The ABC comedy-drama Eight is Enough was a charming show based on the life of newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, who wrote a book of the same name reflecting on his time as a busy father of eight ...

For generations of fans, Betty Buckley will always be Abby Bradford, the compassionate stepmother who helped anchor the ...

It’s been nearly 50 years since fans were first introduced to the Bradford family on Eight Is Enough. The sitcom premiered in March 1977 on ABC, inspired by the real-life experiences of journalist Tom ...

On April 12, 1977, Diana Hyland's final episode of Eight Is Enough aired on ABC. The drama series about a Sacramento family had premiered less than one month prior, with Hyland cast as matriarch Joan ...

Primetime television in the 1970s introduced viewers to a number of series that focused on large families, mining both humor and drama from their interactions with each other and whatever they ...

Dick Van Patten, star of Eight is Enough and The Love Boat, has died at 86. The actor passed away Tuesday morning in Santa Monica, Calif. due to complications from diabetes, the actor's publicist Jeff ...