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The first week of February offers a mix of drama, comedy and animation, and while some of the handful of shows that premiered this week across the decades did have multiple season runs, you may be hard-pressed to find anyone who actually remembers any of this week’s shows. Do you? Let us know in the comments section below!
1951
- No new shows premiered this week in 1951.
1961
- No new shows premiered this week in 1961.
1971
- No new shows premiered this week in 1971.
1981
February 2 – The Gangster Chronicles
- Cast: Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Brian Benben, Kathleen Lloyd, Madeleine Stowe, Chad Redding, Markie Post, Allan Arbus, Louis Giambalvo, James Andronica, Robert Davi, Joseph Mascolo, David Wilson, Kenneth Tigar, Richard S. Castellano, Jon Polito, Jonathan Banks, E.G. Marshall, George DiCenzo, John Aprea, Dominic Barto, Terrence Beasor, Martin Beck, Desiree Boschetti, Michael Ensign, Richard Foronjy, Dan Frazer, Bob Giovani, Dana Goldstone, Pierrino Mascarino, Ron Max, Vincent Milana, Muriel Minot, Ben Mittleman, James Purcell, Thom Rachford, Joseph Ragno, Joe Tornatore, Al White
- Guest Cast: Alex Rocco, Vincent Schiavelli
- Synopsis: A historically-based crime drama about the lives of gangsters Bugsy Siegel, Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky.
- Network: NBC
- Broadcast History: One season, 13 episodes, last broadcast on May 8, 1981
- Trivia: The series cut down to 121 minutes and released on videocassette as Gangster Wars on October 9, 1981.
1991
- No new shows premiered this week in 1991.
2001
February 1 – Los Luchadores
- Cast: Maximo Morrone, Levi James, Sarah Carter, Arthur Burghardt, David Hurtubise
- Guest Cast: Rekha Sharma, Gary Lam, Sonya Salomaa, Anita Brown, Paul Jarrett, Tony Alcantar, John MacDonald, Steve Bacic
- Synopsis: The series was about a group of lucha libre wrestlers led by Lobo Fuerte who, along with Turbine, Maria Valentine, and Laurent, fought to protect Union City from a slew of different enemies.
- Network: FOX Kids
- Broadcast History: One season, 16 episodes, last broadcast on July 1, 2001
- Trivia: Disney now owns the rights to the series through its purchase of Saban Entertainment.
February 3 – Lloyd in Space
- Voice Cast: Courtland Mead, Pamela Hayden, Bill Fagerbakke, Justin Shenkarow, April Winchell, Tress MacNeille, Nicolette Little, Brian George, Rachel Crane, Anndi McAfee
- Guest Voice Cast: Clancy Brown, Kevin Michael Richardson, Diedrich Bader, Tara Strong, Dan Castellaneta, Eddie Deezen, Mayim Bialik, Brian Doyle-Murray, Elizabeth Daily, Pamela Adlon, Christine Cavanaugh, Danny Cooksey, Tony Jay, John O’Hurley, Lauren Tom, Frank Welker, Josh Peck, Cree Summer, John DiMaggio, Andrew Lawrence, David Leisure, Stephen Tobolowsky
- Synopsis: A Disney show centered around Lloyd, an alien, living in space and going through ‘ordinary’ life with family and friends as a 12 year old.
- Network: ABC
- Broadcast History: Four seasons, 39 episodes, last broadcast on February 27, 2004
- Trivia: The series premiered on Disney’s One Saturday Morning block on ABC to higher than expected ratings prompting Disney to quickly order more episodes, some of which aired during the second season.
February 4 – Kathy’s So Called Reality
- Host: Kathy Griffin
- Guests: John Griffin, Maggie Griffin, Jeff Varner
- Synopsis: Griffin and a panel discussed clips from a variety of different TV shows.
- Network: MTV
- Broadcast History: One season, 6 episodes, last broadcast on April 1, 2001
2011
February 2 – Eagleheart
- Cast: Chris Elliott, Maria Thayer, Brett Gelman, Jack Wallace, Michael Gladis, Pete Gardner
- Guest Cast: Paz de la Huerta, Bud Cort, Joe Estevez, Donovan Scott, Joanna Kerns, Dean Norris, Conan O’Brien, Robert Pine, Mickey Rooney, Ben Stiller, John Getz, June Squibb
- Synopsis: Eagleheart follows US Marshal Chris Monsanto as he fights crime with his two partners: the slow-witted Brett and by-the-book Susie. They take on drug smugglers, art thieves, kidnappers, and con artists with bloody violence and gruesome deaths ensuing. The Marshals report to The Chief who gives them their assignments.
- Network: Adult Swim
- Broadcast History: Three seasons, 34 episodes (plus unaired pilot), last broadcast on January 16, 2014
- Trivia: There is little continuity between episodes during the first two seasons. Season 3 featured a season-long story arc titled ‘Paradise Rising’. The series was produced by Conan O’Brien’s company Conaco.
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