1949 in Television - Debuts

Debuts

• January 17 – The Goldbergs, a sitcom, debuts on CBS (1949–1955).
• May 5 - Stop the Music, debuts on ABC for a five-year run over seven years.
• June 27 – Captain Video and His Video Rangers, apparently the first science fiction series on television, debuts.
• July 15 - This Is Show Business, panel discussion program, premieres on CBS (1949–1954; 1956).
• September 29 – Come Dancing, a ballroom dancing competition, is first broadcast by the BBC (1949–1995).
• Martin Kane, Private Eye premieres on NBC, becoming the first detective series on television (1949–1954).
• The Voice of Firestone premieres (1949–1963).
• Bozo the Clown premieres (1949–present).
• The Lone Ranger premieres (1949–1957).