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December 24th in TV History
Deaths
 | Chuck Hamilton | 1978 in Vallejo, CA | |
| Ian Hendry | 1984 in London, England, UK | |
| Charles Durning | 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, NY | |
TV Episode Debuts
| I Love Lucy | "Drafted" | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | "The Lost Christmas Gift" | 1954 |
| Gunsmoke | "Magnus" | 1955 |
| I Love Lucy | "The "I Love Lucy" Christmas Episode" | 1956 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | "Bilko F.O.B. Detroit" | 1957 |
| Gunsmoke | "Old Fool" | 1960 |
| The Rifleman | "Conflict" | 1962 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | "The Bank Job" | 1962 |
| The Fugitive | "The Girl from Little Egypt" | 1963 |
| Bewitched | "A Vision of Sugar Plums" | 1964 |
| The Munsters | "Grandpa Leaves Home" | 1964 |
| The Addams Family (1964) | "Christmas with the Addams Family" | 1965 |
| Hogan's Heroes | "Reservations are Required" | 1965 |
| Get Smart (1965) | "The Whole Tooth and . . ." | 1966 |
| Gunsmoke | "Champion of the World" | 1966 |
| Doctor Who | "The Highlanders, Part Two" | 1966 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | "Our Hero the Banker" | 1969 |
| Bewitched | "Sisters at Heart" | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | "She'll Be Company for You" | 1972 |
| Gunsmoke | "The Child Between" | 1973 |
| Adam-12 | "Christmas" | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | "The Trouble with Warren" | 1976 |
| Kojak (1973) | "I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer" | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | "Kids" | 1979 |
