1959 in television
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The year 1959 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during that year.
Events
- January 15 – Tyne Tees Television, the Independent Television (ITV) franchise for North East England, begins broadcasting.
- May 28 – Initiation of Lebanon's first television station, Télé Liban.
- July 13–17 – The Hate That Hate Produced introduces the Nation of Islam to most Americans.
- July 24 – The Kitchen Debate occurs in Moscow, recorded on color videotape.
- October 27 – Anglia Television, the ITV franchise for Eastern England, begins broadcasting.
- October 31 – Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, begins broadcasting.[1]
- November 22 – Sandmännchen premieres on East German television channel Deutscher Fernsehfunk. The series would continue airing today on Rundfunk Berlin–Brandenburg.
- November 29 – The Grammy Awards are first televised as part of NBC's Sunday Showcase.
Programs/Programmes
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
- American Bandstand (1952–1989)
- Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956–1968)
- As the World Turns (1956–2010)
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958–present)
- Bozo the Clown (1949–2001)
- Candid Camera (1948–present)
- Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984)
- Cheyenne (1955–1962)
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995)
- Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–1976)
- Face the Nation (1954–present)
- General Motors Presents (Can) (1953–1956, 1958–1961)
- Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960)
- Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007)
- Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present)
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1962)
- Howdy Doody (1947–1960)
- I Love Lucy (1951–1960)
- Jubilee USA (1955–1960)
- KPIX Dance Party (1959–1963)
- Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
- Love of Life (1951–1980)
- Man with a Camera (1959–1960)
- Meet the Press (1947–present)
- Men Into Space (1959–1960)
- Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–1978)
- Panorama (UK) (1953–present)
- Perry Mason (1957–1966)
- Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
- The Army Game (UK) (1957–1961)
- The Brighter Day (1954–1962)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
- The Edge of Night (1956–1984)
- The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford (1956–1961)
- The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna (1956–1960)
- The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983)
- The Guiding Light (1952–2009)
- The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1962)
- The Jack Benny Show (1950–1965)
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982)
- The Milton Berle Show (1954–1967)
- The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom (1957–1960)
- The Price Is Right (1956–1965)
- The Real McCoys (1957–1963)
- The Secret Storm (1954–1974)
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–present)
- The Steve Allen Show (1956–1960)
- The Texan (1958–1960)
- The Today Show (1952–present)
- The Tonight Show (1954–present)
- The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963)
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003)
- This Is Your Life (US) (1952–1961)
- Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
- Walt Disney Presents (1958–1961)
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958–1960)
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–2008)
- What's My Line (1950–1967)
- Zoo Quest (UK) (1954–1964)
Debuts
- January 9 – Rawhide, CBS (1959–1966)
- January 12 – The Bell Telephone Hour on NBC (1959–1968)
- February 4 – Face to Face on BBC Television (1959–1962)
- May 2 – Markham, featuring Ray Milland, on CBS (1959–1960)
- June 1 – Juke Box Jury on BBC Television (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990)
- September 12 – Bonanza on NBC, the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color (1959–1973)
- September 15 – Laramie on NBC (1959–1963)
- September 20 – NBC Sunday Showcase on NBC (1959–1960)
- September 30 – Men Into Space on CBS (1959–1960)
- October 2 – Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone debuts on CBS (1959–1964)
- October 4
- Dennis the Menace on CBS (1959–1963)
- The Rebel on ABC (1959–1961)
- October 5 – Bourbon Street Beat on ABC (1959–1960)
- October 7 – Hawaiian Eye on ABC (1959–1963)
- October 15
- The Untouchables on ABC (1959–1963)
- Adelaide Tonight – 1959–1973 (Adelaide, Australia)
- Bandwagon (1959–1960) (Melbourne, Australia, on HSV-7)
- The Bert Newton Show (1959–1960) (Melbourne, Australia, on GTV-9)
- The Bobby Limb Show (1959–1964) (Australia) (changed title in 1961 to The Mobil-Limb Show)
- Club Seven (1959–1961) (Melbourne, Australia)
- Emergency (1959) (Australia), one of the earliest Australian dramatic TV series
- Shell Presents (1959–1960) (Sydney and Melbourne Australia), Australian dramatic anthology series
- Tales of the Riverbank premieres (1959–1963).
- Rocky And His Friends Jay Ward's Second series (1959-1964).
Ending this year
| Date | Show | Debut |
|---|---|---|
| January 13 | Jack Wyatt's Confession | 1958 |
| January 26 | Quatermass and the Pit | |
| April 24 | Your Hit Parade | 1950 |
| June 22 | The Restless Gun | 1957 |
| June 25 | Dragnet | 1951 |
| Mickey Mouse Club | 1955 | |
| State Trooper | 1956 |
Births
| Date | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| February 22 | Kyle MacLachlan | Actor (Desperate Housewives) |
| March 6 | Tom Arnold | Actor & comedian (The Best Damn Sports Show Period) |
| March 7 | Donna Murphy | Actress & singer |
| April 3 | David Hyde Pierce | Actor (Frasier) |
| April 17 | Sean Bean | English actor |
| April 24 | Paula Yates | television presenter (d. 2000). |
| May 3 | Ben Elton | English comedian & writer (Blackadder) |
| May 29 | Rupert Everett | English actor |
| June 11 | Hugh Laurie | Actor & comedian (Dr. Gregory House on House) |
| June 30 | Vincent D'Onofrio | Actor (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) |
| August 13 | Danny Bonaduce | Actor (The Partridge Family) |
| August 14 | Marcia Gay Harden | Actress |
| September 14 | Mary Crosby | Actress (Dallas) |
| September 21 | Dave Coulier | Actor (Joey Gladstone on Full House) |
| September 23 | Jason Alexander | Actor (George Costanza on Seinfeld) |
| October 3 | Jack Wagner | Actor (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
| October 13 | Marie Osmond | Actress & singer (Donny & Marie) |
| October 23 | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Music parodist |
| October 25 | Nancy Cartwright | Voice actress (Bart Simpson on The Simpsons) |
| November 10 | Mackenzie Phillips | Actress (One Day at a Time) |
| November 19 | Allison Janney | Actress (The West Wing) |
| November 28 | Judd Nelson | Actor (Suddenly Susan) |
| December 16 | Alison LaPlaca[2] | Actress (Duet) |
| December 30 | Tracey Ullman | Actress, comedienne (The Tracey Ullman Show) |
| December 31 | Val Kilmer | Actor |
