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See also:
1956 in television,
other events of 1957,
1958 in television and the
list of 'years in television'.
Events
January 6 - Elvis Presley makes final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Jack Paar becomes the permanent host for NBC's The Tonight Show.
March 31 - Cinderella, starring 21-year-old Julie Andrews, and with songs by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, airs in color on CBS.
The final episode of I Love Lucy.
In the UK, the "toddler's truce" (an arrangement whereby there were no TV broadcasts between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., to allow parents to put their children to bed) was abolished.
Debuts
January 5 - The Benny Hill Show premieres in the UK
April - The Sky at Night appears for the first time, presented by Patrick Moore
Leave It to Beaver premieres (1957-1963)
The Army Game (UK) premieres on ITV (1957-1961)
Popular Television Shows
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960)
Howdy Doody (1947-1960)
Kraft Television Theater (1947-1958)
Meet the Press (1947-present)
Candid Camera (1948-present)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
The Voice of Firestone (1949-1963)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1958)
The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965)
Truth or Consequences (1950-1988)
What's My Line (1950-1967)
Your Hit Parade (1950-1959)
Dragnet (1951-1959)
Love of Life (1951-1980)
Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986)
American Bandstand (1952-1989)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966)
The Guiding Light (1952-present)
The Honeymooners (1952-1970)
The Today Show (1952-present)
This Is Your Life (US) (1952-1961)
Panorama (UK) (1953-present)
The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983)
Disneyland (1954-1958)
Face the Nation (1954-present)
The Brighter Day (1954-1962)
The Milton Berle Show (1954-1967)
The Secret Storm (1954-1974)
The Tonight Show (1954-present)
Zoo Quest (UK) (1954-1964)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962)
Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984)
Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976)
Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959)
The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003)
Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956-1968)
As the World Turns (1956-present)
Hancock's Half Hour (1956-1962)
Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978)
The Edge of Night (1956-1984)
The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna (1956-1960)
The Price Is Right (1956-1965)
The Steve Allen Show (1956-1960)
What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present)
Ending this year
I Love Lucy (1951-1957)
The Roy Rodgers Show (1951-1957)
The Grove Family (UK) (1954-1957)
Jungle Jim (1956-1957)
Births
January 1 - Georgia Allen, actress
January 7 - Katie Couric, television host
September 10 - Dan Castellaneta, voice actor ("Homer Simpson" and "Grandpa Phil" from Hey Arnold!)
December 30 - Matt Lauer, NBC newscaster
Television
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