1956 in French television

This is a list of French television related events from 1956.

List of years in French television
… 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 …
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Events

• 24 May – France enters the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with "Le temps perdu", performed by Mathé Altéry and "Il est là", performed by Dany Dauberson.

Debuts

• 11 January – La Piste aux étoiles (1956–1978)

Television shows

1940s

• Le Jour du Seigneur (1949–present)

1950s

• Art et magie de la cuisine
• Le Club du jeudi (1950–1961)
• Magazine féminin (1952–1970)
• Lectures pour tous (1953–1968)
• La Boîte à sel (1955–1960)
• Présence protestante (1957–)

Ending this year

• Face à l'opinion

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source

Closures

Network	Type	Closure date	Notes	Source

See also

• 1956 in France
• List of French films of 1956