On this day June 21, 1989, the final episode of Hard Time on Planet Earth aired on CBS, bringing the short lived sci fi series to a quiet close. The show followed an alien warrior named Jesse, exiled to Earth as punishment for his past
On this day June 20, 1988, the final episode of Eisenhower and Lutz aired on CBS. The show ran for just one season, producing 13 episodes before being canceled. Starring Scott Bakula as an underachieving lawyer navigating quirky clients and complicated relationships, the sitcom mixed
On this day June 19, 1987, the final episode of the late night talk show Nightlife aired after a single season. Hosted by comedian David Brenner and featuring Billy Preston as musical director, the show ran for 195 episodes in syndication. Nightlife aimed to offer
On this day June 17, 1985, Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo, known as the U.S. Express, defeated the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The patriotic team of Windham and Rotundo had previously lost the titles to the foreign
On this day June 16, 1989, the final episode of the classic game show Hollywood Squares aired. After more than two decades of laughs, celebrity appearances and tic tac toe trivia, the show wrapped up its original run. Hollywood Squares first premiered in 1966 and
On this day June 15, 1987, the Home Shopping Game premiered in syndication. Combining elements of a traditional game show with the rising popularity of televised shopping networks, the show offered a unique viewing experience for audiences across the country. The series ran for one
On this day June 15, 1983, the final episode of the television series Taxi aired. The show wrapped after five seasons and a total of 114 episodes, bringing to a close one of the most respected sitcoms of its era. Taxi originally aired on ABC
On this day June 14, 1988, The Young and the Restless officially passed General Hospital to become the number 1 daytime soap opera in the United States. After years of steady growth and audience loyalty, the CBS series claimed the top spot in the daytime
On this day June 14, 1984, the final episode of the television series Lottery aired on ABC. The show lasted one season with a total of 17 episodes. It followed IRS agent Patrick Sean Flaherty, played by Ben Murphy, and Eric Rush from the Intersweep
On this day June 13, 1987, the final episode of Sidekicks aired on The Disney Channel. The family action series ran for one season with a total of 23 episodes. Starring Ernie Reyes Jr. and Gil Gerard, the show followed a young martial arts prodigy