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The year 1950 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1950.
Events
- February – European Broadcasting Union (EBU) inaugurated.
- February 18 – First televised report of general election results in the UK.
- April 4 – The BBC aspect ratio changes from 5:4 to 4:3.
- May – Desilu Productions formed by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.
- August 31 – First television broadcast station in Mexico, XHTV, Mexico City on channel 4.
- September 18 – First television broadcast station in Brasil, PRF-TV, São Paulo on channel 3.
- September 30 – First BBC television broadcast from an aircraft.
- October 10 – The US Federal Communications Commission approves CBS's color television system, effective November 20.
- The number of homes in the US that own a television set reaches one million.
New Shows
Television series
Series |
Debut |
Ended |
Picture Page (UK) |
October 10, 1936 |
1939 |
1945 |
1952 |
For The Children (UK) |
April 26, 1937 |
1939 |
July 7, 1946 |
1950 |
The Voice of Firestone Televues |
1943 |
1947 |
1949 |
1963 |
Kaleidoscope (UK) |
November 2, 1946 |
1953 |
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports |
November 8, 1946 |
June 24, 1960 |
Muffin the Mule (UK) |
1946 |
1955 |
You Are an Artist |
1946 |
1950 |
Kraft Television Theater |
May 7, 1947 |
1958 |
Kukla, Fran and Ollie |
October 13, 1947 |
1957 |
Meet the Press |
November 6, 1947 |
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Mary Kay and Johnny |
November 18, 1947 |
March 11, 1950 |
Howdy Doody |
December 27, 1947 |
September 24, 1960 |
Café Continental (UK) |
1947 |
1953 |
Juvenile Jury |
1947 |
1954 |
Small Fry Club |
1947 |
1951 |
Television Newsreel (UK) |
January 5, 1948 |
1954 |
The Original Amateur Hour |
January 18, 1948 |
September 27, 1970 |
Court of Current Issues |
February 9, 1948 |
June 26, 1951 |
Author Meets the Critics |
April 1948 |
October 10, 1954 |
Hollywood Screen Test |
April 15, 1948 |
1953 |
Texaco Star Theater |
June 8, 1948 |
1953 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
June 20, 1948 |
June 6, 1971 |
Candid Camera |
August 10, 1948 |
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|
CBS Evening News |
August 15, 1948 |
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Foodini the Great |
August 23, 1948 |
June 23, 1951 |
Actors Studio |
September 1948 |
June 1950 |
Ford Theatre |
October 17, 1948 |
July 10, 1957 |
The Morey Amsterdam Show |
December 17, 1948 |
October 12, 1950 |
The Alan Dale Show |
1948 |
1951 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
1948 |
January 1, 1958 |
Break the Bank |
1948 |
1957 |
Cartoon Teletales |
1948 |
1950 |
Celebrity Time |
1948 |
September 1952 |
Club Seven |
1948 |
1951 |
The Philco Television Playhouse |
1948 |
1955 |
Winner Take All |
1948 |
1952 |
The Goldbergs |
January 17, 1949 |
1956 |
Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
March 1, 1949 |
October 5, 1950 |
Think Fast |
March 26, 1949 |
October 8, 1950 |
Captain Video |
June 27, 1949 |
April 1, 1955 |
Mama |
July 1, 1949 |
March 17, 1957 |
Martin Kane, Private Eye |
August 7, 1949 |
June 17, 1954 |
The Little Revue |
September 4, 1949 |
April 21, 1950 |
The Lone Ranger |
September 15, 1949 |
June 6, 1957 |
Come Dancing (UK) |
September 29, 1949 |
1995 |
The Aldrich Family |
October 2, 1949 |
May 29, 1953 |
The Life of Riley |
October 4, 1949 |
March 28, 1950 |
January 2, 1953 |
August 22, 1958 |
The Ruggles |
November 3, 1949 |
June 19, 1952 |
One Man's Family |
November 4, 1949 |
June 21, 1952 |
March 1, 1954 |
April 1, 1955 |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
1949 |
1959 |
What's My Line? |
February 2, 1950 |
1975 |
Your Show of Shows |
February 25, 1950 |
June 5, 1954 |
Hawkins Falls |
June 17, 1950 |
July 1, 1955 |
Your Hit Parade |
July 10, 1950 |
1959 |
1974 |
1974 |
Andy Pandy (UK) |
July 11, 1950 |
1970 |
2002 |
2005 |
Truth or Consequences |
September 7, 1950 |
1988 |
You Bet Your Life |
October 5, 1950 |
1961 |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
October 12, 1950 |
1958 |
The Jack Benny Show |
October 28, 1950 |
1965 |
The Adventures of Ellery Queen |
1950 |
1959 |
1975 |
1976 |
The Cisco Kid |
1950 |
1956 |
Programs ending during 1950
Births
References
- ↑ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25525-9.
- ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.