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Television broadcasts begin in Argentina.
Television broadcasts begin in Peru.
May 28 - The US Supreme Court upholds the FCC's approval of the CBS color television system
June 25 CBS presents its first commercial color telecast with Arthur Godfrey, Ed Sullivan, and Faye Emerson.
June - RCA demonstrates its new electronic color system.
August 11 - The first baseball games televised in color, a double-header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves
September 4 - The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
September 22 - The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
October 3 - The first live coast-to-coast network telecast of a World Series game
October 15 - Television sicom I Love Lucy premiers starring comedian Lucille Ball and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz.
December 24 - The first televised opera written for television, Amahl and the Night Visitor, airs on NBC.
Ernie Kovacs' Time for Ernie and Ernie in Kovacsland television shows premiere. Kovacs pushes the limits of television technology with his use of camera tricks and special effects.

January 3 - Dragnet debuts on NBC. (1951-1959)
October 15 - I Love Lucy debuts on CBS. (1951-1957) The ground breaking show is produced on film, instead of being broadcast live. The show also makes Lucille Ball the worlds first major female television star.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
The Roy Rogers Show (1951-1957), debuts on NBC, starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
television version of Amos & Andy