See also: 1961 in television, other events of 1962, 1963 in television and the list of 'years in television'. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in television pages. ...

For the American network television schedule, please see 1962-63 American network television schedule. This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1962. ...

Events

• March 16 - Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the CBS Evening News.
• March 24 - Boxer Benny Kid Paret falls unconscious at the hands of fellow boxer Emile Griffith during a televised boxing match at Madison Square Garden. Paret would die nine days later.
• Les Crane and Regis Philbin host The Tonight Show for a short time, until Johnny Carson took over later in the year.
• Broadcast of Sábados Alegres begins, program later becomes Sábados Gigantes.
• Cigarette adverts are banned from children's programmes in the UK. Actors in these adverts now have to be over 21, and connection to social success is no longer allowed. The tobacco companies also start a policy of not advertising before 9pm.

March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. ... Douglas Edwards (1917-1990) Douglas Edawrds was born July 14, 1917 in Ada, Oklahoma. ... The CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. // Early history It originally competed against the Camel News Caravan on NBC, and was anchored by Douglas Edwards. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... Benny Paret was a boxer born in Santa Clara, Cuba on March 14, 1937. ... Emile Griffith (born February 3, 1938) is a former boxer from the US Virgin Islands who won world championships in both the Welterweight and Junior Middleweight divisions. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... Regis Philbin Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931), is an experienced American talk show host whose career has included stints as a game show host and all-purpose television personality. ... The Tonight Show is NBCs long-running late-night talk and variety show, currently hosted by Jay Leno in Burbank, CA (near Los Angeles). ... Johnny Carson John William Johnny Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his iconic status as the host of The Tonight Show from 1962 until 1992. ... Sábado Gigante (Giant Saturday) – also known as Sábados Gigantes (Giant Saturdays) and, at the beginning of its run, as Sábados Alegres (Happy Saturdays) – is one of the longest running, most famous, and most popular shows on television. ... A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ...

Debuts

• January 2 - Z-Cars on the BBC (1962-1978).
• July 1 - Police 5 premieres on ITV in the UK (1962-1992).
• July 6 - The Late Late Show premieres in Ireland (1962-present).
• September 23 - The Jetsons premieres (1962-1963, 1984-1985, 1987).
• September 25 - Empire premieres on NBC (1962-1963).
• September 26 - The Beverly Hillbillies on CBS (1962-1971).
• October 1 - The Lucy Show premieres (1962-1968).
• October 1 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson debuts.
• October 4 - The Saint premieres in the UK (1962-1969).
• December 31 - Match Game premieres on NBC (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999).

January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Z-Cars (sometimes written as Z Cars, and always pronounced zed, never zee) was a British television drama series centred around the work of regular beat police officers in the fictional town of Newtown, near Liverpool, in the north-west of England. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the world. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... For the American late-night talk show presented by Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson, see The Late Late Show (CBS). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... The Jetsons was an animated prime-time television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1962 to 1963. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... Main cast of The Beverly Hillbillies: Donna Douglas (Elly May), Irene Ryan (Granny), Max Baer, Jr. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Lucille Ball in still from 1966 episode of The Lucy Show The Lucy Show was Lucille Balls followup show to I Love Lucy. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was the full name of NBCs The Tonight Show during the years that Johnny Carson hosted. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... A reprint of one of Leslie Charteris early Saint novels, issued in the early 1960s to tie-in with the Roger Moore TV series. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Match Game was an American television game show where contestants tried to match a panel of six celebrities in answering fill-in-the-blank questions. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Television shows

• 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 Voice of Firestone (1949-1963).
• The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965).
• Truth or Consequences (1950-1988).
• What's My Line (1950-1967).
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
• Love of Life (1951-1980).
• Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986).
• American Bandstand (1952-1989).
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966).
• The Guiding Light (1952-present).
• The Honeymooners (1952-1970).
• The Today Show (1952-present).
• Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
• The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983).
• Face the Nation (1954-present).
• The Milton Berle Show (1954-1967).
• The Secret Storm (1954-1974).
• The Tonight Show (1954-present).
• Zoo Quest (UK) (1954-1964).
• Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984).
• Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976).
• Gunsmoke (1955-1975).
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982).
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003).
• Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956-1968).
• As the World Turns (1956-present).
• Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978).
• The Edge of Night (1956-1984).
• The Price Is Right (1956-1965).
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
• Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963).
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-present).
• The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966).
• Bonanza (1959-1973).
• Hawaiian Eye (1959-1963).
• Juke Box Jury (1959-1967, 1979, 1989-1990).
• The Bell Telephone Hour (1959-1968).
• The Twilight Zone (1959-1964, 1985-1988, 2002).
• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
• My Three Sons (1960-1972).
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968).
• The Flintstones (1960-1966).
• Ben Casey (1961-1966).
• Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
• It's Academic (1961-present).
• Mister Ed (1961-1966).
• The Avengers (UK) (1961-1969).
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966).
• The Fulton Sheen Program (1961-1968).
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981).
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969).

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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 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Voice of Firestone was a weekly broadcast of the best in classical music, as performed by the nations most popular composers. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 РDecember 26, 1974) was a comedian, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the most prominent early stars of American radio and television. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Truth or Consequences was an American quiz show, originally hosted on radio by Ralph Edwards from 1940 to 1957, and later on television by Bob Barker from 1956 to 1975. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Whats My Line? was a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hallmark Hall of Fame is the most-honored program in the history of American television. ... Love of Life title card from 1957. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which aired on the CBS television network from September 3, 1951 to March 26, 1982. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Bandstand was a live dance music television show. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nelson family The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was an American radio and television series. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-B̩del Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Guiding Light (known as Guiding Light since 1975) is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest soap opera ever told, as well as the longest running drama in broadcast history (its 15,000th episode is slated to air in the autumn of 2005). ... Cover of a book about the Honeymooners. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Today (commonly referred to as The Today Show) is a morning news and talk show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched in 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Good Old Days was a popular BBC television light entertainment television programme which ran from 1953 to 1983. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Face The Nation logo Face the Nation is an American Sunday-morning interview show which premiered on CBS on November 7, 1954. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday 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. ... The Secret Storm title card from 1960. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Captain Kangaroo was a childrens show which aired weekday mornings on CBS from 1955 until 1984, then moved to PBS until 1992. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series, which ran from 1955 to 1976. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gunsmoke was a long-running old-time radio and television Western drama program. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Lawrence Welk Show was a musical variety show hosted by former big band leader Lawrence Welk. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This Is Your Life was a television show hosted by Ralph Edwards, first broadcast in the United States from 1952 to 1961 on NBC. It originated as a radio show airing from 1948 to 1952. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Armchair Theatre was a British television drama anthology series, which ran on the ITV network from 1956 until 1968 in its original form, and was intermittently resurrected at various points during the 1970s. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... Opportunity Knocks was a UK television talent show originally hosted by Hughie Greene. ... The Edge of Night title card from 1960. ... The Price is Right is a popular game show based on contestants guessing the retail prices of displayed prizes. ... What The Papers Say, is one of the longest running programmes on British television. ... Leave It to Beaver Cast, (from left) Tony Dow, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, and Jerry Mathers Leave It to Beaver was a situation comedy which ran on CBS from October 4, 1957 to 1958 and then on ABC from 1958 to June 20, 1963. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sky at Night is a long running television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC. It is the longest running television programme with the same presenter anywhere. ... Blue Peter is a popular, long-running BBC television programme for children. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British television sport programme Grandstand is one of BBCs longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year. ... The Donna Reed Show was a situation comedy which aired on ABC from 1958 to 1966. ... For the airplane, see Beechcraft Bonanza. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hawaiian Eye was an American television series that ran from October 1959 to September 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company television network. ... Juke Box Jury was a pop themed panel show, originally produced by BBC television from 1959-1967. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bell Telephone Hour was a musical show which aired on NBC from 1959 to 1968. ... The Twilight Zone original opening. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The opening title of Coronation Street, since 2002. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... My Three Sons was a television series sitcom that ran from September 29, 1960 to August 24, 1972. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Griffith as Andy Taylor and Howard as Opie Knotts as Barney Fife and Griffith as Andy Taylor The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ... The Flintstones, a Hanna-Barbera animated series, is one of the most successful animated television series of all time, originally running in American prime time for six seasons, from 1960 to 1966, on the ABC network. ... Ben Casey was a medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Four Corners is a long-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Australia. ... Its Academic is a high school version of quizbowl, in Washington, DC (WRC-TV), Charlottesville, Virginia (WVIR), and Baltimore, Maryland (WJZ). ... Mister Ed was a popular US television comedy show that aired on CBS from 1961-1966. ... The most famous incarnation of The Avengers, John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) appear on the cover of a 1994 reprint of an Avengers novel co-written by Macnee. ... The Dick Van Dyke Show was an American television situation comedy which aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to September 7, 1966. ... The Mike Douglas Show was an American daytime televsion program starring singer Mike Douglas. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

Ending this year

• December - Cheyenne (1955-1962).
• The Brighter Day (1954-1962).
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962).
• Hancock's Half Hour (1956-1962).

December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Brighter Day was a soap opera which aired on CBS-TV from January 4, 1954 to September 28, 1962. ... Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Hancocks Half Hour was a famous BBC radio comedy series of the 1950s starring Tony Hancock. ...

Births

• July 8 - Rob Burnett, one time head writer for David Letterman.
• September 11 - Elizabeth Daily, actress.
• October 4 - Caron Keating, television presenter (d. 2004).
• November 19 - Jodie Foster, actress and director.

July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Letterman at his desk on The Late Show with David Letterman David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American talk show host, comedian, and television producer. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... Elizabeth Guttman (born September 11, 1962), better known by her stage names of Elizabeth Daily and E.G. Daily, is an American voice actress, actress, and singer. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... Caron Keating Caron Keating (October 5, 1962 - April 13, 2004) was a television presenter. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Alicia Christian Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an Oscar winning American actress and director. ...

Deaths

• January 13 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian.