1959 in television
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See also: 1958 in television, other events of 1959, 1960 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
For the American network television schedule, please see 1959-60 American network television schedule.
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Events
- January 26 - The science-fiction serial Quatermass and the Pit concludes on BBC Television in the UK with 11 million viewers for the final episode, a recent BBC record.
- April 24 - The Your Hit Parade television series, which has been on the air since 1935, airs its last episode.
- September 12 - Bonanza airs as the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color.
- Hanna Barbera's first television cartoon, Huckleberry Hound premieres.
- Fall – Scandals involving rigged network quiz shows create havoc within the US television industry.
Debuts
- October 2 - Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone debuts on CBS (1959-1964, 1985-1988, 2002).
- October - Hawaiian Eye premieres on ABC (1959-1963).
- Bonanza premieres (1959-1973).
- Face to Face debuts on BBC Television.
- Juke Box Jury premieres (1959-1967, 1979, 1989-1990).
- The Bell Telephone Hour premieres (1959-1968).
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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
- Grandstand (UK) (1958-present).
- Peter Gunn (1959-1961).
- The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966).
- Walt Disney Presents (1958-1961).
Ending this year
- Your Hit Parade (1950-1959).
- Dragnet (1951-1959).
- Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959).
- Quatermass and the Pit (UK) (1958-1959).
Births
- April 24 - Paula Yates, television presenter.
- August 16 - Laura Innes, actress.
- October 25 - Nancy Cartwright, voice actress ("Bart Simpson").
- December 30 - Tracey Ullman, actress and comedian.