2) NBC Nightly News: David Brinkley joined John Chancellor at the main desk 40 years ago tonight as NBC returned to its old dual-anchor format. This of course led to the catchphrase that swept the nation: "John, you ignorant slut."
3) The Tony Awards: Don't quote me, but I believe one of the scheduled highlights of tonight's ceremony is the presentation of a posthumous award for Tony Roberts' performance as Julie's love interest Jack in several episodes of The Love Boat.
4) The Great Heep: This special premiered 40 years ago tonight on ABC. In it, the great C3PO and R2-D2 team up to remind everyone that Droids is still a thing on Saturday mornings!
5) Byron Allen: With CBS intent on destroying 60 Minutes, I wonder if Allen is prepping Journalists Unleashed.
6) Lorne: The new documentary premieres on Peacock this weekend because if there's one thing we need, it's another/special about Saturday Night Live. I mean, don't get me wrong; I still want to see it!
7) Steve Allen's Laugh-Back: What a title! 50 years ago tonight, this syndicated program premiered. Allen welcomed colleagues from his old shows to reminisce and show old clips from his programs--interestingly, it seems that he showed clips from his shows on all networks. All barriers fall for Steve Allen!
8) Good Times: In The New York Times on this date, an interesting article discussed the departure of John Amos from the series and how it prompted complaints that not replacing him removed one of the few positive Black father figures in prime time. "Not to mention," the story continues, "he's liable to win a Genius Award in 45 years and make letting him go look like a disaster."
9) The French Open: 40 years ago on this date, Chris Evert beat Martina Navratilova in 3 sets to win the title.
10) NBA and NHL Playoffs:
