1971 in television

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1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Popular Television Shows 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• The Selling of the Pentagon documentary airs on CBS.
• January 3 - BBC Open University broadcasts begin in the UK.
• June 6 - The Ed Sullivan Show goes off the air.
• September 4 - The Lawrence Welk Show airs its last show.
• September 7 - The last new episode of The Beverly Hillbillies is aired (the first episode debuted on September 26, 1962).

• January 10 - Masterpiece Theatre debuts on PBS (1971-present)
• January 12 - All in the Family premieres (1971-1979)
• New Dick Van Dyke Show premieres (1971-1974)
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour premieres (1971-1974)
• NBC Mystery Movie premieres (1971-1977) as a wheel show featuring
  • McCloud (premiered in 1970)
  • McMillan and Wife (1971-1977)
  • Columbo (1971-1978)
  • The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971-1987)

• All in the Family (1971-1979)
• All My Children (1970-present)
• Bonanza (1959-1973)
• The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978)
• Dr Who (1963-1989)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
• The Flip Wilson Show (1970-1974)
• Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
• Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980)
• Here's Lucy (1968-1974)
• Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
• Ironside (1967-1975)
• Johnny Cash Show (1969-1971)
• Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982)
• Marcus Welby, M.D (1968-1973)
• Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)
• Mayberry R.F.D (1968-1971)
• The Mod Squad (1968-1973)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• The Newlywed Game (1966-1974)
• The Partridge Family (1970-1974)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973)
• Sesame Street (1969-present)
• That Girl (1966-1971)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1954-1983)

• January 1 - Tess Daly, British television presenter
• February 16 - Amanda Holden.
• February 23 - Melinda Messenger,British television presenter and model.
• March 9 - Emmanuel Lewis.
• July 7 - Dani Behr,television presenter and actress.
• September 8 - Brooke Burke.
• September 13 - Louise Lombard,British actress
• September 25 - Jessie Wallace,British actress
• October 19 - Kacey Ainsworth,British actress
• November 25 - Christina Applegate.
• December 5 - Justine Kerrigan, British actress

• March 15 - Bebe Daniels
• December 30 - Melba Rae, soap opera actress (Search for Tomorrow)