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1962 in television
See also:
1961 in television
,
other events of 1962
,
1963 in television
and the
list of 'years in television'
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 Popular Television Shows
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
March 16
-
Walter Cronkite
succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the
CBS
Evening News.
March 24
- Boxer
Benny Kid Paret[?]
falls unconcious at the hands of fellow boxer
Emile Griffith
during a televised boxing match at
Madison Square Garden
. Paret would die nine days later.
Les Crane[?]
and
Regis Philbin
host
The Tonight Show
for a short time, until
Johnny Carson
took over later in the year.
Popular Television Shows
Broadcast of
Sábados Alegres
begins, program later becomes
Sábados Gigantes
The Andy Griffith Show
(1960-1968)
Bonanza
(1959-1973)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
(1961-1966)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(1948-1971)
Hanna Barbera
's
The Flintstones
(1960-1966)
Gunsmoke
(1955-1975)
Lawrence Welk
Show
(1955-1982)
Mister Ed
(1961-1966)
My Three Sons
(1960-1972)
The Tonight Show
(1954-present)
Rod Serling
's
The Twilight Zone
(1959-1965)
Births
July 8
-
Rob Burnett[?]
, one time head writer for
David Letterman
November 19
-
Jodie Foster
, actress and director
Deaths
January 13
-
Ernie Kovacs
, comedian
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