Recent Favorite Full-Length Episodes

Desperate Housewives

Episode: If...

Watch Next Video

Today in TV History: February 8

Hey! See all TV shows that aired on this date 13 years ago...

TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on February 8:

• 2010:

  NFL Full Contact (truTV)

• 2010:

  Savile Row (Sundance)

• 2010:

  Winter Next X (Disney XD)

• 2009:

  1000 Ways to Die (Spike)

• 2009:

  HGTV Showdown (HGTV)

• 2009:

  How's Your News? (MTV)

• 2009:

  Morphed (Nat Geo)

• 2009:

  Nitro Circus (MTV)

• 2009:

  Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (MTV)

• 2009:

  Sonny with a Chance (Disney)

• 2009:

  The CollegeHumor Show (MTV)

• 2008:

  Clinically Wild: Alaska (Animal Planet)

• 2008:

  Dale Jr. Shifting Gears (ESPN2)

• 2008:

  Escape to Chimp Eden (Animal Planet)

• 2005:

  Deadly Women (Discovery)

• 2005:

  Most Outrageous Moments (NBC)

• 2004:

  Topic A with Tina Brown (CNBC)

• 2003:

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Fox)

• 2001:

  Crime Night

• 2001:

  Screech Owls

• 2000:

  The Lyricist Lounge Show (MTV)

• 1999:

  The Blame Game (MTV)

• 1981:

  East of Eden (ABC)

• 1979:

  Angie (ABC)

• 1979:

  Little Women (NBC)

• 1974:

  Good Times (CBS)

• 1954:

  Betty White Show (NBC)

• 1952:

  Rebound (ABC)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on February 8:

• 2004:

  Just Desserts (Hallmark)

• 1999:

  Sixties, The (NBC)

• 1999:

  Love is Strange (Lifetime)

• 1999:

  Invisible Child (Lifetime)

• 1998:

  Bad As I Wanna Be: Dennis Rodman Story (ABC)

• 1994:

  Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson's Story (CBS)

• 1993:

  Danielle Steel's Heartbeat (NBC)

• 1993:

  Gregory K (ABC)

• 1989:

  Lonesome Dove (CBS)

• 1988:

  Elvis And Me (ABC)

• 1988:

  Moving Target (NBC)

• 1988:

  Windmills Of The Gods (CBS)

• 1987:

  Two Mrs. Grenvilles, The (NBC)

• 1984:

  Good Sport, A (CBS)

• 1983:

  Winds of War, The (ABC)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on February 8:

• 2007:

  Michael Keppler dies on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

• 2007:

  Phyllis Lapin and Bob Vance are married on The Office

• 2005:

  Emily and Richard Gilmore renew their vows on Gilmore Girls

• 2001:

  Kristy Hopkins dies on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

• 1999:

  Sam and David Camden are born on 7th Heaven

• 1997:

  Stephanie Holden and Tom Morella are married on Baywatch

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on February 8:

• 1981:

  First series of specials for young people in primetime.

• 1962:

  First broadcast by KSAN-TV (channel 3; San Angelo, TX).

• 1958:

  First broadcast by KIRO-TV (channel 7; Seattle, WA).

• 1953:

  First broadcast by WSET-TV (channel 13; Lynchburg, VA) as WLVA-TV.

• 1947:

  First broadcast by KSDK-TV (channel 5; St. Louis, MO) as KSD-TV.

• 1928:

  First transAtlantic TV image received (Londong to Hartsdale, NJ)