1964 in television

See also: 1963 in television, other events of 1964, 1965 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

For the American network television schedule, please see 1964–65 American network television schedule.

Events

• January 1 – Nearly all of NBC's programs are now broadcast in color.
• January 3 – Footage of the Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on The Jack Paar Show.
• January 4 – TV Tokyo launched in Japan.
• February 9 – The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, breaking television ratings records.
• February 16 – The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show.
• February 23 – The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show.
• April 20 – BBC2 starts broadcasting; the existing BBC channel is renamed BBC1.
• April 30 – Television sets manufactured as of this date are required to receive UHF channels.
• Danger Man returns to British TV after being cancelled in 1961. It would later air on CBS and be produced until 1966.

Debuts

• January 1 – Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television (1964-present).
• March 30 – The game show Jeopardy! debuts on NBC daytime TV (1964-1975, 1984-present).
• May 4 – The American soap opera Another World debuts on NBC at 3:00 PM Eastern time, as a half-hour show (1964-1999).
• September 1 – Shindig! premieres on ABC.
• November 2 – Crossroads premieres on ITV in the UK (1964-1988, 2001-2003).
• Bewitched on ABC (1964-1972).
• Daniel Boone premieres (1964-1970).
• Gilligan's Island on CBS (1964-1967).
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. on CBS (1964–1970).
• Peyton Place on ABC (1964-1969).
• The Addams Family on ABC (1964–1966).
• The Mavis Brampston Show premieres on ATN-7 (Australia) (1964-1968).
• The Munsters on CBS (1964–1966).
• The Wednesday Play on BBC1 (1964–1970).
• This Hour Has Seven Days on CBC (1964–1966).

Television shows

• Meet the Press (1947-present)
• Candid Camera (1948-present)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
• The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965)
• Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
• What's My Line (1950–1967)
• 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)
• Panorama (UK) (1953-present)
• The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983)
• Face the Nation (1954-present)
• The Milton Berle Show (1954–1967)
• The Secret Storm (1954-1974)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984)
• Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976)
• Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003)
• Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956-1968)
• As the World Turns (1956-present)
• Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978)
• The Edge of Night (1956–1984)
• The Price Is Right (1956–1965)
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present)
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present)
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present)
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-present)
• The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
• Bonanza (1959-1973)
• Juke Box Jury (1959–1967, 1979, 1989-1990)
• The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
• The Flintstones (1960–1966)
• Ben Casey (1961–1966)
• Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present)
• Mister Ed (1961–1966)
• The Avengers (UK) (1961–1969)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
• The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968)
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981)
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969)
• Match Game (1962-1969, 1973–1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
• The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present)
• The Lucy Show (1962–1968)
• The Saint (UK) (1962–1969)
• Z-Cars (UK) (1962–1978)
• Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present)
• General Hospital (1963-present)
• Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)
• Ready Steady Go (1963–1966)
• The Doctors (1963–1982)
• Danger Man (UK) (1960–1961, 1964–1966)

Ending this year

• Zoo Quest (UK) (1954–1964).
• The Twilight Zone (1959–1964). The show was revived in 1985-1988, and then for one season in 2002.
• The Judy Garland Show (1963–1964).

Births

• February 15 – Chris Farley.
• April 25 – Hank Azaria, actor and voice actor.
• June 15 – Courteney Cox, actress.
• June 23 – Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
• July 3 – Yeardley Smith, voice actress, The Simpsons.
• July 22 – Bonnie Langford, actress.
• September 2 – Keanu Reeves, actor.
• November 11 – Calista Flockhart, actress.
• November 21 – Liza Tarbuck, British actress and television presenter.
• December 8 – Teri Hatcher, actress.

Deaths

• August 28 – Gracie Allen, actress, comedienne.