1954 in television
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See also: 1953 in television, other events of 1954, 1955 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

• NTSC video standard introduced
• Television Act 1954 authorises setting up the infrastructure for British commercial television.
• January 1 - NBC broadcasts the Rose Parade in color on 21 stations.
• January 11 - The first weather forcast is televised in the UK
• April - The American Broadcasting Company broadcasts the Army-McCarthy hearings live and in their entirety.
• September 11 - The Miss America Beauty Contest airs for the first time on national television in the United States. 27 million viewers watched as Lee Ann Meriwether won the crown. Meriwether would later become a television actress, co-starring in Barnaby Jones in the 1970s.
• November 3 - Disney's Alice in Wonderland airs on ABC

Debuts

• October 27 - Disneyland

Popular Television Shows

• September - The Tonight Show begins airing on the NBC network. (1954-present)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
• Flash Gordon (1953-1954)

Births

• January 12 - Howard Stern, "shock-jock" radio host
• January 19 - Katey Sagal, actress on Married... with Children
• February 15 - Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama
• March 1 - Ron Howard, actor, director
• October 9 - Scott Bakula, American television actor

Deaths

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