1958 in television
|
|
See also: 1957 in television, other events of 1958, 1959 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
| Contents |
Events
- July 1 - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada.
- November 28 - During the live broadcast of the Armchair Theatre play Underground on the ITV network in the UK, actor Gareth Jones dies between two of his scenes while in make-up. Director William Kotcheff is forced to improvise with his cast to carry on the play to its conclusion, with producer Sydney Newman ordering him to "shoot it like a football match".
- Senator Estes Kefauver holds congressional hearings on the rising rates of juvenile crime and publishes an article in Reader's Digest called "Let's Get Rid of Tele-Violence."
- Ampex demonstrates their design for a color Video Tape Recorder.
- In the United Kingdom, the top-rated show of the year was the ITV game show Dotto, based on children's Join the Dots puzzles.
- Television broadcasting begins in Portugal.
Debuts
- September 22 - Peter Gunn premieres on NBC (1958-1961).
- October 10 - Grandstand debuts on BBC Television (1958-present).
- October 16 - Blue Peter, the world's longest-running children's TV program, debuts on BBC Television (1958-present).
- December 22 - Quatermass and the Pit (UK) (1958-1959).
- The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966).
Television shows
- Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960).
- Howdy Doody (1947-1960).
- Meet the Press (1947-present).
- Candid Camera (1948-present).
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
- Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
- The Voice of Firestone (1949-1963).
- The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965).
- Truth or Consequences (1950-1988).
- What's My Line (1950-1967).
- Your Hit Parade (1950-1959).
- Dragnet (1951-1959).
- Love of Life (1951-1980).
- Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986).
- American Bandstand (1952-1989).
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966).
- The Guiding Light (1952-present).
- The Honeymooners (1952-1970).
- The Today Show (1952-present).
- This Is Your Life (US) (1952-1961).
- Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
- The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983).
- Disneyland (1954-1958) ends on September 3, to resume on September 12 as Walt Disney Presents (1958-1961).
- Face the Nation (1954-present).
- The Brighter Day (1954-1962).
- The Milton Berle Show (1954-1967).
- The Secret Storm (1954-1974).
- The Tonight Show (1954-present).
- Zoo Quest (UK) (1954-1964).
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962).
- Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984).
- Cheyenne (1955-1962).
- Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976).
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975).
- Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959).
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982).
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003).
- Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956-1968).
- As the World Turns (1956-present).
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956-1962).
- Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978).
- The Edge of Night (1956-1984).
- The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna (1956-1960).
- The Price Is Right (1956-1965).
- The Steve Allen Show (1956-1960).
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
- Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963).
- The Army Game (UK) (1957-1961).
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
Ending this year
- June - Climax! (1954-1958).
- Kraft Television Theater (1947-1958).
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1958).
Births
- January 1 - Kim Taylforth, actress.
- January 2 - Maya Even, television presenter.
- January 3 - Kerry Armstrong, actress.
- April 29 - Eve Plumb, actress, The Brady Bunch.
- July 6 - Jennifer Saunders, actress.
- November 16 - Marg Helgenberger, actress.