1969 in television
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This is a list of television-related events in 1969.
| Years in television: | 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 |
| Years in film: | 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 |
| Years in home video: | 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 |
For the American network television schedule, please see 1969-70 American network television schedule.
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[edit] Events
- February 5 - ABC runs the one and only airing of the notorious flop, Turn-On.
- March 9 - After a long series of conflicts between the network and the stars of the show over network censorship, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is canceled by CBS.
- June 3 - The science fiction television series Star Trek airs its final new episode after being canceled by NBC. Its subsequent sale into rerun syndication soon after leads to a rise in popularity that transforms Star Trek into one of the century's most successful entertainment franchises.
- June 8 - After CBS cancels the program, the last Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour airs.
- June 21 - Actor Patrick Troughton makes his last regular appearance as the Second Doctor in the concluding moments of Episode 10 of the Doctor Who serial The War Games.
- Summer - In a surprise announcement, Martin Landau and Barbara Bain announce they are leaving the cast of Mission: Impossible. Landau's replacement is former Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy, while a permanent replacement for Bain would not be chosen until the 1970-71 season.
- July 3 - Lulu the elephant runs amok on Blue Peter. The clip is subsequently repeated many times, becoming the archetypal British TV "blooper".
- July 20 - A live transmission from the moon is viewed by 720 million people around the world when Neil Armstrong walks in the moon.
- November 15 - Colour introduced to BBC1 and ITV in the UK.
- Der Kommissar (1969-1976) premieres on German and Austrian television.
- Tiny Tim gets married on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show.
- CBC's The National News is renamed The National.
[edit] Debuts
- June 7 - The Johnny Cash Show premieres (1969-1971).
- June 13 - Hee Haw premieres on CBS (1969-1993).
- September 6- H.R. Pufnstuf premieres on NBC (1969-1971)
- September 8 - Where the Heart Is premieres on CBS daytime (1969-1973).
- September 13 - Scooby-Doo, Where are You! (1969-1972) premieres on CBS Saturday Morning. The animated show, about a cowardly Great Dane and his four teenage friends who travel around the country in a multi-colored van solving mysteries, would go on to become a major pop cultural icon, with numerous spin-offs, direct to video movies, and two live action films.
- September 17 - Room 222 premieres (1969-1974).
- September 21 - Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) premieres ITV in the UK
- September 23 - Marcus Welby, M.D. premieres (1969-1976).
- September 24 - Medical Center premieres on CBS (1969-1976)
- September 26 - The Brady Bunch premieres on ABC (1969-1974).
- September 29
- Bright Promise, the latter of the soap operas created by Frank and Doris Hursley, debuts on NBC daytime (1969-1972).
- Love, American Style debuts on ABC (1969-1974).
- October 5
- Monty Python's Flying Circus premieres on BBC1 (1969-1974).
- Sazae-san premieres as a kids' comedy on Fuji Television in Japan. The show is still airing as of 2005.
- November 10 - National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts the children's television program Sesame Street (1969-present).
- November 16 - The first episode of The Clangers (a British stop motion animated television program for children) is broadcast by the BBC (1969-1972).
- November 19 - The Benny Hill Show premieres on Thames Television (1969-1989) (UK).
[edit] Television shows
[edit] 1940s
- Meet the Press (1947-present).
- Candid Camera (1948-present).
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
- Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
[edit] 1950s
- Truth or Consequences (1950-1988).
- Love of Life (1951-1980).
- Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986).
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
- American Bandstand (1952-1989).
- The Guiding Light (1952-present).
- The Honeymooners (1952-1970).
- The Today Show (1952-present).
- Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
- The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983).
- Face the Nation (1954-present).
- The Secret Storm (1954-1974).
- The Tonight Show (1954-present).
- Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984).
- Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976).
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975).
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982).
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003).
- As the World Turns (1956-present).
- Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978).
- The Edge of Night (1956-1984).
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
- Grandstand (UK) (1958-present).
- Bonanza (1959-1973).
[edit] 1960s
- Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
- My Three Sons (1960-1972).
- Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
- It's Academic (1961-present).
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981).
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969) ends on September 7 to resume on September 14 as The Wonderful World of Disney (1969-1979).
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971).
- The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
- Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978).
- Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
- General Hospital (1963-present).
- Petticoat Junction (1963-1970).
- The Doctors (1963-1982).
- Another World (1964-1999).
- Bewitched (1964-1972).
- Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003).
- Daniel Boone (1964-1970).
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1970).
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present).
- The Wednesday Play (UK) (1964-1970).
- Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-2006).
- Days of Our Lives (1965-present).
- Get Smart (1965-1970).
- Green Acres (1965-1971).
- Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971).
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970).
- The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974).
- Tom and Jerry (1965-1972, 1975-1977, 1980-1982).
- World of Sport (UK) (1965-1985).
- Dark Shadows (1966-1971).
- Family Affair (1966-1971).
- Play School (1966-present).
- That Girl (1966-1971).
- Mission: Impossible (1966-1973).
- The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
- The Newlywed Game (1966-1974).
- Ironside (1967-1975).
- Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967-1973).
- Mannix (1967-1975).
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978).
- The Flying Nun (1967-1970).
- 60 Minutes (1968-present).
- Dad's Army (UK) (1968-1977).
- Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
- Here Come the Brides (1968-1970).
- Here's Lucy (1968-1974).
- Julia (1968-1971).
- Laugh-In (1968-1973).
- Magpie (UK) (1968-1980).
- Mayberry R.F.D. (1968-1971).
- One Life to Live (1968-present).
- The Doris Day Show (1968-1973).
- The Mod Squad (1968-1973).
[edit] Ending this year
- February 9 - The Saint (1962-1969).
- May 2 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1969).
- May 21 - The Avengers (UK) (1961-1969).
- June 2 - Peyton Place (1964-1969).
- June 3 - Star Trek (1966-1969).
- June 8 - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1969).
- September 20 - Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999).
- Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-1969).
[edit] Changes of Network Affiliation
- Get Smart moves from NBC to CBS.
[edit] Births
- January 14 - Jason Bateman, actor.
- August 19 - Matthew Perry, actor, Friends.
[edit] Deaths
- February 2 - Boris Karloff, actor
- February 9 - Gabby Hayes, actor
- February 19 - Madge Blake, actress
- May 3 - Karl Freund, cinematographer, who as director of photography on I Love Lucy, developed the practical use of the three-camera TV sitcom production.
- June 22 - Judy Garland, singer/actress
- July 18 - Barbara Pepper, actress (Doris Ziffel #1 on Green Acres)
- August 9 - Sharon Tate, actress, murdered by followers of Charles Manson
- September 8 - Bud Collyer, game show host (Beat the Clock)
- September 19 - Rex Ingram, actor
- December 22 - Wilbur Hatch, musical director for many TV shows including I Love Lucy
