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televisions in 1940
When television finally came to America in the late 1940s, few could disguise their fascination with what some dubbed "the home screen." Many saw their first telecasts in bars, which won or retained customers by installing sets, often tuned to an early filler of the schedule, professional wrestling. In department store appliance departments and store window, people stared at television sets and asked about prices and installation costs. -
televisions in the 1950
One of the most popular products in the 1950s was the TV. At the start of the decade, there were about 3 million TV owners; by the end of it, there were 55 million, watching shows from 530 stations. The average price of TV sets dropped from about $500 in 1949 to $200 in 1953. -
televisions in the 1960
In 1960 the Nixon/Kennedy was the first televised presidential debate. For many Americans this was their first introduction into John F. Kennedy. -
1970 televisions
the super 1970's were a groundbreaking time in television history. As social climates changed there was a decline in the more wholesome programming audiences were accustomed to. This led to a new generation of shows focused on issues of the day such as race, equality and politics. -
1980s tv
It was a new decade, and 1980 started off with a bang in the form of both natural and man-made disasters – including the eruption of Mount St. Helens and the assassination of John Lennon. Ronald Reagan is elected towards the end of the year, the beginning of his almost decade-long reign as the leader of the free world. Music was getting a shake up as well with a move away from the disco. -
tv in the 90s
where many of the famous kids televisions shows happened. -
tv in the 2000s
French scholar Alex Richard has argued that TV series enjoyed a Second Golden Age in the 2000s which was a combination of three elements: first, an improvement in both visual aesthetics and storytelling; second, an overall homogeneity between cable series and networks series; and third, a tremendous popular success. -
tv in the 2016 (present day)
the television has change through the year it has been getting bigger thinner and is going to continue getting new idea of how our tv will go through history
