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>> gentlemen, a one, two, three, four -- ♪ >> reporter: lawrence welk died 12 years ago but his variety show, a kaleidoscope of corny comedy, sequinned dancers and catchy music, is still captivating millions every saturday night on public television. >> we still watch it on saturday night. we just love the show. >> oh, we are lawrence welk fans. >> reporter: what do you think he would say if he could see this? >> wonderful, wonderful. >> reporter: abc dropped the show in 1971 after a 16-year r...

>> oh. this is a first good swell in weeks. can i give the guys just a little bit longer? >> nope. winning the most congenial lifeguard award isnt important. time to turn the water back over to the swimmers. raise the blackball. and bring them in. >> wow. riveting. "baywatch" cancelled by nbc after just one season. >> with scenes like that, i dont understand why. >> but david hasselhoff believed in the show so he put his own money into the project, found financial backers, took off in syndicatio...

This is a first good swell in weeks. can i give the guys just a little bit longer? >> nope. winning the most congenial lifeguard award isnt important. time to turn the water back over to the swimmers. raise the blackball. and bring them in. >> wow. riveting. "baywatch" cancelled by nbc after just one season. >> with scenes like that, i dont understand why. but david hasselhoff believed in the show so he put his own money into the project, found financial backers, took off in syndication and last...

Nbc/comcast thing because he was at nbc but he knows and i -- we had a hearing in which i pointed to a decision was made about something called financial syndication that the network swore -- they wanted to get ownership of the shows they put on tv and i said, this is years before i was in the senate. i said, thats going to hurt competition for independent producers and boy did it. and this is exactly the same kind of thing that is going to happen and its going to be less choice, higher cost, po...

The same birthday as i am today, and that is so amazing. >> and by the way, jane krakawski and james recci is one of the executive producers of the show. and you have been nominated year after year after year, and we just love it, but it has to feel good, because it is coming from the people that you work with everyday and see in hollywood. >> well, this is so fun and so amazing to be included at the party, but wit was a surprise to us, because it is the last, last, last show that we could be po...

In syndication, the greatness of the once-beloved show still shines through. >> weiss: to this day "diffrent strokes" is still a really enjoyable show. the writings really tight. gary coleman is good. you know, you can watch it as an adult and think, wow, this kid understood comedic timing in a way that, you know, grown-up actors that he was acting with didnt. so he kind of made that show. >> brown: i think the great thing about "diffrent strokes" was that it dealt with life issues, and those is...

New harvard political poll out that shows that president obama is losing the support of the millennials who put him in office. >> i heard that. how many newspapers do you have now in your syndication? talking about the american escalator. >> i need three more to hit 500, the magic number. >> this is one of the most successful columnists in the country. im so glad youve hooked up with msnbc. up next, bill clinton clarifies his infamous comment about smoking marijuana and not inhaling. this is "...

Statements that he made about his family. but the affordable care act was passed without any republican votes, and this all comes at a time when its divided as since my lifetime, the 60s at least. hes leaving out a certain percentage of the american people, about half, who dont think were on the right track, and hes, by the way, theres a new harvard political poll out that shows that president obama is losing the support of the millennials who put him in office. >> i heard that. how many newspap...

Brought on me now? >> it did. >> holland cook, respond to this. i mean, what -- is that just -- >> i did not see that tape until right now, but theres that expression of megyn kelly, just absolutely priceless. >> listen, first things first. certain dippously, i visited the lincoln memorial the day before that paint-flinging incident. its really important to secure those monuments and its really cynical of her jumping on a plane, flying across the continent to jump in front of the parade. but, of...

Eastern, 7:00 central on nbc. tv guide recently ranked its top game shows calling it the original reality tv. number five, "the price is right." four, "the match game" which had several incarnations since 82. "family feud" in third. trademarked, americas game "wheel of fortune" game in second. guess what number one is? "jeopardy." in syndication since 1984, 25 million people watch every week. a link to the full list at jansing.msnbc.com. [ crisp crunches ] whoo-hoo-hoo! guess it was. [ male an...