1951 in television (original) (raw)
See also: 1950 in television, other events of 1951, 1952 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
Events
- Television broadcasts begin in Argentina.
- May 28 - The US Supreme Court upholds the FCC's approval of the CBS color television system
- June 25 � CBS presents its first commercial color telecast with Arthur Godfrey, Ed Sullivan, and Faye Emerson.
- June - RCA demonstrates its new electronic color system.
- August 11 - The first baseball games televised in color, a double-header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves
- September 4 - The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
- September 22 - The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
- October 3 - The first live coast-to-coast network telecast of a World Series game
- October 15 - Television sicom I Love Lucy premiers starring comedian Lucille Ball and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz.
- December 24 - The first televised opera written for television, Amahl and the Night Visitor, airs on NBC.
- Ernie Kovacs' Time for Ernie and Ernie in Kovacsland television shows premiere. Kovacs pushes the limits of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects.
Popular Television Shows
- January 3 - Dragnet debuts on NBC. (1951-1959)
- October 15 - I Love Lucy debuts on CBS. (1951-1957) The ground breaking show is produced on film, instead of being broadcast live. The show also makes Lucille Ball the worlds first major female television star.
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
- The Roy Rogers Show (1951-1957), debuts on NBC, starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
- television version of Amos & Andy
Births
- January 12 - Rush Limbaugh, radio personality
- February 15 - Jane Seymour, actress
- February 16 - William Katt, actor
- March 13 - Fred Berry, actor
- April 21 - Tony Danza, actor
- June 10 - Tress MacNeille, voice actress, Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, The Simpsons
- June 27 - Julia Duffy, actress
- July 17 - Lucie Arnaz, actress, daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
- July 23 - Edie McClurg, actress
- August 3 - Jay North, child actor
- September 2 - Mark Harmon, actor
- September 7 - Julie Kavner, actress, Rhoda, The Simpsons
- October 18 - Pam Dawber, actress
- December 4 - Patricia Wettig, actress
- December 5 - Morgan Brittany, actress