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1961 premieres

53 American shows premiered in 1961. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

53 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 1The Dick Tracy ShowAnimated seriesSyndication1130Adventure
Jan 5Mister EdSyndication6143Sitcom
Jan 6Westinghouse PlayhouseNBC126Sitcom
Jan 13One Happy FamilyNBC115Sitcom
Jan 20You're in the PictureCBS—2—
Jan 23The AmericansNBC117Drama
Jan 30The Yogi Bear ShowAnimated seriesABC352Sitcom
Feb 9GunslingerCBS112Western
Feb 25Davey and GoliathAnimated seriesSyndication572Comedy
Feb 27AcapulcoNBC18Drama
Mar 31Way OutCBS114Anthology
Apr 2The Asphalt JungleABC113—
Apr 29Wide World of SportsABC37383Anthology
May 8Whispering SmithNBC126Western
Jun 3RipcordSyndication276Action
Jun 14Kraft Mystery TheatreNBC347—
Jul 6Great Ghost TalesNBC112—
Sep 8Person to Person With Norah O'DonnellCBS9——
Sep 16The DefendersCBS4132Crime
Sep 17Car 54, Where Are You?NBC260Sitcom
Sep 17Follow the SunABC130Drama
Sep 17The NFL TodayCBS48—Pre-game show
Sep 19Cain's HundredNBC130—
Sep 20The Joey Bishop ShowNBC4123Sitcom
Sep 2587th PrecinctNBC130Police procedural
Sep 26Ichabod and MeCBS136Sitcom
Sep 26ShannonSyndication136Crime
Sep 26The Dick Powell ShowNBC260Anthology
Sep 27Top CatAnimated seriesABC130Comedy
Sep 28Dr. KildareNBC5191Drama
Sep 28HazelCBS, NBC5154Sitcom
Sep 29Father of the BrideCBS134Sitcom
Sep 29Target: The Corruptors!ABC135—
Oct 1Bus StopABC126Drama
Oct 2Ben CaseyABC, TBS Television5153Drama
Oct 2PasswordCBS, ABC51,555Game show
Oct 2Window on Main StreetCBS134Comedy-drama
Oct 3Calvin and the ColonelAnimated seriesABC126Comedy
Oct 3The Dick Van Dyke ShowCBS5158Sitcom
Oct 3The New BreedABC136Detective
Oct 4The Alvin ShowAnimated seriesCBS—26—
Oct 4The Gertrude Berg ShowCBS126Sitcom
Oct 5Frontier CircusCBS126—
Oct 5The InvestigatorsCBS113Adventure
Oct 5The New Bob Cummings ShowCBS122Sitcom
Oct 6StraightawayABC126—
Oct 6The HathawaysABC126Sitcom
Oct 9The EvergladesSyndication138—
Oct 10Alcoa PremiereABC263Drama
Oct 12MargieABC126Sitcom
Nov 14Yours for a SongABC23Game show
Dec 11The Mike Douglas ShowSyndication214,017—
—Operation AlphabetWPVI-TV2190—
Finales

Shows that ended in 1961

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
You Bet Your LifeNBC1947–19611415
OmnibusCBS1952–1961810
General Motors TheatreABC, CBC Television1952–1961610
Letter to LorettaNBC1953–196189
Scotland YardABC1953–196119
The Ernie Kovacs ShowNBC1953–1961—9
Sam and FriendsWRC-TV1955–196117
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpABC1955–196167
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheaterCBS1956–196156
The Ford ShowNBC1956–196156
SugarfootABC1957–196145
DuPont Show of the MonthCBS1957–196145
The Huckleberry Hound ShowAnimated seriesSyndication1958–196144
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. JinksAnimated seriesSyndication1958–196144
Felix the CatAnimated seriesSyndication1958–196154
Wanted: Dead or AliveCBS1958–196134
Peter GunnNBC1958–196134
Sea HuntSyndication1958–196144
Bat MastersonNBC1958–196134
Shirley Temple's StorybookNBC1958–196124