Sesame Street premiered on November 10, 1969, on PBS to positive reviews and high ratings. While it has attracted some controversy, the impact is overall positive: it is this show where kids learned ABCs, 123s, different shapes, and colors. It is where kids were introduced to Jim Henson’s wonderful Muppet characters like … Read more
The Outer Limits is an American science fiction television series that aired on ABC from September 1963 to January 1965 every Monday at 7:30 p.m. The Outer Limits was often compared to another TV series entitled The Twilight Zone, but with a better emphasis on science fiction stories rather than supernatural or … Read more
The 1960s is a great and fascinating decade for early sci-fi television shows, which have now become camp favorites and cult classics. One of them is Lost in Space, which was originally broadcast on CBS from 1965 to 1968. Lost in Space is about a pioneering family, the Robinsons, who get stranded … Read more
It took some time for TV stations and studios to learn how to preserve the television shows that they produced. Before the idea of filming television shows on film, studios and networks broadcasted their shows live or using low-quality kinescopes. This meant that a lot of early shows that were televised live … Read more
Teenagers found a new obsession in the form of a fantastic teen show, when Dawson’s Creek made its debut on January 20, 1998. Kevin Williamson created this series, which was centered on a group of best buddies, living in the picturesque, fictional town of Capseside, Massachusetts. The series ran for six seasons … Read more
Introduction to Classic Television in the 1950s The short history of the late-night talk show The short history of soap operas Television’s impact on society and culture Television in the 1950s Television in the 1960s Television in the 1970s Television in the 1980s Television in the 1990s Classic TV – Conclusion Despite … Read more
In the present time, televisions can be found in billions of homes in different parts of the world. They are now more high-tech and offer different features, such as Wi-Fi connectivity which enables people to stream their favorite online movies and shows on their television sets. However, when you talk to your … Read more
“Dragnet” is a classic TV show that many people still remember. It first came out as a radio show in 1949 and then appeared on TV in 1951. Jack Webb created it and played the main character, Detective Joe Friday. The show was known for being very detailed and realistic, showing what … Read more
Mork & Mindy was an ABC sitcom which aired from 1978 to 1982. One of the many spin-offs of Happy Days (that also include Laverne & Shirley), it was the show that catapulted comedian Robin Williams to stardom. An alien who crashes into earth and settles with a young woman is a … Read more
Long before Saturday Night Live became the number one sketch comedy series that has kept the night owls laughing up to now, there was once Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. Hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, it became one of the most popular and the “hippest” classic TV shows during that … Read more
Reboots are the trend on television nowadays and many of the classic television shows have been given contemporary treatments with a new set of cast and a refreshed story line. And Hawaii Five-O is no exception. The original series, about an elite police task force fighting big crimes in the Aloha State, … Read more
Bonanza is the second longest-running Western television series, just behind Gunsmoke. It enjoyed long years of entertaining audiences, spanning almost two decades from 1959 to 1973. The title of this NBC series is also the term used by miners to denote a large vein or deposit of ore, from the Spanish word … Read more