1964 in television

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1 Events

Events

January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television.
January 3 - Footage of the Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on The Jack Paar Show[?]
February 9 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, breaking television ratings records
February 16 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
February 23 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
March 30 - The game show Jeopardy! debuts on television.
April 30 - Television sets manufactured as of this date are required to receive UHF channels.
September - Shindig! premieres on ABC

I Spy[?], starring Bill Cosby premieres
The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
Bonanza (1959-1973)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
Dr Who (1963-1989)
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)