1967 in television - Definition and Overview

See also: 1966 in television, other events of 1967, 1968 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

• All CBS soap operas transition from black and white to color broadcasts.
• January 15 - The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. At Sullivan's request, the band changed their lyrics from "Let's spend the night together" to "Let's spin some time together".
• February 23 - A taped appearance by The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. The band premieres their new music video for the song "Hello Goodbye".
• February 23 - A taped appearance by The Beatles on American Bandstand. The band premieres their new music videos for the songs "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever".
• May 1 - The Overmyer Network starts broadcasts in the United States. The name of the channel is quickly changed to The United Network and quickly fails after a month on the air.
• June 25 - The Our World program airs to over 30 countires and features The Beatles performing "All You Need Is Love", with guests Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richards, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Harrison, Jane Asher, Graham Nash, Hunter Davies and others.
• June - BBC2 becomes Europe's first color TV broadcaster. The color service is launched with live coverage from the Wimbledon championships.
• September 4 - The last new episode of the television sitcom Gilligan's Island airs on CBS-TV.
• September 17 - The Doors appear on The Ed Sullivan Show and perform "Light My Fire". Sullivan had requested that the line "Girl we couldn't get much higher" be changed for the show. Jim Morrison performed it the way it was written and The Doors were banned from the show.
• December 26 - The Beatles air the Magical Mystery Tour on British TV.
• PAL and SECAM video standards introduced.
• The Who destroys their instruments during a performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
• The FCC orders that cigarette ads on television, radio and in print must include a warning about the health risks of smoking.
• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is established.
• Color television broadcasts begin in the Philippines, aired on ABS-CBN.

Debuts

• September 18 - Love Is a Many Splendored Thing premieres on CBS daytime (1967-1973)
• Ironside premieres (1967-1975)
• Mannix premieres (1967-1975)
• The Carol Burnett Show premieres (1967-1978)
• The Flying Nun premieres (1967-1970)
• The Forsyte Saga - a blockbuster BBC dramatisation in 26 50-minutes episodes, the first British television program ever to be sold to the USSR
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour premieres (1967-1969)

Popular Television Shows

• Meet the Press (1947-present)
• Candid Camera (1948-present)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
• Truth or Consequences (1950-1988)
• Love of Life (1951-1980)
• Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986)
• American Bandstand (1952-1989)
• 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 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 (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)
• Bonanza (1959-1973)
• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
• The Avengers (UK) (1961-1969)
• 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)
• The Doctors (1963-1982)
• Another World (1964-1999)
• Bewitched (1964-1972)
• Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003)
• Daniel Boone (1964-1970)
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1970)
• Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
• Peyton Place (1964-1969)
• The Wednesday Play (UK) (1964-1970)
• Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present)
• Days of Our Lives (1965-present)
• Get Smart (1965-1970)
• Green Acres (1965-1971)
• Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
• I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970)
• Lost in Space (1965-1968)
• The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974)
• World of Sport (1965-1985)
• Batman (1966-1968)
• Dark Shadows (1966-1971)
• Family Affair (1966-1971)
• Play School (1966-present)
• Star Trek (1966-1969)
• That Girl (1966-1971)
• The Monkees (1966-1968)
• The Newlywed Game (1966-1974)

Ending this year

• What's My Line (1950-1967)
• The Milton Berle Show (1954-1967)
• Juke Box Jury (1959-1967, 1979, 1989-1990)
• Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)

Births

• February 7 - Chris Rock of Saturday Night Live, actor.
• July 1 - Pamela Anderson, actress.
• November 8 - Courtney Thorne-Smith, actress.
• November 28 - Anna Nicole Smith, model and actress.
• December 21 - Nicola Cowper, British actress.