Essay on Television in the Fifties

In June 25, 1951, CBS aired the first commercial for colored TV show, but not many could really watch considering most Americans had black and white TV’s. In 1950 CBS and the RCA were

Television has had many changes in pop culture since 1945 and has been an important part of Australia 's national identity. Television was first introduced in Australia in September 1956, which was introduced just before the 1956 Olympics hosted in Melbourne, television was first screened in grainy black and white. For the first few years after television had been released in Australia, television was mainly dominated by American programs, however in a few years it had become the most popular form of entertainment. Television decreased the audience of the radio programs and in 1965 it was around 9 out of 10 Australian families that owned a Television set. By 1959, it was estimated that over 50 percent of families in Sydney owned a television set. Early Australian television broadcast news, quiz programmes, movies, music programmes and sport. There was only a few television studios to produce programs in Australia at the time which meant most local content had to be broadcasted live. In 1966 Australia

Television during this time greatly shaped American culture. Televisions were affordable and middle class America began to invest in them. The technology developed which allowed the networks- NBC, CBS and ABC, to broadcast TV in real time. The moment was realized during the 1952 presidential election. Broadcasters were able to show the Democratic and Republican conventions live. This was important because rural America was able to see in real time Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson running against each other.

The first TV was created in 1927 by Philo Taylor Francisco, a regular man from Utah. It only had one channel until 1936. Today the television has thousands of channels broadcasted 27/7. When first created, seeing one was rare, and you were lucky to own one, today it is hard to leave the house and not see one. This can affect a person negatively or positively. Using a publically involved example like an election, the tv can be a great thing to pay attention to, because it provides information about the two opposing candidates, it provides current polls and how each candidate is doing, and it also shows how the people are handling it and their opinions.

The introduction of television casted a wave of change in the lives of the American public. In Gary Edgerton’s The Columbia History of American Television, he described the uprising of television, “involved the most extensive and ballyhooed series of public relations events ever staged around any mass medium in American history. “ (Edgerton, p.1) The first presentation of television played a pivotal role on how the American public adopted the new medium of technology and communication. I will explore the grand manner of how television was presented to the American public during the early years by the direction of David Sarnoff, and televised special of the 1939 World’s fair. In addition, how this presentation of television generated the acceptation

Television invented in the late year of 1927. One of the world’s greatest inventions, but just because TV is a great invention, doesn’t mean it’s always the best thing for the audience. Here are some pros, cons, and my opinion on TV.

Televisions became popular in the late 1940’s and it was said to bring families together. It brought families together because before families were not as close as they were when they did not have televisions. According to a quote on the book Major Problems in American Popular Culture, by Kathleen Franz and Susan Smulyan, it said “It keeps us happier. My husband and I get along a lot better.

For Americans, the 1960’s were a time of both unnerving turmoil and exciting change. Following on the heels of the 1950’s themes of tradition and conformity, the contrasting events and attitudes in the sixties constituted a perfect storm leading to a reconstruction of American social, cultural, and political ideals. Although each decade has experienced identifying features, events occurring during the sixties provided for a definitive coming of age era for the United States. While much of this revolution can be attributed to the events themselves, the medium used for disseminating these ideas bears some of the responsibility. Throughout the decade television replaced radio and newspaper as the primary source of news and entertainment.

Television started broadcasting in 1956 into families’ homes, making radio stations to be forced to alter their programming. With the television becoming so popular for programs such as drama, quiz shows and comedies, radio programmers became dominate over playing music, and informing families on sport

In the 1950s the most popular products was the TV. At the starting the TV owner

It wasn’t until the 1960s that the television became an everyday commodity in society. To go along with the already popular dramas and comedies, tv became a major outlet for news as CBS evening news and 60 minutes debuted (Herman). Sports broadcasting also made huge strides during the early 1960s as Wide World of Sports aired on ABC, instant replay became a standard in sports broadcasting, CBS and NBC both broadcasted Super Bowl one in color (Herman). As television gained popularity the range of the topics presented on television shows went to more controversial and relevant topics in hopes to relate with the typical viewer. The subjects of the television shows for the most part have stayed the same over the past 40 years, but some have

The coloured television was first introduced in 1951. CBS was the first to broadcast their first coloured commercial. At this time though there

The ‘Golden Age of Television’ is what many refer to as the period between the 1950s and 60s when the television began to establish itself as a prevalent medium in the United States. In 1947, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and the Du Mont Network were the four main television networks that ran stations with regular programming taking place. (Television, 2003) While regular television programming was a new innovation, the television itself had been commercially available for over twenty years prior to the 50s. It was conceived by many worldly innovators and went through several testing stages before it was finally completed in the late twenties. The

Television sets were commercially available since the late 1920s but in very small quantities. Since then television had become a bit more common in houses or business institutions because of it’s purposes. Which are entertainment, and news. In the 1950s, television shaped public opinion among citizens. After the

Television began in the United States in 1941 when the NTSC adopted the analog television standard. This standard included only a black and what format. It wasn’t until 1953 that the NTSC