Although Al Michaels is known as a sports icon, he probably never expected to be traded, especially for a fictional rabbit. On February 9, 2006, the sportscasting legend was allowed to leave ABC and his 20-year run on Monday Night Football to join NBC’s new Sunday Night Football broadcast. In exchange, NBC Universal sold various sports coverageContinue reading “TV Fun Fact: Al Michaels traded for a rabbit”
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TV Fun Fact: Melrose Place and the O.J. case
In the mid 1990’s, the primetime soap opera Melrose Place, a spinoff of Beverly Hills 90210, was among the most popular shows on television. How popular? Well, it’s been reported that the jury impaneled for the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial specifically requested video tapes of Melrose Place, their favorite program, to watch during theirContinue reading “TV Fun Fact: Melrose Place and the O.J. case”
TV Fun Fact: Ed O’Neill’s brief football career
TV dad Ed O’Neill, famous for such sitcoms as Married… with Children and Modern Family, nearly began his career on the gridiron instead of the television screen. In 1969, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed the 23-year-old O’Neill, a defensive lineman, as an undrafted free agent at the onset of the team’s dynasty run. However, having toContinue reading “TV Fun Fact: Ed O’Neill’s brief football career”
SCREEN TIME WITH SAM 