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A slow November week for TV premieres, but of the three series that premiered this week through the decades, two of them are still going strong!
1958
- No new series premiered this week in 1958.
1968
- No new series premiered this week in 1968.
1978
- No new series premiered this week in 1978.
1988
- November 24 – The Satellite of Love launched on this date with the premiere of Mystery Science Theater 3000, or MST3K as fans have come to know it. The first season debuted on local Minneapolis TV station KTMA and was then picked up by Comedy Central where it aired for seven seasons. After the cancellation, the Sci-Fi Channel acquired the series and produced three more seasons, also giving the crew access to classic films in the Universal Pictures vault. The series originally starred Joel Hodgson with his robot pals Tom Servo, Crow and Gypsy. Hodgson exited the series after five seasons with head writer Mike Nelson taking over until the show’s end. One feature film was also produced with the crew riffing on the classic sci-fi movie This Island Earth. In 2015, Hodgson launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce 12 new episodes. The campaign was such a success that they were able to produce 14 episodes and Netflix picked the revival up for streaming distribution. A second Netflix season premieres November 22, 2018 (Thanksgiving, aka Turkey Day), just two days before the show’s 30th anniversary. There were also two fan conventions held in the show’s hometown of Minneapolis. To date, 211 episodes have been produced.
1998
- November 18 – The Powerpuff Girls makes its debut on Cartoon Network. The animated series features three kindergarten-aged girls — Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup — with superpowers, living in the town of Townsville and frequently called upon by the mayor to help fight crime. One of their regular supervillains is the intelligent monkey Mojo Jojo. The series debut was Cartoon Netowkr’s highest rated premiere in history. The series ran for six seasons, ending on March 25, 2005. Cartoon Network aired a 10th anniversary special on January 19, 2009, and another special episode was produced and aired on January 20, 2014. The show was also spun off into a feature film, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, comics, toys and fan films, and the series was rebooted in 2016 with a third season ending on August 26, 2018. 78 episodes were produced for the original six season run with 92 more for the three-season reboot.
2008
- November 18 – BET debuted Brothers to Bruthu, a reality series that followed five brothers who had a record deal with Island Def Jam Music Group under the name Bruthu. The Bruthu’s consist of Grady Harrell III, Anthony Harrell, Jared Overton, Cheyenne Harrell and Jacob Harrell. The first, and so far only season produced six episodes and was not well-received by critics. The brothers have confirmed a second season on YouTube but so far there has been no set release date.
How many of these show do you remember? Do you have a favorite or memories of the series that didn’t go down in TV history? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below!
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