World of Wonder Productions
As we head deeper into the Fall, we’ll see fewer new series making their debuts. This week only four of the last seven decades saw premieres, and of those only 2012 had multiple series debuting, mainly to feed cable networks. 1952’s The Jane Froman Show was actually known as USA Canteen when it premiered, and for the rest of the first season it was titled Jane Froman’s USA Canteen before assuming its more well-known title for the remainder of the series’ run.
1982’s The Quest was cancelled after only half of its nine episodes had aired, while 2002’s Ally McBeal wannabe, Girls Club did air its nine, and only, episodes. 2012 brought us six new series and one mini-series, and of the six shows only two had multiple seasons, and of those only one is still on the air today having jumped across three different corporate-related networks, becoming the most successful reality series on Paramount Plus. Read on to see if you remember most of these forgotten shows, and share your favorite memories in the comments section below.
1952
- October 18 – The Jane Froman Show (CBS, Three seasons, 173 episodes)
1962
- No new series debuted this week in 1962.
1972
- No new series debuted this week in 1972.
1982
- October 22 – The Quest (ABC, One season, 9 episodes, 4 unaired)
1992
- No new series debuted this week in 1992.
2002
- October 21 – Girls Club (FOX, One season, 9 episodes)
2012
The Dan Jinks Company
- October 16 – Emily Owens, M.D. (The CW, One season, 13 episodes)
- October 16 – The Men Who Built America (History Channel, 4 episode mini-series)
- October 16 – Tattoo Nightmares (Spike, Three seasons, 59 episodes)
- October 16 – Underemployed (MTV, One season, 12 episodes)
- October 17 – My Life is a Lifetime Movie (Lifetime, One season, 7 episodes)
- October 22 – RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Logo/VH1/Paramount Plus, Seven seasons, 65 episodes to date)
- October 22 – Totally Clueless (MTV, One season, 20 episodes)
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