1951 in television

none thumb | right 1951 television radio film music The year 1951 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1951. __TOC__ Events March 21 – XEW-TV began transmissions, being the second oldest in Mexico City, with the first one being XHTV. March 22 – RCA introduces an eight-pound (3.6 kg) monochrome television camera with a 53-pound (24 kg) backpack transmitter, both operated by batteries. It is the first portable television camera. May 28 – The US Supreme Court upholds the Federal Communications Commission's approval of the CBS color television system. May 31 – Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), as predecessor of Nederlandse Omroep Stichting Televisie (NOS), a first regular television broadcasting service started in Amsterdam, Netherlands.:nl:Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (Dutch language) Retrieved October 3, 2017. June 25 – CBS presents its first commercial color telecast featuring Arthur Godfrey, Ed Sullivan, and Faye Emerson. June – RCA demonstrates its new electronic color system. August 11 – The first baseball game is televised in color, a double-header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves. September 4 – The first live transcontinental television broadcast occurs in San Francisco, California from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. September 29 The first live sporting event broadcast coast-to-coast, a college football game between Duke University and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised by NBC. CBS broadcasts the first American football game in color, between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. September 30 – WXIA-TV signed on the air at 5 p.m., as WLTV on channel 8. It was the first full time ABC affiliate for Atlanta, taking it over from WSB-TV (channel 2) and WAGA-TV (channel 5). October 2 Danish language television station, DR TV, first launched in Copenhagen. The station broadcasts for one hour a day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays in an initial phase.TV historie Dansk Radio http://danskradio.dk/tv.html da NTS, The first television network in the Netherlands was launched at 8:15 pm. October 3 – The first live coast-to-coast network telecast of a World Series baseball game. October 12 – The Holme Moss transmitter is initiated in Northern England, making BBC Television available to the region for the first time. October 17 – Television broadcasts begin in Argentina from Primera Televisora Argentina on channel 7, Buenos Aires. October 20 – The CBS Eye logo makes its television debut. November 6 – Ukrainian Television commences regular broadcasts, becoming the second SSR in the USSR to introduce television. November 11 – Bing Crosby Enterprises demonstrates black-and-white video recording using a modified Ampex tape recorder. November 18 – Edward R. Murrow on See It Now presents a split screen view of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City and the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. It has erroneously been referred to as the first live transcontinental telecast. December – TV Tupi in São Paulo (Brazil) begins broadcasting Sua Vida Me Pertence ("Your Life Belongs To Me") starring Vida Alves, pioneering the telenovela genre. December 24 – The first televised opera composed for television, Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti, is broadcast by NBC. Ernie Kovacs' Time for Ernie and Ernie in Kovacsland television series premiere. Kovacs explores the boundaries of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects. Programs/programmes Series Debut EndedPicture Page (UK)October 8, 1936193919461952The Voice of Firestone Televues1943194719491963Kaleidoscope (UK)November 2, 19461953Gillette Cavalcade of SportsNovember 8, 1946June 24, 1960Muffin the Mule (UK)19461955Kraft Television TheaterMay 7, 19471958Kukla, Fran and OllieOctober 13, 19471957Meet the PressNovember 6, 1947 —Howdy DoodyDecember 27, 1947September 24, 1960Café Continental19471953Juvenile Jury19471954Small Fry Club19471951Television Newsreel (UK)January 5, 19481954The Original Amateur HourJanuary 18, 1948September 27, 1970Court of Current IssuesFebruary 9, 1948June 26, 1951Author Meets the CriticsApril 1948October 10, 1954Hollywood Screen TestApril 15, 19481953Texaco Star TheaterJune 8, 19481953The Ed Sullivan ShowJune 20, 1948June 6, 1971Candid CameraAugust 10, 1948May 23, 2004CBS Evening NewsAugust 15, 1948 —Foodini the GreatAugust 23, 1948June 23, 1951Ford TheatreOctober 17, 1948July 10, 1957The Alan Dale Show19481951Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts1948January 1, 1958Break the Bank19481957Celebrity Time1948September 1952Club Seven19481951The Philco Television Playhouse19481955Winner Take All19481952The GoldbergsJanuary 17, 19491956Captain VideoJune 27, 1949April 1, 1955MamaJuly 1, 1949March 17, 1957Martin Kane, Private EyeAugust 7, 1949June 17, 1954The Lone RangerSeptember 15, 1949June 6, 1957Come Dancing (UK)September 29, 19491995The Aldrich FamilyOctober 2, 1949May 29, 1953January 2, 1953August 22, 1958The RugglesNovember 3, 1949June 19, 1952One Man's FamilyNovember 4, 1949June 21, 1952March 1, 1954April 1, 1955Arthur Godfrey and His Friends19491959 Debuts January 3 – January 8 - Say It with Acting, game show, on NBC. January 20 - Two Girls Named Smith, situation comedy, on ABC.McNeil Alex Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present 1996 Penguin Books USA, Inc. New York, New York 0-14-02-4916-8 4th873 March 3 – Watch Mr. Wizard on NBC (1951–1965)http://www.museum.tv/eotv/watchmrwiz.htm Watch Mr. Wizard at Encyclopedia of Television 2015-07-17 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054713/http://www.museum.tv/eotv/watchmrwiz.htm dead March 12 - Miss Susan, soap opera on NBC (1951)Erickson Hal Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008 2009 McFarland 9780786438280 189 https://books.google.com/books?id=g6oJBAAAQBAJ&q=%22Martinsville%2C+U.S.A.%22+NBC&pg=PA189 19 October 2017 en June 2 - The daytime version of A Date with Judy debuts on ABC. June 16 – Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town, variety show, with Faye Emerson and Skitch Henderson, on CBS July 1 - G. E. Guest House debuts on CBS. July 6 – Front Page Detective debuts on Dumont.Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 0-345-25525-9. July 14 - Assignment Manhunt debuts on NBC.tt 65 July 16 – A British version of the What's My Line?, game show, on BBC (Like its American counterpart, it became one of the top-rated programs for the rest of the decade and made a celebrity of its host, Eamonn Andrews) August 3 - The Ad-Libbers, comedy sketch game show, on CBS. (1951) August 3 - Tales of Tomorrow, a science fiction anthology series on ABC (1951-1953) September 3 – The first long-running soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, on CBS (1951–1986) September 11 - The Bill Goodwin Show, a talk/variety program on NBC. (1951-1952)tt 98 September 16- Sky King September 24 – Love of Life on CBS (1951–1980) October 15 – Situation comedy I Love Lucy, starring Lucille Ball with her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, on CBS (1951–1957); produced on film in front of a studio audience, using three film cameras, instead of being broadcast live, and making Ball the world's first major female television star October 28 - Out There, a science fiction program on CBS (1951-1952) November 26 - , musical variety series on NBC (1951-1953)tt ____ December 14 – Dragnet, crime drama, on NBC (1951–1959 Series One B&W, 1967-1970 Series Two Color) Television version of Amos & Andy (1951–1953) The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957), on NBC, starring Roy Rogers and his wife, Dale Evans Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present) Ending during 1951 Date Show Debut January 16 The Alan Dale Show 1948 July 18 Four Star RevueMcNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. 0-14-02-4916-8. Unknown August 29 Stars Over Hollywood 1950 October 13 Two Girls Named Smith 1951883 November 2 Vanity Fair 883 1948 December 28 Miss Susan 1951 Unknown Club Seven 1948 Births Date Name NotabilityJanuary 7Helen WorthEnglish actress (Coronation Street)January 12Kirstie AlleyActress (Cheers, Veronica's Closet) (died 2022)Rush LimbaughRadio talk show host & commentator (died 2021)January 15CharoActress, singer, guitaristJanuary 26Walt WilleyActorJanuary 30Charles S. DuttonActor (Roc)Tim SampleNew England humoristJanuary 31Cristine RoseActress (Heroes)February 12Susan PageAmerican journalistFebruary 13Ellen BryActress (St. Elsewhere)February 15Jane SeymourEnglish actress (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)February 16William KattActor (The Greatest American Hero)February 20John VoldstadActor (Newhart)February 23Patricia RichardsonActress (Home Improvement)February 24Debra Jo RuppActress (That '70s Show)February 25James BrownSportcasterMarch 12Caren KayeActressMarch 17Kurt RussellActor (The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters)March 19Fred BerryActor (What's Happening!!) (died 2003)April 13Peter DavisonActor (Doctor Who)April 20Luther VandrossSinger (died 2005)April 21Tony DanzaActor (Taxi, Who's the Boss?)April 27Paul O'KeefeActor (The Patty Duke Show)April 29Ellen CrawfordActress (ER)Dale Earnhardt Professional NASCAR driver (died 2001) May 8Deborah HarmonActress (Just the Ten of Us)May 9Alley MillsActress (The Wonder Years)May 15Fred HonsbergerAmerican radio personality (died 2009)May 16Laurette Spang-McCookAmerican actressMay 18Denny DillonActress and comedian (Saturday Night Live, Dream On)May 25Patti D'ArbanvilleActress (New York Undercover)June 2Jeanine PirroTelevision hostJune 3Jill BidenEducator and former first lady of the United StatesJune 4Derek McGrathActorJune 5Ellen FoleySinger and actress (Night Court)Christopher KimballTelevision hostMark HarelikTelevision actorJune 13Richard ThomasActor (The Waltons)June 17Joe PiscopoActor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)June 20Tress MacNeilleVoice actress (Animaniacs, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Tiny Toon Adventures, Daisy Duck from Disney)June 26Pamela BellwoodActress (Dynasty)June 27Julia DuffyActress (Newhart)June 29Craig SagerAmerican sports reporter (died 2016)July 7Roz RyanActress (Amen, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack)July 9Chris CooperActorJuly 10Phyllis SmithActress (The Office)July 12Cheryl LaddActress (Charlie's Angels)Jamey SheridanActor (Homeland)July 13Didi ConnActressJuly 15Jesse VenturaActorJuly 17Lucie ArnazActress (Here's Lucy), daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi ArnazJuly 19Debra ByrdVocal coach (American Idol, Canadian Idol, The Voice) (died 2024)Paul Larisha 2024-03-07 Jennifer Hudson, Barry Manilow 'Heartbroken' Over Death of 'American Idol' Vocal Coach Debra Byrd https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/american-idol-the-voice-debra-byrd-tributes-1234982929/ 2024-03-08 Rolling Stone en-USJuly 21Robin WilliamsActor and comedian (Mork & Mindy) (died 2014)July 21K. 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McFarlandAmerican political candidateJuly 24Lynda CarterActress (Wonder Woman)July 31Barry Van DykeActor (Airwolf, Diagnosis: Murder), son of Dick Van DykeAugust 3Jay NorthActor (Dennis the Menace)August 5Chip FieldsActress (Good Times)August 6Catherine HicksActress (Annie Camden on 7th Heaven)August 14Carl LumblyActor (Cagney & Lacey, Alias, Justice League)Kyle JohnsonActorAugust 17Robert JoyCanadian actor (CSI: NY)August 19Randi OakesActress and model (CHiPs)August 21Harry SmithAmerican television journalistAugust 26Bill WhitakerAmerican television journalistSeptember 2Mark HarmonActor (NCIS)September 4Judith IveyActressSeptember 5Michael KeatonActorSeptember 8Jeffrey LurieProducerSeptember 9Tom WopatActor (The Dukes of Hazzard)September 10Gary DanielsonFootball playerSeptember 12Joe PantolianoActorSeptember 13Jean SmartActress (Designing Women, Kim Possible)September 16Janet AndrewarthaAustralian actress (Neighbours) (died 2024)September 23Ron KlinkAmerican television broadcasterSeptember 25Mark HamillActor (Batman: The Animated Series, Time Squad, Teamo Supremo, Codename: Kids Next Door, Danny Phantom, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Avatar: The Last Airbender, My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Regular Show)October 2StingEnglish singerOctober 18Pam DawberActress (Mork & Mindy)October 30Harry HamlinActor (L.A. Law)November 6 Nigel HaversEnglish actorNovember 9Lou FerrignoActor (The Incredible Hulk)November 16Miguel SandovalActor (Medium, Station 19, Jackie Chan Adventures)November 17Stephen RootActor (NewsRadio, King of the Hill, The X's, Adventure Time, Gravity Falls)November 20Rodger BumpassVoice actor (SpongeBob SquarePants, Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Invader Zim) December 1Treat WilliamsActor (Everwood) (died 2023)December 4Patricia WettigActress (thirtysomething, Brothers & Sisters)December 5Morgan BrittanyActress (Dallas)December 14Celia WestonActress Television debuts Rico Alaniz – The Adventures of Kit Carson Mel Brooks – The Milton Berle Show Raymond Burr – Stars Over Hollywood Joseph Calleia – Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Wendell Corey – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Robert Coote – Robert Montgomery Presents James Fox – Parent-Craft Ben Gazzara – Danger Stacy Harris – Chesterfield Sound Off Time Pat Hingle – Suspense Rochelle Hudson – Racket Squad Barry Kelley – Stars Over Hollywood Don Knotts – Search for Tomorrow Robert Loggia – Search for Tomorrow Vera Miles – Fireside Theatre Elizabeth Montgomery – Robert Montgomery Presents Alvy Moore – Space Patrol Kathleen O'Malley – The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Joan Plowright – Sara Crewe Denver Pyle – The Cisco Kid Lee Remick – Armstrong Circle Theatre George C. Scott – The Bigelow Theatre Lois Smith – Love of Life Charles Starrett – Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre Jan Sterling – Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Jack Weston – Out There References 1951