1967 in American television

List of years in American television:
1966–67 United States network television schedule
1967–68 United States network television schedule
List of American television programs currently in production

This is a list of American television-related events in 1967.

Events

Date Event Ref.
January 7 The Newlywed Game debuts a primetime edition on ABC.
January 15 CBS and NBC each broadcast their coverage of the first-ever Super Bowl from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, in which the NFL's Green Bay Packers defeat the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs, by a score of 35-10. The game was seen by a combined 51.18 million viewers between the two networks. [1][2]
February 16 Ricardo Montalbán makes his debut in the NBC Sci-fi series Star Trek as popular villain Khan Noonien Singh, in the episode "Space Seed".
May 1 The United Network launches (as the Overmyer Network) with the premiere of the short-lived program, The Las Vegas Show, the only show it airs. Transmission expenses prompt the show and the network to cease operations after one month.
August 21 Dark Shadows on ABC and As the World Turns on CBS become the first daytime soap operas on their respective networks to broadcast in color.
August 29 The second part of the two-part series finale of The Fugitive, entitled "The Judgment" is broadcast on ABC. The episode features the final confrontation between the titular fugitive, Dr. Richard Kimble and Fred Johnson, the one-armed man who is the real murderer of Kimble's wife, Helen. Part two of the finale would become the most-watched television series episode up to that time. It was viewed by 25.7 million households (45.9 percent of American households with a television set and a 72 percent share), meaning that more than 78 million people tuned in.[3]
September 9 NBC airs what will prove to be the pilot of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In; which would have its actual series premiere on January 22, 1968
September 17 The Doors' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show resulted in the banning of the band from future episodes due to Jim Morrison ignoring Sullivan's request to change one of the lyrics in the song they performed, "Light My Fire".
November 7 The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was established when U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.
Unknown The FCC issues an order that require cigarette ads on television, radio and in print to include a warning about the health risks of smoking.

Television programs

Debuts

Date Debut Network
January 9 Captain Nice NBC
January 9 Mr. Terrific CBS
January 10 The Invaders ABC
January 12 Dragnet NBC
January 13 Rango ABC
January 29 CBS Playhouse CBS
February CBS Children's Film Festival CBS
February 5 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour CBS
February 19 NBC Experiment in Television NBC
February 23 Washington Week NET
April 17[4] The Joey Bishop Show ABC
May 29 Coronet Blue CBS
September 5 Garrison's Gorillas ABC
September 5 Good Morning World CBS
September 5 N.Y.P.D. ABC
September 6 Custer CBS
September 6 He & She CBS
September 6 The Second Hundred Years ABC
September 7 Cimarron Strip CBS
September 7 The Flying Nun ABC
September 8 The Guns of Will Sonnett ABC
September 8 Hondo ABC
September 9 The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show Syndication
September 9[5] Birdman and the Galaxy Trio NBC
September 9 Fantastic Four ABC
September 9[6] George of the Jungle ABC
September 9[7] The Herculoids CBS
September 9 Journey to the Center of the Earth ABC
September 9[8] Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor CBS
September 9[9] Samson & Goliath NBC
September 9[10] Shazzan CBS
September 9 Spider-Man ABC
September 9[11] Super Chicken ABC
September 9[12] The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure CBS
September 10 The Mothers-in-Law NBC
September 11 The Carol Burnett Show CBS
September 11 Cowboy in Africa ABC
September 11 The Danny Thomas Hour NBC
September 12[13][14] The Jerry Lewis Show NBC
September 14 Ironside NBC
September 16[15] Maya NBC
September 16 Super President NBC
September 18[16] Love Is a Many Splendored Thing CBS
November 6[17][18] The Phil Donahue Show WLWD

Ending this year

Date Show Network Debut Status
January 2 Run, Buddy, Run CBS September 12, 1966 Ended
January 21 Cool McCool NBC September 10, 1966 Ended
January 21 Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles CBS September 10, 1966 Ended
January 21 The Super 6 NBC September 10, 1966 Ended
February 4 The Space Kidettes NBC September 10, 1966 Ended
March 4 Underdog CBS October 3, 1964 (on NBC) Canceled
March 11 Pistols 'n' Petticoats CBS September 17, 1966 Ended
March 11 The Mighty Heroes CBS October 29, 1966 Ended
March 13 Combat! ABC October 2, 1962 Ended
March 17 The Green Hornet ABC September 9, 1966 Canceled
March 25 Laurel and Hardy NBC September 10, 1966 Ended
March 31 T.H.E. Cat NBC September 16, 1966 Ended
March 31 Where the Action Is ABC June 28, 1965 Ended
April 2 It's About Time CBS September 11, 1966 Ended
April 6 F Troop ABC September 14, 1965 Ended
April 6 Love on a Rooftop ABC September 6, 1966 Ended
April 7 Laredo NBC September 16, 1965 Ended
April 7 The Pruitts of Southampton ABC September 6, 1966 Ended
April 11 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. NBC September 16, 1966 Ended
April 15 Flipper NBC September 19, 1964 Ended
April 22 Please Don't Eat the Daisies NBC September 14, 1965 Canceled
May 5 Rango ABC January 13, 1967 Canceled
May 17 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre NBC October 4, 1963 Ended
June 28 The Danny Kaye Show CBS September 25, 1963 Canceled
August 28 Mr. Terrific CBS January 9, 1967 Canceled
Vacation Playhouse July 22, 1963 Ended
August 29 Captain Nice NBC January 9, 1967 Ended
August 29 The Fugitive ABC September 17, 1963 Ended
August 29 Occasional Wife ABC September 13, 1966 Ended
September 1 The Time Tunnel ABC September 9, 1966 Canceled
September 3 What's My Line? CBS February 2, 1950 Ended
September 4 Gilligan's Island September 26, 1964
September 4 Coronet Blue CBS May 29, 1967 Ended
September 7 Precious Pupp NBC October 2, 1965 Ended
September 7 The Hillbilly Bears NBC October 2, 1965 Ended
September 16 Space Ghost CBS September 10, 1966 Canceled
October 4 Batfink KTLA
Syndication 		April 21, 1966 Canceled
December 27 Custer ABC September 6, 1967 Ended
December 29 Hondo ABC September 8, 1967 Canceled
December 30 George of the Jungle ABC September 9, 1967 Ended
December 30 Super Chicken ABC September 9, 1967 Ended

Television specials and/or miniseries

Title Network Date(s) of airing Notes/Ref,
February 25 Jack and the Beanstalk NBC First television special that combined animation with live action.
June 12 You're in Love, Charlie Brown CBS
December 11 Movin' With Nancy NBC All-star special starring Nancy Sinatra

Networks and services

Network launches

Network Type Launch date Notes
Overmyer Network Cable television May 1

Network closures

Network Type Closure date Notes
Overmyer Network Cable television June 1

Television stations

Sign-ons

Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref.
January Canton, Ohio WJAN 17 Independent
Richmond, Virginia WCVW-TV 57 NET
January 1 Pelham/Albany, Georgia WABW-TV 14 NET/GPB Satellite of WGTV/Atlanta, Georgia
January 2 Pelham/Albany, Georgia WABW-TV 14 NET/GPB
January 3 Dalton/Chatsworth, Georgia
(Chattanooga, Tennessee) 		WCLP NET/GPB Satellite of WGTV/Atlanta, Georgia
January 5 Fontana/Los Angeles, California KLXA-TV 40 Bilingual independent Now TBN flagship KTBN-TV; license reassigned to Santa Ana, California in 1973
January 6 Houston, Texas KHTV 39 Independent
January 29 Grand Forks, North Dakota WDAZ-TV 6 NBC
January 30 Chatsworth/Dalton, Georgia
(Chattanooga, Tennessee) 		WNGH-TV 18 NET Part of the Georgia Public Broadcasting television network
February 1 Tucson, Arizona KZAZ 11 Independent
March 1 Baltimore, Maryland WMET-TV 24 Independent
March 5 Norwich, Connecticut WEDN 9 NET Satellite of WEDH/Hartford
March 6 Dawson/Americus, Georgia WACS-TV 25 NET/GPB Satellite of WGTV/Atlanta, Georgia
March 15 Sneedville/Kingsport, Tennessee WSJK-TV 2 NET
March 27 Mount Pleasant, Michigan WCMU-TV 14 NET
April 5 New York City WNYE 25 NET
April 24 Spokane, Washington KSPS 7 NET
June 4 Reno, Nevada KTVN 2 ABC now a CBS affiliate.
June 8 Providence, Rhode Island WSBE-TV 36 NET
June 25 San Diego, California KEBS-TV 15 NET
July 9 Charlotte, North Carolina WCTU-TV 36 Independent
August 1 Roanoke, Virginia WBRA-TV 15 NET
August 5 Nashville, Tennessee WMCV 17 Independent
August 9 Florence, Alabama WFIQ 36 NET
August 13 Erie, Pennsylvania WQLN 54 NET
August 19 Monroe, Louisiana KUZN 14 Independent
August 31 Hibbing, Minnesota WIRT-TV 13 ABC Satellite of WDIO-TV in Duluth
September 1 Atlanta, Georgia WJRJ-TV 17 Independent
Bassett, Nebraska KMNE-TV 7 NET/Nebraska ETV
September 3 Florence/Myrtle Beach, South Carolina WJPM-TV 33 NET Satellite of WRLK-TV/Columbia, South Carolina
September 5 Sioux City, Iowa KMEG 14 CBS
September 10 Las Vegas, Nevada KHBV-TV 5 Independent
September 11 Asheville, North Carolina WUNF-TV 33 NET Satellite of WUNC-TV/Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Boone/Hickory, North Carolina WUNE-TV 17 NET
Concord, North Carolina WUNG-TV 58 NET
Pensacola, Florida WSRE 23 NET
September 14 Rapid City, South Dakota KBHE-TV 9 NET Part of South Dakota Public Broadcasting
September 15 Poplar Bluff, Missouri KPOB-TV 15 ABC Full-time satellite of WSIL-TV/Harrisburg, Illinois
September 17 Phoenix, Arizona KPAZ-TV 21 Bilingual independent
September 20 Miami, Florida WCIX-TV 6 Independent Now WFOR-TV, a CBS O&O on channel 4
September 25 Boston, Massachusetts WGBX-TV 44 NET
October Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands WSZE-TV 10 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS (secondary) 		Satellite of KUAM-TV/Hagåtña, Guam
October 1 Dallas, Texas KMEC-TV 33 Independent
October 9 San Francisco, California KGSC-TV 36 Independent
October 16 Burlington, Vermont WETK 32 NET Flagship of the Vermont ETV network; the other three stations of that network would sign on the following year.
New Orleans, Louisiana WWOM-TV 26 Independent
October 31 Anchorage, Alaska KHAR-TV 13 Independent
November 6 Greensboro, North Carolina WUBC 48 Independent
November 14 Miami, Florida WAJA-TV 23 Independent
December 28 Topeka, Kansas KTSB 27 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)

Network affiliation changes

Date City of license/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref.
January Jackson, Tennessee WBBJ-TV 7 CBS ABC
March 6 Bowling Green, Kentucky WLTV 13 Independent [19]
June 4 Reno, Nevada KCRL-TV 4 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary) 		NBC (exclusive)
September 2 Huntsville, Alabama WAAY-TV 31 ABC NBC This affiliation switch was reversed on December 11, 1977.
Sioux City, Iowa KCAU-TV 9 CBS (basic, as KVTV) ABC (full-time)
October 1 Anchorage, Alaska KENI-TV 2 ABC/NBC (joint primary) ABC (exclusive)

Station closures

Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation Sign-on date Notes
August 14 Danville, Illinois WICD 24 ABC December 19, 1953
December Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KLPR-TV 14 Independent May 31, 1966

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  19. ^ "Station Due to Carry ABC Programs". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. March 2, 1967. p. 9. Archived from the original April 5, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.