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Events

• January 28 - Elvis Presley makes his national television debut on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show.
• February 17 - The Midlands becomes the first part of the UK outside London to receive ITV, when ATV Midlands begins broadcasting their weekday franchise. The weekend franchise, ABC, appears a day later.
• February - U.M.&M. T.V. Corp. acquires the pre-1950 Paramount Pictures cartoons and theatrical shorts, except for the Popeye and Superman cartoons.
• April 2 - As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS as the first half-hour American soap operas. Previously, all soaps had been just fifteen minutes in length.
• April 3 - Elvis Presley appears on The Milton Berle Show.
• April - WNBQ (now WMAQ-TV) in Chicago becomes the first TV station to broadcast all its local programming in color.
• April 14- Ampex demonstrates a videotape recorder at the 1956 NARTB (now NAB) convention in Chicago, Illinois. It was the demonstration of the first practical and commercially successful videotape format known as 2" Quadruplex. The three networks place orders for the recorders.
• May 3 - Granada Television begins broadcasting, extending ITV's coverage to Northern England. ABC's weekend franchise appears two days later.
• May 6 - Elvis Presley appears on The Milton Berle Show
• July 1 - Elvis Presley appears on The Steve Allen Show.
• August 6 - Final telecast of the DuMont Network. The US would not have a fourth major network until the birth of the Fox network in 1986.
• September - NBC introduces a still version of its peacock color logo.
• September 4 - Television broadcasting begins in Sweden.
• September 9 - Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
• September 16 - TCN-9 Sydney becomes the first Australian TV station to begin regular transmission.
• October 1 - Ernie Kovacs becomes the host for NBC's The Tonight Show on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• October 29 - First use of videotape in network television programming; CBS uses its Ampex VTR to record the evening news, anchored by Douglas Edwards. The tape is then fed to West Coast stations three hours later.
• October 29 - Chet Huntley and David Brinkley take over anchor duties of the NBC evening newscast, which is renamed The Huntley-Brinkley Report.
• November 3 - The 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz is shown on television for the first time in the US, on CBS (the viewing audience was estimated at 45 million people).
• November 5 - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first TV broadcast from its Sydney studios. It is inaugurated by then-Prime Minister Robert Menzies.
• November 19 - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation begins broadcast in Melbourne. Along with its Sydney counterpart, they air the 1956 Summer Olympics.
• November - The first use of videotape on a network television entertainment program. Jonathan Winters uses videotape and superimposing techniques to be able to play two characters in the same skit for his NBC television show.
• Television broadcasting begins in Spain and Uruguay.
• Black-and-white portable TV sets hit the market.
• December 31 - Former Game Show host Bob Barker makes his national TV debut on Truth or Consequences.

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• February 10 - My Friend Flicka (1956-1958)
• April 2 - As the World Turns (1956–present).
• April 2 - The Edge of Night (1956–1984).
• July 6 - Hancock's Half Hour on BBC Television (1956–1962).
• September 15 - The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (UK) debuts on ITV. After being sold to the NBC network in the United States, it later becomes the first British television series ever to be made in colour. (1956–1957).
• The hugely popular anthology drama series Armchair Theatre, produced by ABC Television for the ITV network, begins its long run in the UK (1956–1968).
• November 26 - The Price Is Right game show premieres (1956–1965).
• Jungle Jim (1956–1957), starring Johnny Weissmuller.
• Opportunity Knocks on ITV (UK) (1956–1978).
• The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna (1956–1960), starring Gale Storm and Zazu Pitts.
• The Steve Allen Show premieres (1956–1960).
• What the Papers Say on ITV (UK) (1956–present).

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Television shows

listed by starting year

• 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 (1948–1972)
• Bozo the Clown (1949–present).
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995).
• The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963).
• 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).
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present)
• I Love Lucy (1951–1957).
• Love of Life (1951–1980).
• Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986).
• The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957).
• American Bandstand (1952–1989).
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966).
• Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
• The Guiding Light (1952–present).
• Life is Worth Living (1952–1957).
• The Today Show (1952–present).
• This Is Your Life (US) (1952–1961).
• General Motors Theatre (Can) (1953–1956, 1958–1961)
• Panorama (UK) (1953–present).
• The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983).
• Annie Oakley (1954–1957).
• Climax! (1954–1958).
• Disneyland (1954–1958).
• Face the Nation (1954–present).
• The Brighter Day (1954–1962).
• The Grove Family (UK) (1954–1957).
• The Secret Storm (1954–1974).
• The Milton Berle Show (1954–1967).
• Zoo Quest (UK) (1954–1964).
• The Tonight Show (1954–present).
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962).
• Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984).
• Cheyenne (1955–1962).
• Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–1976).
• Gunsmoke (1955–1975).
• Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1959).
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982).
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–1964, 1969-2003).

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. ... 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. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 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). ... 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. ... Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long running anthology program on American television. ... I Love Lucy is a popular American situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 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). ... 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. ... 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. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian 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. ... This article is about the television series. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... 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. ... 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... The Today Show, officially known as Today, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre, spawning similar morning news and entertainment television programs across the United States and around the world. ... 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. ... 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 on 11 November 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Good Old Days was a popular BBC television light entertainment television programme which ran from 1953 to 1983. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Annie Oakley was a Western television series which fictionalized the life of famous cowgirl Annie Oakley. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Climax! (a. ... Jan. ... The first incarnation of the Walt Disney anthology series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27, 1954 under the name Disneyland. ... Face The Nation logo, used until 2002. ... The Brighter Day was a soap opera which aired on CBS-TV from January 4, 1954 to September 28, 1962. ... The Grove Family was a British television soap opera, generally regarded as the first of its kind broadcast in the UK, made and transmitted by BBC Television from 1954 to 1957. ... The Secret Storm title card from 1960. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Zoo Quest was a series of multi-part nature documentaries broadcast on BBC television between 1954 and 1964. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Alfred Hitchcock Presents was an anthology television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Captain Kangaroo was a childrens television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from 1955 until 1984, then moved to the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) to air syndicated reruns of past episodes in 1992. ... Cheyenne was a western television series created for Warner Brothers studios by Roy Huggins that featured Clint Walker as Cheyenne Bodie, a physically huge cowboy wandering the Old West. ... Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series, which ran from 1955 to 1976, and later a radio series. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the radio and television series. ... The Mickey Mouse Club was a long-running American variety television series that began in the 1950s, produced and televised by Walt Disney Productions and featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers. ... The Lawrence Welk Show is a musical variety show hosted by former big band leader Lawrence Welk. ... This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ending this year

• Cisco Kid (1950–1956).
• The Honeymooners (1955–1956).

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Births

• January 5 - Julia Hills, actress
• January 7 - David Caruso, actor.
• April 3 - Ray Combs, host Family Feud 1988-1994
• December 25 - Susan King, UK television presenter.

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Deaths

• December 7 - Huntley Gordon, pioneer Hollywood actor.