1964 in television
See also: 1963 in television, other events of 1964, 1965 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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2 Debuts 3 Popular Television Shows 4 Births 5 Deaths |
Events
- January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television.
- January 3 - Footage of the Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on The Jack Paar Show
- February 9 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, breaking television ratings records
- February 16 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
- February 23 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
- March 30 - The game show Jeopardy debuts on television.
- April 30 - Television sets manufactured as of this date are required to receive UHF channels.
- September - Shindig! premieres on ABC
Debuts
- The Addams Family on ABC (1964-1966)
- Another World on NBC (1964-1999)
- Bewitched on ABC (1964-1972)
- Gilligan's Island on CBS (1964-1972)
- Jeopardy on NBC daytime TV (1964-1975)
- The Munsters on CBS (1964-1966)
Popular Television Shows
- I Spy, starring Bill Cosby premieres
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
- Bonanza (1959-1973)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
- Dr Who (1963-1989)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
- Hanna Barbera's The Flintstones (1960-1966)
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
- Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
- Mister Ed (1961-1966)
- My Three Sons (1960-1972)
- The Tonight Show (1954-present)
- Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954-1983)
Births
- February 15 - Chris Farley
- April 25 - Hank Azaria, actor
- July 3 - Yeardley Smith, Voice actress, The Simpsons
- September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor
- November 11 - Calista Flockhart
Deaths
- August 28 - Gracie Allen, actress, comedienne


