1952 in television
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See also: 1951 in television, other events of 1952, 1953 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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Events
- February 15 - The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.
- August 1 - First TV broadcast in the Dominican Republic by La Voz Dominicana, a TV station based on the radio station of the same name.
- September 6 - Cable TV debuts in Canada as the CBC in Montreal, Quebec airs.
- September 8 - CBC Toronto debuts.
- September 20 – The first commercial UHF television station in the world, KPTV (today a Fox affiliate), begins broadcasting in Portland, Oregon on channel 27.
- December 15 - The Flowerpot Men on BBC Television.
- The first political advertisements appear on US television. Democrats buy a 30 minute slot for their candidate, Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson is bombarded with hate mail for interfering with a broadcast of I Love Lucy. Dwight Eisenhower buys 20 second commercial spots and wins the election.
- The first telecast of an atomic bomb detonation (KTLA).
- The FCC sets aside channels for non-commercial, public broadcasting.
Debuts
- January 14 - The Today Show premieres on NBC (1952-present).
- American Bandstand premieres (1952-1989).
- My Little Margie (1952-1955), starring Gale Storm.
- See It Now premieres, hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on ABC (1952-1966).
- The Ernie Kovacs Show premieres. Kovacs pushes the limits of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects (1952-1953).
- The Guiding Light on CBS (1952-present).
- The Honeymooners premieres (1952-1970).
- This Is Your Life premieres in the US (1952-1961).
Television shows
- Muffin the Mule (1946-1955).
- Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960)
- 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)
- 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)
- Cisco Kid (1950-1956)
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1958)
- The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965)
- Truth or Consequences (1950-1988)
- Your Hit Parade (1950-1959)
- Your Show of Shows (1950-1954)
- What's My Line (1950-1967)
- Amos & Andy (1951-1953)
- Dragnet (1951-1959)
- I Love Lucy (1951-1957)
- Love of Life (1951-1980)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986)
- The Roy Rogers Show (1951-1957)
Ending this year
- Picture Page (UK) (1936-1939; 1946-1952).
Births
- February 17 - Lisa Eichhorn, actress, All My Children.
- March 2 - Laraine Newman, actress, comedian, Saturday Night Live .
- March 22 - Bob Costas, sports announcer .
- May 21 - Mr. T, American actor, is born Laurence Tureaud, in Chicago.
- June 18 - Carol Kane, actress.
- July 1 - Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live.
- July 6 - Shelley Hack, actress.
- September 7 - Susan Blakely, actress.