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This is a list of American television-related events in 1946. Events. Date Event Ref. ... Now CBS O&O WBBM-TV since 1953: Network affiliation changes this year ...
February 4 – RCA demonstrates an all-electronic color television system. February 18 – The first Washington, D.C. – New York City telecast through AT&T corporation's coaxial cable, in which General Dwight Eisenhower places a wreath at the base of the statue in the Lincoln Memorial and others make brief speeches, is termed a success by engineers, although Time magazine calls it "as ...
Audio recordings of live TV broadcasts of this show are also on file at the Library of Congress from the 1946–47 period, as recorded from WNBT-TV in New York (NBC's original flagship station in New York City, today's WNBC-TV). New series and those that made their network debuts during the season are highlighted in bold.
The Most Popular TV Show the Year You Were Born Getty Images ... Saturday Night Live. 43 seasons in, and still going strong. ... In its fiftieth season now, it also holds the record for longest ...
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946–Present. New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-29588-9; Gianakos, Larry James (1992) Television Drama Series Programming A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1984–1986. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2601-1; Gitlin, Todd (1994). Inside Prime Time. London: Routledge ISBN 0-415-08500-4
Although television was still in its infancy, several notable series debuted during this season, particularly Mary Kay and Johnny (first sitcom to be broadcast on network television in the US, and likely the world's second television sitcom after British series Pinwright's Progress), Texaco Star Theatre (the variety show that made Milton Berle ...
Described as "the first [television] hour-long musical variety show", [3] Hour Glass was sponsored by Standard Brands, promoting Chase and Sanborn coffee and Tenderleaf Tea. [1] The program included comedians, musicians, entertaining films (such as a film of dance in South America), [4] and a long, live commercial for the sponsor's products.
Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger Related: The 15 best classic Christmas movies to watch this year Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly