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This Week In History
This is an incomplete list of television programs formerly or currently broadcast by History Channel/ H2/Military History Channel in the United States. Current programming Unscripted *''Alone'' *'' American Pickers'' *''Ancient Aliens'' *''The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters'' *''Beyond Skinwalker Ranch'' *''The Curse of Oak Island'' *''The Einstein Challenge'' *''The Fast History Of...'' *''The Food That Built America'' *''Forged in Fire'' *''Fully Torqued'' *''Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman'' *''Hard Truths of Conservation'' *''History's Crazy Rich Ancients'' *''History's Greatest Mysteries'' *''Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid'' *''How Disney Built America'' *''The Icons That Built America'' *'' The Mega-Brands That Built America'' *''Modern Marvels'' *''More Power'' *'' Mountain Men'' *''Mountain Men: Ultimate Marksman'' *'' Pawn Stars'' *''Pawn Stars Do America'' *''Prison Chronicles'' *''The Proof Is Out There'' *''The Proof Is Out There: The Alien Edition'' *''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Program
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward Aykroyd ( ; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, producer, musician and writer. He was an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on ''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–1979). During his tenure on ''SNL'', Aykroyd appeared in a recurring series of sketches about the Coneheads, and the Blues Brothers. For his work on the show he received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1977. After his departure, he has since returned in guest roles. Aykroyd gained prominence for writing, and starring as Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), which spawned an entire media franchise, reprising the role in '' Ghostbusters II'' (1989), ''Casper'' (1995), '' Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2021), and an upcoming sequel (2023), cameoing as a different character in '' Ghostbusters: Answer the Call'' (2016). He also is known for his comedic roles in ''Trading Places'' (1983), ''Spies Like U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant (miniseries)
''Grant'' is a 2020 American television miniseries directed by Malcolm Venville. Based on the bestselling 2017 non-fiction book by Ron Chernow, the three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Ulysses S. Grant, the eighteenth President of the United States, and premiered on May 25, 2020 on History. Main cast *Justin Salinger as Ulysses S. Grant *Carel Nel as Abraham Lincoln *Dianne Simpson as Julia Grant *Craig Jackson as General Henry Halleck *Francis Chouler as John Rawlins *Jason K. Ralph as General William Sherman *Brian Heydenrych as Robert E. Lee *Daniel Fox as Colonel Charles Marshall *Arthur Falko as Young Sentinel (Shiloh) *General Andrew Jackson *Darron Araujo as Mark Twain Episodes See also * ''Ulysses S. Grant'' (2002 documentary) * ''Washington'' (2020 History Channel miniseries) * ''Abraham Lincoln'' (2022 History Channel miniseries) * ''Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A&E Networks
A&E Networks (stylized as A+E NETWORKS) is an American multinational broadcasting company that is a 50–50 joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company through its General Entertainment Content division. The company owns several non-fiction and entertainment-based television brands, including its namesake A&E, History, Lifetime, FYI, and their associated sister channels, and holds stakes in or licenses their international branches. History A&E was formed from the merger of the Alpha Repertory Television Service and the Entertainment Channel, a premium cable channel, in 1984 with their respective owners keeping stakes in the new company. Thus A&E's shareholders were Hearst and ABC (from ARTS) and Radio City Music Hall (Rockefeller Group) and RCA, then the parent of NBC (from Entertainment Channel). The company launched Arts & Entertainment Network, a cultural cable channel, on February 1, 1984. In 1990, after having aired episodes of its origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FDR (miniseries)
''FDR'' is a 2023 American miniseries. The three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States and premiered on May 29, 2023, on History. Cast * Christian McKay as Franklin D. Roosevelt * Rufus Jones as Theodore Roosevelt *Alice Bounsall as Eleanor Roosevelt *Adrian Galley as Winston Churchill Episodes See also * ''Washington'' (2020 History Channel miniseries) * '' Grant'' (2020 History Channel miniseries) * ''Abraham Lincoln'' (2022 History Channel miniseries) * ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (2022 History Channel miniseries) * ''Kennedy Kennedy may refer to: People * John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th president of the United States * John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), (born 1951), US Senator from Louisiana * Kennedy (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with t ...'' (2023 History Channel miniseries) References External links * * 2020s American television miniseries American biographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bible (miniseries)
''The Bible'' is a television miniseries based on the Bible. It was produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett and was broadcast weekly between March 3 and 31, 2013 on History channel. It has since been adapted for release to theaters as a feature film (138 minutes), the 2014 American epic biblical drama '' Son of God''. Burnett, best known for producing prime-time hit reality shows, considers the scripted 10-hour series to be the "most important" project he has undertaken. The project was conceived by Burnett and Downey after watching Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film ''The Ten Commandments'' for the first time since childhood. The series is Mark Burnett's first scripted project. In addition to Burnett and Downey, executive producers include Richard Bedser and History's Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs. The first episode of the mini-series was seen by 13.1 million viewers, the largest cable television audience of 2013 to date. The second installment continued "to deliver blockbuster r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbarians (miniseries)
''Barbarians'' is a 2004 miniseries on The History Channel which tells the story of tribes from the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages. Two series have currently been produced, each consisting of four episodes – the first aired in 2004, and the second aired in 2007. The series tells about what the groups did, who they conquered, and how they fell. Clancy Brown narrated season 1 and Bob Boving narrated season 2. The 2004 miniseries was History Channel's highest-rated telecast of the year. Episodes Season 1 (2004) *The Goths *The Vikings *The Mongols *The Huns Season 2 (2007) *The Vandals *The Saxons *The Franks *The Lombards The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 and ... References External links * 2004 American television series debuts 2007 America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Lincoln (miniseries)
''Abraham Lincoln'' is a 2022 American television miniseries directed by Malcolm Venville. The three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States and premiered on February 20, 2022, on History. Main cast *Graham Sibley as Abraham Lincoln *Justin Salinger as Ulysses S. Grant *Colin Moss as William H. Seward *Jenny Stead as Mary Todd Lincoln *Wayne Harrison as Edwin Stanton *Stefan Adegbola as Frederick Douglass Episodes See also * ''Washington'' (2020 History Channel miniseries) * ''Grant'' (2020 History Channel miniseries) * ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (2022 History Channel miniseries) * ''FDR Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...'' (2023 History Channel miniseries) References External links * * 2020s America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikings (TV Series)
''Vikings'' is a historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ... television series created and written by Michael Hirst (writer), Michael Hirst for the History (Canadian TV network), History channel, a Canadian network. Filmed in Ireland, it premiered on March 3, 2013, in Canada. The series concluded on December 30, 2020, when the second half of the sixth season was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland, ahead of its broadcast on History in Canada from January 1 to March 3, 2021. A sequel series, titled ''Vikings: Valhalla'', premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022. ''Vikings'' is inspired by the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok, a Vikings, Viking who is one of the best-known legendary Norse mythology, Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six (TV Series)
''Six'' (stylized as ''SIX'') is an American military drama television series. The series was ordered by the History channel with an eight-episode initial order. The first two episodes were directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. ''Six'' premiered on January 18, 2017. ''Six'' was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes and aired in 2018. In June, History announced the series' cancellation. Premise The series chronicles the operations and daily lives of operators who are part of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), more commonly known as SEAL Team Six, which is one of the U.S. Armed Forces' primary counter-terrorism units. Cast Main * Barry Sloane as Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (E-8) Joe "Bear" Graves a.k.a. Foxtrot Delta 1/FD1 * Kyle Schmid as Chief Special Warfare Operator (E-7) Alex Caulder a.k.a. Foxtrot Delta 2/FD2 * Juan Pablo Raba as Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (E-8) Ricky "Buddha" Ortiz a.k.a. Foxtrot Delta 3/FD3 * Jaylen Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Blue Book (TV Series)
''Project Blue Book'' is an American historical drama television series that premiered on History on January 8, 2019. The main role of Dr. J. Allen Hynek is played by Aidan Gillen, and the first season consisted of ten episodes. The series is based on the real-life Project Blue Book, a series of studies on unidentified flying objects conducted by the United States Air Force. On February 10, 2019, History renewed the series for a 10-episode second season which premiered on January 21, 2020. In May 2020, it was announced that the series had been canceled. Premise The series revolves around the real-life Project Blue Book, a secret series of investigations into supposed UFO encounters and unexplained phenomena undertaken by the United States Air Force with skeptical astrophysics professor — and eventual ufologist — Dr. J. Allen Hynek in the 1950s and 1960s. With his partner, Air Force veteran Captain Michael Quinn, they investigate sightings across the U.S., and Dr. Hynek disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
