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1964 in television
See also: 1963 in television, other events of 1964, 1965 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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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.
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 - Shindig! premieres on ABC
- 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 Munsters on CBS (1964-1966)
- The Wednesday Play on BBC1 (1964-1970)
- This Hour Has Seven Days on CBC (1964-1966)
Popular Television Shows
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- Candid Camera (1948-present)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978)
- Dr Who (UK) (1963-1989)
- General Hospital (1963-present)
- Petticoat Junction (1963-1970)
- Ready Steady Go (1963-1966)
- The Doctors (1963-1982)
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
- 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
Categories: 1960s | 1964
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