1968 in television (original) (raw)

Events

January 22 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, debuts on NBC.
March 25 - The 58th and final episode of The Monkees airs on U.S. television.
April 4 - James Brown appears on national television, in an attempt to calm feelings of anger in the United States following the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr
April 9 - British singer Petula Clark appears on a US television special on NBC with Harry Belafonte as a guest. An innocent, affectionate gesture between the two during a song prompts concern from the show's sponsor, but the scene is aired intact.
May 4 - Mary Hopkin performs on the British TV show Opportunity Knocks. Hopkins catches the attention of model Twiggy, who recommends her to Beatle Paul McCartney. McCartney would soon sign Hopkin to Apple Records.
October 14 - First live network transmission of video from inside a manned U.S. space capsule in orbit ("Apollo 7") There were six such broadcasts during their eleven-day mission.
Joan Crawford makes a guest appearance on the soap opera The Secret Storm, filling in for her ailing daughter, Christina. However, Joan slurs her lines and is obviously intoxicated during the live broadcast.
Elvis Presley's 68 Comeback Special airs on NBC.
CBS uses a portable minicam for political convention coverage.
Nearly 200 million households now own television sets, (78 million of which are in the U.S.).

Hawaii Five-O Premieres (1968-1980)
Here's Lucy premieres (1968-1974)
Julia premieres (1968-1971)
Mayberry R.F.D premieres (1968-1971)
The Mod Squad premieres (1968-1973)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In premieres (1968-1973)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
Batman (1966-1968)
Bonanza (1959-1973)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
Family Affair (1966-1971)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970-1974)
General Hospital (1963-present)
Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970)
Ironside (1967-1975)
Johnny Cash Show (1969-1971)
Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
Lost In Space (1965-1968)
Marcus Welby, M.D (1969-1976)
The Monkees (1966-1968)
My Three Sons (1960-1972)
The Newlywed Game (1966-1974)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1970)
Star Trek (1966-1969)
That Girl (1966-1971)
The Tonight Show (1954-present)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954-1983)