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The year 1951 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1951.

Events

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Programs/programmes

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Series Debut Ended
Picture Page (UK) October 8, 1936 1939
1946 1952
The Voice of Firestone Televues 1943 1947
1949 1963
Kaleidoscope (UK) November 2, 1946 1953
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports November 8, 1946 June 24, 1960
Muffin the Mule (UK) 1946 1955
Kraft Television Theater May 7, 1947 1958
Kukla, Fran and Ollie October 13, 1947 1957
Meet the Press November 6, 1947
Howdy Doody December 27, 1947 September 24, 1960
Café Continental 1947 1953
Juvenile Jury 1947 1954
Small Fry Club 1947 1951
Television Newsreel (UK) January 5, 1948 1954
The Original Amateur Hour January 18, 1948 September 27, 1970
Court of Current Issues February 9, 1948 June 26, 1951
Author Meets the Critics April 1948 October 10, 1954
Hollywood Screen Test April 15, 1948 1953
Texaco Star Theater June 8, 1948 1953
The Ed Sullivan Show June 20, 1948 June 6, 1971
Candid Camera August 10, 1948 May 23, 2004
CBS Evening News August 15, 1948
Foodini the Great August 23, 1948 June 23, 1951
Ford Theatre October 17, 1948 July 10, 1957
The Alan Dale Show 1948 1951
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts 1948 January 1, 1958
Break the Bank 1948 1957
Celebrity Time 1948 September 1952
Club Seven 1948 1951
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948 1955
Winner Take All 1948 1952
The Goldbergs January 17, 1949 1956
Captain Video June 27, 1949 April 1, 1955
Mama July 1, 1949 March 17, 1957
Martin Kane, Private Eye August 7, 1949 June 17, 1954
The Lone Ranger September 15, 1949 June 6, 1957
Come Dancing (UK) September 29, 1949 1995
The Aldrich Family October 2, 1949 May 29, 1953
January 2, 1953 August 22, 1958
The Ruggles November 3, 1949 June 19, 1952
One Man's Family November 4, 1949 June 21, 1952
March 1, 1954 April 1, 1955
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends 1949 1959

Debuts

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Ending during 1951

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Date Show Debut
January 16 The Alan Dale Show 1948
July 18 Four Star Revue[8] Unknown
August 29 Stars Over Hollywood[6] 1950
October 13 Two Girls Named Smith 1951[3]: 883 
November 2 Vanity Fair [3]: 883  1948
December 28 Miss Susan 1951[5]
Unknown Club Seven 1948

Births

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Date Name Notability
January 7 Helen Worth English actress (Coronation Street)
January 12 Kirstie Alley Actress (Cheers, Veronica's Closet) (died 2022)
Rush Limbaugh Radio talk show host & commentator (died 2021)
January 15 Charo Actress, singer, guitarist
January 26 Walt Willey Actor
January 30 Charles S. Dutton Actor (Roc)
Tim Sample New England humorist
January 31 Cristine Rose Actress (Heroes)
February 12 Susan Page American journalist
February 13 Ellen Bry Actress (St. Elsewhere)
February 15 Jane Seymour English actress (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
February 16 William Katt Actor (The Greatest American Hero)
February 20 John Voldstad Actor (Newhart)
February 23 Patricia Richardson Actress (Home Improvement)
February 24 Debra Jo Rupp Actress (That '70s Show)
February 25 James Brown Sportcaster
March 12 Caren Kaye Actress
March 17 Kurt Russell Actor (The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters)
March 19 Fred Berry Actor (What's Happening!!) (died 2003)
April 13 Peter Davison Actor (Doctor Who)
April 20 Luther Vandross Singer (died 2005)
April 21 Tony Danza Actor (Taxi, Who's the Boss?)
April 27 Paul O'Keefe Actor (The Patty Duke Show)
April 29 Ellen Crawford Actress (ER)
Dale Earnhardt Professional NASCAR driver (died 2001)
May 8 Deborah Harmon Actress (Just the Ten of Us)
May 9 Alley Mills Actress (The Wonder Years)
May 15 Fred Honsberger American radio personality (died 2009)
May 16 Laurette Spang-McCook American actress
May 18 Denny Dillon Actress and comedian (Saturday Night Live, Dream On)
May 25 Patti D'Arbanville Actress (New York Undercover)
June 2 Jeanine Pirro Television host
June 3 Jill Biden Educator and current first lady of the United States
June 4 Derek McGrath Actor
June 5 Ellen Foley Singer and actress (Night Court)
Christopher Kimball Television host
Mark Harelik Television actor
June 13 Richard Thomas Actor (The Waltons)
June 17 Joe Piscopo Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)
June 20 Tress MacNeille Voice actress (Animaniacs, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Tiny Toon Adventures, Daisy Duck from Disney)
June 26 Pamela Bellwood Actress (Dynasty)
June 27 Julia Duffy Actress (Newhart)
June 29 Craig Sager American sports reporter (died 2016)
July 7 Roz Ryan Actress (Amen, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack)
July 9 Chris Cooper Actor
July 10 Phyllis Smith Actress (The Office)
July 12 Cheryl Ladd Actress (Charlie's Angels)
Jamey Sheridan Actor (Homeland)
July 13 Didi Conn Actress
July 15 Jesse Ventura Actor
July 17 Lucie Arnaz Actress (Here's Lucy), daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
July 19 Debra Byrd Vocal coach (American Idol, Canadian Idol, The Voice) (died 2024)[9]
July 21 Robin Williams Actor and comedian (Mork & Mindy) (died 2014)
July 21 K. T. McFarland American political candidate
July 24 Lynda Carter Actress (Wonder Woman)
July 31 Barry Van Dyke Actor (Airwolf, Diagnosis: Murder), son of Dick Van Dyke
August 3 Jay North Actor (Dennis the Menace)
August 5 Chip Fields Actress (Good Times)
August 6 Catherine Hicks Actress (Annie Camden on 7th Heaven)
August 14 Carl Lumbly Actor (Cagney & Lacey, Alias, Justice League)
Kyle Johnson Actor
August 17 Robert Joy Canadian actor (CSI: NY)
August 19 Randi Oakes Actress and model (CHiPs)
August 21 Harry Smith American television journalist
August 26 Bill Whitaker American television journalist
September 2 Mark Harmon Actor (NCIS)
September 4 Judith Ivey Actress
September 5 Michael Keaton Actor
September 8 Jeffrey Lurie Producer
September 9 Tom Wopat Actor (The Dukes of Hazzard)
September 10 Gary Danielson Football player
September 12 Joe Pantoliano Actor
September 13 Jean Smart Actress (Designing Women, Kim Possible)
September 16 Janet Andrewartha Australian actress (Neighbours) (died 2024)
September 23 Ron Klink American television broadcaster
September 25 Mark Hamill Actor (Batman: The Animated Series, Time Squad, Teamo Supremo, Codename: Kids Next Door, Danny Phantom, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Avatar: The Last Airbender, My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Regular Show)
October 2 Sting English singer
October 18 Pam Dawber Actress (Mork & Mindy)
October 30 Harry Hamlin Actor (L.A. Law)
November 6 Nigel Havers English actor
November 9 Lou Ferrigno Actor (The Incredible Hulk)
November 16 Miguel Sandoval Actor (Medium, Station 19, Jackie Chan Adventures)
November 17 Stephen Root Actor (NewsRadio, King of the Hill, The X's, Adventure Time, Gravity Falls)
November 20 Rodger Bumpass Voice actor (SpongeBob SquarePants, Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Invader Zim)
December 1 Treat Williams Actor (Everwood) (died 2023)
December 4 Patricia Wettig Actress (thirtysomething, Brothers & Sisters)
December 5 Morgan Brittany Actress (Dallas)
December 14 Celia Weston Actress

Television debuts

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References

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  1. ^ nl:Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (Dutch language) Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  2. ^ DR1 Retrieved date on October 3, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  4. ^ "Watch Mr. Wizard at Encyclopedia of Television". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  5. ^ a b Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 189. ISBN 9780786438280. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25525-9.
  7. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 98. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  8. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  9. ^ Paul, Larisha (2024-03-07). "Jennifer Hudson, Barry Manilow 'Heartbroken' Over Death of 'American Idol' Vocal Coach Debra Byrd". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-03-08.