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Categories: 1960s | 1962
1962 in television
See also: 1961 in television, other events of 1962, 1963 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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Events
- March 16 - Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the CBS Evening News.
- March 24 - Boxer Benny Kid Paret falls unconscious at the hands of fellow boxer Emile Griffith during a televised boxing match at Madison Square Garden. Paret would die nine days later.
- Les Crane and Regis Philbin host The Tonight Show for a short time, until Johnny Carson took over later in the year.
- October 2 - Johnny Carson debuts as host of The Tonight Show.
- Broadcast of Sábados Alegres begins, program later becomes Sábados Gigantes.
Debuts
- Match Game premieres on NBC (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999)
- The Beverly Hillbillies on CBS (1962-1971)
- The Late Late Show premieres in Ireland (1962-present)
- The Lucy Show premieres (1962-1968)
- Z-Cars on the BBC (1962-1978)
Popular Television Shows
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- Candid Camera (1948-present)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
- 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)
- 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)
- Zoo Quest (UK) (1954-1964)
- 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)
- Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963)
- 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 Twilight Zone (1959-1964, 1985-1988, 2002)
- Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present)
- My Three Sons (1960-1972)
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
- The Flintstones (1960-1966)
- Ben Casey (1961-1966)
- Mister Ed (1961-1966)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981)
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969)
Ending this year
- The Brighter Day (1954-1962)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962)
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956-1962)
Births
- July 8 - Rob Burnett , one time head writer for David Letterman
- September 11 - Elizabeth Daily, actress
- October 4 - Caron Keating, television presenter (d. 2004)
- November 19 - Jodie Foster, actress and director
Deaths
- January 13 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian
Categories: 1960s | 1962
Last updated: 11-05-2004 21:47:29