Chemistry - 1952 in television

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1 Events

Events

February 15 - The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.
September 6 - Cable TV debuts in Canada as the CBC in Montreal, Quebec airs.
September 8 - CBC Toronto debuts.
September 20 – The first commercial UHF television station in the world, KPTV (today a Fox affiliate), begins broadcasting in Portland, Oregon on channel 27.
December 15 - The Flowerpot Men on BBC Television.
The first political advertisements appear on US television. Democrats buy a 30 minute slot for their candidate, Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson is bombarded with hate mail for interfering with a broadcast of I Love Lucy. Dwight Eisenhower buys 20 second commercial spots and wins the election.
The first telecast of an atomic bomb detonation (KTLA).
The FCC sets aside channels for non-commercial, public broadcasting.

January 14 - The Today Show premieres on NBC (1952-present).
American Bandstand premieres (1952-1989).
My Little Margie (1952-1955), starring Gale Storm.
See It Now premieres, hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on ABC (1952-1966).
The Ernie Kovacs Show premieres. Kovacs pushes the limits of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects (1952-1953).
The Guiding Light on CBS (1952-present).
The Honeymooners premieres (1952-1970).
This Is Your Life premieres in the US (1952-1961).

Tom and Jerry (1940-1958, 1965-1972, 1975-1977, 1980-1982)
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960)
Howdy Doody (1947-1960)
Kraft Television Theater (1947-1958)
Meet the Press (1947-present)
Candid Camera (1948-present)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
The Texaco Star Theater (1948-1953)
Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949-1954)
The Goldbergs (1949-1955)
The Voice of Firestone (1949-1963)
Cisco Kid (1950-1956)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1958)
The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965)
Truth or Consequences (1950-1988)
Your Hit Parade (1950-1959)
Your Show of Shows (1950-1954)
What's My Line (1950-1967)
Amos & Andy (1951-1953)
Dragnet (1951-1959)
I Love Lucy (1951-1957)
Love of Life (1951-1980)
Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986)
The Roy Rogers Show (1951-1957)