Inception of TV (20s/30s)
In this town in England, John Logie Baird gave the first successful public demonstration of mechanical television and also opened the world's first television studio
What is London?
When Televisions started selling in color, the material that made the TV set was this.
What is wood?
With more and more American families owning televisions, manufacturers now had a new way to sell their products with these.
What is a commercial?
This Korean War set sitcom took place as a part of CBS' murderer's row primetime slate while 30 million tuned in weekly to watch.
What is M*A*S*H?
This sketch comedy show debuted in 1975, starred a current late night host and is still around today.
What is Saturday Night Live?
In 1936, there were this many televisions operating around the globe.
What is 2,000?
In 1954, the first color broadcast featured a parade for the Rose Bowl titled..
What is the Tournament of Roses parade?
The Presidential Debate between John F. Kennedy and this gentleman was the first debate that was televised.
What is Richard Nixon?
This comedic actress led her own sitcom that was titled after her own name as a backstage television producer.
What is Mary Tyler Moore?
This late-night talk show host ran The Tonight Show for 30 years and is regarded as the greatest host ever.
What is Johnny Carson?
In 1924, this man was the first to transmit a moving silhouette image, using a mechanical system.
What is John Logie Baird?
In the 1940s, this popular Western hero teamed up with an Indian named Tonto to go on black-and-white adventures.
What is The Lone Ranger?
This comic book character started on TV in the 1960s and protected the fictional Gotham City.
What is Batman?
This children's program featured the lead character/actor singing a song and donning a sweater before teaching everyday lessons to his young audience.
What is Mister Rogers' Neighborhood?
What is Mork and Mindy?
In 1927, this original "big three" network was formed.
What is CBS?
This man was the biggest variety show host of the 1940s and started in Vaudeville.
What is Bob Hope?
This television program that starred Ivan T. Sanderson was the first regularly scheduled color broadcast.
What is The World is Yours!
This late-70s miniseries was based on a novel and revolved around slavery and the life of Kunta Kinte.
What is Roots?
This CBS show was probably the biggest show of the decade and spurned an incredibly successful spin-off, The Jeffersons.
What is All in the Family?
In 1928, John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first of this on July 3rd.
What is the color transmission?
This political roundtable program debuted in the 1940s and is still airing new episodes today.
What is Meet the Press?
Wild, Wild West, Gilligan's Island and The Andy Griffith Show transitioned from black-and-white TV to color on this network in the 1960s.
What is CBS?
This mega-popular show on ABC, transformed the 70s midway through the decade and followed a group of teenagers in the 1950s-60s.
What is Happy Days?
This type of show or "genre" was the most popular type of television program in the 1950s and 1960s.
What is a Sitcom?