Editing 1957 in television (section)

==Events==
* January 6 – [[Elvis Presley]] makes his final appearance on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.<ref name="Elvis Presley">{{cite web|title=Elvis Presley|url=http://www.edsullivan.com/artists/elvis-presley|website=edsullivan.com|publisher=SOFA Entertainment|access-date=6 April 2015|ref=Elvis Presley}}</ref>
* January 25 – [[Steve Allen]] makes his final appearance as host of [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.<ref name="STEVE ALLEN’S LAST TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE ON THIS DATE IN 1957">{{cite web|last1=Karm|first1=Bob|title=Steve Allen's Last Tonight Show Appearance on this Date in 1957 |url=http://pdxretro.com/2011/01/steve-allens-last-tonight-show-appearance-on-this-date-in-1957/|website=pdxretro.com|publisher=PDX RETRO|access-date=6 April 2015|ref=STEVE ALLEN’S LAST TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE ON THIS DATE IN 1957}}</ref> He is replaced by [[Jack Lescoulie]] and the show is changed from a talk/variety show format to be more like the series ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'', with the title ''Tonight! America After Dark''.<ref name=star>{{cite news|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jack-lescoulie/|title=Jack Lescoulie-Hollywood Star Walk|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=7 April 2015}}</ref>
* February 16 – In the United Kingdom, the "[[Toddlers' Truce]]" (an arrangement whereby there have been no TV broadcasts between 6&nbsp;PM and 7&nbsp;PM, to allow parents to put their children to bed) is abolished. It has been a major obstacle to the success of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].
* March 7 – Portugal begins the [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]] television service after several months of experimentation.
* March 31 – The first TV version of ''[[Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein musical)|Cinderella]]'', starring 21-year-old [[Julie Andrews]], and with songs by [[Richard Rodgers]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II]], is broadcast in color by [[CBS]].
* April 1
** In Britain, the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' current affairs television programme presented by [[Richard Dimbleby]] broadcasts a [[spaghetti tree hoax]] report purporting to show spaghetti being harvested in Switzerland, believed to be the first [[April Fool's Day]] joke televised.
** In the United States [[WYES]] begins broadcasting on channel 8 in New Orleans. WYES will swap channels with [[WVUE-DT|WVUE]] in 1970.
*April 4 – [[Desilu]] films "The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue", the 180th and final first run episode of ''I Love Lucy''. Its May 6 broadcast marks the end of an era in early  television comedy. 
* April 24 – First broadcast of BBC Television astronomy series ''[[The Sky at Night]]'' in the United Kingdom presented by [[Patrick Moore]]. This will be broadcast with the same presenter until his death in December 2012.
* May 29 &ndash; In [[Hong Kong]], [[Rediffusion Television]], a predecessor of [[ATV Home]] and [[ATV World]], begins broadcasting as a bilingual subscription cable service, becoming the first television station in a [[Crown colony]] of the [[British Empire]]<ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:由麗的到亞視 一個電視台的終結|trans-title=From Rediffusion To ATV: The End of a Television Station|url=https://atv.thestandnews.com/|website=Standnews|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref> as well as the first station in a predominantly Chinese city.  
* June – On ''Tonight! America After Dark'', [[Jack Lescoulie]] is unsuccessful, so [[NBC]] hires [[Al "Jazzbo" Collins]] as master of ceremonies. Collins doesn't last long; NBC is already planning to replace him and restore the original format as ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.
* June 24 – ''[[Front Page Challenge]]'', television's longest continuously running panel show, starts broadcasting on the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] network. It runs for 38 years.
* July 29 – [[Jack Paar]] becomes the permanent host for [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show]]''. The format reverts to a talk/variety show.
* August 5 – ''[[American Bandstand]]'' begins its 30-year syndicated run on US network television.
* August 31 – Central [[Scotland]]'s independent channel [[Scottish Television]] goes on air, the first 7-day-a-week [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] franchise to do so.
* September 7 – In the United States:
** NBC introduces an animated version of its "living color" peacock logo.
** [[WWL-TV|WWL-TV Channel 4]] signs on as New Orleans' [[CBS]] affiliate.
*November 26 – [[WHDH-TV (defunct)|WHDH-TV]]/5-Boston begins broadcasting. It soon becomes involved in controversy about its license. It finally loses its license in [[1972 in television|1972]].
* December 25 – The British [[Royal Christmas Message]] is televised with the Queen ([[Elizabeth II]]) on camera for the first time.
* When [[Nat King Cole]]'s television series is unable to get a sponsor, [[Frankie Laine]] is the first artist to cross TV's color line, foregoing his usual salary of $10,000.00 to become the first white artist to appear as a guest. Other major performers follow suit, including [[Mel Tormé]] and [[Tony Bennett]], but, despite an increase in ratings, the show still fails to acquire a national sponsor.
* [[Gorni Kramer]] makes his first appearance on Italian television, in the program ''Il Musichiere''.
* [[Cyprus]] begins a limited television service, serving only three hours a day, twice-weekly. By 1960 a full service will be initiated.
* [[CBC Television]] begins nationwide broadcasting of [[NHL]] games as Canada's [[microwave radio relay|microwave network]] is completed coast-to-coast. Prior to this, broadcasts had been [[broadcast delay|delayed]].
* [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|Westinghouse]] introduces the first rectangular tube color TV. Due to issues with convergence (aligning the guns to get a single image), the sets are withdrawn from the market. The first successful rectangular color tubes are sold during the mid-1960s.
* [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] takes over [[New York City|New York]] as the dominant for prime time TV programs, upgrading most of the TV genre, changing from live broadcasts to filmed series.