1970 in television

none August 2021 1970 television radio film music The year 1970 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of notable television-related events in that year. Events January 1 – WXTV becomes a full time Spanish-language station based in Paterson, New Jersey, which it remains into the 21st century. It becomes an affiliate of SIN, the network's first affiliate east of the Mississippi River. January 3 – Jon Pertwee makes his first appearance as the Third Doctor in the Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space. It also marks the first time that the series is broadcast in colour. January 19 – CBS in the United States launches Operation 100, a plan to beat NBC's ratings in the last 100 days of the season, using the slogan "The man can't bust our network." February 7 – The Hollywood Palace variety series airs its 192nd and final hour-long episode on ABC, with Bing Crosby in his 31st appearance as guest host. March 7 – The "eclipse of the century" is covered by all three American networks. March 16 – The FCC's "Miami channel 10 case" comes to a definite end as the station becomes WPLG. March 26 – The first privately owned television station in Thailand, Channel 3, opens in Bangkok. April 1 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, banning cigarette television advertisements in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971. April 6 - The Action News format makes its debut on WFIL-TV (later WPVI-TV, an ABC O&O).https://6abc.com/action-news-jum-gardner-philadlephia-debut/6255220/ Action News debuts with innovative broadcast and personality 19 June 2020 May 31 – WAPI-TV 13 in Birmingham, Alabama, ends nine years of dual affiliation with NBC and CBS, becoming an exclusive affiliate of NBC, and WBMG 42 in Birmingham, WCFT-33 in Tuscaloosa and WHMA-40 in Anniston affiliate exclusively with CBS. Previously, Channels 33, 40 and 42 aired programming from NBC and CBS that was not aired on Channel 13. July 31 – Chet Huntley anchors his final newscast with David Brinkley and retires, bringing down the curtain on a 14-year career at NBC News in the United States and, thus, as chief anchor of The Huntley–Brinkley Report. The next Monday, August 3, the program is renamed NBC Nightly News, the title it retains for at least 40 years. August 2 – NBC expands full-service newscasts to seven nights a week with NBC Sunday News; it replaces The Frank McGee Report. September 7 – Independent Television of Vietnam, as predecessor of Vietnam Television, begins broadcasts Hanoi, Vietnam.January 2021 October 5 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States begins broadcasting and National Educational Television is shut down. December 25 – Pluto's Christmas Tree is broadcast on BBC1 in the United Kingdom, the first complete Mickey Mouse cartoon to be shown on television in colour. By contrast, the Colour Strike by technicians causes ITV Christmas programmes this year to air in black & white. In a cliffhanger on the American soap opera Search for Tomorrow, businessman Sam Reynolds is believed to be dead after perishing in Africa. One of the first "exotic" deaths for a soap opera character, it is in tune with actor Robert Mandan's wish to leave the show. "Country" comedian and Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl makes her first appearance on Hee Haw. Lloyd Robertson replaces Warren Davis as anchor of CBC Television's The National. Programs/programmes 60 Minutes (1968–present) American Bandstand (1952–1989) Another World (1964–1999) As the World Turns (1956–2010) Bewitched (1964–1972) Blue Peter (UK) (1958–present) Bonanza (1959–1973) Bozo the Clown (1949–present) Bright Promise (1969–1972) Candid Camera (1948–present) Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984) Clangers (UK) (1969–1972) Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995) Coronation Street (1960–present) Crossroads (UK) (1964–1988, 2001–2003) Dad's Army (UK) (1968–1977) Dark Shadows (1966–1971) Days of Our Lives (1965–present) Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–1976) Doctor Who (UK) (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present) Face the Nation (1954–present) Family Affair (1966–1971) Four Corners (Australia) (1961–present) General Hospital (1963–present) Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007) Green Acres (1965–1971) Gunsmoke (1955–1975) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present) Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980) Hee Haw (1969–1993) Here's Lucy (1968–1974) Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971) Ironside (1967–1975) It's Academic (1961–present) Jeopardy! (1964–1975, 1984–present) Julia (1968–1971) Kimba the White Lion (1966–1967), re-runs Laugh-In (1968–1973) Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–1973) Love of Life (1951–1980) Love, American Style (1969–1974) Magpie (UK) (1968–1980) Mannix (1967–1975) Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976) Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971) Meet the Press (1947–present) Mission: Impossible (1966–1973) Monty Python's Flying Circus (UK) (1969–1974) My Three Sons (1960–1972) One Life to Live (1968–2012) Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–1978) Panorama (UK) (1953–present) Play School (1966–present) Room 222 (1969–1974) Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986) Sesame Street (1969–present) Soul Train (1971-2006) That Girl (1966–1971) The Andy Williams Show (1962-1971) The Benny Hill Show (UK) (1969–1989) The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971) 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 Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) The Edge of Night (1956–1984) The Goodies (UK) (1970-1982) The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983) The Guiding Light (1952–2009) The Johnny Cash Show (1969–1971) The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962–present) The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982) The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1981) The Mod Squad (1968–1973) The Money Programme (UK) (1966–present) The Newlywed Game (1966–1974) The Secret Storm (1954–1974) The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–present) The Today Show (1952–present) 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–present) Where the Heart Is (1969–1973) World of Sport (1965–1985) Z-Cars (UK) (1962–1978) Debuts January 5 – Soap opera All My Children on ABC (–2011) January 6 – Kate on ITV (–1972) January 30 – The Tim Conway Show on CBS (ending June 19) February 17 – McCloud pilot on NBC (–1977); The series becomes a regular show the following fall as part of Four in One March 30 – Soap opera Somerset on NBC (–1976), while fellow soaps A World Apart (1970–1971) and The Best of Everything (1970) debut on ABC (It marks the last time multiple soaps premiere on the same day in the US) September 12 – Josie and the Pussycats, on CBS Saturday morning (–1974) September 16 – UFO on ITV (–1971) September 17 – The Flip Wilson Show (–1974) and Nancy (–1971) on NBC September 18 - Headmaster (-1971) on CBS September 19 – Arnie (–1972) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (–1977) both on CBS September 20 – The Tim Conway Comedy Hour on CBS (ending December 13) September 21 – NFL Monday Night Football on ABC (it moved to ESPN in 2006) September 24 – The Odd Couple (–1975) and Barefoot in the Park (–1971) both on ABC September 25 The Partridge Family on ABC (–1974) Adventures in Rainbow Country on CBC (–1971) Doomwatch on BBC1 (–1972) Party Game (–1980) Play for Today supersedes The Wednesday Play on BBC1; the anthology drama series lasts until 1984 November – Mr Benn on BBC in syndication November 8 - The Goodies on BBC2 December – I racconti di padre Brown on RAI (–February 1971) Ending this year Date Show DebutApril 3 The Flying Nun 1967Here Come the Brides 1968April 4 Petticoat Junction 1963May 7 Daniel Boone 1964May 15 Get Smart 1965May 26 I Dream of JeannieMay 27 The Wednesday Play 1964June 14 Spider-Man 1967June 19 The Tim Conway Show 1970October 31Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (returned in 1978)1969December 13 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour 1970December 19 H.R. Puffnstuff (Returned in 1971)1969 Births Date Name Notability January 1Jeff SchafferWriterJanuary 2Nancy St. AlbanActress (Guiding Light)January 6Julie Chen MoonvesTV hostJanuary 13Shonda RhimesProducer and showrunner (Grey's Anatomy)January 15Shane McMahonBusinessman and pro wrestler (WWE)January 20Skeet UlrichActor (Jericho)January 21Ken LeungActor (Lost, The Night Shift)January 26Tracy MiddendorfActress (Scream)January 27Peter W. KleinWriterJanuary 29 Heather GrahamActress (Scrubs)Janice KawayeVoice actress (My Life as a Teenage Robot, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)Paul RyanPoliticianWyler Grace August 11, 2012 It's Official! Mitt Romney Picks Paul Ryan for Vice President https://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-paul-ryan-vp-vice-president-2012-8 2024-05-17 Business Insider en-USJanuary 30Chris JacobsTelevision hostJanuary 31Minnie DriverEnglish actress (Speechless)February 2Jennifer WestfeldtAmerican actressFebruary 4Gabrielle AnwarEnglish actress (The Tudors, Burn Notice, Once Upon a Time)February 8Alonzo MourningNBA basketball playerFebruary 10Tyler BunchActorFebruary 15Megan DoddsActress (CSI: NY, House)February 17Dominic PurcellAustralian-British actor (Prison Break, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow)February 19Bellamy YoungActress (Scandal)February 22Michael RodrickActor (Another World)February 23Paul Anthony StewartActor (Guiding Light)Niecy NashActressFebruary 28Tangi MillerActress (Felicity)March 2Alexander ArmstrongTV presenter March 3Julie BowenActress (Ed, Boston Legal, Modern Family)Audrey PuenteAmerican meteorologist March 4Andrea BendewaldActress (Suddenly Susan)Christopher B. DuncanActor (The Jamie Foxx Show, The First Family)March 5Lisa Robin KellyActress (That '70s Show) (died 2013)March 7Rachel WeiszActressMarch 8Andrea ParkerActress (The Pretender, Less than Perfect, Pretty Little Liars)March 10Jim SciuttoNews anchorMarch 17Yanic TruesdaleCanadian-American actor (Gilmore Girls)March 18 Queen LatifahActress, talk show host (The Queen Latifah Show)March 20Michael RapaportActor (Prison Break)March 24Lara Flynn BoyleActress (Twin Peaks, The Practice)Jeff LewisTV hostMarch 27Elizabeth MitchellActress (Lost, V, Revolution)March 28 Vince VaughnActor and producerApril 4Greg GarciaProducerApril 5Wendy BraunActress (Lost)April 11Johnny MessnerActorApril 12RettaActress and comedian (Parks and Recreation)April 13 Ricky SchroderActor (Silver Spoons, NYPD Blue)April 15Flex AlexanderActor (Girlfriends, One on One)April 20Shemar MooreActor (The Young and the Restless, Criminal Minds)April 21Rob RiggleActor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)Nicole SullivanActress and comedian (Mad TV, Kim Possible, The Secret Saturdays)April 25Jason LeeActor (Earl Hickey on My Name is Earl)Jason WilesActor (Third Watch, Scream)April 26Melania TrumpBusinesswomanJacqueline LauritaAmerican television personalityApril 29Uma ThurmanActress and singerMay 3Bobby CannavaleActor (Third Watch)May 4 Will ArnettActor (Arrested Development, 30 Rock)May 11Karen KilgariffActressHarold Ford Jr.American financial managing directorMay 12Samantha MathisActressMay 17Jordan KnightSinger (The Surreal Life: Fame Games)May 18 Tina FeyActress and comedian (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock)May 19Jason Gray-StanfordCanadian actor (Monk)May 22Naomi CampbellEnglish model, actress and singer (Empire)May 27Mara Brock AkilAmerican screenwriter and television producerJoseph FiennesAmerican actorMay 28Paul SinhaEnglish quizzer, comedian, doctor and award-winning broadcasterJune 1Paul SchrierActorJune 2Paula CaleActress (Providence)June 8Gabby GiffordsAmerican retired politician and gun control advocateKelli WilliamsActress (The Practice, Army Wives, Lie to Me)June 12Rick HoffmanActorJune 15Leah ReminiActress (The King of Queens, Kevin Can Wait)Kit PongettiActressJune 16Darlene RodriguezAmerican journalistClifton Collins Jr.American actorJune 17Will ForteActor and comedian (Saturday Night Live, The Last Man on Earth)June 19Chris WraggeAmerican news anchorJune 26Chris O'DonnellActor (Grey's Anatomy, The Company, NCIS: Los Angeles)Sean HayesActor, comedian and producer (Will & Grace)Nick OffermanActor (Parks and Recreation)Matt LetscherActorJune 28Steve BurtonActor (General Hospital, The Young and the Restless)Rio HackfordActor (died 2022)June 30Brian BloomActorJuly 1Henry SimmonsActor (NYPD Blue, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)July 3Audra McDonaldActress (Private Practice) and singerJuly 11Justin ChambersActor (Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy)July 13Sharon HorganEnglish-born Irish comedy screenwriter and actress (Pulling, Catastrophe, Divorce)July 23Charisma CarpenterActress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel)July 26Cress WilliamsActor (Prison Break, Hart of Dixie)July 27Nikolaj Coster-WaldauActorJuly 30Dean EdwardsActor and comedian (Saturday Night Live, Celebrity Deathmatch, The Sopranos)Christopher NolanDirectorAndrea StassouAmerican television journalistAugust 2Kevin SmithActorAugust 4Bret BaierHostAugust 6M. Night ShyamalanActorAugust 9Thomas LennonActor (The State, Reno 911!)Chris CuomoReporterAugust 11Teresa PavlinekActressAugust 12Charles MesureEnglish-Australian actorAugust 15Anthony AndersonActor (All About the Andersons, Black-ish)Ben SilvermanAmerican media executiveAugust 16Seth PetersonActor (Providence, Burn Notice)Bonnie BernsteinSportscasterAugust 18 Malcolm-Jamal WarnerActor (The Cosby Show, Malcolm & Eddie) (died 2025)August 19Fat JoeRapper and actorAugust 22Giada De LaurentiisTelevision personality and chef (Everyday Italian, Giada at Home)August 23 Jay MohrActor and comedian (Ghost Whisperer, Gary Unmarried)River PhoenixActor (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) (died 1993) August 24David GregoryAmerican television personalityAugust 26Melissa McCarthyActress and comedian (Gilmore Girls, Mike & Molly)August 27Leanna CreelActress (Saved by the Bell)August 31 Debbie GibsonSinger (Celebrity Apprentice)September 3Maria BamfordActress and comedian (CatDog, Back at the Barnyard, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Adventure Time, Lady Dynamite)September 6Emily MaitlisCanadian-born English news presenter (NBC, BBC)September 8Rosearik Rikki SimonsVoice actor (Invader Zim)Latrell SprewellNBA basketball playerSeptember 11Taraji P. HensonActress (Empire)Laura WrightActress (Guiding Light, General Hospital)September 12Josh HopkinsActor (Cougar Town)Will ChaseActorSeptember 13Louise LombardEnglish actress (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)September 16Tamron HallJournalist and talk show hostSeptember 18Aisha TylerActress (Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, Archer)September 19Victor WilliamsActor (The King of Queens)September 21Rob BenedictActor (Supernatural)James LesureActor (For Your Love, Las Vegas)September 27Tamara TaylorActress (Bones)September 29Emily LloydActressRussell PetersActorSeptember 30Tony HaleActor (Arrested Development)October 2 Kelly RipaActress, talk show host (All My Children, Hope & Faith)Mark ImmelmanSportscasterOctober 3Kirsten NelsonActress (Psych)October 5Josie BissettActress (Melrose Place)October 6Amy Jo JohnsonAmerican-Canadian actress (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Felicity, Flashpoint) and singerOctober 8 Matt DamonActor (30 Rock)October 11Constance ZimmerActress (Entourage, Boston Legal, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)October 12 Kirk CameronActor (Growing Pains)October 13Serena AltschulAmerican broadcast journalistOctober 14Jon SedaActor (Homicide: Life on the Street)Paul FitzgeraldActorOctober 18Mike MitchellDirectorOctober 19Chris KattanActor and comedian (Saturday Night Live, The Middle)October 22Jason MooreDirectorOctober 23Grant ImaharaAmerican electrical engineer (died 2020)October 24 Raúl EsparzaActor (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hannibal)October 25Adam GoldbergActorAdam PascalActorOctober 28Greg EaglesVoice actor (Grim on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)October 30Billy BrownActor (How to Get Away with Murder)Nia LongActress (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Third Watch)November 1Caprice CraneProducerNovember 4Anthony RuivivarActor (Third Watch)Bethenny FrankelAmerican television personalityNovember 7Morgan SpurlockProducerNovember 9Chris JerichoWrestlerNovember 11Jon WertheimSports journalistNovember 16Martha PlimptonActress (Raising Hope)November 17Mike EppsActorNovember 18Megyn KellyTalk show host November 20Sabrina LloydActress (Sliders, Sports Night)Melissa DisneyVoice actress (As Told by Ginger)November 24Jonathan WardActor (Charles in Charge)November 28Richard OsmanTV presenterNovember 29Larry Joe CampbellActor (According to Jim)November 30Perrey ReevesActressDecember 1Golden BrooksActress (Girlfriends, Saturdays)Sarah SilvermanActress, comedian and singer (Saturday Night Live, The Sarah Silverman Program)December 2Joe Lo TruglioActor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)December 4Kevin SussmanActor (Ugly Betty, The Big Bang Theory)Tamsen FadalAmerican journalistFat PatAmerican rapperDecember 5Walt DohrnActorDecember 7Meg OliverAnchorDecember 9Kara DioGuardiJudge on American IdolDecember 10Susanna ReidTelevision presenterDecember 12Jennifer ConnellyActress (The $treet)Mädchen AmickActress (Twin Peaks)December 13Jesse ArmstrongScreenwriter (Succession)Evan FrankfortTelevision composerDecember 15Michael ShanksCanadian actor (Stargate SG-1, Saving Hope)December 16Daniel CosgroveActorDecember 17 Sean Patrick ThomasActor (The District)December 18Rob Van DamPro wrestlerDMXRapper and actor (died 2021)Victoria PrattActress (Mutant X, Day Break)December 20Nicole de BoerActress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Dead Zone)December 21Jamie ColbyAmerican TV hostDecember 23Shannon BreamAmerican journalistDecember 24Amaury NolascoPuerto Rican actor (Prison Break)December 28Dolores CataniaAmerican television personalityDecember 29Kevin WeismanActor (Alias, The Blacklist, Scorpion)December 31Chandra WestCanadian actress (The Gates) Deaths Date Name Age Notability April 23 Herb Shriner51Actor, game show host (Two for the Money)April 30 Inger Stevens35Actress (Katy on The Farmer's Daughter)June 11 Frank Silvera55Actor (The High Chaparral)August 30Del Moore54Actor, comedian (Life with Elizabeth)September 29 Edward Everett Horton84Actor, narrator (The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show) See also Television 1970–71 United States network television schedule References 1970