September 5th in TV History
Birthdays
| Bob Newhart | 1929 in Oak Park, IL | - The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart |
Deaths
| Hugh O'Brian | 2016 in Beverly Hills, CA |
TV Episode Debuts
| Gunsmoke | "Target" | 1959 |
| Doctor Who | "A Bargain of Necessity (The Reign of Terror, Part Five)" | 1964 |
| Laverne & Shirley | "Festival (1)" | 1978 |