifetime)

• 2018:

  True Conviction (ID)

• 2017:

  Rock 'n' Roll Inventions (Smithsonian)

• 2017:

  Summer House (Bravo)

• 2016:

  From the Bottom Up (Centric)

• 2016:

  The First 48: Miraculous Survivors (A&E)

• 2015:

  12 Monkeys (Syfy)

• 2015:

  New Japan Pro Wrestling (AXS TV)

• 2015:

  The Adventures of Puss in Boots (Netflix)

• 2015:

  World's Funniest (Fox)

• 2014:

  Jerks with Cameras (MTV)

• 2014:

  My Most Memorable Game (MLB Network)

• 2014:

  Party Down South (CMT)

• 2014:

  SWV Reunited (WE)

• 2014:

  Tabloid (ID)

• 2014:

  The Brian Boitano Project (HGTV)

• 2014:

  Under the Gunn (Lifetime)

• 2014:

  Unni Lindell (MHz Worldview)

• 2013:

  Bobby's Dinner Battle (Food Network)

• 2013:

  Combat School (Sportsman)

• 2013:

  Dangerous Persuasions (ID)

• 2013:

  Fix My Family (WE)

• 2013:

  Ghost Mine (Syfy)

• 2013:

  Kroll Show (Comedy Central)

• 2012:

  Alcatraz (Fox)

• 2012:

  Lost Girl (Syfy)

• 2012:

  The Revolution (ABC)

• 2011:

  Drugged (Nat Geo)

• 2011:

  Hogs Gone Wild (Discovery)

• 2010:

  Pit Boss (Animal Planet)

• 2006:

  Animal Planet Heroes Phoenix (Animal Planet)

• 2006:

  Crash Test Human (Nat Geo)

• 2006:

  High Stakes Poker (GSN)

• 2006:

  TV Watercooler (TV Guide)

• 2005:

  Iron Chef America (Food Network)

• 2004:

  Dweezil & Lisa (Food Network)

• 2004:

  How Do I Look? (style)

• 2002:

  Combat Missions (USA)

• 2002:

  Glory Days (WB)

• 2000:

  City of Angels (CBS)

• 2000:

  WXO Wrestling (Syn)

• 1995:

  America's War on Poverty (PBS)

• 1995:

  Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Syn)

• 1995:

  Star Trek: Voyager (UPN)

• 1995:

  University Hospital (Syn)

• 1995:

  Vanishing Son (Syn)

• 1994:

  The George Carlin Show (Fox)

• 1983:

  Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (PBS)

• 1982:

  King's Crossing (ABC)

• 1981:

  Harper Valley P.T.A. (NBC)

• 1981:

  Nero Wolfe (NBC)

• 1976:

  Donny & Marie (ABC)

• 1971:

  Celebrity Bowling (Syn)

• 1969:

  The Queen and I (CBS)

• 1952:

  Newsstand Theatre (ABC)

• 1949:

  ABC Television Players (ABC)

• 1949:

  Music in Velvet (ABC)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on January 16:

• 2016:

  Love on the Sidelines (Hallmark)

• 2010:

  House of Bones (SCI FI / Syfy)

• 2008:

  Comanche Moon (CBS)

• 2004:

  Goodbye Girl, The (TNT)

• 2004:

  Pixel Perfect (Disney)

• 2000:

  Spring, The (NBC)

• 2000:

  Loretta Claiborne Story, The (ABC)

• 1996:

  Promise To Carolyn, A (CBS)

• 1995:

  Death In Small Doses (ABC)

• 1994:

  In The Best Of Families: Marriage, Pride And Madness (CBS)

• 1994:

  Out Of The Darkness (ABC)

• 1989:

  Cover Girl And The Cop, The (NBC)

• 1989:

  Ryan White Story, The (ABC)

• 1987:

  American Harvest (CBS)

• 1984:

  Matter of Sex, A (NBC)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on January 16:

• 2013:

  Fulgencio Joseph 'Joe' Pritchett is born on Modern Family

• 2001:

  Charlie is born on Three Sisters

• 1997:

  Dennis Gant dies on ER

• 1985:

  Nicole 'Nikki' Simpson and Jeff Colby are married on Dynasty

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on January 16:

• 1988:

  First time an investigative report of the CIA appeared on TV.

• 1967:

  First time the National College Queen Pageant is televised.

• 1953:

  First broadcast by KXLY-TV (channel 4; Spokane, WA).

• 1949:

  First broadcast by KNBC-TV (channel 4; Los Angeles, CA) as KNBH-TV.

• 1949:

  First broadcast by WUSA-TV (channel 9; Washington, DC) as WTOP-TV.