1973-01-19, ABC, 10 min.
South Vietnam reports ceasefire is close. Defense secretary Melvin Laird says South Vietnam has capacity for self-defense.
1973-01-20, NBC, 00 min.
The second inauguration of Richard M. Nixon from Washington DC.
1973-01-23, , min.
Entertainer of the year awards are presented.
1973-01-23, , min.
1973-03-03, CBS, 90 min.
The 15th Annual Grammy Awards from the Tennessee Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.
Host: Andy Williams
1973-03-22, WNBC, 52 min.
September 16, 1965-May 24, 1974. A variety hour hosted by Dean Martin. Several of the shows were celebrity "roasts," set at a banquet table, in which the guest of honor was showered with insults by other celebs. Regulars of the series included pianist Ken Lane (1965-1972), Kay Medford, Lou Jacobi, The Golddiggers, Marian Mercer (1971-1972), Tom Bosley (1971-1972), Rodney Dangerfield (1972-1973), Dom DeLuise (1972-1973), and Nipsey Russell (1972-1974).
1973-03-25, ABC, 120 min.
Honoring Broadway's best at the 27th Tony Awards with hosts Rex Harrison, Celeste Holm, Jerry Orbach and Sandy Duncan.
1973-03-25, ABC, min.
Rex Harrison and Celeste Holm host the 27th Annual Tony Awards telecast at the Imperial Theater in New York City. This was the fourth time Julie Harris won a Tony Award and her sixth nomination.
1973-03-27, NBC, min.
The 45th annual Academy Awards presentation from the Dorothy Chandler Pavillon in Los Angeles, California. Marlo Brando refused to accept his best actor award for his performance in The Godfather. Charlie Chaplin received an award for the best original score for his 20 year old film, Limelight.
Hosted by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Rock Hudson, and Charleton Heston.
Duplicate of # 7505.
1973-03-27, NBC, 60 min.
Ecology...a lighthearted approach to a serious subject. Host Raymond Burr guides the way through a series of spoofs on pollution, trash, and endangered species. Members of The Boy Scouts Of America are on hand for an anti-litter plug. Cameos by Carol Burnett, Carroll O'Connor, Red Foxx, and Flip Wilson.
Cast...Walker: Edward Andrews, Mrs. Higginbotham: Yvonne Wilder. Barney Edwards: John Fink.
1973-03-27, NBC, 180 min.
The 45th annual Academy Awards presentation from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Marlon Brando refused to accept his best actor award for his performance in The Godfather. Charlie Chaplin received an award for the best original score for his 20 year old film, Limelight.
Hosted by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Rock Hudson, and Charlton Heston.
1973-04-02, WCBS, min.
The American Film Institute premieres this annual event by honoring Mr. John Ford. President Richard M. Nixon is among the notables paying tribute along with Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Maureen O'Hara, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart and John Wayne. Danny Kaye is host.
President Nixon expected to be one of the notables paying tribute to director John Ford, veteran of a 58-year movie career. Other press time guests: Charleton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Maureen O'Hara,
Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart and John Wayne. Danny Kaye is host for this testimonial dinner, highlighted by clips from Ford's famous films. The six-time Oscar winner is the first recipient of AFI's Award for life achievement in filmmaking.
Duplicate of #822
1973-04-02, WCBS, 72 min.
The American Film Institute premieres this annual event by honoring Mr. John Ford. President Richard M. Nixon is among the notables paying tribute along with Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Maureen O'Hara, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart and John Wayne. Danny Kaye is host.
1973-04-04, NBC, 30 min.
Winnie The Pooh and The Honey Tree is a 1966 film combining live-action and animation. Based on the first two chapters of the book, Winnie The Pooh.
1973-04-11, , min.
International financier Edward Krock charged with evading one and a half-million in income taxes.
1973-04-20, WNBC, 52 min.
July 27, 1972-September 7, 1972; January 19, 1973-April 27, 1973. Bobby Darin was given his own series in 1972, a summer replacement for "The Dean Martin Show." The series was revived that winter as a midseason replacement. Regulars included Dick Bakalyan, Steve Landesberg, and Rip Taylor.
1973-05-13, WNBC, 54 min.
A musical spoof of westerns. Story of a man named Sam, transported back to the 19th century to find he is the town sheriff. He becomes involved with an old prospector and his daughter, who have found a gold mine. Don Adams is the narrator.
1973-05-17, NBC, 95 min.
The beginning of the televised Senate Watergate hearings.
1973-05-20, ABC, min.
The 25th Primetime Emmy Awards are presented from the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Host: Johnny Carson.
Duplicate of 9991.
1973-05-20, ABC, 120 min.
The 25th Primetime Emmy Awards are presented from the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Host: Johnny Carson.
1973-05-21, ABC, min.
Howard Cosell is roasted. Featuring Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Steve Allen, David Steinberg, Ted Knight, Muhammad Ali, Merlin Olsen, Don Meredith, Bill Russell, Redd Foxx, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Alex Karras.
Duplicate of #6022.
1973-05-21, ABC, 90 min.
Howard Cosell is roasted. Featuring Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Steve Allen, David Steinberg, Ted Knight, Muhammad Ali, Merlin Olsen, Don Meredith, Bill Russell, Redd Foxx, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Alex Karras.
1973-05-22, ABC, 75 min.
Sportscaster Howard Cosell is roasted.
Host: David Steinberg.
Ends Abruptly.
1973-06-06, WABC, 52 min.
Comedy and song in the Florida outdoors with host Tony Randall & his guests: Lynn Anderson, Charlie Callas, Howard Cosell, John Gary, Judy Graubart, Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara.
1973-06-09, CBS, min.
Secretariat, with jockey Ron Turcotte aboard, captures the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, NY, the final jewel in thoroughbred racing's triple crown. Secretariat's 31 length win was the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, before a crowd of 69,138 spectators. Secretariat became the first horse to capture the triple crown since Citation in 1948.
1973-07-11, NBC, 95 min.
Live coverage of former Attorney General John Mitchell's second day of testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee.
1973-07-26, ABC, min.
January 8th, 1973-November 16th, 1973
Jack Paar returned to late night TV after an 11 year absence on a one-week-per-month basis as part of ABC's "Wide World Of Entertainment" series.This ninety-minute talk show featured Peggy Cass as Paar's announcer.
Guest: Senator Howard Baker.
1973-07-26, ABC, min.
January 8th, 1973-November 16th, 1973
Jack Paar returned to late night TV after an 11 year absence on a one-week-per-month basis as part of ABC's "Wide World Of Entertainment" series.This ninety-minute talk show featured Peggy Cass as Paar's announcer.
Guest: Senator Howard Baker.
1973-09-04, NBC, 180 min.
A report on the energy crises. Part two of three.
1973-09-12, WCBS, 52 min.
August 1, 1971-September 5, 1971; December 27, 1971-May 29, 1974. "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" was introduced as a summer variety show and found a place in the network's schedule in midseason. By the 1973-1974 season it was television's top-rated variety series. Regulars included their daughter Chastity Bono, Peter Cullen, Freeman King, Teri Garr, Ted Zeigler, Billy Van, and Murray Langston.
1973-09-17, , min.
President Day filled with meetings. British Prime Minister Edward Heath visits Ireland, amid protests.
1973-09-20, ABC, min.
The infamous "battle of the sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and former men's singles champion Bobby Riggs held at the Houston Astrodome. An estimated 50 million people watched the match won by King in three straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Howard Cosell calls the play-by-play.
1973-09-21, WNBC, 52 min.
Celebrity roasting of Hugh Hefner by: Dean Martin, Dick Martin, Howard Cosell, Joey Bishop, Audrey Meadows, Jackie Gayle, Billy Baxton, Loretta Lynn and Tom T. Hall.
1973-09-24, , min.
Watergate hearings resume. Former CIA official Howard Hunt testifies.
1973-09-25, , min.
Elliott Richardson plans to present evidence against Spiro Agnew in Maryland kickback case. Howard Hunt appears for second day before Senate Watergate committee.
1973-09-25, NBC, 100 min.
Live coverage of testimony by former CIA officer E. Howard Hunt.
1973-09-28, WNBC, 52 min.
Ed McMahon is roasted by: Dean Martin, Ernest Borgnine, Dom DeLuise, Dionne Warwick, Charo, Jack Carter, Pat Buttram and Jackie Vernon.
1973-10-04, WNBC, 52 min.
September 17, 1970-June 27, 1974. A successful variety hour hosted by Flip Wilson.
1973-10-06, , min.
War begins in the Middle East as the Arab coalition jointly launches a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur.
1973-10-06, , min.
The Yom Kippur war, also known as the Ramadan war, the October war, the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, or the fourth Arab-Israeli war, was an armed conflict between October 6th-October 25th, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria.
1973-10-09, CBS, min.
Middle East fighting worsens. Rumor that Bebe Rebozo was go-between for Howard Hughes campaign contribution to President Nixon.
1973-10-10, NBC, 90 min.
October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
Joey Bishop is the guest host. His guests are Della Reese and Stephanie Edwards.
1973-10-18, , min.
Rumored upcoming meeting between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin about Middle East war. Creator of the cartoon "Pogo" Walt Kelly dies.
1973-10-19, , min.
Soviet news agency says Prime Minister Kosygin has returned to Moscow following talks with Egyptian President Sadat.
1973-10-19, WNBC, 52 min.
Bette Davis is roasted by Dean Martin, Henry Fonda, Howard Cosell, Vincent Price, Pat Buttram, Nipsey Russell, Kay Medford, Jeannie C. Riley, Tom T. Hall, Joyce Haber and Army Archerd.
1973-10-21, , min.
The UN holds special meeting on Mideast war.
1973-11-02, WNBC, min.
Johnny Carson is the target for roasters Dean Martin, Jack Benny, George Burns, Bob Newhart, Redd Foxx, Sen. Hubert Humphrey, Bette Davis, Doc Severinson, Dionne Warwick, Dom DeLuise, Mike Connors, Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Joey Bishop, Wilt Chamberlain, Kent McCord, Martin Milner, Ruth Buzzi, Howard Cosell, Jonathan Winters, Rich Little and Foster Brooks.
Duplicate of #2107.
1973-11-02, WNBC, 52 min.
Johnny Carson is the target for roasters Dean Martin, Jack Benny, George Burns, Bob Newhart, Redd Foxx, Sen. Hubert Humphrey, Bette Davis, Doc Severinson, Dionne Warwick, Dom DeLuise, Mike Connors, Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Joey Bishop, Wilt Chamberlain, Kent McCord, Martin Milner, Ruth Buzzi, Howard Cosell, Jonathan Winters, Rich Little and Foster Brooks.
1973-11-07, , min.
US and Egypt resume diplomatic relations following peace talks between Anwar Sadat and Henry Kissinger. Israel reports heavy casualties. Israel holds day of mourning for dead soldiers.
1973-11-18, WNET, 50 min.
Motion picture director Howard Hawks is profiled. Cliff Robertson narrates.