New Series 1960
Clips from The Andy Griffith Show, Kellog's Cornflakes American Gothic ad, My Three Sons, Citgo ad, Mattel Tommy- Blast toy gun ad, The Flintstones, 3 Stooges Simoniz ad
Don Knotts steals the show and Ron Howard becomes one of the few child star success stories.
Fred Mc Murray plays a single father with William Frawley from I LOVE LUCY as the mother figure. Health reasons caused Frawley to be replaced by William Demarest
Hanna-Barbera riding the success of Huckleberry Hound makes it big with the first prime time cartoon show starring Fred Flintstone.
Route 66 (1960 to 1964) Staring Martin Milner and
Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC). Chet Huntley and David Brinkley New show from NBC moving nightly news from 15 minutes to 30 minutes.
CBS Sports Spectacular
More on each new show of 1960 at Wikipedia
Most Watched 1960 - 1961
1. Gunsmoke CBS |
Television News 1960
87% of households have TV, up from 9% in 1950
Talk-show host Jack Paar breaks down in tears as he walks off the live NBC Tonight Show when network censors removed a toilet joke he told the previous night. He leaves the show for a month before returning.
Ventriloquist puppeteer Shari Lewis wins the Peabody Award for entertaining children.
Edward R. Murrow's last program, Harvest of Shame aired. An expose on the plight of migrant workers in Florida, it forever changed the nature of TV news by setting in motion the tone for the generation of investigative journalists to come. Taking a food order by telephone, Domino's delivers a pizza.
The Emmy's for 1960 - 1961
Outstanding Actor - Series Raymond Burr for Perry Mason
Outstanding Actress - Series Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Stanwyck Show
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role By an Actor or Actress in a Series - Don Knotts, The Andy Griffith Show
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor - Jack Benny Show (CBS)
Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series - Fred Astaire, Astaire Time
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News - Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC).
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone
Series End 1960
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960).
TV Guide Schedule 1960
Strange TV 1960
1960 Philco Continental
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