This Day in TV & Film: January 1

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1960 - "The Twilight Zone" episode "The Masks" airs, becoming a classic of television science fiction.
1970 - The first episode of "All My Children," a long-running soap opera, airs on ABC.
1985 - The first episode of "The Cosby Show" spin-off series "A Different World" premieres.
1995 - Cartoon Network launches the late-night programming block "Adult Swim."
2000 - "Y2K" fears fail to materialize as computers and systems worldwide transition smoothly into the new millennium.
2006 - Disney-Pixar's "Cars" becomes a box office success, with its theatrical release in the United States.
2010 - The premiere of the British TV series "Sherlock" reintroduces Arthur Conan Doyle's detective to a new generation.
2013 - "Downton Abbey" sets a record for the highest ratings ever achieved by a PBS drama series.
2016 - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" becomes the highest-grossing film of all time in the United States.
2020 - The Netflix docuseries "Tiger King" becomes a cultural phenomenon during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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