1972 in television

none 1972 television radio film music The year 1972 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of notable television-related events. Events January 3 – Show Boat is aired for the first time on network television in the United States, on NBC January 21 – The first convention of Star Trek fans is held in New York City's Statler-Hilton hotel Mid-February – John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-host an entire week on The Mike Douglas Show in the U.S. February 19 – Sammy Davis Jr. makes a guest appearance on All in the Family March 18 – After losing a 15-year court battle over the legality of its business relationship with The Herald-Traveler, CBS' Boston, Massachusetts affiliate WHDH-TV Channel 5 signs off the air. At 3 a.m. on March 19, WCVB takes over the Channel 5 frequency, simultaneously switching affiliations to the ABC network following CBS' loss of interest in the channel during the long legal wrangle. March 27 – The Amateur's Guide to Love begins on the air, making it CBS' first attempt to make a game show since 1968 when To Tell the Truth went off the air. It fails after 3 months April 4 – After a three-year courtship, Emily Nugent (Eileen Derbyshire) marries Ernest Bishop (Stephen Hancock) on ITV soap Coronation Street in the U.K. May – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson relocates its production from New York City to the NBC studios in Burbank, California. The Tonight Show will remain there until relocating back to New York in February 2014 July 21 – Victoria Wyndham makes her first appearance as vixen (and later, good girl) Rachel Davis on the U.S. soap opera Another World August 1 – Three years after it was first filmed, the Israel Broadcasting Authority finally agrees to screen Barricades, a controversial documentary film that offers a sympathetic portrayal of Palestinians expelled from their homes in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War August 26 – Effective with this issue, TV Guide in the U.S. discontinues the practice of using a "C" to indicate color programs, and instead starts using a "BW" for monochrome, saving a lot of printer's ink in the process. At thIS time about half of the TV households in the U.S. have color sets September 1 – A day for CBS' daytime lineup that marks the end of an era. CBS airs reruns of popular primetime shows, The Lucy Show, The Beverly Hillbillies and My Three Sons for the final time, as reruns dominating CBS' daytime lineup (a tradition since 1959). The following Monday, all three shows move to syndication September 4 – Another eventful day for CBS' daytime schedule. The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It becomes the longest running game show on American television. The Joker's Wild and Gambit also debut, bringing game shows back to CBS' schedule in a more successful attempt than The Amateur's Guide to Love, which was cancelled on June 23, and replacing the morning reruns dominating CBS' daytime lineup (a staple since 1959). September 9 – The Lawrence Welk Show opens its 18th season on location in Hawaii October 27 – The 5000th episode of CBS children's show Captain Kangaroo airs November 8 – Home Box Office (HBO) is launched, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania November 21 – In the second part of a two-part story which began the previous week, Beatrice Arthur's character, Maude Findlay, on the U.S. television sitcom Maude, decides to go through with an abortion, in a move that shocks CBS executives and Maude advertisers. (Rue McClanahan makes her first appearance as Vivian Cavender in this two-parter; she will become a regular cast member the following season) November 25 – The 1st OTI Festival is broadcast live via satellite by es Televisión Española no (TVE) from the es Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos no, in Madrid, Spain, to all the es Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana no (OTI) member broadcasters in Ibero-America, which aired it in their countries. December 31 ORTF 3ème Chaîne launches in France The first installment of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve airs on NBC, beginning a yearly tradition of Dick Clark-hosted New Year's specials Programs 60 Minutes (1968–) About Safety (1972–1973) All in the Family (1971–1979) All My Children (1970–2011) American Bandstand (1952–1989) Another World (1964–1999) As the World Turns (1956–2010) Blue Peter (UK) (1958–) Bonanza (1959–1973) Bozo the Clown (1949–) Candid Camera (1948–) Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984) Columbo (1971–1978) Come Dancing (UK) (1949–95) Coronation Street (UK) (1960–) Crossroads (UK) (1964–1988, 2001–2003) Dad's Army (UK) (1968–1977) Days of Our Lives (1965–) Devilman (Japan) (1972–1973) Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–1976) Doctor Who (UK) (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–) Emmerdale Farm (1972–) Face the Nation (1954–) Four Corners (Australia) (1961–) General Hospital (1963–) Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007) Gunsmoke (1955–1975) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–) Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980) Hee Haw (1969–1993) Here's Lucy (1968–1974) Ironside (1967–1975) It's Academic (1961–) Jeopardy! (1964–1975, 1984–) Kashi no Ki Mokku (Adventures of Pinocchio) (Japan) (1972) Kimba the White Lion (1966–1967), re-runs Laugh-In (1968–1973) Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963) Lost In Space (1965–1968) Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–73) Love of Life (1951–1980) Love, American Style (1969–1974) Magpie (UK)(1968–1980) Mannix (1967–1975) Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976) Mary Tyler Moore (1970–77) Masterpiece Theatre (1971–) McCloud (1970–1977) McMillan & Wife (1971–1977) Meet the Press (1947–) Mission: Impossible (1966–1973) Monday Night Football (1970–) Monty Python's Flying Circus (UK) (1969–1974) Old Grey Whistle Test (UK) (1971–1987) One Life to Live (1968–2012) Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–78) Panorama (UK) (1953–) Play for Today (UK) (1970–1984) Play School (1966–) Rainbow (1972–1992) Room 222 (1969–1974) Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986) Sesame Street (1969–) Soul Train (1971–2006) The Benny Hill Show (1969–1989) The Brady Bunch (1969–1974) The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978) The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974) The Doctors (1963–1982) The Doris Day Show (1968–1973) The Edge of Night (1956–1984) The Flip Wilson Show (1970–1974) The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983) The Guiding Light (1952–2009) The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962–) The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982) The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1981) The Mod Squad (1968–1973) The Money Programme (UK) (1966–) The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–1974) The Newlywed Game (1966–1974) The Odd Couple (1970–75) The Partridge Family (1970–1974) The Price Is Right (1972–) The Secret Storm (1954–1974) The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–) The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971–1974) The Today Show (1952–) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992) The Wonderful World of Disney (1969–1979) This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003) Tom and Jerry (1965–1972, 1975–1977, 1980–1982) Top of the Pops (UK) (1964–2006) Truth or Consequences (1950–1988) What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–) Where the Heart Is (1969–1973) World of Sport (UK) (1965–1985) Z-Cars (UK) (1962–1978) Debuts January 4 – Des chiffres et des lettres on ORTF 2ème Chaîne in France (1972–) January 13 – Me and the Chimp on CBS (1 season) January 14 – Sanford and Son on NBC (1972–1977) January 15 – Emergency! on NBC (1972–1977) January 16 – The Moonstone on BBC1 (1972) March 13 – Number 96 on Australia's 0–10 Network (1972–1977) April 4 – John Craven's Newsround (now titled Newsround) on BBC1 April 7 – Ultraman Ace on TBS in Japan (1972–73) May 21 – Bel Ami on ABC (1972) June 21 – The Super (1972–1972) on ABC. June 22 – The first Tattslotto draw on HSV-7 Melbourne July 5 – Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town on Thames Television (first and only series) July 8 – Android Kikaider on TV Asahi (formerly NET) (1972–1973) August 16 – About Safety on PBS September 4 – The New Price Is Right (1972–present), The Joker's Wild (1972–1975, 1977–1986), and Gambit (1972–1976) all on CBS. Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices were the three games played on the first episode of The New Price Is Right, which loses the "New" by mid-1973, and is currently television's longest running game show in history, having started its 43rd season in September 2014. September 8 – Are You Being Served? (1972–1985) on BBC1 September 9 Runaround on NBC (1972–1973) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1984) and The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973) both on CBS September 11 – Mastermind (1972–97, 2002–) on BBC1; The Rookies (1972–1976) on ABC September 12 Maude, a spinoff of All in the Family on CBS (1972–1978) Temperatures Rising on ABC (1972–1974) September 13 The Julie Andrews Hour on ABC; although only on for one season, it won seven Emmy Awards including Best Musical Variety Series. The Paul Lynde Show (1972-1973) on ABC. September 14 – The Waltons on CBS (1972–1981) September 15 – Ghost Story on NBC (1972–1973) September 16 The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) and Bridget Loves Bernie (1972–1973) on CBS The Streets of San Francisco on ABC (1972–1977) September 17 M*A*S*H on CBS (1972–1983) The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–74) on ITV October 2 – The Stanley Baxter Picture Show (1972–75) on ITV October 3 – 4 Country Reporter on then-CBS affiliate KDFW Channel 4 (now a Fox O&O station); in 1986, the show moves into first-run syndication under the new name Texas Country Reporter, eventually airing nationally on the RFD-TV satellite/cable channel. October 14 – Kung Fu on ABC (1972–75) October 16 – Emmerdale Farm starts transmissions in the daytime on ITV (1972–) October 19 – Prisoner-of-war drama Colditz on BBC1 The Beachcombers (1972–1989) and This Is the Law (1972–1976) both on CBC Canada AM on CTV (1972–) November 4 – Great Performances on PBS (1972–) Ending this year Date Show DebutJanuary 8The Good Life (US) 1971March 1 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (US) 1969March 10 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (US)1971March 12The Jimmy Stewart Show (US)March 25 Bewitched (US) 1964March 31 Bright Promise (US) 1969The Return of Ultraman (Japan) 1971April 27 Me and the Chimp (US) 1972August 14 Doomwatch (UK) 1970August 23 The Super (US) 1972August 24My Three Sons (US) 1960September 2The Road Runner Show 1966November 10 Clangers (UK) 1969November 29 Kate (UK) 1970December 4 Father Brown (West Germany)1966 Births Date Name Notability January 2Christopher LennertzComposerJanuary 9Deon ColeActor and comedian (Black-ish)January 11 Marc BlucasActor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Necessary Roughness, Underground)Amanda PeetActress (Jack & Jill)January 12Zabryna GuevaraActress (Gotham)January 13 Nicole EggertActress (Charles in Charge, Baywatch)January 19Drea de MatteoActress (The Sopranos, Joey, Desperate Housewives, Sons of Anarchy, Shades of Blue)January 22Gabriel MachtActorJanuary 27Nic TestoniActor (Home and Away)Josh RandallActor (Ed)January 28Gillian VigmanComic actress (Mad TV)January 29Lisa DesjardinsAmerican Journalist (PBS NewsHour)February 2Zoë KeatingComposerFebruary 4Nicolle WallaceTV hostFebruary 7Robyn LivelyActress (Savannah, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street)Essence AtkinsActress (Smart Guy, Half & Half, Are We There Yet?) and modelFebruary 8Paul WightActor and professional wrestler2016-07-22 WWE Profile - Big Show https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17122903/wwe-profile-page-big-show 2024-06-08 ESPN.com enFebruary 9Jason Winston GeorgeActor (Sunset Beach, Eve, Grey's Anatomy)February 11Kelly SlaterAmerican professional surferFebruary 14Rob ThomasSingerFebruary 16Sarah ClarkeActress (24, Bosch)Jerome BettisFootball playerSteven MolaroAmerican television producerFebruary 17Billie Joe ArmstrongSingerFebruary 22Keir SimmonsBritish journalistFebruary 26Keith FergusonVoice actor (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Wander Over Yonder)February 27Susan YeagleyActressFebruary 28Rory CochraneActor (CSI: Miami)Nejat İşlerActorFebruary 29Saul WilliamsActorAntonio Sabàto Jr.ActorJoey GrecoTelevision hostSylvie LubambaTelevision modelSteve HartActorPedro ZamoraTelevision personality (d. 1994)March 2Richard RuccoloActor (Two Guys and a Girl)March 6Shaquille O'NealNBA basketball player and actor (Shaq Vs.)March 7Dina CantinAmerican television personalityMarch 9Jean Louisa KellyActress (Yes, Dear)Kerr SmithActor (Dawson's Creek, Charmed)Travis Lane StorkTelevision personalityMarch 11Jennifer BarnhartActressMarch 13CommonRapper and actorMarch 18Dane CookActorMarch 23Reggie WattsActorMarch 26Leslie MannActress (Allen Gregory)March 31Andrew BowenActor (Mad TV)April 3 Jennie GarthActress (Beverly Hills, 90210, What I Like About You)April 4Kevin BrownComedian and actor (30 Rock)Jill ScottSinger and actress (Black Lightning, First Wives Club)April 6 Jason HerveyActor (The Wonder Years)April 8Chuck ToddTelevision journalist (Meet the Press)Sung KangActorApril 17Jennifer GarnerActress (Alias)April 18Eli RothActorApril 19Jennifer TaylorActress (Two and a Half Men)April 20 Carmen ElectraModel and actress (Baywatch)Danny McNultyActor (Boy Meets World)April 22Willie RobertsonAmerican TV personalityApril 27David LascherActor (Hey Dude, Blossom, Sabrina the Teenage Witch)Wellesley WildWriterMay 1Julie BenzActress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter, No Ordinary Family, Defiance)May 2 Dwayne JohnsonProfessional wrestler and actorMay 3Reza AslanTelevision hostMay 4Mike DirntAmerican rock musicianMicah OhlmanAmerican journalistMay 8Brian TylerComposerMay 9Chu Sang-miKorean actressDana PerinoAmerican political commentatorMay 12Rhea SeehornAmerican actressMay 15David CharvetFrench singer and actor (Baywatch)May 16Khary PaytonActor (The Walking Dead, Teen Titans, Young Justice)May 18Teresa GiudiceAmerican television personalityMay 19Claudia KarvanActressMay 20 Busta RhymesRapper and actor (The Boondocks)May 21The Notorious B.I.G.Rapper (d. 1997)May 22Anna BelknapActress (CSI: NY)May 29Laverne CoxActressMay 31Archie PanjabiActress (The Good Wife, The Fall, Blindspot)Sara SidnerAmerican journalistJune 2 Wayne BradyAmerican actor (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), host (Let's Make a Deal)Wentworth MillerBritish-American actor (Prison Break, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow)June 3Sharyn AlfonsiAmerican journalistJune 6Natalie MoralesAmerican journalistJune 7Karl UrbanNew Zealand actorJune 12Finesse MitchellAmerican actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)June 16John ChoAmerican actorJune 18Ash AtallaEgyptian-born British producerJune 19Eric Sheffer StevensAmerican actor (As the World Turns)Robin TunneyAmerican actress (Prison Break, The Mentalist)Poppy MontgomeryAustralian-American actress (Relativity, Without a Trace, Unforgettable)June 23Selma BlairAmerican actress (Anger Management)June 27Christian KaneAmerican actorJune 28Alessandro NivolaAmerican actorJune 29Kevin MamboZimbabwean-Canadian actor (Guiding Light)Samantha SmithAmerican activist and actress who appeared on the Disney Channel, Lime Street, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, among other appearances. (d. 1985) 2009-11-13 Samantha Smith Dies in Plane Crash https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-25/samantha-smith-dies-in-plane-crash 2025-07-29 History enJune 30Molly ParkerCanadian actressJuly 7Kirsten VangsnessActress (Criminal Minds)July 10Sofía VergaraColombian actress (Modern Family) and modelJuly 11Michael RosenbaumActor (Smallville, Justice League, The Zeta Project)July 12Kerri KasemRadio hostJuly 13Sean WaltmanPro wrestlerJuly 15Scott FoleyActor (Felicity, The Unit, True Blood, Scandal)July 17Elizabeth CookSinger and radio hostJuly 20Vitamin CSingerJuly 22Colin FergusonActorJuly 23 Marlon WayansActor (In Living Color, The Wayans Bros.)July 27Maya RudolphActress (Saturday Night Live, Big Mouth, The Good Place)Jill ArringtonSportscasterJuly 29 Wil WheatonActor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Teen Titans, Ben 10: Alien Force)August 1Guri WeinbergActorAugust 2Jacinda BarrettActressAugust 7Heather KadinTelevision producerAugust 9Liz VasseyActress (All My Children, The Tick, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)August 10Angie HarmonAmerican actress (Law & Order, Rizzoli & Isles) and modelAugust 13Michael SinterniklaasFrench-American actor (Kappa Mikey, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)August 15Syd ButlerBand leaderAugust 16George StroumboulopoulosCanadian media personalityAugust 17Chiquinquirá DelgadoActressAugust 19Jeremy HubbardAmerican news anchorAugust 24Ava DuVernayFilmmakerAugust 30 Cameron DiazActress September 6Dylan BrunoActor (NCIS, Numb3rs)Justina MachadoActress (Six Feet Under, Queen of the South)Kendis GibsonAnchorSeptember 8KennedyFox News commentator September 9Goran VišnjićCroatian-American actor (ER)September 15Letizia Ortiz RocasolanoSpanish TV journalist, later queen consortJohn SchwabAmerican actor, TV producer, musician (Weaponology, Wife Swap, Trust)September 16Alex RiceActressSeptember 20Sergio Di ZioCanadian actor (Flashpoint)September 23Karl PilkingtonEnglish presenterSeptember 24Finty WilliamsEnglish actressSeptember 26Melanie PaxsonActress (Notes from the Underbelly) and Red Robin spokespersonSeptember 27Gwyneth PaltrowActress and singerSeptember 30Jamal AndersonAmerican football running backOctober 5 Thomas RobertsAmerican television journalistGrant HillNBA basketball playerOctober 10Joelle CarterActressOctober 11Claudia BlackActressOctober 16TrentemøllerComposerOctober 17EminemRapperSharon LealActressOctober 24Susan BarnettNews anchorOctober 25Persia WhiteActress (Girlfriends)October 28Brad PaisleySingerOctober 29Tracee Ellis RossActress (Girlfriends, Black-ish) and daughter of Diana RossGabrielle UnionActressNovember 1Toni ColletteActress (United States of Tara) and singerMichael SeitzmanWriterJenny McCarthyActressNovember 6Thandiwe NewtonEnglish actress (Westworld)November 7Jeremy LondonActor (Party of Five, 7th Heaven)November 8Gretchen MolActressNovember 9Eric DaneActor (Charmed, Grey's Anatomy, The Last Ship) (d. 2026)November 11Adam BeachActor (Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)November 14Josh DuhamelActor (Las Vegas)November 16Brandi GlanvilleAmerican television personalityNovember 19Sandrine HoltActressNovember 15Jonny Lee MillerEnglish-American actor (Eli Stone, Elementary)Michael PearlmanActor (Charles in Charge)November 16Brandi GlanvilleAmerican television personalityNovember 17Leonard RobertsActor (Heroes)November 28Sage SteeleAnchor (ESPN)November 29Brian BaumgartnerActor (The Office) and directorNovember 30Christophe BeckComposerDecember 5Ruthanna HopperActressDecember 6Mónica Santa MaríaPeruvian model and TV host (d. 1994)Sarah RaffertyActressDecember 7Jason WinerActorDecember 9Reiko AylesworthActress (24)Tré CoolSingerMichael CorcoranMusicianDecember 13Mo ElleitheeAmerican political campaign strategistDecember 14Miranda HartEnglish comic actress and writer (Miranda, Not Going Out, Call the Midwife)December 15Stuart TownsendActorDecember 18Jason MantzoukasActorDecember 19 Rosa BlasiActress (Strong Medicine, The Thundermans)Alyssa MilanoActress (Who's the Boss?, Melrose Place, Charmed, Mistresses)December 22Poorna JagannathanActressDecember 27Brooke TotmanComedic actress (Mad TV)December 29Barry AtsmaDutch actor (Rozengeur & Wodka Lime)Jude LawActor Deaths Date Name Age Notability January 16Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.Ross Bagdasarian, Actor, Song Writer https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/19/archives/ross-bagdasarian-i-actor-song-writer.html?_r=0 The New York Times Associated Press 19 January 197252Composer, creator of The Alvin ShowMay 12 Steve Ihnathttps://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/20/archives/teve-iitnat-actor-and-director-dead.html?_r=0 Steve Ihnat, Actor and Director, Dead The New York Times 36 May 20, 197237Actor (Star Trek)May 13 Dan BlockerBlood clot in lung Kills Dan Blocker https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19720516&id=2OUzAAAAIBAJ&pg=7392,3387904 Lodi News-Sentinel Google News Archive Search May 16, 1972 January 8, 202243Actor (Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza)October 16Leo G. Carroll85English actor (Topper, Going My Way, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)December 26Harry S. Truman88Politician and 33rd President of the United StatesByrne Kerry 2022-12-23 On this day in history, December 26, 1972, President Harry S. Truman dies after suffering from pneumonia https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/this-day-history-dec-26-1972-president-harry-s-truman-dies-suffering-pneumonia 2025-01-06 Fox News en-US Television debuts Margaret Avery – Something Evil Timothy Bottoms – Look Homeward, Angel Ned Beatty – Footsteps John Candy – Cucumber Joanna Cassidy – Mission: Impossible Candy Clark – Room 222 Ronny Cox – Look Homeward, Angel Bill Duke – ABC Afterschool Specials Ian Holm – BBC Play of the Month Timothy Hutton – The Magical World of Disney Jackie Earle Haley – The Carol Burnett Show Bob Hoskins – The Main Chance Jonathan Pryce – Doomwatch Randy Quaid – Night Gallery Vincent Schiavelli – The Corner Bar John Travolta – Emergency! Rita Wilson – The Brady Bunch See also 1972–73 United States network television schedule References 1972