The evolution of Television (ish)

First Commercial Broadcast

Jul 1, 1941

All prior broadcasts considered experimental.
(www.thehistoryoftelevision.com)

First Advertisment aired

Jul 1, 1941

The first American commercial aired was 10 seconds long, advertising a Bulova watch on NBC.
(www.thehistoryoftelevision.com)

Color television broadcast

Jan 1, 1951

CBS does test broadcasts in color.
(www.earlytelevision.org)

Intro to VCR/VHS

Aug 23, 1977

America recieves first VHS-based VCR. We can now record and play videos at home.
(http://mroche.umwblogs.org/history-of-the-vhs/)

The DVD is born

Jan 1, 1995

advent of the DVD. Higher capacity storage in a smaller package. (wikipedia...sorry)

Netflix and video streaming

Jan 1, 2007

Netflix introduces video streaming services.
(http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/netflix-inc-history/)

Binge Watching Begins

Jan 1, 2012

I have nothing to back up this specific date..but I think the era of binge watching really took charge around this time.