1948 in television
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See also: 1947 in television, other events of 1948, 1949 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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Events
- January 5 - BBC Television Newsreel first broadcast.
- June 21 - The first network telecast of political conventions from Philadelphia.
- July 30 - Professional wrestling premieres in prime-time on the DuMont Network.
- August 15 - The first network nightly newscast, CBS-TV News, debuts on CBS with Douglas Edwards.
- November 29 - The television puppet show Kukla, Fran and Ollie moves to the NBC Midwest Network.
- CBS begins network programming.
- ABC opens its first television station in New York.
- Television manufacturing begins in Canada.
- Telecasts of the NBC Symphony Orchestra, begin until 1954.
Debuts
- June 8 - Milton Berle becomes the first television star with the debut of Texaco Star Theater (later The Milton Berle Show) on NBC (1948-1953).
- June 20 - Toast of the Town, with Ed Sullivan, premieres on CBS, with guests Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (later renamed, The Ed Sullivan Show) (1948-1971).
- August 10 - Candid Microphone (renamed Candid Camera in 1949) debuts on ABC (1948-present).
Television shows
- Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960)
- Picture Page (UK) (1936-1939; 1946-1952)
- Television Screen Magazine (1946-1949).
- You Are an Artist (1946-1950).
- Muffin the Mule (1946-1955).
- Musical Merry-Go-Round (1947-1949).
- Americana (1947-1949).
- Birthday Party (1947-1949).
- Charade Quiz (1947-1949).
- Doorway to Fame (1947-1949).
- Cafe Continental (1947-1953).
- Author Meets the Critics (1947-1954).
- Juvenile Jury (1947-1954).
- Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947-1957).
- Howdy Doody (1947-1960)
- Kraft Television Theater (1947-1958)
- Mary Kay and Johnny (1947-1950)
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
Ending this year
- Paging You (1946-1948)
- Eye Witness (1947-1948).
- In the Kelvinator kitchen (1947-1948).
Births
- September 13 - Nell Carter, actress, singer (d. 2003)
- September 24 - Phil Hartman, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, NewsRadio (d. 1998)