I thought this was kind of fun! TV is one method of communication. Do you know the answers to these early TV questions? Try your hand and I will post the answers tomorrow.
Early TV Quiz:
In what year did television make its debut?
In what year did commercial television with 13 stations become available to the public?
At the end of WWII, approximately how many television sets were in American homes?
By 1951, how many TVs had been sold?
What was the name of the first top rated show in 1948?
What show was credited with creating the demand for TVs?
What was the name of the star of that show?
What was the name of the first children's television show?
What was the year that show came out?
When did the SitCom make its first appearance?
What was the name of the first SitCom?
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Jul. 22, 2008 - Early TV Answers
In what year did television make its debut?
1939 at the World's Fair
In what year did commercial television with 13 stations become available to the public?
1947
At the end of WWII, approximately how many television sets were in American homes?
Only 5000
By 1951, how many TVs had been sold?
17 MILLION!
What was the name of the first top rated show in 1948?
The Original Amateur Hour which was a revival of a popular radio show.
What show was credited with creating the demand for TVs?
Texaco Star Theater (It's rival was Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town)
What was the name of the star of that show?
Milton Berle
What was the name of the first children's television show?
Junior Jamberie which became Kukla, Fran and Ollie
What was the year that show came out?
1947 (It was follwed by the Howdy Doody Show)
When did the SitCom make its first appearance?
1949
What was the name of the first SitCom?
The Goldbergs (U.S. Domestic Comedy that started out on radio as 15 minute stories.)
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