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>> it was more of a presentational review. >> though just as wacky as the tonight show. >> when my father stepped down from the tonight tonight show to focus on his prime-time show nbc didnt think the show could continue without him. but they tapped another guy who was definitely born to do television named ernie kovacs. >> when someone leaves its not easy to fill their shoes. >> what do you do? >> i feel we shouldnt waste much time. >> ernie kovacs. there was some funky, freaky hallucinogenic s...

Shift? >> will this flame of late night that was lit by allen and carried by paar, is it going to be able to survive the 60s? will the flame of late night simply go out? ? tonight, television takes a look at itself. >> whats on the idiot box? >> its only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. >> ill tell you about the golden age in television. this period of time will be looked at as the platinum age. >> our obligation is to entertain. and if weve left something to think about, so much the bett...

Explosion of talent in front of your eyes. ♪ >> it really kind of rejuvenated the show. >> i am gumby, dammit! you dont talk to me that way! >> after a while, the show regained its status and its clout and became even more of an institution than it had been. >> hey, bob. >> hey, peters. looks great today. >> listen, if youre unhappy with my work, tell me now! >> youre through, you hear me, through! youll never work in this town again! >> dont leave me hanging by a thread. let me know where i s...

And it was the right time. >> entertainment journalism evolved as viewers got more curious and had more access. until that point, the entertainment business had been something we didnt know all that much about. >> we could go behind the scenes in our effort to really give an insiders look. >> the crafty old j.r. of "dallas" fame was with his mother actress mary martin as he was presented with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> it was very honorific of the industry. they would do serious co...

First time that had ever happened in tv history. the prevailing feeling was that the sitcom was dead. >> brandon, nbc programming chief, says reports of the sitcoms deaths were greatly exaggerated. >> time and time, again, if you study television history, just when someone is counting a form out, that is exactly the form of programming that leads to the next, big hit. >> so, 1984. "the cosby show" comes on. now, bill cosby is not new to tv. hes had other tv shows. but the "cosby show" is very di...

And we will see a fascinating legal battle if this comes to play. >> something tells me trump was contemplating a secret pardon that would have been for himself. but well leave it there. elie, thanks so much. coming up, a musk-see tv. did you catch that? the billionaire ceo of tesla and spacex makes a very personal admission while hosting "saturday night live." the light. ♪ it comes from within. it drives you. and it guides you. to shine your brightest. ♪ as you charge ahead. illuminating ...

And spacex ceo. his big debut last night started with some personal news. >> im actually making history as the first person with aspergers to host "snl." [ applause ] or at least the first to admit it. [ laughter ] so i wont make a lot of eye contact with the cast tonight. but dont worry, im pretty good at running in human and emulation mode. >> and in the spirit of mothers day, there was this. >> well, break a leg tonight. i love you very much. >> i love you too, mom. [ applause ] >> and im exc...

>> i wasnt going to play around with "mom dented the car. how are we going keep dad from finding out about it?" not when i see everything thats going around in our country. >> just because a guy is sensitive and hes an intellectual and he wears glasses, you make him out a queer. >> i never said a guy who wears glasses is a queer. a guy who wears glasses is a four-eyes, a guy whos a fag is a queer. >> "all in the family" did something really new for television. it put before the american public a...

History. >> mary tyler moore was a single woman working as an associate producer on a nightly tv show. >> you know what? youve got spunk. >> yeah. >> i hate spunk! >> there were a lot of young women entering the workplace then. and for some of them, mary tyler moore was like a port of entry. >> im doing as good a job as he did. >> better. >> better! and im being paid less than he was because -- >> youre a woman. >> the television female could be a hero. she could be the main event. >> rita. all ...

The big thing that changes in the 80s is the number of hours spent watching television goes up. the number of hours spent talking about television goes up. one of the symbols of this phenomenon is "entertainment tonight." >> hi, im tom hallic. and welcome to our opening night. the premiere edition of "entertainment tonight." >> all of the critics were kind of unanimous in that they said it will never last because there simply isnt enough entertainment news to fill a half hour every night. >> "en...