1964 in television
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See also: 1963 in television, other events of 1964, 1965 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
For the American network television schedule, please see 1964-65 American network television schedule.
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Events
- January 1 - Nearly all of NBC's programs are now broadcast in color.
- January 3 - Footage of the Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on The Jack Paar Show.
- January 4 - TV Tokyo launched in Japan.
- 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.
- April 20 - BBC2 starts broadcasting; the existing BBC channel is renamed BBC1.
- April 30 - Television sets manufactured as of this date are required to receive UHF channels.
- November 26 - PTV airs the first television broadcasts in Pakistan.
- Danger Man returns to British TV after being cancelled in 1961. It would later air on CBS and be produced until 1966.
Debuts
- January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television (1964-present).
- March 30 - The game show Jeopardy! debuts on NBC daytime TV (1964-1975, 1984-present).
- May 4 - The American soap opera Another World debuts on NBC at 3:00 PM Eastern time, as a half-hour show (1964-1999).
- September 1 - Shindig! premieres on ABC.
- November 2 - Crossroads premieres on ITV in the UK (1964-1988, 2001-2003).
- Bewitched on ABC (1964-1972).
- Daniel Boone premieres (1964-1970).
- Gilligan's Island on CBS (1964-1967).
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. on CBS (1964-1970).
- Peyton Place on ABC (1964-1969).
- The Addams Family on ABC (1964-1966).
- The Mavis Brampston Show premieres on ATN-7 (Australia) (1964-1968).
- The Munsters on CBS (1964-1966).
- The Wednesday Play on BBC1 (1964-1970).
- This Hour Has Seven Days on CBC (1964-1966).
Television shows
- 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 Jack Benny Show (1950-1965)
- Truth or Consequences (1950-1988)
- What's My Line (1950-1967)
- 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)
- Panorama (UK) (1953-present)
- The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983)
- Face the Nation (1954-present)
- The Milton Berle Show (1954-1967)
- The Secret Storm (1954-1974)
- The Tonight Show (1954-present)
- Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984)
- Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976)
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003)
- Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956-1968)
- As the World Turns (1956-present)
- Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978)
- The Edge of Night (1956-1984)
- The Price Is Right (1956-1965)
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present)
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present)
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present)
- Grandstand (UK) (1958-present)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966)
- Bonanza (1959-1973)
- Juke Box Jury (1959-1967, 1979, 1989-1990)
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959-1968)
- Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present)
- My Three Sons (1960-1972)
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
- The Flintstones (1960-1966)
- Ben Casey (1961-1966)
- Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present)
- Mister Ed (1961-1966)
- The Avengers (UK) (1961-1969)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
- The Fulton Sheen Program (1961-1968)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981)
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969)
- Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)
- The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present)
- The Lucy Show (1962-1968)
- The Saint (UK) (1962-1969)
- Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978)
- Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present)
- General Hospital (1963-present)
- Petticoat Junction (1963-1970)
- Ready Steady Go (1963-1966)
- The Doctors (1963-1982)
- Danger Man (UK) (1960-1961, 1964-1966)
Ending this year
- Zoo Quest (UK) (1954-1964).
- The Twilight Zone (1959-1964). The show was revived in 1985-1988, and then for one season in 2002.
- The Judy Garland Show (1963-1964).
Births
- February 15 - Chris Farley.
- April 25 - Hank Azaria, actor and voice actor.
- June 15 - Courteney Cox, actress.
- June 23 - Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- July 3 - Yeardley Smith, voice actress, The Simpsons.
- July 22 - Bonnie Langford, actress.
- September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor.
- November 11 - Calista Flockhart, actress.
- November 21 - Liza Tarbuck, British actress and television presenter.
- December 8 - Teri Hatcher, actress.
Deaths
- August 28 - Gracie Allen, actress, comedienne.