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Categories: 1960s | 1966
1966 in television
See also: 1965 in television, other events of 1966, 1967 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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Events
- January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out".
- January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who.
- June 5 - A taped appearance by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. The band debuts their music videos for "Rain" and "Paperback Writer".
- June 27 - The first episode of the supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows airs on ABC, introducing Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke ) to the viewing audience as she applies for a job at the Collinwood Manor.
- July 1 - First Canadian color television broadcast.
- September - ABC switches to the color standard, meaning that all three US networks are now broadcasting in color regularly.
- September 3 - The last new episode of the television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet airs.
- September 7 - The final episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show airs (the first episode aired on October 3, 1961).
- October 2 - The four-part serial Talking to a Stranger, acclaimed as one of the finest British television dramas of the 1960s, begins transmission in the Theatre 625 strand on BBC2.
- November 16 - Cathy Come Home, possibly the best-known play ever to be broadcast on British television, is transmitted in BBC1's The Wednesday Play anthology strand.
- The 1951-1953 CBS sitcom Amos & Andy is pulled from circulation due to complaints from civil rights organizations.
Debuts
- January 12 - Batman debuts on ABC (1966-1968)
- September 12 - The Monkees premieres (1966-1968)
- Dark Shadows premieres (1966-1971)
- Family Affair premieres (1966-1971)
- Play School premieres (1966-present)
- Star Trek premieres (1966-1969)
- That Girl premieres (1966-1971)
- The Newlywed Game premieres (1966-1974)
Popular Television Shows
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- Candid Camera (1948-present)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
- 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 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)
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present)
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present)
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present)
- Grandstand (UK) (1958-present)
- 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 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)
- The Doctors (1963-1982)
- Another World (1964-1999)
- Bewitched (1964-1972)
- Daniel Boone (1964-1970)
- Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1970)
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
- Peyton Place (1964-1969)
- The Wednesday Play (UK) (1964-1970)
- Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present)
- Days of Our Lives (1965-present)
- Get Smart (1965-1970)
- Green Acres (1965-1971)
- Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970)
- Lost In Space (1965-1968)
- The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974)
- World of Sport (UK) (1965-1985)
Ending this year
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966)
- The Flintstones (1960-1966)
- Ben Casey (1961-1966)
- Mister Ed (1961-1966)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
- Ready Steady Go (1963-1966)
- Shindig! (1964-1966)
- The Addams Family (1964-1966)
- The Munsters (1964-1966)
- This Hour Has Seven Days (1964-1966)
- Hullabaloo (1965-1966)
Births
- January 2 - Rosie Millard ,UK television news reporter
- January 9 - Giselle Blondet, Puerto Rican actress and show host
- February 19 - Justine Bateman, actress on Family Ties
- May 20 - Mindy Cohn, actress on The Facts of Life
- July 11 - Debbe Dunning, actress
- November 12 - David Schwimmer, actor, Friends
Deaths
- March 3 - William Frawley, actor who co-starred in I Love Lucy and My Three Sons
- December 15 - Walt Disney
Categories: 1960s | 1966
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