1957 in television

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See also: 1956 in television, other events of 1957, 1958 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Popular Television Shows
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

January 6 - Elvis Presley makes final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Jack Paar becomes the permanent host for NBC's Tonight Show
April - The Sky at Night appears for the first time, presented by Patrick Moore
The final episode of I Love Lucy

Popular Television Shows

January 5 - The Benny Hill Show premieres in the U.K.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
The Tonight Show (1954-present)
Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
Disneyland (1954-1983)

Births

January 7 - Katie Couric, television host
September 10 - Dan Castellaneta, voice actor ("Homer Simpson" and "Grandpa Phil" from Hey Arnold)
December 30 - Matt Lauer, NBC newscaster

Deaths