1964 In Television ,
Other Events Of 1965 ,
1966 In Television and the
List Of 'years In Television' .
''For the American network television schedule, please see 1965-66 American Network Television Schedule .''
- February 22 - A new, videotaped production of the 1957 special '' Cinderella '', by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II , airs with young Lesley Ann Warren in the title role. The production also starred Ginger Rogers , Walter Pidgeon , and Celeste Holm .
- March 24 - Live TV pictures from the US unmanned moon probe " Ranger 9 " transmitted prior to impact.
- April 21 - The Beach Boys appear on '' Shindig! '' performing their most recent hit, "Do You Wanna Dance?".
- August 1 - Cigarette adverts are banned from UK television. Pipe tobacco and Cigar adverts continue until 1991 .
- September 12 - The Beatles appear on '' The Ed Sullivan Show '', performing songs from their new album '' Help! ''.
- September - CBS switches to the color standard, with a new color ident and jingle, informing the viewers that "CBS presents this program in color".
- December 9 - '' A Charlie Brown Christmas '' airs on CBS for the first time.
- First television broadcasts in Paraguay .
- '' The War Game '', a drama-documentary by director Peter Watkins depicting the events of a fictional nuclear attack on the United Kingdom , is controversially pulled from its planned transmission in BBC1 's '' The Wednesday Play '' anthology strand. The BBC was pressured into this move by the British government, which did not want much of the play's content to become public. It was eventually released to cinemas, and won the 1966 Academy Award For Documentary Feature . The BBC finally screened the play in 1985 .
- '' Coronation Street '' (UK) ( 1960 -present).
- '' My Three Sons '' (1960- 1972 ).
- '' The Andy Griffith Show '' (1960-1968).
- '' The Flintstones '' (1960-1966) .
- '' Ben Casey '' ( 1961 -1966).
- '' Four Corners '' ( Australia ) (1961-present).
- '' It's Academic '' (1961-present)
- '' Mister Ed '' (1961-1966).
- '' The Avengers '' (UK) (1961- 1969 ).
- '' The Dick Van Dyke Show '' (1961-1966).
- '' The Fulton Sheen Program '' (1961-1968).
- '' The Mike Douglas Show '' (1961- 1981 ).
- '' Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color '' (1961-1969).
- '' Match Game '' ( 1962 -1969, 1973-1984, 1990- 1991 , 1998 - 1999 ).
- '' The Beverly Hillbillies '' (1962-1971).
- '' The Late Late Show '' ( Ireland ) (1962-present).
- '' The Lucy Show '' (1962-1968).
- '' The Saint '' (UK) (1962-1969).
- '' Z-Cars '' (UK) (1962-1978).
- '' Doctor Who '' (UK) ( 1963 -1989, 1996 , 2005 -present).
- '' General Hospital '' (1963-present).
- '' Petticoat Junction '' (1963-1970).
- '' Ready Steady Go! '' (1963-1966).
- '' The Doctors '' (1963-1982).
- '' Another World '' ( 1964 -1999).
- '' Bewitched '' (1964-1972).
- '' Crossroads '' (UK) (1964-1988, 2001 -2003).
- '' Danger Man '' (UK) (1960-1961, ).
- '' Daniel Boone '' (1964-1970).
- '' Gilligan's Island '' (1964-1967).
- '' Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. '' (1964-1970).
- '' Jeopardy! '' (1964-1975, 1984-present).
- '' Peyton Place '' (1964-1969).
- ''Shindig!'' (1964-1966).
- '' The Addams Family '' (1964-1966).
- '' The Mavis Brampston Show '' (Australia) (1964-1968).
- '' The Munsters '' (1964-1966).
- ''The Wednesday Play'' (UK) (1964-1970).
- '' Top Of The Pops '' (UK) (1964-present).
- '' This Hour Has Seven Days '' (1964-1966).
- '' Tom And Jerry '' (, 1975- 1977 , 1980-1982).
- ''My Three Sons'' moves from ABC to CBS.
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