The year 1969 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1969. This page indexes the individual year in television pages. ... The table of years in television is a tabular display of all years in television, for overview and quick navigation to any year. ... See also: 1958 in television, other events of 1959, 1960 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1959-60 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1959 in television, other events of 1960, 1961 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1960-61 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1960 in television, other events of 1961, 1962 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1961-62 American network television schedule. ... 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The year 1968 in television involved some significant events. ... See also: 1969 in television, other events of 1970, 1971 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1970-71 American network television schedule. ... The year 1971 in television involved some significant events. ... See also: 1971 in television, other events of 1972, 1973 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1972-73 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ... The year 1974 in television involved some significant events. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1975. ... See also: 1975 in television, other events of 1976, 1977 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1976-77 American network television schedule. ... The year 1977 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1978 in television involved some significant events. ... See also: 1978 in television, other events of 1979, 1980 in television, and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States network television schedule. ... The year 1967 in radio involved some significant events. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Thunderball Dr. Zhivago Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? That Darn Cat! The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Academy Awards Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor... Lauren steiger, born in 1992 at Royal Womens hospital started acting and modelling at the age of 2 and is now currently 15 working in Milan on the catwalks. ... The year 1968 in film involved some significant events. ... // Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... // Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. ... See also: 1970 in film 1971 1972 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... // Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli The Hospital Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Academy Awards Best Picture... 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See also: 1968 in art, other events of 1969, 1970 in art, list of years in art. ... 1969 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Publications Finds Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths Axel Boëthius See also List of years in archaeology 1968 in archaeology 1970 in archaeology Categories: | ... See also: 1968 in architecture, other events of 1969, 1970 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1968 in literature, other events of 1969, 1970 in literature, list of years in literature. ... // Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... See also: Other events of 1969 List of years in science . ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

For the American TV schedule, see: 1969-70 American network television schedule. This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1969. ...

Events

• February 5 - ABC runs the one and only airing of the notorious flop, Turn-On.
• April 4 - CBS bans the Smothers Brothers. Three days later, Walter Cronkite opens the evening newscast by confirming that the Smothers Brothers have been replaced by Hee Haw - effective immediately. But because it takes two months to assemble a typical Hee Haw segment, CBS has to fill the time period with specials until Hee Haw premieres on June 15.
• June 3 - The science fiction television series Star Trek airs its final new episode after being canceled by NBC. Its subsequent sale into rerun syndication soon after leads to a rise in popularity that transforms Star Trek into one of the century's most successful entertainment franchises.
• June 21 - Patrick Troughton makes his last regular appearance as the Second Doctor in the concluding moments of Episode 10 of the Doctor Who serial The War Games. It also marks the final time that the series was broadcast in black and white.
• Summer - In a surprise announcement, Martin Landau and Barbara Bain announce they are leaving the cast of Mission: Impossible. Landau's replacement is former Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy, while a permanent replacement for Bain would not be chosen until the 1970-71 season.
• July 3 - Lulu the elephant runs amok on Blue Peter. The clip is subsequently repeated many times, becoming the archetypal British TV "blooper".
• July 20 - A live transmission from the Moon is viewed by 720 million people around the world, with the landing of Apollo 11: at 10:56 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the Moon, broadcast live.^[1]
• November 15 - Colour introduced to BBC1 and ITV in the UK.
• Der Kommissar (1969-1976) premieres on German and Austrian television.
• December 17 - Tiny Tim gets married on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show.
• CBC's The National News is renamed The National.
• February 19 - At exactly 4:31 p. m. at the CBS Studio Center, with Jim Nabors saying the line "How interesting - and did she?", Gomer Pyle, U. S. M. C. shoots its final scene and completes its run.
• February 9 - CBS presents the Royal Shakespeare Company's version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", starring Diana Rigg, David Warner, and Helen Mirren.
• April 11 - Rome as only he could see it is presented in "Fellini, a Director's Notebook", an NBC special.
• April 13 - Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore are reunited for a special, "Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman" on CBS.
• July 25 - Senator Edward Kennedy goes on TV to talk about the incident at Chappaquiddick.

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Debuts

• June 7 - The Johnny Cash Show premieres on ABC (1969-1971).
• June 15 - Hee Haw premieres on CBS (1969-1993).
• September 6- H.R. Pufnstuf premieres on NBC (1969-1971)
• September 8 - Where the Heart Is premieres on CBS daytime (1969-1973).
• September 13 - Scooby-Doo, Where are You! (1969-1972) premieres on CBS Saturday Morning. The animated show, about a cowardly Great Dane and his four teenage friends who travel around the country in a multi-colored van solving mysteries, would go on to become a major pop cultural icon, with numerous spin-offs, direct to video movies, and two live action films.
• September 17 - Room 222 premieres on ABC (1969-1974).
• September 21 - Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) premieres ITV in the UK
• September 23 - Marcus Welby, M.D. premieres on ABC (1969-1976).
• September 24 - Medical Center premieres on CBS (1969-1976)
• September 26 - The Brady Bunch premieres on ABC (1969-1974).
• September 29
  • Bright Promise, the latter of the soap operas created by Frank and Doris Hursley, debuts on NBC daytime (1969-1972).
  • Love, American Style debuts on ABC (1969-1974).
• October 5
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus premieres on BBC1 (1969-1974).
  • Sazae-san premieres as a kids' comedy on Fuji Television in Japan. The show is still airing as of 2005.
• November 10 - National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts the children's television program Sesame Street (1969-present).
• November 16 - The first episode of The Clangers (a British stop motion animated television program for children) is broadcast by the BBC (1969-1972).
• November 19 - The Benny Hill Show premieres on Thames Television (1969-1989) (UK).

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Pufnstuf was a childrens television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Where the Heart Is was a soap opera which aired on CBS from September 8, 1969 to March 23, 1973. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is the first incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Great Dane is a breed of dog known for its giant size and gentle personality. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Room 222 was a 20th Century Fox Television-produced television drama. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a cult late 1960s British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Marcus Welby, M.D. was a popular medical drama that aired on ABC from late September 1969 to May 1976. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Medical Center was a dramatic television series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bright Promise was a soap opera which ran on the NBC television network from September 29, 1969 to March 31, 1972. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Frank M. Hursley (November 21, 1902–February 3, 1989) and Doris Hursley (September 29, 1898–May 5, 1984) were a husband-and-wife team who wrote American soap operas. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Opening theme of Love American Style Love, American Style was an hour-long television anthology which originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974. ... A blonde haired, very skilled worker with a 70s look. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article discusses the series itself. ... Sazae-san (サザエさん) is a Japanese comic strip created by Machiko Hasegawa. ... Fuji Television Network, Inc. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The color NET logo was incorporated into a model building at the beginning and end of Mister Rogers Neighborhood from 1969 to 1970. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... 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Television shows

1940s

• 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).

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1950s

• Truth or Consequences (1950-1988).
• Love of Life (1951-1980).
• Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986).
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
• American Bandstand (1952-1989).
• 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 Secret Storm (1954-1974).
• The Tonight Show (1954-present).
• 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).
• As the World Turns (1956-present).
• Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978).
• The Edge of Night (1956-1984).
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-2007).
• Bonanza (1959-1973).

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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. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched in 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. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Face The Nation logo, used until 2002. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Secret Storm title card from 1960. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The Edge of Night title card from 1956-67. ... What The Papers Say, is one of the longest running programmes on British television. ... 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. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Blue Peter is a popular, long-running BBC television programme for children. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British television sport programme Grandstand is one of the BBCs longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... 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1960s

• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
• My Three Sons (1960-1972).
• Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
• The Johnny Cash Show (1969-1971).
• It's Academic (1961-present).
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981).
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-July 1971).
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971).
• The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
• Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978).
• Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
• General Hospital (1963-present).
• Petticoat Junction (1963-1970).
• The Doctors (1963-1982).
• Another World (1964-1999).
• Bewitched (1964-1972).
• Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003).
• Daniel Boone (1964-1970).
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1970).
• Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present).
• The Wednesday Play (UK) (1964-1970).
• Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-2006).
• Days of Our Lives (1965-present).
• Get Smart (1965-1970).
• Green Acres (1965-1971).
• Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971).
• I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970).
• The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974).
• Tom and Jerry (1965-1972, 1975-1977, 1980-1982).
• World of Sport (UK) (1965-1985).
• Dark Shadows (1966-1971).
• Family Affair (1966-1971).
• Play School (1966-present).
• That Girl (1966-1971).
• Mission: Impossible (1966-1973).
• The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
• The Newlywed Game (1966-1974).
• Ironside (1967-1975).
• Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967-1973).
• Mannix (1967-1975).
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978).
• The Flying Nun (1967-1970).
• 60 Minutes (1968-present).
• Dad's Army (UK) (1968-1977).
• Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
• Here Come the Brides (1968-1970).
• Here's Lucy (1968-1974).
• Julia (1968-1971).
• Laugh-In (1968-1973).
• Magpie (UK) (1968-1980).
• Mayberry R.F.D. (a continuation of The Andy Griffith Show, 1960-1971).
• One Life to Live (1968-present).
• The Doris Day Show (1968-1973).
• The Mod Squad (1968-1973).

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Ending this year

• February 9 - The Saint (1962-1969).
• May 2 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1969).
• May 21 - The Avengers (UK) (1961-1969).
• June 2 - Peyton Place (1964-1969).
• June 3 - Star Trek (1966-1969).
• June 8 - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1969).
• September 20 - Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999).
• Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-1969).

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Changes of Network Affiliation

• Get Smart moves from NBC to CBS.
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir moves from NBC to ABC.

Get Smart was an American comedy television series that satirized the secret agent genre. ... This article is about the film. ...

Births

• January 14 - Jason Bateman, actor.
• August 19 - Matthew Perry, actor, Friends.

is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969 in Rye, New York) is an American actor. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is an American-Canadian Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the hugely popular television sitcom Friends, a part he played for 10 years. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Deaths

• February 2 - Boris Karloff, actor
• February 9 - Gabby Hayes, actor
• February 19 - Madge Blake, actress
• May 3 - Karl Freund, cinematographer, who as director of photography on I Love Lucy, developed the practical use of the three-camera TV sitcom production.
• June 22 - Judy Garland, singer/actress
• July 18 - Barbara Pepper, actress (Doris Ziffel #1 on Green Acres)
• August 9 - Sharon Tate, actress, murdered by followers of Charles Manson
• September 8 - Bud Collyer, game show host (Beat the Clock)
• September 19 - Rex Ingram, actor
• December 22 - Wilbur Hatch, musical director for many TV shows including I Love Lucy