Television related events in the USA during 1967
This is a list of American television -related events in 1967.
Date Event Ref. January 7 The Newlywed Game debuts a primetime edition on ABC . January 15 CBS and NBC each broadcast their coverage of the first-ever Super Bowl from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , in which the NFL 's Green Bay Packers defeat the AFL 's Kansas City Chiefs , by a score of 35-10. The game was seen by a combined 51.18 million viewers between the two networks. [ 1] [ 2] February 16 Ricardo Montalbán makes his debut in the NBC Sci-fi series Star Trek as popular villain Khan Noonien Singh , in the episode "Space Seed ". May 1 The United Network launches (as the Overmyer Network ) with the premiere of the short-lived program, The Las Vegas Show , the only show it airs. Transmission expenses prompt the show and the network to cease operations after one month. August 21 Dark Shadows on ABC and As the World Turns on CBS become the first daytime soap operas on their respective networks to broadcast in color. August 29 The second part of the two-part series finale of The Fugitive , entitled "The Judgment" is broadcast on ABC . The episode features the final confrontation between the titular fugitive, Dr. Richard Kimble and Fred Johnson, the one-armed man who is the real murderer of Kimble's wife, Helen. Part two of the finale would become the most-watched television series episode up to that time. It was viewed by 25.7 million households (45.9 percent of American households with a television set and a 72 percent share), meaning that more than 78 million people tuned in.[ 3] September 9 NBC airs what will prove to be the pilot of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In ; which would have its actual series premiere on January 22, 1968 September 17 The Doors ' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show resulted in the banning of the band from future episodes due to Jim Morrison ignoring Sullivan's request to change one of the lyrics in the song they performed, "Light My Fire ". November 7 The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was established when U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 . Unknown The FCC issues an order that require cigarette ads on television, radio and in print to include a warning about the health risks of smoking.
Television programs [ edit ] Date Show Network Debut Status January 2 Run, Buddy, Run CBS September 12, 1966 Ended January 21 Cool McCool NBC September 10, 1966 Ended January 21 Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles CBS September 10, 1966 Ended January 21 The Super 6 NBC September 10, 1966 Ended February 4 The Space Kidettes NBC September 10, 1966 Ended March 4 Underdog CBS October 3, 1964 (on NBC) Canceled March 11 Pistols 'n' Petticoats CBS September 17, 1966 Ended March 11 The Mighty Heroes CBS October 29, 1966 Ended March 13 Combat! ABC October 2, 1962 Ended March 17 The Green Hornet ABC September 9, 1966 Canceled March 25 Laurel and Hardy NBC September 10, 1966 Ended March 31 T.H.E. Cat NBC September 16, 1966 Ended March 31 Where the Action Is ABC June 28, 1965 Ended April 2 It's About Time CBS September 11, 1966 Ended April 6 F Troop ABC September 14, 1965 Ended April 6 Love on a Rooftop ABC September 6, 1966 Ended April 7 Laredo NBC September 16, 1965 Ended April 7 The Pruitts of Southampton ABC September 6, 1966 Ended April 11 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. NBC September 16, 1966 Ended April 15 Flipper NBC September 19, 1964 Ended April 22 Please Don't Eat the Daisies NBC September 14, 1965 Canceled May 5 Rango ABC January 13, 1967 Canceled May 17 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre NBC October 4, 1963 Ended June 28 The Danny Kaye Show CBS September 25, 1963 Canceled August 28 Mr. Terrific CBS January 9, 1967 Canceled Vacation Playhouse July 22, 1963 Ended August 29 Captain Nice NBC January 9, 1967 Ended August 29 The Fugitive ABC September 17, 1963 Ended August 29 Occasional Wife ABC September 13, 1966 Ended September 1 The Time Tunnel ABC September 9, 1966 Canceled September 3 What's My Line? CBS February 2, 1950 Ended September 4 Gilligan's Island September 26, 1964 September 4 Coronet Blue CBS May 29, 1967 Ended September 7 Precious Pupp NBC October 2, 1965 Ended September 7 The Hillbilly Bears NBC October 2, 1965 Ended September 16 Space Ghost CBS September 10, 1966 Canceled October 4 Batfink KTLA Syndication April 21, 1966 Canceled December 27 Custer ABC September 6, 1967 Ended December 29 Hondo ABC September 8, 1967 Canceled December 30 George of the Jungle ABC September 9, 1967 Ended December 30 Super Chicken ABC September 9, 1967 Ended
Television specials and/or miniseries[ edit ] Networks and services [ edit ] Television stations [ edit ] Date City of License /Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref. January Canton, Ohio WJAN 17 Independent Richmond, Virginia WCVW-TV 57 NET January 1 Pelham /Albany, Georgia WABW-TV 14 NET /GPB Satellite of WGTV /Atlanta, Georgia January 2 Pelham /Albany, Georgia WABW-TV 14 NET /GPB January 3 Dalton /Chatsworth, Georgia (Chattanooga, Tennessee ) WCLP NET/GPB Satellite of WGTV /Atlanta, Georgia January 5 Fontana /Los Angeles , California KLXA-TV 40 Bilingual independent Now TBN flagship KTBN-TV; license reassigned to Santa Ana, California in 1973 January 6 Houston, Texas KHTV 39 Independent January 29 Grand Forks, North Dakota WDAZ-TV 6 NBC January 30 Chatsworth /Dalton, Georgia (Chattanooga, Tennessee ) WNGH-TV 18 NET Part of the Georgia Public Broadcasting television network February 1 Tucson, Arizona KZAZ 11 Independent March 1 Baltimore, Maryland WMET-TV 24 Independent March 5 Norwich, Connecticut WEDN 9 NET Satellite of WEDH /Hartford March 6 Dawson /Americus, Georgia WACS-TV 25 NET/GPB Satellite of WGTV /Atlanta, Georgia March 15 Sneedville /Kingsport, Tennessee WSJK-TV 2 NET March 27 Mount Pleasant, Michigan WCMU-TV 14 NET April 5 New York City WNYE 25 NET April 24 Spokane, Washington KSPS 7 NET June 4 Reno, Nevada KTVN 2 ABC now a CBS affiliate. June 8 Providence, Rhode Island WSBE-TV 36 NET June 25 San Diego, California KEBS-TV 15 NET July 9 Charlotte, North Carolina WCTU-TV 36 Independent August 1 Roanoke, Virginia WBRA-TV 15 NET August 5 Nashville, Tennessee WMCV 17 Independent August 9 Florence, Alabama WFIQ 36 NET August 13 Erie, Pennsylvania WQLN 54 NET August 19 Monroe, Louisiana KUZN 14 Independent August 31 Hibbing, Minnesota WIRT-TV 13 ABC Satellite of WDIO-TV in Duluth September 1 Atlanta, Georgia WJRJ-TV 17 Independent Bassett, Nebraska KMNE-TV 7 NET/Nebraska ETV September 3 Florence /Myrtle Beach, South Carolina WJPM-TV 33 NET Satellite of WRLK-TV/Columbia, South Carolina September 5 Sioux City, Iowa KMEG 14 CBS September 10 Las Vegas, Nevada KHBV-TV 5 Independent September 11 Asheville, North Carolina WUNF-TV 33 NET Satellite of WUNC-TV/Chapel Hill, North Carolina Boone /Hickory, North Carolina WUNE-TV 17 NET Concord, North Carolina WUNG-TV 58 NET Pensacola, Florida WSRE 23 NET September 14 Rapid City, South Dakota KBHE-TV 9 NET Part of South Dakota Public Broadcasting September 15 Poplar Bluff, Missouri KPOB-TV 15 ABC Full-time satellite of WSIL-TV /Harrisburg, Illinois September 17 Phoenix, Arizona KPAZ-TV 21 Bilingual independent September 20 Miami, Florida WCIX-TV 6 Independent Now WFOR-TV, a CBS O&O on channel 4 September 25 Boston, Massachusetts WGBX-TV 44 NET October Saipan , Northern Mariana Islands WSZE-TV 10 NBC (primary) ABC/CBS (secondary) Satellite of KUAM-TV /Hagåtña, Guam October 1 Dallas, Texas KMEC-TV 33 Independent October 9 San Francisco, California KGSC-TV 36 Independent October 16 Burlington, Vermont WETK 32 NET Flagship of the Vermont ETV network; the other three stations of that network would sign on the following year. New Orleans, Louisiana WWOM-TV 26 Independent October 31 Anchorage, Alaska KHAR-TV 13 Independent November 6 Greensboro, North Carolina WUBC 48 Independent November 14 Miami, Florida WAJA-TV 23 Independent December 28 Topeka, Kansas KTSB 27 NBC (primary) ABC (secondary)
Network affiliation changes [ edit ] ^ Myslenski, Skip (January 26, 1986). "Super Bowl I: CBS vs. NBC" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2022 . ^ "10 Things You May Not Know About the First Super Bowl" . Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2022 . ^ "Fugitive gets huge rating in last show". Chicago Tribune . 31 August 1967. p. C-19. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (October 16, 2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present . Random House Publishing Group. p. 709. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved September 13, 2011 . ^ Markstein, Don (2008). "Birdman" . Don Markstein's Toonopedia . Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-1538103739 . ^ Markstein, Don (2007). "The Herculoids" . Don Markstein's Toonopedia . Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Like the majority of Hanna-Barbera's late '60s adventure characters... The Herculoids were created by designer Alex Toth. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . Rowman & Littlefield. p. 404. ISBN 978-1538103739 . ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.), pg. 721. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8 ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television . Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 393. ISBN 978-0823083152 . Retrieved 22 March 2020 . ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part I: Animated Cartoon Series . Scarecrow Press. pp. 117–119. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5 . Retrieved 9 April 2020 . ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 812–813. ISBN 978-1476665993 . ^ "The Jerry Lewis Show" . thetvdb.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015 . ^ "The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series 1967–1969) - IMDb" . IMDb . ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946–present, Ballantine, 1979 ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television . Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 265–266. ISBN 978-0823083152 . Retrieved 19 March 2020 . ^ "Phil Donahue Dawns on Daytime" . EW.com . Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15 . ^ Handbook of Texas Online: Madalyn Murray O'Hair (Note: this article mentioned that Donahue's show started in 1963, with Madalyn as guest.) ^ "Station Due to Carry ABC Programs" . The Park City Daily News . Bowling Green, Kentucky. March 2, 1967. p. 9. Archived from the original April 5, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.