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View Full Version : What was the first thing that ever aired on televison? Pav should know this! RainMan 02-04-2003, 10:04 PM What was the first commercial? What was the first TV show? Who was the first person ever to show up on a telly screen? Nate ¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ 02-05-2003, 12:01 AM The president of the US gave a speech..that was in like, 38 or 39 ¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ 02-05-2003, 12:02 AM As for TV show? I dunno.. some soap operas on the radio switched to TV... Cactus Jack 02-05-2003, 12:05 AM Wasnt the first TV Show osme Arthur godfrey thing in 1948 LOL I think it was:lol: Stormtracker TF 02-05-2003, 12:06 AM Originally posted by Istillgotit Wasnt the first TV Show osme Arthur godfrey thing in 1948 LOL I think it was:lol: I think that was the first Sitcom, not the first telivision show. Cactus Jack 02-05-2003, 12:10 AM Originally posted by TheFonz I think that was the first Sitcom, not the first telivision show. Oh okay , then I dunno Itd have to be before I Love Lucy though Stormtracker TF 02-05-2003, 12:13 AM Originally posted by Istillgotit Oh okay , then I dunno Itd have to be before I Love Lucy though The first sitcom was made in 1948, I cant remember the name...But all the episodes are desrtoyed. :( Cactus Jack 02-05-2003, 12:16 AM Yeah, how do u know? U just do? LOL:( :lol: Stormtracker TF 02-05-2003, 12:18 AM Originally posted by Istillgotit Yeah, how do u know? U just do? LOL:( :lol: I just do, I'm not positive all of them got destroyed, but the chances of there being an episode around are 1 in a million. Maybe more. :( Cactus Jack 02-05-2003, 12:27 AM Originally posted by TheFonz I just do, I'm not positive all of them got destroyed, but the chances of there being an episode around are 1 in a million. Maybe more. :( Yeah:( I just hope they have tapes of them Fleet 02-05-2003, 12:40 AM I would guess the first thing shown on TV was some kind of news program. My mom said that she does not remember seeing any coverage of WWII on TV because nobody had any! Her Brother-In-Law bought the first TV in the family, around 1948. The first Arthur Godfrey show was "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" which began on Dec. 6, 1948. A TV book I have lists the shows televised from 1946 and up. Not many from '46... Sunday- A Western movie, Face To Face, Geographically Speaking and Television Screen Magazine. Monday- Esso Newsreel, Voice Of Firestone Televues, Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports. Tuesday- Play The Game, Serving Through Science Wednesday- Faraway Hill (Wow, one program; no problem deciding what to watch!) Thursday- Cash And Carry, Esso Newsreel, Hour Glass, Fight Film Filler (a time-filler, I guess) Friday- You Are An Artist/Let's Rhumba (!), I Love To Eat, The World In Your Home, Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports. Saturday- No programs. :( 1947 also had very little, 1948-1949 had quite a bit on, and 1950 had only a few blank time slots. "The Lone Ranger" also is one of the early ones- from Sept. 15, 1949. ¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ 02-05-2003, 12:47 AM Originally posted by Fleet I would guess the first thing shown on TV was some kind of news program. My mom said that she does not remember seeing any coverage of WWII on TV because nobody had any! Her Brother-In-Law bought the first TV in the family, around 1948. The first Arthur Godfrey show was "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" which began on Dec. 6, 1948. A TV book I have lists the shows televised from 1946 and up. Not many from '46... Sunday- A Western movie, Face To Face, Geographically Speaking and Television Screen Magazine. Monday- Esso Newsreel, Voice Of Firestone Televues, Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports. Tuesday- Play The Game, Serving Through Science Wednesday- Faraway Hill (Wow, one program; no problem deciding what to watch!) Thursday- Cash And Carry, Esso Newsreel, Hour Glass, Fight Film Filler (a time-filler, I guess) Friday- You Are An Artist/Let's Rhumba (!), I Love To Eat, The World In Your Home, Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports. Saturday- No programs. :( 1947 also had very little, 1948-1949 had quite a bit on, and 1950 had only a few blank time slots. "The Lone Ranger" also is one of the early ones- from Sept. 15, 1949. Is the book called TOTAL TELEVISION? OMG! I have that book!! Best book eveeerr!! Fleet 02-05-2003, 12:58 AM Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤ Is the book called TOTAL TELEVISION? OMG! I have that book!! Best book eveeerr!! No, it's called "The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network TV Shows." I bought it years ago; the date on the inside cover says 1981. A lot of shows we are familiar with (like "ALF," "The Simpsons," "The Wonder Years," etc. are not listed in this edition. I think I've seen the book you cited ("Total Television"). Is it kind of a large book, hardcover? ¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ 02-05-2003, 01:01 AM Originally posted by Fleet No, it's called "The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network TV Shows." I bought it years ago; the date on the inside cover says 1981. A lot of shows we are familiar with (like "ALF," "The Simpsons," "The Wonder Years," etc. are not listed in this edition. I think I've seen the book you cited ("Total Television"). Is it kind of a large book, hardcover? Oh ok.. cool! OMG.. the book is THICK and heavy. Its not a hardcover.. its soft. They have a lot of good facts in there like all the old schedules and everything. Its like, my TV Bible:lol: Sam Malone 02-05-2003, 08:13 PM I think the first (or one of the first) sitcoms was "Mary Kay and Johnny"... TJL 02-05-2003, 08:22 PM I too have the book "The Complete Directory To Ntework Prime Time TV Shows.." According to the introductory chapter, there were several experimental progams in the 20's and 30's, a telecast of a speech by President Roosevelt in 1939 was shown at the World's Fair. They say that true Network TV series began in 1946 and the first regular series was a variety program called "Hour Glass," which ran on Thursday night. Sam Malone 02-05-2003, 09:00 PM The first commercial to ever air on television was on July 1, 1941, for "Bulova" (watches), on NBC, and lasted 10 seconds, which in turn brought NBC a profit of $7.00. --------- The first televised sports event was the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Germany had claimed to regular television programming since 1929. --------- What was the only television network to air news of the Pearl Harbor attack? CBS. --------- May 9, 1946--"Hourglass", the first hour-long musical variety shows air on all NBC affiliates (New York, Philadelphia, and Schenectady). --------- June 19, 1946--First televisied fight, between Joe Louis and Billy Conn. This exhibition brought an audience of 140,000! --------- October 2, 1946--"Faraway Hills" is the first soap opera, airing on the DuMont Network. --------- May 7, 1947--"Kraft Television Theater" airs, becoming the first dramatic program to regularly air. --------- September 30, 1947--Baseball fans saw the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers face off... on television! --------- November 6, 1947--"Meet the Press" debuts on NBC's Washington affiliate. The show goes network on November 20. --------- December 29, 1947--"Howdy Doody Time", the first kid show on the air, debuts on NBC. --------- 1949--"Captain Video" debuts on DuMont. --------- October 15, 1951--The first show to be filmed on 35 mm film (and eventually the first show to hit the rerun market), "I Love Lucy", debuted on CBS. --------- November 22, 1953--First color broadcast ever, the November 22 installment of "The Colgate Comedy Hour". --------- Just a few tidbits you might want to know! Eric Stormtracker TF 02-06-2003, 09:00 PM Originally posted by Sam Malone I think the first (or one of the first) sitcoms was "Mary Kay and Johnny"... OMG that's it! That was the first Sitcom! Max Whittaker 02-06-2003, 11:40 PM "In 1936, the Radio Corporation of America (later RCA Corporation), which owned NBC, installed television recievers in 150 homes in the New York City area. NBC's New York station began experimental telecasts to these homes. A cartoon of Felix the Cat was the first program."-The World Book Encyclopedia: Television Who'd have guessed? :lol: :wave: Hollow 02-06-2003, 11:57 PM how was there tv in 1948 if it was invented in the 50s Chad22 02-06-2003, 11:58 PM Originally posted by Kelly Osbourne how was there tv in 1948 if it was invented in the 50s It was invented long before that, They just didnt become Popular til the 50's. Max Whittaker 02-07-2003, 12:08 AM Originally posted by Kelly Osbourne how was there tv in 1948 if it was invented in the 50s It was being invented from the 20's and 30's. Fleet 02-07-2003, 12:59 AM Originally posted by Max Whittaker It was being invented from the 20's and 30's. You're right; I've heard the year "1928" as the invention of TV. The same year that Dick York ("Bewitched") and Dan Blocker ("Bonanza") were born. :) Of course, it took quite a while for it to be tested further, refined and made available to the public. Halex 02-07-2003, 10:06 AM Originally posted by Fleet Of course, it took quite a while for it to be tested further, refined and made available to the public. Yeah, not everyone had a tv when they first came out. I don't think my parents had tvs when they were kids until the sixties or so. |