1951 in television

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Popular Television Shows
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

Television broadcasts begin in Argentina.
May 28 - The US Supreme Court upholds the FCC's approval of the CBS color television system
June 25 � CBS presents its first commercial color telecast with Arthur Godfrey, Ed Sullivan, and Faye Emerson.
June - RCA demonstrates its new electronic color system.
August 11 - The first baseball games televised in color, a double-header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves
September 4 - The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
September 22 - The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
October 3 - The first live coast-to-coast network telecast of a World Series game
October 15 - Television sicom I Love Lucy premiers starring comedian Lucille Ball and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz.
December 24 - The first televised opera written for television, Amahl and the Night Visitor, airs on NBC.
Ernie Kovacs' Time for Ernie and Ernie in Kovacsland television shows premiere. Kovacs pushes the limits of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects.

January 3 - Dragnet debuts on NBC. (1951-1959)
October 15 - I Love Lucy debuts on CBS. (1951-1957) The ground breaking show is produced on film, instead of being broadcast live. The show also makes Lucille Ball the worlds first major female television star.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
The Roy Rogers Show (1951-1957), debuts on NBC, starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
television version of Amos & Andy

January 12 - Rush Limbaugh, radio personality
February 15 - Jane Seymour, actress
February 16 - William Katt, actor
March 13 - Fred Berry, actor
April 21 - Tony Danza, actor
June 10 - Tress MacNeille, voice actress, Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, The Simpsons
June 27 - Julia Duffy, actress
July 17 - Lucie Arnaz, actress, daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
July 23 - Edie McClurg, actress
August 3 - Jay North, child actor
September 2 - Mark Harmon, actor
September 7 - Julie Kavner, actress, Rhoda, The Simpsons
October 18 - Pam Dawber, actress
December 4 - Patricia Wettig, actress
December 5 - Morgan Brittany, actress