Today's 5 January Film TV in History

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  • 1927 Fox Studios exhibits Movietone

Premiere of "Cavalcade"

1933 "Cavalcade" based on the play by Noël Coward, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1934)

  • 1945 Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"
  • 1955 KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
  • 1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) begins
  • 1970 American daytime soap opera "All My Children" premieres on ABC
  • 1970 KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, Kansas (PBS) begins broadcasting

Oh, Brother

1974 Raul Julia appears on "The Bob Newhart Show" in the episode "Oh, Brother"

  • 1981 Late night television news program "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 mins to 30 mins
  • 1989 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test
  • 1989 Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990

On Borrowed Time

1992 Revival of Paul Osborn's stage drama "On Borrowed Time", starring Conrad Bain, George C. Scott, and Nathan Lane, closes at Circle in Square Theater, NYC, after 101 performances

  • 1993 Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident
  • 1994 26th NAACP Image Awards: "Sister Act" wins Outstanding Motion Picture

Most Valuable Angel

2017 Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima is named the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel, modeling for the brand from 1999 to 2018

  • 2020 Sara Bareilles' musical "Waitress", adapted from the 2007 film, closes at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC, after 1,544 performances
  • 2024 Nigerian film "A Tribe Called Judah", created by Funke Akindele, becomes the first Nollywood film to earn more than $1bn naira ($1.1m) domestically [1]
  • 2025 82nd Golden Globes: "Emilia Perez" Best Film Musical or Comedy, "The Brutalist" Best Film Drama, "Shōgun" Best TV Drama, Hacks Best TV Musical or Comedy [1]

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