APR 02

APRIL 2 IN TV HISTORY

PREMIERED

  1. 1956CBS
    As the World Turns

    Television series

    70 years ago

  2. 1956CBS
    The Edge of Night

    American television crime drama and soap opera (1956–84)

    70 years ago

  3. 1978CBS
    Dallas

    American television soap opera

    48 years ago

  4. 2002Arte
    The Future Is Wild

    Television miniseries

    24 years ago

  5. 2008TV Tokyo
    Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

    Japanese anime television series

    18 years ago

  6. 2010
    Angel Beats!

    Japanese anime television series

    16 years ago

  7. 2010CBS
    Miami Medical

    American medical drama television series

    16 years ago

  8. 2015Paramount Network
    Lip Sync Battle

    Television series

    11 years ago

  9. 2018ABC
    The Crossing

    American science fiction drama series

    8 years ago

  10. 2021Cartoon Network
    Elliott from Earth

    British-French-American animated television series

    5 years ago

  11. 2022PBS
    PBS News Hour

    Daily public television news program in the United States

    4 years ago

SIGNED OFF

  1. 1971ABC
    Dark Shadows

    American gothic soap opera

    Ran 1966–1971

  2. 1995BBC One
    A Bit of Fry & Laurie

    British television series

    Ran 1989–1995

  3. 2009NBC
    ER

    American medical drama television series

    Ran 1994–2009

  4. 2012Disney XD
    Zeke and Luther

    Television series

    Ran 2009–2012

  5. 2012CBC Television
    Little Mosque on the Prairie

    Canadian television sitcom

    Ran 2007–2012

  6. 2013NBC
    The New Normal

    American sitcom

    Ran 2012–2013

  7. 2017Starz
    Black Sails

    American dramatic adventure television series

    Ran 2014–2017

  8. 2022Nickelodeon
    Abby Hatcher

    American-Canadian computer-animated television series

    Ran 2018–2022

BORN TODAY

  1. 1908d. 2003
    Buddy Ebsen

    American actor and dancer

    1908–2003

    Buddy Ebsen
  2. 1914d. 2000
    Alec Guinness

    British actor

    1914–2000

    Alec Guinness
  3. 1945Age 81
    Linda Hunt

    American actress

    Turned 81 this year

    Linda Hunt
  4. 1947Age 79
    Sam Anderson

    American actor

    Turned 79 this year

    Sam Anderson
  5. 1961Age 65
    Christopher Meloni

    American actor

    Turned 65 this year

    Christopher Meloni
  6. 1962Age 64
    Clark Gregg

    American actor, screenwriter and director

    Turned 64 this year

    Clark Gregg
  7. 1971Age 55
    Todd Woodbridge

    Australian tennis player

    Turned 55 this year

    Todd Woodbridge
  8. 1975Age 51
    Pedro Pascal

    Chilean and American actor

    Turned 51 this year

    Pedro Pascal
  9. 1975Age 51
    Adam Rodríguez

    American actor, writer, and director

    Turned 51 this year

    Adam Rodríguez
  10. 1977Age 49
    Michael Fassbender

    German-Irish actor

    Turned 49 this year

    Michael Fassbender
  11. 1981Age 45
    Bethany Joy Lenz

    American actress

    Turned 45 this year

    Bethany Joy Lenz
  12. 1988Age 38
    Jesse Plemons

    American actor

    Turned 38 this year

    Jesse Plemons

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