1959 in American television

none 1959 This is a list of American television-related events in 1959. Events Date Event Ref. April 6 The original KYW-TV (now WKYC-TV) in Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first station in the United States to use the Eyewitness News brand for their newscasts. L.A. station cerebrates 50 years of 'Eyewitness News'". NewscastStudio. March 12, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2022. June 16 Adventures of Superman star George Reeves dies by a gunshot at the age of 45. While the official finding would be suicide, but some would later believe that he was actually murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting. The Guardian Who killed Superman? November 17, 2006 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/nov/18/features.weekend1August 20, 2006 The New York Times The (Tinsel) Town That Ate Superman Kristopher Tapley https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/movies/20tapl.html?pagewanted=printhttp://www.franksreelreviews.com/shorttakes/supermanreeves.htm The Death of George Reeves – The Original Superman Franksreelreviews.com April 16, 2010 August 13, 2010Henderson, Jan Alan, Speeding Bullet, M. Bifulco, 1999; 0-9619596-4-9 November 29 As part of the Sunday Showcase on NBC, the Grammy Awards were broadcast for the first time ever. "1st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021. Television programs Debuts Date Debut Network January 9Munn Michael Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's Loner Robson Books London 1992 0-86051-790-X 35 Rawhide CBS January 10 Black Saddle NBC January 12 The Bell Telephone Hour NBC January 20 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond ABC March 9Woolery George W. Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981 1983 Scarecrow Press 0-8108-1557-5 https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool registration 14 March 2020 70 Clutch Cargo Broadcast syndication March 10 Alex in Wonderland NTA Film Network April 5 Pete Kelly's Blues NBC April 16 The Lawless Years NBC May 2 Markham CBS September 8 Bucky and Pepito Broadcast syndication September 8 Tales of the Vikings Broadcast syndication September 8 Tightrope! CBS September 10 Johnny Staccato NBC September 12 The Deputy NBC September 12McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 0 14 02 4916 8, p. 512.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. 633.The Classic TV Archive The Man and the Challenge (1959-60) Accessed 19 November 2020 The Man and the Challenge NBC September 13 Riverboat NBC September 15 BonanzaNBC September 15 LaramieNBC September 19 Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy Broadcast syndication September 19 Snooper and Blabber Broadcast syndication September 20 NBC Sunday ShowcaseNBC September 21 The DuPont Show with June Allyson CBS September 21 Love and Marriage NBC September 26 Lock-Up Broadcast syndication September 28 Hennesey CBS September 28Los Angeles Times, Sept. 27, 1959, pg. G10 The Quick Draw McGraw Show Broadcast syndication September 29 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis CBS September 30 Charley Weaver's Hobby Lobby ABC September 30 Men Into Space CBS September 30Wichita Town (TV Series 1959–1960) https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0052525/ en 2018-08-20 Wichita Town NBC October 1 The Betty Hutton Show CBS October 1 Johnny Ringo CBS October 1Hyatt Wesley Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops 2015 McFarland 978-1-4766-0515-9 99–100 https://books.google.com/books?id=ty21CgAAQBAJ&q=%22Law+of+the+Plainsman%22&pg=PA100 July 3, 2020 en Law of the Plainsman NBC October 2McNeil Alex Total Television 1996 Penguin Books USA, Inc. New York, New York 0-14-02-4916-8 392 4th Hotel de Paree CBS October 2Tallerico Brian 'The Twilight Zone': Here's Why We Still Care https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/arts/television/the-twilight-zone-guide-reboot.html March 29, 2019 The New York Times March 29, 2019 The Twilight Zone CBS October 3 Five Fingers NBC October 4 The Alaskans ABC October 4 Dennis the Menace CBS October 4 The Rebel ABC October 5 Adventures in Paradise ABC October 5 Bourbon Street Beat ABC October 6 Philip Marlowe ABC October 6 Startime NBC October 7 Hawaiian Eye ABC October 11 Matty's Funday Funnies ABC October 12 The Play of the Week NTA Film Network October 15 https://web.archive.org/web/20130922235834/http://www.thebhc.org/publications/BEHprint/v012/p0056-p0073.pdf September 22, 2013 The Untouchables ABC October 16 The Detectives ABC October 22 Take a Good Look ABC October 24 Mr. Lucky CBS October 24 Shotgun Slade Broadcast syndication November 19 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends ABC Unknown date This Man Dawson Syndication Ending this year Date Program Network First aired Notes/References January 13 Confession ABC 1957 January 14 Pursuit CBS October 22, 1958 March 8 Sky King Syndication September 16, 1951 March 13 Northwest Passage NBC September 14, 1958 March 25 Flight Syndication November 4, 1958 March 27 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars CBS October 5, 1951 April 4 Cimarron City NBC September 27, 1958 April 9 Behind Closed Doors NBC October 2, 1958 April 14 The George Burns Show NBC October 21, 1958 April 27 Your Hit Parade CBS July 10, 1950 Returned in 1974 May The Milton Berle Show ABC June 8, 1948 (on NBC) May 7 December Bride CBS October 4, 1954 May 25 Buckskin NBC July 3, 1958 May 26 The Californians NBC September 24, 1957 June Alex in Wonderland NTA Film Network March 10, 1959 June 3 Frontier Doctor Syndication September 26, 1958 June 4 Yancy Derringer ABC October 2, 1958 June 19 Haggis Baggis NBC June 30, 1958 June 22 The Restless Gun NBC September 23, 1957 June 25 The Mickey Mouse Club ABC October 3, 1955 Returned in first-run syndication in 1977 June 25 State Trooper Syndication September 25, 1956 June 30 26 Men Syndication November 1, 1957 July 2 Zorro ABC October 10, 1957 July 5 Pete Kelly's Blues NBC April 5, 1959 July 13 Cannonball Syndication October 6, 1958 July 24 Bonomo, The Magic Clown WNTA September 11, 1949 (on NBC) August This Is Alice NTA Film Network October 1959 August 20 How to Marry a Millionaire NTA Film Network October 7, 1957 August 23 Dragnet NBC December 16, 1951 Returned in 1967 (in color) August 28 The Thin Man NBC September 20, 1957 September 10 Man Without a Gun NTA Film Network November 6, 1957 September 23 Trackdown CBS October 4, 1957 September 24 The Rough Riders ABC October 2, 1958 September 28 Polka Go-Round ABC June 23, 1958 October 9 Pantomime Quiz ABC November 13, 1947 (on KTLA) Returned in 1962 as "Stump the Stars" on CBS November 28 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Syndication January 7, 1958 Unknown date Confession Syndication October 7, 1953 (on DuMont) Unknown date Mackenzie's Raiders Syndication October 1, 1958 Unknown date Tom Terrific CBS June 10, 1957 Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Title Premiere date Network The Hate That Hate Produced July 13–17 WNTA-TV The Jazz Singer October 13 NBC The Turn of the Screw October 20 The Moon and Sixpence October 30 Murder and the Android November 8 Television stations Station launches Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References January 12 Tulsa, Oklahoma KOED-TV 11 NET February 2 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KOKH-TV 25 Non-commercial independent Now a Fox affiliate February 23 Sacramento, California KVIE 6 NET March 8 Tucson, Arizona KUAT 6 NET March 15 Lansing, Michigan WILX-TV 10 NBC March 30 Buffalo, New York WNED-TV 17 NET April Colby/Goodland, Kansas KLOE-TV 10 CBS April 23 Champaign/Decatur, Illinois WCHU-TV 33 NBC Now on Channel 15 April 26 Goodland, Kansas KLOE-TV 10 CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) Now a fulltime CBS affiliate as a semi-satellite of KWCH-DT of Hutchinson, Kansas April 27 Des Moines, Iowa KDPS-TV 11 NET Part of Iowa Public Television April 28 St. Louis, Missouri KPLR-TV 11 Independent Now an affiliate of The CW May 16 Cheboygan, Michigan WTOM-TV 4 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) Satellite of WPBN/Traverse City, Michigan July 3 Pocatello, Idaho KTLE 6 Independent July 6 Durham/Manchester, New Hampshire WENH-TV 11 NET via New Hampshire Public Television August 1 Huntsville, Alabama WAFG-TV 31 ABC October 11 Fargo, North Dakota KXGO-TV 11 ABC October 14 Cincinnati, Ohio WMUB-TV 14 NET October 15 Yakima, Washington KNDO 23 ABC (primary) CBS/NBC (secondary) October 20 Greenwood, Mississippi WABG-TV 6 CBS November 1 Sacramento, California KVUE 40 Independent November 8 Bakersfield, California KLYD-TV 17 ABC Unknown date Colby/Goodland, Kansas KOMC 8 NBC Network affiliation changes Date Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation References April 1 Milwaukee, Wisconsin WITI 6 Independent (primary) NTA Film Network (secondary) CBS (primary) NTA Film Network (secondary) WXIX-TV 18 CBS Independent April 26 Portland, Oregon KGW 8 ABC NBC KPTV 12 NBC ABC August 1 Huntsville, Alabama WMSL-TV 48 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) NBC (exclusive) WMSL lost ABC affiliate upon the sign on of WAAY-TV, but would swap affiliations with WAAY-TV in 1968. Channel 48 as WYUR-TV (now WAFF-TV) would return to NBC on a fulltime basis in 1977. August 22 Green Bay, Wisconsin WFRV-TV 5 ABC NBC Switch was reversed in 1983 WLUK-TV 11 NBC ABC October 11 Valley City/Fargo, North Dakota KXJB-TV 4 CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) CBS (exclusive) October 15 Yakima, Washington KIMA-TV 29 CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) CBS (exclusive) November 8 Bakersfield, California KBAK-TV 29 CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) CBS (exclusive) Secondary ABC affiliation went to NBC affiliate KLYD-TV when it signed on. December Greenwood, Mississippi WABG-TV 6 CBS ABC Unknown date Bangor, Maine WABI-TV 5 NBC (primary) ABC/CBS/NTA Film Network (secondary) CBS (primary) ABC/NTA Film Network (secondary) WLBZ-TV 2 CBS (exclusive) NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) Hampton/Norfolk, Virginia WVEC-TV 13 NBC ABC Portsmouth/Norfolk, Virginia WAVY-TV 10 ABC NBC Presque Isle, Maine WAGM-TV 8 NBC (primary) CBS/ABC (secondary) CBS (primary) NBC/ABC (secondary) Station closures Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation First air date Notes/Ref. April 26 Portland, Oregon KGW 8 ABC NBC KPTV 12 NBC ABC May 27 Kalispell, Montana KULR 9 Independent October 20, 1958 August 25 Nacogdoches, Texas KTES 19 Independent September 20, 1958 October 30 Norfolk, Virginia WTOV-TV 27 ABC October 22, 1953 Unknown date Lock Haven/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania WBPZ-TV 32 ABC (primary) NBC (secondary) March 1958 Births 1959 in television#Births Deaths 1959 in television#Deaths See also 1959 in television 1959 in film 1959 in the United States List of American films of 1959 References External links List of 1959 American television series at IMDb 1959 *