* The first Christmas special featured the pair sitting in front of the television providing crude commentary on various aspects of Christmas, and commenting on Christmas-themed music videos from various artists.

There have been infrequent scientific and amateur radio expeditions, and in 1978 Jacques-Yves Cousteau visited with his team of divers, plus a survivor from the 1917 evacuation, to film a television special called Clipperton: The Island that Time Forgot.

This song is still associated with Day, and she re-recorded it on several occasions, including a version in her 1971 television special.

A highly publicized candid interview on a Barbara Walters Special in December 1977 ( timed to coincide with Here You Come Agains release ) was followed by appearances in 1978 on Cher's ABC television special, and her own joint special with Carol Burnett on CBS, Carol and Dolly in Nashville.

( Parton's March 1983 performance at London's Dominion Theatre from this tour was filmed and broadcast as a television special in the U. S .) From 1984 to 1985, she toured alongside Kenny Rogers for the Real Love Tour.

Extended or special editions can also apply to films that have been extended for television and video against the wishes of the director, such as the TV versions of Dune ( 1984 ) and the Harry Potter films, and the DVD editions of Ridley Scott films Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and American Gangster.

Arnaz appeared with his son in the 1974 television special, " California, My Way ".

Towards the end of the year, Bowie performed the song for Marc Bolan's television show Marc, and again two days later for Bing Crosby's televised Christmas special, when he joined Crosby in " Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy ", a version of " The Little Drummer Boy " with a new, contrapuntal verse.

He has produced numerous movies, television shows, and specials through his production company, Apostle ; these include Comedy Central's Shorties Watchin ' Shorties, the stand-up special Denis Leary's Merry F #$% in ' Christmas, and the movie Blow.

He also collaborated with musical director Doug Trevor on a one-hour ABC television special entitled ‘’ Pop Goes Davy Jones ’’, which featured new artists The Jackson Five and The Osmonds.

Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with " Strangers in the Night " and " My Way ".

Kelly in rehearsal with Sugar Ray Robinson and assistant Jeanne Coyne in the NBC Omnibus ( U. S. TV series ) | Omnibus television special Dancing is a Man's Game ( 1958 )

Though this is rarely mentioned in print, Garfield is set in Muncie, Indiana, the home of Jim Davis, according to the television special Garfield Goes Hollywood.

Garfield is an orange, fuzzy, tabby cat born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant ( later revealed in the television special Garfield: His 9 Lives to be Mama Leoni's Italian Restaurant ) and immediately ate all the pasta and lasagna in sight, thus developing his love and obsession for lasagna and pizza.

In 2007 the BBC announced the cancellation of a planned television special Planet Relief, which would have highlighted the global warming issue and included a mass electrical switch-off.

He also had a television special on NBC featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Marc Anthony and Kim Burrell.

Stephen would go on to become a best-selling author and biographer, later hosting a television special about his father on Turner Classic Movies.

He had previously granted full access to documentary filmmaker and television producer Kevin Burns for the A & E Biography special Hugh Hefner: American Playboy in 1996.

* John Lafayette, in the 1978 ABC television special " A Home Run for Love " ( broadcast as an ABC Afterschool Special ).

In 2004, a documentary team for television channel Five, using special effects experts from movies, tried to make people believe there was something in the loch.

The Muppets ' latest television special, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, premiered on NBC on December 17, 2008.

She dropped out after a year, and made her professional debut in 1960 on her father's television special, The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis, welcoming the return of Elvis Presley home from Europe following his discharge from service in the US Army.

The rest of the post-September 1950 cartoons by Famous Studios that were released prior to April 1, 1962 ( except some special releases ) were sold to Harvey Comics, along with all rights to Famous ' characters Casper the Friendly Ghost, Little Audrey, Herman and Katnip, et al., in 1958, which were retitled " Harveytoons " for television distribution after 1959 ( beginning with their exposure on Matty's Funday Funnies ).

Daegling notes that in 1967, movie and television special effects were primitive compared to the more sophisticated effects in later decades, and allows that if the Patterson film depicts a man in a suit that " it is not unreasonable to suggest that it is better than some of the tackier monster outfits that got thrown together for television at that time.

There are over 50 Afghan television channels worldwide, many of which are based inside Afghanistan while others are broadcasted from North America and Europe.

Many critics now regard it as one of the finest shows in television history, including TV Guide, which ranked it No. 21 on their list of the 50 greatest TV shows of all time.

You Bet Your Life debuted in October 1947 on radio on ABC ( which aired it from 1947 – 49 ), sponsored by costume jewelry manufacturer Allen Gellman ; and then on CBS ( 1949 – 50 ), and finally NBC, continuing until May 1961 — on radio only, 1947 – 1950 ; on both radio and television, 1950 – 1960 ; and on television only, 1960-1961.

Cousteau's legacy includes more than 120 television documentaries, more than 50 books, and an environmental protection foundation with 300, 000 members.

Frankenheimer's 30 feature films and over 50 plays for television were notable for their influence on contemporary thought.

This means that there are about 50 government owned, but partly independent television stations.

The group performed on the PBS television special, Doo Wop 50.

This frame rate derives from the PAL television standard of 50i ( or 50 interlaced fields per second ).

Film and Television companies use this rate in 50 Hz regions for direct compatibility with television field and frame rates.

Major institutions such as Snell have demonstrated 720p72 pictures as a result of earlier analogue experiments, where 768 line television at 75 FPS looked subjectively better than 1150 line 50 FPS progressive pictures with higher shutter speeds available ( and a corresponding lower data rate ).

PAL and SÉCAM television ( the standards in Europe ) refresh at 25 or 50 ( HDTV ) frames per second.

In November 1956, 20th Century-Fox purchased 50 % of the NTA Film Network, an early syndicator of films and television programs.

In certain markets, a Fox affiliate may outsource news programming to an NBC, ABC or CBS station in the market ( either due to insufficient funds for production of their own newscasts or the station being operated under a duopoly or some form of an operational agreement with a major network affiliate ); while this is less common in the 50 largest television markets, the largest station in regards to market size using this arrangement is WPGH-TV / Pittsburgh ( in the 23rd largest U. S. media market ), which has broadcast a 10 p. m. newscast that is produced by Cox Media-owned NBC affiliate WPXI since the 2006 shutdown of WPGH's in-house news department by owner Sinclair Broadcast Group after the company's News Central division folded.

Nimoy's film and television acting career began in 1951, but after receiving the title role in the 1952 film Kid Monk Baroni, a story about a street punk turned professional boxer, he played more than 50 small parts in B movies, TV shows such as Perry Mason, and Dragnet, and serials such as Republic Pictures ' Zombies of the Stratosphere ( 1952 ).

Making his television debut in 1948, he quickly expanded to over 50 television appearances two years later.

Nielsen's career began in dramatic roles on television during what is known as " Television's Golden Age ", appearing in almost 50 live programs in 1950 alone.

During the 1960s, the popular American television series The Rat Patrol echoed the British SAS and LRDG use of the Willys Jeep, this time fitted with a single. 50 caliber Browning machine gun.

He ranked 27th in Animal Planet's 2003 television special 50 Greatest TV Animals that was based on popularity, name recognition, and the longevity of the shows.

Spike was placed first in SFX magazine's " Top 50 Vampires " on television and movies list.

Shane marked her last film appearance ( when the film was shot she was 50 years old, significantly older than her two male co-stars ), although she later appeared in theater and a short-lived television series.

Eric Sykes CBE ( 4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012 ) was an English radio, television and film writer, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years.