1957 in American television
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Television related events in the USA during 1957
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This is a list of American television -related events in 1957.
Events
[edit ]| Date | Event | Ref. |
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| January 6 | Elvis Presley makes his final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show . | [1] |
| January 14 | George Reeves guest stars as Superman in an episode of the CBS sitcom I Love Lucy . | |
| January 25 | Steve Allen makes his final appearance as host of NBC's The Tonight Show . He is replaced by Jack Lescoulie and the show is changed from a talk/variety show format to be more like the series Today , with the title Tonight! America After Dark. | [2] [3] |
| March 23 | The 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game, in which the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 54-53, was telecast on five television stations in North Carolina from Kansas City, through the remote facilities of WUNC-TV. Castleman D. Chesley, a local television producer, produced the coverage of this game. This was the inspiration of the establishment of a syndicated package of live men's basketball games of the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference, which made its premiere in January 1958. | [4] [5] |
| March 31 | The first TV version of Cinderella , starring 21-year-old Julie Andrews, and with songs by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, is broadcast in color by CBS. | |
| April 4 | "The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue", the 180th and final first run episode of I Love Lucy, is filmed at Desilu Studios. Its May 6 broadcast on CBS marks the end of an era in early television comedy. | |
| June | On Tonight! America After Dark, Jack Lescoulie is unsuccessful, so NBC hires Al "Jazzbo" Collins as master of ceremonies. Collins doesn't last long; NBC is already planning to replace him and restore the original format as The Tonight Show , in which Jack Paar becomes the permanent host, starting with the program's July 29 episode. | |
| September 7 | NBC introduces its first animated version of its "living color" peacock logo, starting with the day's episode of Your Hit Parade . | |
| Unknown date | When Nat King Cole's television series is unable to get a sponsor, Frankie Laine is the first artist to cross TV's color line, foregoing his usual salary of 10,000ドル.00 to become the first white artist to appear as a guest. Other major performers follow suit, including Mel Tormé and Tony Bennett, but, despite an increase in ratings, the show still fails to acquire a national sponsor. | |
| Westinghouse introduces the first rectangular tube color television. Due to issues with convergence (aligning the guns to get a single image), the sets are withdrawn from the market. Rectangular color tubes wouldn't be successfully sold until some time in the mid-1960s. | ||
| Hollywood takes over New York as the dominant city where prime time TV programs were filmed, upgrading most of the TV genre, changing from live broadcasts to filmed series. |
Television programs
[edit ]Debuts
[edit ]Ending this year
[edit ]| Date | Show | Network | Debut | Notes |
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| February 9 | Science Fiction Theatre | Syndication | April 9, 1955 | |
| February 22 | Coke Time with Eddie Fisher | NBC | April 29, 1953 | |
| February 24 | Annie Oakley | First-run syndication | January 9, 1954 | |
| February 27 | The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | CBS | October 3, 1956 | |
| March 11 | Stanley | NBC | September 24, 1956 | |
| March 16 | You're On Your Own | CBS | December 22, 1956 | |
| March 17 | Mama | CBS | July 1, 1949 | |
| March 26 | Do You Trust Your Wife? | CBS | January 3, 1956 | |
| April 8 | Life is Worth Living | ABC | February 12, 1952 (on DuMont) | |
| April 14 | Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers | NBC | October 21, 1956 | |
| May 5 | Air Power | CBS | November 11, 1956 | |
| May 6 | I Love Lucy | CBS | October 15, 1951 | |
| May 25 | Caesar's Hour | NBC | September 27, 1954 | |
| May 27 | Producers' Showcase | NBC | October 18, 1954 | |
| June 6 | The Lone Ranger | ABC | September 15, 1949 | |
| June 9 | The Roy Rogers Show | NBC | December 30, 1951 | |
| You Are There | CBS | February 1953 | ||
| June 12 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | CBS | October 1955 | |
| June 13 | Washington Square | NBC | October 21, 1956 | |
| June 14 | Wire Service | ABC | October 4, 1956 | |
| June 18 | The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | NBC | July 3, 1956 | |
| June 22 | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | September 20, 1952 | |
| June 24 | Robert Montgomery Presents | NBC | January 30, 1950 | |
| June 25 | The Jonathan Winters Show | NBC | October 2, 1956 | |
| June 26 | Ford Theatre | ABC | October 17, 1948 | |
| July 5 | The West Point Story | CBS | October 5, 1956 | |
| July 5 | Blondie | NBC | January 4, 1957 | |
| July 18 | The Dinah Shore Show | NBC | November 27, 1951 | |
| August 30 | The Bob Crosby Show | CBS | September 14, 1953 | Returned to the air on NBC for a run in the 1958 summer season |
| Kukla, Fran and Ollie | WBKB | October 13, 1947 | ||
| September 3 | Conflict | ABC | September 18, 1956 | |
| September 12 | Lux Video Theatre | NBC | October 2, 1950 (on CBS) | |
| September 17 | Summer Playhouse | NBC | July 6, 1954 | |
| September 22 | The Alcoa Hour | NBC | October 16, 1955 | |
| September 28 | Dollar a Second | NBC | September 20, 1953 | |
| September 29 | Goodyear Television Playhouse | NBC | October 14, 1951 | |
| December 21 | Circus Boy | CBS | September 23, 1956 (on NBC) | |
| December 26 | Tales of the Texas Rangers | CBS | August 27, 1955 | |
| December 27 | The Sheriff of Cochise | NTA Film Network | September 21, 1956 |
Television stations
[edit ]Station launches
[edit ]| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
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| January 21 | San Antonio, Texas | KSAT-TV | 12 | ABC | |
| February 6 | Williston, North Dakota | KUMV-TV | 8 | NBC (primary) ABC/CBS (primary) |
Semi-satellite of KMOT in Minot, North Dakota |
| March 1 | Casper, Wyoming | KTWO-TV | 2 | CBS (primary) ABC/NBC (secondary) |
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| March 9 | Monroe, Louisiana | KLSE | 13 | NBC | |
| March 18 | Tupelo, Mississippi | WTWV | 9 | NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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| April 1 | New Orleans, Louisiana | WYES-TV | 8 | NET | Now a PBS affiliate, and on channel 12 |
| April 28 | Charlotte, North Carolina | WSOC-TV | 9 | NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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| May 5 | Honolulu, Hawaii | KHVH-TV | 13 | Independent | |
| May 22 | Bryan, Texas | KBTX-TV | 3 | CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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| May 28 | Paducah, Kentucky | WPSD-TV | 6 | NBC | |
| June 29 | Greenfield, Massachusetts | WRLP | 32 | NBC | |
| July 9 | Kalispell, Montana | KGEZ-TV | 9 | Independent | |
| July 15 | Reliance/Pierre, South Dakota | KPLO-TV | 6 | Satellite of KELO-TV/Sioux Falls | |
| July 24 | Ensign, Kansas | KTVC | 6 | CBS | |
| August 2 | Miami, Florida | WPST-TV | 10 | ABC | |
| September 1 | Jacksonville, Florida | WFGA-TV | 12 | NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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| Norfolk, Virginia | WAVY-TV | 10 | ABC | ||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WIIC-TV | 11 | NBC (primary) NTA Film Network (secondary) |
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| September 2 | Wilmington, Delaware (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
WHYY-TV | 35 | NET | Now a PBS affiliate on channel 12 |
| September 7 | New Orleans, Louisiana | WWL-TV | 4 | CBS | |
| September 16 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | KTCA | 2 | NET | |
| September 17 | Omaha, Nebraska | KETV | 7 | ABC | |
| September 21 | Hartford, Connecticut | WTIC-TV (original) | 3 | Independent | |
| September 28 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | WPTA | 21 | ABC | |
| September 30 | Lexington, Kentucky | WKYT-TV | 27 | Independent | |
| October 7 | Corvallis, Oregon | KOAC-TV | 7 | NET | Part of Oregon Public Broadcasting |
| October 27 | Beaumont, Texas | KPAC-TV | 4 | NBC | |
| October 28 | Florence, Alabama | WOWL-TV | 15 | NBC | |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WMVS | 10 | NET | ||
| October 30 | Indianapolis, Indiana | WLWI-TV | 13 | ABC | |
| November 1 | Binghamton, New York | WINR-TV | 40 | NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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| Glendive, Montana | KXGN-TV | 5 | CBS/NBC (joint primary) ABC (secondary) |
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| November 7 | LaSalle, Illinois | WEEQ | 35 | NBC | Satellite of WEEK-TV/Peoria, Illinois |
| November 17 | Clarksburg, West Virginia | WBOY-TV | 12 | ABC | |
| November 26 | Boston, Massachusetts | WHDH-TV | 5 | ABC | |
| December 21 | Amarillo, Texas | KVII-TV | 7 | ABC | |
| December 22 | Riverton, Wyoming | KWRB-TV | ABC (primary) CBS/NBC (secondary) |
Network affiliation changes
[edit ]| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas | WBAP-TV | 5 | NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) |
NBC (exclusive) | |
| September 1 | Dallas, Texas | WFAA | 8 | NBC | ABC | |
| October 27 | Daytona Beach/Orlando, Florida | WESH-TV | 2 | Independent | NBC |
Station closures
[edit ]| Date | City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | First air date | Notes/Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13 | Elmira, New York | WTVE | 24 | ABC | June 13, 1953 | |
| September 8 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | WCMB-TV | 27 | Independent | September 8, 1954 | |
| April 13 | Miami, Florida | WGBS-TV | 23 | NTA Film Network | December 24, 1954 | |
| April 30 | Portland, Oregon | KLOR | 12 | ABC | March 8, 1955 | Merged with KPTV, which moved from channel 27 to channel 12 |
| May 11 | Winston-Salem/Greensboro, North Carolina | WTOB-TV | 26 | ABC | September 18, 1953 | |
| May 31 | Sacramento, California | KCCC-TV | 40 | Independent | September 30, 1953 | |
| August 6 | Tulare/Fresno, California | KVVG | 27 | Independent | November 16, 1953 | |
| August 31 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WENS | 16 | Independent | August 25, 1953 | |
| October 25 | Jacksonville, Florida | WJHP-TV | 36 | Independent | December 13, 1953 | |
| October 31 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | WLEV-TV | 51 | NBC | April 21, 1953 | |
| November 1 | Easton, Pennsylvania | WGLV | 57 | ABC | November 1, 1957 | |
| December 31 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | WPAG-TV | 20 | Independent | 1953 | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | WNAO-TV | 28 | ABC (primary) CBS/NBC/DuMont (secondary) |
July 12, 1953 |
Births
[edit ]Main article: 1957 in television § Births
Deaths
[edit ]Main article: 1957 in television § Deaths
References
[edit ]- ^ "Elvis Presley". edsullivan.com. SOFA Entertainment. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Karm, Bob. "Steve Allen's Last Tonight Show Appearance on this Date in 1957". pdxretro.com. PDX RETRO. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Jack Lescoulie-Hollywood Star Walk". LA Times. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Alexander Wolff (October 20, 2011). "Something Special On The Air". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Luke DeCock (March 21, 2013). "DeCock: UNC's Lennie Rosenbluth remembers '57 title, Wilt Chamberlain". The News & Observer . Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Blondie". IMDb . 4 January 1957.
- ^ McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, pp. 556–557.
- ^ Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, Sixth Edition, New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, pp. 683–684.
- ^ The Classic TV Archive Mr. Adams and Eve (1957-58) Accessed 12 June 2021
- ^ Database (undated). "Episode List for Whirlybirds (1957)". IMDb . Accessed December 27, 2010.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007年10月17日). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 969. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Tom Terrific Episode Guide -CBS Prods @ BCDB". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 3 September 2019.[dead link ]
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (1980). Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs (1947 - 1979) . Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-4980-2488-7.
- ^ Hal Erickson (30 July 2005). Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. McFarland & Co. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7864-2255-5.
- ^ Englund, Klaudia (2009). Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 9780786454372.
- ^ Hughes, Dorothy B. (1978). Erle Stanley Gardner: The Case of the Real Perry Mason. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. ISBN 0-688-03282-6.
- ^ Leave It to Beaver, episode 1: "Beaver Gets 'Spelled".
- ^ Mathers, Jerry (1998). ...and Jerry Mathers as The Beaver. Berkley Boulevard Books. ISBN 0425163709.