1975 in television

none January 2018 1975 television radio film music The year 1975 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of television-related events which happened that year. Events January 3 The original Jeopardy! ends its run after almost 11 years and 2,753 episodes on NBC Also on NBC, the biggest prize in American daytime television game shows at the time is won on Jackpot, $38,750, split between two contestants January 6 Another World becomes the first American soap opera to start airing hour-long telecasts Wheel of Fortune airs its first episode on NBC's daytime schedule with host Chuck Woolery and assistant Susan Stafford ORTF is split-up into 7 companies: TF1, Antenne 2, FR3, INA, SFP, Radio France & TDF January 11 – On All in the Family (CBS), a tearful Edith Bunker says goodbye to her neighbor Louise Jefferson as The Jeffersons moves on up to their own sitcom March 1 – "C-Day" in Australia: Full-time color television production takes effect today March 4 The first People's Choice Awards presentation on CBS Television cameras are first permitted in the Parliament of Canada March 18 – McLean Stevenson's character dies in the M*A*S*H episode "Abyssinia, Henry", its third season finale The pilot episode of The Muppet Show airs on ABC introducing Jim Henson's characters to Prime Time with adult humor. April 1 – The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation is dissolved; NZBC TV is renamed Television One April 3 – Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon) marries Hugh Mortimer (John Bentley) on British soap opera Crossroads April 4 - The pilot episode of "Black Bart" is aired on CBS, based on the same screenplay that became "Blazing Saddles" April 5 – The Super Sentai series makes its debut on TV Asahi with Himitsu Sentai Gorenger April 12 – On The Jeffersons, Mike Evans makes his last appearance (until 1979), with Damon Evans (no relation to Michael) joining the cast April 21 – Days of Our Lives becomes the second American soap opera to expand from thirty minutes to an hour in length April 25 – Alice Cooper: The Nightmare airs on ABC April 28 – Tom Snyder interviews John Lennon on NBC's The Tomorrow Show June 5 – Fred Silverman becomes the head of ABC Entertainment, whose programming choices resulted in ABC achieving ratings dominance (and initiating an era of what is disparagingly called "T&A" or "Jiggle television") June 30 – TV2 launches in New Zealand, becoming the country's second television network September 5 – A bomb explodes in the wine bar/delicatessen on Australian soap opera Number 96 in an attempt to shake up the cast and earn back lost viewers September 8 – In the United States: The Price is Right is expanded to an hour in length, with six games and two Showcase Showdowns, for one week as an experiment; the format is made permanent two months later Match Game starts airing weekly episodes in syndicated primetime as Match Game PM September 29 – WGPR-TV, channel 62 in Detroit, becomes the first television station in the U.S. to be owned and operated by blacks (It later becomes CBS-owned WWJ-TV) October 1 (10:00 a.m. local time; September 30 in the Americas) – Home Box Office cable television becomes the first pay-per-view television network to deliver a continuous signal via satellite by broadcasting the "Thrilla in Manila" boxing title fight (in which Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in Manila, Philippines) live to the United States.The Evolution of the Cable-Satellite Distribution System http://comm.louisville.edu/~al/421/pdfs/parsons.pdf Patrick Parsons Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media Broadcast Education Association 47 1 1–17 2003 2014-10-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141102123231/http://comm.louisville.edu/~al/421/pdfs/parsons.pdf 2014-11-02 10.1207/s15506878jobem4701_1 62196864 The fight is watched live by well over 100 million and perhaps as many as one billion viewers worldwide54 Facts you probably don't know about Don King http://www.boxingnews24.com/2008/01/54-facts-you-probably-dont-know-about-don-king/ Boxing News 24 2008-01-14 including the 500,000 on HBOSmith Ronald A. Play-by-Play: Radio, Television, and Big-Time College Sport 2003 Johns Hopkins University Press 9780801876929 101 https://books.google.com/books?id=CMKqn6LzsBIC&pg=PP101 en and 100 million viewers watching on closed-circuit theatre television.Karriem Allah Black Belt 1976 35 https://books.google.com/books?id=XtUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35 Active Interest Media It is broadcast in the Philippines by KBS and in the United Kingdom by the BBC October 11 – The premiere episode of Saturday Night Live is broadcast on NBC October 16 – The "Balibo Five" Australian television journalists are killed at Balibo by Indonesian Army special forces in the buildup to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor October 21 – NBC broadcasts the now legendary 12-inning long sixth game of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The game ends with Boston catcher Carlton Fisk's home run to send the series to a climatic seventh game. In what becomes an iconic baseball film highlight, the NBC left-field game camerahttps://www.si.com/mlb/2015/10/21/game-changer-carlton-fisk-nbc-1975-world-series?xid=si_social Game Changer: How Carlton Fisk's home run altered baseball and TV Verducci Tom 2015-10-21 Sports Illustrated catches Fisk wildly waving his arms to his right after hitting the ball and watching its path while drifting down the first base line, as if he is trying to coax the ball to "stay fair". The ball indeed stays fair and the Red Sox tie the Series. (According to the NBC cameraman Lou Gerard, located inside the left field wall scoreboard, cameramen at this time are instructed to follow the flight of the ball. Instead, Gerard is distracted by a rat nearby, thus he loses track of the baseball and instead decides to capture the image of Fisk "magically" waving the ball fair).http://www.sptimes.com/News/112399/Sports/Rats_Fisk_s_homer.shtml Rats! Fisk's homer 2008-07-26 Bruce Lowitt 1999-11-23 St. Petersburg Times The game is ranked Number 1 in MLB Network's 20 Greatest Games.http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/network/games_airdates MLB's 20 Greatest Games MLB 2012-12-27 2015-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20151026155313/http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/network/games_airdates/ dead October 25 – The classic "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show airs on CBS October 28 – A James Bond film is shown on British television for the first time, Dr. No on ITV November – Sony introduces the Betamax video recorder in the US, which comes in a teakwood console with a 19" color TV set and retails for $2,495 November 7 – The New Original Wonder Woman TV movie airs as a pilot for the series Wonder Woman (which premieres in 1976) November 10 – The Guiding Light on CBS changes its name to Guiding Light, in an attempt to modernize the show's image (The show's announcer, however, continues to call the series The Guiding Light in his announcements until the early 1980s) November 23 – Memories of the "Heidi Game" return to haunt NBC as that network is forced to join Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in progress at the conclusion of an overtime NFL game December 1 – Top-rated As the World Turns, bowing to competition from NBC, expands to one hour in length; The Edge of Night moves to ABC December 25 – World television premiere of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, on BBC1 Programs 60 Minutes (1968–present) All in the Family (1971–1979) All My Children (1970–2011) American Bandstand (1952–1989) Another World (1964–1999) Are You Being Served? (UK) (1972–1985) As the World Turns (1956–2010) Aşk-ı Memnu (Turkey) (1975) Barnaby Jones (1973–1980) Blue Peter (UK) (1958–present) Bozo the Clown (1949–present) Candid Camera (1948–present) Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984) Chico and the Man (1974–1978) Columbo (1971–1978) Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995) Coronation Street, UK (1960–present) Countdown (Australia) (1974–1987) Crossroads, UK (1964–1988, 2001–2003) Dad's Army (UK) (1968–1977) Days of Our Lives (1965–present) Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974–1984) Derrick (1974–1998) Dinah! (1974–1980) Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–1976) Doctor Who, UK (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present) Emergency! (1972–1977) Emmerdale Farm (UK) (1972–present) Face the Nation (1954–present) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1984) Four Corners, Australia (1961–present) General Hospital (1963–present) Get Some In! (UK) (1975–78) Good Times (1974–1979) Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present) Happy Days (1974–1984) Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980) Hee Haw (1969–1993) Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present) It's Academic (1961–present) John Craven's Newsround (UK) (1972–present) Kaynanalar (Turkey) (1974–2004) Kojak (1973–1978, 2005–present) Land of the Lost (1974–1977) Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973–present) Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983) Love of Life (1951–1980) Magpie (UK) (1968–1980) Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976) Mary Tyler Moore (1970–1977) M*A*S*H (1972–1983) Masterpiece Theatre (1971–present) Match Game (1962–1969, 1973–1984, 1990–1991, 1998–1999) Maude (1972–1978) McCloud (1970–1977) McMillan & Wife (1971–1977) Meet the Press (1947–present) Monday Night Football (1970–present) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963–1988, 2002–present) Old Grey Whistle Test (UK) (1971–1987) One Life to Live (1968–2012) Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–1978) Panorama (UK) (1953–present) Play for Today (UK) (1970–1984) Play School (1966–present) Police Woman (1974–1978) Rhoda (1974–1978) Sanford and Son (1972–1977) Schoolhouse Rock! (1973–1986) Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986) Sesame Street (1969–present) Soul Train (1971–2008) Superstars (UK) (1973–1985, 2003–2005) Tattletales (1974–1978, 1982–1984) The Benny Hill Show (UK) (1969–1989) The Bionic Woman (1976–1978) The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978) The Doctors (1963–1982) The Edge of Night (1956–1984) The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983) The Guiding Light (1952–2009) The Late Late Show, Ireland (1962–present) The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982) The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1981) The Money Programme (UK) (1966–present) The Price Is Right (1972–present) The Rockford Files (1974–1980) The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1978) The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–present) The Today Show (1952–present) The Tomorrow Show (1973–1982) The Tonight Show (1954–present) The Waltons (1972–1981) The Wonderful World of Disney (1954–present; 1969–79 with this title) The Young and the Restless (1973–present) This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003) Tiswas (UK) (1974–1982) Tom and Jerry (1965–1972, 1975–1977, 1980–1982) Top of the Pops, UK (1964–2006) Truth or Consequences (1950–1988) What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–present) Wide World of Sports (1961–1997) Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974–present) World of Sport, UK (1965–1985) Z-Cars, UK (1962–1978) Debuts Bel Ami – (Debut on TVP1 in Poland) January 2 – The Sweeney on ITV in the UK (1975–78) January 5 - January 6 Wheel of Fortune on NBC's daytime lineup (1975–89) Blank Check the same day, also on NBC, and lasts 26 weeks January 17 – Baretta, starring Robert Blake, on ABC (1975–78) January 18 – The Jeffersons, a spinoff of All in the Family, on CBS (1975–85) January 23 – Barney Miller on ABC (1975–82) January 30 – Archer on NBC (1975) February 17 – S.W.A.T. on ABC (1975–76) April 4 – The Good Life on BBC1 in the UK (1975–78) April 5 – Himitsu Sentai Gorenger on TV Asahi (formerly NET) in Japan (1975–77) April 16 – Survivors on BBC1 (1975–77) April 21 – Blankety Blanks on ABC's daytime lineup May 8 – The Don Lane Show on the Nine Network in Australia (1975–83) May 31 – Jim'll Fix It on BBC1 (1975–94) June 16 – Spin-Off and Musical Chairs on CBS's daytime lineup June 30 – Showoffs on ABC's daytime lineup July 7 Ryan's Hope on ABC's daytime lineup (1975–89) Rhyme and Reason the same day, also on ABC's daytime lineup The Magnificent Marble Machine, on NBC's daytime lineup, from the same host who brought Blank Check September 2 – Runaround on ITV (1975–81) September 4 The Bobby Vinton Show on CTV in Canada and across the U.S. in syndication (1975–78) Space: 1999 (syndicated 1975–77) September 6 Hanna-Barbera's The New Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show on ABC Saturday Morning (1975–76) Supersonic, a pop music program, on London Weekend Television (1975–77) Funny Farm – (CTV, 1975–80) September 8 Phyllis, a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS (1975–77) Match Game PM (1975–82) Give-n-Take on CBS's daytime lineup September 9 Welcome Back, Kotter on ABC (1975–79) Shades of Greene on Thames Television in the UK (1975–76) September 14 – Three for the Road on CBS and ends promptly on November 30 September 15 – The Fifth Estate on CBC (1975–present) September 19 – Fawlty Towers on BBC Two in the UK (1975, 1979) September 25 – King of Kensington on CBC (1975–80) September 29 – Three for the Money on NBC's daytime lineup and it lasts only nine weeks October 1 – Arena on BBC2 in the UK (1975–present) October 11 – Saturday Night Live (1975–present) November 3 – Good Morning America on ABC with co-anchors David Hartman and Nancy Dussault (1975–present) November 16 - Donny & Marie (1976 TV series) November 7 – Wonder Woman on ABC (1975–79) November 30 – McCoy on NBC (1975–76) December 16 – One Day at a Time, produced by Norman Lear, on CBS (1975–84) Ending this year Date Show DebutJanuary 3 Jeopardy! (returned in 1984)1964 January 4 Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers 1974January 16 Ironside 1967March 7 The Odd Couple 1970March 28 Ultraman Leo (Japan) 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerMarch 31 Gunsmoke 1955April 13 Mannix 1967April 18 How to Survive a Marriage 1974April 26 Kung Fu 1972May 20 Adam-12 1968June 13 Now You See It (returned in 1989)1974 The Joker's Wild (returned in 1977)1972 June 27 Split Second (returned in 1986)Password (returned in 1979 as Password Plus)1961 August 1 Death Valley Days 1952September 5What's My Line? 1950September 26Jackpot (returned in 1985)1974 Changes of network affiliation Show Moved from Moved toThe Edge of Night CBSABCThe Bugs Bunny ShowABCCBS Births Date Name Notability January 2Dax ShepardActor (Parenthood)January 3Danica McKellarActress (The Wonder Years, Young Justice, Static Shock)Jason MarsdenActor (Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Boy Meets World, The Weekenders, Static Shock, Justice League, The Fairly OddParents, Kim Possible, Loonatics Unleashed, Generator Rex)January 4Jill Marie JonesActress (Girlfriends)January 5Bradley CooperActor (Alias)January 7Stephanie BirkittAmerican attorneyJanuary 9Patrick SabonguiCanadian actor (The Flash)January 12Lisa RieffelActressJanuary 17Freddy RodriguezActor (Six Feet Under, The Night Shift)January 23Tito OrtizMixed martial artistTito Ortiz Biography https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/bio/_/id/2335472/tito-ortiz 2024-12-20 ESPN enJanuary 28Terri ConnActress (As the World Turns, One Life to Live)January 29 Sharif AtkinsActor (ER, White Collar)Sara GilbertActress (Roseanne, The Talk)February 11Nischelle TurnerTV hostFebruary 18Sarah Joy BrownActress (General Hospital)February 22 Drew BarrymoreActress and producer (Saturday Night Live, Santa Clarita Diet, The Drew Barrymore Show)February 23Michael CornacchiaActor (Legion of Super Heroes, The Kids Are Alright)February 25Chelsea HandlerActress and producerFebruary 27Christina NigraActress (Out of This World)March 1Shane JohnsonActorMarch 2Jesse BochcoProducerMarch 5Jolene BlalockActress and model (Star Trek: Enterprise)March 7Audrey Marie AndersonActress (Once and Again, The Unit, Arrow)T. J. ThyneActor (Bones)March 9Chaske SpencerActorMarch 12Marc MenardCanadian actor (All My Children, House, Watch Over Me)March 15 Eva LongoriaActress (Desperate Housewives)will.i.amRapperMarch 17TestPro wrestler (died 2009)Tracy WolfsonSportscasterMarch 22 Guillermo DiazActor (Weeds)March 21Justin PierceActor (died 2000)March 27 FergieRapper and singerApril 2Adam RodriguezActor (CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds)Deedee Magno HallFilipino-American actress (Pearl on Steven Universe)April 3Aries SpearsComedian and actor (Mad TV)April 5Mike BloomMusicianApril 6Zach BraffActor (Scrubs)April 14Antwon TannerActor (One Tree Hill)Amy BirnbaumVoice actress (Pokémon, Sonic X, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Magical DoReMi,Yu-Gi-Oh!) and singer Anderson SilvaBrazilian mixed martial artist (UFC)Anderson Silva Biography https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/bio/_/id/2335447/anderson-silva 2024-08-23 ESPN enLitaPro wrestlerApril 22Dannah FeinglassActress (Mad TV, WordGirl, The Mighty B!, Newsreaders)April 30 Johnny GaleckiActor (Roseanne, The Big Bang Theory)May 3Christina HendricksActress (Mad Men, Another Period)Dulé HillActor (The West Wing, Psych)Willie GeistAmerican television personalityMay 8Wilmer CalderonActor (The Shield, Bosch)May 10Andrea AndersActress (Joey, Better Off Ted)Julie NathansonActress (The Zeta Project, Avengers Assemble, Elena of Avalor)May 11Coby BellActor (Third Watch, The Game)May 20Tahmoh PenikettCanadian actress (Battlestar Galactica)May 24Will SassoCanadian actor and comedian (Mad TV)May 27Jamie OliverEnglish chef and TV hostMay 29Daniel ToshActor and comedianMay 30CeeLo GreenMusician (The Voice)CeeLo Green – The Vogue https://thevogue.com/artists/ceelo-green/ 2024-02-23 enJune 4Angelina JolieActress (Gia Carangi on Gia) and daughter of Jon VoightJune 6Staci KeananActress (My Two Dads, Step by Step)June 7Allen IversonNBA basketball playerJune 10Isaac Hayes IIIVoice actorJune 12Michael MuhneyActor (Veronica Mars, The Young and the Restless)June 14Laurence RickardActorJune 16Frederick KoehlerActor (Kate & Allie, Oz)June 17Jennifer IrwinCanadian actress (Still Standing)Lisa GwilymWelsh broadcasterJune 24Carla GalloActress (Carnivàle, Bones)June 25Linda CardelliniActress (ER, Freaks and Geeks, Mad Men, Regular Show, Gravity Falls, Sanjay and Craig)June 27 Tobey MaguireActorBianca Del RioActorJuly 2Elizabeth ReaserActressJuly 3Ryan McPartlinActor (Chuck)July 650 CentRapper and actorJuly 11Jon WellnerActor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)July 14TabooActorJuly 17DaffneyPro wrestler (WCW, TNA)Brow Jason 2021-09-02 Daffney Unger: 5 Things To Know About Wrestler Who Has Died At Age 46 https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-daffney-unger-dead-4508536/ 2024-12-20 Hollywood Life en-US (d. 2021)July 20Ray AllenNBA basketball playerJudy GreerActress (Glenn Martin DDS, Two and a Half Men, Archer, Reluctantly Healthy)July 24Eric SzmandaActor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)Laura FraserActressJuly 26Liz TrussBritish politician 2022-10-04 Liz Truss Fast Facts https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/us/liz-truss-fast-facts/index.html 2024-09-02 CNN enJuly 31Annie ParisseActress (Law & Order)August 5Ami FosterActress (Punky Brewster)August 7 Charlize TheronActress (2-time host of Saturday Night Live)August 11Tinsley MortimerAmerican television personalityAugust 16George StultsActor (7th Heaven)August 18Kaitlin OlsonActress (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)August 19Tracie ThomsActress (Cold Case)August 21Alicia WittActress and singer (Cybill, Justified)August 22Rodrigo SantoroBrazilian actor (Lost, Westworld)August 25Michelle BeaudoinCanadian actress (Madison, Sabrina the Teenage Witch)August 29Dante BascoActor (American Dragon: Jake Long, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra)August 31Sara RamirezAmerican-Mexican actress (Grey's Anatomy)September 1Scott SpeedmanBritish-Canadian actor (Felicity)September 3RedfooActor and singerSeptember 8Larenz TateActor (The Royal Family, South Central)September 18Charlie FinnActor (Spud on American Dragon: Jake Long)Jason SudeikisActor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)September 22Mireille EnosActress (The Killing, The Catch)September 23Jaime BergmanActressOctober 3India ArieSingerAlanna UbachActress (Teamo Supremo, Ozzy & Drix, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)October 4Reggie LeeFilipino-American actor (Prison Break, Grimm)October 5Kate WinsletEnglish actress (Mildred Pierce)Parminder NagraBritish actress (ER)Scott WeingerActor (Full House, Aladdin, Fuller House)October 7RhynoPro wrestlerOctober 8Terryn WestbrookActress and singerOctober 11Nat FaxonActor (Ben and Kate)October 12 Marion JonesWNBA playerOctober 16Kellie MartinActress (Life Goes On, Christy, ER)October 22Jesse Tyler FergusonActor (Modern Family)October 23Boti BlissActress (CSI: Miami)Michelle BeadleAmerican sports reporterOctober 26Paula FarisTelevision correspondentOctober 30Steve KazeeActorNovember 1Bo BiceAmerican singer (American Idol)November 2Danny CookseyActor (Diff'rent Strokes, The Cavanaughs, Tiny Toon Adventures, Static Shock, Pepper Ann, Xiaolin Showdown, Dave the Barbarian, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil)Danny Cooksey https://www.discogs.com/artist/738083-Danny-Cooksey July 1, 2023 Discogs enNovember 4Heather TomActressCurtis StoneAustralian celebrity chefNovember 12Angela WatsonModel and actress (Step by Step)November 11Angélica ValeActressNovember 17Diane NealActress (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)November 20Joshua GomezActor (Chuck)November 21 Cherie JohnsonActress (Punky Brewster, Family Matters)November 30Richard BaconEnglish television and radio presenterDecember 1David HornsbyActor (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Ben 10)196271157954097152 HornsByDavid I was born 12/1/75. Put that #### in Fred C and stop being a dick. David Hornsby April 28, 2012 July 1, 2023December 8Celia WaldenBritish journalistDecember 10Emmanuelle ChriquiCanadian actress (Entourage, Cleaners)December 12Mayim BialikActress (Blossom, The Big Bang Theory) and singerDecember 13James KysonSouth Korean-born American actor (Heroes)December 14KaDee StricklandActress (Private Practice)December 17 Milla JovovichActressDecember 18Trish StratusPro wrestler (Canada's Got Talent)2024-03-27 Trish Stratus https://www.thesportster.com/tag/trish-stratus/ 2024-11-08 TheSportster enDecember 24Stephanie RuhleJournalistDecember 27 Heather O'RourkeActress (Happy Days) (d. 1988)December 28Tannis VallelyDirector and actress (Head of the Class)December 29Shawn HatosyActor (Southland)December 30 Tiger WoodsPro golfer Deaths Date Name Age NotabilityJanuary 24Larry Fine72American comic actor (Three Stooges)May 4 Moe Howard77June 3Ozzie Nelson69American actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)June 28 Rod Serling50Television writer and creator of (The Twilight Zone (1959–64) and Night Gallery (1969–73))July 2Audrey Maas40Television writer and producer (DuPont Show of the Month, Eleanor and Franklin) Television debuts Armand Assante – How to Survive a Marriage John Belushi – Saturday Night Live Richard Belzer – Saturday Night Live Tom Berenger – One Life to Live Bill Cobbs – First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson Billy Connolly – Play for Today Billy Crystal – Keep On Truckin' Jeff Goldblum – Columbo Patrick Gorman – Ourstory John Heard – Valley Forge Amy Irving – The Rookies Maurice LaMarche – Sidestreet Marc McClure – Emergency! Bill Murray – Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell Catherine O'Hara – The Wayne & Shuster Show Pete Postlethwaite – Second City Firsts Ron Silver – McMillan & Wife Sylvester Stallone – Police Story Julie Walters – Second City Firsts Dianne Wiest – Zalmen: or, the Madness of God Tom Wilkinson – 2nd House Ray Winstone – You and the World You and the World: ITV Schools series https://geebeeteevee.blogspot.com/2025/07/you-and-world-itv-schools-series.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250825134400/https://geebeeteevee.blogspot.com/2025/07/you-and-world-itv-schools-series.html 25 August 2025 See also 1975–76 United States network television schedule References 1975