1950 in television (original) (raw)
See also: 1949 in television, other events of 1950, 1951 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
Events
- First television broadcast station in Mexico
- First television broadcast stations in Brazil
- February 23 - First televised report of general election results in the U.K.
- September 7 - The gameshow Truth or Consequences debuts on television.
- October 10 - The FCC approves CBS color TV system, effective Nov. 20.
- October 28 - The Jack Benny Show, starring Jack Benny, premiers (it ran for 15 years).
- The number of homes in the U.S. that own a television set reaches the one million mark.
Popular Television Shows
- February 2 - What's My Line debuts on CBS. (1950-1967)
- February 25 - Your Show of Shows premieres on NBC. (1950-1954)
- July 10 - Your Hit Parade premieres on NBC.
- July 11 - Andy Pandy premieres in the U.K.
- The Burns and Allen Show debuts (1950-1958)
- Truth or Consequences debuts (1950-1988)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
Births
- January 17 - Andy Kaufman, actor, comedian
- April 28 - Jay Leno, comedian
- September 21 - Bill Murray, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live
- October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor
- December 1 - Keith Thibodeaux, drummer and actor ("Little Ricky" on I Love Lucy)