1952 in television

February 15 - The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK.
August 1 - First TV broadcast in the Dominican Republic by La Voz Dominicana, a TV station based on the radio station of the same name.
September 6 - TV debuts in Canada as the CBC in Montreal, Quebec airs.
September 8 - CBC Toronto debuts.
September 20 – The first commercial UHF television station in the world, KPTV (today a Fox affiliate), begins broadcasting in Portland, Oregon on channel 27.
The first political advertisements appear on US television. Democrats buy a 30 minute slot for their candidate, Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson is bombarded with hate mail for interfering with a broadcast of I Love Lucy. Dwight Eisenhower buys 20 second commercial spots and wins the election.
The first telecast of an atomic bomb detonation (KTLA).
The FCC sets aside channels for non-commercial, public broadcasting.

January 14 - The Today Show premieres on NBC (1952–present).
June 30 - The Guiding Light on CBS (1952–present). This soap opera began on radio in 1937.
September - This is the Life on DuMont. This religious drama ran from 1952 through the late 1980s, for most of its life in syndication.
December 15 - The Flowerpot Men premieres on BBC Television (1952).
American Bandstand premieres (1952–1989).
Life Is Worth Living with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen premiers on DuMont (1952–1955), then on ABC (1955–1957)
My Little Margie (1952–1955), starring Gale Storm.
See It Now premieres, hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on ABC (1952–1966).
The Ernie Kovacs Show premieres. Kovacs pushes the limits of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects (1952–1953).
Hockey Night In Canada premieres (1952–present).
The Honeymooners premieres (1952–1970).
Meet the Masters, a program about classical music, premieres on NBC and WGN-TV.
This Is Your Life premieres in the US (1952–1961).

listed by starting year

Muffin the Mule (UK) (1946–1955).
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946–1960).
Kaleidoscope (UK) (1946–1953).
Café Continental (UK) (1947–1953).
Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954).
Juvenile Jury (1947–1954).
Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947–1957).
Howdy Doody (1947–1960)
Kraft Television Theater (1947–1958)
Meet the Press (1947–present)
Candid Camera (1948–present)
Television Newsreel (UK) (1948–1954)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
The Texaco Star Theater (1948–1953)
Bozo the Clown (1948–present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995)
Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949–1954)
The Goldbergs (1949–1955)
The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963)
Hawkins Falls (1950, 1951–1955))
Cisco Kid (1950–1956)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
The Jack Benny Show (1950–1965)
Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
Your Hit Parade (1950–1959)
Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)
What's My Line (1950–1967)
Amos & Andy (1951–1953)
Dragnet (1951–1959)
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Love of Life (1951–1980)
Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present)
The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957)

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