1946 in Television - Debuts

Debuts

• May 9 – The first regularly scheduled American variety show, Hour Glass, premieres on NBC (1946–1947).
• September 24 – Play the Game (1946)
• November 2 – Kaleidoscope (UK) (1946–1953).
• November 29 – Pinwright's Progress (UK), British television's first sitcom, debuts on the BBC Television Service (1946–1947).
• Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960).
• Cash and Carry premieres on the DuMont network (1946–1947).
• Campus Hoopla premieres (1946–1947).
• Face to Face premieres on NBC (1946–1947).
• I Love to Eat premieres on NBC (1946–1947).
• Let's Rhumba premieres on NBC (1946–1947).
• Serving Through Science premieres on DuMont (1946–1947).
• Paging You premieres (1946–1948).
• Television Screen Magazine premieres on NBC (1946–1949).
• You Are an Artist premieres on NBC (1946–1950).
• Muffin the Mule (UK) premieres (1946–1955).
• Faraway Hill, the first network-televised soap opera, debuts on DuMont.