- 1969 in television
The year 1969 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of
television -related events in1969 ."For the American TV schedule, see:
1969-70 American network television schedule ."Events
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January 4 - NBC expands the "Huntley-Brinkley Report " to Saturdays, withChet Huntley andDavid Brinkley alternating weeks anchoring the news solo. Later, mediocre ratings prompt NBC to replace the duo with other newsmen, with the broadcast rechristened "NBC Saturday News."
*February 5 - ABC runs the one and only airing of the notorious flop, "Turn-On ".
*February 9 - CBS presents theRoyal Shakespeare Company 's version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream ", starringDiana Rigg ,David Warner , andHelen Mirren .
*February 19 - At exactly 4:31 p.m. at theCBS Studio Center , withJim Nabors saying the line "How interesting - and did she?", "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. " shoots its final scene and completes its run.
*April 4 - CBS bans theSmothers Brothers . Three days later,Walter Cronkite opens the evening newscast by confirming that the Smothers Brothers have been replaced byHee Haw - effective immediately. But because it takes two months to assemble a typical Hee Haw segment, CBS has to fill the time period with specials until Hee Haw premieres onJune 15 .
*April 11 -Rome as only he could see it is presented in "Fellini, a Director's Notebook ", an NBC special.
*April 13 -Dick Van Dyke andMary Tyler Moore are reunited for a special, "Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman " on CBS.
*March 21 - Thescience fiction television series "" airs its final new episode after being canceled byNBC . Its subsequent sale into rerun syndication soon after leads to a rise in popularity that transforms "Star Trek" into one of the century's most successful entertainment franchises.
*June 21 -Patrick Troughton makes his last regular appearance as theSecond Doctor in the concluding moments of Episode 10 of the "Doctor Who " serial "The War Games ". It also marks the final time that the series was broadcast inblack and white .
*Summer - In a surprise announcement,Martin Landau andBarbara Bain announce they are leaving the cast of "". Landau's replacement is former "Star Trek" actorLeonard Nimoy , while a permanent replacement for Bain would not be chosen until the 1970-71 season.
*July 3 - Lulu the elephant runs amok on "Blue Peter ". The clip is subsequently repeated many times, becoming the archetypal British TV "blooper ".
*July 20 - A live transmission from theMoon is viewed by 720 million people around the world, with the landing ofApollo 11 : at 10:56 p.m. EDT onJuly 20 ,1969 ,Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of theMoon , broadcast live. [ "Apollo 11 - 30th Anniversary" (report), NASAGoddard Space Flight Center , webpage: [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_11_30th.html GSFC-A11-30th] .]
*July 25 - Senator Edward Kennedy goes on TV to talk about the incident atChappaquiddick .
*August 14 -Roman Polanski goes on TV to give his take on theTate-LaBianca murders .
*August 18 - CBS pitsMerv Griffin againstJohnny Carson in the late-night talk-show arena. Carson wins.
*September 1 - TV Globo debuted its first news and current affairs program, "Jornal Nacional ", which ranMonday throughSaturday .
*September 8 - From now on, all daytime programs on ABC and CBS are in color.
*November 13 - Vice-PresidentSpiro Agnew , in a televised speech fromDes Moines, Iowa , sirs up a national controversy by attacking the network news commentaries.
*November 15 - Colour introduced to BBC1 andITV in the UK.
*"Der Kommissar" (1969-1976 ) premieres on German andAustria n television.
*December 17 - Tiny Tim gets married onJohnny Carson 's "The Tonight Show".
* Canadian broadcaster CBC renames "The National News" to "The National ", which remains its title.Debuts
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February 7 - "This Is Tom Jones " premieres on ABC (1969-1971 ).
*June 7 - "The Johnny Cash Show" premieres on ABC (1969-1971 ).
*June 15 - "Hee Haw " premieres onCBS (1969-1993 ).
*September 6 - "H.R. Pufnstuf " premieres on NBC (1969-1971)
*September 8 - "Where the Heart Is" premieres on CBS daytime (1969-1973 ).
*September 13 - "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! " (1969-1972 ) premieres on CBS Saturday Morning. The animated show, about a cowardlyGreat Dane and his four teenage friends who travel around the country in a multi-colored van solving mysteries, would go on to become a major pop cultural icon, with numerous spin-offs, direct to video movies, and two live action films.
*September 13 - "The Archie Comedy Hour " (1969-1970 ) premieres on CBS Saturday Morning. America's favorite teenager,Archie and his gang are back, this time they have new friends.Sabrina,the magicial teenage witch and Big Moose,Riverdale High's all-muscles but no brains jock who hangs out with the gang. The show features musical numbers such as the #1 hit song of 1969 "Sugar,Sugar" performed by the gang,and varitey skits modeled after Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.This formula continues with Archie's Funhouse.
*September 17 - "Room 222 " premieres on ABC (1969-1974).
*September 21 - "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) " premieresITV in theUK
*September 23 - "Marcus Welby, M.D. " premieres on ABC (1969-1976).
*September 24 - "Medical Center" premieres on CBS (1969-1976)
*September 26 - "The Brady Bunch " premieres on ABC (1969-1974).
*September 29
**"Bright Promise ", the latter of thesoap opera s created byFrank and Doris Hursley , debuts on NBC daytime (1969-1972 ).
**"Love, American Style " debuts on ABC (1969-1974 ).
*October 5
**"Monty Python's Flying Circus " premieres on BBC1 (1969-1974).
**"Sazae-san " premieres as a kids' comedy onFuji Television inJapan . The show is still airing as of2008 .
*November 10 -National Educational Television (the predecessor to thePublic Broadcasting Service ) in the United States debuts the children'stelevision program "Sesame Street " (1969-present).
*November 16 - The first episode of "The Clangers " (a British stop motion animated television program for children) is broadcast by theBBC (1969-1972).
*November 19 - "The Benny Hill Show " premieres onThames Television (1969-1989 ) (UK).Television shows
1940s
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Meet the Press " (1947 -present).
*"Candid Camera " (1948 -present).
*"The Ed Sullivan Show " (1948-1971).
*"Bozo the Clown " (1949 -present).
*"Come Dancing " (UK) (1949 -1995 ).1950s
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Truth or Consequences " (1950 -1988 ).
*"Love of Life " (1951 -1980 ).
*"Search for Tomorrow " (1951-1986 ).
*"Hallmark Hall of Fame " (1951-present).
*"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 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 ).
*"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) (1958-2007).
*"Bonanza " (1959 -1973).1960s
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Coronation Street " (UK) (1960 -present).
*"My Three Sons " (1960-1972).
*"Four Corners" (Australia ) (1961 -present).
*"The Johnny Cash Show" (1969-1971 ).
*"It's Academic " (1961-present).
*"The Mike Douglas Show " (1961-1981 ).
*"Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (1961-July 1971).
*"The Beverly Hillbillies " (1962-1971).
*"The Late Late Show " (Ireland ) (1962-present).
*"Z-Cars " (UK) (1962-1978).
*"Doctor Who " (UK) (1963 -1989,1996 ,2005 -present).
*"General Hospital" (1963-present).
*"Petticoat Junction " (1963-1970).
*"The Doctors" (1963-1982).
*"Another World" (1964 -1999 ).
*"Bewitched " (1964-1972).
*"Crossroads" (UK) (1964-1988,2001 -2003).
*"Daniel Boone" (1964-1970).
*"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. " (1964-1970).
*"Jeopardy! " (1964-1975, 1984-present).
*"The Wednesday Play " (UK) (1964-1970).
*"Top of the Pops " (UK) (1964-2006).
*"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).
*"The Dean Martin Show " (1965-1974).
*"Tom and Jerry" (1965-1972, 1975-1977 , 1980-1982).
*"World of Sport" (UK) (1965-1985 ).
*"Dark Shadows " (1966-1971).
*"Family Affair " (1966-1971).
*"Play School " (1966-present).
*"That Girl " (1966-1971).
*"" (1966 -1973 ).
*"The Money Programme " (UK) (1966-present).
*"The Newlywed Game " (1966-1974).
*"Ironside" (1967 -1975).
*"Love is a Many Splendored Thing" (1967-1973).
*"Mannix " (1967-1975).
*"The Carol Burnett Show " (1967-1978).
*"The Flying Nun " (1967-1970).
*"60 Minutes " (1968 -present).
*"Dad's Army " (UK) (1968-1977).
*"Hawaii Five-O " (1968-1980).
*"Here Come the Brides " (1968-1970).
*"Here's Lucy " (1968-1974).
*"Julia" (1968-1971).
*"Laugh-In " (1968-1973).
*"Magpie" (UK) (1968-1980).
*"Mayberry R.F.D. " (a continuation ofThe Andy Griffith Show , 1960-1971).
*"One Life to Live " (1968-present).
*"The Doris Day Show " (1968-1973).
*"The Mod Squad " (1968-1973).Ending this year
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February 9 - "The Saint" (UK) (1962-1969).
*May 2 - "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. " (1964-1969).
*May 21 - "The Avengers" (UK) (1961-1969).
*June 2 - "Peyton Place" (1964-1969).
*March 21 - "" (1966-1969).
*April 6 - "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour " (1967-1969).
*September 20 - "Match Game " (1962-1969, 1973-1984,1990 -1991 ,1998 -1999).
*"Do Not Adjust Your Set " (UK) (1967 -1969 ).Changes of Network Affiliation
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Get Smart " moves from NBC to CBS.
*"The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" moves from NBC to ABC.Births
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January 14 -Jason Bateman ,actor .
*March 11 -Terrence Howard , American actor.
*May 12 -Kim Fields , actress.
*July 24 -Jennifer Lopez , American singer and actor.
*July 27 -Triple H , Professional wrestler.
*August 19 - Matthew Perry, actor, "Friends ".
*September 23 -Michelle Thomas , American actress (d.1998 )Deaths
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February 2 -Boris Karloff , actor
*February 9 -Gabby Hayes , actor
*February 19 -Madge Blake , actress
*May 3 -Karl Freund , cinematographer, who as director of photography on "I Love Lucy ", developed the practical use of the three-camera TV sitcom production.
*June 22 -Judy Garland , singer/actor
*July 18 -Barbara Pepper , actress (Doris Ziffel #1 on "Green Acres")
*August 9 -Sharon Tate , actress murdered by disciples ofCharles Manson
*September 8 -Bud Collyer , game show host ("Beat the Clock ")
*September 19 - Rex Ingram, actor
*December 22 -Wilbur Hatch , musical director for many TV shows including "I Love Lucy"References
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