1952 in television
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This is a list of television-related events in 1952.
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[edit] Events
- January 14 - NBC's Today show debuts, with host Dave Garroway, newsreader Jim Fleming and announcer Jack Lescoulie.
- February 15 - The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.
- August 1 - First TV broadcast in the Dominican Republic by La Voz Dominicana, a TV station based on the radio station of the same name.
- September 6 - TV debuts in Canada as the CBC in Montreal, Quebec airs.
- September 8 - CBC Toronto debuts.
- September 20 – The first commercial UHF television station in the world, KPTV (today a Fox affiliate), begins broadcasting in Portland, Oregon on channel 27.
- The first political advertisements appear on US television. Democrats buy a 30 minute slot for their candidate, Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson is bombarded with hate mail for interfering with a broadcast of I Love Lucy. Dwight Eisenhower buys 20 second commercial spots and wins the election.
- The first telecast of an atomic bomb detonation (KTLA).
- The FCC sets aside channels for non-commercial, public broadcasting.
[edit] Debuts
- January 14 - The Today Show premieres on NBC (1952–present).
- June 30 - The Guiding Light on CBS (1952–present). This soap opera began on radio in 1937.
- September - This Is the Life on DuMont. This religious drama ran from 1952 through the late 1980s, for most of its life in syndication.
- December 15 - Flower Pot Men premieres on BBC Television (1952).
- American Bandstand premieres (1952–1989).
- Life Is Worth Living with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen premiers on DuMont (1952–1955), then on ABC (1955–1957)
- My Little Margie (1952–1955), starring Gale Storm.
- See It Now premieres, hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on ABC (1952–1966).
- The Ernie Kovacs Show premieres. Kovacs pushes the limits of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects (1952–1953).
- Hockey Night In Canada premieres (1952–present).
- The Honeymooners premieres (1952–1970).
- Meet the Masters, a program about classical music, premieres on NBC and WGN-TV.
- This Is Your Life premieres in the US (1952–1961).
[edit] Television shows
listed by starting year
- Muffin the Mule (UK) (1946–1955).
- Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960).
- Kaleidoscope (UK) (1946–1953).
- Café Continental (UK) (1947–1953).
- Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954).
- Juvenile Jury (1947–1954).
- Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947–1957).
- Howdy Doody (1947–1960)
- Kraft Television Theater (1947–1958)
- Meet the Press (1947–present)
- Candid Camera (1948–present)
- Television Newsreel (UK) (1948–1954)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
- The Texaco Star Theater (1948–1953)
- Bozo the Clown (1948–present).
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995)
- Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949–1954)
- The Goldbergs (1949–1955)
- The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963)
- Hawkins Falls (1950, 1951–1955))
- Cisco Kid (1950–1956)
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
- The Jack Benny Show (1950–1965)
- Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
- Your Hit Parade (1950–1959)
- Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)
- What's My Line (1950–1967)
- Amos & Andy (1951–1953)
- Dragnet (1951–1959)
- I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
- Love of Life (1951–1980)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present)
- The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957)
[edit] Ending this year
- Picture Page (UK) (1936–1939; 1946–1952).
[edit] Births
- February 17 - Lisa Eichhorn, actress, All My Children.
- March 2 - Laraine Newman, actress, comedian, Saturday Night Live .
- March 22 - Bob Costas, sports announcer .
- May 21 - Mr. T, American actor, is born Laurence Tureaud in Chicago, Illinois.
- June 18 - Carol Kane, actress.
- July 1 - Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live.
- July 6 - Shelley Hack, actress.
- September 7 - Susan Blakely, actress.
