1965 in television

Events

• January 12 - Hullabaloo premieres on NBC in the US. The first show included performances by the New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton[?] and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein introduces the Zombies and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
• March 24 - Live TV pictures from U.S. unmanned moon probe "Ranger 9[?]" transmitted prior to impact.
• April 21 - The Beach Boys appear on Shindig![?] performing their most recent hit, "Do You Wanna Dance?"
• September 12 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing songs from their new album Help!.
• Sony introduces the Betamax, a home video tape recorder
• Nearly all of NBC's programs are now broadcast in color.
• First television broadcasts in Paraguay

Popular Television Shows

• Hogan's Heroes premieres (1965-1971)
• I Dream of Jeannie[?] premieres (1965-1970)
• Lost In Space premieres (1965-1968)
• 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

• May 31 - Brooke Shields, actress
• September 9 - Adam Sandler American actor, comedian
• November 20 - Ben Stiller, actor

Deaths

• April 27 - Edward R. Murrow