1952 in television

none thumb | right | Richard Nixon delivering the Checkers speech, September 23, 1952 1952 television radio film music The year 1952 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1952. __TOC__ Events January 14 – Today is first aired on NBC in the United States with Dave Garroway as host. January 16 – Sooty, Harry Corbett's little yellow glove puppet teddy bear, first appears on the BBC Television Service's Talent Night in the United Kingdom.David Kynaston David Kynaston Family Britain, 1951–57 London Bloomsbury 2009 978-0-7475-8385-1 458 https://archive.org/details/familybritain1950000kyna/page/458 February 1 – The first TV detector van is commissioned in the U.K. as the beginning of a clampdown on the estimated 150,000 British households that watch television illegally without a licence.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1/newsid_2521000/2521357.stm Test drive for TV detector vans BBC On This Day 2009-05-19 1952-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20090510040206/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1/newsid_2521000/2521357.stm 2009-05-10 live March 14 – The BBC Television Service in Scotland is launched. May 22 – The first televised atomic bomb detonation, billed as "Operation Tumbler–Snapper", is broadcast on KTLA in Los Angeles, and fed to the three major U.S. networks via a 140 mi microwave link. July 7 – Turkey's first television station, ITU TV, is opened. July 20 – Arrow to the Heart, the first collaboration between director Rudolph Cartier and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale, is broadcast by BBC Television in the United Kingdom. August 1 – First television broadcast in the Dominican Republic by La Voz Dominicana, a station based on the radio station of the same name. September 6 – Television debuts in Canada with the initiation of CBFT in Montreal, Quebec. September 8 – CBLT in Toronto, Ontario begins broadcasting as Canada's second television station. September 20 – The first commercial Ultra High Frequency (UHF) television station in the world, KPTV (later a Fox company affiliate), begins broadcasting in Portland, Oregon on channel 27. October 7 – WFIL-TV Philadelphia's afternoon series Bandstand, which will become American Bandstand, changes emphasis to teens dancing to popular records November 4 – 1952 United States presidential election: The first political advertisements have appeared on U.S. television. Democrats bought a 30-minute time segment for their candidate, Adlai Stevenson but he has received unfavorable mail for interfering with a broadcast of I Love Lucy. Dwight Eisenhower bought 20 second commercial segments and wins the election. November 16 – CBS Television City in Hollywood, California opens, the network's first studio on the U.S. west coast. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission reserves channels for non-commercial public broadcasting. There are approximately 146,000 television sets in Canada and most antennas are pointed towards WBEN-TV (later WIVB) in Buffalo, New York. Programs/programmes Amos & Andy (1951–1953) Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954) Bozo the Clown (1948–present) Café Continental (UK) (1947–1953) Candid Camera (1948–present) Cisco Kid (1950–1956) The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955) Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995) Dragnet (1951–1959) Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present) Hawkins Falls (1950, 1951–1955) Howdy Doody (1947–1960) I Love Lucy (1951–1960) Juvenile Jury (1947–1954) Kaleidoscope (UK) (1946–1953) Kraft Television Theater (1947–1958) Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947–1957) Life with Elizabeth (1952–1955) Love of Life (1951–1980) Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949–1954) Meet the Press (1947–present) Muffin the Mule (UK) (1946–1955) Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986) Television Newsreel (UK) (1948–1954) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958) The Goldbergs (1949–1955) The Jack Benny Show (1950–1965) The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957) The Texaco Star Theater (1948–1953) The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963) Truth or Consequences (1950–1988) What's My Line (1950–1967) Your Hit Parade (1950–1959) Your Show of Shows (1950–1954) Debuts January 6 - Claudia on NBC (moved to CBS on March 31, 1952)mcneil 167 January 14 – The Today Show on NBC (1952–present)McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. 0-14-02-4916-8. March 1 – Death Valley Days in syndication (1952–1975) June 19 – I've Got a Secret on CBS (1952–1967) June 30 – the soap opera The Guiding Light (1952–2009) on CBS, which began on radio in 1937, becoming the longest-running regularly scheduled drama in television history July 10 - The prime time version of A Date with Judy debuts on ABC. September – the religious drama This Is the Life on DuMont, and ran until the late 1980s September 19 – Adventures of Superman in syndication (1952–1958) October 5 - The Billy Daniels Show on ABC (1952).tt 99 October 26 – Victory at Sea (1952–1953) on NBC, one of the first historic documentary series November 1 – Hockey Night in Canada on CBC (1952–present) November 6 – Biff Baker, U.S.A. on CBS (1952–1953) November 8 – My Hero on NBC (1952–1953) December 1 – The Abbott and Costello Show in syndication (1952–1954) December 15 – Flower Pot Men on BBC Television (1952) American Bandstand, originally called Bandstand, as a local program in Philadelphia (1952–1989) Life Is Worth Living with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen on DuMont (1952–1955), then on ABC (1955–1957) My Little Margie (1952–1955), starring Gale Storm See It Now, hosted by Edward R. Murrow The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on ABC (1952–1966) The Ernie Kovacs Show, where Kovacs explores the boundaries of television technology with his use of special effects (1952–1953) Meet the Masters, a program about classical music, on NBC and WGN-TV This Is Your Life in the U.S. (1952–1961) Life with Elizabeth, a sitcom featuring Betty White (1952–1955) Ending during 1952 Date Show Debut February 23 A Date with Judy (daytime version)1951 March 27 The Bill Goodwin Show April 11Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town April 24Stop the Music1949 June 30Claudia1952 August 23 Assignment Manhunt 1951 December 28 The Billy Daniels Show 1952tt 99 UnknownPicture Page (UK)1946 Births Date Name Notability January 2 Wendy Phillips Actress (Falcon Crest) Ng Man-tat Hong Kong actor (Shaolin Soccer) (died 2021) January 3 Jim Ross Professional wrestling commentator January 12 Walter Mosley Author January 19 Beau Weaver Voice actor January 20 Dave Fennoy Voice actor January 27 Patti Burns Anchor (d. 2001) January 28 Bruce Helford Writer February 16 Stella Farentino Actress February 17 Garry Chalk Voice actor February 19 Sara Moulton Chef and television host February 29 Sharon Dahlonega Bush Television newscaster Albert Welling Television actorMarch 2Janice BurgessAmerican TV executive, producer, screenwriter (The Backyardigans, Nick Jr., Winx Club) (d. 2024)Barnes Mike 2024-03-05 Janice Burgess, Creator of 'The Backyardigans,' Dies at 72 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/janice-burgess-dead-backyardigans-1235843470/ 2024-03-16 The Hollywood Reporter en-US Laraine Newman Comic actress (Saturday Night Live) March 4 Ronn Moss Actor, musician (The Bold and the Beautiful) March 7 Lynn Swann Broadcaster March 11 Susan Richardson Actress (Eight is Enough) March 21 Andrew D. Weyman Director March 22 Bob Costas Sportscaster April 1 Annette O'Toole Actress (Smallville) April 5 Mitch Pileggi Actor (The X-Files) April 6 Marilu Henner Actress (Taxi) Erin Moriarty American television news reporter April 10 Steven Seagal Actor April 16 Billy West Voice actor (Doug, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Futurama) April 17 Joe Alaskey Actor (Looney Tunes), (d. 2016)April 27Larry ElderPolitical commentator George Gervin NBA basketball player April 28 Mary McDonnell Actress April 29 Nora Dunn Actress, comedian (Saturday Night Live) May 2 Christine Baranski Actress (Cybill, The Good Wife) May 4 Michael Barrymore British comedian, presenter May 6 Gregg Henry Actor, musician Michael O'Hare Actor (Babylon 5) (d. 2012) Fred Newman Actor (Doug, Between the Lions) May 11 Frances Fisher Actress (The Edge of Night) Shohreh Aghdashloo Actress May 18 George Strait Actor May 21 Mr. T Actor (B. A. Baracus on The A-Team) Richard Dominick American television producer May 23 John Quiñones ABC News correspondent June 7 Liam Neeson Actor June 14 Eddie Mekka Actor (Laverne & Shirley) (d. 2021) June 18 Carol Kane Actress (Taxi) June 20 John Goodman Actor (Roseanne) June 22 Graham Greene Actor June 28 Alan Pasqua Composer Debbie Zipp Actress July 1 Dan Aykroyd Comedian and actor (Saturday Night Live)Brian GeorgeIsraeli-British actor (The Edison Twins, The Big Bang Theory, Kim Possible, Green Lantern: The Animated Series) July 6 Grant Goodeve American actor (Eight is Enough) July 9 John Tesh American composer July 11 Stephen Lang Actor July 14 Stan Shaw Actor (Houseguest) July 15 Terry O'Quinn Actor (Lost) July 17 David Hasselhoff Actor (Knight Rider, Baywatch) July 20 Thom Beers Voice actor July 27 Roxanne Hart Actress (Chicago Hope) August 1 Brian Patrick Clarke Actor August 4 Bobby Buntrock Actor (Hazel) (d. 1974) August 5 Louis Walsh Irish music manager August 7 Caroline Aaron Actress August 10 Daniel Hugh Kelly Actor (Hardcastle and McCormick) August 16 Reginald VelJohnson Actor (Family Matters) Caitlin O'Heaney Actress (Tales of the Gold Monkey) August 18 Patrick Swayze Actor and dancer (d. 2009) August 19 Jonathan Frakes Actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation), director August 20 Brenda Blackmon American anchor August 27 Paul Reubens Comic actor (Pee-wee's Playhouse, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) (d. 2023) August 29 Deborah Van Valkenburgh Actress (Too Close for Comfort) September 2 Leslie Cockburn American investigative journalist September 5 Michael Horton Actor (Murder, She Wrote) September 9 Angela Cartwright Actress (Make Room for Daddy, Lost in Space) September 16 Mickey Rourke American actor September 19 David Hoberman American film and television producer September 25 Christopher Reeve Actor (d. 2004) Tommy Norden Actor (Flipper) Toukie Smith Actress (227) September 27 Gail Edwards Actress (It's a Living, Full House, Blossom) September 30 John Finn Actor (Cold Case) October 9 Sharon Osbourne TV personality (The Osbournes, The Talk) October 14 Harry Anderson Actor (Night Court) (d. 2018) October 18 Chuck Lorre Television director, writer, producer, composer, and actor October 20 Melanie Mayron Actress, director (Thirtysomething) October 22 Jeff Goldblum Actor (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) October 27 Ted Wass Actor, director (Soap, Blossom) Michael H. Shamberg Director (d. 2014) October 28 Annie Potts Actress (Designing Women) October 30 Emily Kuroda Actress (Gilmore Girls) November 3 Roseanne Barr Actress, comedian (Roseanne) Jim Cummings Voice actor (The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Darkwing Duck, CatDog) November 5 Bill Walton NBA basketball player (died 2024) November 6 Gary Goetzman American film and television producer and actor November 8 Alfre Woodard Actress November 9 John Megna Actor (d. 1995)November 15Randy SavagePro wrestler and actor (WWE, WCW), (d. 2011) November 28 S. Epatha Merkerson Actress (Law & Order) November 29 Jeff Fahey Actor (The Marshal, Lost) November 30 Mandy Patinkin Actor (Criminal Minds) December 2 Keith Szarabajka Actor December 3 Benny Hinn Christian televangelist December 9 Michael Dorn Actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation) December 10 Susan Dey Actress (The Partridge Family, L.A. Law) Clive Anderson English presenter December 12 Sarah Douglas Actress (Falcon Crest) December 15 Lee Aronsohn American television writer, composer and producer December 20 Ray Bumatai Actor (Tito Makani on Rocket Power) (d. 2005) December 23 Bill Kristol Writer December 25 CCH Pounder Actress (ER, Rocket Power) December 29 Robert Wightman Actor (The Waltons) Television debuts Mabel Albertson – Chevron Theatre Margaret Bert – Fireside Theatre Claire Bloom – Sunday Night Theatre Joe E. Brown – The Buick Circus Hour G. Pat Collins – Mr. and Mrs. North Buster Crabbe – The Philco Television Playhouse Richard Crenna – I Love Lucy Irene Dunne – Schlitz Playhouse William Hickey – The Philco Television Playhouse Allen Jenkins – Racket Squad Carolyn Jones – Chevron Theatre Peter Lorre – Lux Video Theatre Steve McQueen – Family Affair Sal Mineo – Hallmark Hall of Fame Marilyn Monroe – The Jack Benny Program Rita Moreno – Fireside Theatre Audie Murphy – Lux Video Theatre Pat O'Brien – Betty Crocker Star Matinee Maureen O'Sullivan – Hollywood Opening Night Geraldine Page – Lux Video Theatre Donald Pleasence – Sunday Night Theatre Sidney Poitier – CBS Television Workshop Bert Remsen – Suspense Mickey Rooney – Celanese Theatre Chris Sarandon – Guiding Light Peter Sellers – Don't Spare the Horses Sylvia Sidney – Cameo Theatre Ann Sothern – Schlitz Playhouse Joe Turkel – Boston Blackie Lee Van Cleef – Sky King Dennis Weaver – Dragnet Billie Whitelaw – The Secret Garden Stuart Whitman – The Roy Rogers Show Joanne Woodward – Tales of Tomorrow References 1952