The Programming Insider: Friday, August 21, 2026

Television “Ivan the Terrible,” the Moscow-set comedy that parodied American attitudes towards the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, debuted on CBS in 1976. The sitcom, which starred Lou Jacobi and Christopher Hewitt, lasted only five weeks. “Games People Play,“ the offbeat sports version of “Real People” hosted by Bryant Gumbel premiered in 1980 on NBC. Although it […] The post The…