1973 in television

Events

• January 14 - Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers
• April 16 - Paul McCartney's first television special, James Paul McCartney airs. The special includes performances by McCartney and Wings.
• Opening of CBGB's
• Large-screen projection color TVs hit the market

Debuts

• January 4 - Last of the Summer Wine pilot episode, first series begins on November 12
• January 6 - Schoolhouse Rock premieres
• January 28 - Barnaby Jones premieres on CBS.
• March 21 - Are You Being Served? begins first regular series (pilot aired September 8, 1972)

Popular Television Shows

• All In The Family (1971-1979)
• All My Children (1970-present)
• The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978)
• Bonanza (1959-1973)
• The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
• Bridget Loves Bernie (1972-1973)
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978)
• Dr Who (1963-1989)
• The Flip Wilson Show (1970-1974)
• Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
• Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980)
• Here's Lucy (1968-1974)
• Ironside (1967-1975)
• Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969-1976)
• Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)
• M*A*S*H (1972-1983)
• Maude (1972-1978)
• The Mod Squad (1968-1973)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
• New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971-1974)
• The Newlywed Game (1966-1974)
• The Odd Couple (1970-1975)
• The Partridge Family (1970-1974)
• Room 222 (1969-1974)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973)
• Sanford & Son (1972-1977)
• Sesame Street (1969-present)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1973-1978)
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971-1974)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• The Waltons (1972-1981)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1954-1983)

Births

• Seth MacFarlane - cartoonist, creator of Family Guy
• October 3 - Neve Campbell, actress

Deaths

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