1963 in television
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The year 1963 involved some significant events in television. Below are lists of notable TV-related events.
Events[]
- January 13 – BBC Television broadcasts the play Madhouse on Castle Street in the Sunday-Night Theatre series. The play co-stars a young American folk music singer named Bob Dylan.[1]
- April 1 – German terrestrial channel ZDF (pronounced tseht-day-ehf) begins broadcasting.
- May 15 – First television pictures transmitted from a US manned space capsule ("Faith 7"). Due to the poor picture quality, only NBC carries the transmission, and on tape-delay, not live.
- July 22 – Bob Crane quits his DJ job at radio station KNX to become a regular on The Donna Reed Show after dividing time between the Screen Gems TV show and the CBS Radio affiliate. Crane had been a top five morning drive radio DJ since the mid-1950s in the Los Angeles market.
- September 2 – CBS Evening News becomes network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
- September 9 – One week later, NBC also expands its evening network news program, The Huntley-Brinkley Report, to 30 minutes.
- September 27 – The Littlest Hobo makes its debut on TV across North America with the first episode entitled "Blue Water Sailor".
- September 29 – The Judy Garland Show makes its debut on CBS.
- September 30 – BBC Television begins using a globe as its symbol. They will continue to use it in varying forms until 2002.
- October 1 – ABC News at last drops its dependence on outside sources of news film and begins to rely on its own camera crews.
- November 22 – All three major U.S. networks start pre-emptions for a week following the news of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The pre-emptions unofficially begin a few minutes after President Kennedy is shot: on the top-rated American soap opera As the World Turns, Nancy Hughes (Helen Wagner) is in the middle of a discussion with Grandpa (Santos Ortega) about Bob's (Don Hastings) decision to invite Lisa (Eileen Fulton) to Thanksgiving dinner when Walter Cronkite interrupts Wagner mid-speech to deliver the bulletin. As the World Turns continues for one more scene (at this time, the show is transmitted live) before Cronkite cuts in permanently. News of the assassination, and later the funeral procession, are the first television broadcasts across the Pacific Ocean (via Relay 1 satellite).
- November 23 – On BBC Television in the United Kingdom:
- William Hartnell stars as the First Doctor in the very first episode of science fiction series Doctor Who[2] (first of the 4-part serial An Unearthly Child). So many people complain of having missed it (because of the disruption to schedules caused by the assassination of John F. Kennedy) that the following Saturday episode 1 is repeated before the broadcast of episode 2. Doctor Who runs until 1989 and is revived from 2005.
- That Was the Week That Was broadcasts a serious Kennedy tribute episode.
- November 24 – Jack Ruby murders John F. Kennedy's suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald live on television.[3]
- December 7 – Instant Replay is used for the first time during the live transmission of the Army Navy Game by its inventor, director, Tony Verna.
- December 28 – A first television broadcasting service in Malaysia, TV Malaysia, as predecessor of RTM TV1, a member for Radio Televisyen Malaysia was regular launched in Kuala Lumpur.[citation needed]
- For the first time, most Americans say that they get more of their news from television than newspapers.
- The television remote control is authorized by the FCC.
Programs/programmes[]
- ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–98)
- American Bandstand (1952–89)
- Armchair Theatre (1956–68)
- As the World Turns (1956–2010)
- Ben Casey (1961–66)
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958–present)
- Bonanza (1959–73)
- Bozo the Clown (1949–present)
- Candid Camera (1948–2004)
- Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984)
- Combat! (1962–67)
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949–95)
- Coronation Street, UK (1960–present)
- Death Valley Days (1952–75)
- Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–76)
- Doctor Who, UK (1963–89, 1996, 2005–present)
- Face the Nation (1954–present)
- Four Corners, Australia (1961–present)
- Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007)
- Gunsmoke (1955–75)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present)
- Have Gun Will Travel (1957–63)
- Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
- It's Academic (1961–present)
- Juke Box Jury (1959–67, 1979, 1989–90)
- Lassie (1954–74)
- Love of Life (1951–80)
- Mack & Myer for Hire (1963–64)
- Match Game (1962–1969, 1973–84, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2016–present)
- Meet the Press (1947–present)
- Mister Ed (1961–66)
- My Three Sons (1960–72)
- Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–78)
- Panorama (UK) (1953–present)
- Petticoat Junction, (1963–70)
- Professional Bowlers Tour (1962–97)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951–86)
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–66)
- The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951–53)
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68)
- The Avengers, UK (1961–69)
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–68)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–71)
- The Danny Kaye Show (1963-1967)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958–66)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–71)
- The Edge of Night (1956–84)
- The Flintstones (1960–66)
- The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968)
- The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–83)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–64)
- The Guiding Light (1952–2009)
- The Jack Benny Program (1950–65)
- The Jetsons (1962–63, 1984–85, 1987)
- The Judy Garland Show (1963–64)
- The Late Late Show, Ireland (1962–present)
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–82)
- The Lucy Show (1962–68)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961–81)
- The Milton Berle Show (1954–67)
- The Patty Duke Show, (1963–66)
- The Price Is Right (1956–65)
- The Saint, UK (1962–69)
- The Secret Storm (1954–74)
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–present)
- The Today Show (1952–present)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
- The Tonight Show (Steve Allen, 1954–57; Jack Paar, 1957–62)
- The Twilight Zone (1959–64)
- The World Tonight, Philippines (1962–present)
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003)
- Truth or Consequences (1950–88)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1964–67)
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–69)
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–2008)
- What's My Line (1950–67)
- Z-Cars, UK (1962–78)
- Zoo Quest (UK) (1954–1964)
Debuts[]
- January 1 – Astro Boy (known as Mighty Atom in Japanese), on Fuji TV
- January 6 – Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on NBC (1963–88, 2002–2011)
- January 7 – World in Action, investigative current affairs series, on Granada Television (UK) (1963–98)
- January 14 – The Magilla Gorilla Show on Syndication (1963–67)
- April 1 – General Hospital (created by Frank and Doris Hursley) and The Doctors ABC (1963–) and NBC (1963–82) respectively
- June 6 – Die fünfte Kolonne on ZDF (1963–1968)
- August 9 – Ready Steady Go! on ITV (1963–66)
- September 16 – The Outer Limits on ABC (1963–65)
- September 17 – The Fugitive on ABC (1963–67)
- September 18 – The Patty Duke Show on ABC (1963–66)
- September 20 – Burke's Law on ABC (1963–65)
- September 24
- The Littlest Hobo in Canada (1963–65; 1979–85)
- Petticoat Junction on CBS (1963–70)
- September 25 - The Danny Kaye Show on CBS (1963–1967)
- September 28 - The New Phil Silvers Show (1963–64) and Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales on CBS (1963–66)
- September 29 – The Judy Garland Show (1963–64) and My Favorite Martian, both on CBS (1963–66)
- October 5 – Le Manège enchanté on la Première chaîne de la RTF (1963–1971, 1989)
- October 7 – Hafenpolizei on Deutsches Fernsehen (1963–66)
- October 20 – Ritorna il tenente Sheridan on Programma Nazionale
- October 27 – Memorandum van een dokter (1963–65)
- November 23 – Doctor Who on BBC Television (1963–89, 1996, 2005–); with William Hartnell as the Doctor (1963–66)
- December 1 – Den tänkande brevbäraren on SVT
- December 30 – Let's Make a Deal on NBC (1963-1977, 1980–81, 1984–1986, 1990–1991, 2003, 2009–present)
- Mack & Myer for Hire this year in syndication (1963–64)
Ending this year[]
Date | Show | Debut |
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January 25 | Don't Call Me Charlie! | 1962 |
March 17 | The Jetsons (returned in 1985) | |
April 2 | Hawaiian Eye | 1959 |
April 14 | Car 54, Where Are You? | 1961 |
May 14 | Empire | 1962 |
May 21 | Laramie | 1959 |
The Voice of Firestone | 1949 | |
June 20 | Leave It to Beaver | 1957 |
June 23 | The Real McCoys | |
August 26 | Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har | 1962 |
Touché Turtle and Dum Dum | ||
August 30 | Wally Gator | |
September 28 | The Shari Lewis Show | 1960 |
Births[]
Date | Name | Notability |
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January 4 | Dave Foley | Canadian comedic actor (The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio) |
January 16 | James May | English presenter |
January 20 | James Denton | Actor (Desperate Housewives) |
January 23 | Gail O'Grady | Actress (NYPD Blue, American Dreams) |
January 29 | Monica Horan | Actress (Everybody Loves Raymond) |
February 14 | Enrico Colantoni | Canadian actor (Just Shoot Me!, Veronica Mars, Flashpoint) |
February 15 | Steven Michael Quezada | Actor |
February 17 | Larry the Cable Guy | American stand-up comedian |
February 19 | Jessica Tuck | Actress (One Life to Live, Judging Amy, True Blood) |
February 26 | Chase Masterson | Actress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) |
March 6 | D. L. Hughley | Actor and comedian (The Hughleys) |
March 7 | Bill Brochtrup | Actor (NYPD Blue) |
March 11 | Alex Kingston | Actress (ER) |
March 12 | Jake Weber | English actor (Medium) |
March 15 | Greg Nicotero | American special make-up effects creator |
March 18 | Geoffrey Lower | Actor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) |
Vanessa Williams | Actress and singer (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) | |
March 19 | Mary Scheer | Actress and comedian (Mad TV, iCarly) |
March 20 | Gregg Binkley | Actor (Raising Hope) |
April 8 | Dean Norris | Actor (Breaking Bad) |
April 9 | Joe Scarborough | Television host |
April 17 | Joel Murray | Actor (Dharma & Greg) |
April 18 | Eric McCormack | Canadian-American actor (Will & Grace, Perception) |
Conan O'Brien | Television host and comedian (Late Night, Conan) | |
April 21 | Erik King | Actor (Oz, Dexter) |
May 10 | Darryl M. Bell | Actor (A Different World) |
May 11 | Roark Critchlow | Canadian actor (Drake & Josh, Zoey 101) |
May 25 | Mike Myers | Comic actor (Saturday Night Live) |
May 29 | Tracey E. Bregman | Soap opera actress (The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Lisa Whelchel | Actress (The Facts of Life) | |
May 31 | Hugh Dillon | Canadian musician and actor (Flashpoint) |
June 9 | Johnny Depp | Actor (21 Jump Street) |
June 10 | Jeanne Tripplehorn | Actress (Criminal Minds, Big Love) |
June 12 | Tim DeKay | Actor |
June 15 | Helen Hunt | Actress (Mad About You) |
June 17 | Greg Kinnear | Actor (Talk Soup) |
July 5 | Dorien Wilson | Actor (The Parkers) |
July 8 | Rocky Carroll | Actor (Roc, Chicago Hope, NCIS) |
July 13 | Kenny Johnson | Actor |
July 22 | Rob Estes | Actor (Silk Stalkings, Melrose Place, 90210) |
July 29 | Alexandra Paul | Actress and model (Baywatch) |
July 30 | Lisa Kudrow | Actress (Phoebe on Friends) |
August 3 | Isaiah Washington | Actor (Grey's Anatomy) |
August 7 | Harold Perrineau | Actor (Oz, Lost, Constantine) |
August 7 | Julia Ford | English actress |
August 9 | Whitney Houston | Singer and actress (d. 2012) |
August 16 | Christine Cavanaugh | Voice actress (Rugrats, Darkwing Duck, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Dexter's Laboratory) (d. 2014) |
August 19 | John Stamos | Actor (Jesse on Full House) |
August 30 | Michael Chiklis | Actor (The Commish, The Shield) |
John King | News anchor | |
September 5 | Kristian Alfonso | Actress (Days of Our Lives) |
September 12 | Ramón Franco | American actor (Tour of Duty) |
September 14 | Tony Becker | Actor (Tour of Duty) |
September 15 | Beth Cahill | Actress (Saturday Night Live) |
September 16 | Richard Marx | Singer |
September 18 | Dan Povenmire | Voice actor (Heinz Doofenshmirtz on Phineas and Ferb) |
September 21 | Johnny Hardwick | Voice actor (King of the Hill) |
September 25 | Tate Donovan | Actor (The O.C., Damages) |
September 27 | Scott Lawrence | Actor (JAG) |
September 28 | Susan Walters | Actress (Loving, The Young and the Restless) and model |
October 1 | Beth Chamberlin | Actress (Guiding Light) |
October 6 | Elisabeth Shue | Actress (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) |
October 9 | Sheila Kelley | American actress (L.A. Law, Sisters) |
October 12 | JoAnn Willette | Actress (Just the Ten of Us) |
October 25 | Jon Dixon | Actor (Felicity, Alias, Lost) |
October 26 | Tom Cavanagh | Canadian actor (Ed, The Flash) |
October 28 | Lauren Holly | Actress (Picket Fences, NCIS) |
October 30 | Michael Beach | Actor (ER, Third Watch) |
October 31 | Rob Schneider | Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live) |
November 10 | Tommy Davidson | Comedian and actor (In Living Color, The Proud Family) |
November 17 | Felice Schachter | Actress (The Facts of Life) |
November 19 | Terry Farrell | Actress and model (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Becker) |
November 20 | Ming-Na Wen | Actress (ER, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |
November 21 | Nicollette Sheridan | Actress (Knots Landing, Desperate Housewives) |
November 27 | Fisher Stevens | Actor (Early Edition) |
December 2 | Dan Gauthier | Actor (One Life to Live) |
December 16 | Benjamin Bratt | Actor (Law & Order, Private Practice) |
December 18 | Brad Pitt | Actor (Glory Days)[4] |
December 23 | Jess Harnell | Voice actor (Wakko Warner on Animaniacs) |
Unknown date | Michael Marisi Ornstein | Actor |
Deaths[]
Date | Name | Age | Notability |
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June 10 | Timothy Birdsall | 27 | English cartoonist (That Was the Week That Was) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Jones, Evan". Film and TV database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ^ Bergreen, Laurence (1980). Look Now, Pay Later: The Rise of Network Broadcasting. New York: Doubleday and Company. ISBN 978-0-451-61966-2.
- ^ TV Guide. "Glory Days Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
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