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Events

• January 14 - NBC's Today show debuts, with host Dave Garroway, newsreader Jim Fleming and announcer Jack Lescoulie.
• February 15 - The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.
• July 20 - Arrow to the Heart, the first collaboration between director Rudolph Cartier and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale, is broadcast by BBC Television.
• August 1 - First TV broadcast in the Dominican Republic by La Voz Dominicana, a TV station based on the radio station of the same name.
• September 6 - TV debuts in Canada with the launch of CBFT in Montreal, Quebec.
• September 8 - CBLT in Toronto, Ontario goes to air as Canada's second TV station.
• September 20 – The first commercial UHF television station in the world, KPTV (today a Fox affiliate), begins broadcasting in Portland, Oregon on channel 27.
• The first political advertisements appear on US television. Democrats buy a 30 minute slot for their candidate, Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson is bombarded with hate mail for interfering with a broadcast of I Love Lucy. Dwight Eisenhower buys 20 second commercial spots and wins the election.
• The first telecast of an atomic bomb detonation (KTLA).
• The FCC sets aside channels for non-commercial, public broadcasting.
• There are approximately 146,000 television sets in Canada and most antennas are pointed towards Buffalo's WBEN-TV (now WIVB).

is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arrow to the Heart was a British television drama, originally broadcast by BBC Television in 1952 and remade in 1956. ... Rudolph Cartier (born Rudolph Katscher on April 17, 1904 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary; died June 8, 1994 in London, England, UK) was an Austrian television director, who worked almost exclusively in British television for the BBC. Cartier initially trained as an architect, but an enthusiasm for drama and the theatre... Nigel Kneale (born Thomas Nigel Kneale on April 18, 1922 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK) is a Manx television and film scriptwriter, who has worked mostly in the UK. He is best known for his creation of the character of Professor Bernard Quatermass, who has appeared in three... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... La Voz Dominicana was the official radio and television station of the Dominican Republic during the regime of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... CBFT is the flagship station of the Radio-Canada network in Montreal, Quebec. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... CBLT is the television call sign for the CBCs television station in Toronto, Ontario. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... KPTV is the Fox television affiliate serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. ... FOX redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... This is about the mid-20th-century politician and diplomat; for other American politicians so named, see Adlai Stevenson (disambiguation). ... I Love Lucy is a popular American situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... FCC redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie First Settled 1789 Founded 1801 Incorporated (City) 1832 Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... WIVB-TV the CBS television affiliate in Buffalo, New York. ...

Debuts

• January 14 - The Today Show premieres on NBC (1952–present). *June 19 - I've Got a Secret premieres on CBS (1952-1967).
• June 30 - The Guiding Light on CBS (1952–present). This soap opera began on radio in 1937.
• September - This Is the Life on DuMont. This religious drama ran from 1952 through the late 1980s, for most of its life in syndication.
• September 19 - Adventures of Superman premieres in Syndication (1952-1958).
• November 1 - Hockey Night In Canada premieres (1952–present).
• December 15 - Flower Pot Men premieres on BBC Television (1952).
• American Bandstand, originally called Bandstand, premieres as local program in Philadelphia (1952–1989).
• Life Is Worth Living with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen premiers on DuMont (1952–1955), then on ABC (1955–1957)
• My Little Margie (1952–1955), starring Gale Storm.
• See It Now premieres, hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on ABC (1952–1966).
• The Ernie Kovacs Show premieres. Kovacs pushes the limits of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects (1952–1953).
• Meet the Masters, a program about classical music, premieres on NBC and WGN-TV.
• This Is Your Life premieres in the US (1952–1961).

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Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Life Is Worth Living was a popular inspirational American television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network from 1952 to 1955, and then until 1957 on ABC. Hosted by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the series consisted mainly of Sheen speaking to the camera and discussing moral issues of the... Fulton J. Sheen His gayness Fulton John Sheen (May 8, 1895—December 9, 1979) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... My Little Margie is a situation comedy that seesawed between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Josephine Owaissa Cottle (born April 5, 1922), better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress/singer. ... See It Now was a television newsmagazine and documentary broadcast by CBS in the 1950s. ... Edward R. Ed Murrow (April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American journalist and media figure. ... The Nelson family The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, an American radio and television series, was once the longest-running, live-action situation comedy on American television, having aired on ABC from 1952 to 1966 after a ten-year run on radio. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Comedy show first hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs in Philadelphia during the early 50s, then shown on national televison, still hosted by Kovacs, during the rest of that decade. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Meet the Masters is a classical music television program aired in 1952 on NBC, probably featuring concert broadcasts like New York Philharmonic and etc. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Television shows

listed by starting year

• Muffin the Mule (UK) (1946–1955).
• Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960).
• Kaleidoscope (UK) (1946–1953).
• Café Continental (UK) (1947–1953).
• Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954).
• Juvenile Jury (1947–1954).
• Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947–1957).
• Howdy Doody (1947–1960)
• Kraft Television Theater (1947–1958)
• Meet the Press (1947–present)
• Candid Camera (1948–present)
• Television Newsreel (UK) (1948–1954)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
• The Texaco Star Theater (1948–1953)
• Bozo the Clown (1948–present).
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995)
• Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949–1954)
• The Goldbergs (1949–1955)
• The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963)
• Hawkins Falls (1950, 1951–1955))
• Cisco Kid (1950–1956)
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
• The Jack Benny Show (1950–1965)
• Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
• Your Hit Parade (1950–1959)
• Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)
• What's My Line (1950–1967)
• Amos & Andy (1951–1953)
• Dragnet (1951–1959)
• I Love Lucy (1951–1960)
• Love of Life (1951–1980)
• Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present)
• The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957)

Muffin the Mule is a puppet character in television programmes for children. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports was a radio, and later television program that included a variety of sports, although primarily remembered by many for its focus on [boxing]]. The Gillette “Cavalcade of Sports” officially began on radio in 1942 as the Gillette Company grouped various existing sports sponsorships under one... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kaleidoscope was a British television programme, transmitted on the BBC Television Service from 1946 until 1953. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Café Continental was a British television variety show, transmitted on the BBC Television Service from 1947 to 1953. ... Author Meets the Critics was an American TV series which began as a mid-season replacement on NBC during April 1948, but moved to ABC in 1949. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Kukla, Fran and Ollie was an early television show using puppets, originally created for children but soon watched by more adults than children. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Howdy Doody was a childrens television program (with a decidedly frontier/western theme, although other themes also colored the show) that aired on NBC in the United States from 1947 until 1960. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Kraft Television Theatre. ... Meet the Press (MTP) is a weekly television news show produced by NBC. It started as a radio show in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press, originating from WRC-AM in Washington. ... Candid Camera is a long-running television series, created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Television Newsreel was a British television programme, the first regular news programme to be made in the UK. Produced by the BBC and screened on the BBC Television Service from 1948 to 1954, it adapted the traditional cinema newsreel form for the television audience, covering news and current affairs stories... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by former entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... One of the most famous examples of early U.S. television broadcasting was Texaco Star Theater, the variety show that made Milton Berle a household name. ... Bozo the Clown (also known as Bozo) is the name of a clown whose widespread franchising in early television made him the best-known clown character in the United States. ... Come Dancing BBC TV ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off from 1949 to 1995, becoming one of televisions longest-running shows. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Martin Kane, Private Eye was a 1949-52 radio series, sponsored by U.S. Tobacco. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... 1931 book by Gertrude Berg with an introduction by Eddie Cantor The Goldbergs was a comedy-drama broadcast from 1929 to 1946 on American radio and later seen as a television situation comedy (1949-56). ... The Voice of Firestone was a weekly broadcast of the best in classical music, as performed by the nations most popular composers. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Hawkins Falls was the first successful television soap opera. ... The Cisco Kid is a fictional Mexican cowboy character created by author O. Henry in his short story The Caballeros Way published in 1907 in the short story collection Heart of the West. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Burns & Gracie Allen Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. ... Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was a comedian, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the most prominent early stars of American radio and television. ... Action Comics #127 (December 1948), featuring Superman appearing on the show with Ralph Edwards Truth or Consequences was an American quiz show, originally hosted on radio by Ralph Edwards from 1940 to 1957, and later on television by Edwards himself from 1950 to 1951, Jack Bailey from 1954 to 1955... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Your Hit Parade was a popular United States music radio and television program. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Your Show of Shows was a live sketch comedy television series appearing weekly in the United States, from 1950 until June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. ... Whats My Line? was a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Illustrator J.J. Goulds 1930 drawing of Amos and Andy for New Movie Magazine Amos & Andy (also rendered as Amos n Andy) was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dragnet opening frame from the 1967 version. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Love of Life was an American soap opera which aired on CBS from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. ... Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on Monday, September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS, its original broadcaster, on Friday, March 26, 1982, with NBC picking it up on the following Monday, March 29, 1982. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long running anthology program on American television. ... The Roy Rogers Show was a black and white American television series that ran for 6 seasons from December 30, 1951 to June 9, 1957 on NBC. With a total of 100 episodes. ...

Ending this year

• Picture Page (UK) (1936–1939; 1946–1952).

Picture Page was a British television programme, broadcast on the BBC Television Service (now known as BBC One) from 1936 to 1939, and again after the services hiatus during the Second World War from 1946 until 1952. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Births

• February 17 - Lisa Eichhorn, actress, All My Children.
• March 2 - Laraine Newman, actress, comedian, Saturday Night Live .
• March 22 - Bob Costas, sports announcer .
• May 21 - Mr. T, American actor, is born Laurence Tureaud in Chicago, Illinois.
• June 18 - Carol Kane, actress.
• July 1 - Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live.
• July 6 - Shelley Hack, actress.
• September 7 - Susan Blakely, actress.