This is a listing of the most important television appearances by the entertainer Bing Crosby.

Background Somewhat reluctantly, in 1954, Bing Crosby had started making television appearances, which were usually filmed in advance. He had been concerned about over-exposure, saying, "I do think this: anybody who goes into TV should be sparing in how much work he does. No entertainer who's in everyone's home once a week can survive very long. His welcome can't be stretched that far. If a new motion picture of mine were released each week for fifty-two weeks—or even for thirty-nine weeks—I soon wouldn't have many friends coming to the theaters to see me. And they'd drop the flap on me at home, too. They'd weary of my mannerisms, my voice, my face."

In 1954, Crosby's radio show had reduced in status from a major weekly program to a daily fifteen-minute show, but after the success of the film High Society and hit records such as "True Love" and "Around the World," he was tempted to become more heavily involved in television. The big breakthrough came in 1957 with the live, award-winning "Edsel Show." Afterwards, he settled into a routine of making at least two television specials each year, but he never really attempted to dominate the sector as he had other media. He eschewed a weekly variety series while singers such as Perry Como, and later, Andy Williams, embraced such exposure enthusiastically, with considerable benefits accruing to their record sales and to their long-term images.

Crosby was especially closely associated with ABC's variety show The Hollywood Palace. He was the show's first and most frequent guest host, and appeared annually on its Christmas edition with his wife Kathryn and his younger children. The coverage of his annual golf tournament gave him regular exposure as did his appearances on The American Sportsman program. He did try his hand with a weekly sit-com series in 1964–65, but this was not renewed after the first season.

Crosby's last TV appearance was a Christmas special taped in London in September 1977 and aired just weeks after his death. It was on this special that Crosby recorded a duet of "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Peace on Earth" with rock star David Bowie. It was released in 1982 as a single 45-rpm record and reached No.3 in the UK singles charts. It has since become a staple of holiday radio, and the final popular hit of Crosby's career. At the end of the century, TV Guide listed the Crosby–Bowie duet as one of the 25 most memorable musical moments of 20th-century television.

Crosby's main television appearances as host

Original airdate Title Principal guests January 3, 1954 The Bing Crosby Show Jack Benny, Sheree North April 25, 1954 The Bing Crosby Show Joanne Gilbert and The Wiere Brothers March 10, 1956 High Tor Julie Andrews, Everett Sloane, Nancy Olson October 13, 1957 The Edsel Show Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney October 1, 1958 The Bing Crosby Show for Oldsmobile Dean Martin, Patti Page, Mahalia Jackson March 2, 1959 The Bing Crosby Show for Oldsmobile Jo Stafford, James Garner, Dean Martin September 29, 1959 The Bing Crosby Show for Oldsmobile Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee February 29, 1960 The Bing Crosby Show for Oldsmobile Perry Como, The Three Crosby Brothers, Sandy Stewart October 5, 1960 The Bing Crosby Show for Oldsmobile Carol Lawrence, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Mercer, The Three Crosby Brothers March 20, 1961 The Bing Crosby Show for Oldsmobile Maurice Chevalier, Carol Lawrence December 11, 1961 The Bing Crosby Show Bob Hope, Shirley Bassey, Terry-Thomas, Dave King, Marion Ryan May 14, 1962 The Bing Crosby Show Bob Hope, Edie Adams, Gary Crosby, Smothers Brothers December 24, 1962 The Bing Crosby Show for Clairol Mary Martin, André Previn November 7, 1963 The Bing Crosby Show Caterina Valente, Buddy Ebsen, The Young Americans 1964-1970 The Hollywood Palace Various February 15, 1964 The Bing Crosby Show for Lever Brothers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Kathryn Crosby, Peter Gennaro September 13, 1964 ABC's Wide World of Entertainment Mickey Rooney, David Janssen, Jimmy Dean, Lawrence Welk 1964-1965 The Bing Crosby Show Beverly Garland, Frank McHugh and many guest stars March 10, 1965 The Grand Award of Sports John Glenn, Kathryn Crosby 1967- 1976 The American Sportsman Phil Harris March 14, 1967 A Little Bit of Irish Milo O'Shea, Kathryn Crosby 1968-1977 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am October 23, 1968 The Bing Crosby Special Bob Hope, Diana Ross and The Supremes, José Feliciano, Stella Stevens, Dorothy Lamour February 15, 1969 Feelin' Groovy at Marine World Anissa Jones, The Rascals, Kathryn Crosby December 17, 1969 Bing & Carol - Together Again for the First Time Carol Burnett, Juliet Prowse, Roy Clark March 31, 1970 Goldilocks Kathryn Crosby, Mary Crosby, Nathaniel Crosby, Paul Winchell, Avery Schreiber April 13, 1970 Bing Crosby - Cooling It Dean Martin, Flip Wilson, Bernadette Peters December 16, 1970 Bing Crosby's Christmas Show for the Bell System Family Theatre Melba Moore, Jack Wild, The Doodletown Pipers, The Crosby Family January 19, 1971 Dr. Cook's Garden Frank Converse, Blythe Danner December 14, 1971 Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas Robert Goulet, Mary Costa, Mitchell Singing Boys, Kathryn Crosby and family February 27, 1972 Bing Crosby and Friends Bob Hope, Pearl Bailey, Carol Burnett December 10, 1972 Christmas with the Bing Crosbys Sally Struthers, David Hartman, Edward Villella, Kathryn Crosby and family December 9, 1973 Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show John Misha Petkevich, John Byner, Michael Landon, Connie Stevens, Kathryn Crosby and family October 9, 1974 Bing Crosby and His Friends Bob Hope, Pearl Bailey, Sandy Duncan December 15, 1974 Christmas with the Bing Crosbys Mac Davis, Karen Valentine, Kathryn Crosby and family December 3, 1975 Merry Christmas Fred, from the Crosbys Fred Astaire, The Young Americans, Joe Bushkin, Kathryn Crosby and family March 26, 1976 Bell Telephone Jubilee Liza Minnelli, Ben Vereen, Joel Grey, Marvin Hamlisch, Roy Clark, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé December 1, 1976 Bing Crosby's White Christmas Jackie Gleason, Bernadette Peters, Kathryn Crosby and family March 20, 1977 Bing - A 50th Anniversary Gala Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Pearl Bailey, Bette Midler, Mills Brothers, Paul Anka, Kathryn Crosby and family August 27, 1977 Bing in Norway Harry Crosby November 30, 1977 Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas Twiggy, Ron Moody, Stanley Baxter, David Bowie, Kathryn Crosby and family

Significant guest appearances