OCT 16

OCTOBER 16 IN TV HISTORY

PREMIERED

  1. 1958BBC One
    Blue Peter

    British children's television programme

    68 years ago

  2. 1972ITV
    Emmerdale

    British soap opera

    54 years ago

  3. 1974BBC Cymru Wales
    Pobol y Cwm

    Welsh-language television soap opera

    52 years ago

  4. 1999Nickelodeon
    100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd

    American television sitcom

    27 years ago

  5. 2001The WB
    Smallville

    American television series

    25 years ago

  6. 2011AMC
    Talking Dead

    Television series

    15 years ago

  7. 2012The CW
    Emily Owens

    American television series

    14 years ago

  8. 2013Canal+
    The Tunnel

    British-French TV series

    13 years ago

  9. 2016MGM+
    Berlin Station

    American drama television series

    10 years ago

  10. 2016USA Network
    Eyewitness

    American television series

    10 years ago

  11. 2016Prime Video
    Goliath

    American legal drama web television series

    10 years ago

  12. 2018ABC
    The Rookie

    American police procedural television series

    8 years ago

SIGNED OFF

  1. 1998ZDF
    Derrick

    1974-1998 German TV crime series

    Ran 1974–1998

  2. 2006Cartoon Network
    Baby Looney Tunes

    American animated television series

    Ran 2002–2006

  3. 2009CBBC
    Eliot Kid

    Animated television series

    Ran 2008–2009

  4. 2015Disney Channel
    Jessie

    American teen sitcom

    Ran 2011–2015

    Jessie
  5. 2015Disney Channel
    I Didn't Do It

    TV series

    Ran 2014–2015

  6. 2019Star TV
    Kuzgun

    Turkish TV show

    7 years ago

  7. 2020Netflix
    Someone Has To Die

    Spanish-Mexican limited series

    6 years ago

  8. 2025Netflix
    Romantics Anonymous

    Japanese television series

    1 year ago

BORN TODAY

  1. 1923d. 1965
    Linda Darnell

    American actress

    1923–1965

    Linda Darnell
  2. 1925d. 2022
    Angela Lansbury

    British actress

    1925–2022

    Angela Lansbury
  3. 1928d. 2016
    Ann Morgan Guilbert

    American actress

    1928–2016

    Ann Morgan Guilbert
  4. 1940Age 86
    Barry Corbin

    American actor

    Turned 86 this year

    Barry Corbin
  5. 1946d. 2023
    Suzanne Somers

    American actress

    1946–2023

    Suzanne Somers
  6. 1948Age 78
    Hema Malini

    Indian actress, dancer, and politician

    Turned 78 this year

    Hema Malini
  7. 1958Age 68
    Tim Robbins

    American actor

    Turned 68 this year

    Tim Robbins
  8. 1962Age 64
    Flea

    Australian musician

    Turned 64 this year

    Flea
  9. 1962d. 2025
    Pamela Bach

    American actress

    1962–2025

    Pamela Bach
  10. 1975Age 51
    Kellie Martin

    American actress

    Turned 51 this year

    Kellie Martin
  11. 1981Age 45
    Brea Grant

    American actress

    Turned 45 this year

    Brea Grant
  12. 1983Age 43
    Loreen

    Swedish singer

    Turned 43 this year

    Loreen

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