Editing 1954 in television (section)

===Debuts===
*January 1 – ''[[Annie Oakley (TV series)|Annie Oakley]]'' (1954–1957)
*January 4 – ''[[The Brighter Day]]'' (1954–1962) 
*January 23 – ''[[Stories of the Century]]'' (1954–1955) 
*February 1 - ''[[The Secret Storm]]'' (1954–1974)
*March 11 – ''[[The Public Defender (TV series)|The Public Defender]]'' on [[CBS]] (1954–1955)
*April 2 – ''[[The Grove Family]]'', on [[BBC]] Television (1954–1957); generally considered the first British TV [[soap opera]]
*April 8 – ''[[Justice (1954 TV series)|Justice]]'' on [[NBC]] (1954–1956)
*April 18 – ''[[The Martha Wright Show]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
*April 26 – ''[[The Tony Martin Show]]'' on NBC
*July 5 - ''[[Concerning Miss Marlowe]]'' on NBC.
*July 6 - ''[[The Blue Angel (TV series)|The Blue Angel]]'' on CBS.<ref name=tt>{{cite book|last1=McNeil|first1=Alex|title=Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present |date=1996|publisher=Penguin Books USA, Inc.|location=New York, New York|isbn=0-14-02-4916-8|page= 104|edition=4th}}</ref>
*July 16 - ''[[The Best in Mystery]]'' on NBC. (1954)
*August 5 – ''[[So You Want to Lead a Band]]'' on ABC (1954–1955)
*August 28 – ''[[The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan]]'' on NBC (1954–1955)
*September 7 
**''[[Stop the Music (American game show)|Stop the Music]]'' premiered for the second time on ABC after a two-year hiatus
**''[[It's a Great Life (TV series)|It's a Great Life]]'' on NBC (1954–1956)
*September 10 – ''[[Dear Phoebe]]'' on NBC (1954–1955)
*September 12 – ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'' on CBS (1954–1973)
*September 18 – ''[[Willy (TV series)|Willy]]'' on CBS (1954–1955)
*September 27 – ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' on NBC (1954–present)
*October 2 
**''[[The Imogene Coca Show]]'' on NBC (1954–1955)
**''[[The Jimmy Durante Show]]'' on NBC (1954–1956)
*October 3 - ''[[Father Knows Best]]'' on CBS (1954-60)
*October 5 - ''[[The Elgin Hour]]'' on ABC (1954-1955)
*October 7 – ''[[The Mail Story]]'', subtitled ''Handle with Care'', on ABC (1954)
*October 14 – ''[[Flash Gordon (1954 TV series)|Flash Gordon]]'' (1954–1955), starring [[Steve Holland (actor)|Steve Holland]]
*October 15 – ''[[The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin]]'' on ABC (1954–1959)
*October 19 - ''[[The Halls of Ivy (TV series)|The Halls of Ivy]]'' on CBS (1954-1955)
*October 21 – The CBS [[anthology series]], ''[[Climax!]]'' (1954–1958) airs an adaptation of [[Ian Fleming]]'s novel, ''[[Casino Royale (novel)|Casino Royale]]'', starring [[Barry Nelson (actor)|Barry Nelson]] as an Americanized version of spy [[James Bond]]; the first dramatic adaptation of a Bond novel
*October 22 - ''[[The Jack Carson Show#Television|The Jack Carson Show]]'' on [[NBC]] (1954-1955)
*October 27 – The [[Walt Disney anthology television series|Walt Disney anthology series]] debuts as ''Disneyland'' (1954–present; as ''Disneyland'' 1954–1958)
*November 13 – ''[[Fabian of the Yard]]'', the first British TV [[police procedural]], debuts on BBC (1954–1956)
*December 21 – ''[[Zoo Quest]]'' on BBC Television (1954–1964)
*''[[Face the Nation]]'' on CBS (1954–present)
*''[[The Jo Stafford Show (1954 TV series)|The Jo Stafford Show]]'', a 15-minute primetime variety series, on CBS (1954–1955)
*''[[The National (CBC)|The National]]'' premieres as ''The National News'' on CBC (1954–present)
*''[[That's My Boy (1954 TV series)|That's My Boy]]'' on CBS