1959 in television

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.

1 Events
2 Debuts
3 Television shows
4 Ending this year
5 Births

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Events

January 15 - Tyne Tees Television, the ITV franchise for North East England, goes on air.
July 24 - The Kitchen Debate takes place in Moscow, captured on color videotape.
October 27 - Anglia Television, the ITV franchise for Eastern England, goes on air.
October 31 - Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.

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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).
September 12 - Bonanza premieres on NBC, the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color (1959-1973).
Face to Face debuts on BBC Television (1959-1962).
Juke Box Jury premieres on BBC Television (1959-1967, 1979, 1989-1990).
Tales of the Riverbank premieres (1959-1963).
The Bell Telephone Hour premieres on NBC (1959-1968).

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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).
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
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).
General Motors Presents (Can) (1953-1956, 1958-1961)
Grandstand (UK) (1958-present).
Peter Gunn (1958-1961).
The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966).
The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1962).
Walt Disney Presents (1958-1961).

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Ending this year

January 26 - The science-fiction serial Quatermass and the Pit concludes with 11 million viewers for the final episode, a recent BBC record (1958-1959).
April 24 - Your Hit Parade, which had been on the air since 1935 in its earlier radio form (1950-1959).
Dragnet (1951-1959).
Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959).