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 β 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 β Nan Winton becomes the first national female newsreader on BBC television.
- June 29 β The BBC Television Centre is opened in London.
- September 25 β First Japanese colour television broadcast.
- September 26 β 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 β 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.
Debuts
- January 25 - Series The Kate Smith Show begins a six-month run on CBS.
- February 7 - Series Overland Trail begins a four-month run on NBC.
- June 1 β TV One is initiated in Auckland. This was the first television transmission in New Zealand.
- September 11 β Series Danger Man premieres on ITV in UK; broadcast also by CBS in USA (1960-1961, 1964β1966).
- September 17 - Series Checkmate premieres on CBS (1960-1962)
- September 29 β Series My Three Sons premieres (1960-1972).
- September 30 β Hanna Barbera's series The Flintstones debut on ABC (1960-1966).
- October 3 β Series The Andy Griffith Show premieres on CBS (1960-1968).
- October 7 - Series Route 66 premieres on CBS (1960-1964)
- December 9 β Series Coronation Street premieres on ITV in UK, was disfavored by criticsβ and is still running (1960-present).
Television shows
1940s
- Meet the Press (1947βpresent).
- Candid Camera (1948βpresent).
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948β1971).
- Bozo the Clown (1949βpresent).
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949β1995).
- The Voice of Firestone (1949β1963).
1950s
- The Jack Benny Show (1950β1965).
- Men Into Space (1959β1960).
- Truth or Consequences (1950β1988).
- What's My Line (1950β1967).
- Love of Life (1951β1980).
- "I Love Lucy" (1951β1960)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951β1986).
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951βpresent).
- American Bandstand (1952β1989).
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952β1966).
- The Guiding Light (1952β2009).
- The Today Show (1952βpresent).
- This Is Your Life (US) (1952β1961).
- Panorama (UK) (1953βpresent).
- The Good Old Days (UK) (1953β1983).
- Face the Nation (1954βpresent).
- The Brighter Day (1954β1962).
- The Milton Berle Show (1954β1967).
- The Secret Storm (1954β1974).
- The Tonight Show (1954βpresent).
- Zoo Quest (UK) (1954β1964).
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955β1962).
- Captain Kangaroo (1955β1984).
- Cheyenne (1955β1962).
- Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955β1976).
- Gunsmoke (1955β1975).
- Jubilee USA (1955-1960).
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955β1982).
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955β2003).
- Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956β1968).
- As the World Turns (1956β2010).
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956β1962).
- Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956β1978).
- The Edge of Night (1956β1984).
- The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford (1956-1961).
- The Price Is Right (1956β1965).
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956β2008).
- Leave It to Beaver (1957β1963).
- The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom (1957-1960).
- The Army Game (UK) (1957β1961).
- Perry Mason (1957β1966).
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957βpresent).
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958βpresent).
- General Motors Presents (Can) (1953β1956, 1958β1961)
- Grandstand (UK) (1958-2007).
- Peter Gunn (1958β1961).
- The Donna Reed Show (1958β1966).
- The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958β1962).
- Walt Disney Presents (1958β1961).
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958β1960)
- Bonanza (1959β1973).
- Hawaiian Eye (1959β1963).
- Juke Box Jury (1959β1967, 1979, 1989β1990).
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959β1968).
- The Twilight Zone (1959-1964, 1985β1988, 2002).
- The Rebel (1959β1961).
Births
- January 4 β Julia St. John, British actress.
- January 6 β Howie Long, former NFL player.
- February 19 β Leslie Ash, British actress.
- February 22 β Paul Abbott, British television writer.
- February 28 β Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress and Playboy model (died 1980).
- April 11 β Jeremy Clarkson, Journalist, Television presenter, Top Gear
- April 14 β Brad Garrett, American actor, Everybody Loves Raymond.
- April 23 β Valerie Bertinelli, American actress
- April 24 β Paula Yates, television presenter (d. 2000).
- May 20 β Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director.
- August 7 β David Duchovny, American actor, star of The X-Files.
- September 4 β Damon Wayans, American actor and comedian
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