1958 In Television

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EVENTS

January 14 - TWW , the ITV franchise for South Wales and West of England, goes on air.

July 1 - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links Television broadcasting across Canada .

August 30 - Southern Television , the ITV franchise for South Central and South East England , goes on air.

November 28 - During the live broadcast of the '' Armchair Theatre '' play ''Underground'' on the ITV network in the UK , Actor Gareth Jones dies between two of his scenes while in make-up. Director William Kotcheff is forced to improvise with his cast to carry on the play to its conclusion, with producer Sydney Newman ordering him to "shoot it like a football match".

Senator Estes Kefauver holds congressional hearings on the rising rates of juvenile crime and publishes an article in Reader's Digest called "Let's Get Rid of Tele-Violence."

Ampex demonstrates their design for a color Video Tape Recorder .

In the United Kingdom, the top-rated show of the year was the ITV game show Dotto , based on children's Join The Dots puzzles.

Fall – Scandals involving rigged network quiz shows create havoc within the US television industry.

DEBUTS

September 22 - '' Peter Gunn '' premieres on NBC (1958- 1961 ).

October 2 - '' The Huckleberry Hound Show '' premieres, Hanna Barbera 's second television series (1958- 1962 ).

October 10 - '' Grandstand '' (UK) debuts on BBC Television (1958-present).

October 16 - '' Blue Peter '' (UK), the world's longest-running children's TV programme, debuts on BBC Television (1958-present).

December 22 - '' Quatermass And The Pit '' (UK) premieres on BBC Television (1958- 1959 ).

'' The Donna Reed Show '' premieres on ABC (1958- 1966 ).

'' Don Messer's Jubilee '' premieres (1958-1969).

'' The Friendly Giant '' premieres (1958-1985).

'' Your Life In Their Hands '' (UK) premieres on BBC Television (1958- 1964 and many revivals).

'' An Evening With Fred Astaire '' on NBC; first show prerecorded on color videotape, wins nine Emmy Award s.

TELEVISION SHOWS

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

'' Howdy Doody '' ( 1947 -1960).

'' 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 ).

'' Your Hit Parade '' (1950- 1959 ).

'' Dragnet '' ( 1951 -1959).

'' Love Of Life '' (1951-1980).

'' Search For Tomorrow '' (1951- 1986 ).

'' Hallmark Hall Of Fame '' (1951-present).

'' 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).

'' This Is Your Life '' ( US ) (1952-1961).

'' Panorama '' (UK) ( 1953 -present).

'' The Good Old Days '' (UK) (1953- 1983 ).

'' Disneyland '' ( 1954 -1958) ends on September 3 , to resume on September 12 as ''Walt Disney Presents'' (1958-1961).

'' Face The Nation '' (1954-present).

'' The Brighter Day '' (1954- 1962 ).

'' The Milton Berle Show '' (1954-1967).

'' The Secret Storm '' (1954- 1974 ).

'' The Tonight Show '' (1954-present).

'' Zoo Quest '' (UK) (1954- 1964 ).

'' Alfred Hitchcock Presents '' ( 1955 -1962).

'' Captain Kangaroo '' (1955- 1984 ).

'' Cheyenne '' (1955-1962).

'' Dixon Of Dock Green '' (UK) (1955- 1976 ).

'' Gunsmoke '' (1955-1975).

'' Mickey Mouse Club '' (1955-1959).

'' The Lawrence Welk Show '' (1955-1982).

''This Is Your Life'' (UK) (1955- 2003 ).

''Armchair Theatre'' (UK) ( 1956 - 1968 ).

'' As The World Turns '' (1956-present).

'' Hancock's Half Hour '' (1956-1962).

'' Opportunity Knocks '' (UK) (1956- 1978 ).

'' The Edge Of Night '' (1956-1984).

'' The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna '' (1956-1960).

'' The Price Is Right '' (1956-1965).

'' The Steve Allen Show '' (1956-1960).

'' What The Papers Say '' (UK) (1956-present).

'' Leave It To Beaver '' ( 1957 -1963).

'' The Army Game '' (UK) (1957-1961).

'' The Sky At Night '' (UK) (1957-present).

'' General Motors Presents '' (Can) (1953-1956, 1958-1961)

ENDING THIS YEAR

June - '' Climax! '' (1954-1958).

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

'' The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show '' (1950-1958).

BIRTHS

January 1 - Kim Taylforth , actress.

January 2 - Maya Even , television presenter.

January 3 - Kerry Armstrong , actress.

January 30 - Brett Butler , actress, '' Grace Under Fire ''.

April 29 - Eve Plumb , actress, '' The Brady Bunch ''.

July 6 - Jennifer Saunders , actress.

September 10 - Dan Castellaneta , voice actor, '' The Simpsons ''.

November 16 - Marg Helgenberger , actress.

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