1957 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.
April 1 - British current affairs programme Panorama broadcasts the famous Spaghetti trees hoax report.
August 31 - Central Scotland's ITV franchise Scottish Television goes on air, the first 7-day-a-week ITV franchise to do so.
September 7 - NBC introduces an animated version of its famous "living color" peacock logo.
In the UK, the "toddler's truce" (an arrangement whereby there were no TV broadcasts between 6 PM and 7 PM, to allow parents to put their children to bed) was abolished.
Front Page Challenge, television's longest continuously running panel show starts airing on the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) for the next 38 years.
Cyprus began a limited television service, serving only three hours a day, twice-weekly. By 1960, a full service was launched.

Debuts

April 24 - The Sky at Night (UK) appears for the first time, presented by Patrick Moore (1957-present).
October 4 - Leave It to Beaver premieres (1957-1963).
The Army Game (UK) premieres on ITV (1957-1961).
Front Page Challenge premieres (1957-1995).

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).
Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
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).
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
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).
Climax! (1954-1958).
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).
Cheyenne (1955-1962).
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

February - Annie Oakley (1954-1957).
April 13 - The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (UK) (1956-1957).
May 6 - I Love Lucy (1951-1957).
Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947-1957).
The Roy Rogers 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!).
October 11, Dawn French, actress and comedienne
December 30 - Matt Lauer, NBC newscaster.