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{{short description|Television-related events during 1972}}{{unreferenced|date=February 2013}}{{Year nav topic5|1972|television|home video|film|radio }}The year 1972 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of notable television-related events. For the American TV schedule, see: 1972–73 United States network television schedule.Events- January 3 – Show Boat is aired for the first time on network television, on NBC
- January 21 – The first convention of Star Trek fans is held in New York City's Statler-Hilton hotel
- Mid-February – John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-host an entire week on The Mike Douglas Show
- February 19 – Sammy Davis Jr. makes a guest appearance on All in the Family
- March 18 – After losing a 15-year court battle over the legality of its business relationship with The Herald-Traveler, CBS' Boston, Massachusetts affiliate WHDH-TV Channel 5 signs off the air. At 3 a.m. on March 19, WCVB takes over the Channel 5 frequency, simultaneously switching affiliations to the ABC network following CBS' loss of interest in the channel during the long legal wrangle.
- April 4 – After a three-year courtship, Emily Nugent married Ernest Bishop on Coronation Street.
- May – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson permanently relocates its production from New York City to the NBC studios in Burbank, California. (The Tonight Show would remain there until relocating back to New York in February 2014)
- July 21 – Victoria Wyndham makes her first appearance as vixen (and later, good girl) Rachel Davis on the soap opera Another World.
- August 1 – Three years after it was first filmed, the Israel Broadcasting Authority finally agrees to screen Barricades, a controversial documentary film that offered a sympathetic portrayal of Palestinians expelled from their homes in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
- August 26 – Effective with this issue, TV Guide discontinues the practice of using a "C" to indicate color programs, and instead starts using a "BW" for monochrome, saving a lot of printer's ink in the process. At the time about half of the TV households in the U.S. had color sets.
- September 4 – The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. {{as of|2018}}, it is the longest running game show on American television.
- September 9 – The Lawrence Welk Show opens its 18th season on location in Hawaii.
- October 27 – The 5000th episode of Captain Kangaroo airs.
- November 8 – Home Box Office (HBO) is launched, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
- November 21 – In the second part of a two-part story which began the previous week, Beatrice Arthur's character, Maude Findlay, on the television sitcom Maude, decides to go through with an abortion, in a move that shocked CBS executives and Maude advertisers. (Rue McClanahan made her first appearance as Vivian Cavender in this two-parter; she would become a regular cast member the following season.)
- December 31
- ORTF 3ème Chaîne launches in France for the first time.
- The first installment of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve airs on NBC, beginning a yearly tradition of Dick Clark-hosted New Year's specials.
Programs/programmes- 60 Minutes (1968–)
- All in the Family (1971–1979)
- All My Children (1970–2011)
- American Bandstand (1952–1989)
- Another World (1964–1999)
- As the World Turns (1956–2010)
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958–)
- Bonanza (1959–1973)
- Bozo the Clown (1949–)
- Candid Camera (1948–)
- Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984)
- Columbo (1971–1978)
- Come Dancing (UK) (1949–95)
- Coronation Street (UK) (1960–)
- Crossroads (UK) (1964–1988, 2001–2003)
- Dad's Army (UK) (1968–1977)
- Days of Our Lives (1965–)
- Devilman (Japan) (1972–1973)
- Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–1976)
- Doctor Who (UK) (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–)
- Emmerdale Farm (1972–)
- Face the Nation (1954–)
- Four Corners (Australia) (1961–)
- General Hospital (1963–)
- Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007)
- Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–)
- Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
- Hee Haw (1969–1993)
- Here's Lucy (1968–1974)
- Ironside (1967–1975)
- It's Academic (1961–)
- Jeopardy! (1964–1975, 1984–)
- Kashi no Ki Mokku (Adventures of Pinocchio) (Japan) (1972)
- Kimba the White Lion (1966–1967), re-runs
- Laugh-In (1968–1973)
- Leave It To Beaver (1957–1963)
- Lost In Space (1965–1968)
- Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–73)
- Love of Life (1951–1980)
- Love, American Style (1969–1974)
- Magpie (UK)(1968–1980)
- Mannix (1967–1975)
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
- Mary Tyler Moore (1970–77)
- Masterpiece Theatre (1971–)
- McCloud (1970–1977)
- McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
- Meet the Press (1947–)
- Impossible (1966–1973)
- Monday Night Football (1970–)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (UK) (1969–1974)
- Old Grey Whistle Test (UK) (1971–1987)
- One Life to Live (1968–2012)
- Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–78)
- Panorama (UK) (1953–)
- Play for Today (UK) (1970–1984)
- Play School (1966–)
- Rainbow (1972–1992)
- Room 222 (1969–1974)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
- Sesame Street (1969–)
- Soul Train (1971–)
- The Benny Hill Show (1969–1989)
- The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
- The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974)
- The Doctors (1963–1982)
- The Doris Day Show (1968–1973)
- The Edge of Night (1956–1984)
- The Flip Wilson Show (1970–1974)
- The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983)
- The Guiding Light (1952–2009)
- The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962–)
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1981)
- The Mod Squad (1968–1973)
- The Money Programme (UK) (1966–)
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–1974)
- The Newlywed Game (1966–1974)
- The Odd Couple (1970–75)
- The Partridge Family (1970–1974)
- The Price is Right (1972–)
- The Secret Storm (1954–1974)
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–)
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971–1974)
- The Today Show (1952–)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1969–1979)
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003)
- Tom and Jerry (1965–1972, 1975–1977, 1980–1982)
- Top of the Pops (UK) (1964–2006)
- Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–)
- Where the Heart Is (1969–1973)
- World of Sport (UK) (1965–1985)
- Z-Cars (UK) (1962–1978)
Debuts- January 4 – Des chiffres et des lettres on ORTF 2ème Chaîne in France (1972–)
- January 13 – Me and the Chimp on CBS (1 season)
- January 14 – Sanford and Son on NBC (1972–1977)
- January 15 – Emergency! on NBC (1972–1977)
- March 13 – Number 96 on Australia's 0–10 Network (1972–1977)
- April 4 – John Craven's Newsround (now titled Newsround) on BBC1
- April 7 – Ultraman Ace on TBS in Japan (1972–73)
- June 21 – The Super (1972–1972) on ABC.
- June 22 – The first Tattslotto draw on HSV-7 Melbourne
- July 5 – Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town on Thames Television (first and only series)
- July 8 – Android Kikaider on TV Asahi (formerly NET) (1972–1973)
- September 4 – The New Price Is Right (1972–present), The Joker's Wild (1972–1975, 1977–1986), and Gambit (1972–1976) all on CBS. Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices were the three games played on the first episode of The New Price Is Right, which loses the "New" by mid-1973, and is currently television's longest running game show in history, having started its 43rd season in September 2014.
- September 8 – Are You Being Served? (1972–1985) on BBC1
- September 9
- Runaround on NBC (1972–1973)
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1984) and The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973) both on CBS
- September 11 – Mastermind (1972–97, 2002–) on BBC1; The Rookies (1972–1976) on ABC
- September 12
- Maude, a spinoff of All in the Family on CBS (1972–1978)
- Temperatures Rising on ABC (1972–1974)
- September 13 – The Julie Andrews Hour on ABC; although only on for one season, it won seven Emmy Awards including Best Musical Variety Series
- September 14 – The Waltons on CBS (1972–1981)
- September 15 – Ghost Story on NBC (1972–1973)
- September 16
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) and Bridget Loves Bernie (1972–1973) on CBS
- The Streets of San Francisco on ABC (1972–1977)
- September 17
- MASH on CBS (1972–1983)
- The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–74) on ITV
- October 3 – 4 Country Reporter on then-CBS affiliate KDFW Channel 4 (now a Fox O&O station); in 1986, the show moves into first-run syndication under the new name Texas Country Reporter, eventually airing nationally on the RFD-TV satellite/cable channel ({{as of|2007|October}}, the show will mark 35 years on television)
- October 14 – Kung Fu on ABC (1972–75)
- October 16 – Emmerdale Farm starts transmissions in the daytime on ITV (1972–)
- October 19 – Prisoner-of-war drama
- Colditz on BBC1
- The Beachcombers (1972–1989) and This Is the Law (1972–1976) both on CBC
- Canada AM on CTV (1972–)
- November 4 – Great Performances on PBS (1972–)
Ending this year Date | Show | Debut |
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March 1 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father (US) | 1969 | March 10 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1971 | March 25 | Bewitched (US) | 1964 | March 31 | Bright Promise (US) | 1969 | The Return of Ultraman (Japan) | 1971 | April 27 | Me and the Chimp (US) | 1972 | August 14 | Doomwatch (UK) | 1970 | August 23 | The Super (US) | 1972 | August 24 | My Three Sons (US) | 1960 | November 10 | Clangers (UK) | 1969 | November 29 | Kate (UK) | 1970 |
Births Date | Name | Notability |
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January 11 | Marc Blucas | Actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Necessary Roughness, Underground) | Amanda Peet | Actress (Jack & Jill) | January 12 | Zabryna Guevara | Actress (Gotham) | January 13 | Nicole Eggert | Actress (Charles in Charge, Baywatch) | January 19 | Drea de Matteo | Actress (The Sopranos, Joey, Desperate Housewives, Sons of Anarchy, Shades of Blue) | January 27 | Nic Testoni | Actor (Home and Away) | Josh Randall | Actor (Ed) | January 28 | Gillian Vigman | Comic actress (Mad TV) | February 7 | Robyn Lively | Actress (Savannah, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street) | Essence Atkins | Actress (Smart Guy, Half & Half, Are We There Yet?) and model | February 9 | Jason George | Actor (Sunset Beach, Eve, Grey's Anatomy) | February 16 | Sarah Clarke | Actress (24, Bosch) | February 26 | Keith Ferguson | Voice actor (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Wander Over Yonder) | February 28 | Rory Cochrane | Actor (Miami) | March 2 | Richard Ruccolo | Actor (Two Guys and a Girl) | March 6 | Shaquille O'Neal | Basketball player, actor (Shaq Vs.) | March 9 | Jean Louisa Kelly | Actress (Yes, Dear) | Kerr Smith | Actor (Dawson's Creek, Charmed) | March 26 | Leslie Mann | Actress (Allen Gregory) | March 31 | Andrew Bowen | Actor (Mad TV) | April 3 | Jennie Garth | Actress (Beverly Hills, 90210, What I Like About You) | April 4 | Kevin Brown | Comedian and actor (30 Rock) | April 6 | Jason Hervey | Actor (The Wonder Years) | April 8 | Chuck Todd | Television journalist (Meet the Press) | April 17 | Jennifer Garner | Actress (Alias) | April 19 | Jennifer Taylor | Actress (Two and a Half Men) | April 20 | Carmen Electra | Model and actress (Baywatch) | Danny McNulty | Actor (Boy Meets World) | April 27 | David Lascher | Actor (Hey Dude, Blossom, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) | May 1 | Julie Benz | Actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter, No Ordinary Family, Defiance) | May 2 | Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock") | Professional wrestler (WWE) and actor | May 15 | David Charvet | French singer and actor (Baywatch) | May 16 | Khary Payton | Actor (Teen Titans, Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!) | May 20 | Busta Rhymes | Rapper, actor (The Boondocks) | May 22 | Anna Belknap | Actress (NY) | May 31 | Archie Panjabi | Actress (The Good Wife, The Fall, Blindspot) | June 2 | Wayne Brady | Actor (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), host (Let's Make a Deal) | Wentworth Miller | British-American actor (Prison Break, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow) | June 12 | Finesse Mitchell | Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live) | June 15 | Poppy Montgomery | Australian-American actress (Relativity, Without a Trace, Unforgettable) | June 19 | Eric Sheffer Stevens | Actor (As the World Turns) | Robin Tunney | Actress (Prison Break, The Mentalist) | June 23 | Selma Blair | Actress (Anger Management) | June 29 | Kevin Mambo | Zimbabwean-Canadian actor (Guiding Light) | July 7 | Kirsten Vangsness | Actress (Criminal Minds) | July 10 | Sofía Vergara | Colombian actress (Modern Family) and model | July 11 | Michael Rosenbaum | Actor (Smallville) | July 15 | Scott Foley | Actor (Felicity, The Unit, True Blood, Scandal) | July 23 | Marlon Wayans | Actor (In Living Color, The Wayans Bros.) | July 27 | Maya Rudolph | Actress (Saturday Night Live) | July 28 | Elizabeth Berkley | Actress (Saved by the Bell) | July 29 | Wil Wheaton | Actor (The Next Generation) | August 9 | Liz Vassey | Actress (All My Children, The Tick, Crime Scene Investigation) | August 10 | Angie Harmon | American actress (Law & Order, Rizzoli & Isles) and model | August 30 | Cameron Diaz | Actress | September 6 | Dylan Bruno | Actor (NCIS, Numb3rs) | Justina Machado | Actress (Six Feet Under, Queen of the South) | September 9 | Goran Višnjić | Croatian-American actor (ER) | September 20 | Sergio Di Zio | Canadian actor (Flashpoint) | September 26 | Melanie Paxson | Actress (Notes from the Underbelly) and Red Robin spokesperson | September 27 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Actress and singer | October 5 | Grant Hill | Basketball player | October 25 | Persia White | Actress (Girlfriends) | October 29 | Tracee Ellis Ross | Actress (Girlfriends, Black-ish) and daughter of Diana Ross | November 1 | Toni Collette | Actress (United States of Tara) and singer | November 6 | Thandie Newton | English actress (Westworld) | November 7 | Jeremy London | Actor (Party of Five, 7th Heaven) | November 9 | Eric Dane | Actor (Charmed, Grey's Anatomy, The Last Ship) | November 11 | Adam Beach | Actor (Walker, Texas Ranger, Special Victims Unit) | November 14 | Josh Duhamel | Actor (Las Vegas) | November 15 | Jonny Lee Miller | English-American actor (Eli Stone, Elementary) | Michael Pearlman | Actor (Charles in Charge) | November 17 | Leonard Roberts | Actor (Heroes) | November 29 | Brian Baumgartner | Actor (The Office) and director | December 9 | Reiko Aylesworth | Actress (24) | December 19 | Rosa Blasi | Actress (Strong Medicine, The Thundermans) | Alyssa Milano | Actress (Who's the Boss?, Melrose Place, Charmed, Mistresses) | December 27 | Brooke Totman | Comedic actress (Mad TV) |
Deaths Date | Name | Age | Notability | January 16 | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. | 52 | Composer, creator of (The Alvin Show) | May 12 | Steve Ihnat | 37 | Actor (Star Trek) | May 13 | Dan Blocker | 43 | Actor (Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza) | October 16 | Leo G. Carroll | 85 | English actor (Topper, Going My Way, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) | {{Years in TV by country|1972}}{{Years in television}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1972 In Television}} 1 : 1972 in television |