1950 in television
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See also: 1949 in television, other events of 1950, 1951 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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Events
- February 12 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) inaugurated.
- February 23 - First televised report of general election results in the UK.
- September 30 - First BBC television broadcast from an aircraft.
- October 10 - The FCC approves CBS color TV system, effective November 20.
- First television broadcast station in Mexico.
- First television broadcast stations in Brazil.
- The number of homes in the US that own a television set reaches the one million mark.
Debuts
- February 2 - What's My Line (1950) debuts on CBS (1950-1967).
- February 25 - Your Show of Shows premieres on NBC (1950-1954).
- July 10 - Your Hit Parade premieres on NBC.
- July 11 - Andy Pandy premieres on the BBC (1950, 1970, 2002)
- September 7 - The game show Truth or Consequences debuts (1950-1988).
- October 28 - The Jack Benny Show, starring Jack Benny, premiers (1950-1965).
- Cisco Kid debuted, starring Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo (1950-1956).
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show debuts (1950-1958).
Television shows
- Muffin the Mule (1946-1955).
- Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960)
- Picture Page (UK) (1936-1939; 1946-1952)
- Cafe Continental (1947-1953).
- Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947-1957).
- Author Meets the Critics (1947-1954).
- Juvenile Jury (1947-1954).
- Howdy Doody (1947-1960)
- Kraft Television Theater (1947-1958)
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- Candid Camera (1948-present)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
- The Texaco Star Theater (1948-1953)
- Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995)
- Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949-1954)
- The Goldbergs (1949-1955)
- The Voice of Firestone (1949-1963)
Ending this year
- Mary Kay and Johnny (1947-1950).
- You Are an Artist (1946-1950).
Births
- January 2 - Belinda Giblin, Australian actress
- January 17 - Andy Kaufman, actor, comedian (d. 1984)
- January 20 - Liza Goddard, British actress
- April 26 - Warren Clarke, actor
- April 28 - Jay Leno, comedian
- September 21 - Bill Murray, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live
- September 29 - Patricia Hodge, British actress
- October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor
- December 1 - Keith Thibodeaux, drummer and actor ("Little Ricky" on I Love Lucy)