1948 in television

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Popular Television Shows 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• CBS begins network programming.
• ABC opens its first television station in New York
• June 21 - The first network telecast of political conventions from Philadelphia.
• July 30 - Professional wrestling premieres in prime-time on the DuMont network.
• August 15 - The first network nightly newscast, CBS-TV News, debuts on CBS with Douglas Edwards.
• November 29 - The children's television program Kukla, Fran and Ollie debuts.
• Television manufacturing begins in Canada

• June 20 - Toast of the Town, with Ed Sullivan, premieres on CBS, with guests Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. (later renamed, The Ed Sullivan Show) (1948-1971)
• August 10 - Candid Camera debuts on ABC.
• September - Milton Berle becomes the first television star, with Texaco Star Theatre on NBC

• September 13 - Nell Carter, actress, singer (+ 2003)
• September 24 - Phil Hartman, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, NewsRadio (+ 1998)