Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
HDMI (2003)
Digital terrestrial television (2002)
24 (November 6, 2001)
Jackass (2000-2002)
HDTV (1999) usually uses a 16:9 aspect ratio display
Big Brother (September 1999)
South Park (1997)
Endemol (1994)
IPTV (1994)
the Jerry Springer Show (September 30, 1991)
the Simpsons (December 17, 1989)
Fox (October 9, 1986)
the Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Frontline (1983)
mtv (1980s)
the Cable News Network (1980) is a cable television network
that was founded by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld
C-SPAN (1979)
Saturday Night Live (October 11, 1975)
HBO (1972)
Viacom (1971)
cctv (1970s)
PBS (1969)
Teleprompter (1950s)
the Tonight Show (September 27, 1954)
Mary Kay and Johnny (November 18, 1947) was the first sitcom
ABC (1943)
NTSC (1940)
NBC (1940)
CBS (1939)
Game shows (1935)
the first long distance television transmission (April 7, 1927) was over telephone lines from
Washington, DC to New York City. The image shown was of then Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover