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''For the American network television schedule, please see 1959-60 American Network Television Schedule .''

EVENTS

January 15 - Tyne Tees Television , the ITV franchise for North East England , goes on air.

July 24 - The Kitchen Debate takes place in Moscow , captured on color Videotape .

October 27 - Anglia Television , the ITV franchise for Eastern England , goes on air.

October 31 - Ulster Television , the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland , goes on air.

DEBUTS

October 2 - Rod Serling 's '' The Twilight Zone '' debuts on CBS (1959- 1964 , 1985 - 1988 , 2002 ).

October - '' Hawaiian Eye '' premieres on ABC (1959- 1963 ).

September 12 - '' Bonanza '' premieres on NBC , the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color (1959- 1973 ).

'' Face To Face '' debuts on BBC Television (1959- 1962 ).

'' Juke Box Jury '' premieres on BBC Television (1959- 1967 , 1979 , 1989 - 1990 ).

'' Tales Of The Riverbank '' premieres (1959-1963).

'' The Bell Telephone Hour '' premieres on NBC (1959- 1968 ).

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).

'' 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 ).

'' 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 ).

'' 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).

'' Blue Peter '' (UK) ( 1958 -present).

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

'' Grandstand '' (UK) (1958-present).

'' Peter Gunn '' (1958-1961).

'' The Donna Reed Show '' (1958-1966).

'' The Huckleberry Hound Show '' (1958-1962).

'' Walt Disney Presents '' (1958-1961).

ENDING THIS YEAR

January 26 - The Science-fiction serial '' Quatermass And The Pit '' concludes with 11 million viewers for the final episode, a recent BBC record (1958-1959).

April 24 - '' Your Hit Parade '', which had been on the air since 1935 in its earlier radio form (1950-1959).

'' Dragnet '' (1951-1959).

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

BIRTHS

April 24 - Paula Yates , television presenter (d. 2000 ).

August 16 - Laura Innes , Actress .

October 25 - Nancy Cartwright , Voice Actress (" Bart Simpson ").

December 30 - Tracey Ullman , actress and Comedian .

DEATHS