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The evolution of American television

Early programmes

Color television

2000's: Reality television

Looney Tunes

2006

Development of reality shows like American idol

I Love Lucy

  • debuts
  • endings
  • changes

1940's

  • Barn dances
  • Variety shows
  • Film shorts: Looney Tunes,

The Three Stooges

1950's & 60's

  • Talkshows & sitcoms: The Jack Paar Show & I Love Lucy
  • Westerns, police procedurals, suspense thrillers, soap operas, game shows and saturday morning cartoons

Development of the color television in the 1960's and 70's led to the rural purge

Quiz

1939

A. How I met your mother

B. Friends

C. Everybody loves Raymond

A. The Honeymooners

B. Happy Days

C. I love Lucy

A. Ally McBeal

B. Glee

C. Ugly Betty

2000

1980

1960

2010

What does FCC stand for?

When did the development of colour television take place?

A. Federal Communications Community

B. Federal Communications Commission

C. Federal Communications Centre

A. 50's - 60's

B. 60's - 70's

C. 70's - 80's

A. Pretty Little Liars

B. Vampire Diaries

C. Psych

Black & white television

2003

1984

  • debuts
  • endings
  • changes
  • Infomercials were legalized
  • Cable television became widespread

  • Tabloid talk shows and court shows replaced game shows and soap operas

Exhibit @ New York World's fair

“Radio’s newest contribution to home entertainment.”

The life cycle of U.S. television shows

Regulations

the Business of Television

  • Federal Communications Commission
  • indecent content
  • superstations
  • channel drift
  • advertisements
  • subscription fees
  • retransmission consent
  • carriage disputes
  • pilot
  • midseason replacement
  • episodes
  • commercials
  • ratings
  • sweeps
  • cancellation
  • reruns
  • sitcoms
  • marathons

By Sara Carlos Campos & Dana Huisman

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