TGI Fridays has closed a significant number of locations recently, but the chain still boasts hundreds of restaurants around ...

How a casual dining chain that once generated $2 billion in annual revenues went bust TGI Fridays has gone through a lot of iterations. It started in the 1960s as a hot singles bar. By the '80s ...

The TGIF programming block began in the fall of 1989 with Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and Just the Ten of Us, shows which led into newsmagazine 20/20. Stars of the Friday night ...

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty The popular 1990s Friday night programming block on ABC, fondly known as "TGIF," was a staple in American households. But ...

When founder Alan Stillman opened the first TGI Fridays in New York City's Upper East Side in 1965, his aim was to meet a lot of single women. His timing was perfect, as the city was increasingly ...

Lots of little short 'isms.' And wouldn't you know it, in came future Disney boss Bob Iger and fellow exec Stu Brower, who more formally pitched the idea for TGIF as the hook for ABC's pre-weekend ...

Everyone’s been getting it wrong all along. Producer Jim Janicek, who created the popular 1990s TV programming block “TGIF” on ABC, recently revealed that — contrary to popular belief ...

ABC‘s TGIF programming block had viewers hoping for Friday nights to watch their favorite sitcom. Over the years, many people believed the acronym stood for “Thank God It’s Friday.” ...