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Events

• January 1 - NBC broadcasts the Rose Parade in NTSC color on 21 stations.
• January 3 - RAI launched in Italy.
• January 11 - The first weather forecast with an in-vision presenter is televised in the UK.
• March 28 - WKAQ-TV became the first television station in Puerto Rico.
• April - The American Broadcasting Company broadcasts the Army-McCarthy hearings live and in their entirety.
• June 5 - The last new episode of the comic variety program, Your Show of Shows, airs.
• July 5 - First actual news bulletin, News and Newsreel, aired on BBC Television, replacing Television Newsreel.
• September 11 - The Miss America Beauty Contest airs for the first time on national television in the United States. 27 million viewers watched as Lee Ann Meriwether won the crown. Meriwether would later become a television actress, co-starring in Barnaby Jones in the 1970s.
• November 3 - Disney's Alice in Wonderland airs on ABC.
• December 12 - BBC Television screens its famous, and controversial, adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
• First television broadcast begins in Colombia.
• Television Act 1954 authorises setting up the infrastructure for British commercial television.
• The British Academy Television Awards, the most prestigious awards in the British television industry, are first awarded.

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Debuts

• January 4 - The Brighter Day (1954–1962) premieres.
• January - Annie Oakley (1954–1957) premieres.
• April 2 - The Grove Family, generally considered the first British TV soap opera, debuts on BBC Television (1954–1957).
• September - The Tonight Show begins airing on the NBC network (1954–present).
• October 21 - The CBS anthology series, Climax! (1954–1958) airs an adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel, Casino Royale, starring Barry Nelson as an Americanized version of spy James Bond. This is the first dramatic adaptation of a Bond novel.
• October 27 - Disneyland (1954–1958).
• December 21 - Zoo Quest begins on BBC Television (1954–1964).
• Face the Nation premieres on CBS (1954–present).
• The Secret Storm (1954–1974) premieres.
• The National premieres as The National News on CBC (1954–present).

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Television shows

listed by starting year

• Muffin the Mule (1946–1955).
• Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960).
• Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947–1957).
• Howdy Doody (1947–1960).
• Kraft Television Theater (1947–1958).
• Meet the Press (1947–present).
• Candid Camera (1948–present).
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971).
• Bozo the Clown (1949–present).
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995).
• 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).
• What's My Line (1950–1967).
• Your Hit Parade (1950–1959).
• Dragnet (1951–1959).
• I Love Lucy (1951–1957).
• Love of Life (1951–1980).
• Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986).
• The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957).
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present)
• American Bandstand (1952–1989).
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966).
• Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
• Life is Worth Living (1952–1957).
• My Little Margie (1952–1955).
• The Guiding Light (1952–present).
• The Today Show (1952–present).
• This Is Your Life (US) (1952–1961).
• Buick-Berle Show (1953–1954); the show was renamed The Milton Berle Show (1954–1967) this year.
• General Motors Theatre (Can) (1953–1956, 1958–1961)
• Panorama (UK) (1953–present).
• The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983).

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Howdy Doody was a childrens television program (with a decidedly frontier/western theme, although other themes also colored the show) that aired on NBC from 1947 through 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 appeared on radio as Candid Microphone in the 1940s, then screened in the United States in the 1950s, with local versions produced around the world. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Ed Sullivan Show is 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. ... Pinto Colvig, the original Bozo the Clown (circa 1948) 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. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 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). ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Voice of Firestone was a weekly broadcast of the best in classical music, as performed by the nations most popular composers. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 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). ... 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. ... 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. ... Dragnet opening frame from the 1967 version. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... I Love Lucy is a television situation comedy starring Lucille Ball, her orchestra leader husband Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. ... 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). ... 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. ... Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long running anthology program on American television. ... Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand American Bandstand was a long-running dance music television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... 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. ... The cast of Adventures of Superman from 1953 to 1957. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the 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... My Little Margie is a situation comedy that seesawed between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... 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. ... 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. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... General Motors Theatre (also known as CBC Theatre and General Motors Presents) was a Canadian television anthology series, which ran on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation under its various titles from 1953 until 1961. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched in 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... The Good Old Days was a popular BBC television light entertainment television programme which ran from 1953 to 1983. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

Ending this year

• July 2 - Television Newsreel (UK) is last shown on the BBC Television Service, to be superseded the following Monday by the new BBC News bulletins. (1948–1954).
• Juvenile Jury (1947–1954).
• Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949–1954).
• Your Show of Shows (1950–1954).
• Flash Gordon (1953–1954).
• October 10- Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954).

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Births

• January 5 - Pamela Sue Martin, actress.
• January 12 - Howard Stern, radio host.
• January 19 - Katey Sagal, actress on Married... with Children.
• February 15 - Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama.
• March 1 - Catherine Bach, actress.
• March 1 - Ron Howard, actor, director.
• June 21 - Anne Kirkbride, actress.
• September 8 - Anne Diamond, television presenter.
• October 9 - Scott Bakula, American television actor.
• October 14 - Tanya Roberts, American actress.