1964 in television

Events

• January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television.
• January 3 - Footage of the Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on The Jack Paar Show[?]
• February 9 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, breaking television ratings records
• February 16 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
• February 23 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
• March 30 - The game show Jeopardy! debuts on television.
• April 30 - Television sets manufactured as of this date are required to receive UHF channels.
• September - Shindig! premieres on ABC

Popular Television Shows

• I Spy[?], starring Bill Cosby premieres
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
• Bonanza (1959-1973)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
• Dr Who (1963-1989)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
• Hanna Barbera's The Flintstones (1960-1966)
• Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
• Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
• Mister Ed (1961-1966)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone (1959-1965)

Births

• February 15 - Chris Farley
• April 25 - Hank Azaria, actor
• July 3 - Yeardley Smith, Voice actress, The Simpsons
• September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor
• November 11 - Calista Flockhart

Deaths

• August 28 - Gracie Allen, actress, comedienne