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massachusetts governor devil patrick urging voters not to let republicans take control of congress. developing stair out of mexico. four americans dead in a small plane crash. mexican officials found the wreckage in baja california. the passengers were part of a group called flying samaritans. no word yet on the cause of the crash. she played one of tv's most famous moms, june cleaver. barbara billingsley has dayed at the age of 95. "leave it to beaver" was a hit in the late '50s and early '60s. billingsley played the role with class and a gentle sense of humor. and for all those...

patrick urging voters not to let republicans take control of congress. developing stair out of mexico. four americans dead in a small plane crash. mexican officials found the wreckage in baja california. the passengers were part of a group called flying samaritans. no word yet on the cause of the crash. she played one of tv's most famous moms, june cleaver. barbara billingsley has dayed at the age of 95. "leave it to beaver" was a hit in the late '50s and early '60s. billingsley played the role with class and a gentle sense of humor. and for all those years, she was america's mom...

History. >> the title of alex's book was "roots, the saga of an american family." >> and as all of these great reunions prove, these stars were as affected by these groundbreaking firsts as those of us who watched them. >> what a fantastic collection of tv firsts. and all them really had so much influence on pop culture. but which one had the most impact? it's our "showbiz" flash point, which of the firsts had the greatest impacts on pop culture? with me right now in new york is dalton ross and jessica shaw. also with us is staff writer tim saks. which of these shows had the biggest impact on ...

Look at the numbers. 37 emmy nominations. the finale was watched by over 100 million people. 30 years later we're still talking about it. >> tim, off to you, do you agree? >> yeah, it was appointment television. if you were around in the '70s, you went home and watched "roots" every single night. no other show -- we really hadn't seen slaifr slavery portrayed that way before. >> what's your choice? >> i'm going to say "will & grace." the drama is out and done. >> it broke down walls in ways that hadn't been done before. and debra messing's character had so many lucille ball moments. how can we...