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May 21st

May 21st in TV History


Birthdays

ImageRichard Hatch1945 in Santa Monica, CA - Battlestar Galactica
ImageMr. T1952 in Chicago, IL - The A-Team

Deaths

ImageClint Walker2018 in Grass Valley, CA

TV Show Debuts

The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)

TV Shows Ended

The New Mike Hammer (1984) (1989)
Newhart (1990)
MacGyver (1992)
Earth 2 (1995)
Wings (1997)

TV Episode Debuts

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"A Tuxedo for David"1954
The Phil Silvers Show"Bilko's Perfect Day"1957
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"The Magic of Three"1958
Gunsmoke"The Bobsy Twins"1960
The Addams Family (1964)"The Winning of Morticia Addams"1965
Doctor Who"The O.K. Corral (The Gunfighters, Part Four)"1966
The Avengers"Bizarre"1969
Taxi"Latka the Playboy"1981
Murder, She Wrote"Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)"1989
Murphy Brown"Going to the Chapel (2)"1990
L.A. Law"Say Goodnight, Gracie"1992
3rd Rock From the Sun"See Dick Run: Part 1"1996