List of American television programs by debut date

The following is a list of American television programs by debut date from 1949 to present. A television program (often simply called a "TV show") is any content produced for broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, cable, or internet and typically viewed on a television set, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows.

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  • March 7 – Thanks for Looking[7]

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See also

References

  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007) [1979]. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946–Present (trade paperback) (Ninth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. Weiner, Ed; Editors of TV Guide (1992). The TV Guide TV Book: 40 Years of the All-Time Greatest Television Facts, Fads, Hits, and History. New York: Harper Collins. pp. 201–240. ISBN 0-06-096914-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. The Logansport Press (Logansport, Indiana) edition of September 11, 1965, p. 6, (accessed through NewspaperARCHIVE.com on Feb 1, 2009)
  4. The New York Times Encyclopedia of Television by Les Brown (Times Books, a division of Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company, Inc., 1977), ISBN 0-8129-0721-3, p. 347-348
  5. The I Love Lucy Book by Bart Andrews (revised and updated Broadway Books trade paperback edition, 2001), ISBN 0-385-19033-6
  6. The Jackie Gleason Show premiered on CBS on September 20, 1952. Jackie Gleason had previously been a replacement host on the DuMont Network's Cavalcade of Stars
  7. Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1984). The TV Schedule Book: Four Decades of Network Programming from Sign-on to Sign-off (trade paperback) (First ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. pp. 9–11. ISBN 0-07-010277-5.

Bibliography

  • Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007) [1979]. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946–Present (Ninth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

Further reading

  • Kaufman, Dave (1968). The Complete Guide to TV69: Who's Who and What's What in the New TV Season. Signet. – Of historical interest as a time capsule from 1968. Contains information on new and returning shows for the 1968–69 TV season in the U.S., plus more data of interest.
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