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The first television
The first television was invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1927. He showed the media in 1927, but would not show the public until 1934. -
The first popular tv show
In the 1940s when the television had just came out, NBC had started to do prime-time schedule 7 days a week. The most popular TV show in the 1940s was the Ed Sullivan Show. -
The most popular show in the 1950s
As more people became interested in watching TV, stations were making more TV shows to make people laugh or for them to watch. The most popular show during this era was I Love Lucy. -
The first television event with color
The start of 1954 starts with the Rose Bowl parade every year on new years. This was the first national color broadcast that had color -
The most popular show in the 1960s
The TV channels were starting to compete with each other to see who´s shows would make the most money and be the most popular. The most popular show during the 1960s was Bonanza. -
Most popular show in the 1970s
As more tv shows developed, CBS was making some of the best shows. The one that was popular during the 1970s was All in the Family. -
CNN Launches
People were watching tv to see the news, and the news would only be on in the morning and night. CNN launched as the first ever 24 hour news channel -
Youtube Launches
Google buys Youtube in 2005 for 1.65 billion dollars. Youtube is a website where people can make videos and other people can view and comment on them -
Netflix launches
Netflix launched in 2007 to compete against cable tv. It was a movie streaming service which you had to pay monthly for it. This changed cable because people were switching to Netflix because it was cheaper. -
Most popular show today
As more shows developed getting better, with the technology there are a lot of favorite shows. The most popular show today is Sunday Night Football
