1960 in Television - Debuts

Debuts

• January 25 - The Kate Smith Show begins a six-month run on CBS.
• February 7 - Overland Trail begins a four-month run on NBC.
• June 1 – TV One is launched in Auckland. This was the first television transmission in New Zealand.
• September 11 – Danger Man premieres on ITV; also airs on CBS (1960-1961, 1964–1966).
• September 17 - Checkmate premieres on CBS (1960-1962)
• September 29 – My Three Sons premieres (1960-1972).
• September 30 – Hanna Barbera's The Flintstones debut on ABC (1960-1966).
• October 3 – The Andy Griffith Show premieres on CBS (1960-1968).
• October 7 - Route 66 premieres on CBS (1960-1964)
• December 9 – Coronation Street premieres on ITV, was slated by the critics—and is still running (1960-present).