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This is a listing of television shows that originated in the United States and aired anywhere between January 1, 1950 and December 31, 1959. Shows sharing a time slot can be determined by referring to the appropriate Category:Television schedules article, such as the one for the 1959-60 United States network television schedule.


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The year 1950 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events during 1950.

Events[edit]

  • February – European Broadcasting Union (EBU) inaugurated.
  • February 23 – First televised report of general election results in the United Kingdom.
  • April 4 – The BBC Television (UK) aspect ratio changes from 5:4 to 4:3.
  • May – Desilu Productions formed by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in the United States.
  • July 26 – First television broadcast station in Mexico, XHTV, Mexico City on channel 4; Gonzalo Castellot Madrazo is the first announcer to appear.[1]
  • September 18 – First television network in South America launches, PRF-TV on channel 3 in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • September 30 – First BBC television broadcast from an aircraft.
  • October 10 – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves CBS's color television system, effective November 20.

New shows[edit]

  • January 4 - Abe Burrows' Almanac debuts on CBS (1950)
  • February 2 – What's My Line (1950) debuts on CBS (1950–1967).
  • February 25 – Your Show Of Shows premieres on NBC (1950–1954).
  • March 23 – Beat the Clock premieres on CBS (1950–1961).
  • June 17 – October 12 – Hawkins Falls premieres on NBC (1951–1955).
  • July 3 – The Hazel Scott Show on the DuMont Television Network (1950)
  • July 10 – Your Hit Parade premieres on NBC.
  • July 11 – Andy Pandy premieres on the BBC (1950, 1970, 2002).
  • September 6 - Stars Over Hollywood premieres on NBC (1950-1951)[2]
  • September 5 - The Cisco Kid, starring Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carillo, premieres (1950-1956)
  • September 7 – The game show Truth or Consequences debuts (1950–1988).
  • September 10 - The Colgate Comedy Hour series debuts on NBC (1950-1955).
  • September 18 – The Paul Winchell Show debuts on NBC with the title The Speidel Show.
  • October 4 - Four Star Revue debuts on NBC (1950–1953).[3]
  • October 5 – The comedy quiz show You Bet Your Life, featuring Groucho Marx, premieres (1950–1961).
  • October 12 – The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show debuts (1950–1958).
  • October 28 – The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, premieres (1950–1965).

Television series[edit]

1950 Tv Series Theatre

SeriesDebutEnded
Picture Page (UK)October 10, 19361939
19451952
For The Children (UK)April 26, 19371939
July 7, 19461950
The Voice of Firestone Televues19431947
19491963
Kaleidoscope (UK)November 2, 19461953
The Colgate Comedy HourSeptember 10, 1950December 25, 1955
Gillette Cavalcade of SportsNovember 8, 1946June 24, 1960
Muffin the Mule (UK)19461955
You Are an Artist19461950
Kraft Television TheaterMay 7, 19471958
Kukla, Fran and OllieOctober 13, 19471957
Meet the PressNovember 6, 1947
Mary Kay and JohnnyNovember 18, 1947March 11, 1950
Howdy DoodyDecember 27, 1947September 24, 1960
Café Continental (UK)19471953
Juvenile Jury19471954
Small Fry Club19471951
Television Newsreel (UK)January 5, 19481954
The Original Amateur HourJanuary 18, 1948September 27, 1970
Court of Current IssuesFebruary 9, 1948June 26, 1951
Author Meets the CriticsApril 1948October 10, 1954
Hollywood Screen TestApril 15, 19481953
Texaco Star TheaterJune 8, 19481953
The Ed Sullivan ShowJune 20, 1948June 6, 1971
Candid CameraAugust 10, 19482014
CBS Evening NewsAugust 15, 1948
Foodini the GreatAugust 23, 1948June 23, 1951
Actors StudioSeptember 1948June 1950
Ford TheatreOctober 17, 1948July 10, 1957
The Morey Amsterdam ShowDecember 17, 1948October 12, 1950
The Alan Dale Show19481951
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts1948January 1, 1958
Break the Bank19481957
Cartoon TeleTales19481950
Celebrity Time1948September 1952
Club Seven19481951
The Philco Television Playhouse19481955
Winner Take All19481952
The GoldbergsJanuary 17, 19491956
Ripley's Believe It or Not!March 1, 1949October 5, 1950
Think FastMarch 26, 1949October 8, 1950
Captain VideoJune 27, 1949April 1, 1955
MamaJuly 1, 1949March 17, 1957
Martin Kane, Private EyeAugust 7, 1949June 17, 1954
The Little RevueSeptember 4, 1949April 21, 1950
The Lone RangerSeptember 15, 1949June 6, 1957
Come Dancing (UK)September 29, 19491995
The Aldrich FamilyOctober 2, 1949May 29, 1953
The Life of RileyOctober 4, 1949March 28, 1950
January 2, 1953August 22, 1958
The RugglesNovember 3, 1949June 19, 1952
One Man's FamilyNovember 4, 1949June 21, 1952
March 1, 1954April 1, 1955
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends19491959
What's My Line?February 2, 19501975
Your Show of ShowsFebruary 25, 1950June 5, 1954
Hawkins FallsJune 17, 1950July 1, 1955
Your Hit ParadeJuly 10, 19501959
19741974
Andy Pandy (UK)July 11, 19501970
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Truth or ConsequencesSeptember 7, 19501988
You Bet Your LifeOctober 5, 19501961
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowOctober 12, 19501958
The Jack Benny ProgramOctober 28, 19501965
The Adventures of Ellery Queen19501959
19751976
The Cisco KidSeptember 5, 1950March 22, 1956

Programs ending during 1950[edit]

DateShowDebut
March 11Mary Kay and Johnny1947
March 29Abe Burrows' Almanac1950
June 23Actors Studio1948
UnknownCartoon Teletales
For The Children (UK)1946
You Are an Artist

Births[edit]

DateNameNotability
January 3Victoria PrincipalActress (Dallas)
January 7Erin GrayActress (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Silver Spoons)
January 16Debbie AllenActress, dancer, choreographer (Fame)
January 23Richard Dean AndersonActor (MacGyver)
January 25John TerryActor (Las Vegas, Lost)
January 29Ann JillianActress (It's a Living)
January 30Trinidad SilvaActor (died 1988)
February 3Morgan FairchildActress (Flamingo Road)
February 12Michael IronsideActor
February 14Frank CollisonActor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
February 17Lynne MoodyActress (That's My Mama, Knots Landing)
February 18Cybill ShepherdActress (Moonlighting, Cybill)
March 2Matthew LauranceActor (Saturday Night Live, Beverly Hills, 90210)
March 3Tim KazurinskyActor (Saturday Night Live)
March 10Aloma WrightActress (Scrubs, Days of Our Lives)
March 12Jon ProvostActor (Lassie)
March 18Brad DourifActor
Jim KnobelochActor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
March 23Terry SweeneyActor, comedian (Saturday Night Live, Hype)
March 26Martin ShortCanadian-American actor, comedian (SCTV, Saturday Night Live)
Tony PapenfussActor (Newhart)
March 31Ed MarinaroFootball player, actor (Hill Street Blues, Blue Mountain State)
April 4Christine LahtiActress (Chicago Hope)
April 12David CassidyActor, singer (The Partridge Family) (died 2017)
April 13Ron PerlmanActor (Beauty and the Beast, Sons of Anarchy)
William SadlerActor (Roswell)
April 14Randolph PowellActor (Logan's Run, Dallas)
April 17L. Scott CaldwellActress (Lost)
April 28Jay LenoComedian, talk show host (The Tonight Show)
May 1Dann FlorekActor (Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
May 12Bruce BoxleitnerActor (Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Babylon 5)
May 15Nicholas HammondAmerican-born Australian actor (The Amazing Spider-Man)
May 31Gregory HarrisonActor (Trapper John, M.D.)
June 1John M. JacksonActor (JAG)
June 8Kathy BakerActress (Picket Fences)
June 13Belinda BauerAustralian actress
July 10Nick JamesonActor (24, Lost)
July 21Jordan ClarkeActor (Guiding Light)
July 23Belinda MontgomeryActress (Man from Atlantis, Miami Vice, Doogie Howser, M.D.)
July 31Lane DaviesActor (Santa Barbara)
August 3Jo Marie PaytonActress (Perfect Strangers, Family Matters, The Proud Family)
August 12Jim BeaverActor (Supernatural)
September 7Julie KavnerActress (Marge on The Simpsons)
September 9Joe LisiActor (Third Watch)
September 12Bruce MahlerActor (Seinfeld)
September 21Bill MurrayActor, comedian (Saturday Night Live)
September 30Vondie Curtis-HallActor, director (Chicago Hope)
October 3Pamela HensleyActress (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Matt Houston)
October 4Alan RosenbergActor (L.A. Law, Civil Wars)
October 5Jeff ConawayActor (Taxi) (died 2011)
October 9Gary FrankActor (Family)
October 17Howard RollinsActor (In the Heat of the Night) (died 1996)
October 20William RussActor (Boy Meets World)
October 31John CandyCanadian comedian and actor (SCTV) (died 1994)
November 4Markie PostActress (The Fall Guy, Night Court, Hearts Afire)
November 10Jack ScaliaActor
November 16David LeisureActor (Empty Nest)
November 18Dennis HaskinsActor (Saved by the Bell)
November 24Stanley LivingstonActor (My Three Sons)
November 28Ed HarrisActor (Westworld)
December 6Thom BarryActor (Cold Case)
December 10Kellye NakaharaActress (M*A*S*H)
December 13Lindsey GinterActor (Lost)
Wendie MalickActress (Dream On, Just Shoot Me!, Hot in Cleveland)
December 15Melanie ChartoffActress (Fridays, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Rugrats)


References[edit]

Tv Shows In The 1950s And 1960s

  1. ^Quiles, Alfredo (2011-08-06). 'Fallece Castellot, pionero de radio y TV en México'. El Universal. Mexico City. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. ^Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. ISBN0-345-25525-9.
  3. ^McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. ISBN0-14-02-4916-8.
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