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June 8 – Milton Berle becomes the first United States television star with the debut of Texaco Star Theater (later The Milton Berle Show) broadcast by NBC (1948–1953). June 9 - WBZ-TV, Boston, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on Channel 4. [8] WBZ is New England's first television station. June 20 – Toast of the Town, a variety series ...
Television series which originated in the United States and began in the year 1948. Shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United States should be removed from this category.
1947: First broadcast of Howdy Doody, Kraft Television Theatre and Meet the Press; the World Series is broadcast live for the first time; the 1947 Tournament of Roses Parade becomes the first televised parade. 1948: First broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show and Texaco Star Theater; the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade moves from radio to television
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The NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Shaw, is first telecast. In this broadcast, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is played in its entirety for the first time on television, and in concert. April 18 The American Broadcasting Company begins operations as a television network, with its New York City-based station WJZ-TV serving as network ...
1948 television series debuts (2 C) 1949 television series debuts (3 C) ... 1968 television series debuts (21 C) 1969 television series debuts (18 C, 3 P)
The first, on June 24, 1949, was the Hopalong Cassidy show, at first edited from the 66 films made by William Boyd. A great many B-movie Westerns were aired on TV as time fillers, starring actors like: Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, John Wayne, Lash LaRue, Buster Crabbe, Bob Steele, Johnny Mack Brown, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard and
July 15 – One Life to Live (created by Agnes Nixon) on ABC (1968–2012, 2013–present) July 30 – Magpie on ITV in the UK (1968–1980) July 31 – Popular sitcom Dad's Army run on BBC1 in the UK (1968–1977) [4] September – What's My Line in first-run syndication (1968–1975) September 14 The Archie Show on CBS Saturday Morning (1968 ...