New Series 1960

Clips from The Andy Griffith Show, Kellog's Cornflakes American Gothic ad, Mattel Tommy- Blast toy gun ad, The Flintstones, 3 Stooges Simoniz ad

The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) Don Knotts steals the show and Ron Howard becomes one of the few child star success stories. The Andy Griffith Show.

The Bugs Bunny Show (1960 - 2000) with different titles but all beginning with "Bugs Bunny..." The history of the Bugs Bunny Show

My Three Sons (1960-1972)

Fred Mc Murray plays a single father with William Frawley from I LOVE LUCY as the mother figure. Health reasons caused Frawley to be replaced by William Demarest. My Three Sons

The Flintstones (1960-1966)

Hanna-Barbera riding the success of Huckleberry Hound makes it big with the first prime time cartoon show starring Fred Flintstone. The Flintstones.

Route 66 (1960 to 1964) Staring Martin Milner and
George Maharis who travel the roads of America in a black and white Corvette. Route 66

Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC). Chet Huntley and David Brinkley News show from NBC which begins moving nightly news from 15 minutes to 30 minutes. Huntley-Brinkley Report

CBS Sports Spectacular
The Flintstones
My Three Sons
Pete and Gladys
The Roaring Twenties
The Shari Lewis Show
Tate
Thriller

More on each new show of 1960 at Wikipedia

Most Watched 1960 - 1961

1. Gunsmoke — CBS
2. Wagon Train — NBC
3. Have Gun, Will Travel — CBS
4. The Andy Griffith Show — CBS
5. The Real McCoys — ABC
6. Rawhide — CBS
7. Candid Camera — CBS
8. The Untouchables — ABC
9. The Price Is Right — NBC
10. Jack Benny Program — CBS
11. Dennis the Menace — CBS
12. Danny Thomas Show — CBS
13. My Three Sons — ABC
14. 77 Sunset Strip — ABC
15. The Ed Sullivan Show — CBS
16. Perry Mason — CBS
17. Bonanza — NBC
18. The Flintstones — ABC
19. The Red Skelton Show — CBS
20. Alfred Hitchcock — NBC

Television News 1960

87% of households have TV, up from 9% in 1950

This was the year the remote control came into our many of our lives! Children were no longer required to sit on the floor within reach of the television to turn the dials at the command of the larger people on the couch. History of the Channel changer.

Talk-show host Jack Parr breaks down in tears as he walks off the live NBC Tonight Show when network censors removed a toilet joke he told the previous night. He leaves the show for a month before returning. Jack Parr Story

Ventriloquist puppeteer Shari Lewis and her famous simple sock puppet Lambchop win the Peabody Award for entertaining children. Shari Lewis Ventriloquist

Edward R. Murrow's last program, Harvest of Shame aired. An expose on the plight of migrant workers in Florida, it forever changed the nature of TV news by setting in motion the tone for the generation of investigative journalists to come. Harvest of Shame.
 

Taking a food order by telephone, Domino's delivers a pizza.

The Emmy's for 1960 - 1961

Outstanding Actor - Series Raymond Burr for Perry Mason

Outstanding Actress - Series Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Stanwyck Show

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role By an Actor or Actress in a Series - Don Knotts, The Andy Griffith Show

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor - Jack Benny Show (CBS)

Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series - Fred Astaire, Astaire Time

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News - Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC).

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone

Series End 1960

Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960).
Howdy Doody (1947-1960).
The Gale Storm Show (1956-1960).
The Steve Allen Show (1956-1960).

TV Guide Schedule 1960

Strange TV 1960

1960 Philco Continental

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