List of American television programs by debut date

The following is a list of American television programs by debut date from 1944 to present. A television program (often simply called a "TV show") is any content produced for broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, cable, or internet and typically viewed on a television set, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows.

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

January

March

September

November

December

January

February

March

May

July

September

January

February

See also

References
  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007) [1979]. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946–Present (trade paperback) (Ninth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1984). The TV Schedule Book: Four Decades of Network Programming from Sign-on to Sign-off (trade paperback) (First ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. pp. 9–11. ISBN 0-07-010277-5.
  3. Weiner, Ed; Editors of TV Guide (1992). The TV Guide TV Book: 40 Years of the All-Time Greatest Television Facts, Fads, Hits, and History. New York: Harper Collins. pp. 201–240. ISBN 0-06-096914-8. {{cite book}}: |author2= has generic name (help)
  4. The I Love Lucy Book by Bart Andrews (revised and updated Broadway Books trade paperback edition, 2001), ISBN 0-385-19033-6
  5. The New York Times Encyclopedia of Television by Les Brown (Times Books, a division of Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company, Inc., 1977), ISBN 0-8129-0721-3, p. 347-348
  6. The Logansport Press (Logansport, Indiana) edition of September 11, 1965, p. 6, (accessed through NewspaperARCHIVE.com on Feb 1, 2009)

Bibliography
  • Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007) [1979]. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946–Present (Ninth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

Further reading
  • Kaufman, Dave (1968). The Complete Guide to TV69: Who's Who and What's What in the New TV Season. Signet. – Of historical interest as a time capsule from 1968. Contains information on new and returning shows for the 1968–69 TV season in the U.S., plus more data of interest.
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