1959 in television

The year 1959 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1959.

"For the American TV schedule, see: 1959-60 American network television schedule."

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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

*January 9 - "Rawhide", CBS (1959-1966)
*September 12 - "Bonanza" premieres on NBC, the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color (1959-1973).
*October 2 - Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone" debuts on CBS (1959-1964, 1985-1988, 2002).
*October - "Hawaiian Eye" premieres on ABC (1959-1963).
*"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).
*"The Untouchables" premieres on ABC (1959-1963).
*"NBC Sunday Showcase" premieres on NBC (1959-1960).
*"The Rebel" on ABC Original run October 4, 1959 – June 18, 1961.

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" (1949-2001).
*"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 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).
*"Jubilee USA" (1955-1960).
*"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) (1958-2007).
*"Peter Gunn" (1958-1961).
*"The Donna Reed Show" (1958-1966).
*"The Huckleberry Hound Show" (1958-1962).
*"Walt Disney Presents" (1958-1961).
*"KPIX Dance Party" (1959-1963)

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

*May 5 - Brian Williams, NBC anchor.
*May 29 - Rupert Everett, English actor.
*August 16 - Laura Innes, actress.
*September 21 - Dave Coulier, American actor.
*September 23 - Jason Alexander, American actor.
*October 25 - Nancy Cartwright, voice actress ("Bart Simpson").
*December 30 - Tracey Ullman, actress and comedian.