Today in TV History: May 22

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on May 22:

• 2025:

  90 Minutes (Peacock)

• 2025:

  Earnhardt (Prime Video)

• 2025:

  Not Her First Rodeo (Freeform)

• 2025:

  She the People (Netflix)

• 2025:

  Sirens (Netflix)

• 2024:

  Buying London (Netflix)

• 2024:

  Toughest Forces on Earth (Netflix)

• 2023:

  Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (PBS.org)

• 2022:

  Two Shallow Graves (ID)

• 2022:

  Wild Fish (Nat Geo)

• 2020:

  All on the Line (Discovery)

• 2020:

  Control Z (Netflix)

• 2020:

  History 101 (Netflix)

• 2020:

  The Big Fib (Disney+)

• 2020:

  Zenimation (Disney+)

• 2019:

  Live in Front of a Studio Audience (ABC)

• 2019:

  The Butcher (History)

• 2019:

  The Wrestlers (Viceland)

• 2018:

  Mob Psycho 100 (Netflix)

• 2018:

  Our Wild Life (TLC)

• 2016:

  Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? (ID)

• 2016:

  Missing Dial (Nat Geo)

• 2016:

  Preacher (AMC)

• 2015:

  American Diner Revival (Food Network)

• 2015:

  The Hustlers (truTV)

• 2014:

  Gang Related (Fox)

• 2014:

  Hot Rod Garage (YouTube)

• 2014:

  Labyrinth (CW)

• 2013:

  Breaking Amish: Brave New World: Secrets Revealed (TLC)

• 2012:

  Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson (PBS)

• 2012:

  Hip Hop Squares (MTV2)

• 2008:

  Sexy Talk with Dirty Jay (60frames.com)

• 2007:

  On the Lot (Fox)

• 2005:

  Outdoor Investigations (OLN)

• 2003:

  Food Fight (Food Network)

• 2003:

  The O'Keefes (WB)

• 1978:

  The Dain Curse (CBS)

• 1951:

  Washington Report (Dumont)

• 1947:

  The Wife Saver (NBC)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on May 22:

• 2022:

  Rip in Time (Hallmark Movies/Myst)

• 2011:

  Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (CBS)

• 2010:

  Witchville (SCI FI / Syfy)

• 2007:

  Jesse Stone: Sea Change (CBS)

• 2004:

  Mary Higgins Clark's The Cradle Will Fall (PAX)

• 2001:

  Hostage Negotiator (USA)

• 1999:

  Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie (CBS)

• 1999:

  Lesson Before Dying, A (HBO)

• 1995:

  Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (NBC)

• 1995:

  She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (ABC)

• 1994:

  Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (CBS)

• 1994:

  Seasons Of The Heart (NBC)

• 1993:

  Deadly Relations (ABC)

• 1990:

  Killing in a Small Town (CBS)

• 1990:

  Last Flight Out (NBC)

• 1989:

  I Know My First Name Is Steven (NBC)

• 1988:

  Baby M (ABC)

• 1988:

  Incredible Hulk Returns, The (NBC)

• 1988:

  My Father, My Son (CBS)

• 1987:

  In Self Defense (ABC)

• 1987:

  Poker Alice (CBS)

• 1985:

  Right To Kill? (ABC)

• 1984:

  Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (CBS)

• 1983:

  Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (NBC)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on May 22:

• 2019:

  Brian Kelton dies on Chicago PD

• 2018:

  Sue Heck and Sean Donahue are married on The Middle

• 2016:

  Hodor dies on Game of Thrones

• 2013:

  Erin Strauss dies on Criminal Minds

• 2006:

  Jonathan 'Jack' Donahue Bristow dies on Alias

• 2006:

  Irina Derevko dies on Alias

• 2006:

  Irv Harper dies on Everwood

• 2005:

  Rex Van De Kamp dies on Desperate Housewives

• 2002:

  Zoe Webb and Noel David Crane are married on Felicity

• 2002:

  Simon Donovan dies on The West Wing

• 2001:

  Erin Fitzpatrick and Christopher Titus are married on Titus

• 2001:

  Betsy Morgan and Mark Ludlow are married on What About Joan

• 1998:

  Billie's baby is born on Days of Our Lives

• 1981:

  Julie and Doug Williams are married on Days of Our Lives

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on May 22:

• 1957:

  First broadcast by KBTX-TV (channel 3; Bryan, TX).

• 1956:

  First broadcast by KRIS-TV (channel 6; Corpus Christi, TX).

• 1954:

  First broadcast by KREX-TV (channel 5; Grand Junction, CO).