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Emmys Pick 10 Biggest Moments in TV History

From Beatles and MLK Jr., all the way through 9/11 coverage, these moments made an impression

(Newser) - The Emmys take place Monday, and it's the awards ceremony's 75th anniversary of celebrating the best on the boob tube. To honor that milestone, the Television Academy assembled members and academics who sifted through more than seven decades of TV gold, including news reports, sitcoms, dramas, variety shows,...

Man Who Brought 'Hawkeye Pierce' to TV Dies at 96

Gene Reynolds, TV producer and co-creator of 'MASH,' has died of heart failure

(Newser) - Gene Reynolds, the Emmy Award-winning producer who helped create the TV series MASH and Lou Grant, served twice as the president of the Directors Guild of America, and produced or directed dozens of other shows, has died. Reynolds' niece confirms to CNN that her uncle died of heart failure Monday...

MASH's 'Father Mulcahy' Has Died at 84: Rep


MASH's 'Father
Mulcahy' Has Died
at 84: Rep
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Jan 1, 2017 6:30 AM CST

MASH's 'Father Mulcahy' Has Died at 84: Rep

William Christopher's son says actor died of non-small cell lung cancer at his Calif. home

(Newser) - William Christopher, the actor best known for his role as the gentle "Father Mulcahy" in MASH, has died at the age of 84, his rep confirms to People . Christopher's son, John Christopher, tells KABC that his father died at his home in Pasadena, Calif., after a battle with...

Harry Morgan, Col. Potter on M*A*S*H*, Is Dead at 96
 'Colonel Potter' Is Dead 
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Dec 7, 2011 1:43 PM CST

'Colonel Potter' Is Dead

Actor Harry Morgan of 'M*A*S*H' fame gone at age 96

(Newser) - He co-starred in more than 100 movies, notes the New York Times , and even partnered with the iconic Sgt. Joe Friday on TV's Dragnet, but the world knows him best as Col. Potter on M*A*S*H: Actor Harry Morgan, 96, died this morning at home in Los Angeles of pneumonia....

Big Bird's a Pinko, Charges Writer

Leftist agenda infuses primetime, complains author Ben Shapiro

(Newser) - Red alert! Big Bird is part of a plot by Hollywood liberals to poison children and adult minds with "pinko" ideology. That's the claim maxi-conservative author Ben Shapiro argues in his new book. And it's not just Sesame Street and reruns of shows including M*A*S*H that are...

Super Bowl TV Rating Breaks All-Time Record

Audience of 106.5M tops 1983 M*A*S*H finale viewership

(Newser) - This year's Super Bowl was the most-watched TV program of all time, with 106.5 million viewers. More than two-thirds of American TVs in use were tuned in to the Saints' 31-17 upset of the Colts, a figure that soared to 82% in New Orleans and 80% in Indianapolis, reports...

Larry Gelbart, Writer on MASH, Tootsie, Dies at 81

Cancer takes man nominated for Oscars, Tonys and Emmys

(Newser) - Larry Gelbart, one of the writers who developed the hit TV series MASH and who scored nominations for Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards, died this morning of cancer at age 81, his wife tells the Los Angeles Times. Actor Jack Lemmon once described Gelbart “as one of the greatest...

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