AmericanLife TV Network (website) will add Trapper John, M.D. to its schedule starting Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 at 10:00PM ET with a repeat of the same episode at 12:00AM. Recall that Trapper John, M.D. was ruled a spin-off of the film MASH, not the television series. The series starred Pernell Roberts and ran for seven seasons from 1979 to 1986. For some reason, the first episode to be shown on AmericanLife will be the second episode, not the premiere. Be sure to check your local listings to see if you get AmericanLife TV.

I’ve made some minor updates to the M*A*S*H References On Television and M*A*S*H on Jeopardy! pages.

It’s hard to believe that the thirtieth anniversary of M*A*S*H premiering on CBS, and the reunion special that went along with it, took place five years ago. Today marks thirty-five years since the pilot was first broadcast on CBS, on Monday, September 17th, 1972. To celebrate, I’ve put together a selection of very rare promotional images that publicized the premiere of the series. You can see them here.

TV Land, a cable channel in the United States, will begin a week-long celebration of M*A*S*H’s 35th anniversary (September 17th, 1972 – September 17th, 2008) tonight at 8:00PM ET. Another four hours will air tomorrow from 8:00PM ET to 12:00AM ET, followed by another four hours on Monday, September 17th, including the pilot episode at 8:00PM ET to coincide with the exact date and time of the pilot’s original broadcast. The celebration will continue through Friday, September 21st. Check the marathon schedule here.

And be sure to check back on Monday when M*A*SH, Finest Kind presents a selection of rare promotional images used to publicize the premiere of M*A*S*H way back in September of 1972, including an original CBS press release for the pilot episode.