Today in TV History: October 4

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TV Series Premieres

These shows premiered on October 4:

• 2023:

  Beckham (Netflix)

• 2023:

  Icons Unearthed: James Bond (VICE)

• 2023:

  NOVA: Ancient Earth (PBS)

• 2023:

  Sullivan's Crossing (CW)

• 2023:

  The Spencer Sisters (CW)

• 2022:

  Making Black America: Through the Grapevine (PBS)

• 2022:

  Sherwood (BritBox)

• 2022:

  Tales from the Territories (VICE)

• 2022:

  The Very VERY Best of the 80s (AXS TV)

• 2021:

  Alma's Way (PBS)

• 2021:

  GhostForce (Disney XD)

• 2021:

  Nina Furia (HBO Max)

• 2021:

  Outsiders? (YouTube)

• 2020:

  Cobra (PBS)

• 2020:

  First Ladies (CNN)

• 2020:

  Flesh and Blood (PBS)

• 2020:

  Sex & Murder: After Dark (HLN)

• 2020:

  The Comedy Store (Showtime)

• 2020:

  The Good Lord Bird (Showtime)

• 2020:

  World's Most Unexplained (Travel)

• 2019:

  Freakshow Cakes (Cooking Channel)

• 2019:

  Murder in Amish Country (ID)

• 2019:

  My Country: The New Age (Netflix)

• 2019:

  Raising Dion (Netflix)

• 2019:

  Relentless with Kate Snow (Oxygen)

• 2019:

  The Substitute (Nick)

• 2018:

  Creeped Out (Netflix)

• 2018:

  I Feel Bad (NBC)

• 2018:

  Irreconcilable Differences (ReelzChannel)

• 2018:

  Star Trek: Short Treks (CBS All Access)

• 2017:

  Expedition Unknown: After the Hunt (Travel)

• 2017:

  Expedition Unknown: Hunt for Extraterrestrials (Travel)

• 2016:

  Driver vs. Driver (Golf Channel)

• 2016:

  No Tomorrow (CW)

• 2015:

  50/50 (Travel)

• 2015:

  Art Breakers (Ovation)

• 2015:

  Home Fires (PBS)

• 2015:

  Jackson Wild (Travel)

• 2015:

  The Widower (PBS)

• 2014:

  Calling Dr. Pol (CW)

• 2014:

  Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: Family Edition (CW)

• 2014:

  Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER (Nat Geo Wild)

• 2014:

  Fight to Survive (Outdoor)

• 2014:

  Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner (ABC)

• 2014:

  Reluctantly Healthy (CW)

• 2014:

  Rock the Park (CW)

• 2014:

  Silver Kings (Destination America)

• 2014:

  Survivor's Remorse (Starz)

• 2014:

  The Brady Barr Experience (CW)

• 2014:

  The Calling (Destination America)

• 2014:

  The Pinkertons (Syn)

• 2014:

  Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food (Cooking Channel)

• 2013:

  Cassadee Pope: Frame by Frame (CMT)

• 2013:

  Dead or Alive (Nat Geo Wild)

• 2013:

  Hot Package (adult swim)

• 2013:

  NFL in Season (Discovery)

• 2012:

  Forecast: Disaster (Nat Geo)

• 2012:

  Nor'easter Men (History)

• 2011:

  10 Best Kitchen Projects (DIY)

• 2011:

  Action Sports Plus (FuelTV)

• 2011:

  Fashion Hunters (Bravo)

• 2011:

  Mad Fashion (Bravo)

• 2011:

  Made in America (Travel)

• 2011:

  Nazi Collaborators (Military)

• 2011:

  Viking Wilderness (Animal Planet)

• 2010:

  Jansing and Co. (MSNBC)

• 2010:

  Parker Spitzer (CNN)

• 2010:

  Surveillance Midday with Tom Keene (Bloomberg)

• 2010:

  The A-List: New York (Logo)

• 2010:

  The Arrangement (Logo)

• 2009:

  Dallas Divas & Daughters (style)

• 2009:

  Three Rivers (CBS)

• 2008:

  Chronicles of the Hunt (ESPN2)

• 2008:

  Down and Dirty with Jim Norton (HBO)

• 2008:

  LA Gang Unit (A&E)

• 2008:

  Making Fiends (Nick)

• 2008:

  Ranked (MTV)

• 2008:

  Rocco Gets Real (A&E)

• 2008:

  The Weekend Feed (G4)

• 2007:

  Carter Can (HGTV)

• 2007:

  Last One Standing (Discovery)

• 2007:

  LucasFilm Documentaries (History Int)

• 2007:

  One Fine Day!

• 2006:

  Beef: The Series (BET)

• 2006:

  Finders Fixers (DIY)

• 2006:

  Freak Show (Comedy Central)

• 2006:

  Most Shocking (CourtTV)

• 2006:

  Next Level: Vince Young (BET)

• 2006:

  The Nine (ABC)

• 2005:

  Close to Home (CBS)

• 2005:

  Design Match (Fine Living)

• 2005:

  Opening Soon: By Design (Fine Living)

• 2005:

  The Adam Carolla Project (TLC)

• 2005:

  The Ultimate Hustler (BET)

• 2004:

  And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop (VH1)

• 2004:

  Fantastic Children (Animax)

• 2004:

  Model Citizens (Pax)

• 2004:

  Mondo Magic (A&E)

• 2004:

  Samurai Gun

• 2003:

  Hellsing (Encore Action)

• 2003:

  Zoids: Fuzors (TV Tokyo)

• 2002:

  Collector Inspector (HGTV)

• 2002:

  Cosmic Odyssey (Discovery Science)

• 2002:

  Hotel Erotica (Cinemax)

• 2002:

  In Search Of... (Sci Fi)

• 2001:

  Sidelines (ESPN)

• 2000:

  Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden (A&E)

• 2000:

  Titans (NBC)

• 1999:

  BeastMaster (Syn)

• 1998:

  Air America (Syn)

• 1998:

  Living Better with Carrie Wiatt (Syn)

• 1998:

  Rolie Polie Olie (Disney)

• 1998:

  The Entertainment Biz (Bravo)

• 1997:

  About Your House with Bob Yapp (PBS)

• 1997:

  Fame L.A. (Syn)

• 1997:

  Sam & Max: Freelance Police (Fox)

• 1996:

  How's That Made? (HGTV)

• 1996:

  The Quest (TLC)

• 1992:

  Ghostwriter (PBS)

• 1992:

  Great Scott (Fox)

• 1992:

  The Shadetree Mechanic (Nashville)

• 1991:

  Beyond Reality (USA)

• 1990:

  Adventures in Diving (Discovery)

• 1990:

  Beverly Hills, 90210 (Fox)

• 1990:

  Carriers (Discovery)

• 1990:

  Firepower (Discovery)

• 1990:

  Limited Edition (FNN)

• 1990:

  Uncle Jack...and Operation Green

• 1988:

  American Experience (PBS)

• 1988:

  High Risk (CBS)

• 1985:

  Misfits of Science (NBC)

• 1985:

  Power Play (TBS)

• 1981:

  A Town Like Alice (PBS)

• 1980:

  Thundarr the Barbarian (ABC)

• 1976:

  50 Grand Slam (NBC)

• 1976:

  Stumpers (NBC)

• 1973:

  Toma (ABC)

• 1963:

  Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC)

• 1961:

  The Alvin Show (CBS)

• 1961:

  The Gertrude Berg Show (CBS)

• 1961:

  Theater '62 (NBC)

• 1960:

  Stagecoach West (ABC)

• 1959:

  Dennis the Menace (CBS)

• 1959:

  The Alaskans (ABC)

• 1959:

  The Rebel (ABC)

• 1957:

  Leave It to Beaver (CBS)

• 1957:

  The Court of Last Resort (NBC)

• 1957:

  Trackdown (CBS)

• 1956:

  Circus Time (ABC)

• 1956:

  Playhouse 90 (CBS)

• 1956:

  The Ford Show (NBC)

• 1956:

  Wire Service (ABC)

• 1955:

  Pontiac Presents Playwrights 56 (NBC)

• 1955:

  The Chevy Show (NBC)

• 1954:

  December Bride (CBS)

• 1954:

  Feather Your Nest (NBC)

• 1954:

  Modern Romances (NBC)

• 1953:

  I Led Three Lives (Syn)

• 1952:

  Columbia University Seminar (ABC)

• 1950:

  All Star Revue (NBC)

• 1950:

  Manhattan Maharaja (ABC)

• 1949:

  Life of Riley (NBC)

TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres

These shows premiered on October 4:

• 2020:

  Follow Your Heart (Hallmark Movies/Myst)

• 2015:

  Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream (Hallmark Movies/Myst)

• 2014:

  Run For Your Life (Lifetime)

• 2014:

  Dark Haul (SCI FI / Syfy)

• 2013:

  Beneath (Chiller)

• 2008:

  NYC: Tornado Terror (SCI FI / Syfy)

• 2004:

  Plain Truth (Lifetime)

• 2002:

  Scream Team, The (Disney)

• 2002:

  Anna's Dream (PAX)

• 1998:

  Sabrina Goes To Rome (ABC)

• 1998:

  About Sarah (CBS)

• 1998:

  Legalese (TNT)

• 1998:

  Shot Through the Heart (HBO)

• 1998:

  Naked City: Justice With a Bullet (Showtime)

• 1995:

  Alistair Maclean's Night Watch (USA)

• 1994:

  Gambler V: Playing For Keeps (CBS)

• 1993:

  In The Shadows, Someone Is Watching (NBC)

• 1992:

  Danger of Love, The (CBS)

• 1992:

  Exclusive (ABC)

• 1992:

  Running Mates (HBO)

• 1988:

  Jesse (CBS)

• 1987:

  Mistress (CBS)

• 1987:

  Perry Mason: The Case Of The Murdered Madam (NBC)

• 1985:

  Misfits Of Science (NBC)

• 1983:

  Secrets of A Mother and Daughter (CBS)

• 1982:

  Bare Essence (CBS)

TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings

These events first aired on TV on October 4:

• 2015:

  Liz Ortiz dies on Fear the Walking Dead

• 2001:

  Carla Reese Simmons dies on ER

• 2000:

  Noel David Crane and Natalie elope on Felicity

TV Historical Firsts & Lasts

These events occurred on October 4:

• 2016:

  Elaine Quijano is the first anchor of a digital network to moderate a national debate in a general election campaign. Vice Presidential Debate

• 2011:

  First broadcast by "Velocity" after changing its name from "HD Theater."

• 1993:

  First broadcast by ''Discovery Life'' as ''Cable Health Club Nework.''

• 1973:

  First broadcast by WMBB-TV (channel 13; Panama City, FL) as WDTB-TV.

• 1971:

  First broadcast by KMPH-TV (channel 26; Visalia, CA).

• 1970:

  First broadcast by WFYI-TV (channel 20; Indianapolis, IN).