# TV Binge Watch (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 21, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004 "2019-08-21T15:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 455
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9089 "2022-06-08T13:44:18Z")
**British Detective Shows** 1. Sherlock 2. Colonel March of Scotland Yard 3. Jonathan Creek 4. Dempsey and Makepeace 5. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 6. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 7. Shakespeare and Hathaway 8. Law & Order UK 9. Scott & Bailey ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9090 "2022-06-08T15:12:08Z")
**British Detective Shows** 1. Sherlock 2. Colonel March of Scotland Yard 3. Jonathan Creek 4. Dempsey and Makepeace 5. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 6. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 7. Shakespeare and Hathaway 8. Law & Order UK 9. Scott & Bailey 10. Father Brown **Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_, which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9091 "2022-06-08T15:22:43Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9092 "2022-06-08T15:24:22Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. 3. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon cameos on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In,” saying “Sock it to me,” in 1968. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9093 "2022-06-08T16:23:22Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. 3. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon cameos on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In,” saying “Sock it to me,” in 1968. 4. ‘I Love Lucy’ candy factory episode (1952) “It is an episode full of memorable comedy and also tackled gender roles early on in the medium’s life span.” ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9094 "2022-06-09T10:09:25Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. 3. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon cameos on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In,” saying “Sock it to me,” in 1968. 4. ‘I Love Lucy’ candy factory episode (1952) 5. The first interracial kiss on TV between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek” 11/22/68 ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9095 "2022-06-09T14:33:55Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. 3. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon cameos on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In,” saying “Sock it to me,” in 1968. 4. ‘I Love Lucy’ candy factory episode (1952) 5. The first interracial kiss on TV between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek” 11/22/68 6. First televised NFL championship game, The LA Rams beat the Cleveland Browns on the Dumont Network, December 1951. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9096 "2022-06-09T15:39:04Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. 3. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon cameos on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In,” saying “Sock it to me,” in 1968. 4. ‘I Love Lucy’ candy factory episode (1952) 5. The first interracial kiss on TV between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek” 11/22/68 6. First televised NFL championship game, The LA Rams beat the Cleveland Browns on the Dumont Network, December 1951. 7. Walter Cronkite reporting live from Vietnam during the war, and letting America know the war isn’t going as rosy as the government said it was. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9097 "2022-06-09T17:26:50Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. 3. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon cameos on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In,” saying “Sock it to me,” in 1968. 4. ‘I Love Lucy’ candy factory episode (1952) 5. The first interracial kiss on TV between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek” 11/22/68 6. First televised NFL championship game, The LA Rams beat the Cleveland Browns on the Dumont Network, December 1951. 7. Walter Cronkite reporting live from Vietnam during the war, and letting America know the war isn’t going as rosy as the government said it was. 8. John Glenn lifted off to become the first American to orbit the Earth, and CAPCOM Scott Carpenter could be heard saying, “Godspeed, John Glenn,” Feb. 20, 1962 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9098 "2022-06-11T16:15:22Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. 3. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon cameos on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In,” saying “Sock it to me,” in 1968. 4. ‘I Love Lucy’ candy factory episode (1952) 5. The first interracial kiss on TV between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek” 11/22/68 6. First televised NFL championship game, The LA Rams beat the Cleveland Browns on the Dumont Network, December 1951. 7. Walter Cronkite reporting live from Vietnam during the war, and letting America know the war isn’t going as rosy as the government said it was. 8. John Glenn lifted off to become the first American to orbit the Earth, and CAPCOM Scott Carpenter could be heard saying, “Godspeed, John Glenn,” Feb. 20, 1962 9. Anytime Tim Conway guest-starred on _The Carol Burnett Show_. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9099 "2022-06-11T22:20:27Z")
**Great Moments in TV History** 1. Edward R. Murrow showing America how base Senator Joseph McCarthy was on March 9, 1954 on _See It Now_ , which pretty much ended Murrow’s career as well. 2. The Eagle spacecraft touches down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The famous line “Man on the Moon!..Oh, boy…Whew, boy!” is uttered by Walter Cronkite who is anchoring CBS News coverage. 3. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon cameos on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In,” saying “Sock it to me,” in 1968. 4. ‘I Love Lucy’ candy factory episode (1952) 5. The first interracial kiss on TV between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek” 11/22/68 6. First televised NFL championship game, The LA Rams beat the Cleveland Browns on the Dumont Network, December 1951. 7. Walter Cronkite reporting live from Vietnam during the war, and letting America know the war isn’t going as rosy as the government said it was. 8. John Glenn lifted off to become the first American to orbit the Earth, and CAPCOM Scott Carpenter could be heard saying, “Godspeed, John Glenn,” Feb. 20, 1962 9. Anytime Tim Conway guest-starred on _The Carol Burnett Show_ . 10. Live Aid - watched by 1.9 billion people worldwide in 150 countries bringing attention to hunger in Africa. Two concerts in London then Philadelphia with Phil Collins performing at both. **Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle Challenger exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9100 "2022-06-12T01:36:21Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle Challenger exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9101 "2022-06-12T02:05:37Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle Challenger exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 3. The Heidi Bowl, on NBC, 1968. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9102 "2022-06-12T15:12:19Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle Challenger exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 3. The Heidi Bowl, on NBC, 1968. 4. Mikaela Shifrin bombed out early in her third run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the network camera stayed on her sitting in the fetal position for some fifteen minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9103 "2022-06-13T13:59:54Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle Challenger exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 3. The Heidi Bowl, on NBC, 1968. 4. Mikaela Shifrin bombed out early in her third run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the network camera stayed on her sitting in the fetal position for some fifteen minutes. 5. Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9104 "2022-06-13T14:32:33Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle Challenger exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 3. The Heidi Bowl, on NBC, 1968. 4. Mikaela Shifrin bombed out early in her third run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the network camera stayed on her sitting in the fetal position for some fifteen minutes. 5. Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show 6. 1992 LA Riots ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9105 "2022-06-13T14:50:05Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle Challenger exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 3. The Heidi Bowl, on NBC, 1968. 4. Mikaela Shifrin bombed out early in her third run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the network camera stayed on her sitting in the fetal position for some fifteen minutes. 5. Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show 6. 1992 LA Riots 7. Pennsylvania state treasurer Budd Dwyer shoots himself in the head on live TV in January 1987. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9106 "2022-06-14T11:51:36Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle Challenger exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 3. The Heidi Bowl, on NBC, 1968. 4. Mikaela Shifrin bombed out early in her third run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the network camera stayed on her sitting in the fetal position for some fifteen minutes. 5. Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show 6. 1992 LA Riots 7. Pennsylvania state treasurer Budd Dwyer shoots himself in the head on live TV in January 1987. 8. January 6th storming of the Capitol. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9107 "2022-06-14T15:57:12Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle _Challenger_ exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 3. The Heidi Bowl, on NBC, 1968. 4. Mikaela Shifrin bombed out early in her third run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the network camera stayed on her sitting in the fetal position for some fifteen minutes. 5. Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show 6. 1992 LA Riots 7. Pennsylvania state treasurer Budd Dwyer shoots himself in the head on live TV in January 1987. 8. January 6th storming of the Capitol. 9. Tiny Tim gets married on _The Tonight Show_, Dec. 17, 1969 Some 40 million people attended, er, watched. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9108 "2022-06-15T13:36:38Z")
**Worst Moments in TV History** 1. The space shuttle _Challenger_ exploding soon after liftoff killing all seven astronauts. 1/28/86 2. Geraldo Rivera reveals the contents of Al Capone’s vault and finds bupkis. 4/21/86 3. The Heidi Bowl, on NBC, 1968. 4. Mikaela Shifrin bombed out early in her third run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the network camera stayed on her sitting in the fetal position for some fifteen minutes. 5. Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show 6. 1992 LA Riots 7. Pennsylvania state treasurer Budd Dwyer shoots himself in the head on live TV in January 1987. 8. January 6th storming of the Capitol. 9. Tiny Tim gets married on _The Tonight Show_, Dec. 17, 1969 [10. July 1, 1941 a sign of terrible things to follow, the very](https://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/promo-university/history-of-tv-ads.htm#:~:text=The%20world%27s%20first%20television%20commercial%20aired%20on%20July%201%2C%201941,in%20New%20York%20called%20WNBT.) first commercial airs on tv **Two syllable show titles** 1. Archer [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=454) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=456)