Premiere year

1959 premieres

58 American shows premiered in 1959. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

58 shows

Premiere	Show	Network	Seasons	Episodes	Genre
Jan 9	Rawhide	CBS	8	217	Western
Jan 10	Black Saddle	ABC	—	44	—
Jan 20	Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond	ABC	3	97	Anthology
Feb 27	Mixed Nuts	ABC	—	—	Drama
Apr 5	Pete Kelly's Blues	NBC	1	13	—
Apr 7	The David Niven Show	NBC	1	13	—
Apr 15	Manhunt	Syndication	2	78	Detective
Apr 16	The Lawless Years	NBC	3	47	Detective
May 2	Markham	CBS	1	59	Crime
Jun 1	Across the Board	ABC	—	—	Game show
Jun 6	Brenner	CBS	2	25	—
Jul 2	21 Beacon Street	NBC	—	—	Detective
Sep 5	World of Giants	Syndication	1	13	—
Sep 8	Tightrope!	CBS	1	37	Detective
Sep 10	Johnny Staccato	NBC	1	27	Drama
Sep 11	The Troubleshooters	NBC	1	26	—
Sep 12	Bonanza	NBC	14	431	Western
Sep 12	The Deputy	NBC	2	76	Western
Sep 12	The Man and the Challenge	NBC	1	36	Science fiction
Sep 13	Riverboat	NBC	2	44	—
Sep 15	Laramie	NBC	4	124	Western
Sep 19	Snooper and BlabberAnimated series		3	45	Crossover
Sep 20	NBC Sunday Showcase	NBC	1	23	—
Sep 21	Love and Marriage	NBC	1	26	Sitcom
Sep 21	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	CBS	2	57	Anthology
Sep 22	The Dennis O'Keefe Show	CBS	1	32	Sitcom
Sep 26	Lock-Up	Syndication	2	78	Drama
Sep 27	Dick Clark's World of Talent	ABC	1	13	—
Sep 28	Hennesey	CBS	3	94	Sitcom
Sep 28	The Quick Draw McGraw ShowAnimated series	Syndication	3	35	Comedy
Sep 29	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis	CBS	4	147	Teen sitcom
Sep 30	Men into Space	CBS	1	38	Science fiction
Sep 30	Wichita Town	NBC	1	26	Western
Oct 1	Johnny Ringo	CBS	1	38	—
Oct 1	Law of the Plainsman	NBC	1	30	Western
Oct 1	The Betty Hutton Show	CBS	1	30	Sitcom
Oct 2	Hotel de Paree	CBS	1	33	—
Oct 2	The Twilight Zone	CBS	5	156	Fantasy
Oct 3	Five Fingers	NBC	1	16	Drama
Oct 4	Dennis the Menace	CBS	4	146	Sitcom
Oct 4	The Alaskans	ABC	1	37	Western
Oct 4	The Rebel	ABC	2	76	Western
Oct 5	Adventures in Paradise	ABC	3	91	—
Oct 6	Philip Marlowe	ABC	1	26	Detective
Oct 6	Startime	NBC	1	33	Music
Oct 7	Hawaiian Eye	ABC	4	134	Crime
Oct 9	The Man from Blackhawk	ABC	1	37	Western
Oct 12	Play of the Week	Syndication	2	67	Anthology
Oct 15	The Untouchables	ABC	4	119	Drama
Oct 16	The Detectives	ABC	3	97	Detective
Oct 22	Take a Good Look	ABC	2	53	—
Oct 23	The Swamp Fox	ABC	2	8	—
Oct 24	Mr. Lucky	CBS	1	34	—
Oct 24	Shotgun Slade	Syndication	2	78	Western
Nov 19	The Rocky and Bullwinkle ShowAnimated series	ABC	5	163	Science fiction
—	Loopy De Loop		1	44	—
—	Pony Express	Syndication	1	35	Western
—	This Man Dawson	Syndication	1	39	Detective

Finales

Shows that ended in 1959

Show	Network	Years	Seasons	Years on air
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends	CBS	1949–1959	10	11
Crusader RabbitAnimated series	Syndication	1950–1959	3	10
Your Hit Parade	NBC	1950–1959	—	10
Dragnet	NBC	1951–1959	8	9
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	CBS	1951–1959	8	9
Sky King	NBC	1951–1959	4	9
Colonel Humphrey Flack	DuMont	1953–1959	—	7
Jukebox Jury	ABC	1953–1959	1	7
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	ABC	1954–1959	5	6
December Bride	CBS	1954–1959	5	6
The Mickey Mouse Club	ABC, Syndication	1955–1959	14	5
The Phil Silvers Show	CBS	1955–1959	4	5
Highway Patrol	Syndication	1955–1959	4	5
The Bob Cummings Show	NBC	1955–1959	5	5
State Trooper	NBC	1956–1959	3	4
Zorro	ABC	1957–1959	2	3
Trackdown	CBS	1957–1959	2	3
The Thin Man	NBC	1957–1959	2	3
26 Men	Syndication	1957–1959	2	3
The Restless Gun	NBC	1957–1959	2	3