1957 in American television

none 1957 This is a list of American television-related events in 1957. Events Date Event Ref. January 6 Elvis Presley makes his final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Elvis Presley http://www.edsullivan.com/artists/elvis-presley edsullivan.com SOFA Entertainment 6 April 2015 Elvis Presley January 14 George Reeves guest stars as Superman in an episode of the CBS sitcom I Love Lucy. January 25 Steve Allen makes his final appearance as host of NBC's The Tonight Show. He is replaced by Jack Lescoulie and the show is changed from a talk/variety show format to be more like the series Today, with the title Tonight! America After Dark. Karm Bob Steve Allen's Last Tonight Show Appearance on this Date in 1957 http://pdxretro.com/2011/01/steve-allens-last-tonight-show-appearance-on-this-date-in-1957/ pdxretro.com PDX RETRO 6 April 2015 STEVE ALLEN'S LAST TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE ON THIS DATE IN 1957http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jack-lescoulie/ Jack Lescoulie-Hollywood Star Walk LA Times 7 April 2015 March 23 The 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game, in which the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 54-53, was telecast on five television stations in North Carolina from Kansas City, through the remote facilities of WUNC-TV. Castleman D. Chesley, a local television producer, produced the coverage of this game. This was the inspiration of the establishment of a syndicated package of live men's basketball games of the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference, which made its premiere in January 1958.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1191296/index.htm Alexander Wolff Something Special On The Air October 20, 2011 Sports Illustrated July 31, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227050959/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1191296/index.htm December 27, 2013 deadLuke DeCock https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article16916909.html DeCock: UNC's Lennie Rosenbluth remembers '57 title, Wilt Chamberlain The News & Observer March 21, 2013 August 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20190820152856/https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article16916909.html August 20, 2019 live March 31 The first TV version of Cinderella, starring 21-year-old Julie Andrews, and with songs by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, is broadcast in color by CBS. April 4 "The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue", the 180th and final first run episode of I Love Lucy, is filmed at Desilu Studios. Its May 6 broadcast on CBS marks the end of an era in early television comedy. June On Tonight! America After Dark, Jack Lescoulie is unsuccessful, so NBC hires Al "Jazzbo" Collins as master of ceremonies. Collins doesn't last long; NBC is already planning to replace him and restore the original format as The Tonight Show, in which Jack Paar becomes the permanent host, starting with the program's July 29 episode. September 7 NBC introduces its first animated version of its "living color" peacock logo, starting with the day's episode of Your Hit Parade. Unknown date When Nat King Cole's television series is unable to get a sponsor, Frankie Laine is the first artist to cross TV's color line, foregoing his usual salary of $10,000.00 to become the first white artist to appear as a guest. Other major performers follow suit, including Mel Tormé and Tony Bennett, but, despite an increase in ratings, the show still fails to acquire a national sponsor. Westinghouse introduces the first rectangular tube color television. Due to issues with convergence (aligning the guns to get a single image), the sets are withdrawn from the market. Rectangular color tubes wouldn't be successfully sold until some time in the mid-1960s. Hollywood takes over New York as the dominant city where prime time TV programs were filmed, upgrading most of the TV genre, changing from live broadcasts to filmed series. Television programs Debuts Date Debut Network January 4https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049999/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Blondie IMDb 4 January 1957 Blondie NBC January 4McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, pp. 556–557.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, pp. 683–684.The Classic TV Archive Mr. Adams and Eve (1957-58) Accessed 12 June 2021 Mr. Adams and Eve CBS February 4Database (undated). "Episode List for Whirlybirds (1957)". IMDb. Accessed December 27, 2010. Whirlybirds Broadcast syndication March 18 Tales of Wells Fargo NBC May 10 Date with the Angels ABC JuneBrooks Tim Marsh, Earle F. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present Ballantine Books 2007-10-17 9 969 978-0-345-49773-4 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan Broadcast syndication June 10DataBase The Big Cartoon Tom Terrific Episode Guide -CBS Prods @ BCDB https://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/C/CBS_Productions/Captain_Kangaroo/Tom_Terrific/ Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) 3 September 2019January 2024 medicmedic Tom Terrific CBS July 1 Richard Diamond, Private Detective CBS July 29 Tonight Starring Jack Paar NBC September 14 Have Gun – Will Travel CBS September 14 Sally NBC September 15Terrace Vincent Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs (1947 - 1979) https://archive.org/details/completeencyclop0000terr registration A. S. Barnes and Co. Cranbury, New Jersey 1980 39–40 978-0-4980-2488-7 Bachelor Father CBS September 17 The Eve Arden Show CBS September 17 Sugarfoot ABC September 18 Wagon Train NBC September 19 Boots and Saddles Broadcast syndication September 20 M Squad NBC September 20 The Thin Man NBC September 21Hal Erickson Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003 https://books.google.com/books?id=WiLuAAAAMAAJ 30 July 2005 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-2255-5 15 Colonel Bleep Broadcast syndication September 21 Perry Mason CBS September 22 Maverick ABC September 23 The Restless Gun NBC September 24 The Californians NBC September 29 DuPont Show of the Month CBS September 30Englund Klaudia Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection McFarland 2009 9780786454372 11 Alcoa Theatre NBC September 30 Goodyear Theatre NBC September 30 Suspicion NBC September 30 Who Do You Trust? ABC October 3 The Real McCoys ABC October 4Hughes Dorothy B. Dorothy B. Hughes 1978 Erle Stanley Gardner: The Case of the Real Perry Mason New York William Morrow and Company, Inc. 0-688-03282-6 336 The Court of Last Resort NBC October 4Leave It to Beaver, episode 1: "Beaver Gets 'Spelled".Mathers, Jerry (1998). ...and Jerry Mathers as The Beaver. Berkley Boulevard Books. 0425163709. Leave It to Beaver CBS October 4 Trackdown CBS October 7 How to Marry a Millionaire Broadcast syndication October 8 Casey Jones Broadcast syndication October 10 The Gray Ghost Broadcast syndication October 10 Zorro ABC October 11 Harbor Command Broadcast syndication October 14 Decoy Broadcast syndication October 16 Tombstone Territory ABC October 18 Colt .45 ABC October 18 The Frank Sinatra Show ABC October 20 The Twentieth Century CBS November 1 26 Men Broadcast syndication November 6 The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour CBS December 14 The Ruff and Reddy Show NBC Ending this year November 2022 Date Show Network Debut Notes February 9 Science Fiction Theatre Syndication April 9, 1955 February 22 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher NBC April 29, 1953 February 24 Annie Oakley First-run syndication January 9, 1954 February 27 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday CBS October 3, 1956 March 11 Stanley NBC September 24, 1956 March 16 You're on Your Own CBS December 22, 1956 March 17 Mama CBS July 1, 1949 March 26 Do You Trust Your Wife? CBS January 3, 1956 April 8 Life is Worth Living ABC February 12, 1952 (on DuMont) April 14 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers NBC October 21, 1956 May 5 Air Power CBS November 11, 1956 May 6 I Love Lucy CBS October 15, 1951 May 25 Caesar's Hour NBC September 27, 1954 May 27 Producers' Showcase NBC October 18, 1954 June 6 The Lone Ranger ABC September 15, 1949 June 9 The Roy Rogers Show NBC December 30, 1951 You Are There CBS February 1953 June 12 The 20th Century Fox Hour CBS October 1955 June 13 Washington Square NBC October 21, 1956 June 14 Wire Service ABC October 4, 1956 June 18 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour NBC July 3, 1956 June 22 The Jackie Gleason Show CBS September 20, 1952 June 24 Robert Montgomery Presents NBC January 30, 1950 June 25 The Jonathan Winters Show NBC October 2, 1956 June 26 Ford Theatre ABC October 17, 1948 July 5 The West Point Story CBS October 5, 1956 July 5 Blondie NBC January 4, 1957 July 18 The Dinah Shore Show NBC November 27, 1951 August 30 The Bob Crosby Show CBS September 14, 1953 Returned to the air on NBC for a run in the 1958 summer season Kukla, Fran and Ollie WBKB October 13, 1947 September 3 Conflict ABC September 18, 1956 September 12 Lux Video Theatre NBC October 2, 1950 (on CBS) September 17 Summer Playhouse NBC July 6, 1954 September 22 The Alcoa Hour NBC October 16, 1955 September 28 Dollar a Second NBC September 20, 1953 September 29 Goodyear Television Playhouse NBC October 14, 1951 December 21 Circus Boy CBS September 23, 1956 (on NBC) December 26 Tales of the Texas Rangers CBS August 27, 1955 December 27 The Sheriff of Cochise NTA Film Network September 21, 1956 Television stations Station launches Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References January 21 San Antonio, Texas KONO-TV 12 ABC Now KSAT-TV February 6 Williston, North Dakota KUMV-TV 8 NBC (primary) ABC/CBS (primary) Semi-satellite of KMOT in Minot, North Dakota March 1 Casper, Wyoming KTWO-TV 2 CBS (primary) ABC/NBC (secondary) March 9 Monroe, Louisiana KLSE 13 NBC March 18 Tupelo, Mississippi WTWV 9 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) April 1 New Orleans, Louisiana WYES-TV 8 NET Now a PBS affiliate, and on channel 12 April 28 Charlotte, North Carolina WSOC-TV 9 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) May 5 Honolulu, Hawaii KHVH-TV 13 Independent May 22 Bryan, Texas KBTX-TV 3 CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) May 28 Paducah, Kentucky WPSD-TV 6 NBC June 29 Greenfield, Massachusetts WRLP 32 NBC July 9 Kalispell, Montana KGEZ-TV 9 Independent July 15 Reliance/Pierre, South Dakota KPLO-TV 6 Satellite of KELO-TV/Sioux Falls July 24 Ensign, Kansas KTVC 6 CBS August 2 Miami, Florida WPST-TV 10 ABC September 1 Jacksonville, Florida WFGA-TV 12 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) Norfolk, Virginia WAVY-TV 10 ABC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WIIC-TV 11 NBC (primary) NTA Film Network (secondary) September 2 Wilmington, Delaware (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) WHYY-TV 35 NET Now a PBS affiliate on channel 12 September 7 New Orleans, Louisiana WWL-TV 4 CBS September 16 Minneapolis, Minnesota KTCA 2 NET September 17 Omaha, Nebraska KETV 7 ABC September 21 Hartford, Connecticut WTIC-TV (original) 3 Independent September 28 Fort Wayne, Indiana WPTA 21 ABC September 30 Lexington, Kentucky WKYT-TV 27 Independent October 7 Corvallis, Oregon KOAC-TV 7 NET Part of Oregon Public Broadcasting October 27 Beaumont, Texas KPAC-TV 4 NBC October 28 Florence, Alabama WOWL-TV 15 NBC Milwaukee, Wisconsin WMVS 10 NET October 30 Indianapolis, Indiana WLWI-TV 13 ABC November 1 Binghamton, New York WINR-TV 40 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) Glendive, Montana KXGN-TV 5 CBS/NBC (joint primary) ABC (secondary) November 7 LaSalle, Illinois WEEQ 35 NBC Satellite of WEEK-TV/Peoria, Illinois November 17 Clarksburg, West Virginia WBOY-TV 12 ABC November 26 Boston, Massachusetts WHDH-TV 5 ABC December 21 Amarillo, Texas KVII-TV 7 ABC December 22 Riverton, Wyoming KWRB-TV ABC (primary) CBS/NBC (secondary) Network affiliation changes Date Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation References August 31 Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas WBAP-TV 5 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) NBC (exclusive) September 1 Dallas, Texas WFAA 8 NBC ABC October 27 Daytona Beach/Orlando, Florida WESH-TV 2 Independent NBC Station closures Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation First air date Notes/Ref. February 13 Elmira, New York WTVE 24 ABC June 13, 1953 September 8 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania WCMB-TV 27 Independent September 8, 1954 April 13 Miami, Florida WGBS-TV 23 NTA Film Network December 24, 1954 April 30 Portland, Oregon KLOR 12 ABC March 8, 1955 Merged with KPTV, which moved from channel 27 to channel 12 May 11 Winston-Salem/Greensboro, North Carolina WTOB-TV 26 ABC September 18, 1953 May 31 Sacramento, California KCCC-TV 40 Independent September 30, 1953 August 6 Tulare/Fresno, California KVVG 27 Independent November 16, 1953 August 31 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WENS 16 Independent August 25, 1953 October 25 Jacksonville, Florida WJHP-TV 36 Independent December 13, 1953 October 31 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania WLEV-TV 51 NBC April 21, 1953 November 1 Easton, Pennsylvania WGLV 57 ABC August 14, 1953 December 31 Ann Arbor, Michigan WPAG-TV 20 Independent 1953 Raleigh, North Carolina WNAO-TV 28 ABC (primary) CBS/NBC/DuMont (secondary) July 12, 1953 Births 1957 in television#Births Deaths 1957 in television#Deaths References External links List of 1957 American television series at IMDb 1957 *