Television's Golden Age

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    Golden Age

  • Kraft Television

    Kraft Television
    • The first television show showing live, dramatic anthologies. -Played continuously until October 1st, 1958.
    “The Kraft Television Theater”…TV’s First Anthology Series – Eyes of a Generation…Television’s Living History. eyesofageneration.com/the-kraft-television-theater-tvs-first-anthology-series-this-was-the-earl/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.

  • These Are My Children

    These Are My Children
    -The very first soap opera that was ever aired on television.
    - A story about an immigrant Irish family living in a boarding house in Chicago. Phillips, Irna, et al. “These Are My Children.” IMDb, 21 Jan. 1949, www.imdb.com/title/tt0482434/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.

  • Television boom

    Television boom
    -This is when television started to overtake radio in terms of popularity.
    -what many consider to be the beginning of TV's Golden Age. “1920s – 1960s: Television – Imagining the Internet.” Www.elon.edu, Elon University, www.elon.edu/u/imagining/time-capsule/150-years/back-1920-1960/#:~:text=Television%20replaced%20radio%20as%20the.

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld
    • One of the most popular sitcoms in the history of television.
    • Aired for 9 whole years.
    “Seinfeld | American Television Series | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, www.britannica.com/topic/Seinfeld.

  • Friends

    Friends
    • One of the most iconic and well-known shows of their generation. -Filmed in front of a live studio audience.
    The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Friends | American Television Series.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2015, www.britannica.com/topic/Friends.