1952 in American television

This is a list of American television-related events in 1952.

Other notable events in 1952

 * The FCC reserves some channels for non-commercial, educational broadcasting.
 * The first political advertisements appear on television. The Democratic Party buys a 30-minute time segment for their candidate, Adlai Stevenson, who eventually received unfavorable mail for interfering with a broadcast of I Love Lucy. Dwight Eisenhower buys 20 second commercial segments and wins the election.