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ABC (https://eyesofageneration.com/april-19-1948-the-start-of-the-abc-television-network68-years-ago-today-on/): April 19, 1948 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1948/04/19) - On the Corner (https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2018/04/henry-morgan-and-start-of-abc-tv.html) was the first (https://eyesofageneration.com/april-19-1948-the-start-of-the-abc-television-network68-years-ago-today-on/) prime time series to air on ABC.
CBS (https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cbs-75-years-channel-2-nyc/): July 1, 1941 (https://jeff560.tripod.com/chronotv.html) - The CBS Television News (https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/really-retro-new-york-city-july-1-1941.553485/) was the first series (http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2023/07/how-commercial-television-began-at.html) to air on CBS.
The CW (https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/highs-and-lows-of-the-cw-1234769006/): September 20, 2006 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/2006/09/20) - America's Next Top Model was the very first series to air on The CW, which was formed (https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/cw-birth-network-26283/) in the wake of (https://criticallytouched.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/a-brief-unauthorized-history-of-the-cw-part-i/) the closures of UPN and The WB (https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-wb-the-cws-predecessor.1538697/).
Fox (https://www.tvobscurities.com/2017/04/30th-anniversary-of-fox-prime-time/): October 9, 1986 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1986/10/09): The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (https://eyesofageneration.com/october-9-1986-the-late-show-with-joan-rivers-debuts-on-foxhere-is-the-ra/) was the first show (https://foxworld.fandom.com/wiki/October_9,_1986) to air on Fox. When Fox officially launched (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2022/04/05/the-fox-network-debuted-35-years-ago/) in prime time (https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aarong/from-andrew/fox/fox-1987to1990.html) on April 5, 1987 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1987/04/05), Married...with Children was the very first show (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2022/04/05/the-fox-network-debuted-35-years-ago/) to air (https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/05/today-in-history-fox-makes-broadcasting-debut-by-airing-married-with-children-and-the-tracey-ullman-show/#:~:text=On%20April%205%2C%201987%2C%20Fox,times%20in%20the%20same%20evening.).
NBC (https://eyesofageneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/The-History-of-NBC-New-York-Television-Studios-Volume-1-of-2-Rev-Aug-17.pdf): April 30, 1939 (https://nbcarchives.fandom.com/wiki/April_30,_1939) - The opening ceremonies (https://www.britannica.com/money/National-Broadcasting-Co-Inc) of the New York World's Fair (http://www.oldnytours.com/on-this-day-in-old-new-york/a-ceremonious-day-for-nbc-and-new-york) was the first (https://www.nbcuniversal.com/history/1930) television broadcast (https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4684) to air on NBC (https://x.com/RetroNewsNow/status/1785517508365054315). NBC's first television network program (https://stage.konstsamfundet.fi/?question=1419896) was Meet the Wife, which first aired on (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_in_television) January 12, 1940.
CBS (https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cbs-75-years-channel-2-nyc/): July 1, 1941 (https://jeff560.tripod.com/chronotv.html) - The CBS Television News (https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/really-retro-new-york-city-july-1-1941.553485/) was the first series (http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2023/07/how-commercial-television-began-at.html) to air on CBS.
The CW (https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/highs-and-lows-of-the-cw-1234769006/): September 20, 2006 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/2006/09/20) - America's Next Top Model was the very first series to air on The CW, which was formed (https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/cw-birth-network-26283/) in the wake of (https://criticallytouched.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/a-brief-unauthorized-history-of-the-cw-part-i/) the closures of UPN and The WB (https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-wb-the-cws-predecessor.1538697/).
Fox (https://www.tvobscurities.com/2017/04/30th-anniversary-of-fox-prime-time/): October 9, 1986 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1986/10/09): The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (https://eyesofageneration.com/october-9-1986-the-late-show-with-joan-rivers-debuts-on-foxhere-is-the-ra/) was the first show (https://foxworld.fandom.com/wiki/October_9,_1986) to air on Fox. When Fox officially launched (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2022/04/05/the-fox-network-debuted-35-years-ago/) in prime time (https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aarong/from-andrew/fox/fox-1987to1990.html) on April 5, 1987 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1987/04/05), Married...with Children was the very first show (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2022/04/05/the-fox-network-debuted-35-years-ago/) to air (https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/05/today-in-history-fox-makes-broadcasting-debut-by-airing-married-with-children-and-the-tracey-ullman-show/#:~:text=On%20April%205%2C%201987%2C%20Fox,times%20in%20the%20same%20evening.).
NBC (https://eyesofageneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/The-History-of-NBC-New-York-Television-Studios-Volume-1-of-2-Rev-Aug-17.pdf): April 30, 1939 (https://nbcarchives.fandom.com/wiki/April_30,_1939) - The opening ceremonies (https://www.britannica.com/money/National-Broadcasting-Co-Inc) of the New York World's Fair (http://www.oldnytours.com/on-this-day-in-old-new-york/a-ceremonious-day-for-nbc-and-new-york) was the first (https://www.nbcuniversal.com/history/1930) television broadcast (https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4684) to air on NBC (https://x.com/RetroNewsNow/status/1785517508365054315). NBC's first television network program (https://stage.konstsamfundet.fi/?question=1419896) was Meet the Wife, which first aired on (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_in_television) January 12, 1940.