1950 in television

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

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Events

February 12 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) inaugurated.
February 23 - First televised report of general election results in the UK.
April 3 - The BBC aspect ratio changes from 5:4 to 4:3.
August 31 - First television broadcast station in Mexico, XHTV, Mexico City on channel 4.
September 18 - First television broadcast station in Brazil, PRF-TV, São Paulo on channel 3.
September 30 - First BBC television broadcast from an aircraft.
October 10 - The FCC approves CBS color TV system, effective November 20.
The number of homes in the US that own a television set reaches the one million mark.

February 2 - What's My Line (1950) debuts on CBS (1950–1967).
February 25 - Your Show of Shows premieres on NBC (1950–1954).
June 17 – October 12 - Hawkins Falls premiers on NBC. also (1951–1955).
July 10 - Your Hit Parade premieres on NBC.
July 11 - Andy Pandy premieres on the BBC (1950, 1970, 2002)
September 7 - The game show Truth or Consequences debuts (1950–1988).
October 28 - The Jack Benny Show, starring Jack Benny, premiers (1950–1965).
Cisco Kid debuted, starring Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo (1950–1956).
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show debuts (1950–1958).

listed by starting year

Muffin the Mule (UK) (1946–1955).
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960)
Kaleidoscope (UK) (1946–1953).
Picture Page (UK) (1936–1939; 1946–1952)
Café Continental (UK) (1947–1953).
Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947–1957).
Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954).
Juvenile Jury (1947–1954).
Howdy Doody (1947–1960)
Kraft Television Theater (1947–1958)
Meet the Press (1947–present)
Candid Camera (1948–present)
Television Newsreel (UK) (1948–1954)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
The Texaco Star Theater (1948–1953)
The Alan Dale Show (1948–1951).
Club Seven (1948–1951).
Bozo the Clown (1949–present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995)
Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949–1954)
The Goldbergs (1949–1955)
The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963)

For The Children (UK) (1937–1939; 1946–1950).
Actor's Studio (1948–1950).
Cartoon Teletales (1948–1950).
Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950).
You Are an Artist (1946–1950).

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