Today in TV History: March 5

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on March 5:

• 2015:

  American Crime (ABC)

• 2015:

  Dig (USA)

• 2014:

  Bring It! (Lifetime)

• 2014:

  Hell and Highwater (MavTV)

• 2014:

  Hustling America (Nat Geo)

• 2014:

  My 600-Lb Life: Supersized (TLC)

• 2014:

  Wild Racers (MavTV)

• 2014:

  Xtreme Bulls (MavTV)

• 2013:

  100 Sexiest Artists (VH1)

• 2013:

  The Car Chasers (CNBC)

• 2013:

  Treasure Detectives (CNBC)

• 2013:

  Yukon Men: Revealed (Discovery)

• 2012:

  100 Shows to See Before You Die (TV Guide)

• 2012:

  Down the Stretch (Golf Channel)

• 2012:

  Love Broker (Bravo)

• 2011:

  I Love Jenni (mun2)

• 2010:

  Machines! (Science)

• 2010:

  Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC)

• 2009:

  League of Super Evil (Cartoon Network)

• 2009:

  The Rotten Tomatoes Show (Current)

• 2008:

  High School Reunion (TV Land)

• 2007:

  Australia's Next Top Model (VH1)

• 2007:

  The Land Before Time (Cartoon Network)

• 2005:

  Zatch Bell! (Cartoon Network)

• 2004:

  Midnight Snack (Sundance)

• 2004:

  The Help (WB)

• 2002:

  As If (UPN)

• 2002:

  The Osbournes (MTV)

• 2002:

  The Random Years (UPN)

• 2001:

  The Battleships (History)

• 2000:

  Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (USA)

• 2000:

  Flint the Time Detective (Fox Family)

• 1997:

  Arsenio (ABC)

• 1997:

  Feds (CBS)

• 1997:

  Temporarily Yours (CBS)

• 1997:

  The Jenny McCarthy Show (MTV)

• 1996:

  Buddies (ABC)

• 1995:

  The Great Defender (Fox)

• 1994:

  Duckman (USA)

• 1994:

  The Road Home (CBS)

• 1994:

  Weird Science (USA)

• 1993:

  Getting By (ABC)

• 1993:

  Hardcore TV (HBO)

• 1993:

  Where I Live (ABC)

• 1990:

  His & Hers (CBS)

• 1986:

  Fast Times (CBS)

• 1986:

  Tough Cookies (CBS)

• 1980:

  Beyond Westworld (CBS)

• 1977:

  Dog and Cat (ABC)

• 1977:

  Future Cop (ABC)

• 1968:

  The Steve Allen Show (Syn)

• 1957:

  No Warning (NBC)

• 1956:

  The Gordon MacRae Show (NBC)

• 1952:

  The Unexpected (Syn)

• 1951:

  A Guest in Your House (NBC)

• 1951:

  Circuit Rider (ABC)

• 1948:

  Stop Me If You've Heard This One (NBC)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on March 5:

• 2001:

  Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (NBC)

• 2000:

  Catch A Falling Star (CBS)

• 2000:

  If These Walls Could Talk 2 (HBO)

• 2000:

  Run the Wild Fields (Showtime)

• 2000:

  Life-Size (ABC)

• 2000:

  Ice Angel (Family Channel)

• 2000:

  Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (A&E)

• 2000:

  Tenth Kingdom, The (NBC)

• 1997:

  Any Place But Home (USA)

• 1996:

  Dead Man's Island (CBS)

• 1996:

  In The Lake Of The Woods (FOX)

• 1995:

  Good Old Boys, The (TNT)

• 1990:

  Son's Promise, A (ABC)

• 1990:

  Secret Life Of Ian Fleming, The (TNT)

• 1989:

  Penthouse, The (ABC)

• 1989:

  Day One (CBS)

• 1985:

  Kids Don't Tell (CBS)

• 1984:

  Dark Mirror (ABC)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on March 5:

• 2010:

  Josh Bedford dies on Ghost Whisperer

• 2007:

  Simone Devereaux dies on Heroes

• 1979:

  Marlena Evans and Don Craig are married on Days of Our Lives

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on March 5:

• 2007:

  First broadcast by 'V-me.'

• 1967:

  First broadcast by WEDN-TV (channel 53; Norwich, CT).

• 1958:

  First broadcast by KDUH-TV (channel 4; Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NEB).

• 1955:

  First broadcast by WBBJ-TV (channel 7; Jackson, TN) as WDXI-TV.

• 1950:

  First time a polo game is televised (Beverly Hills vs. Uplifters).