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- StarsLarry AndersonMatt BahrJohn BanaszakSuper Bowl XIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1979 season. The Steelers defeated the Rams by the score of 3119, becoming the first team to win four Super Bowls in six years, as well as the first to win more than three Super Bowls. The game was played on January 20, 1980, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and was attended by a Super Bowl record 103,985 spectators. It was also the first time that the Super Bowl was coincidentally played in the home market of one of the participants; at the time, the Rams played at nearby Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Rams became the first team to reach the Super Bowl after posting nine wins or fewer during the regular season. Their 97 regular season record was followed by postseason wins over the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Steelers were the defending Super Bowl XIII champions, and finished the 1979 regular season with a 124 record, and posted playoff victories over the Miami Dolphins and the Houston Oilers. Super Bowl XIV was a close game during the first three quarters. The Rams led 1310 at halftime before Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw connected with wide receiver Lynn Swann on a 47-yard touchdown pass. Los Angeles regained the lead on a halfback option play with running back Lawrence McCutcheon's 24-yard touchdown pass to Ron Smith. But Pittsburgh controlled the fourth quarter, scoring 14 unanswered points with Bradshaw's 73-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver John Stallworth, and running back Franco Harris' 1-yard touchdown run. Despite throwing three interceptions, Bradshaw was named Super Bowl MVP by completing 14 of 21 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns.
- StarsJim McKayEric HeidenHelmuts BalderisBroadcast television coverage of the Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Lake Placid, New York, USA from February 13, 1980 - February 24, 1980.
- DirectorMarty PasettaStarsJohnny CarsonNick AllderAnn-MargretAward of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
- StarsCathy Lee CrosbyJohn DavidsonFran TarkentonA collection of amazing feats of human and animal endeavor.
- CreatorRoone ArledgeStarsJuJu ChangBill WeirByron PittsA nightly discussion of one important news event from earlier that day.
- StarsCasey KasemCharlie TunaPaula AbdulHost Casey Kasem lists the top ten rock, soul, country and album charts.
- StarsVincent PriceAlan CummingGene ShalitAn anthology series featuring various predominately British mystery stories.
- CreatorBill LeeJohn MoffittStarsJack BurnsBrandis KempMark BlankfieldLive late-night comedy sketch show similar to "Saturday Night Live."
- StarsJaime MonroyRobert W. MorganDionne WarwickTelevision show featuring dancing and popular music.
- StarsBill CullenBob HiltonRich JeffriesGame show which sought to resolve the question, "Are two heads better than one?" A single contestant competed against a team of two (related in some way but not married) to answer general knowledge questions, which allowed them to claim hexagonal boxes on a large five-by-four game board if they answered correctly. Each box had a different letter of the alphabet on it, and each question had a one-word answer beginning with whichever letter was selected by a player. The single contestant had to complete a vertical path on the board to win (a minimum of four red boxes), while the two-person team had to finish a horizontal path on the board (a minimum of five white boxes). Oftentimes, more than the minimum number of boxes were required to win a game. The first team to win a two-out-of-three-game match became the champion and played the "Gold Rush" for a chance to win $5,000 in cash. The same game board was used only with each box having one letter or as much as five initials to a phrase, title, name, etc. The champion, whether it be the single player or one member of the two-person team, had 60 seconds to make a horizontal connection across the board. Each clue answered correctly turned the box in question gold, while incorrect answers or passes turned a box black, making it a block that a contestant had to work around. If the champion failed to make such connection, he/she won $100 per correct answer. Teams continued until winning 10 games or being defeated. The 10-game maximum was eventually extended to 20 games, allowing previously-retired champions to be brought back to the show.
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioGlen A. LarsonStarsTom SelleckJohn HillermanRoger E. MosleyThe adventures of a Hawaii-based private investigator.
- DirectorMarty PasettaHarrison EngleStarsJohnny CarsonAlan ArkinLucie ArnazAward of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
- CreatorAndrew AlexanderStarsJohn CandyJoe FlahertyEugene LevyComedy parody about TV.
- CreatorAl MasiniAlfred MasiniStarsKevin FrazierNischelle TurnerMatt Cohen"Entertainment Tonight" is the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world.
- CreatorDennis MarksStan LeeSteve DitkoStarsHans ConriedSally JulianJerry DexterSpider-Man battles crime in New York City with the help of Iceman and Firestar.
- StarsPeter O'ToolePeter StraussBarbara CarreraAfter the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.
- CreatorMort LachmanSy RosenStarsNell CarterLara Jill MillerKari MichaelsenNell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.
- CreatorSteven BochcoMichael KozollStarsDaniel J. TravantiMichael WarrenBruce WeitzThe lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
- DirectorNeal MarshadStarsCharles AlexanderKen AndersonDan AudickAlhough identified with the new 49er dynasty of Coach Bill Walsh and America's favorite quarterback Joe Montana, Super Bowl XVI also represents the arrival--following much adversity and many discouraging defeats--of Paul Brown's Cincinnati Bengals and their journeyman quarterback, Ken Anderson. Called the "best pure passer in the game" by 49er coach Bill Walsh, Anderson was originally the discovery and "project" of Bill Walsh who, as Bengal quarterback coach and offensive coordinator, had been tasked by Paul Brown, the legendary former coach of the Cleveland team named after him, with finding an answer to the Pittsburgh "Steel Curtain" with 4 Super Bowls in 6 years (1974-1979) with a team of 10 future Hall-of-Fame players. Ken Anderson from "tiny" Augustana College (the adjective first used by Howard Cosell) was a pristine model, or "natural" talent, who quickly understood and absorbed Walsh's creative offensive formations. Walsh's goal was to replace the old game "played in the trenches," which had relied primarily on the rush and on ball control, with a new, more free and exciting game emphasizing frequent, high-percentage passing. Later called the "West Coast Offense" Walsh's system first came to realization with the #1 Passer rating of Anderson in 1974, which was repeated in 1975, to the amazement of a national audience viewing a Monday Night Football game in which Anderson's 450 yards through the air would overshadow and defeat the Buffalo Bills despite O.J. Simpson's 200 rushing yardage on the ground. When Walsh left the Bengals at the end of the '75 season, it was a departure with no small amount of disappointment and bitterness. In his later books Walsh makes no secret that he wanted to prove to Brown and the Bengal organization that they had made a mistake in not promoting him upon Brown's stepping down as head coach at the end of the '75 season. Superbowl XVI, then, was: 1. the end of the Steeler dynasty; 2. the vindication of the passing game developed for the Bengals and now the 49ers by Walsh; 3. the return of Ken Anderson to #1 Quarterback after two dismal seasons of only 4 wins; 4. a "grudge match" that amounted to sweet revenge for the injury felt by Walsh upon his non-promotion; 5. a superior football game, with the Bengals winning the individual statistics for a new Super Bowl record in passing but the 49ers playing a near-perfect, error-free game to win by less than a touchdown. The next Superbowl featuring the same teams would end with an exciting last-minute drive by Montana for another 49er victory. But the individual statistics would tell a different story: unlike the '82 match-up, the Bengals would be completely outmatched in the 1989 contest.
- DirectorMarty PasettaStarsJohnny CarsonDebbie AllenKaren AllenAward of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
- CreatorDavid LettermanStarsDavid LettermanPaul ShafferBill WendellPopular late-night comedy/talk-show with host David Letterman, interviewing famous guests.
- CreatorGeorge PageThomas LovejoyStarsF. Murray AbrahamGeorge PageChris MorganDocumentary series exploring various global wildlife issues and subjects.
- StarsRoger EbertGene SiskelElva PoznanskiChicago film critics, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, review films.
- StarsJohn McLaughlinEleanor CliftPat BuchananThis PBS news/talk-show presents several journalists involved in spirited discussions of topics in current events. The group is led in round-table discussions by John McLaughlin.
- StarsBess MottaJami AllenHolly ButlerAn exercise show that premiered in the early 80's with lots of energy and excitement to it. It featured lovely ladies and great music with a high pumping show that would send your heart-rate through the roof
- CreatorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenAlan NorthEd WilliamsSight gags, puns and non-sequiturs ensue as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
- CreatorLowell GanzGarry MarshallStarsScott BaioErin MoranAl MolinaroThe romantic adventures of Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola as they pursue music careers in Chicago.
- CreatorGary David GoldbergStarsMichael J. FoxMichael GrossMeredith BaxterChronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
- CreatorAnne BeattsStarsSarah Jessica ParkerAmy LinkerMerritt ButrickPatty Greene and Lauren Hutchinson, two awkward teenage girls, are desperate to fit in at Weemawee High School.
- CreatorJames BurrowsGlen CharlesLes CharlesStarsTed DansonRhea PerlmanJohn RatzenbergerThe regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
- CreatorRobert ButlerMichael GleasonStarsStephanie ZimbalistPierce BrosnanDoris RobertsThe cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.
- CreatorJoshua BrandJohn FalseyJohn MasiusStarsEd Begley Jr.Howie MandelDavid MorseThe lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, an old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsDavid HasselhoffEdward MulhareRichard BasehartA lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar.
- DirectorMarty PasettaStarsLiza MinnelliDudley MooreRichard PryorAward of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
- StarsArsenio HallNaomi JuddBen SteinContestants compete in a talent show featuring music and comedy categories.
- CreatorEric LeiberStarsChuck WooleryJohn CervenkaRod RoddyThis game show introduced a bachelor or bachelorette to three prospective dates, each of whom gave a self-introduction. The audience would select the partner they thought was the most compatible. If the guest agreed with the audience's selection, the show would pay for the couple's first date. Afterwards, the couple would return to the show to tell everyone whether it had been a dream date or a nightmare.
- StarsSally Jessy RaphaelMyreah Mai MooreDavy JonesA long-running talk show with a host of the same name. This show was one of the first challengers to Phil Donahue's undisputed rule over the daytime talk world. Raphael's subjects were often more sensational, and were often aimed more at titilation, rather than information. As time went on and shock TV became more popular, Raphael's show thrived while Donahue's faded.
- CreatorMerv GriffinStarsPat SajakVanna WhiteCharlie O'DonnellHosted by Pat Sajak, this game show features 3 contestants who try to solve a puzzle by spinning the wheel and guessing letters in a word or phrase.
- CreatorBill CarruthersJan McCormickStarsPeter TomarkenRod RoddyCharlie O'DonnellA game show where contestents answer trivia questions and then have to gamble their winnings on a randomly flashing game board.
- CreatorDick EbersolStarsRita SeverEdd HallHenry Cho"Friday Night Videos" was NBC's answer to MTV.
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsEddie MurphyJames ArgiroGus LoundermonEddie Murphy's raunchy, raucous stand-up comedy routine is captured for posterity on this tape.
- StarsRichard ChamberlainRachel WardChristopher PlummerIn the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. How far are they willing to go in the name of love?
- StarsJane BadlerMichael DurrellFaye GrantA seemingly peaceful alien race, arrives at earth and asks for help to ensure their own planets survival. However, the visitors agenda turns out be much darker.
- StarsJohn ErwinAlan OppenheimerLinda GaryThe most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, goes against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull.
- StarsPaul SparerCatherine BattistoneJohn Marzilli"Tales from the Darkside" was a horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellFrank LupoStarsGeorge PeppardMr. TDwight SchultzFour Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military.
- DirectorSandy GrossmanStarsMarcus AllenLyle AlzadoChris BahrSuper Bowl XVIII is an American football game played between two NFL (National Football League) teams. Super Bowl XVIII features the 1983 AFC (American Football Conference) Champion Los Angeles Raiders against the 1983 NFC (National Football Conference) Champion Washington Redskins. The winner of the Super Bowl is awarded the Lombardi Trophy.
- StarsSeiko HashimotoMary DocterJim McKayBroadcast television coverage of the Sarajevo 1984: XIV Olympic Winter Games, an international multi-sport competition that took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia from 08 February 1984 through 19 February 1984.
- StarsLeonidas PelekanakisIlias HatzipavlisOscar SchmidtBroadcast television coverage of the Los Angeles 1984: Summer Olympics Games of the XXIII Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Los Angeles, California, USA from 28 July through 12 August 1984.
- DirectorWalter C. MillerStarsAlabamaChuck BerryBig Country
- DirectorMarty PasettaStarsJohnny CarsonJane AlexanderGene AllenAn international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements and technical merits of the film industry in the year of 1983.
- DirectorMike GargiuloStarsCatherine BachScott BaioJamie Farr
- StarsEd McMahonDick ClarkRobert KleinA show showcasing film/tv out-takes, funny commercials and elaborate practical jokes on celebrities.
- StarsRobin LeachShari BelafonteMorgan FairchildA look inside the homes and daily lives of celebrities and other power people.
- CreatorMerv GriffinStarsAlex TrebekJohnny GilbertJimmy McGuireA returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.
- CreatorHenry OrensteinStarsFrank WelkerPeter CullenCorey BurtonTwo opposing factions of transforming alien robots engage in a battle that has the fate of Earth in the balance.
- CreatorReinhold WeegeStarsHarry AndersonJohn LarroquetteRichard MollAn eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
- CreatorMichael LeesonStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadMalcolm-Jamal WarnerThe goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
- CreatorMartin CohanBlake HunterStarsTony DanzaJudith LightAlyssa MilanoTony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids, Samantha Micelli and Jonathan Bower, with help from Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother.
- CreatorAnthony YerkovichStarsDon JohnsonPhilip Michael ThomasSaundra Santiago-Resplendent with authentic 1980s music, fashion, and vibe, "Miami Vice" follows two undercover detectives and their extended team through the mean streets of Miami, Florida.
- StarsJames FarentinoDana CarveySandy McPeakAn advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.
- CreatorPeter S. FischerRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsAngela LansburyWilliam WindomRon MasakProfessional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.
- DirectorRoger GoodmanStarsJohn AyersBob BaumhowerWoody Bennett
- StarsLarry KingBob WoodwardRyan SeacrestPopular and controversial journalist Larry King hosts this CNN call-in talk show.
- StarsSalvatore VecchioPeter CoyoteLisa LingA weekly series of short documentary segments funded by the National Geographic Society and done in the style of the National Geographic Specials. In 2003, the show was re-branded National Geographic Ultimate Explorer. A news-style journal format is now used instead of the more traditional format of the specials.
- CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyGeorg Stanford BrownDavid CarradineTwo friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
- CreatorCarl MacekStarsSteve KramerTom WynerRobert AxelrodAn alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and the technology and secrets she bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.
- StarsJackson BeckChristopher CollinsMichael BellAn elite special missions force fights against the terrorist forces of Cobra.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsBea ArthurBetty WhiteRue McClanahanFour previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.
- CreatorGlenn Gordon CaronStarsCybill ShepherdBruce WillisAllyce BeasleyThe quirky cases of a former model and a smart aleck detective who manage a private detective agency.
- CreatorSteven SpielbergJoshua BrandJohn FalseyStarsCharles DurningDouglas SealeSharon SpelmanTruly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
- DirectorTed NathansonStarsDick EnbergMerlin OlsenBob Griese
- DirectorMarty PasettaStarsAlan AldaJane FondaRobin Williams
- StarsMaureen O'BoyleChristopher ChaconMaury PovichLurid television 'info-tainment' reporting on sensationalistic topics.
- StarsOprah WinfreyNate BerkusGayle KingOprah Winfrey hosts a live audience talk-show with celebrity guests and discusses daily stories.
- StarsRoger EbertGene SiskelRichard RoeperChicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down.
- CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyDavid CarradinePhilip CasnoffThe story of two friends and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
- StarsMaurice LaMarcheDave CoulierFrank WelkerThe continuing adventures of the staff of the ghost removal service.
- CreatorPaul ReubensStarsPaul ReubensJohn ParagonPhil HartmanPee-Wee Herman and his friends have wacky, imaginative fun in his unique playhouse.
- CreatorDale McRavenStarsBronson PinchotMark Linn-BakerMelanie WilsonA high-strung and cynical man's life is never the same when his naive but good-natured cousin comes to America to live with him.
- CreatorMichael EliasRich EustisStarsWilliam G. SchillingJeannetta ArnetteDan FrischmanA laidback teacher provides needed guidance about life for a special class of exceptional students.
- CreatorAlan SpencerStarsDavid RascheAnne-Marie MartinHarrison PageThe adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.
- CreatorLinda Bloodworth-ThomasonStarsDelta BurkeDixie CarterAnnie PottsThe misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
- CreatorStephen FischerSusan BeaversStarsPam DawberJenny O'HaraJoel BrooksA photographer's life changes when her teenage sister comes to live with her.
- CreatorSteven BochcoTerry Louise FisherStarsCorbin BernsenJill EikenberryAlan RachinsThe lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.
- StarsDerek BellLynsey de PaulJohn DysonThe Daihatsu Pro-Celebrity Championship floodlit clay pigeon shooting from Littlecote. World sports car champion, Derek Bell and Belgian champion Marc Polet take on Lynsey De Paul and England international John Dyson.
- StarsMarcellas ReynoldsJudy HoLaura DiazLocal newscasts on the Fox Broadcasting Company network.
- DirectorMarty PasettaStarsChevy ChaseGoldie HawnPaul HoganThe official, annual, Hollywood award show that hands out many movie honors, including the Oscars. That year's show was hosted by Ralph Bellamy, and saw big wins by Marlee Matlin, Paul Newman, and Michael Caine.
- DirectorMike GargiuloStarsWilliam DevaneMary FrannLinda Gray
- StarsMorton Downey Jr.Roy InnisAl SharptonMorton Downey Jr. moderates a raucous shock-jock talk show.