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The year 1947 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1947.
Series | Debut | Ended | Network |
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Swing Into Sports | 1947 | 1949 | Dumont |
The Jack Eigen Show | 1947 | 1951 | Dumont |
Chicagoland Mystery Players | 1947 | July 23, 1950 | WGN-TV |
Small Fry Club | 1947 | 1951 | Dumont |
Juvenile Jury | 1947 | 1954 | NBC |
The Swift Home Service Club | May 1947 | ? | NBC |
Doorway to Fame | May 2, 1947 | July 4, 1949 | Dumont |
Kraft Television Theater | May 7, 1947 | 1958 | NBC |
King Cole's Birthday Party | May 15, 1947 | June 23, 1949 | Dumont |
In the Kelvinator Kitchen | 1947 | 1948 | NBC |
The Walter Compton News | June 16, 1947 | January 1948 | Dumont |
Major League Baseball on NBC | July 8, 1947 | October 17, 2000 | NBC |
Musical Merry-Go-Round | 1947 | 1949 | NBC |
Kukla, Fran and Ollie | October 13, 1947 | 1957 | KNBH |
Meet the Press | 1947 | Still in broadcast | NBC |
Pantomime Quiz | November 13, 1947 | October 9, 1959 | KTLA |
Mary Kay and Johnny | November 18, 1947 | March 11, 1950 | Dumont |
Charade Quiz | 1947 | 1949 | Dumont |
Television Playhouse | December 4, 1947 | April 11, 1948 | NBC |
Americana | 1947 | 1949 | NBC |
Howdy Doody | December 27, 1947 | September 24, 1960 | NBC |
Eye Witness | 1947 | 1948 | |
Know Your New York | 1947 | 1948 | Dumont |
Highway to the Stars | 1947 | 1947 | Dumont |
Look Upon a Star | 1947 | 1947 | Dumont |
Date | Show | Debut |
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January 17 | The Voice of Firestone | 1943 |
Let's Rhumba | 1946 | |
January 26 | Face to Face | 1946 |
March | Hour Glass | 1946 |
May 16 | Pinwright's Progress (UK) | 1946 |
May 18 | I Love to Eat | 1946 |
May 27 | Serving Through Science | 1945 |
July 1 | Cash and Carry | 1946 |
October | Geographically Speaking | 1946 |
Unknown | Campus Hoopla | 1946 |
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Events from the year 1947 in the United States.
Events from the year 1948 in the United States.
Events from the year 1956 in the United States.
Events in 1947 in animation.