The 1960s were a revolutionary time for television, and not just due to the advent of the color TV. After a decade of experimenting with sitcoms, science fiction, and cartoons, better quality came to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some shows came and went in a single season, while others became cultural touchstones, running for years. But which ones truly ...

The untold true story that changed the course of history.

Ruth Buzzi, who shot to nationwide fame as one of the stars of the 1960s TV comedy variety series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in, died May 1 from complications from Alzheimer’s disease at her home near ...

600,000 square miles. Nowhere to hide.

If you grew up with a black-and-white set humming in the corner, 1960s television did more than entertain you, it framed how you see politics, war, race, gender, and even outer space. These nine TV ...

Comedy legend Carol Burnett, one of the most influential figures in television history, turns 93 on April 26. Burnett rose to national fame in the 1960s before making television history with The Carol ...

The 1960s was a decade of transition for American television, bridging the black-and-white era of the 1950s with the colorful, more socially aware programming that would emerge in the 1970s. Viewers ...

Ruth in 2011, center, flanked by stills from her 'Laugh-In' days Getty Images; Everett Collection Ruth Buzzi, who shot to nationwide fame as one of the stars of the 1960s TV comedy variety series ...