1949 in television

This is a list of television-related events in 1949.

Years in film:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Years in television:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

Events

January 3 - Colgate Theatre premieres on NBC.
January 11 - A two-hour special on all American networks celebrates the linking of the eastern and midwestern networks via coaxial cable.
January 22 - The first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, KTLA, begins operation in Hollywood, California.
January 31 - The first Emmy Awards are presented and broadcast on television from Los Angeles.
May - The first telethon, benefitting the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund, is hosted by Milton Berle and lasts for 24 hours.
August 25 - RCA announces the development of a compatible color TV system.
December 17 - The Sutton Coldfield television transmitter is opened in the English Midlands, making it the first part of the UK outside London to receive BBC Television.
December 29 - KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
First television broadcasts begin in Cuba.
For the first time, the Sears & Roebuck catalog includes televisions.

January 17 - The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, debuts (1949-1955).
September 29 - BBC Television first broadcasts Come Dancing, a TV ballroom dancing competition show (1949-1995).
Martin Kane, Private Eye premieres on NBC, becoming the first detective series on television (1949-1954).
June 27 - Captain Video and His Video Rangers, apparently the first science fiction series on television, debuts.
The Voice of Firestone premieres (1949-1963).
Bozo the Clown premieres (1949-present).

listed by starting year

For The Children (UK) (1937-1939; 1946-1950)
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960)
Kaleidoscope (UK) (1946-1953).
Picture Page (UK) (1936-1939; 1946-1952)
You Are an Artist (1946-1950).
Muffin the Mule (UK) (1946-1955).
Café Continental (UK) (1947-1953).
Juvenile Jury (1947-1954).
Author Meets the Critics (1947-1954).
Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947-1957).
Howdy Doody (1947-1960)
Kraft Television Theater (1947-1958)
Mary Kay and Johnny (1947-1950)
Meet the Press (1947-present)
Candid Camera (1948-present)
Television Newsreel (UK) (1948-1954)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
The Texaco Star Theater (1948-1953)
Actor's Studio (1948-1950).
Cartoon Teletales (1948-1950).
The Alan Dale Show (1948-1951).
Club Seven (1948-1951).

Missui Goes A-Shopping (1944-1949).
Starlight (UK) (1936-1939; 1946-1949).
Television Screen Magazine (1946-1949).
Musical Merry-Go-Round (1947-1949).
Americana (1947-1949).
Birthday Party (1947-1949).
Charade Quiz (1947-1949).
Doorway to Fame (1947-1949).
The Adventures of Oky Doky (1948-1949).
Amanda (1948-1949).
The Bigelow Show (1948-1949).
Champagne and Orchids (1948-1949).
Child's World (1948-1949).