History of Television By jg7198 Oct 30, 1925 The first moving image was transmitted Apr 9, 1927 First live transmission of voice and picture long distance Jan 1, 1928 Television is introduced in the United States Jan 1, 1930 First commercial is broadcasted on television Jan 1, 1934 The Federal Communications Commission was established Jan 1, 1946 First color television system is introduced by CBS Jan 1, 1948 Cable is introduced Jan 1, 1949 Betty White makes her television debut Jan 1, 1950 9% of households have a tv Jan 1, 1951 Color television comes to the US Jan 1, 1955 64.5% of households have a tv Jan 1, 1960 87.1% of households have a tv Jan 1, 1961 Mary Tyler Moore makes her television debut Jan 1, 1965 92.6% of households have a tv Jan 1, 1966 Batman airs for the first time Jul 20, 1969 Moon landing is broadcasted Jan 1, 1970 95.2% of households have a tv Jan 1, 1975 97% of households have a tv Jan 1, 1976 First home video recorder is invented Jan 1, 1980 The first all news network is introduced Jan 1, 1980 22.6% of households with tvs have cable Jan 1, 1981 The Supreme Court allows video recorders in the court room Jan 1, 1985 46.2% of households with tvs have cable Jan 1, 1986 VHS is introduced Jan 1, 1989 Seinfeld premiers Jan 1, 1989 The Simpsons premiers Jan 1, 1990 59% of households with tvs have cable Jan 1, 1995 65.7% of households with tvs have cable Jan 1, 2006 Television is in both analog and digital forms Feb 17, 2009 switch off of analog signals in the U.S.