1978 In Television ,
Other Events Of 1979 ,
1980 In Television , and the
List Of 'years In Television' .
''For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States Network Television Schedule .''
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- January 9 - The Music For UNICEF Concert is performed in New York City . The televised special airs the Following Night on NBC in the United States .
- February 3 - '' Dead Man's Curve '', a made-for-TV-movie about surf-rock singers Jan & Dean , airs on US television.
- February 11 - In the US, 43 million viewers watch " Elvis !" on ABC , a made for TV movie starring Kurt Russell as Elvis.
- March 6 - '' Another World '' becomes the first (and, to date, the only) Soap Opera to air regularly-scheduled ninety-minute telecasts. The time extension coincides with the death of long-running character John Randolph (played by Michael M. Ryan ) in a house fire. The show goes back to 60-minute episodes in August 1980.
- March 19 - C-Span . a United States cable channel is launched.
- August 10 - In the UK , the whole of the ITV network except in the Channel Islands , is affected by a technicians' strike for eleven weeks.
- September 7 - ESPN begins broadcasting sports 24/7 and was the first cable channel to be launched.
- September 19 - On the two-hour TV-movie season premiere event on '' Eight Is Enough '', both David and Susan Bradford married their respective loves in a double ceremony. The premiere grabbed a 40 share across the two hours.
- October 24 - On ITV's first night back on air after the strike, '' Quatermass '', the fourth and final serial featuring the heroic Professor Bernard Quatermass , begins its run on the network.
- October 25 - The long-running soap opera '' Love Of Life '' is taken off the air for emergency retooling, due to falling ratings.
- Over 300 million households worldwide now own television sets.
- December 1 - The Movie Channel begins broadcasting movies 24/7.
- '' General Hospital '' tops the yearly daytime television ratings for the first time.
- CFMT , Toronto 's first multicultural channel, launches.
- '' Un Pecado Del Amor '' premieres in Guatemala .
- First color television broadcasts in Greece .
- BBC2 unveils the first computer-generated Television Presentation symbol in the world.
- January 8 - '' Password Plus '' premieres on NBC (1979- 1982 ).
- January 26 - '' The Dukes Of Hazzard '' premieres on CBS (1979- 1985 ).
- January 26 - '' Hello, Larry '', the third series McLean Stevenson has done since leaving '' M---A---S---H '', premieres on NBC (1979-1980).
- February 3 - '' You Can't Do That On Television '' premieres on CTV affiliate CJOH-TV (1979- 1990 ).
- February 8 - '' Angie '' premieres on ABC (1979- 1980 ).
- March 24 - '' Tales Of The Unexpected '', an Anglia Television series based on the short stories of Roald Dahl , debuts on ITV in the UK (1979-1985; 1987-1988).
- April 1 - '' Pinwheel '' premieres on Nickelodeon making it the first Nickelodeon show. (1979-1989)
- April 18 - '' Real People '' premieres on NBC (1979- 1984 ).
- August 24 - '' The Facts Of Life '', a spinoff of '' Diff'rent Strokes '', premieres on NBC (1979- 1988 ).
- September 13 - '' Benson '', a spinoff of '' Soap '', premieres on ABC (1979- 1986 ).
- September 20 - '' Buck Rogers In The 25th Century '' premieres on NBC (1979- 1981 ).
- September 23 - '' Archie Bunker's Place '', a continuation of ''All in the Family'', premieres on CBS (1979- 1983 ).
- September 23 - '' Trapper John, M.D. '' premieres on CBS (1979-1986).
- December 27 - '' Knots Landing '', a spinoff of '' Dallas '', premieres on CBS (1979- 1993 ).
- '' Antiques Roadshow '' premieres in the UK (1979-present).
- '' The Mad Dash '' premieres (1979-present).
- '' The New Music '' premieres (1979-present).
- '' Nightline '' premieres on ABC (1979-present).
- '' Smith And Smith '' premieres (1979-1985).
- '' This Old House '' premieres on PBS (1979-present).
- January 1 — Morena Baccarin , US Actress (born in Brazil ).
- January 2 — Suranne Jones , UK actress.
- January 16 — Aaliyah , US singer/actress.
- January 24
- --- Tatyana Ali , US actress.
- --- Kyle Brandt , US actor.
- January 26 — Sara Rue , US actress.
- February 11 — Brandy Norwood , US singer/actress.
- February 21 — Jennifer Love Hewitt , US actress.
- March 12 — John-Paul Lavoisier , US actor
- April 9 — Keshia Knight Pulliam , US actress.
- April 12 — Claire Danes , US actress.
- July 11 — Julie Stoffer , US actress.
- August 22 — Jennifer Finnigan , US actress (born in Canada).
- October 8 — Kristanna Loken , US actress and model.
- November 23 — Kelly Brook , British television presenter and model.
- December 2 — Melissa Archer , US actress.
- December 15 — Adam Brody , US actor.
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