Events in the Creation of Modern Television

  • First working television

    First working television
    Philo Farnsworth made the world's first working television system with electronic scanning.
  • First President Broadcast

    First President Broadcast
    President Roosevelt made the first broadcast to the nation
  • World News Roundup

    World News Roundup
    World News Roundup" airs on CBS for the very first time.
  • Color Televsion

    Color Televsion
    Color Television was introduced in the United States
  • First episode of I Love Lucy

    First episode of I Love Lucy
    I Love Lucy premiered in 1951.
  • The Today Show

    The Today Show
    The Today Show's first broadcast!
  • Carol Burnett Show

    Carol Burnett Show
    1st episode of Carol Burnett Show
  • CNN

    CNN
    Ted Turner creates Cable News Network.
  • MTV

    MTV
    MTV started!
  • VMA's

    VMA's
    The first Video Music Awards was in 1984.
  • Keeping Up With the Kardashians!!

    Keeping Up With the Kardashians!!
    First episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. It is the biggest reality show on E! The Kardashians have created an empire.
  • Jersey Shore

    Jersey Shore
    Jersey Shore is a reality show that has become very successful. The show is part of pop culture now.
  • Glee!

    Glee!
    A television show that has brought musicals back. It's a show that makes people believe in themselves. That anything is possible. It's a very modern show that television really needed.