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The year 1955 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1955. ==Events== *March 5 – Elvis Presley appears on television for the first time. The program is ''Louisiana Hayride'', televised locally in Shreveport, Louisiana. *April 1 – The DuMont Television Network in the United States drastically decreases its programming; just eight series keep the network operating, preparing for its eventual shutdown sixteen months later. *May 9 * * Harpo Marx makes a memorable appearance on ''I Love Lucy'' in the U.S. * * Jim Henson's puppet show ''Sam and Friends'' first airs on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. *June 7 – The quiz show craze begins with the premiere of ''The 64,000 Dollar Question'' in the U.S. The series spawns many imitations, including ''Twenty One'' the next year, which will later be the focus of a quiz show scandal that results in congressional hearings. *September 22 – Commercial television starts in the United Kingdom with the Independent Television Authority's first ITV franchise beginning broadcasting in London – Associated-Rediffusion on weekdays, ATV during weekends, ending the previous BBC monopoly. The rest of the UK receives its regional ITV franchises during the next seven years. The first advertisement shown is for Gibbs SR toothpaste. *September 28 – World Series baseball is broadcast in color for the first time in the U.S. *December 10 – The first Saturday morning cartoon series debuts on U.S. television, ''The Mighty Mouse Playhouse'' on CBS. *December 24 – The Lennon Sisters make their television debut on ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' on ABC in the U.S. *December 25 – After being broadcast by radio since 1932, the Royal Christmas Message is broadcast on British television for the first time, in sound only at 3.00pm on both television channels, live from Sandringham House. The first visual Christmas message is shown in 1957. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1955 in television」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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