1961 in television (original) (raw)

See also: 1960 in television, other events of 1961, 1962 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

• John F. Kennedy holds the first live televised Presidential press conference
• NBC begins its long-running Saturday Night at the Movies series with an airing of How to Marry a Millionaire.

Popular Television Shows

• January 5 - Mister Ed debuts. (1961-1966)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show premieres (1961-1966)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
• Bonanza (1959-1973)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
• Hanna Barbera's The Flintstones (1960-1966)
• Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
• Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone (1959-1965)
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954-1983) (formerly Walt Disney Presents)

Births

• January 13 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress
• April 6 - Gene Eugene Andrusco, actor, lead singer of Adam Again
• June 9 - Michael J. Fox, actor

Deaths