Friday Night Videos

A classic network show to compete with MTV... here are the stats about NBC's Friday Night Videos show and the first video they ever ran...

first telecast: July 29, 1983
last telecast: December 29, 2000
broadcast: Fridays on NBC
1983-1987 12:30 to 2:00 a.m. (EST)
1987-1991 1:30 to 2:30 a.m. (EST)
1991-2000 1:35 to 2:35 a.m. (EST)

Love it when the old man wakes up in a white tux...



Billie Jean Lyrics

from the album Thriller

Released January 1983
Format 7" single
Recorded 1982
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 4:53
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Michael Jackson
Producer(s) Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson
Certification Double Platinum

Peak chart positions
#1 (U.S.; UK; Australia; Italy)
#2 (Germany; Sweden)
#4 (France)

As a bonus on this post, here is MJ when he breaks out the moonwalk at the Motown Awards show...