- 1956 in television
The year 1956 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of
television -related events in1956 .Events
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January 28 -Elvis Presley makes his national television debut on "The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show ".
*February 17 - TheMidlands becomes the first part of the UK outsideLondon to receiveITV , when ATV Midlands begins broadcasting their weekday franchise. The weekend franchise, ABC, appears a day later.
*February -U.M.&M. T.V. Corp. acquires the pre-1950Paramount Pictures cartoons and theatrical shorts, except for thePopeye andSuperman cartoons.
*April 2 - "As the World Turns " and "The Edge of Night " premiere onCBS as the first half-hour Americansoap opera s. Previously, all soaps had been just fifteen minutes in length.
*April 3 - Elvis Presley appears on "The Milton Berle Show ".
*April - WNBQ (nowWMAQ-TV ) in Chicago becomes the first TV station to broadcast all its local programming in color.
*April 14 -Ampex demonstrates a videotape recorder at the 1956 NARTB (now NAB) convention inChicago, Illinois . It was the demonstration of the first practical and commercially successful videotape format known as2" Quadruplex . The three networks place orders for the recorders.
*May 3 -Granada Television begins broadcasting, extending ITV's coverage toNorthern England . ABC's weekend franchise appears two days later.
*May 6 - Elvis Presley appears on "The Milton Berle Show"
*July 1 - Elvis Presley appears on "The Steve Allen Show".
*August 6 - Final telecast of the DuMont Network. The US would not have a fourth major network until the birth of the Fox network in 1986.
*September -NBC introduces a still version of its "peacock" color logo.
*September 4 - Television broadcasting begins inSweden .
*September 9 - Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show " for the first time.
*September 16 -TCN-9 Sydney becomes the firstAustralia n TV station to begin regular transmission.
*October 1 -Ernie Kovacs becomes the host for NBC's "The Tonight Show " on Mondays and Tuesdays.
*October 29 - First use of videotape in network television programming; CBS uses itsAmpex VTR to record the evening news, anchored byDouglas Edwards . The tape is then fed to West Coast stations three hours later.
*October 29 -Chet Huntley andDavid Brinkley take over anchor duties of the NBC evening newscast, which is renamed "The Huntley-Brinkley Report ".
*November 3 - The1939 MGM film "The Wizard of Oz" is shown ontelevision for the first time in the US, on CBS (the viewing audience was estimated at 45 million people).
*November 5 - TheAustralian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first TV broadcast from itsSydney studios. It is inaugurated by then-Prime MinisterRobert Menzies .
*November 19 - TheAustralian Broadcasting Corporation begins broadcast inMelbourne . Along with itsSydney counterpart, they air the1956 Summer Olympics .
*November - The first use of videotape on a network television entertainment program.Jonathan Winters uses videotape andsuperimposing techniques to be able to play two characters in the same skit for his NBC television show.
*Television broadcasting begins inSpain andUruguay .
*Black-and-white portable TV sets hit the market.
*December 31 - Former Game Show hostBob Barker makes his national TV debut on "Truth or Consequences ".Debuts
*January 3 - "Queen for a Day " (1956-1964)
*February 10 - "My Friend Flicka " (1956-1958)
*April 2 - "As the World Turns" (1956–present).
*April 2 - "The Edge of Night" (1956–1984 ).
*July 6 - "Hancock's Half Hour " onBBC Television (1956–1962 ).
*September 15 - "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot " (UK) debuts on ITV. After being sold to the NBC network in the United States, it later becomes the first British television series ever to be made in colour. (1956–1957).
*The hugely popular anthology drama series "Armchair Theatre ", produced by ABC Television for theITV network, begins its long run in the UK (1956–1968 ).
*November 26 - "The Price Is Right" game show premieres (1956–1965 ).
*"Jungle Jim " (1956–1957 ), starringJohnny Weissmuller .
*"Junior Jubilee" debuts on ABC-TV
*"Opportunity Knocks " on ITV (UK) (1956–1978 ).
*"The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna " (1956–1960 ), starringGale Storm andZazu Pitts .
*"The Steve Allen Show" premieres (1956–1960).
*"What the Papers Say " on ITV (UK) (1956–present).Television shows
"listed by starting year"
*"Gillette Cavalcade of Sports " (1946 –1960).
*"Kukla, Fran and Ollie " (1947–1957 ).
*"Howdy Doody " (1947 –1960).
*"Kraft Television Theater " (1947–1958).
*"Meet the Press " (1947–present).
*"Candid Camera " (1948 –present).
*"The Ed Sullivan Show" (1948–1972 )
*"Bozo the Clown " (1949–present).
*"Come Dancing " (UK) (1949 –1995 ).
*"The Voice of Firestone " (1949–1963 ).
*"The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950–1958).
*"The Jack Benny Show " (1950–1965).
*"Truth or Consequences " (1950–1988 ).
*"What's My Line" (1950–1967 ).
*"Your Hit Parade " (1950–1959 ).
*"Dragnet" (1951 –1959).
*"Hallmark Hall of Fame " (1951–present)
*"I Love Lucy " (1951–1957 ).
*"Love of Life " (1951–1980).
*"Search for Tomorrow " (1951–1986 ).
*"The Roy Rogers Show " (1951–1957).
*"American Bandstand " (1952 –1989 ).
*"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet " (1952–1966 ).
*"Adventures of Superman" (1952 –1958 )
*"The Guiding Light" (1952–present).
*"Life is Worth Living " (1952–1957).
*"The Today Show" (1952–present).
*"This Is Your Life " (US) (1952–1961 ).
*"General Motors Theatre " (Can) (1953–1956, 1958–1961)
*"Panorama" (UK) (1953 –present).
*"The Good Old Days " (UK) (1953–1983 ).
*"Annie Oakley" (1954 –1957).
*"Climax! " (1954–1958 ).
*"Disneyland" (1954–1958).
*"Face the Nation " (1954–present).
*"The Brighter Day " (1954–1962).
*"The Grove Family " (UK) (1954–1957).
*"The Secret Storm " (1954–1974 ).
*"The Milton Berle Show" (1954–1967).
*"Zoo Quest " (UK) (1954–1964 ).
*"The Tonight Show" (1954–present).
*"Alfred Hitchcock Presents " (1955 –1962).
*"Captain Kangaroo " (1955–1984).
*"Cheyenne" (1955–1962).
*"Dixon of Dock Green " (UK) (1955–1976 ).
*"Gunsmoke " (1955–1975).
*"Mickey Mouse Club " (1955–1959).
*"The Lawrence Welk Show " (1955–1982).
*"Ozark Jubilee " (1955-1960).
*"This Is Your Life " (UK) (1955–1964,1969 -2003 ).Ending this year
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Cisco Kid " (1950–1956).
*"The Honeymooners " (1955–1956).Births
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January 5 -Julia Hills , actress
*January 7 -David Caruso ,actor .
*April 3 -Ray Combs , hostFamily Feud 1988-1994
*December 25 - Susan King, UK television presenter.Deaths
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December 7 -Huntley Gordon , pioneerHollywood actor.
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