1949 In Television

EVENTS

January 3 - '' Colgate Theatre '' premieres on NBC .

January 11 - A two-hour special on all American networks celebrates the linking of the eastern and midwestern networks via coaxial cable.

January 22 - The first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River , KTLA, begins operation in Hollywood, California .

January 31 - The first Emmy Awards are presented and broadcast on television from Los Angeles .

May - The first telethon, benefitting the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund , is hosted by Milton Berle and lasts for 24 hours.

August 25 - RCA announces the development of a compatible color TV system.

December 17 - The Sutton Coldfield Television Transmitter is opened in the English Midlands , making it the first part of the UK outside London to receive BBC Television .

December 29 - KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Television station to operate a daily schedule.

First television broadcasts begin in Cuba .

For the first time, the Sears & Roebuck catalog includes televisions.

DEBUTS

January 17 - '' The Goldbergs '', the first Sitcom on American Television , debuts (1949- 1955 ).

September 29 - BBC Television first broadcasts '' Come Dancing '', a TV Ballroom Dancing competition show (1949- 1995 ).

'' Martin Kane, Private Eye '' premieres on NBC, becoming the first detective series on television (1949- 1954 ).

June 27 - '' Captain Video And His Video Rangers '', apparently the first science fiction series on television, debuts.

'' The Voice Of Firestone '' premieres (1949- 1963 ).

'' Bozo The Clown '' premieres (1949-present).

TELEVISION SHOWS

'' For The Children '' ( UK ) ( 1937 - 1939 ; 1946- 1950 )

'' Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports '' ( 1946 - 1960 )

'' Kaleidoscope '' (UK) (1946- 1953 ).

'' Picture Page '' (UK) ( 1936 -1939; 1946- 1952 )

'' You Are An Artist '' ( 1946 - 1950 ).

'' Muffin The Mule '' (UK) ( 1946 - 1955 ).

'' Café Continental '' (UK) (1947-1953).

'' Juvenile Jury '' (1947- 1954 ).

'' Author Meets The Critics '' (1947- 1954 ).

'' Kukla, Fran And Ollie '' (1947- 1957 ).

'' Howdy Doody '' ( 1947 -1960)

'' Kraft Television Theater '' (1947-1958)

'' Mary Kay And Johnny '' (1947- 1950 )

'' Meet The Press '' (1947-present)

'' Candid Camera '' ( 1948 -present)

'' Television Newsreel '' (UK) (1948- 1954 )

'' The Ed Sullivan Show '' (1948- 1971 )

'' The Texaco Star Theater '' (1948- 1953 )

'' Actor's Studio '' (1948- 1950 ).

'' Cartoon Teletales '' (1948- 1950 ).

'' The Alan Dale Show '' (1948- 1951 ).

'' Club Seven '' (1948- 1951 ).

ENDING THIS YEAR

'' Missui Goes A-Shopping '' (1944- 1949 ).

'' Starlight '' (UK) (1936-1939; 1946-1949).

'' Television Screen Magazine '' (1946- 1949 ).

'' Musical Merry-Go-Round '' (1947- 1949 ).

'' Americana '' (1947- 1949 ).

'' Birthday Party '' (1947- 1949 ).

'' Charade Quiz '' (1947- 1949 ).

'' Doorway To Fame '' (1947- 1949 ).

'' The Adventures Of Oky Doky '' (1948-1949).

'' Amanda '' (1948-1949).

'' The Bigelow Show '' (1948-1949).

'' Champagne And Orchids '' (1948-1949).

'' Child's World '' (1948-1949).

BIRTHS

January 10 - Teresa Graves , Actress , Comedienne (d. 2002 )

January 13 - Brandon Tartikoff , television executive (d. 1997 )

January 24 - John Belushi , actor, '' Saturday Night Live '' (d. 1982 )

February 2 - Brent Spiner , actor

February 9 - Judith Light , actress

March 16 - Erik Estrada , actor, '' CHiPs ''

March 17 - Patrick Duffy , actor, '' Dallas ''

March 26 - Vicki Lawrence , actress, comedienne '' The Carol Burnett Show '', '' Mama's Family '', etc.

June 22 - Lindsay Wagner , actress

July 3 - Jan Smithers , actress, '' WKRP In Cincinnati ''

August 23 - Shelley Long , actress

September 3 - James Marcus , UK actor

September 10 - Bill O'Reilly , political commentator

September 16 - Ed Begley, Jr. , actor

October 6 - Les Moonves , head of CBS

November 6 - Arturo Sandoval , songwriter

November 28 - Paul Shaffer , bandleader, '' The Late Show With David Letterman '', ''Saturday Night Live'', '' The Blues Brothers '', etc.

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