1960 in television

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The year 1960 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1960.

For the American TV schedule, please see: 1960-61 American network television schedule.

Events

  • February 11 – Jack Paar temporarily quit his television program because his monologue had been edited the night before, in favor of a three minute news update. Parr walked out to the audience at the beginning of the show, announced that he was quitting, said "There's got to be a better way to make a living," and then walked off the stage. After network executives apologized personally, Parr resumed hosting the program a month later. His first show back started with the words "As I was saying before I was interrupted..."
  • February and Late August through September - In a first for US Audiences, CBS broadcasts the 1960 Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics, on an exclusive basis, for $60,000. In Squaw Valley, American viewers were treated to 31 hours of coverage, which included a healthy mix of alpine skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, speed skating, and ski jumping. The Winter Olympic broadcast was hosted by Walter Cronkite while a young Jim McKay, who would go on to host ABC's Olympic coverage, did the Rome Games.
  • March 2 - Lucille Ball files for divorce from Desi Arnaz, ending their 20 year marriage and the I Love Lucy franchise on CBS.
  • June 20 – Nan Winton becomes the first national female newsreader on BBC television.
  • June 29 – The BBC Television Centre is opened in London.
  • September 25 – First Japanese colour television broadcast.
  • September 26 – American presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon debate live by television. The candidates behavior and/or appearance during the debate may have altered the outcome of the election. In addition to being the first presidential debates to be televised, the debates also marked the first time "split screen" images were used by a network.
  • December 31 – Norma Zimmer officially becomes Lawrence Welk's "Champagne Lady" on The Lawrence Welk Show

Undated

  • Frank and Doris Hursley start their soap opera writing career, taking the jobs of joint head writers for the series Search for Tomorrow.
  • Nearly 90% of homes in the United States now have a television set, and over one hundred million television sets are in use worldwide.

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