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title="1954 in television">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_television" title="1955 in television">1955</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_television" title="1956 in television">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_television" title="1957 in television">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_television" title="1958 in television">1958</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1959</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_television" title="1960 in television">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_television" title="1961 in television">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_television" title="1962 in television">1962</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_television" title="1963 in television">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_television" title="1964 in television">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_television" title="1965 in television">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_television" title="1966 in television">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_television" title="1967 in television">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_television" title="1968 in television">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_television" title="1969 in television">1969</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Television_by_year" title="Category:Television by year">…</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px #aaa solid; padding-bottom:0;text-align:center;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">In radio</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1956_in_radio" title="1956 in radio">1956</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1957_in_radio" title="1957 in radio">1957</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1958_in_radio" title="1958 in radio">1958</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1959_in_radio" title="1959 in radio">1959</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1960_in_radio" title="1960 in radio">1960</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1961_in_radio" title="1961 in radio">1961</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1962_in_radio" title="1962 in radio">1962</a></dd></dl> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">In film</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1956_in_film" title="1956 in film">1956</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1957_in_film" title="1957 in film">1957</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1958_in_film" title="1958 in film">1958</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1959_in_film" title="1959 in film">1959</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1960_in_film" title="1960 in film">1960</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1961_in_film" title="1961 in film">1961</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1962_in_film" title="1962 in film">1962</a></dd></dl> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">In music</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1956_in_music" title="1956 in music">1956</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1957_in_music" title="1957 in music">1957</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1958_in_music" title="1958 in music">1958</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1959_in_music" title="1959 in music">1959</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1960_in_music" title="1960 in music">1960</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1961_in_music" title="1961 in music">1961</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1962_in_music" title="1962 in music">1962</a></dd></dl> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_art" title="1959 in art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_archaeology" title="1959 in archaeology">Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_architecture" title="1959 in architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_literature" title="1959 in literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_music" title="1959 in music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_philosophy" title="1959 in philosophy">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_science" title="1959 in science">Science</a></li></ul> </div><i><a href="/wiki/Category:1959" title="Category:1959">+...</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The year <b>1959 in television</b> involved some significant events. Below is a list of <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>-related events during 1959. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_in_television&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 15 – <a href="/wiki/Tyne_Tees_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyne Tees Television">Tyne Tees Television</a>, the Independent Television (<a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="ITV (TV channel)">ITV</a>) franchise for <a href="/wiki/North_East_England" title="North East England">North East England</a>, begins broadcasting.</li> <li>February 1 – The earliest known <a href="/wiki/First_interracial_kiss_on_television" title="First interracial kiss on television">interracial kiss on television</a> occurs during a live performance of the play <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Summer_Night_(play)" title="Hot Summer Night (play)">Hot Summer Night</a></i>, broadcast on the British <a href="/wiki/ABC_Weekend_TV" title="ABC Weekend TV">ABC</a> program <i><a href="/wiki/Armchair_Theatre" title="Armchair Theatre">Armchair Theatre</a></i> on the <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> network. The kiss is between <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9e_Melly" title="Andrée Melly">Andrée Melly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Reckord" title="Lloyd Reckord">Lloyd Reckord</a>, the latter of whom would be featured in another early televised interracial kiss three years later in the play <i><a href="/wiki/You_in_Your_Small_Corner" title="You in Your Small Corner">You in Your Small Corner</a></i>.</li> <li>February 1 – <a href="/wiki/TV_Asahi" title="TV Asahi">Nihon Educational Television</a> begins operating to the Kanto region of Japan, operating as a for-profit educational television station for its first year.</li> <li>March 1 – <a href="/wiki/Fuji_Television" title="Fuji Television">Fuji Television</a> commences its regular operations in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>April 6 – <a href="/wiki/WKYC" title="WKYC">KYW-TV</a> in Cleveland, Ohio (later WKYC) becomes the first station to use the <i><a href="/wiki/Eyewitness_News" title="Eyewitness News">Eyewitness News</a></i> name.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 24 – Television Ecuatoriana, the first <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">television station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>, starts a regular broadcasting service in <a href="/wiki/Quito" title="Quito">Quito</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guayaquil" title="Guayaquil">Guayaquil</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>May 28 – Initiation of Lebanon's first television station, <a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9_Liban" title="Télé Liban">Télé Liban</a>.</li> <li>July 13–17 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hate_That_Hate_Produced" title="The Hate That Hate Produced">The Hate That Hate Produced</a></i>, a documentary on <a href="/wiki/Black_nationalism" title="Black nationalism">Black nationalism</a> in the United States, airs on <a href="/wiki/WNET" title="WNET">WNTA-TV</a>.</li> <li>July 24 – The <a href="/wiki/Kitchen_Debate" title="Kitchen Debate">Kitchen Debate</a> occurs in <a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>, recorded on color <a href="/wiki/Videotape" title="Videotape">videotape</a>.</li> <li>August 21 – The Catholic University of Chile begins broadcasting a partial service over Channel 2, the first TV station in Santiago, Chile.</li> <li>October 16 – OBXY-TV, predecessor of <a href="/wiki/Panamericana_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Panamericana Television">Panamericana Television</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, starts the first regular official broadcasting service in <a href="/wiki/Lima" title="Lima">Lima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 22 – <i><a href="/wiki/Take_a_Good_Look_(TV_series)" title="Take a Good Look (TV series)">Take a Good Look</a></i>, an innovative comedy series created by <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Kovacs" title="Ernie Kovacs">Ernie Kovacs</a>, premieres on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> in the United States.</li> <li>October 27 – <a href="/wiki/Anglia_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglia Television">Anglia Television</a>, the ITV franchise for <a href="/wiki/Eastern_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern England">Eastern England</a>, begins broadcasting.</li> <li>October 31 – <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulster Television">Ulster Television</a>, the ITV franchise for <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, begins broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-utvmedia.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utvmedia.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 31 – <a href="/wiki/Western_Nigeria_Television" title="Western Nigeria Television">Western Nigeria Television</a> (later known as <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Television_Authority" title="Nigerian Television Authority">Nigerian Television Authority</a>) is launched in Nigeria, making it the first country to introduce television in Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 22 – <i><a href="/wiki/Sandm%C3%A4nnchen" title="Sandmännchen">Sandmännchen</a></i>, a children's bedtime <a href="/wiki/Stop_motion" title="Stop motion">stop motion</a> series, premieres on <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East German</a> television channel <a href="/wiki/Deutscher_Fernsehfunk" title="Deutscher Fernsehfunk">Deutscher Fernsehfunk</a>. The series will continue airing on Rundfunk Berlin–Brandenburg into the 2000s, making it the longest-running animated television series in history with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_animated_television_series_by_episode_count" title="List of animated television series by episode count">greatest episode count for a single series</a>.</li> <li>November 29 – The <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> are first televised as part of <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>'s <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunday_Showcase&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sunday Showcase (page does not exist)">Sunday Showcase</a></i>.</li> <li>December 26 – <a href="/wiki/BNT_1" title="BNT 1">BNT 1</a>, a member of <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_National_Television" title="Bulgarian National Television">Bulgarian National Television</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">television station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, starts a regular official broadcasting service in <a href="/wiki/Sofia" title="Sofia">Sofia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programs/programmes"><span id="Programs.2Fprogrammes"></span>Programs/programmes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_in_television&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Programs/programmes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents" title="Alfred Hitchcock Presents">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</a></i> (1955–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Bandstand" title="American Bandstand">American Bandstand</a></i> (1952–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Armchair_Theatre" title="Armchair Theatre">Armchair Theatre</a></i> (UK) (1956–1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/As_the_World_Turns" title="As the World Turns">As the World Turns</a></i> (1956–2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Peter" title="Blue Peter">Blue Peter</a></i> (UK) (1958–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bozo_the_Clown" title="Bozo the Clown">Bozo the Clown</a></i> (1949–2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Candid_Camera" title="Candid Camera">Candid Camera</a></i> (1948–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo" title="Captain Kangaroo">Captain Kangaroo</a></i> (1955–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_(television)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheyenne (television)">Cheyenne</a></i> (1955–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Come_Dancing" title="Come Dancing">Come Dancing</a></i> (UK) (1949–1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dixon_of_Dock_Green" title="Dixon of Dock Green">Dixon of Dock Green</a></i> (UK) (1955–1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Face_the_Nation" title="Face the Nation">Face the Nation</a></i> (1954–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_Motors_Theatre" title="General Motors Theatre">General Motors Presents</a></i> (Can) (1953–1956, 1958–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gillette_Cavalcade_of_Sports" title="Gillette Cavalcade of Sports">Gillette Cavalcade of Sports</a></i> (1946–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grandstand_(BBC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grandstand (BBC)">Grandstand</a></i> (UK) (1958–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a></i> (1955–1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hallmark Hall of Fame">Hallmark Hall of Fame</a></i> (1951–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hancock%27s_Half_Hour" title="Hancock's Half Hour">Hancock's Half Hour</a></i> (1956–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Have_Gun_%E2%80%93_Will_Travel" title="Have Gun – Will Travel">Have Gun – Will Travel</a></i> (1957–1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Howdy_Doody" title="Howdy Doody">Howdy Doody</a></i> (1947–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a></i> (1951–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Jubilee" title="Ozark Jubilee">Jubilee USA</a></i> (1955–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/KPIX_Dance_Party" title="KPIX Dance Party">KPIX Dance Party</a></i> (1959–1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver" title="Leave It to Beaver">Leave It to Beaver</a></i> (1957–1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_of_Life" title="Love of Life">Love of Life</a></i> (1951–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_with_a_Camera" title="Man with a Camera">Man with a Camera</a></i> (1959–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Press" title="Meet the Press">Meet the Press</a></i> (1947–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Men_into_Space" title="Men into Space">Men Into Space</a></i> (1959–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Opportunity_Knocks_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)">Opportunity Knocks</a></i> (UK) (1956–1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panorama_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Panorama (TV series)">Panorama</a></i> (UK) (1953–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series)" title="Perry Mason (1957 TV series)">Perry Mason</a></i> (1957–1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Gunn" title="Peter Gunn">Peter Gunn</a></i> (1958–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Search_for_Tomorrow" title="Search for Tomorrow">Search for Tomorrow</a></i> (1951–1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_a_Good_Look_(TV_series)" title="Take a Good Look (TV series)">Take a Good Look</a></i> (1959–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Ozzie_and_Harriet" title="The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet">The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet</a></i> (1952–1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Army_Game" title="The Army Game">The Army Game</a></i> (UK) (1957–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bell_Telephone_Hour" title="The Bell Telephone Hour">The Bell Telephone Hour</a></i> (1959–1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brighter_Day" title="The Brighter Day">The Brighter Day</a></i> (1954–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Donna_Reed_Show" title="The Donna Reed Show">The Donna Reed Show</a></i> (1958–1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i> (1948–1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Edge_of_Night" title="The Edge of Night">The Edge of Night</a></i> (1956–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ford_Show" title="The Ford Show">The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford</a></i> (1956–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gale_Storm_Show,_Oh!_Susanna" class="mw-redirect" title="The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna">The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna</a></i> (1956–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Old_Days_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Good Old Days (UK TV series)">The Good Old Days</a></i> (UK) (1953–1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light">The Guiding Light</a></i> (1952–2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Huckleberry_Hound" title="Huckleberry Hound">The Huckleberry Hound Show</a></i> (1958–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">The Jack Benny Program</a></i> (1950–1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lawrence_Welk_Show" title="The Lawrence Welk Show">The Lawrence Welk Show</a></i> (1955–1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Milton_Berle_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Milton Berle Show">The Milton Berle Show</a></i> (1954–1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pat_Boone_Chevy_Showroom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom (page does not exist)">The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom</a></i> (1957–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Price_is_Right_(1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Price is Right (1956)">The Price Is Right</a></i> (1956–1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_McCoys" title="The Real McCoys">The Real McCoys</a></i> (1957–1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Storm" title="The Secret Storm">The Secret Storm</a></i> (1954–1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sky_at_Night" title="The Sky at Night">The Sky at Night</a></i> (UK) (1957–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Steve_Allen_Show" title="The Steve Allen Show">The Steve Allen Show</a></i> (1956–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Texan_(TV_series)" title="The Texan (TV series)">The Texan</a></i> (1958–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Man_Dawson" title="This Man Dawson">This Man Dawson</a></i> (1959–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Today_(NBC_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (NBC program)">The Today Show</a></i> (1952–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show" title="The Tonight Show">The Tonight Show</a></i> (1954–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_of_Firestone" title="The Voice of Firestone">The Voice of Firestone</a></i> (1949–1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Life_(British_TV_series)" title="This Is Your Life (British TV series)">This Is Your Life</a></i> (UK) (1955–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Life_(American_franchise)" title="This Is Your Life (American franchise)">This Is Your Life</a></i> (US) (1952–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences" title="Truth or Consequences">Truth or Consequences</a></i> (1950–1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_anthology_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney anthology series">Walt Disney Presents</a></i> (1958–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_(TV_series)" title="Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)">Wanted Dead or Alive</a></i> (1958–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Desilu_Playhouse" title="Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse">Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse</a></i> (1958–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_the_Papers_Say" title="What the Papers Say">What the Papers Say</a></i> (UK) (1956–2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_My_Line_(1950)" class="mw-redirect" title="What's My Line (1950)">What's My Line</a></i> (1950–1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoo_Quest" title="Zoo Quest">Zoo Quest</a></i> (UK) (1954–1964)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Debuts">Debuts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_in_television&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 9 – <i><a href="/wiki/Rawhide_(TV_series)" title="Rawhide (TV series)">Rawhide</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> (1959–<a href="/wiki/1966_in_television" title="1966 in television">1966</a>)</li> <li>January 12 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bell_Telephone_Hour" title="The Bell Telephone Hour">The Bell Telephone Hour</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> (1959–1968)</li> <li>February 4 – <i><a href="/wiki/Face_to_Face_(British_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Face to Face (British TV series)">Face to Face</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Television" title="BBC Television">BBC Television</a> (1959–1962)</li> <li>February 12 – <i><a href="/wiki/As_Far_as_My_Feet_Will_Carry_Me_(TV_series)" title="As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (TV series)">As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me</a></i> on West Germany's <a href="/wiki/ARD_(broadcaster)" title="ARD (broadcaster)">ARD</a> (1959)</li> <li>February 16 – <i><a href="/wiki/Emergency_(1959_TV_series)" title="Emergency (1959 TV series)">Emergency</a></i> (1959) (Australia), one of the earliest Australian dramatic TV series</li> <li>April 4 <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Charlesworth_(TV_series)" title="Charlesworth (TV series)">Charlesworth</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Television" title="BBC Television">BBC Television</a> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shell_Presents" title="Shell Presents">Shell Presents</a></i> (1959–1960) (Sydney and Melbourne Australia), Australian dramatic anthology series</li></ul></li> <li>May 2 – <i><a href="/wiki/Markham_(TV_series)" title="Markham (TV series)">Markham</a></i>, featuring <a href="/wiki/Ray_Milland" title="Ray Milland">Ray Milland</a>, on CBS (1959–1960)</li> <li>June 1 – <i><a href="/wiki/Juke_Box_Jury" title="Juke Box Jury">Juke Box Jury</a></i> on BBC Television (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990)</li> <li>September 11 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Troubleshooters_(1959_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Troubleshooters (1959 TV series)">The Troubleshooters</a></i> on NBC (1959–1960)</li> <li>September 12 – <i><a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza">Bonanza</a></i> on NBC, the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color (1959–1973)</li> <li>September 12 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_and_the_Challenge" title="The Man and the Challenge">The Man and the Challenge</a></i> on NBC (1959–1960)</li> <li>September 15 – <i><a href="/wiki/Laramie_(TV_series)" title="Laramie (TV series)">Laramie</a></i> on NBC (1959–1963)</li> <li>September 20 – <i><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Showcase" title="NBC Sunday Showcase">NBC Sunday Showcase</a></i> on NBC (1959–1960)</li> <li>September 21 – <i><a href="/wiki/Love_and_Marriage_(1959_TV_series)" title="Love and Marriage (1959 TV series)">Love and Marriage</a></i> on NBC (1959–1960)</li> <li>September 30 – <i><a href="/wiki/Men_into_Space" title="Men into Space">Men Into Space</a></i> on CBS (1959–1960)</li> <li>October 2 – <a href="/wiki/Rod_Serling" title="Rod Serling">Rod Serling</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_(1959_TV_series)" title="The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)">The Twilight Zone</a></i> debuts on CBS (1959–1964)</li> <li>October 4 <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dennis_the_Menace_(1959_TV_series)" title="Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)">Dennis the Menace</a></i> on CBS (1959–1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rebel_(American_TV_series)" title="The Rebel (American TV series)">The Rebel</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> (1959–1961)</li></ul></li> <li>October 5 – <i><a href="/wiki/Bourbon_Street_Beat" title="Bourbon Street Beat">Bourbon Street Beat</a></i> on ABC (1959–1960)</li> <li>October 7 – <i><a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Eye" title="Hawaiian Eye">Hawaiian Eye</a></i> on ABC (1959–1963)</li> <li>October 15 - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Untouchables_(1959_TV_series)" title="The Untouchables (1959 TV series)">The Untouchables</a></i> on ABC (1959–1963)</li> <li>November 19 - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle_and_Friends" title="The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends">Rocky & His Friends</a></i> on ABC (1959–61)</li> <li>Unknown date <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Tonight" title="Adelaide Tonight">Adelaide Tonight</a></i> – 1959–1973 (<a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bandwagon_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Bandwagon (Australian TV series)">Bandwagon</a></i> (1959–1960) (<a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, Australia, on HSV-7)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bert_Newton_Show" title="The Bert Newton Show">The Bert Newton Show</a></i> (1959–1960) (Melbourne, Australia, on GTV-9)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bobby_Limb_Show" title="The Bobby Limb Show">The Bobby Limb Show</a></i> (1959–1964) (Australia) (title changed in 1961 to <i>The Mobil-Limb Show</i>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Club_Seven_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Club Seven (Australian TV series)">Club Seven</a></i> (1959–1961) (Melbourne, Australia)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Quick_Draw_McGraw_Show" title="The Quick Draw McGraw Show">The Quick Draw McGraw Show</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">syndication</a> (1959–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_the_Riverbank" title="Tales of the Riverbank">Tales of the Riverbank</a></i> (1959–1963).</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Man_Dawson" title="This Man Dawson">This Man Dawson</a></i> in syndication (1959–1960)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ending_this_year">Ending this year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_in_television&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ending this year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Show </th> <th>Debut </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 13 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Confession_(American_TV_series)" title="Confession (American TV series)">Confession</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="4">1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 23 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Mutual_Friend_(1958_TV_serial)" title="Our Mutual Friend (1958 TV serial)">Our Mutual Friend</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 26 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Quatermass_and_the_Pit" title="Quatermass and the Pit">Quatermass and the Pit</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 9 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Behind_Closed_Doors_(1958_TV_series)" title="Behind Closed Doors (1958 TV series)">Behind Closed Doors</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 24 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade" title="Your Hit Parade">Your Hit Parade</a></i> </td> <td>1950 </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 22 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Restless_Gun" title="The Restless Gun">The Restless Gun</a></i> </td> <td>1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">June 25 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dragnet_(drama)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragnet (drama)">Dragnet</a></i> </td> <td>1951 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mouse_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Mickey Mouse Club">Mickey Mouse Club</a></i> </td> <td>1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/State_Trooper_(TV_series)" title="State Trooper (TV series)">State Trooper</a></i> </td> <td>1956 </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 28 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Polka_Go-Round" title="Polka Go-Round">Polka Go-Round</a></i> </td> <td>1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Unknown </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Alice" title="This Is Alice">This Is Alice</a></i> </td> <td>1958 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_in_television&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Notability </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Superman:_The_Animated_Series" title="Superman: The Animated Series">Superman: The Animated Series</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hulk_and_the_Agents_of_S.M.A.S.H." title="Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.">Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Boden" title="Bob Boden">Bob Boden</a> </td> <td>American producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Blair" title="Linda Blair">Linda Blair</a> </td> <td>American actress </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">January 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cris_Collinsworth" title="Cris Collinsworth">Cris Collinsworth</a> </td> <td>American sports broadcaster </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Olbermann" title="Keith Olbermann">Keith Olbermann</a> </td> <td>American sports and political commentator </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">January 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_LaPaglia" title="Anthony LaPaglia">Anthony LaPaglia</a> </td> <td>Australian actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Without_a_Trace" title="Without a Trace">Without a Trace</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Lynch" title="Kelly Lynch">Kelly Lynch</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fredric_Lehne" title="Fredric Lehne">Fredric Lehne</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Mancuso,_F.B.I." title="Mancuso, F.B.I.">Mancuso, F.B.I.</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Cole" title="Bradley Cole">Bradley Cole</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light">Guiding Light</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Nance" title="Larry Nance">Larry Nance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> basketball player </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_R._Gannascoli" title="Joseph R. Gannascoli">Joseph R. Gannascoli</a> </td> <td>American actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jayne_Atkinson" title="Jayne Atkinson">Jayne Atkinson</a> </td> <td>English-American actress (<i><a href="/wiki/24_(TV_series)" title="24 (TV series)">24</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_MacLachlan" title="Kyle MacLachlan">Kyle MacLachlan</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Twin_Peaks" title="Twin Peaks">Twin Peaks</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Desperate_Housewives" title="Desperate Housewives">Desperate Housewives</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beth_Broderick" title="Beth Broderick">Beth Broderick</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_5_Mrs._Buchanans" title="The 5 Mrs. Buchanans">The 5 Mrs. Buchanans</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(1996_TV_series)" title="Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)">Sabrina the Teenage Witch</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rolando_Blackman" title="Rolando Blackman">Rolando Blackman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> basketball player </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Talia_Balsam" title="Talia Balsam">Talia Balsam</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Arnold_(actor)" title="Tom Arnold (actor)">Tom Arnold</a> </td> <td>Actor and comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_Damn_Sports_Show_Period" title="The Best Damn Sports Show Period">The Best Damn Sports Show Period</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donna_Murphy" title="Donna Murphy">Donna Murphy</a> </td> <td>Actress and singer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">March 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lester_Holt" title="Lester Holt">Lester Holt</a> </td> <td>Journalist and news anchor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aidan_Quinn" title="Aidan Quinn">Aidan Quinn</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">March 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Amandes" title="Tom Amandes">Tom Amandes</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Everwood" title="Everwood">Everwood</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kato_Kaelin" title="Kato Kaelin">Kato Kaelin</a> </td> <td>Actor and TV personality<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamara_Tunie" title="Tamara Tunie">Tamara Tunie</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/As_the_World_Turns" title="As the World Turns">As the World Turns</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flavor_Flav" title="Flavor Flav">Flavor Flav</a> </td> <td>Rapper </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a> </td> <td>Pro wrestler<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Lambert_(media_executive)" title="Stephen Lambert (media executive)">Stephen Lambert</a> </td> <td>English television producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">April 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hyde_Pierce" title="David Hyde Pierce">David Hyde Pierce</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Frasier" title="Frasier">Frasier</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Powers_That_Be_(TV_series)" title="The Powers That Be (TV series)">The Powers That Be</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amy_Morton" title="Amy Morton">Amy Morton</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Morris_(actor)" title="Phil Morris (actor)">Phil Morris</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Smallville" title="Smallville">Smallville</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Saturdays" title="The Secret Saturdays">The Secret Saturdays</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Super_Heroes_(TV_series)" title="Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)">Legion of Super Heroes</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">April 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emma_Thompson" title="Emma Thompson">Emma Thompson</a> </td> <td>English actress </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._Wilson" title="Thomas F. Wilson">Thomas F. Wilson</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_Arcadia" title="Tales of Arcadia">Tales of Arcadia</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_(TV_series)" title="Back to the Future (TV series)">Back to the Future</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Bean" title="Sean Bean">Sean Bean</a> </td> <td>English actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Sharpe_(TV_series)" title="Sharpe (TV series)">Sharpe</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Stiles" title="Ryan Stiles">Ryan Stiles</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Whose_Line_Is_It_Anyway%3F_(American_TV_series)" title="Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)">Whose Line Is It Anyway?</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Frischman" title="Dan Frischman">Dan Frischman</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Head_of_the_Class" title="Head of the Class">Head of the Class</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paula_Yates" title="Paula Yates">Paula Yates</a> </td> <td>English television presenter (died 2000) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Elton" title="Ben Elton">Ben Elton</a> </td> <td>English comedian and writer (<i><a href="/wiki/Blackadder" title="Blackadder">Blackadder</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Williams" title="Brian Williams">Brian Williams</a> </td> <td>Journalist </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_E._Knight" title="Michael E. Knight">Michael E. Knight</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/All_My_Children" title="All My Children">All My Children</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Rowell" title="Victoria Rowell">Victoria Rowell</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Young_and_the_Restless" title="The Young and the Restless">The Young and the Restless</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Diagnosis:_Murder" title="Diagnosis: Murder">Diagnosis: Murder</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(actor)" title="Jerry Butler (actor)">Jerry Butler</a> </td> <td>American actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nantz" title="Jim Nantz">Jim Nantz</a> </td> <td>American sportscaster </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bronson_Pinchot" title="Bronson Pinchot">Bronson Pinchot</a> </td> <td>Actor (<a href="/wiki/Balki_Bartokomous" title="Balki Bartokomous">Balki Bartokomous</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Strangers_(TV_series)" title="Perfect Strangers (TV series)">Perfect Strangers</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rupert_Everett" title="Rupert Everett">Rupert Everett</a> </td> <td>English actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eli_Gabay" title="Eli Gabay">Eli Gabay</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Newman_(journalist)" title="Kevin Newman (journalist)">Kevin Newman</a> </td> <td>Journalist </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neal_H._Moritz" title="Neal H. Moritz">Neal H. Moritz</a> </td> <td>Film producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Mike Pence</a> </td> <td>Politician </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Van_Patten" title="Tim Van Patten">Tim Van Patten</a> </td> <td>Director </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Laurie" title="Hugh Laurie">Hugh Laurie</a> </td> <td>English actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Jeeves_and_Wooster" title="Jeeves and Wooster">Jeeves and Wooster</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/House_(TV_series)" title="House (TV series)">House</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marty_Griffin_(journalist)" title="Marty Griffin (journalist)">Marty Griffin</a> </td> <td>Journalist </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Davidson" title="Eileen Davidson">Eileen Davidson</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives" title="Days of Our Lives">Days of Our Lives</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Young_and_the_Restless" title="The Young and the Restless">The Young and the Restless</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Housewives_of_Beverly_Hills" title="The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills">The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Chambers_(basketball)" title="Tom Chambers (basketball)">Tom Chambers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> basketball player </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Gilroy" title="Dan Gilroy">Dan Gilroy</a> </td> <td>Screenwriter </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_McKinney" title="Mark McKinney">Mark McKinney</a> </td> <td>Actor and comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Kids_in_the_Hall_(TV_series)" title="The Kids in the Hall (TV series)">The Kids in the Hall</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Superstore_(TV_series)" title="Superstore (TV series)">Superstore</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Janusz_Kami%C5%84ski" title="Janusz Kamiński">Janusz Kamiński</a> </td> <td>Director </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincent_D%27Onofrio" title="Vincent D'Onofrio">Vincent D'Onofrio</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Criminal_Intent" title="Law & Order: Criminal Intent">Law & Order: Criminal Intent</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 1 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phyllis_Cicero&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phyllis Cicero (page does not exist)">Phyllis Cicero</a> </td> <td>American actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends" title="Barney & Friends">Barney & Friends</a></i>) (died 2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Shore" title="David Shore">David Shore</a> </td> <td>Canadian television writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Campbell" title="Billy Campbell">Billy Campbell</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Once_and_Again" title="Once and Again">Once and Again</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_4400" title="The 4400">The 4400</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rocketeer_(TV_series)" title="The Rocketeer (TV series)">The Rocketeer</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Knepper" title="Robert Knepper">Robert Knepper</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Prison_Break" title="Prison Break">Prison Break</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heroes (U.S. TV series)">Heroes</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a> </td> <td>Pro wrestler<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Murphy_(actor)" title="Charlie Murphy (actor)">Charlie Murphy</a> </td> <td>Actor and comedian (died 2017) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Joles" title="Bob Joles">Bob Joles</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Big_City_Greens" title="Big City Greens">Big City Greens</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_(2017_TV_series)" title="Spider-Man (2017 TV series)">Spider-Man</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Weatherly" title="Shawn Weatherly">Shawn Weatherly</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Zakarian" title="Geoffrey Zakarian">Geoffrey Zakarian</a> </td> <td>American chef, restaurateur, television personality and author </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">July 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Spacey" title="Kevin Spacey">Kevin Spacey</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Wiseguy_(TV_series)" title="Wiseguy (TV series)">Wiseguy</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Cards_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Cards (U.S. TV series)">House of Cards</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_McGowan" title="Tom McGowan">Tom McGowan</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Frasier" title="Frasier">Frasier</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Everybody_Loves_Raymond" title="Everybody Loves Raymond">Everybody Loves Raymond</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_War_at_Home_(TV_series)" title="The War at Home (TV series)">The War at Home</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Jackson" title="Victoria Jackson">Victoria Jackson</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_C._McGinley" title="John C. McGinley">John C. McGinley</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Scrubs_(TV_series)" title="Scrubs (TV series)">Scrubs</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Dragons:_Rescue_Riders" title="DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders">DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_Unlimited" title="Justice League Unlimited">Justice League Unlimited</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Cendrowski" title="Mark Cendrowski">Mark Cendrowski</a> </td> <td>Director </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosanna_Arquette" title="Rosanna Arquette">Rosanna Arquette</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danny_Bonaduce" title="Danny Bonaduce">Danny Bonaduce</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Partridge_Family" title="The Partridge Family">The Partridge Family</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">August 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcia_Gay_Harden" title="Marcia Gay Harden">Marcia Gay Harden</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Pollock_(film)" title="Pollock (film)">Pollock</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Code_Black_(TV_series)" title="Code Black (TV series)">Code Black</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> basketball player </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derek_McGinty" title="Derek McGinty">Derek McGinty</a> </td> <td>American news anchor </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/June_Angela" title="June Angela">June Angela</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Company" title="The Electric Company">The Electric Company</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Fryman" title="Pamela Fryman">Pamela Fryman</a> </td> <td>Director </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Holden" title="Arthur Holden">Arthur Holden</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Minor" title="Rickey Minor">Rickey Minor</a> </td> <td>Bass player </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hawkes_(actor)" title="John Hawkes (actor)">John Hawkes</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Deadwood_(TV_series)" title="Deadwood (TV series)">Deadwood</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Eastbound_%26_Down" title="Eastbound & Down">Eastbound & Down</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hansen" title="Chris Hansen">Chris Hansen</a> </td> <td>Television journalist (<i><a href="/wiki/Dateline_NBC" title="Dateline NBC">Dateline NBC</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">September 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Crosby" title="Mary Crosby">Mary Crosby</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Asbury" title="Anthony Asbury">Anthony Asbury</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Allen_(director)" title="Kevin Allen (director)">Kevin Allen</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_McCormick" title="Carolyn McCormick">Carolyn McCormick</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Coulier" title="Dave Coulier">Dave Coulier</a> </td> <td>Actor (<a href="/wiki/Joey_Gladstone" class="mw-redirect" title="Joey Gladstone">Joey Gladstone</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Full_House" title="Full House">Full House</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Alexander" title="Jason Alexander">Jason Alexander</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hit_the_Road_(TV_series)" title="Hit the Road (TV series)">Hit the Road</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Duckman" title="Duckman">Duckman</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Caffrey_(actor)" title="Stephen Caffrey (actor)">Stephen Caffrey</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Tour_of_Duty_(TV_series)" title="Tour of Duty (TV series)">Tour of Duty</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hytner" title="Steve Hytner">Steve Hytner</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Debrah_Farentino" title="Debrah Farentino">Debrah Farentino</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">October 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Wagner_(actor)" title="Jack Wagner (actor)">Jack Wagner</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful" title="The Bold and the Beautiful">The Bold and the Beautiful</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Proops" title="Greg Proops">Greg Proops</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">October 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Cowell" title="Simon Cowell">Simon Cowell</a> </td> <td>English television personality </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dylan_Baker" title="Dylan Baker">Dylan Baker</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Bakay" title="Nick Bakay">Nick Bakay</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(1996_TV_series)" title="Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)">Sabrina the Teenage Witch</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Angry_Beavers" title="The Angry Beavers">The Angry Beavers</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">October 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julia_Sweeney" title="Julia Sweeney">Julia Sweeney</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Whitford" title="Bradley Whitford">Bradley Whitford</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_West_Wing" title="The West Wing">The West Wing</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marie_Osmond" title="Marie Osmond">Marie Osmond</a> </td> <td>Actress and singer (<i><a href="/wiki/Donny_%26_Marie_(1976_TV_series)" title="Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)">Donny & Marie</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Macdonald" title="Norm Macdonald">Norm Macdonald</a> </td> <td>Actor and comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tyson_Mysteries" title="Mike Tyson Mysteries">Mike Tyson Mysteries</a></i>) (died 2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">October 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic" title=""Weird Al" Yankovic">"Weird Al" Yankovic</a> </td> <td>Music parodist and actor (<i><a href="/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic" title="My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic">My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Adventure_Time" title="Adventure Time">Adventure Time</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tim_and_Eric_Awesome_Show,_Great_Job!" title="Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!">Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Grace" title="Nancy Grace">Nancy Grace</a> </td> <td>American anchor </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Chau" title="François Chau">François Chau</a> </td> <td>American-Cambodian actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Lost_(2004_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lost (2004 TV series)">Lost</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mackenzie_Phillips" title="Mackenzie Phillips">Mackenzie Phillips</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time_(1975_TV_series)" title="One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)">One Day at a Time</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Irizarry" title="Vincent Irizarry">Vincent Irizarry</a> </td> <td>Soap opera actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Attanasio" title="Paul Attanasio">Paul Attanasio</a> </td> <td>American screenwriter </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allison_Janney" title="Allison Janney">Allison Janney</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_West_Wing" title="The West Wing">The West Wing</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mom_(TV_series)" title="Mom (TV series)">Mom</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Rose" title="Jamie Rose">Jamie Rose</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Crest" title="Falcon Crest">Falcon Crest</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Judd_Nelson" title="Judd Nelson">Judd Nelson</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Suddenly_Susan" title="Suddenly Susan">Suddenly Susan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ben_10:_Omniverse" title="Ben 10: Omniverse">Ben 10: Omniverse</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connie_Needham" title="Connie Needham">Connie Needham</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Eight_is_Enough" class="mw-redirect" title="Eight is Enough">Eight is Enough</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Foreman" title="Tom Foreman">Tom Foreman</a> </td> <td>Canadian television writer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">December 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Moran" title="Terry Moran">Terry Moran</a> </td> <td>American journalist </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Battle" title="Pat Battle">Pat Battle</a> </td> <td>American journalist </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">December 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Mark Aguirre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> basketball player </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Burke_Moses" title="Burke Moses">Burke Moses</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Whitaker" title="Johnny Whitaker">Johnny Whitaker</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Family_Affair" title="Family Affair">Family Affair</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alison_La_Placa" title="Alison La Placa">Alison La Placa</a><sup id="cite_ref-Alison_La_Placa_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alison_La_Placa-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Duet_(TV_series)" title="Duet (TV series)">Duet</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Open_House_(1989_TV_series)" title="Open House (1989 TV series)">Open House</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Madden" title="Mark Madden">Mark Madden</a> </td> <td>American sports talk show host </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tracey_Ullman" title="Tracey Ullman">Tracey Ullman</a> </td> <td>Actress, comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Tracey_Ullman_Show" title="The Tracey Ullman Show">The Tracey Ullman Show</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Val_Kilmer" title="Val Kilmer">Val Kilmer</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_in_television&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 3 – <a href="/wiki/Beulah_Zachary" title="Beulah Zachary">Beulah Zachary</a>, American director and producer (<i><a href="/wiki/Kukla,_Fran_and_Ollie" title="Kukla, Fran and Ollie">Kukla, Fran and Ollie</a></i>) (born 1911)</li> <li>June 16 – <a href="/wiki/George_Reeves" title="George Reeves">George Reeves</a>, American actor (born 1914)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_debuts">Television debuts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_in_television&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Television debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Bowles" title="Peter Bowles">Peter Bowles</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dial_999_(TV_series)" title="Dial 999 (TV series)">Dial 999</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Cartwright" title="Veronica Cartwright">Veronica Cartwright</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Powell%27s_Zane_Grey_Theatre" title="Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre">Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_Cassel" title="Seymour Cassel">Seymour Cassel</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Naked_City_(TV_series)" title="Naked City (TV series)">Naked City</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Duvall" title="Robert Duvall">Robert Duvall</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Circle_Theatre" title="Armstrong Circle Theatre">Armstrong Circle Theatre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Glover" title="Julian Glover">Julian Glover</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream_(1959_film)" title="A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959 film)">A Midsummer Night's Dream</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Howard" title="Ron Howard">Ron Howard</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Playhouse_90" title="Playhouse 90">Playhouse 90</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jill_Ireland" title="Jill Ireland">Jill Ireland</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voodoo_Factor" title="The Voodoo Factor">The Voodoo Factor</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sally_Kellerman" title="Sally Kellerman">Sally Kellerman</a> – <i>Playhouse 90</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telly_Savalas" title="Telly Savalas">Telly Savalas</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Showcase" title="NBC Sunday Showcase">NBC Sunday Showcase</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Takei" title="George Takei">George Takei</a> – <i>Playhouse 90</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="1931 in television">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_television" title="1932 in television">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_television" title="1933 in television">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_television" title="1934 in television">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_television" title="1935 in television">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_television" title="1936 in television">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_television" title="1937 in television">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_television" title="1938 in television">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_television" title="1939 in television">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_television" title="1940 in television">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_television" title="1941 in television">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_television" title="1942 in television">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_television" title="1943 in television">1943</a></li> 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title="1956 in television">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_television" title="1957 in television">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_television" title="1958 in television">1958</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_television" title="1960 in television">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_television" title="1961 in television">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_television" title="1962 in television">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_television" title="1963 in television">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_television" title="1964 in television">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_television" title="1965 in television">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_television" title="1966 in television">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_television" title="1967 in television">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_television" title="1968 in television">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_television" title="1969 in television">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_television" title="1970 in television">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_television" title="1971 in television">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_television" title="1972 in television">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_television" title="1973 in television">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_television" title="1974 in television">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_television" title="1975 in television">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_television" title="1976 in television">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_television" title="1977 in television">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_television" title="1978 in television">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_television" title="1979 in television">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_television" title="1980 in television">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_television" title="1981 in television">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_television" title="1982 in television">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_television" title="1983 in television">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_television" title="1984 in television">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_television" title="1985 in television">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_television" title="1986 in television">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_television" title="1987 in television">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_television" title="1988 in television">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_television" title="1989 in television">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_television" title="1990 in television">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_television" title="1991 in television">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_television" title="1992 in television">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_television" title="1993 in television">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_television" title="1994 in television">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_television" title="1995 in television">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_television" title="1996 in television">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_television" title="1997 in television">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_television" title="1998 in television">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_television" title="1999 in television">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_television" title="2000 in television">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_television" title="2001 in television">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_television" title="2002 in television">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_television" title="2003 in television">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_television" title="2004 in television">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_television" title="2005 in television">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_television" title="2006 in television">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_television" title="2007 in television">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_television" title="2008 in television">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_television" title="2009 in television">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_television" title="2010 in television">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_television" title="2011 in television">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_television" title="2012 in television">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_television" title="2013 in television">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_television" title="2014 in television">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_television" title="2015 in television">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_television" title="2016 in television">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_television" title="2017 in television">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_television" title="2018 in television">2018</a></li> 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