List of years in American television:
1949–50 United States network television schedule
1950–51 United States network television schedule
List of American television programs currently in production

This is a list of American television-related events in 1950.

Events

Date Event Ref.
May The television production company Desilu Productions was founded by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.
October 10 CBS' color television system is approved by the Federal Communications Commission. This approval goes in effect on November 20.

Other information

One million American households were reported to own a television set in 1950.

Television programs

Debuts

Date Debut Network Notes/Ref.
January 4 Abe Burrows' Almanac CBS
January 7 The Ken Murray Show CBS
January 7[1] Rocky King, Detective DuMont Television Network
January 30 Robert Montgomery Presents NBC
February 2 What's My Line? CBS
February 25 Your Show of Shows NBC
March 9 Space Patrol ABC
March 23 Beat the Clock CBS
April 6 The Alan Young Show CBS
April 15[2][3] Buck Rogers ABC
June 6[4] Armstrong Circle Theatre NBC
June 17 Hawkins Falls NBC
July 3 The Hazel Scott Show DuMont
July 7 Detective's Wife CBS
July 10 Your Hit Parade NBC Migrated from radio
July 11[5] The Web CBS
July 23[6] The Gene Autry Show CBS
August 1[7] Crusader Rabbit First-run Syndication
September 5 The Cisco Kid First-run Syndication
September 6 Stars Over Hollywood NBC First television series produced by Revue Productions
September 7 Truth or Consequences CBS Migrated from radio
September 10 The Colgate Comedy Hour NBC
September 11[8] The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican ABC
September 11 Dick Tracy ABC
September 11[9] Treasury Men in Action ABC
September 18 The Speidel Show NBC Later retitled The Paul Winchell Show
September 21 [10] The Nash Airflyte Theater CBS
September 26[11] Danger CBS
October 2[12] Lux Video Theatre CBS
October 2 Tom Corbett, Space Cadet CBS
October 3 Beulah ABC
October 3[13] The Billy Rose Show ABC
October 4[14] Four Star Revue NBC
October 4 You Bet Your Life NBC Migration from radio
October 5 Big Town CBS Migration from radio
October 6 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse ABC
October 7 The Frank Sinatra Show CBS
October 10[15][16] Prudential Family Playhouse CBS
October 12 [17]: 280–281  The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show CBS Migration from radio
October 15[18] The Gabby Hayes Show NBC
October 18[19] Somerset Maugham TV Theatre CBS
October 19 The Adventures of Ellery Queen DuMont Television Network
October 21 The Stu Erwin Show ABC
October 28[20] The Jack Benny Program CBS Migration from radio
December 4 The First Hundred Years CBS
December 10 The Bigelow Theatre CBS
December 29 You Asked for It DuMont Television Network
April Adventure Playhouse Dumont Television Network
April Screen Mystery Dumont Television Network
April 9 Starlit Time Dumont Television Network
August 27 Hold That Camera Dumont Television Network
August 6 Rhythm Rodeo Dumont Television Network
January 17 Cavalcade of Bands Dumont Television Network
January 28 Dinner Date Dumont Television Network
July 29 Country Style Dumont Television Network
July 4 The Joan Edwards Show Dumont Television Network
June 27 Time for Reflection Dumont Television Network
March 19 Windy City Jamboree Dumont Television Network
May Frontier Theatre Dumont Television Network
November 4 Your Story Theatre Dumont Television Network
October Eloise Salutes the Stars Dumont Television Network
October 18 The Most Important People Dumont Television Network
October 2 The Susan Raye Show Dumont Television Network
October 22 Our Secret Weapon: The Truth Dumont Television Network
October 7 Saturday Night at the Garden Dumont Television Network
September 2 Star Time Dumont Television Network
The Twinkle in Your Eye Dumont Television Network
Chez Paree Revue Dumont Television Network

Change in Network Affiliation

Show Moved from Moved to
The Arthur Murray Party ABC Dumont
The Johns Hopkins Science Review CBS Dumont
The Bigelow Theatre CBS Dumont

Ending this year

Date Show Network Debut Notes
March 11 Mary Kay and Johnny NBC 1947 Series began on DuMont
March 29 Abe Burrows' Almanac CBS January 4, 1950
June 23 Actors Studio CBS September 26, 1948
September 29 Detective's Wife CBS July 7, 1950
Unknown date Cartoon Teletales ABC 1948
You Are an Artist NBC May 13, 1946

Television stations

Station launches

Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref.
February 15 San Antonio, Texas KEYL 5 CBS (primary)
DuMont/Paramount/ABC (secondary) 		[21]
Syracuse, New York WSYR-TV 3 NBC
February 21 Ames/Des Moines, Iowa WOI-TV 5 CBS (primary)
NBC (secondary)
March 27 Louisville, Kentucky WHAS-TV 9
(now 11) 		CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary) 		[22]
April 2 Norfolk, Virginia WTAR-TV 3 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
May 1 Lansing, Michigan WJIM-TV 6 CBS (primary)
NBC/ABC/DuMont (secondary)
June 1 Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids, Michigan WKZO-TV 3
July 1 Rock Island/Moline, Illinois
Bettendorf/Davenport, Iowa 		WHBF-TV 4 CBS (primary)
NBC/DuMont (secondary)
September 30 Nashville, Tennessee WSM-TV 4 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)

Network affiliation changes

Date City of license/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref.
Unknown date Dallas, Texas KBTV 8 DuMont NBC

Births

Main article: 1950 in television § Births

Deaths

Main article: 1950 in television § Deaths

References

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  20. ^ Green, David B. (2014-10-28). "This Day in Jewish History // 1950: Jack Benny Takes Act to TV, Grumbling All the Way". Haaretz.
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  22. ^ "WHAS-TV bows; second Louisville outlet." Broadcasting – Telecasting. March 27, 1950, pg. 68.

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