In June 1975, when Fred Silverman became president of ABC Entertainment, ABC had routinely ranked in third place among broadcast networks. But Frederick S. Pierce, ABC Television’s president, said at ...

The term “jiggle TV” or “T&A TV” came into true prominence following the premiere of Charlie’s Angels in 1976 with Fawcett, Smith, and Jackson cracking cases in bikinis and busting baddies braless.

From 'Jiggle TV' to total-jerk heroes: TV's 6 worst trends Over the years, TV has given us tiresome trends, from '70s shows that asked us to ogle actresses' bosoms and backsides to prestige dramas ...

NEW YORK - If viewers still identify Aaron Spelling with starlets whose brassieres didn't fully rein them in, that might say as much about the viewers as it does about him. The fact is, once upon a ...

Charlie's Angels' place in TV history is a complicated one. They were three smart, independent, and powerful women in a male-dominated field, a groundbreaking series in that regard. But on the other ...

In 1975, uber-producer Aaron Spelling came up with an outrageous idea — a TV show about three female detectives. Back then, women didn’t have leading roles in hour-long series and they certainly ...

Indeed, the more “classic” your show, the more ephemeral it is. Getting into Ovid or Gregorian chant is a piece of cake next to getting into thirtysomething fifteen years on. Conceivably, one might ...

NBC may have passed on the Wonder Woman pilot, but ABC is moving forward with their own nostalgic version of crime-fighting, jiggle TV — Charlie’s Angels. The new series began filming in Miami back in ...

The remake of “Charlie’s Angels” that ABC is adding to its fall TV lineup is a masterpiece of subtlety. It takes at least 15 minutes before the three girls get wet. The “Playboy Club” pilot on NBC’s ...