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The year 1950 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1950.
| Series | Debut | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Picture Page (UK) | October 10, 1936 | 1939 |
| 1945 | 1952 | |
| For The Children (UK) | April 26, 1937 | 1939 |
| July 7, 1946 | 1950 | |
| The Voice of Firestone Televues | 1943 | 1947 |
| 1949 | 1963 | |
| Kaleidoscope (UK) | November 2, 1946 | 1953 |
| Gillette Cavalcade of Sports | November 8, 1946 | June 24, 1960 |
| Muffin the Mule (UK) | 1946 | 1955 |
| You Are an Artist | 1946 | 1950 |
| Kraft Television Theater | May 7, 1947 | 1958 |
| Kukla, Fran and Ollie | October 13, 1947 | 1957 |
| Meet the Press | November 6, 1947 | — |
| Mary Kay and Johnny | November 18, 1947 | March 11, 1950 |
| Howdy Doody | December 27, 1947 | September 24, 1960 |
| Café Continental (UK) | 1947 | 1953 |
| Juvenile Jury | 1947 | 1954 |
| Small Fry Club | 1947 | 1951 |
| Television Newsreel (UK) | January 5, 1948 | 1954 |
| The Original Amateur Hour | January 18, 1948 | September 27, 1970 |
| Court of Current Issues | February 9, 1948 | June 26, 1951 |
| Author Meets the Critics | April 1948 | October 10, 1954 |
| Hollywood Screen Test | April 15, 1948 | 1953 |
| Texaco Star Theater | June 8, 1948 | 1953 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | June 20, 1948 | June 6, 1971 |
| Candid Camera | August 10, 1948 | 2014 |
| CBS Evening News | August 15, 1948 | — |
| Foodini the Great | August 23, 1948 | June 23, 1951 |
| Actors Studio | September 1948 | June 1950 |
| Ford Theatre | October 17, 1948 | July 10, 1957 |
| The Morey Amsterdam Show | December 17, 1948 | October 12, 1950 |
| The Alan Dale Show | 1948 | 1951 |
| Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts | 1948 | January 1, 1958 |
| Break the Bank | 1948 | 1957 |
| Cartoon TeleTales | 1948 | 1950 |
| Celebrity Time | 1948 | September 1952 |
| Club Seven | 1948 | 1951 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | 1955 |
| Winner Take All | 1948 | 1952 |
| The Goldbergs | January 17, 1949 | 1956 |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not! | March 1, 1949 | October 5, 1950 |
| Think Fast | March 26, 1949 | October 8, 1950 |
| Captain Video | June 27, 1949 | April 1, 1955 |
| Mama | July 1, 1949 | March 17, 1957 |
| Martin Kane, Private Eye | August 7, 1949 | June 17, 1954 |
| The Little Revue | September 4, 1949 | April 21, 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | September 15, 1949 | June 6, 1957 |
| Come Dancing (UK) | September 29, 1949 | 1995 |
| The Aldrich Family | October 2, 1949 | May 29, 1953 |
| The Life of Riley | October 4, 1949 | March 28, 1950 |
| January 2, 1953 | August 22, 1958 | |
| The Ruggles | November 3, 1949 | June 19, 1952 |
| One Man's Family | November 4, 1949 | June 21, 1952 |
| March 1, 1954 | April 1, 1955 | |
| Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | 1949 | 1959 |
| What's My Line? | February 2, 1950 | 1975 |
| Your Show of Shows | February 25, 1950 | June 5, 1954 |
| Hawkins Falls | June 17, 1950 | July 1, 1955 |
| Your Hit Parade | July 10, 1950 | 1959 |
| 1974 | 1974 | |
| Andy Pandy (UK) | July 11, 1950 | 1970 |
| 2002 | 2005 | |
| Truth or Consequences | September 7, 1950 | 1988 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | September 10, 1950 | December 25, 1955 |
| You Bet Your Life | October 5, 1950 | 1961 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | October 12, 1950 | 1958 |
| The Jack Benny Program | October 28, 1950 | 1965 |
| The Adventures of Ellery Queen | 1950 | 1959 |
| 1975 | 1976 | |
| The Cisco Kid | September 5, 1950 | March 22, 1956 |
| Date | Show | Debut |
|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Mary Kay and Johnny | 1947 |
| March 29 | Abe Burrows' Almanac | 1950 |
| June 23 | Actors Studio | 1948 |
| Unknown | Cartoon Teletales | |
| For The Children (UK) | 1946 | |
| You Are an Artist |
| Date | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Victoria Principal | Actress ( Dallas ) |
| January 7 | Erin Gray | Actress ( Buck Rogers in the 25th Century , Silver Spoons ) |
| January 16 | Debbie Allen | Actress, dancer, choreographer ( Fame ) |
| January 23 | Richard Dean Anderson | Actor ( MacGyver ) |
| January 25 | John Terry | Actor ( Las Vegas , Lost ) |
| January 29 | Ann Jillian | Actress ( It's a Living ) |
| January 30 | Trinidad Silva | Actor (died 1988) |
| February 3 | Morgan Fairchild | Actress ( Flamingo Road ) |
| Pamela Franklin | Actress | |
| February 12 | Michael Ironside | Actor ( ER , Walker, Texas Ranger , Smallville , Superman: The Animated Series ) |
| February 14 | Frank Collison | Actor ( Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ) |
| February 15 | Donna Hanover | American journalist |
| February 17 | Lynne Moody | Actress ( That's My Mama , Knots Landing ) |
| February 18 | Cybill Shepherd | Actress ( Moonlighting , Cybill ) |
| February 22 | Julius Erving | NBA basketball player |
| Julie Walters | Actress | |
| February 24 | Evelyn Guerrero | American actress |
| February 26 | Bill Ritter | American journalist |
| March 2 | Matthew Laurance | Actor ( Saturday Night Live , Beverly Hills, 90210 ) |
| March 3 | Tim Kazurinsky | Actor ( Saturday Night Live ) |
| March 10 | Aloma Wright | Actress ( Scrubs , Days of Our Lives ) |
| March 12 | Jon Provost | Actor ( Lassie ) |
| March 13 | William H. Macy | Actor ( Shameless , ER , The Lionhearts , Curious George ) |
| Charles Krauthammer | American political columnist (died 2018) | |
| March 18 | Brad Dourif | Actor |
| Jim Knobeloch | Actor ( Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ) | |
| March 20 | William Hurt | Actor (died 2022) |
| March 23 | Terry Sweeney | Actor, comedian ( Saturday Night Live , Hype ) |
| March 26 | Martin Short | Canadian-American actor, comedian ( SCTV , Saturday Night Live ) |
| Tony Papenfuss | Actor ( Newhart ) | |
| March 30 | Robbie Coltrane | Actor (died 2022) |
| March 31 | Ed Marinaro | Football player, actor ( Hill Street Blues , Blue Mountain State ) |
| April 4 | Christine Lahti | Actress ( Chicago Hope ) |
| April 12 | David Cassidy | Actor, singer ( The Partridge Family ) (died 2017) |
| Tom Werner | Producer | |
| April 13 | Ron Perlman | Actor ( Beauty and the Beast , Sons of Anarchy , Teen Titans , Adventure Time ) |
| William Sadler | Actor ( Roswell ) | |
| April 14 | Randolph Powell | Actor ( Logan's Run , Dallas ) |
| April 17 | L. Scott Caldwell | Actress ( Lost ) |
| April 28 | Jay Leno | Comedian, talk show host ( The Tonight Show ) |
| Stuart Gillard | Writer | |
| May 1 | Dann Florek | Actor ( Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ) |
| May 7 | Tim Russert | American television journalist (died 2008) |
| May 9 | Marcheline Bertrand | American actress (died 2007) |
| May 12 | Bruce Boxleitner | Actor ( Scarecrow and Mrs. King , Babylon 5 ) |
| Gabriel Byrne | Actor | |
| May 13 | Stevie Wonder | Singer and musician |
| May 15 | Nicholas Hammond | American-born Australian actor ( The Amazing Spider-Man ) |
| May 18 | Mark Mothersbaugh | American composer |
| May 28 | Denny Delk | American Voice Actor (Wicket W. Warrick, Ewoks (TV series) ) |
| May 31 | Gregory Harrison | Actor ( Trapper John, M.D. ) |
| June 1 | John M. Jackson | Actor ( JAG ) |
| June 3 | Melissa Mathison | American film and television screenwriter (died 2015) |
| June 5 | Daniel von Bargen | American character actor (died 2015) |
| June 8 | Kathy Baker | Actress ( Picket Fences ) |
| June 13 | Belinda Bauer | Australian actress |
| June 19 | Rosie Shuster | Canadian-born comedy writer and actress |
| June 26 | Michael Paul Chan | Actor |
| July 5 | Huey Lewis | Actor |
| July 10 | Nick Jameson | Actor ( 24 , Lost ) |
| July 11 | Bruce McGill | Actor |
| July 21 | Jordan Clarke | Actor ( Guiding Light ) |
| July 23 | Belinda Montgomery | Actress ( Man from Atlantis , Miami Vice , Doogie Howser, M.D. ) |
| August 3 | Jo Marie Payton | Actress ( Perfect Strangers , Family Matters , The Proud Family ) |
| John Landis | Actor | |
| August 11 | Steve Wozniak | American electronics engineer |
| August 12 | Jim Beaver | Actor ( Supernatural ) |
| August 13 | Jane Carr | Actress |
| September 1 | Phil McGraw | Television host ( Dr. Phil ) |
| September 2 | Harvey Levin | Television producer |
| September 5 | Kathy Cronkite | Actress |
| September 7 | Julie Kavner | Actress (Marge Simpson on The Simpsons ) |
| September 9 | Joe Lisi | Actor ( Third Watch ) |
| September 11 | Amy Madigan | Actress |
| September 12 | Bruce Mahler | Actor ( Seinfeld ) |
| September 18 | Anna Deavere Smith | Actress |
| September 19 | Joan Lunden | American TV host |
| September 21 | Bill Murray | Actor, comedian ( Saturday Night Live ) |
| September 24 | Alan Colmes | Political commentator ( Hannity & Colmes , Fox News Watch ) (died 2017) |
| September 27 | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Actor |
| September 30 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Actor, director ( Chicago Hope ) |
| October 2 | Ian McNeice | Actor |
| October 3 | Pamela Hensley | Actress ( Buck Rogers in the 25th Century , Matt Houston ) |
| October 4 | Alan Rosenberg | Actor ( L.A. Law , Civil Wars ) |
| October 5 | Jeff Conaway | Actor ( Taxi ) (died 2011) |
| October 9 | Gary Frank | Actor ( Family ) |
| October 17 | Howard Rollins | Actor ( In the Heat of the Night ) (died 1996) |
| October 20 | William Russ | Actor ( Boy Meets World ) |
| October 31 | John Candy | Canadian comedian and actor ( SCTV ) (died 1994) |
| Jane Pauley | American television host | |
| November 4 | Markie Post | Actress ( The Fall Guy , Night Court , Hearts Afire ) (died 2021) |
| November 8 | Mary Hart | American television personality |
| November 10 | Jack Scalia | Actor |
| November 13 | Jules Sylvester | Actor, animal trainer, television presenter ( 1000 Ways to Die , Black-ish ) |
| November 16 | David Leisure | Actor ( Empty Nest ) |
| November 18 | Dennis Haskins | Actor ( Saved by the Bell ) |
| November 22 | Steven Van Zandt | Actor |
| November 23 | Chuck Schumer | Politician |
| November 24 | Stanley Livingston | Actor ( My Three Sons ) |
| November 28 | Ed Harris | Actor ( Westworld ) |
| December 6 | Thom Barry | Actor ( Cold Case ) |
| December 13 | Lindsey Ginter | Actor ( Lost ) |
| Wendie Malick | Actress ( Dream On , Just Shoot Me! , Hot in Cleveland , The Owl House ) | |
| December 21 | Jane How | Actress |
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The year 1957 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1957.
The year 1956 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1956.
The year 1955 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1955.
The year 1954 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1954.
The year 1953 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1953.
The year 1952 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1952.
The year 1951 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1951.
The year 1949 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1949.
The year 1948 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1948.
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