August 8th in TV History
Birthdays
 | Colin Male | 1925 in Buffalo, NY | - The Andy Griffith Show |
| Richard Anderson | 1926 in Long Branch, NJ | - The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Dan August, Perry Mason |
| Wayne Knight | 1955 in Cartersville, GA | - Newman on Seinfeld |
Deaths
| Richard Deacon | 1984 in Los Angeles, CA | - The Dick Van Dyke Show |
 | Alan Napier | 1988 in Santa Monica, CA | - Batman |
TV Shows Ended
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1999)TV Episode Debuts
| Doctor Who | "A Land of Fear (The Reign of Terror, Part One)" | 1964 |