1948 in American television

none 1948 This is a list of American television-related events in 1948. Events Date Event Ref. March 4 The C. E. Hooper Company releases the first-ever American television ratings. TV 'Amateur Hour' Gets 46.8 Rating Broadcasting 42 1948-03-08June 2023 April 3 The NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Shaw, is first telecast. In this broadcast, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is played in its entirety for the first time on television, and in concert. April 18 The American Broadcasting Company begins operations as a television network, with its New York City-based station WJZ-TV serving as network flagship. 1948-04-19 ABC TV Network BroadcastingJune 2023 May 3 CBS Television News premieres as the first network nightly newscast, hosted by journalist Douglas Edwards. June 21 The 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania becomes the first political convention to be telecast by the networks. July 30 The DuMont Television Network becomes the first network to televise professional wrestling in prime time. November Screen Gems was founded as the television subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Corporation. November 25 CBS broadcasts its earliest known national telecast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. November 29 CBS telecasts the first broadcast of a roller derby match. Unknown date Ziv Television Programs was created by Frederick Ziv as a subsidiary of the Ziv Company, in order to specialize in the production of original television programs for syndication Newcomb Horsce Encyclopedia of Television 2014 Routledge 9781135194796 2626–2627 https://books.google.com/books?id=JUzIAgAAQBAJ&q=%22Ziv+Company%22+radio&pg=PA2627 September 18, 2022 en Ziv Television Programs, Inc. Other television events in 1948 CBS begins television network programming. The number of homes in the United States with a television set reaches one million. Television programs Debuts Date Debut Network January Camera Headlines DuMont January I.N.S. Telenews January 9 Playroom January 18 The Original Amateur Hour February 9 Court of Current Issues March 4 Stop Me If You've Heard This One NBC March 9 The Johns Hopkins Science Review CBS April 4 Author Meets the Critics NBC April 14 Scoreboard DuMont April 15 For Your PleasureHyatt Wesley Short Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops 2015 McFarland 9781476605159 https://books.google.com/books?id=ty21CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22For+Your+Pleasure%22+TV&pg=PA5 5 September 19, 2022 en NBC Hollywood Screen Test ABC May 21 What's It Worth CBS June 1 We the People CBS June 8https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633218/m1/#track/4 Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #13 Texaco Star Theater NBC June 20http://www.edsullivan.com/about-ed-sullivan Ed Sullivan Biography | Ed Sullivan Show Edsullivan.com 2016-10-28 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS July 4 Key to the Missing DuMont August 10 Candid Camera ABC August 11 Quizzing the News ABC August 11 The Laytons DuMont August 12 Club Seven ABC August 15 CBS Television News CBS August 16 Places Please CBS August 23 Foodini the Great CBS August 27 Teenage Book Club ABC September 6 Champagne and Orchids DuMont September 21 Operation Success DuMont September 26Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. 978-0-7864-3305-6. Actors Studio ABC Stained Glass Windows unknown September 27The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946-present 1979 145 Ballantine Books Earle Marsh, Tim Brooks 0-345-45542-8 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre NBC October 3Hawes William Live Television Drama, 1946-1951 2001 McFarland 9781476608495 245 https://books.google.com/books?id=l8z-CgAAQBAJ&q=%22Philco+Television+Playhouse%22&pg=PA245 8 October 2016 en The Philco Television Playhouse NBC October 17 The Ford Television Theatre CBS October 19 Off the Record DuMont October 20 The Growing Paynes DuMont October 22 Break the Bank ABC October 29 Tales of the Red Caboose DuMont November 1Hyatt Wesley The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television 1997 Watson-Guptill Publications 978-0823083152 https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/320/mode/2up 22 March 2020 320 Okay, Mother WABD Your Television Babysitter Dumont TV Shopper Amanda November 4 The Adventures of Oky Doky Fashions on Parade November 7 Newsweek Views the News DuMont Studio One CBS November 20 Celebrity Time CBS November 21 Lamp Unto My Feet CBS December 6 Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts CBS December 17 The Morey Amsterdam Show CBS Unknown date The Alan Dale Show DumontThe Philco Television Playhouse NBCThe Stan Shaw Show DumontYour School ReporterWrestling From Columbia Park ArenaWrestling From Jamaica ArenaThe Needle Shop Changes of network affiliation Show Moved from Moved to Author Meets the Critics NBC ABC Mary Kay and Johnny DuMont NBC Ending this year Date Show Network Debut Notes January The Walter Compton News DuMont June 16, 1947 May 9 Playroom DuMont January 9, 1948 June 30 In the Kelvinator Kitchen NBC May 21, 1947 October 29 Teenage Book Club ABC August 27, 1948 Unknown date The World in Your Home NBC December 22, 1944 Networks and services Network launches Network Launch date Source ABC April 18 ABC TV Network https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-04-19-BC.pdf September 19, 2022 Broadcasting April 19, 1948 CBS May Television stations Station launches Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref. February 9 Cincinnati, Ohio WLWT 5 NBC (primary) CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary) Successor to experimental station W8XCT.1948-02-23 Cincinnati's T-Day Observed Feb. 15 Broadcasting March 11 Baltimore, Maryland WBAL-TV 11 NBC April 5 Chicago, Illinois WGN-TV 9 Independent (primary) CBS/DuMont (secondary) April 19 Salt Lake City, Utah KDYL-TV 4 NBC April 22 Richmond, Virginia WTVR-TV 6 NBC (primary) ABC/DuMont (secondary) "WTVR (TV) to Start April 22, Channel 6". Broadcasting. April 19, 1948. Retrieved July 25, 2019. April 27 Minneapolis, Minnesota KSTP-TV 5 NBC (primary) DuMont (secondary) May 6 Los Angeles, California KTSL 2 DuMont Now KCBS-TV, a CBS O&O station May 14 Buffalo, New York WBEN-TV 4 NBC (primary) ABC/DuMont (secondary) Now a CBS affiliate since 1949 May 15 Newark, New Jersey (New York City, New York) WATV 13 Independent May 23 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WCAU-TV 10 CBS June 9 Boston, Massachusetts WBZ-TV 4 NBC (primary) ABC/DuMont (secondary) "WBZ-TV Formally Opened at Boston". Broadcasting. June 14, 1948. Retrieved July 25, 2019. June 15 New Haven/Hartford, Connecticut WNHC-TV 6 (now 8) DuMont (primary) ABC (secondary) New York City WPIX 11 Independent June 21 Boston, Massachusetts WNAC-TV 7 CBS (primary) ABC/DuMont (secondary) Defunct May 22, 1982 July 21 Toledo, Ohio WSPD-TV 13 NBC August 10 New York City WJZ-TV 7 ABC (O&O) August 25 Los Angeles, California KFI-TV 9 Independent September 17 Chicago, Illinois WENR-TV 7 ABC ((O&O) Los Angeles, California KLAC-TV 13 Independent September 29 Atlanta, Georgia WSB-TV 8 (now on 2) NBC "WSB-TV in Atlanta Opening on Sept. 29". Broadcasting. September 27, 1948. Retrieved July 27, 2019. Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas WBAP-TV 5 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) October 8 Chicago, Illinois WNBQ 5 NBC October 9 Detroit, Michigan WXYZ-TV 7 ABC (O&O) October 24 Detroit, Michigan WJBK 2 CBS (primary) DuMont (Secondary) October 31 Cleveland, Ohio WNBK 3 NBC November 1 Baltimore, Maryland WAAM 13 ABC November 24 Louisville, Kentucky WAVE-TV 5 (now 3) NBC (primary) CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary) November 25 Seattle, Washington KRSC-TV 5 CBS (primary) DuMont (secondary) November 29 Albuquerque, New Mexico KOB-TV 4 NBC (primary) ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) December 1 Syracuse, New York WHEN-TV 5 CBS (primary) NBC/DuMont (secondary) December 11 Memphis, Tennessee WMCT 4 (now 5) NBC (primary) ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) December 18 New Orleans, Louisiana WDSU-TV 6 NBC (primary) DuMont/CBS/ABC (secondary) December 22 San Francisco, California KPIX-TV 5 CBS (primary) NBC/DuMont/Paramount (secondary) Network affiliation changes Date City of license/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref. October New Haven/Hartford, Connecticut WNHC-TV 6 (now 8) DuMont CBS Retains DuMont affiliation on secondary basis until 1956 Births 1948 in television#Births Deaths 1948 in television#Deaths References External links List of 1948 American television series at IMDb 1948 *