February 21 - David Letterman returns to television following his quintuple heart bypass surgery in January. Letterman brings all of the doctors that had performed the operation out on stage with him, including Dr. O. Wayne Isom and Physician Louis J. Aronne , who makes frequent appearances on the show. In an unusual show of emotion, Letterman is nearly in tears as he thanked the doctors. The episode earned an Emmy nomination. Letterman's father died of a heart attack while still in his 50s.
October - The character of Bianca Montgomery , played by Eden Riegel on the soap operaAll My Children, comes out as a lesbian to her mother, Erica KaneJanuary 1990. Erica Kane is a long-running character on the American soap opera All My Children''. Erica has been played by Susan Lucci since the show's first episode in 1970. The character popularized the catchphrase "I am Erica Kane!", said whenever she (played by Susan LucciSusan Lucci (born December 23, 1947 in Scarsdale, New York) is an Italian American Daytime Emmy-award winning actress. She is the mother of fellow soap actress Liza Huber. She is best known for the role of Erica Kane (full name Erica Kane Martin Brent Cud).
December 18December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 13 days remaining. Events 1352 Innocent VI is elected Pope. 1642 Abel Tasman lands at Mohua Golden Bay becoming the first European in New Zealand. 1776 Nor - Actor Hank AzariaHank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor who is best known for providing the voices of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Cletus and Professor Frink on the animated television show The Sim and actress Helen HuntHelen Elizabeth Hunt (born 15 June 1963) is an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of an acting coach. Hunt co-starred with Paul Reiser in the television sitcom Mad About You winning Emmy Awards for her performance in 1 file for divorce.
ANT1Antenna better known as ANT1 was the most popular television channel in Greece. The pronunciation is not "Antoine" or "Ant-1", but "Antenna", because the Greek word for 1 is na''. The first broadcast began in the late- 1980s. Programs like Wheel of Fortun Satellite and Pacific extends its programing to 24 hour broadcasting.
GreekGreece formally called the Hellenic Republic (in Greek: ) Hellenike Demokratia , is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. It is bounded on land by Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania broadcasting networks Alter Channel and Tempo TV began broadcasting.
Survivor premieres on CBS sparking a major blitz of interest in " reality TV" in the US (2000-present). Many copy-cat programs follow. The show was based on the Swedish game show, Expedition Robinson