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Today in History: Saturday, July 12, 2025 - Programming Insider

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Television:
Game show debuted on ABC in daytime in 1976…There were also two primetime drama premieres:on CBS in 1990 and  on USA in 2002. For his role as Adrian Monk, received eight consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, resulting in three wins. A spin-off of  called that dealt with the Monk brothers’ childhood aired for one season in 2009…Buddy cop-medical examiner comedy-drama “” premiered on TNT in 2010. The series that starred ,  and  was one of cable’s biggest hits of the 2010’s. It ran for seven seasons…Two series launched in 2017: suspense drama “” on CBS and the  comedy “” on truTV. Each lasted for two abbreviated seasons…Critically-acclaimed strop club drama “” debuted on Starz in 2020.

Music:
In 1962,  give their first public performance at the Marquee Club in London. The original band included singer , guitarists and Brian Jones, bassist , and drummer .

Sports:
“Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park in 1979: The fans went wild destroying disco records and causing the to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the.

Celebrity Birthdays:
Actress (“In the Heat of the Night”) is 81; “Charlie’s Angels” star is 74; actress (“thirtysomething”) is 69; actress (“Days of Our Lives”) is 61; singer of the Gin Blossoms is 60; actress (“Ally McBeal”) is 56; comedian and former talk show hostis 53; actress (“Pushing Daisies”) is 49; “Shameless” co-staris 48; “Lost” star is 47;  actor (“That ’70s Show”) is also 47; singer-guitarist of The Band Perry is 42; actor (“Man with a Plan”) is 41; actress (“Under the Dome”) is also 41; actress (“Empire”) is 37; actress (“The Rookie”) is 37; actress (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” ″House of Cards”) is 35; former child star (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 34.

Did You Know?:
There have been seven hosts, to-date, on the numerous editions of . The ABC network version of the show and the first syndicated series were hosted by . hosted the CBS series and the first six seasons of the accompanying syndicated version, then was replaced by Dawson for the final season. The more recent syndicated versions have been hosted by (1999–2002),  (2002–06),(2006–10), and Steve Harvey (2010–present). Harvey also emcees the primetime “Celebrity Family Feud” edition, as did Al Roker in 2008…In addition to “In The Heat of the Night”, Denise Nicholas is remembered for her role as Liz McIntyre on ABC half-hour dramedy “Room 222“, which aired from 1969 to 1974.

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