1959 in Television - Debuts

Debuts

• January 9 – Rawhide, CBS (1959–1966)
• January 12 - The Bell Telephone Hour premieres on NBC (1959–1968).
• February 4 - Face to Face debuts on BBC Television (1959–1962).
• May 2 - Markham, starring Ray Milland, premieres on CBS (1959–1960).
• June 1 - Juke Box Jury premieres on BBC Television (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990).
• September 12 – Bonanza premieres on NBC, the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color (1959–1973).
• September 15 - Laramie premieres on NBC (1959-1963)
• September 20 - NBC Sunday Showcase premieres on NBC (1959–1960).
• September 30 - Men Into Space on CBS Original run September 30, 1959 to September 7, 1960.
• October 2 – Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone debuts on CBS (1959–1964, 1985–1988, 2002).
• October 4 - Dennis the Menace premieres on CBS (1959–1963).
• October 4 - The Rebel on ABC Original run October 4, 1959 – June 18, 1961.
• October 5 - Bourbon Street Beat on ABC Original run October 5 - July 4, 1960.
• October 7 – Hawaiian Eye premieres on ABC (1959–1963).
• October 15 - The Untouchables premieres on ABC (1959–1963).
• Tales of the Riverbank premieres (1959–1963).