October 22in TV history

2006

Torchwood

Premiered on BBC One and BBC Two 20 years ago today.

British television series and spin-off from Doctor Who

Premiered

Series that debuted on October 22.

  1. 199828 years ago
    The Worst Witch

    1998-2001 television series

    Premiered on ITV

  2. 200125 years ago
    Operación Triunfo

    Spanish reality television talent show

    Premiered on Telecinco and La 1

    Operación Triunfo
  3. 200125 years ago
    Salomé

    Mexican telenovela

    Premiered on Las Estrellas

  4. 201214 years ago
    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    Television series

    Premiered on VH1 and Logo TV

  5. 201214 years ago
    Kitchen

    Russian TV series

    Premiered on STS

  6. 201313 years ago
    Ravenswood

    American television series

    Premiered on Freeform

  7. 201610 years ago
    Class

    British television series, spin-off of Doctor Who

    Premiered on BBC Three

  8. 201610 years ago
    Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

    American television series

    Premiered on BBC America

  9. 20179 years ago
    Papá a toda madre

    Mexican telenovela

    Premiered on Las Estrellas

  10. 20215 years ago
    Invasion

    American television series

    Premiered on Apple TV

  11. 20215 years ago
    Maya and the Three

    Mexican animated television miniseries

    Premiered on Netflix

Signed off

Series whose final episode aired on October 22.

  1. 197947 years ago
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Cold War espionage miniseries

    On BBC Two

  2. 200620 years ago
    Prime Suspect

    Television series

    Ran 1991–2006 on ITV

  3. 201214 years ago
    Alphas

    American television series

    Ran 2011–2012 on Syfy

  4. 201313 years ago
    Goddess of Fire

    Television series

    On MBC

  5. 201412 years ago
    Franklin & Bash

    Television series

    Ran 2011–2014 on TNT

  6. 201610 years ago
    Lab Rats: Elite Force

    American television sitcom

    On Disney XD

  7. 20251 year ago
    Gen V

    American superhero television series

    Ran 2023–2025 on Prime Video

Born

TV actors and hosts born on October 22.

  1. 1917
    Joan Fontaine

    British actress

    1917–2013

    Joan Fontaine
  2. 1938
    Derek Jacobi

    English actor

    88 today

    Derek Jacobi
  3. 1956
    Luis Gómez

    Puerto Rican actor

    70 today

    Luis Gómez
  4. 1959
    Todd Graff

    American actor, writer and director

    67 today

    Todd Graff
  5. 1962
    Bob Odenkirk

    American actor, comedian and filmmaker

    64 today

    Bob Odenkirk
  6. 1969
    Spike Jonze

    American filmmaker

    57 today

    Spike Jonze
  7. 1972
    Saffron Burrows

    English actress, model and writer

    54 today

    Saffron Burrows
  8. 1973
    Carmen Ejogo

    British actress

    53 today

    Carmen Ejogo
  9. 1975
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson

    American actor

    51 today

    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
  10. 1986
    Kyle Gallner

    American actor

    40 today

    Kyle Gallner
  11. 1988
    Corey Hawkins

    American actor

    38 today

    Corey Hawkins
  12. 1992
    Sofia Vassilieva

    American actress

    34 today

    Sofia Vassilieva

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