1953 in television
The year 1953 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1953.
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Events
- January 19 – 68% of all U.S. television sets are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth to little Ricky.
- January 23 – TP1, a predecessor for TVP1, a members of Telewizja Polska, first television station in Poland, that officially regular broadcasting service to start in Warsaw.
- February 1
- Japanese television begins when JOAK-TV begins broadcasting from Tokyo.
- General Electric Theater airs for the first time on CBS.
- February 18 – Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz sign an $8,000,000 contract to continue the I Love Lucy television series through 1955.
- February 26 – Fulton Sheen, on his program Life Is Worth Living, reads Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, with the names of high-ranking Soviet officials replacing the main characters. At the end of the reading, Sheen intones that "Stalin must one day meet his judgment". Stalin dies one week later.
- March 17 – Patrick Troughton becomes television's first Robin Hood, playing the eponymous folk hero in the first of six half-hour episodes of Robin Hood, shown weekly until April 21 on the BBC Television Service.
- March 19 - The 25th Academy Awards is broadcast by NBC. Ths becomes the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised.
- March 25 – CBS concedes victory to RCA in the war over color television standards.
- April 3 – TV Guide is published for the first time in the United States, with 10 editions and a circulation of 1,562,000.
- May 1 - Czechoslovak Television, a first regular broadcasting service to start in Prague, this television station separation into Ceska televize and Slovenska televizia in January 1993.[1]
- May 25 – KUHT in Houston becomes the first non-commercial educational TV station.
- June 2 – The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is televised from London. Sales of TV sets in the United Kingdom rise sharply in the weeks leading up to the event. It is also one of the earliest broadcasts to be deliberately recorded for posterity and still exists in its entirety. More than twenty million viewers around the world watch the coverage;[2] to ensure Canadians could see it on the same day, British Royal Air Force Canberras fly film of the ceremony across the Atlantic Ocean to be broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,[3] the first non-stop flight between the United Kingdom and the Canadian mainland. In Goose Bay, Labrador, the film is transferred to a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-100 jet fighter for the further trip to Montreal. In all, three such voyages are made as the coronation proceeds.[4]
- July 18
- The Quatermass Experiment, first of the famous Quatermass science-fiction serials by Nigel Kneale, begins its run on the BBC.
- The Tonight Show begins as a local New York variety show, originally titled The Knickerbocker Beer Show.
- August 28 - Nippon Television, as first regular broadcasts service to start in Tokyo, Japan.[5] The first program was Hato no kyujitsu.
- August 30 – NBC's Kukla, Fran, and Ollie is the first publicly announced experimental broadcast of a program in RCA compatible color.
- September 27 - RecordTV, a major free-to-air television network in Brazil, a first officially regular broadcasting service to start in Sao Paulo.[6]
- October 18 – A live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play King Lear starring Orson Welles is aired on CBS as part of the Omnibus series.
- October 19 – Arthur Godfrey dismisses Julius La Rosa on the air.
- October 23 – Alto Broadcasting System of the Philippines makes the first television broadcast in Southeast Asia through DZAQ-TV. Alto Broadcasting System is the predecessor of what is now ABS-CBN Corporation.
- October 31 – Le NIR, as predecessor for Één, first television station broadcasting service in Belgium to start.
- November 15 - Venezuelan television broadcasts station, Radio Caracas Television, officially first regular broadcasting service to start.[7]
- November 22 – RCA airs (with special permission from the FCC) the first commercial color program in compatible color, The Colgate Comedy Hour with Donald O'Connor.
- December 2 – BBC broadcasts its 'Television Symbol' for the first time, the first animated television presentation symbol.
- December 12 – The DuMont Television Network televises its first ever National Basketball Association game with the Boston Celtics defeating the Baltimore Bullets 106–75. This marked the first year the NBA had a national television contract. This was the only year of NBA coverage on DuMont; the Saturday afternoon package moved to NBC for the 1954–55 season, mainly because NBC could clear the games on far more stations that DuMont could.
- December 17 – The FCC reverses its 1951 decision and approves the RCA/NTSC color system.
- December 24 – Dragnet becomes the first filmed drama to be televised in color each year as a network television program. However, only this one episode, entitled "The Big Little Jesus", is filmed in color during the 1950s; the show returns in the late 1960s in color.
Programs/programmes
Series on the air in 1953
- Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
- American Bandstand (1952–1989)
- Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954)
- Bozo the Clown (1949–)
- Candid Camera (1948–)
- Cisco Kid (1950–1956)
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995)
- Death Valley Days (1952–1975)
- Dragnet (1951–1959)
- Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–)
- Hawkins Falls (1950, 1951–1955)
- Hockey Night in Canada (1952–)
- Howdy Doody (1947–1960)
- I Love Lucy (1951–1960)
- Juvenile Jury (1947–1954)
- Kraft Television Theater (1947–1958)
- Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947–1957)
- Life is Worth Living (1952–1957)
- Life with Elizabeth (1952–1955)
- Love of Life (1951–1980)
- Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949–1954)
- Meet the Press (1947–)
- Muffin the Mule (1946–1955)
- My Little Margie (1952–1955)
- Omnibus (1952–1961)
- Our Miss Brooks (1952-1956)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
- Television Newsreel (UK) (1948–1954)
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
- The Goldbergs (1949–1955)
- The Guiding Light (1952–)
- The Jack Benny Show (1950–1965)
- The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957)
- The Texaco Star Theater (1948–1953); the show was renamed Buick-Berle Show this year (1953–1954)
- The Today Show (1952–)
- The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963)
- This Is Your Life (U.S.; 1952–1961)
- Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
- What's My Line (1950–1967)
- Your Hit Parade (1950–1959)
- Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)
Debuts
- February 10 – Romper Room (1953–1994)
- June 20 – Bank on the Stars on CBS (1953), then NBC (1954)
- July 11 - Medallion Theatre on CBS (1953-1954)
- July 20 – The Good Old Days on BBC Television (1953–1983)
- August 18 - Judge for Yourself with Fred Allen on NBC (1953–1954)
- September 13 – Jukebox Jury on ABC (1953–1954)
- September 13 - The George Jessel Show on ABC.
- September 29 – Make Room For Daddy with Danny Thomas on ABC (1953-1957), then moved to CBS (1957–1964)
- October 2 – The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse, an anthology series, The Comeback Story, a reality show, and The Pride of the Family, a situation comedy, all on ABC
- October 5 – Of Many Things, panel discussion show with Dr. Bergen Evans on ABC (1953–1954)
- October 8 – Where's Raymond?, starring Ray Bolger on ABC (in season 2, it is known as The Ray Milland Show) (1953–1955)
- October 11 - The Man Behind the Badge on CBS (1953-1954)[8]
- November 11
- The current affairs series Panorama on BBC Television; now the longest-running program on British television
- The public affairs series Answers for Americans on ABC
- December 1 – CBC Theatre on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation [later known as General Motors Theatre (1954–1956) and General Motors Presents (1958–1961)]
- Place the Face, with principal host Bill Cullen, on CBS (1953–1954); then transferred to NBC (1954–1955)
Ending this year
| Date | Show | Debut |
|---|---|---|
| March 26 | Biff Baker, U.S.A. | 1952 |
| April | The Amos 'n Andy Show | 1951 |
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | 1952 | |
| May 3 | Victory at Sea | |
| June 26 | Kaleidoscope (UK) | 1946 |
| September 30 | A Date with Judy (prime time version) | 1952 |
| November 13 | Front Page Detective | 1951[9] |
| December 26 | Bonino | 1953 |
| Unknown | Café Continental (UK) | 1947 |
| Leave It to Larry | 1952 |
Births
| Date | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Pamela Sue Martin | Actress (The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Dynasty) |
| January 8 | Damián Alcázar | Actor |
| Tonita Castro | Actress (died 2016) | |
| January 10 | Pat Benatar | Singer |
| January 20 | Colleen Zenk | Actress (As the World Turns) |
| January 29 | Paul Fusco | Puppeteer (ALF) |
| Lynne McGranger | Actress (Home and Away) | |
| February 8 | Mary Steenburgen | Actress (The Last Man on Earth) |
| February 11 | Philip Anglim | Actor |
| February 12 | Joanna Kerns | Actress (Growing Pains) |
| February 15 | Lynn Whitfield | Actress (Without a Trace) |
| February 17 | Becky Ann Baker | Actress |
| February 19 | Bill Kirchenbauer | Actor (Just the Ten of Us) |
| February 21 | William Petersen | Actor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) |
| Christine Ebersole | Actress | |
| Peter Van Sant | American television news reporter | |
| March 4 | Kay Lenz | Actress (Reasonable Doubts) |
| March 6 | Jacklyn Zeman | Actress (General Hospital) |
| March 9 | Lauren Koslow | Actress (Days of Our Lives) |
| March 12 | Ron Jeremy | Actor |
| March 16 | Micheline Charest | Producer |
| March 24 | Louie Anderson | Actor (died 2022) |
| March 25 | Mary Gross | Actress (Saturday Night Live) |
| April 10 | Pamela Redmond Satran | American entrepreneur |
| April 16 | Jay O. Sanders | Actor |
| April 18 | Rick Moranis | Canadian actor and comedian |
| April 19 | Ruby Wax | Comedic actress (Absolutely Fabulous) |
| April 23 | James Russo | Actor |
| April 24 | Eric Bogosian | Actor (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) |
| May 1 | David Gulpilil | Actor (died 2021) |
| May 3 | Jake Hooker | Musician (died 2014) |
| May 9 | Amy Hill | Actress |
| May 16 | Pierce Brosnan | Irish actor (Remington Steele, The Son) |
| Peter Onorati | Actor | |
| May 17 | Kathleen Sullivan | Journalist |
| May 20 | Michael Dinner | Screenwriter |
| May 29 | Danny Elfman | Singer |
| May 30 | Colm Meaney | Actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) |
| June 1 | Diana Canova | Actress |
| June 10 | John Edwards | Lawyer |
| June 11 | Peter Bergman | Actor (All My Children, The Young and the Restless) |
| June 13 | Tim Allen | Actor (Home Improvement, Last Man Standing) |
| June 16 | Valerie Mahaffey | Actress and producer (Northern Exposure) |
| June 21 | Michael Bowen | Actor (Lost, Breaking Bad) |
| June 22 | Cyndi Lauper | Actress |
| July 4 | Jon Plowman | Producer |
| July 10 | Marco Rodríguez | Actor |
| July 11 | Mindy Sterling | Actress |
| Patricia Reyes Spíndola | Actress | |
| July 23 | Lydia Cornell | Actress (Too Close for Comfort) |
| July 29 | Tim Gunn | Actor |
| August 2 | Butch Patrick | Actor (The Munsters) |
| August 8 | Donny Most | Actor (Happy Days) |
| August 9 | Kathleen Matthews | Reporter |
| August 11 | Hulk Hogan | Wrestler (Hogan Knows Best) |
| August 14 | James Horner | Composer (died 2015) |
| August 13 | Jim Paratore | Producer (died 2012) |
| August 16 | Kathie Lee Gifford | Singer and talk show co-host (Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee) |
| August 20 | Peter Horton | Actor (thirtysomething) |
| Ron Claiborne | American journalist | |
| August 26 | Emiliano Díez | Cuban actor (George Lopez) |
| August 27 | Peter Stormare | Swedish actor (Prison Break) |
| August 30 | Robert Parish | NBA basketball player |
| September 4 | Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Actor (Welcome Back, Kotter) |
| September 6 | Katherine Cannon | Actress (Beverly Hills, 90210) |
| September 7 | Kristin Griffith | Actress |
| September 10 | Amy Irving | Actress |
| September 14 | Robert Wisdom | Actor (The Wire, Prison Break) |
| Kurt Fuller | Actor | |
| September 16 | Lenny Clarke | Comedian and actor (Rescue Me) |
| Christopher Rich | Actor (Murphy Brown, Reba) | |
| September 27 | Robbie Shakespeare | Producer (died 2021) |
| September 29 | Drake Hogestyn | Actor (Days of Our Lives) |
| October 6 | Wendy Robie | Actress (Twin Peaks) |
| October 7 | Christopher Norris | Actress (Trapper John, M.D.) |
| October 9 | Tony Shalhoub | Actor (Adrian Monk on Monk) |
| October 11 | David Morse | Actor (St. Elsewhere) |
| October 12 | Les Dennis | English television presenter |
| October 14 | Greg Evigan | Actor (My Two Dads) |
| October 20 | Keith Hernandez | Sports broadcaster |
| October 26 | Lauren Tewes | Actress (The Love Boat) |
| October 27 | Robert Picardo | Actor (China Beach, Star Trek: Voyager) |
| October 28 | Desmond Child | Songwriter |
| October 31 | Michael J. Anderson | Actor (Twin Peaks) |
| Lynda Goodfriend | Actress (Happy Days) | |
| November 3 | Dennis Miller | Talk show host, commentator, comedian (Saturday Night Live) |
| Kate Capshaw | Actress | |
| November 5 | Joyce Maynard | American journalist |
| November 12 | Carl Ciarfalio | American actor |
| November 18 | Kevin Nealon | Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live, Weeds, Glenn Martin, DDS) |
| Kath Soucie | Actress | |
| November 19 | Robert Beltran | Actor (Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager) |
| Tom Villard | Actor (died 1994) | |
| November 26 | Jacki MacDonald | Australian television personality |
| November 27 | Curtis Armstrong | Actor |
| November 28 | Pamela Hayden | Actress |
| December 6 | Kin Shriner | Actor (General Hospital) |
| December 7 | Susie Coelho | TV personality |
| December 8 | Sam Kinison | Comedian and actor (Charlie Hoover) (died 1992) |
| Kim Basinger | Actress | |
| December 9 | John Malkovich | Actor |
| December 11 | Bess Armstrong | Actress |
| December 14 | Gail Matthius | Actress (Saturday Night Live) |
| December 17 | Barry Livingston | Actor (My Three Sons) |
| Bill Pullman | Actor | |
| December 22 | Bern Nadette Stanis | Actress (Good Times) |
| Jay Brazeau | Actor | |
| December 23 | John Callahan | Actor (died 2020) |
| December 29 | Charlayne Woodard | Actress |
| December 30 | Meredith Vieira | Journalist, talk show host, game show host (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) |
| December 31 | James Remar | Actor (The Huntress) |
References
- Czechoslovak Television Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- "Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath". On This Day. BBC. 1953-06-02. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "Society > The Monarchy > Canada's New Queen > Coronation of Queen Elizabeth > The Story". CBC. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "Society > The Monarchy > Canada's New Queen > Coronation of Queen Elizabeth > Did You Know?". CBC. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- Nippon TV#History Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- RecordTV#History#1950s: Beginnings Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- RCTV Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 844. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25525-9.
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