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1961–62 United States network television schedule |
1962–63 United States network television schedule |
List of American television programs currently in production |
This is a list of American television-related events in 1962.
Date | Event | Ref. |
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January 1 | The 1962 Rose Bowl game on NBC is the first coast-to-coast live color television broadcast of a college football game in the United States. | |
NBC introduces the Laramie Peacock before the midnight showing of the day's episode of Laramie | ||
March 24 | On Fight of the Week, ABC televises the Benny Paret vs. Emile Griffith III boxing match from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The fight ends when Paret falls unconscious at the hands of Griffith, which would lead to his death ten days later. | |
April 16 | Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the CBS Evening News; he would remain so for the next 19 years. | |
September 25 | The Spanish International Network begins operation as the first Spanish-language television network in the United States | |
November 15 | NBC-primary/CBS-secondary affiliate WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky becomes the first UHF television station to broadcast in color. | [1] |
Date | Show | Network | Debut | Notes |
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January 6 | The Yogi Bear Show | First-run syndication | January 30, 1961 | |
March 1 | The New Bob Cummings Show | CBS | October 5, 1961 | |
March 25 | Bus Stop | ABC | October 1, 1961 | |
April 4 | Straightaway | October 6, 1961 | ||
April 18 | Top Cat | September 27, 1961 | ||
May 10 | Outlaws | NBC | September 29, 1960 | |
May 23 | Window on Main Street | CBS | October 2, 1961 | |
May 31 | Oh! Those Bells | March 8, 1962 | ||
June 5 | Ichabod and Me | September 26, 1961 | ||
September 12 | The Alvin Show | October 4, 1961 | ||
September 18 | The Comedy Spot | June 28, 1960 | ||
September 28 | The Brighter Day | January 4, 1954 | ||
Unknown | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | NBC | 1955 | |
The Quick Draw McGraw Show | First-run syndication | September 28, 1959 |
Network | Type | Launch date | Notes |
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Spanish International Network | Broadcast over-the-air | September 29 | The first foreign-language television network to broadcast in the United States |
Connecticut Public Television | Public broadcasting network | October 1 | Beginning with the sign-on of WEDH in Hartford, Connecticut, the network would eventually expand to four stations over the next 12 years. |
Mizlou Television Network | Ad-hoc syndication service | Unknown date | Mizlou programming was syndicated to several commercial television outlets, as well as CATV systems. |
Date | City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Notes/Ref. |
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August 1 | Durham, North Carolina | WTVD | 11 | CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) |
CBS (primary) NBC (secondary) |
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Raleigh, North Carolina | WRAL-TV | 5 | NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) |
ABC (exclusive) |
Date | City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Sign-on date | Notes |
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February 16 | Midland, Texas | KDCD-TV | 18 | December 9, 1961 | Returned to the air on January 15, 1968 | |
February 28 | Youngstown, Ohio | WXTV | 45 | Independent | November 15, 1960 | |
August 1 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WPCA-TV | 17 | Independent | July 10, 1960 | Returned to the air January 31, 1963 |
August 26 | Odgen, Utah | KVOG-TV | 9 | Independent | December 1, 1960 | |
November 17 | Boston, Massachusetts | WTAO-TV | 56 | Independent | May 17, 1962 | Experimental station |
Main article: 1962 in television § Births |
Main article: 1962 in television § Deaths |