TV Programming Over Time “I thought they were pulling my leg when they said that one of these days, pictures are going to be flying through the air - you’ll be able to see radio!” (“TV History”). Hal Kanter was not the only American thinking the same thing. Today, television eats away at the average person’s life. For example, the average person working a full time job works around forty hours a week, which is the same amount of hours the average person spends watching television a week (Rowels)! However, watching TV did not used to be so consuming in everyday life. Television programming has undergone a chance since television’s invention. The idea of television came about in the 1820s, and it spread internationally through the Scientific
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This major event was broadcasted on TV for American citizens. As a result, television started to outnumber the newspaper for the number source of incoming news! Because space travel became a popular topic among the 60s, many shuttle launches and moon landings were publicized through television programming. Citizens were also starting to be able to find the money for televisions because the prices became more affordable. The Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan Show, and approximately 75 million people watched the show (Monoghan). Television networks took advantage of the Vietnam War and made it the first major conflict to be televised. By the end of the 1960s, seventy-eight million TV sets had been sold in the United States. Nighttime television programming made an appearance beginning in the 1970s, and it drastically changed television programming. Also, satellite television was familiarized in 1972. 1978 became the last year for black and white television sets to be sold, making the permanent switch to color televisions. The average salary of a fulltime worker was around $75,000 and the average TV cost was anywhere from $400 - $700 (Monoghan). Some popular shows included Sesame Street, All in the Family, and
This major event was broadcasted on TV for American citizens. As a result, television started to outnumber the newspaper for the number source of incoming news! Because space travel became a popular topic among the 60s, many shuttle launches and moon landings were publicized through television programming. Citizens were also starting to be able to find the money for televisions because the prices became more affordable. The Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan Show, and approximately 75 million people watched the show (Monoghan). Television networks took advantage of the Vietnam War and made it the first major conflict to be televised. By the end of the 1960s, seventy-eight million TV sets had been sold in the United States. Nighttime television programming made an appearance beginning in the 1970s, and it drastically changed television programming. Also, satellite television was familiarized in 1972. 1978 became the last year for black and white television sets to be sold, making the permanent switch to color televisions. The average salary of a fulltime worker was around $75,000 and the average TV cost was anywhere from $400 - $700 (Monoghan). Some popular shows included Sesame Street, All in the Family, and