History of TV Final

What 1950s event brought Subscription (Cable) Television to the forefront of TV?

In the I Love Lucy episode Lucy Does a TV Commercial, Lucy finds herself___?

the Radio Act of 1912: What incident of the day sparked the need for this legislation?

In 1962, John Glenn was shot into orbit. Significance of this launch for television?

TV Western - first in living color-that centered on a family, what was it?

What was CBS originally called?

Who was the very FIRST black woman to star on prime time TV?

Who did Philco partner up with to move their radio business into TV?

This Texaco Star Theater host would come to be known as Mr. Television... Who was he?

The Evening News was created in 1938 to cover a global calamity looming on the horizon:

NBC teamed up with Gillette razor blades to televise what sporting event for veterans?

T/F: RCA began its corporate ascent as a private American monopoly of radio transmission?

Between 1953-1965 only one African-American starred in a prime time TV show, who was it?

In what business had Paley's father (Sam) struck it rich?

Lucille Ball refused reprise her radio show on TV until CBS committed to what?

What was the venue at which Mr. Rather was struck?

TV actress from Good Times said: [QUOTE] Name the actress that said it

The American series Sanford and Son was based on which 1960s British TV Series?

This TV show brought an anarchic energy to the screen in late 60s:

Though TV reigns as the 14th most important event of the millennium, what event was rated #1?

T/F: Popularity of TV in the 1950s had a positive effect on other entertainment

What were those protesting the Democratic National Convention called?

What happened to network NEWS in 1965 to alter its format and capture more viewers?

In what year did the word television first appear in print?

In 1938, Orson Wells made his now infamous Halloween broadcast recreating what famous book?

The pamphlet-style book titled "Red Channels" named actors purported to have communist ties:

In 1964, CBS bought what Major League Baseball team?

In August 1974, TV witnessed a historical first when it broadcast this event

What year did televisions first go on sale in the United States?

In 1947, an estimate of 3000 TVs in US Homes. How many had been sold by 1950?

The first interracial kiss was seen on what TV series?

In 1939, TV was introduced to the world. Where was the demonstration observed?

In 1952, Richard Nixon went on television to defend himself. What was this broadcast called?

Norman Leer had 5 shows in TV's Top Ten, what show wasn't in this group?

1945, the victorious troops coming home from WWII, new socio-economic grouping:

What 50s Sketch Variety Show did The Honeymooners draw from for its blue-collar show?

David Sarnoff and RCA outfoxed AT&T. What was the leverage Sarnoff used to win the arbitration?

Taxi' garnered 18 Emmy Awards in just five years—and on two networks no less. What were they?

Supreme Court forced Hollywood studios to divest Who was the plaintiff?

In 1951, actor Phillip Loeb was accused of being a Communist; What TV show had he starred in?

In 1938, CBS Radio News aired longest-lasting continuous program of any kind:

What was distinguishing about The Adventures of Ozzy and Harriet?

What year did Philo file his patent for TV?

Never again would PRINT media challenge TV for media supremacy, name the event

Once, advertisers brought their own series ideas to the networks. What stopped this?

In early 1963, Hughes Aircraft came up with a solution to America's satellite problem:

The 4 Great Debates took place in different cities, but the FIRST took place in?

David Sarnoff's bright idea turned hostile competitors into friendly customers:

Red Skelton had some of the funniest characters any comic ever created. Which one was not his?

SNL can have its pedigree traced back to what 1960s variety series?

Who said "[..]Our failures as well as our successes will be broadcast around the world"

"The Sketch" made by 15 year old Philo Farnsworth was the centerpiece for ___

first miniseries similar to Roots?

What 1884 invention used a scanning technique as a step toward transmitting images?

T/F: Rod Serling was driven to write Twilight Zone bc of censorship restrictions

Lifesaver magnet Edward Nobel bought NBC's Blue Network for $1,000,000. What did he rename it?

Brian's Song got what 2 prestigious awards?

T/F: Milton Berle was America's First TV star?

Lifesaver magnate Edward Nobel bought NBC's Blue Network for 8 mil, what did he rename it?

What one production element did Your Show of Shows have going for it?

What global unrest did the Telestar satellite help curtail?

New network with ownership divided: RCA, General Electric & Westinghouse:

NBC series whose wholly integrated cast treated all characters as equals for the first time:

"the silver lining the always find in the darkest clouds" = Cronkite referring to what?

In 1952, this family sitcom ran on ABC unobstructed for the next 14 years:

Monsters Come To Maple Street', Rod Serling masked which one of the following 1950 stigmas?

How many people does TV reportedly reach each and every day?

What story elements helped draw White audiences to Roots in record numbers?

This series is one of only 3 sitcoms to debut at #1 on broadcast TV:

This TV show set the benchmark for women in the workplace. What was the series called?

NBC capitalized with 'I Spy' in 1965, the first "spy series" on TV, but also had?

Twenty months after he got into the TV selling game, television sales rose 900%? Who was he?

On top of what famous monument did DeForest broadcast from to demonstrate his invention?

The radio series that started it all for NBC, sponsored by Pepsodent Toothpaste:

An early 1935 hire at CBS, he would help create the "Six O'Clock News." Who is he?

RCA entered into 3 transactions with corporations; all except:

If MLK was [analogy], who was the TV exec who caught the ball?

What invention in 1884 established a scanning technique as a way of transmitting IMAGES?

1970 had 3 great comedies. Which of the following was not among them?

This man earned his stripes as the first lunatic car salesman in LA. Who was he?

"Head of the Family" - a situation comedy that would one day air under what title?

In just six months the gangster series The Untouchables rose to #1. Why?

In 1916, David Sarnoff had a vision of what radio could be in what famous memo?

CBS Reports launched in 1959. What was the lead story?

"People will watch a train wreck if there's a camera lying around" said who?

What does RCA stand for?

"When television is good, nothing can match it. But when it's bad, there's nothing worse'?

Marlo Thomas who starred in the first socially conscious sitcom on TV. Name it.

How did David Sarnoff turn hostile competition into friendly RCA customers?

In October, 1962, President Kennedy spoke to what urgent matter of global importance?

What future President first appeared as an imagine mechanical TV in 1927?

This series ran continuously on radio from 1929-1960 uninterrupted:

What year did TVs first go on sale nationwide in the US?

How was the neighbor rewritten in Thunder on Sycamore Street?

Radio waves travel linearly, unable to bend with the curvature of the earth. This problem is?

In 1971, what landmark television ruling went into effect?

What man was pushing for mechanical color TV instead of electronic?

"Who Shot JR?" defines what series to this day?

3 iconic sitcoms debuted on CBS, which was not them?

Bill Paley wooed top talent away from NBC How was he able to do it?

Deals with 3 corps cemented RCA as the media king. What were the 3?

Variety show so popular that Jackie Gleason turned them into half-hour sitcoms called ___

In the Life Magazine 2000 study, TV was ranked 14th. How many people does it reach each day?

Which series emulated the Waltons?

In 1972, the police procedural was introduced to TV. Pick the series that spawned the genre?

What was David Sarnoff's 1916 Memo to American Marconi of his vision for what radio could be?

Color transmission = 3 separate monochrome images, blue, red, and green. Called?

In 1895-96, what inventor used wireless radio waves to ring doorbells on his block?

Which was the birthmother to all TV Westerns?

After 1939 World's Fair, what year were networks 1st allowed to charge for TV commercials?

The top writer of TV's Golden Age created The Twilight Zone, who was he?

The 1950s might be best defined by which of the following handles?

This show's creator thought the show looked grittier in B&W. Name the cop show?

What event is where TV edged out radio and never looked back? (1960s)

MLKJ lead a march on Washington to kick off what American movement?

What element below was missing from Your Show of Shows?

David Sarnoff was the first to see the new radio medium as a ??

In October 1947, NBC teamed up with DuMont TV to present:

By 1960, no TV genre looked better in color than this one.

T/F: Sarnoff's Radio Box Memo was immediately embraced by his bosses.

Journalist Edward R Murrow began to expose the threat of McCarthyism on what CBS series?

On Election Day of 1920, the first radio station in American went on the air. In what city?

"Auto Smash-Up" served what 1950's stereotype?

Fred Silverman began canceling the network's hit shows:

T/F: The rigging of quiz shows began in 1957 with producers of the $64,000 Question

Philo's sketch was first presented to who?

The Twilight Zone masked which one of the following 1950s stigmas behind an eerie story?

TELEVISION was first used to describe what new technology?

In 1961, the FCC stepped in to crack down on TV violence. Referred to as what?