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1955 premieres

60 American shows premiered in 1955. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

60 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 2The Bob Cummings ShowNBC5173Sitcom
Jan 5NorbyNBC113Sitcom
Jan 8Professional FatherCBS118Sitcom
Jan 8The Star and the StoryPBS, Syndication239—
Jan 10Soldiers of FortuneSyndication252—
Jan 17TV Reader's DigestABC239Anthology
Jan 19The MillionaireCBS6206Anthology
Jan 22Ozark JubileeABC6297Music
Jan 23The Eddie Cantor Comedy TheatreSyndication139—
Jan 30Stage 7CBS125Anthology
Feb 3Star TonightABC280Anthology
Feb 13Captain Gallant of the Foreign LegionNBC265—
Mar 1Buffalo Bill, Jr.Syndication242—
Apr 3Appointment with AdventureCBS253Anthology
Apr 9Science Fiction TheatreSyndication278Science fiction
Apr 16Damon Runyon TheaterCBS239Anthology
May 9Sam and FriendsWRC-TV186Comedy
Jun 7The $64,000 QuestionCBS4—Game show
Jun 28Talent VarietiesABC1—Talent show
Jun 30The Johnny Carson ShowCBS139—
Jul 2The Lawrence Welk ShowKTLA—1,065—
Jul 7Make the ConnectionNBC—13—
Jul 16Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the UniverseNBC112Science fiction
Aug 27Tales of the Texas RangersCBS352Western
Aug 30Jane Wyman TheaterNBC393Drama
Sep 1Judge Roy BeanSyndication139—
Sep 6The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpABC6229Western
Sep 10GunsmokeCBS20635Western
Sep 12Medical HorizonsABC126Documentary
Sep 13Kings RowABC17—
Sep 14Hollywood PreviewDuMont174—
Sep 14MGM ParadeABC134Documentary
Sep 20CheyenneABC7108Western
Sep 20Navy LogCBS3104Anthology
Sep 20The Phil Silvers ShowCBS4143Sitcom
Sep 20Warner Bros. PresentsABC138Anthology
Sep 23The Adventures of ChampionCBS126—
Sep 24Ford Star JubileeCBS112Anthology
Sep 24Steve Donovan, Western MarshalSyndication139Western
Sep 25FrontierNBC131Anthology
Sep 26Jungle JimColumbia Pictures126Drama
Sep 27Celebrity PlayhouseNBC139Drama
Sep 28Brave EagleCBS126Western
Sep 29Sergeant Preston of the YukonCBS378Western
Oct 1The HoneymoonersCBS139Sitcom
Oct 2Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCBS, NBC7361Thriller
Oct 3Captain KangarooCBS386,090Children's
Oct 3Highway PatrolSyndication4156Drama
Oct 3The Mickey Mouse ClubABC, Syndication14360Music
Oct 5Screen Directors PlayhouseNBC135—
Oct 5The 20th Century Fox HourCBS237Anthology
Oct 6The People's ChoiceNBC3104Sitcom
Oct 7CrossroadsABC278Anthology
Oct 7CrusaderCBS252Drama
Oct 8The Big SurpriseNBC2—Game show
Oct 15FuryNBC5116Western
Oct 16The Alcoa HourNBC252Anthology
Oct 31Matinee TheaterNBC3650Anthology
Nov 4The Adventures of Spin and MartyABC325—
—Tennis on NBCNBC60——
Finales

Shows that ended in 1955

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
The Philco Television PlayhouseNBC1948–195588
Who Said That?NBC1948–1955—8
Captain Video and His Video RangersDuMont1949–1955—7
Time for BeanyParamount Television Network1949–1955—7
Space PatrolABC1950–195556
The Colgate Comedy HourNBC1950–195566
Hawkins Falls, Population 6200NBC1950–1955—6
The Stu Erwin ShowABC, TBS Television1950–195546
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet1950–1955—6
Treasury Men in ActionABC1950–195556
DangerCBS1950–195556
Cameo TheatreNBC1950–195546
The Adventures of Kit CarsonSyndication1951–195545
The Name's the SameABC1951–195545
What's the StoryDuMont1951–195545
My Little MargieCBS1952–195544
I Married JoanNBC1952–195534
The Red Buttons ShowCBS1952–195534
The Jane Froman ShowCBS1952–195534
Life with ElizabethSyndication1953–195523