1965 in television - Definition and Overview

See also: 1964 in television, other events of 1965, 1966 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

CBS switched to the color standard in September.

• February 22 - A new, videotaped production of the 1957 special Cinderella, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, airs with young Lesley Ann Warren in the title role. The production also starred Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, and Celeste Holm.
• March 24 - Live TV pictures from US unmanned moon probe "Ranger 9" transmitted prior to impact.
• April 21 - The Beach Boys appear on Shindig! performing their most recent hit, "Do You Wanna Dance?".
• September - CBS switches to the color standard, with a new color ident and jingle, informing the viewers that "CBS presents this program in color".
• September 12 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing songs from their new album Help!.
• First television broadcasts in Paraguay.
• The War Game, a drama-documentary by director Peter Watkins depicting the events of a fictional nuclear attack on the United Kingdom, is controversially pulled from its planned transmission in BBC1's The Wednesday Play anthology strand. The BBC has been pressured into this move by the government, who do not wish much of the play's content to be made public. It is eventually released to cinemas, and wins the 1966 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. The BBC finally screens the play in the 1980s.

Debuts

• January 2 - World of Sport premieres on ITV in the UK with Eamonn Andrews as its first host (1965-1985)
• January 12 - Hullabaloo premieres on NBC in the US. The first show included performances by the New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein introduces the Zombies and Gerry and the Pacemakers
• November 8 - The soap opera Days of Our Lives debuts (1965-present)
• Green Acres premieres (1965-1971)
• Hogan's Heroes premieres (1965-1971)
• I Dream of Jeannie premieres (1965-1970)
• Lost in Space premieres (1965-1968)
• The Dean Martin Show premieres (1965-1974)

Popular Television Shows

• Meet the Press (1947-present)
• Candid Camera (1948-present)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
• Truth or Consequences (1950-1988)
• What's My Line (1950-1967)
• Love of Life (1951-1980)
• Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986)
• American Bandstand (1952-1989)
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966)
• The Guiding Light (1952-present)
• The Honeymooners (1952-1970)
• The Today Show (1952-present)
• Panorama (UK) (1953-present)
• The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983)
• Face the Nation (1954-present)
• The Milton Berle Show (1954-1967)
• The Secret Storm (1954-1974)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984)
• Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976)
• Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003)
• Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956-1968)
• As the World Turns (1956-present)
• Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978)
• The Edge of Night (1956-1984)
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present)
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present)
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present)
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-present)
• The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966)
• Bonanza (1959-1973)
• Juke Box Jury (1959-1967, 1979, 1989-1990)
• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
• The Flintstones (1960-1966)
• Ben Casey (1961-1966)
• Mister Ed (1961-1966)
• The Avengers (UK) (1961-1969)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
• The Fulton Sheen Program (1961-1968)
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981)
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969)
• Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)
• The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present)
• The Lucy Show (1962-1968)
• Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978)
• Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present)
• General Hospital (1963-present)
• Petticoat Junction (1963-1970)
• Ready Steady Go (1963-1966)
• The Doctors (1963-1982)
• Another World (1964-1999)
• Bewitched (1964-1972)
• Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003)
• Danger Man (UK) (1960-1961, 1964-1966)
• Daniel Boone (1964-1970)
• Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1970)
• Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
• Peyton Place (1964-1969)
• Shindig! (1964-1966)
• The Addams Family (1964-1966)
• The Munsters (1964-1966)
• The Wednesday Play (UK) (1964-1970)
• Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present)
• This Hour Has Seven Days (1964-1966)

Ending this year

• The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965).
• The Price Is Right (1956-1965).

Changes of network affiliation

• My Three Sons moves from ABC to CBS.

Births

• February 25 - Kristin Davis, actress.
• March 25 - Sarah Jessica Parker, actress.
• May 31 - Brooke Shields, actress.
• September 9 - Adam Sandler, American actor, comedian.
• November 20 - Ben Stiller, actor.

Deaths

• April 27 - Edward R. Murrow.