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1954 in television
See also:
1953 in television
,
other events of 1954
,
1955 in television
and the
list of 'years in television'
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 Popular Television Shows
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
NTSC
video standard introduced
Television Act of 1954
authorises setting up the infrastructure for British commercial television.
January 1
-
NBC
broadcasts the
Rose Parade[?]
in color on 21 stations.
January 11
- The first weather forcast is televised in the U.K.
April
- The
American Broadcasting Company
broadcasts the Army-McCarthy hearings live and in their entirety.
September 11
- The
Miss America
Beauty Contest airs for the first time on national television in the
United States
. 27 million viewers watched as
Lee Ann Meriwether[?]
won the crown. Meriwether would later become a television actress, co-starring in
Barnaby Jones[?]
in the
1970s
.
November 3
-
Disney
's
Alice in Wonderland[?]
airs on
ABC
Popular Television Shows
September
-
The Tonight Show
begins airing on the NBC network. (1954-present)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(1948-1971)
Flash Gordon
(1953-1954)
Births
January 12
-
Howard Stern
, "shock-jock"
radio
host
February 15
-
Matt Groening
, creator of
The Simpsons
and
Futurama
March 1
-
Ron Howard
, actor, director
October 9
-
Scott Bakula
, American television actor
Deaths
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