1953 in Television - Debuts

Debuts

• February 10 – Romper Room premieres (1953–1994).
• July 20 – The Good Old Days begins on BBC Television (1953–1983).
• August 18 - Judge for Yourself with Fred Allen begins on NBC (1953–1954).
• September 29 – Make Room For Daddy, starring Danny Thomas, premieres on CBS (1953–1964).
• September – The Dennis Day Show starring Dennis Day, premieres on NBC (1953–1954); it was known the previous year as The RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day.
• October 2 – The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse, an anthology series, The Comeback Story, a reality show, and The Pride of the Family, a situation comedy, all premiere on ABC.
• October 5 – Of Many Things, panel discussion show with Dr. Bergen Evans, premieres on ABC (1953–1954).
• October 8 – Where's Raymond?, starring Ray Bolger with Allyn Joslyn, Betty Lynn, and Sylvia Lewis premieres on ABC. In the second season it was known as The Ray Milland Show (1953–1955).
• November 11 – The current affairs series Panorama launches on BBC Television. It is now the longest-running program on British television.
• November 11 - The public affairs series Answers for Americans began a brief run on ABC.
• December 1 – CBC Theatre begins on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is later known as General Motors Theatre (1954–1956) and General Motors Presents (1958–1961).
• Jukebox Jury premieres on ABC (1953–1954).
• Place the Face, with principal host Bill Cullen, premieres on CBS (1953–1954) and then switches to NBC (1954–1955).