Picture this: It’s 1964, and families across America are huddled around their black-and-white Zenith sets, watching a sharp-suited man step through a door that exists “between the pit of man’s fears ...

Before forensic labs, digital tracking, and streaming mega-franchises like CSI or True Detective, television’s sleuths solved crimes with sharp instincts, trench coats, and charm. The 1970s and ’80s ...

Kicking off your Converse and slamming the door behind you after school was such a relief. Straight to the cupboard for Space Sticks, then on to pouring a glass of Tang. Homework could wait — this was ...

There was more stuff happening in the 1970s than crime. “The Price is Right,” hosted by Bob Barker, debuted, for example. However, the 1970s are undoubtedly a popular decade for crime stories. That’s ...

The 1970s saw the television medium in the United States push the boundaries of network content restrictions and other pre-existing storytelling limitations. That meant shows like "Saturday Night Live ...

Even more than film, TV is engaged with the society and politics of a particular moment, which helps to explain why so many series end up feeling dated even shortly after they were on the air.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it came to television in the 1970s, the times were a-changing — and not a moment too soon. During the decade, the television industry saw ...