1957 in television
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See also: 1956 in television, other events of 1957, 1958 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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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