Television History

On this day in 1977, ABC0TV began televising the Roots mini-series. This series would go on to be the most watched mini-series in history.  The mini-series was based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family.  Roots received 37 Emmy Award nominations and won nine. It won also a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award.  It received unprecedented Nielsen … [Read more...] about Thursday Evening Thread: Television History – Roots