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Peabody Award–winning television programs

  • Moon ShotThe year 1994 brought a book titled Moon Shot to shelves. Alan Shepard, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, served as the primary author.
  • The SimpsonsMatt Groening sat in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office on a day in 1987, sketching a dysfunctional family that would become The Simpsons.
  • Sesame StreetIn 1966, television producer Joan Ganz Cooney sat across from Carnegie Foundation vice president Lloyd Morrisett to discuss a radical idea.
  • Twin PeaksIn 1988, Mark Frost and David Lynch met at Nibblers restaurant in Los Angeles to discuss a television project. Tony Krantz, their agent, suggested they…
  • Doctor WhoThe BBC Television Service broadcast the first episode of Doctor Who at 17:16:20 GMT on the 23rd of November 1963. This transmission occurred just eighty…
  • FrasierOn the 16th of September 1993, a new television show began broadcasting on NBC that would eventually outlast its predecessor.
  • Saturday Night LiveOn the 11th of October 1975, a young comedy troupe took the stage in Studio 8H for the first time. The show was called NBC's Saturday Night and hosted by…
  • The Civil War (miniseries)Mathew Brady's photographs inspired Ken Burns to create a nine-episode documentary spanning more than ten hours. The production team gathered some 16,000…
  • Breaking BadVince Gilligan stood in a writers room during the 2007, 2008 Writers Guild of America strike and realized his show needed to change.
  • Jeopardy!Merv Griffin created Jeopardy! in 1963, pitching a quiz show that reversed the traditional question-and-answer format. The original daytime version debuted…
  • Game of ThronesGame of Thrones premiered on HBO on the 17th of April 2011, and when it ended on the 19th of May 2019, it had run for 73 episodes across eight seasons.
  • South ParkTrey Parker and Matt Stone met in a film class at the University of Colorado in 1992. They discovered a shared love for Monty Python, which became one of…
  • Avatar: The Last AirbenderIn the world of Avatar, human civilization divides into four distinct nations named after the classical elements. The Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire…
  • The Ed Sullivan ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show began its run on the 20th of June 1948, as Toast of the Town. It aired every Sunday night from 8 to 9 p.m.