1962 in television (original) (raw)
See also: 1961 in television, other events of 1962, 1963 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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| 1 Events 2 Debuts [3 Popular Television Shows](#Popular Television Shows) 4 Births 5 Deaths |
Events
- March 16 - Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the CBS Evening News.
- March 24 - Boxer Benny Kid Paret falls unconcious at the hands of fellow boxer Emile Griffith during a televised boxing match at Madison Square Garden. Paret would die nine days later.
- October 2 - Johnny Carson debuts as host of The Tonight Show.
- Les Crane and Regis Philbin host The Tonight Show for a short time, until Johnny Carson took over later in the year.
Debuts
- The Beverly Hillbillies on CBS (1962-1971)
Popular Television Shows
- Broadcast of S�bados Alegres begins, program later becomes S�bados Gigantes
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
- Bonanza (1959-1973)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
- Hanna Barbera's The Flintstones (1960-1966)
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
- Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
- Mister Ed (1961-1966)
- 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)
Births
- July 8 - Rob Burnett, one time head writer for David Letterman
- September 11 - Elizabeth Daily, actress
- November 19 - Jodie Foster, actress and director
Deaths
- January 13 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian