1966 in American television

none 1966 This is a list of American television-related events in 1966. Events Date Event Ref. January 11 Dorothy Malone resumes the role of Constance Carson in the ABC primetime soap opera Peyton Place. She was temporarily replaced by Lola Albright in the interim. January 13 Tabitha Stephens is born on the ABC sitcom Bewitched, in the episode titled, "And Then There Were Three." February 15 Fred Friendly resigns from CBS News due to circumstances beyond his control. February 27 The only Perry Mason episode ever broadcast in color, titled, "The Case of the Twice-Told Twist", airs on CBS. April 18 ABC's annual broadcast of the Academy Awards airs in color for the first time ever. July 16 The Miss Universe pageant is broadcast in color for the first time ever. September 10 The annual Miss America Pageant is broadcast on NBC for the first time ever. This broadcast is also the first Miss America pageant to be telecast in color. September 19 With the premiere episode of That Girl through ABC, KENI-TV becomes the first television station in Alaska to broadcast any program in color. October 6 A prime-time edition of The Dating Game is launched on ABC following the cancellation of The Tammy Grimes Show. October 17 All programming from NBC's news division begins airing in color. November 7 The NBC game show Concentration becomes the last program on the network to go full color, thus making NBC the first full-color television network. November 19 ABC affiliate KHVH-TV (now KITV) in Honolulu, Hawaii conducts the first-ever live 2-way satellite telecasts between Hawaii and the mainland, through the facilities of the Lani Bird satellite. December 18 The Dr. Seuss' holiday special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, narrated by Boris Karloff, is broadcast for the first time on CBS. It becomes a holiday tradition. Other events in 1966 The early 1950s CBS sitcom Amos 'n' Andy is pulled from off-network syndication in response to complaints from civil rights organizations, including the NAACP. Television programs Debuts Date Debut Network January 3 Eye Guess NBC January 8 Court Martial ABC January 11 Daktari CBS January 12 Batman ABC January 12McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 104.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present, Sixth Edition, New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, 0-345-39736-3, p. 116. Blue Light ABC April 1 The 700 Club CBNSyndication April 4 Firing Line Syndication April 21 Batfink KTLA June 27 Dark Shadows ABC July 4 Chain Letter NBC July 4 Showdown NBC July 11 The Newlywed Game ABC July 22 Summer Fun ABC August 14 Preview Tonight ABC September 4"MDA's 'Love Network' has a rich, vital history," from Quest, 7/1/2005 The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon WNEW-TV September 5 The Marvel Super Heroes Syndication September 6 Love on a Rooftop ABC September 6 The Pruitts of Southampton ABC September 7 The Monroes ABC September 8 Hawk ABC September 8https://www.epguides.com/startrek Star Trek (a titles & telecast dates guide) epguides.com April 4, 2010 February 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100224130539/http://epguides.com/StarTrek/ live Star Trek: The Original Series NBC September 8 Tarzan NBC September 8 That Girl ABC September 9Brooks Tim Marsh Earle The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 8th New York Ballantine Books 2003 486–487 The Green Hornet ABC September 9 The Time Tunnel ABC September 10 The Adventures of Superboy CBS September 10 Cool McCool NBC September 10Woolery George W. Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981 1983 Scarecrow Press 0-8108-1557-5 https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool/page/110/mode/2up 14 March 2020 110–112 Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles CBS September 10Clements Jonathan Jonathan Clements McCarthy, Helen Helen McCarthy The Anime Encyclopedia Stone Bridge Press 2nd expanded Berkeley, California 2006 313340 1-84576-500-1 The King Kong Show ABC September 10A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon http://www.tv.com/shows/a-laurel-and-hardy-cartoon/episodes/ TV.com October 16, 2019 October 16, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191016175254/http://www.tv.com/shows/a-laurel-and-hardy-cartoon/episodes/ dead Laurel and Hardy NBC September 10McNeil Alex Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present Penguin Books 1996 4 489 978-0-14-024916-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=dctkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+Lone+Ranger+CBS%22 The Lone Ranger CBS September 10 72, 136, 138 Superman on Film, Television, Radio and Broadway Bruce Scivally McFarland & Co. 2008 978-0-7864-3166-3 The New Adventures of Superman CBS September 10 Shane ABC September 10Erickson Hal Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 2005 McFarland & Co 978-1476665993 2nd 767–770 Space Ghost CBS September 10 The Space Kidettes NBC September 10 The Super 6 NBC September 11 It's About Time CBS September 12 Family Affair CBS September 12 The Felony Squad ABC September 12 Iron Horse NBC September 12 The Monkees NBC September 12 The Rat Patrol ABC September 12 Run, Buddy, Run CBS September 13 Occasional Wife NBC September 14Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1 A-E). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. 978-0-7864-3305-6. ABC Stage 67 ABC September 16 T.H.E. Cat NBC September 16 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. NBC September 17 Mission: Impossible CBS September 17 Pistols 'n' Petticoats CBS October 17 The Hollywood Squares NBC October 29The Mighty Heroes at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. https://archive.today/20120912102637/http://www.toonopedia.com/mighty_h.htm Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. The Mighty Heroes CBS December 23 Hoolihan & Big Chuck WJW-TV Ending this year Date Show Network Debut Notes January 4 Rawhide CBS January 9, 1959 January 8 Shindig! ABC September 16, 1964 January 12 Burke's Law ABC September 20, 1963 January 29 Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales CBS September 28, 1963 February 6 Mister Ed CBS January 5, 1961 March 11 Tammy ABC September 17, 1965 March 12 The Loner CBS September 18, 1965 March 19 The Donna Reed Show ABC September 24, 1958 March 21 Ben Casey ABC 1961 April 1 The Flintstones ABC September 30, 1960 April 5 My Mother the Car NBC September 14, 1965 April 8 Honey West ABC September 17, 1965 April 8 The Addams Family ABC September 18, 1964 April 11 Hazel CBS September 28, 1961 (on NBC) April 11 Hullabaloo NBC January 12, 1965 April 12 McHale's Navy ABC October 11, 1962 April 13 The Long, Hot Summer ABC September 16, 1965 April 14 Mona McCluskey NBC September 16, 1965 April 15 Camp Runamuck NBC September 17, 1965 April 17 The Wackiest Ship in the Army NBC September 19, 1965 April 21 Gidget ABC September 15, 1965 April 22 The Farmer's Daughter ABC September 20, 1963 April 22 The Smothers Brothers Show CBS September 17, 1965 April 23 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ABC October 3, 1952 April 24 Branded NBC January 24, 1965 April 27 The Patty Duke Show ABC September 18, 1963 May 1 My Favorite Martian CBS September 29, 1963 May 9 The Legend of Jesse James ABC September 13, 1965 May 12 The Munsters CBS September 24, 1964 May 16 A Man Called Shenandoah ABC September 13, 1965 May 18 Blue Light ABC January 12, 1966 May 22 Perry Mason CBS September 21, 1957 May 27 The Trials of O'Brien CBS September 18, 1965 May 28 Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt Syndication September 11, 1965 June 1 The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS October 3, 1961 September 2 Mister Roberts NBC September 17, 1965 September 2 Summer Fun ABC July 22, 1966 September The New 3 Stooges Syndication October 1965 September 2 Court Martial ABC January 8, 1966 September 11 Preview Tonight ABC August 14, 1966 October 14 Chain Letter NBC July 4, 1966 October 14 Showdown NBC July 4, 1966 October 24 Peter Potamus Syndication September 16, 1964 December 16 Shock Theater WJW-TV January 13, 1963 December 16 Hawk ABC September 8, 1966 December 31 Shane ABC September 10, 1966 December The Marvel Super Heroes Syndication September 1966 Television movies, specials and miniseries Title Network Date(s) of airing Notes/Ref, An Evening with Carol Channing CBS February 18 Color Me Barbra CBS March 30 Starred Barbra Streisand. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown CBS October 27 Annual reruns of this holiday special became an annual tradition on broadcast television until 2021. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! CBS December 18 Annual reruns of this holiday special became an annual tradition. Yule Log WPIX-TV December 24 Annual reruns of this holiday special became an annual tradition. Networks and services Network launches Network Type Launch date Source Arkansas Educational Television Network Regional over-the-air public broadcast December 4 Television stations Sign-ons Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref. January 4 Chicago, Illinois WFLD 32 Independent now a Fox O&O station January 21 Appleton, Minnesota KWCM 9 NET January 24 Duluth, Minnesota WDIO-TV 10 ABC January 25 Atlantic City, New Jersey WCMC-TV 40 NBC February 19 Jacksonville, Florida WJKS-TV 17 ABC February 23 Roswell, New Mexico KBIM-TV 10 CBS Satellite of KGGM (now KRQE) in Albuquerque March 4 Roanoke, Virginia WRFT-TV 27 ABC April 2 Erie, Pennsylvania WJET-TV 24 ABC April 5 Fort Pierce/West Palm Beach, Florida WTVX 34 Independent April 15 Honolulu, Hawaii KHET 11 NET April 20 Washington, D.C. WDCA 20 Independent May 3 Toledo, Ohio WNWO-TV 24 Independent May 14 Portsmouth, Ohio WRLO 30 May 17 Sayre, Oklahoma KVIJ-TV 8 ABC Satellite of KVII-TV/Oklahoma City May 29 San Juan, Puerto Rico WITA-TV 31 Religious independent May 31 Oklahoma City, OklahomaKLPR-TV 14Independent June 29 Corona/Los Angeles, California KMTW-TV 52 Independent July 29 Lebanon, New Hampshire WRLH 31 NBC August 15 Modesto/Sacramento, California KLOC-TV 19 Independent September 6 Columbia, South Carolina WRLK-TV 35 NET Flagship of the South Carolina ETV network Rochester, New York WXXI 21 NET September 7 Alliance, Nebraska KTNE-TV 13 NET Part of Nebraska ETV September 12 North Platte, Nebraska KPNE-TV 6 NET Part of Nebraska ETV Wrens/Augusta, Georgia WCES-TV 20 NET Part of the Georgia Public Broadcasting television network September 22 Scranton, Pennsylvania WVIA-TV 44 NET Wailuku, Hawaii KMEB 10 NET October 18 Sitka/Juneau, Alaska KIFW-TV 13 CBS October 20 Wausau, Wisconsin WAEO-TV 12 NBC November 2 Lead, South Dakota KHSD-TV 5 CBS Satellite of KOTA-TV (now KHME) in Rapid City December 4 Little Rock, Arkansas KETS 2 NET Flagship of the Arkansas Educational Television Network Unknown date Jamestown/Buffalo, New York WNYP-TV 26 CTV Only major television station in the U.S. to ever be affiliated with a Canadian television network on a primary basis Network affiliation changes Date City of license/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref. January 24 Duluth, Minnesota KDAL-TV 3 CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) CBS (exclusive) KDAL and WDSM dropped ABC programming upon the sign-on of WDIO-TV. Superior, Wisconsin (Duluth, Minnesota) WDSM-TV 6 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) NBC (exclusive) February 1 Great Falls, Montana KFBB-TV 5 CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) ABC (primary) CBS (secondary) KFBB becomes the first primary ABC affiliate in Montana. February 19 Jacksonville, Florida WMBR-TV 4 CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) CBS (exclusive) WFGA-TV 12 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) NBC (exclusive) May 1 Fort Pierce/West Palm Beach, Florida WTVX 34 Independent CBS October 20 Wausau, Wisconsin WSAW-TV 7 CBS (primary) NBC (secondary) CBS (exclusive) Unknown date Austin, Texas KTBC 7 CBS (primary) ABC and NBC (secondary) CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) KHFI-TV 36 Independent NBC Births 1966 in television#Births Deaths 1966 in television#Deaths References External links List of 1966 American television series at IMDb 1966 *