1966 in television

Events

• January 3 - Hullabaloo[?] shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out".
• January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who
• June 5 - A taped appearance by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. The band debuts their music videos for "Rain" and "Paperback Writer".
• Canadian television stations broadcast in color for the first time.

Popular Television Shows

• January 12 - Batman debuts on ABC (1966-1968)
• September 12 - The Monkees premieres (1966-1968)
• Star Trek premieres (1966-1969)
• Family Affair[?] premieres (1966-1971)
• The Newlywed Game[?] premieres (1966-1974)
• That Girl[?] premieres (1966-1971)
• Play School premieres (1966-present)
• 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)
• Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
• I Dream of Jeannie[?] (1965-1970)
• Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
• Lost In Space (1965-1968)
• Mister Ed (1961-1966)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)

Births

• November 12 - David Schwimmer, actor, Friends

Deaths

• December 15 - Walt Disney