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The first television was invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1927. He showed the media in 1927, but would not show the public until 1934.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
