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Film and TV History on December 7

December 7 Calendar
  • 1952 KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast
  • 1953 WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 1954 KCTS TV channel 9 in Seattle, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1956 Helen O'Connell joins Today Show panel (NBC)
  • 1963 First use of the instant replay machine invented by CBS in a US Army vs Navy football game

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979 "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" first movie of the series premieres directed by Robert Wise, starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy

  • 1986 NBC premiere of miniseries "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna" (Part 1)

Goulet has Surgery

1993 American singer Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery

Howard Stern Averts a Suicide

1994 Radio personality Howard Stern talks a man out of attempting suicide

Pope John Paul II

2005 U.S. debut of the second part of two-part TV biopic miniseries "Pope John Paul II" on CBS

2018 Comedian Kevin Hart steps down as 2019 Oscars host after his history of homophobic statements is revealed

  • 2021 Mockumentary comedy "Abbott Elementary" premieres in the US, created and starring Quinta Brunson

December in Film & TV

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