1963 in Television - Debuts

Debuts

• January 1 – Astro Boy (known as Mighty Atom in Japanese), Japan's first anime, was launched on Fuji TV.
• January 6 – Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom premieres on NBC (1963–1988, 2002–present).
• January 7 - World in Action, investigative current affairs series, premieres on Granada Television in Britain (1963–1998).
• April 1 – General Hospital (created by Frank and Doris Hursley) and The Doctors premiere on the same day, the former on ABC (1963–present) and the latter on NBC (1963–1982).
• August 9 – Ready Steady Go! premieres on ITV (1963–1966).
• September 16 – The Outer Limits premieres on ABC (1963–1965).
• September 17 – The Fugitive premieres on ABC (1963–1967).
• September 18 - The Patty Duke Show premieres on ABC (1963–1966)
• September 20 – Burke's Law premieres on ABC (1963–1965).
• September 24 – Petticoat Junction premieres on CBS (1963–1970).
• September 29 – The Judy Garland Show premieres on CBS (1963–1964). My Favorite Martian premieres on CBS (1963–1966).
• November 23 – Doctor Who premieres on BBC Television (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present). The first actor to play the The Doctor is William Hartnell (1963–1966).
• The Littlest Hobo premieres in Canada (1963–1965; 1979–1985).
• Mack & Myer for Hire debuts this year in syndication (1963–1964).