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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"> This is a list of years in <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>. It lists important events in the <a href="/wiki/History_of_television" title="History of television">history of television</a>, as well as the first broadcasts of many <a href="/wiki/Television_show" title="Television show">television shows</a>, and launches of some <a href="/wiki/Television_channels" class="mw-redirect" title="Television channels">television channels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">networks</a>. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1119456059">.mw-parser-output .tocnumber{display:none}.mw-parser-output #toc ul,.mw-parser-output .toc ul{line-height:1.5em;list-style:none;margin:.3em 0 0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist #toc ul ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist .toc ul ul{margin:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1097603156">.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-align-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-align-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-align-center{clear:none}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-align-center .toc{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-clear-right{clear:right}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-clear-none{clear:none}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist horizontal-toc"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1920s">1920s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1920s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Before_1925_in_television" title="Before 1925 in television">1920</a>: The <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League (NFL)</a> is founded. It would later produce several of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_most-watched_television_broadcasts" title="List of most-watched television broadcasts">most-watched televised broadcasts in history</a> including the annual <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Before_1925_in_television" title="Before 1925 in television">1921</a>: The <a href="/wiki/World_Boxing_Association" title="World Boxing Association">World Boxing Association (WBA)</a> is founded. The organization eventually hosted some of the most purchased television PPVs including the <a href="/wiki/Fight_of_the_Century" title="Fight of the Century">Fight of the Century</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle" title="The Rumble in the Jungle">The Rumble in the Jungle</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Before_1925_in_television" title="Before 1925 in television">1922</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Francis_Jenkins" title="Charles Francis Jenkins">Charles Francis Jenkins</a>' first public demonstration of television principles. A set of static photographic pictures is transmitted from Washington, D.C. to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a> station <a href="/wiki/NOF_(radio_station)" title="NOF (radio station)">NOF</a> in <a href="/wiki/Anacostia" title="Anacostia">Anacostia</a> by telephone wire, and then wirelessly back to Washington; <a href="/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth" title="Philo Farnsworth">Philo Farnsworth</a> first describes an <a href="/wiki/Image_dissector" title="Image dissector">image dissector</a> tube, which uses <a href="/wiki/Cesium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cesium">cesium</a> to produce images electronically. Farnsworth will not produce a working model until 1927.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Before_1925_in_television" title="Before 1925 in television">1923</a>: Charles Jenkins first demonstrates "true" television with moving images. This time 48-line moving silhouette images are transmitted at 16 frames per second from Washington to Anacostia Navy station; <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Zworykin" class="mw-redirect" title="Vladimir Zworykin">Vladimir Zworykin</a> applies for a patent for an all-electronic television system, the first ancestor of the electric scanning television camera. The patent is not granted until 1938 after significant revisions and <a href="/wiki/Patent_interference" class="mw-redirect" title="Patent interference">patent interference</a> actions.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Before_1925_in_television" title="Before 1925 in television">1924</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Logie_Baird" title="John Logie Baird">John Logie Baird</a> demonstrates a semi-mechanical television system with the transmission of moving silhouette images in England; Vladimir Zworykin files a patent application for the <a href="/wiki/Kinescope" title="Kinescope">kinescope</a>, a television picture receiver tube.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_television" title="1925 in television">1925</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Logie_Baird" title="John Logie Baird">John Logie Baird</a> performs the first public demonstration of his "televisor" at the <a href="/wiki/Selfridges" title="Selfridges">Selfridges</a> <a href="/wiki/Department_store" title="Department store">department store</a> on London's <a href="/wiki/Oxford_Street" title="Oxford Street">Oxford Street</a>; <a href="/wiki/Charles_Francis_Jenkins" title="Charles Francis Jenkins">Charles Francis Jenkins</a> achieves the first synchronized transmission of a moving <a href="/wiki/Silhouette" title="Silhouette">silhouette</a> (shadowgraphs) and sound, using 48 lines, and a mechanical system; <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Zworykin" class="mw-redirect" title="Vladimir Zworykin">Vladimir Zworykin</a> applies for a patent for color television; Zworykin first demonstrates his electric camera tube and receiver for <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation_(1886)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1886)">Westinghouse</a> corporation executives, transmitting the still image of an "X"; John Baird achieves the first live <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a> image with tone graduations (not silhouette or duotone images) in his laboratory. Baird brings office boy William Taynton in front of the camera to become the first face televised.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_television" title="1926 in television">1926</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Logie_Baird" title="John Logie Baird">John Logie Baird</a> demonstrates the world's first television system to transmit live moving images with tone graduations, to 40 members of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Institution" title="Royal Institution">Royal Institution</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_television" title="1927 in television">1927</a>: The <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> begins broadcasting as the British Broadcasting Corporation under the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Charter" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Charter">Royal Charter</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_television" title="1928 in television">1928</a>: John Logie Baird's Television Development Company demonstrates their model A, B, and C 'televisors' to the general public.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_television" title="1929 in television">1929</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Logie_Baird" title="John Logie Baird">John Logie Baird</a> begins broadcasting 30-minute-long programmes for his mechanically scanned televisions.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1930s">1930s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1930s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_television" title="1930 in television">1930</a>: Baird installs a television at <a href="/wiki/10_Downing_Street" title="10 Downing Street">10 Downing Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, the <a href="/wiki/British_Prime_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="British Prime Minister">British Prime Minister</a>'s residence. On July 14, Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Ramsay_MacDonald" title="Ramsay MacDonald">Ramsay MacDonald</a> and his family use it to watch the first-ever British television drama, <a href="/wiki/The_Man_with_the_Flower_in_His_Mouth" title="The Man with the Flower in His Mouth">The Man with the Flower in His Mouth</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_television" title="1931 in television">1931</a>: <a href="/wiki/Allen_B._DuMont" title="Allen B. DuMont">Allen B. DuMont</a> perfects long-lasting reliable cathode-ray tubes later used for television reception. TV reaches the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/French_Third_Republic" title="French Third Republic">France</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_television" title="1932 in television">1932</a>: The <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> starts a regular public television broadcasting service in the UK.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_television" title="1933 in television">1933</a>: The first television revue, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Looking_In_(TV_series)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Looking In (TV series) (page does not exist)">Looking In</a>, is broadcast on the <a href="/wiki/British_Broadcasting_Company" title="British Broadcasting Company">BBC</a>. The musical revue featured the Paramount Astoria dancing girls. Broadcast live by the BBC using John Logie Baird's 30-line mechanical television system, part of this performance was recorded onto a 7" aluminum disc using a primitive home recording process called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Silvatone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Silvatone (page does not exist)">Silvatone</a>. This footage, which runs to just under four minutes, is the oldest surviving recording of broadcast television.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_television" title="1934 in television">1934</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Three_Stooges" title="The Three Stooges">The Three Stooges</a>;<a href="/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth" title="Philo Farnsworth">Philo Farnsworth</a> demonstrates a non-mechanical television system. The agreement for joint experimental transmissions by the BBC and John Logie Baird's company comes to an end. First 30 Line Mechanical Television Test Transmissions commence in April in Brisbane Australia conducted by Thomas Elliott and Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Val_McDowall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Val McDowall (page does not exist)">Val McDowall</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_television" title="1935 in television">1935</a>: First regular scheduled TV broadcasts in <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Fernsehsender_Paul_Nipkow" title="Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow">TV Station Paul Nipkow</a>. The final transmissions of <a href="/wiki/John_Logie_Baird" title="John Logie Baird">John Logie Baird</a>'s 30-line television system are broadcast by the BBC. First TV broadcasts in France on February 13 on <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paris_PTT_Vision&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paris PTT Vision (page does not exist)">Paris PTT Vision</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_television" title="1936 in television">1936</a>: The <a href="/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics" title="1936 Summer Olympics">1936 Summer Olympics</a> becomes the first Olympic Games to be broadcast on television.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_television" title="1937 in television">1937</a>: The <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC Television Service</a> broadcasts the world's first televised <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">Shakespeare</a> play, a thirty-minute version of <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Night" title="Twelfth Night">Twelfth Night</a>, and the first <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> match, <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal F.C.</a> vs. Arsenal reserves.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_television" title="1938 in television">1938</a>: <a href="/wiki/DuMont_Laboratories" title="DuMont Laboratories">DuMont Laboratories</a> manufactures and sells the first all-electronic television sets to the public. Baird gives the first public demonstration of color projection television. The <a href="/wiki/British_Broadcasting_Company" title="British Broadcasting Company">BBC</a> broadcasts the world's first-ever <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_on_television" title="Science fiction on television">television science fiction</a> (<a href="/wiki/R.U.R._(Rossum%27s_Universal_Robots)" class="mw-redirect" title="R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)">R.U.R.</a>), and television crime series (<a href="/wiki/Telecrime" title="Telecrime">Telecrime</a>); in one of the lengthiest experimental television broadcasts, the BBC broadcasts a 90-minute version of <a href="/wiki/Edmond_Rostand" title="Edmond Rostand">Edmond Rostand</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac_(play)" title="Cyrano de Bergerac (play)">Cyrano de Bergerac</a>, starring <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Banks" title="Leslie Banks">Leslie Banks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Constance_Cummings" title="Constance Cummings">Constance Cummings</a>, and <a href="/wiki/James_Mason" title="James Mason">James Mason</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_television" title="1939 in television">1939</a>: The BBC suspends its television service owing to the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_World%27s_Fair" title="1939 New York World's Fair">1939 New York World's Fair</a> was broadcast. <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a> is the first Asian country to air television.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1940s">1940s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1940s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_television" title="1940 in television">1940</a>: The American <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a>), holds public hearings about television</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_television" title="1941 in television">1941</a>: First <a href="/wiki/Television_advertisement" title="Television advertisement">television advertisements</a> aired. The first official, paid television advertisement was broadcast in the United States on July 1, 1941, over New York station WNBT (now WNBC) before a baseball game between the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>. The announcement was for <a href="/wiki/Bulova" title="Bulova">Bulova</a> watches.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_television" title="1942 in television">1942</a>: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a> terminates all American television broadcasting because of the war; DuMont petitions FCC to resume broadcasting and receives approval.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_television" title="1943 in television">1943</a>: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4nsel_und_Gretel_(opera)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hänsel und Gretel (opera)">Hänsel und Gretel</a> is the first complete <a href="/wiki/Opera" title="Opera">opera</a> to be broadcast on television, but only in New York; first (experimental) telecast of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens" title="Charles Dickens">Charles Dickens</a>'s <a href="/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol" title="A Christmas Carol">A Christmas Carol</a>. Many more telecasts of the story will follow in later years, but until film begins to be used on television, no two of the television versions of the story will have the same casts. An advertisement campaign about forest fires introduces <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Bear" title="Smokey Bear">Smokey Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_television" title="1944 in television">1944</a>: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">American Broadcasting Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">(ABC</a>), is formed.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_television" title="1945 in television">1945</a>: <a href="/wiki/National_Broadcasting_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="National Broadcasting Company">National Broadcasting Company</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>) begins the first regularly scheduled television network service in the United States.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_television" title="1946 in television">1946</a>: <a href="/wiki/RCA" title="RCA">RCA</a> demonstrates all-electronic <a href="/wiki/Color_television" title="Color television">color television</a> system, <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> resumed broadcasting through free-to-air <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC Television Service</a>; the <a href="/wiki/DuMont_Television_Network" title="DuMont Television Network">DuMont Television Network</a> begins broadcasting.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_television" title="1947 in television">1947</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Howdy_Doody" title="Howdy Doody">Howdy Doody</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kraft_Television_Theatre" title="Kraft Television Theatre">Kraft Television Theatre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Press" title="Meet the Press">Meet the Press</a>; the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> is broadcast live for the first time; the 1947 <a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Roses_Parade" class="mw-redirect" title="Tournament of Roses Parade">Tournament of Roses Parade</a> becomes the first televised parade.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_television" title="1948 in television">1948</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/Texaco_Star_Theater" title="Texaco Star Theater">Texaco Star Theater</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade" title="Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade">Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade</a> moves from radio to television</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_television" title="1949 in television">1949</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Lone_Ranger_(TV_series)" title="The Lone Ranger (TV series)">The Lone Ranger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mama_(American_TV_series)" title="Mama (American TV series)">Mama</a>; <a href="/wiki/1st_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="1st Primetime Emmy Awards">1st Emmy Awards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1950s">1950s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1950s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_television" title="1950 in television">1950</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Come_Dancing" title="Come Dancing">Come Dancing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Broadway_Open_House" title="Broadway Open House">Broadway Open House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Your_Show_of_Shows" title="Your Show of Shows">Your Show of Shows</a> and <a href="/wiki/What%27s_My_Line%3F" title="What's My Line?">What's My Line?</a>; <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> is the first Caribbean country to receive TV; <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> is the first <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South American</a> country to receive TV; <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_Media_Research" title="Nielsen Media Research">Nielsen Media Research</a> begins to provide television <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">ratings data</a>; <a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">Jack Benny</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show" title="The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show">Burns & Allen</a> move from radio to TV; ; <a href="/wiki/Looney_Tunes" title="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merrie_Melodies" title="Merrie Melodies">Merrie Melodies</a> cartoons begin airing on television after previously only being theatrical <a href="/wiki/Short_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Short films">short films</a>; <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a> appears in his first TV special.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_television" title="1951 in television">1951</a>: The first broadcast of live United States transcontinental television takes place in San Francisco, California during the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Peace_Treaty_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Peace Treaty Conference">Japanese Peace Treaty Conference</a>. The first broadcast of <a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a>, <a href="/wiki/See_It_Now" title="See It Now">See It Now</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dragnet_(franchise)" title="Dragnet (franchise)">Dragnet</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hallmark Hall of Fame">Hallmark Hall of Fame</a>, <a href="/wiki/Search_for_Tomorrow" title="Search for Tomorrow">Search for Tomorrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sua_vida_me_pertence" class="mw-redirect" title="Sua vida me pertence">Sua vida me pertence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Love_of_Life" title="Love of Life">Love of Life</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Roy_Rogers_Show" title="The Roy Rogers Show">The Roy Rogers Show</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Code_of_Practices_for_Television_Broadcasters" title="Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters">Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters</a> is first issued.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_television" title="1952 in television">1952</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Today_(NBC_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (NBC program)">Today</a> (NBC), <a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Life_(American_franchise)" title="This Is Your Life (American franchise)">This Is Your Life</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omnibus_(American_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Omnibus (American TV series)">Omnibus</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Flower_Pot_Men" title="Flower Pot Men">Flower Pot Men</a>; <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> begins its television broadcasts; <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">Hockey Night in Canada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light">The Guiding Light</a> move from radio to TV</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_television" title="1953 in television">1953</a>: The first broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Panorama_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Panorama (TV series)">Panorama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Make_Room_for_Daddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Make Room for Daddy">Make Room for Daddy</a>, <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dhaku_Uta_Gassen" title="Kōhaku Uta Gassen">Kōhaku Uta Gassen</a>; <a href="/wiki/ABS-CBN" title="ABS-CBN">ABS-CBN</a> launches in the Philippines; the <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Coronation of Elizabeth II">coronation of Elizabeth II</a> is the first ceremony of its kind to be broadcast on television. The <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> ceremony (the Oscars) is televised for the first time after previously being broadcast by radio, beginning in 1930. <a href="/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a> is founded. The first "TV dinner" is made by <a href="/wiki/C.A._Swanson_%26_Sons" class="mw-redirect" title="C.A. Swanson & Sons">C.A. Swanson & Sons</a>. The first color television introduced in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a>. The first television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_television" title="1954 in television">1954</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show" title="The Tonight Show">The Tonight Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Father_Knows_Best" title="Father Knows Best">Father Knows Best</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_anthology_television_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney anthology television series">Disneyland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lassie_(1954_TV_series)" title="Lassie (1954 TV series)">Lassie</a>; <a href="/wiki/NTSC" title="NTSC">NTSC</a> video standard for <a href="/wiki/Color_television" title="Color television">color television</a> is introduced, and <a href="/wiki/National_Educational_Television" title="National Educational Television">National Educational Television</a> (NET) is launched.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_television" title="1955 in television">1955</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Phil_Silvers_Show" title="The Phil Silvers Show">The Phil Silvers Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Honeymooners" title="The Honeymooners">The Honeymooners</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Mickey_Mouse_Club" title="The Mickey Mouse Club">The Mickey Mouse Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents" title="Alfred Hitchcock Presents">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_at_the_London_Palladium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunday Night at the London Palladium">Sunday Night at the London Palladium</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Benny_Hill_Show" title="The Benny Hill Show">The Benny Hill Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo" title="Captain Kangaroo">Captain Kangaroo</a>; <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> launches in the UK; millions of viewers watch the grand opening of <a href="/wiki/Disneyland" title="Disneyland">Disneyland</a> in California. The first television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_television" title="1956 in television">1956</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Edge_of_Night" title="The Edge of Night">The Edge of Night</a>, <a href="/wiki/As_the_World_Turns" title="As the World Turns">As the World Turns</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right_(1956_U.S._game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Price Is Right (1956 U.S. game show)">The Price Is Right</a>, <a href="/wiki/Playhouse_90" title="Playhouse 90">Playhouse 90</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Eurovision Song Contest">Eurovision Song Contest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hancock%27s_Half_Hour" title="Hancock's Half Hour">Hancock's Half Hour</a>. The first television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_television" title="1957 in television">1957</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series)" title="Perry Mason (1957 TV series)">Perry Mason</a>, <a href="/wiki/Have_Gun_%E2%80%94_Will_Travel" class="mw-redirect" title="Have Gun — Will Travel">Have Gun — Will Travel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver" title="Leave It to Beaver">Leave It to Beaver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maverick_(TV_series)" title="Maverick (TV series)">Maverick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Front_Page_Challenge" title="Front Page Challenge">Front Page Challenge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senda_prohibida" title="Senda prohibida">Senda prohibida</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carosello" title="Carosello">Carosello</a>; <a href="/wiki/Steve_Allen" title="Steve Allen">Steve Allen</a> steps down as the host of <a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show" title="The Tonight Show">The Tonight Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a> goes off the air.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_television" title="1958 in television">1958</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Blue_Peter" title="Blue Peter">Blue Peter</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Donna_Reed_Show" title="The Donna Reed Show">The Donna Reed Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/77_Sunset_Strip" title="77 Sunset Strip">77 Sunset Strip</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moonlight_Mask" title="Moonlight Mask">Moonlight Mask</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naked_City_(TV_series)" title="Naked City (TV series)">Naked City</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Huckleberry_Hound_Show" title="The Huckleberry Hound Show">The Huckleberry Hound Show</a>; Canada completes its <a href="/wiki/Trans-Canada_Microwave" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans-Canada Microwave">transcontinental</a> television network; the <a href="/wiki/Quiz_show_scandals" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiz show scandals">quiz show scandals</a> wipe out <a href="/wiki/The_$64,000_Question" title="The $64,000 Question">The $64,000 Question</a> and <a href="/wiki/Twenty-One_(game_show)" title="Twenty-One (game show)">Twenty-One</a>. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_television" title="1959 in television">1959</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_(1959_TV_series)" title="The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)">The Twilight Zone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telejornal_(Portugal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Telejornal (Portugal)">Telejornal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rocky_and_Bullwinkle_and_Friends" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends">Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Untouchables_(1959_TV_series)" title="The Untouchables (1959 TV series)">The Untouchables</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rawhide_(TV_series)" title="Rawhide (TV series)">Rawhide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza">Bonanza</a>; The second <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> ceremony is the first Grammy Awards to be televised and <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> is the first African country to receive TV.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1960s">1960s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1960s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_television" title="1960 in television">1960</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Andy_Griffith_Show" title="The Andy Griffith Show">The Andy Griffith Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Flintstones" title="The Flintstones">The Flintstones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coronation_Street" title="Coronation Street">Coronation Street</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Bugs_Bunny_Show" title="The Bugs Bunny Show">The Bugs Bunny Show</a>; <a href="/wiki/American_president" class="mw-redirect" title="American president">American presidential</a> candidates <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Nixon" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard M. Nixon">Richard M. Nixon</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_debates" class="mw-redirect" title="United States presidential election debates">debate</a> live on television.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_television" title="1961 in television">1961</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The Dick Van Dyke Show">The Dick Van Dyke Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(TV_series)" title="The Avengers (TV series)">The Avengers</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Defenders_(1961_TV_series)" title="The Defenders (1961 TV series)">The Defenders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morecambe_and_Wise" title="Morecambe and Wise">The Morecambe and Wise Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/Car_54,_Where_Are_You%3F" title="Car 54, Where Are You?">Car 54, Where Are You?</a>; <a href="/wiki/CTV_Television_Network" title="CTV Television Network">CTV</a> network launches in Canada</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_television" title="1962 in television">1962</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies" title="The Beverly Hillbillies">The Beverly Hillbillies</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Virginian_(TV_series)" title="The Virginian (TV series)">The Virginian</a>, <a href="/wiki/McHale%27s_Navy" title="McHale's Navy">McHale's Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steptoe_and_Son" title="Steptoe and Son">Steptoe and Son</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Jetsons" title="The Jetsons">The Jetsons</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Saint_(TV_series)" title="The Saint (TV series)">The Saint</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_Challenge" title="University Challenge">University Challenge</a>, <a href="/wiki/That_Was_The_Week_That_Was" class="mw-redirect" title="That Was The Week That Was">That Was The Week That Was</a>, <a href="/wiki/Match_Game" title="Match Game">Match Game</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(Irish_talk_show)" title="The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)">The Late Late Show</a> (Ireland) and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1bado_Gigante" title="Sábado Gigante">Sábado Gigante</a>; first <a href="/wiki/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television">satellite television</a> relayed by <a href="/wiki/Telstar" title="Telstar">Telstar</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_television" title="1963 in television">1963</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Who" title="Doctor Who">Doctor Who</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Hospital" title="General Hospital">General Hospital</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Fugitive_(1963_TV_series)" title="The Fugitive (1963 TV series)">The Fugitive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Astro_Boy_(1963_TV_series)" title="Astro Boy (1963 TV series)">Astro Boy</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Outer_Limits_(1963_TV_series)" title="The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)">The Outer Limits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiwaga_sa_Bahay_na_Bato" title="Hiwaga sa Bahay na Bato">Hiwaga sa Bahay na Bato</a>; <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">American Cable Systems</a> is founded; <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a> addresses his famous <a href="/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream" title="I Have a Dream">I Have a Dream</a> speech to the world; the world watches in horror over the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Assassination of John F. Kennedy">Assassination of John F. Kennedy</a>. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_television" title="1964 in television">1964</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Island" title="Gilligan's Island">Gilligan's Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Munsters" title="The Munsters">The Munsters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bewitched" title="Bewitched">Bewitched</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E" class="mw-redirect" title="The Man from U.N.C.L.E">The Man from U.N.C.L.E</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(1964_TV_series)" title="The Addams Family (1964 TV series)">The Addams Family</a>, <a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops" title="Top of the Pops">Top of the Pops</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_(TV_special)" title="Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Match_of_the_Day" title="Match of the Day">Match of the Day</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Quest" title="Jonny Quest">Jonny Quest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Up_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Up series">the Up series</a>; the controversial political advertisement <a href="/wiki/Daisy_(advertisement)" title="Daisy (advertisement)">"Daisy"</a> airs only once, but is later considered to be an important factor in Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide victory over Barry Goldwater in the <a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election" title="1964 United States presidential election">1964 United States presidential election</a>, and an important turning point in political and advertising history; Broadcast of U.S. president Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act Of 1964; <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> appear on <a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_television" title="1965 in television">1965</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/I_Dream_of_Jeannie" title="I Dream of Jeannie">I Dream of Jeannie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives" title="Days of Our Lives">Days of Our Lives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Get_Smart" title="Get Smart">Get Smart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series)" title="Thunderbirds (TV series)">Thunderbirds</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Dean_Martin_Show" title="The Dean Martin Show">The Dean Martin Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hogan%27s_Heroes" title="Hogan's Heroes">Hogan's Heroes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Space" title="Lost in Space">Lost in Space</a>, <a href="/wiki/Till_Death_Us_Do_Part_(British_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Till Death Us Do Part (British TV series)">Till Death Us Do Part</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Dating_Game" title="The Dating Game">The Dating Game</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peanuts_animated_specials" title="Peanuts animated specials">Peanuts animated specials</a>, <a href="/wiki/Des_chiffres_et_des_lettres" title="Des chiffres et des lettres">Des chiffres et des lettres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tomorrow%27s_World" title="Tomorrow's World">Tomorrow's World</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Magic_Roundabout" title="The Magic Roundabout">The Magic Roundabout</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_War_Game" title="The War Game">The War Game</a>; ABC, CBS, and NBC all transition their prime-time programs <a href="/wiki/Color_television" title="Color television">to color</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_television" title="1966 in television">1966</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series" title="Star Trek: The Original Series">Star Trek</a> (original series), <a href="/wiki/Batman_(TV_series)" title="Batman (TV series)">Batman</a> (the live-action TV series), <a href="/wiki/The_Monkees_(TV_Series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Monkees (TV Series)">The Monkees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dark_Shadows" title="Dark Shadows">Dark Shadows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ultra_Series#TV_shows" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultra Series">Ultra Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Family_Affair" title="Family Affair">Family Affair</a>, <a href="/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special)" title="How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)">How the Grinch Stole Christmas!</a>, <a href="/wiki/That_Girl" title="That Girl">That Girl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cathy_Come_Home" title="Cathy Come Home">Cathy Come Home</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Newlywed_Game" title="The Newlywed Game">The Newlywed Game</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_(1966_TV_series)" title="Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)">Mission: Impossible</a> and <a href="/wiki/W5_(TV_program)" title="W5 (TV program)">W5</a>; England wins the <a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 FIFA World Cup Final">World Cup Final</a>, seen by tens of millions; NBC becomes the first network to air their entire schedule in color. The first color television broadcasts introduced in Canada and the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_television" title="1967 in television">1967</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Carol_Burnett_Show" title="The Carol Burnett Show">The Carol Burnett Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_(1967_TV_series)" title="Spider-Man (1967 TV series)">Spider-Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Dating_Game" title="The Dating Game">The Dating Game</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Prisoner" title="The Prisoner">The Prisoner</a>, <a href="/wiki/ITV_News_at_Ten" title="ITV News at Ten">News at Ten</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Phil_Donahue_Show" title="The Phil Donahue Show">The Phil Donahue Show</a>; <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_I" title="Super Bowl I">first</a> <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> is broadcast by both CBS and NBC; <a href="/wiki/PAL" title="PAL">PAL</a> and <a href="/wiki/SECAM" title="SECAM">SECAM</a> colour standards introduced in Europe, with <a href="/wiki/BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC2</a> making their first colour broadcasts. The first colour television introduced in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_television" title="1968 in television">1968</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a>, <a href="/wiki/One_Life_to_Live" title="One Life to Live">One Life to Live</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dad%27s_Army" title="Dad's Army">Dad's Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julia_(1968_TV_series)" title="Julia (1968 TV series)">Julia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Columbo" title="Columbo">Columbo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elvis_(1968_TV_program)" title="Elvis (1968 TV program)">Elvis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood" title="Mister Rogers' Neighborhood">Mister Rogers' Neighborhood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)" title="Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)">Hawaii Five-O</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rowan_%26_Martin%27s_Laugh-In" title="Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In">Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adam-12" title="Adam-12">Adam-12</a>. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> and <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_television" title="1969 in television">1969</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scooby-Doo,_Where_Are_You!" title="Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!">Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Flying_Circus" title="Monty Python's Flying Circus">Monty Python's Flying Circus</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Brady_Bunch" title="The Brady Bunch">The Brady Bunch</a>; completion of <a href="/wiki/Fernsehturm_Berlin" title="Fernsehturm Berlin">Fernsehturm Berlin</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_11" title="Apollo 11">Apollo 11</a> Moon landing is broadcast live worldwide. The first colour television introduced in <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1970s">1970s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1970s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_television" title="1970 in television">1970</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show" title="The Mary Tyler Moore Show">The Mary Tyler Moore Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Partridge_Family" title="The Partridge Family">The Partridge Family</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_(1970_TV_series)" title="The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)">The Odd Couple</a>, <a href="/wiki/All_My_Children" title="All My Children">All My Children</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a>; <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> is launched. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_television" title="1971 in television">1971</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Old_Grey_Whistle_Test" title="The Old Grey Whistle Test">The Old Grey Whistle Test</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Company" title="The Electric Company">The Electric Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Two_Ronnies" title="The Two Ronnies">The Two Ronnies</a>, <a href="/wiki/McDonaldland" title="McDonaldland">McDonaldland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upstairs,_Downstairs_(1971_TV_series)" title="Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)">Upstairs, Downstairs</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Linea_(TV_series)" title="La Linea (TV series)">La Linea</a>, "<a href="/wiki/I%27d_Like_to_Teach_the_World_to_Sing_(In_Perfect_Harmony)#TV_commercial" title="I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)">Hilltop (I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke)</a>" (Coca-Cola), <a href="/wiki/The_Generation_Game" title="The Generation Game">The Generation Game</a> and <a href="/wiki/Parkinson_(TV_series)" title="Parkinson (TV series)">Parkinson</a> First <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> night game televised by NBC. The first colour television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_television" title="1972 in television">1972</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)" title="M*A*S*H (TV series)">M*A*S*H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emmerdale" title="Emmerdale">Emmerdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mastermind_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mastermind (TV series)">Mastermind</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamiond%C5%BEije" title="Kamiondžije">Kamiondžije</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Chavo" class="mw-redirect" title="El Chavo">El Chavo</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Chapul%C3%ADn_Colorado" title="El Chapulín Colorado">El Chapulín Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Bob_Newhart_Show" title="The Bob Newhart Show">The Bob Newhart Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right" title="The Price Is Right">The Price Is Right</a>, <a href="/wiki/Great_Performances" title="Great Performances">Great Performances</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maude_(TV_series)" title="Maude (TV series)">Maude</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Asama-Sans%C5%8D_incident" title="Asama-Sansō incident">Asama-Sansō incident</a> is the first marathon live television broadcast in Japan; Canada starts domestic satellite broadcasts; <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> is launched; the first colour television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a>, <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_television" title="1973 in television">1973</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Hovis#Advertising" title="Hovis">Boy on the Bike</a> (Hovis), <a href="/wiki/The_Ascent_of_Man" title="The Ascent of Man">The Ascent of Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moonbase_3" title="Moonbase 3">Moonbase 3</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Young_and_the_Restless" title="The Young and the Restless">The Young and the Restless</a>, <a href="/wiki/An_American_Family" title="An American Family">An American Family</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man" title="The Six Million Dollar Man">The Six Million Dollar Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ein_Herz_und_eine_Seele" title="Ein Herz und eine Seele">Ein Herz und eine Seele</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schoolhouse_Rock!" title="Schoolhouse Rock!">Schoolhouse Rock!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kojak" title="Kojak">Kojak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seventeen_Moments_of_Spring" title="Seventeen Moments of Spring">Seventeen Moments of Spring</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tetley_Tea_Folk" title="Tetley Tea Folk">Tetley Tea Folk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Last_of_the_Summer_Wine" title="Last of the Summer Wine">Last of the Summer Wine</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_World_at_War" title="The World at War">The World at War</a>. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honduras" title="Honduras">Honduras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_television" title="1974 in television">1974</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Happy_Days" title="Happy Days">Happy Days</a>, <a href="/wiki/Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series)" title="Little House on the Prairie (TV series)">Little House on the Prairie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chico_and_the_Man" title="Chico and the Man">Chico and the Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derrick_(TV_series)" title="Derrick (TV series)">Derrick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Land_of_the_Lost_(1974_TV_series)" title="Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)">Land of the Lost</a>, <a href="/wiki/Porridge_(1974_TV_series)" title="Porridge (1974 TV series)">Porridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhoda" title="Rhoda">Rhoda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Good_Times" title="Good Times">Good Times</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Rockford_Files" title="The Rockford Files">The Rockford Files</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tiswas" title="Tiswas">Tiswas</a>; <a href="/wiki/1st_Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="1st Daytime Emmy Awards">1st Daytime Emmy Awards</a>; <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Nixon" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard M. Nixon">Richard M. Nixon</a> announces his resignation on live television; <a href="/wiki/Global_Television_Network" title="Global Television Network">Global Television Network</a> launches in Canada</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_television" title="1975 in television">1975</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Starsky_%26_Hutch" title="Starsky & Hutch">Starsky & Hutch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barney_Miller" title="Barney Miller">Barney Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fawlty_Towers" title="Fawlty Towers">Fawlty Towers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Good_Morning_America" title="Good Morning America">Good Morning America</a>, <a href="/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time_(1975_TV_series)" title="One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)">One Day at a Time</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sneak_Previews" title="Sneak Previews">Sneak Previews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Space:_1999" title="Space: 1999">Space: 1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Jeffersons" title="The Jeffersons">The Jeffersons</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Naked_Civil_Servant_(film)" title="The Naked Civil Servant (film)">The Naked Civil Servant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman_(TV_series)" title="Wonder Woman (TV series)">Wonder Woman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wheel_of_Fortune_(American_game_show)" title="Wheel of Fortune (American game show)">Wheel of Fortune</a>; <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> introduces the <a href="/wiki/Betamax" title="Betamax">Betamax</a> home <a href="/wiki/Video_tape_recorder" title="Video tape recorder">video tape recorder</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_television" title="1976 in television">1976</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Bionic_Woman" title="The Bionic Woman">The Bionic Woman</a>, <a href="/wiki/I,_Claudius_(TV_series)" title="I, Claudius (TV series)">I, Claudius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grlom_u_jagode" title="Grlom u jagode">Grlom u jagode</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second_City_Television" title="Second City Television">SCTV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austin_City_Limits" title="Austin City Limits">Austin City Limits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie%27s_Angels" title="Charlie's Angels">Charlie's Angels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Family_Feud" title="Family Feud">Family Feud</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Gong_Show" title="The Gong Show">The Gong Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nuts_in_May_(Play_for_Today)" title="Nuts in May (Play for Today)">Nuts in May</a>; the first <a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHSs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Videocassette_recorder" title="Videocassette recorder">videocassette recorders</a> (VCRs) go on sale.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_television" title="1977 in television">1977</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Abigail%27s_Party" title="Abigail's Party">Abigail's Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/CHiPs" title="CHiPs">CHiPs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eight_Is_Enough" title="Eight Is Enough">Eight Is Enough</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C2%BFQu%C3%A9_Pasa,_USA%3F" title="¿Qué Pasa, USA?">¿Qué Pasa, USA?</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries)" title="Roots (1977 miniseries)">Roots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soap_(TV_series)" title="Soap (TV series)">Soap</a>, <a href="/wiki/It%27ll_Be_Alright_on_the_Night" title="It'll Be Alright on the Night">It'll Be Alright on the Night</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Spirit_(miniseries)" title="The Return of the Spirit (miniseries)">The Return of the Spirit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Folktales_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hungarian Folktales (TV series)">Hungarian Folktales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Three%27s_Company" title="Three's Company">Three's Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Top_Gear_(1977_TV_series)" title="Top Gear (1977 TV series)">Top Gear</a> and <a href="/wiki/Live_from_the_Met" class="mw-redirect" title="Live from the Met">Live from the Met</a>; Launch of <a href="/wiki/Freeform_(TV_channel)" title="Freeform (TV channel)">Freeform</a> and <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_television" title="1978 in television">1978</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/20/20_(American_TV_program)" title="20/20 (American TV program)">20/20</a>, <a href="/wiki/An_Ordinary_Miracle_(1978_film)" title="An Ordinary Miracle (1978 film)">An Ordinary Miracle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abarembo_Shogun" class="mw-redirect" title="Abarembo Shogun">Abarembo Shogun</a>,<a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(1978_TV_series)" title="Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)">Battlestar Galactica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diff%27rent_Strokes" title="Diff'rent Strokes">Diff'rent Strokes</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_(1978_TV_series)" title="The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)">The Incredible Hulk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ski_Sunday" title="Ski Sunday">Ski Sunday</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Island" title="Fantasy Island">Fantasy Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grange_Hill" title="Grange Hill">Grange Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matador_(Danish_TV_series)" title="Matador (Danish TV series)">Matador</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mork_%26_Mindy" title="Mork & Mindy">Mork & Mindy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennies_from_Heaven_(TV_series)" title="Pennies from Heaven (TV series)">Pennies from Heaven</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taxi_(TV_series)" title="Taxi (TV series)">Taxi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deeply_Regretted_By..." title="Deeply Regretted By...">Deeply Regretted By...</a> and <a href="/wiki/Card_Sharks" title="Card Sharks">Card Sharks</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tic-Tac-Dough" title="Tic-Tac-Dough">Tic-Tac-Dough</a> returns on CBS, then moves to <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">syndication</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_television" title="1979 in television">1979</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Benson_(TV_series)" title="Benson (TV series)">Benson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Remembered_Hills" title="Blue Remembered Hills">Blue Remembered Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_(TV_series)" title="Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)">Buck Rogers in the 25th Century</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hart_to_Hart" title="Hart to Hart">Hart to Hart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knots_Landing" title="Knots Landing">Knots Landing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Life_on_Earth_(TV_series)" title="Life on Earth (TV series)">Life on Earth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antiques_Roadshow" title="Antiques Roadshow">Antiques Roadshow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eat_Bulaga!" title="Eat Bulaga!">Eat Bulaga!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Real_People_(TV_program)" title="Real People (TV program)">Real People</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard" title="The Dukes of Hazzard">The Dukes of Hazzard</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series)" title="The Facts of Life (TV series)">The Facts of Life</a>, <a href="/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Television" title="You Can't Do That on Television">You Can't Do That on Television</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Meeting_Place_Cannot_Be_Changed" title="The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed">The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Very_Same_Munchhausen" title="The Very Same Munchhausen">The Very Same Munchhausen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tinker,_Tailor,_Soldier,_Spy#Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy">Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy</a>; <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> are launched.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1980s">1980s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1980s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_television" title="1980 in television">1980</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Alexanderplatz_(television)" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin Alexanderplatz (television)">Berlin Alexanderplatz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magnum_PI" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnum PI">Magnum PI</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nightline" title="Nightline">Nightline</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC_Children_in_Need" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Children in Need">BBC Children in Need</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vru%C4%87_vetar" title="Vruć vetar">Vruć vetar</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Kids_of_Degrassi_Street" title="The Kids of Degrassi Street">The Kids of Degrassi Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Strumpet_City_(TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strumpet City (TV miniseries)">Strumpet City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yes_Minister" title="Yes Minister">Yes Minister</a>; <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">Cable News Network</a> (CNN) and <a href="/wiki/TLC_(TV_network)" title="TLC (TV network)">The Learning Channel</a> (TLC) are launched. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>. The television are launched in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_television" title="1981 in television">1981</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Smurfs_(1981_TV_series)" title="The Smurfs (1981 TV series)">The Smurfs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hill_Street_Blues" title="Hill Street Blues">Hill Street Blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_People%27s_Court" title="The People's Court">The People's Court</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series)" title="Dynasty (1981 TV series)">Dynasty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Postman_Pat" title="Postman Pat">Postman Pat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danger_Mouse_(1981_TV_series)" title="Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)">Danger Mouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elvira%27s_Movie_Macabre" title="Elvira's Movie Macabre">Elvira's Movie Macabre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Falcon_Crest" title="Falcon Crest">Falcon Crest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Only_Fools_and_Horses" title="Only Fools and Horses">Only Fools and Horses</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brideshead_Revisited_(TV_serial)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brideshead Revisited (TV serial)">Brideshead Revisited</a>; <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> launched; hundreds of millions watch the <a href="/wiki/Wedding_of_Charles,_Prince_of_Wales_and_Lady_Diana_Spencer" class="mw-redirect" title="Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer">Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer</a>; a writers' strike disrupts U.S. television for three months.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_television" title="1982 in television">1982</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Cheers" title="Cheers">Cheers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Family_Ties" title="Family Ties">Family Ties</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brookside_(television_programme)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brookside (television programme)">Brookside</a>, <a href="/wiki/Remington_Steele" title="Remington Steele">Remington Steele</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Snowman_(1982_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Snowman (1982 film)">The Snowman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boys_from_the_Blackstuff" title="Boys from the Blackstuff">Boys from the Blackstuff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newhart" title="Newhart">Newhart</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Elsewhere" title="St. Elsewhere">St. Elsewhere</a>; <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> (UK) and <a href="/wiki/The_Weather_Channel" title="The Weather Channel">The Weather Channel</a> are launched. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Benin" title="Benin">Benin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a>. The television are launched in <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_television" title="1983 in television">1983</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_A-Team" title="The A-Team">The A-Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Day_After" title="The Day After">The Day After</a>, <a href="/wiki/V_(1983_miniseries)" title="V (1983 miniseries)">V</a> (original miniseries), <a href="/wiki/1984_(advertisement)" title="1984 (advertisement)">1984</a> (Apple Computers), <a href="/wiki/He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe" title="He-Man and the Masters of the Universe">He-Man and the Masters of the Universe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fraggle_Rock" title="Fraggle Rock">Fraggle Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auf_Wiedersehen,_Pet" title="Auf Wiedersehen, Pet">Auf Wiedersehen, Pet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reading_Rainbow" title="Reading Rainbow">Reading Rainbow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Press_Your_Luck" title="Press Your Luck">Press Your Luck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy_Delirious" title="Eddie Murphy Delirious">Eddie Murphy Delirious</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inspector_Gadget_(1983_TV_series)" title="Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)">Inspector Gadget</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Joy_of_Painting" title="The Joy of Painting">The Joy of Painting</a>, <a href="/wiki/An_Englishman_Abroad" title="An Englishman Abroad">An Englishman Abroad</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._R._Hartley" title="J. R. Hartley">J. R. Hartley</a> (Yellow Pages), <a href="/wiki/Blackadder" title="Blackadder">Blackadder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terrahawks" title="Terrahawks">Terrahawks</a>; first broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Wheel_of_Fortune_(American_game_show)" title="Wheel of Fortune (American game show)">Wheel of Fortune</a> in <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">syndication</a>; <a href="/wiki/Disney_Channel" title="Disney Channel">Disney Channel</a> is launched. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>. The television are launched in <a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_television" title="1984 in television">1984</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Airwolf" title="Airwolf">Airwolf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Thunder_(TV_series)" title="Blue Thunder (TV series)">Blue Thunder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote" title="Murder, She Wrote">Murder, She Wrote</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Vice" title="Miami Vice">Miami Vice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punky_Brewster" title="Punky Brewster">Punky Brewster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Who%27s_the_Boss%3F" title="Who's the Boss?">Who's the Boss?</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Transformers_(TV_series)" title="The Transformers (TV series)">The Transformers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Voltron_(1984_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Voltron (1984 TV series)">Voltron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Night_Court" title="Night Court">Night Court</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tales_from_the_Darkside" title="Tales from the Darkside">Tales from the Darkside</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_%26_Friends" title="Thomas & Friends">Thomas & Friends</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_piovra" title="La piovra">La piovra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_(TV_series)" title="Santa Barbara (TV series)">Santa Barbara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spitting_Image" title="Spitting Image">Spitting Image</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heimat_(1984_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heimat (1984 film)">Heimat</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Jewel_in_the_Crown_(TV_series)" title="The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)">The Jewel in the Crown</a>; first broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a> in syndication; <a href="/wiki/A%26E_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="A&E (TV channel)">A&E</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canal%2B_(French_TV_channel)" title="Canal+ (French TV channel)">Canal+</a> launched. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>. The television are launched in <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cabo_Verde" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabo Verde">Cabo Verde</a> and <a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_television" title="1985 in television">1985</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/MacGyver_(1985_TV_series)" title="MacGyver (1985 TV series)">MacGyver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Growing_Pains" title="Growing Pains">Growing Pains</a>, <a href="/wiki/ThunderCats_(1985_TV_series)" title="ThunderCats (1985 TV series)">ThunderCats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neighbours" title="Neighbours">Neighbours</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moonlighting_(TV_series)" title="Moonlighting (TV series)">Moonlighting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_King_Live" title="Larry King Live">Larry King Live</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Raccoons" title="The Raccoons">The Raccoons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edge_of_Darkness" title="Edge of Darkness">Edge of Darkness</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Max_Headroom_Show" title="The Max Headroom Show">The Max Headroom Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/EastEnders" title="EastEnders">EastEnders</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Golden_Girls" title="The Golden Girls">The Golden Girls</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a> is established; the first <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a> event is broadcast; millions watch the <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a> concert from <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_television" title="1986 in television">1986</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/L.A._Law" title="L.A. Law">L.A. Law</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show" title="The Oprah Winfrey Show">The Oprah Winfrey Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Perfect_Strangers_(TV_series)" title="Perfect Strangers (TV series)">Perfect Strangers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Double_Dare_(1986_game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Double Dare (1986 game show)">Double Dare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matlock_(1986_TV_series)" title="Matlock (1986 TV series)">Matlock</a>, <a href="/wiki/ALF_(TV_series)" title="ALF (TV series)">ALF</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters" title="The Real Ghostbusters">The Real Ghostbusters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Casualty_(TV_series)" title="Casualty (TV series)">Casualty</a>, <a href="/wiki/London%27s_Burning_(TV_series)" title="London's Burning (TV series)">London's Burning</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball_(TV_series)" title="Dragon Ball (TV series)">Dragon Ball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alternatywy_4" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternatywy 4">Alternatywy 4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pee-wee%27s_Playhouse" title="Pee-wee's Playhouse">Pee-wee's Playhouse</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Singing_Detective" title="The Singing Detective">The Singing Detective</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox Broadcasting Company</a> is launched; television is introduced in Mayotte and Niue. The first color television is introduced in <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_television" title="1987 in television">1987</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Full_House" title="Full House">Full House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Married..._with_Children" title="Married... with Children">Married... with Children</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(1987_TV_series)" title="Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thirtysomething_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirtysomething (TV series)">Thirtysomething</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramayan_(1987_TV_series)" title="Ramayan (1987 TV series)">Ramayan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fireman_Sam" title="Fireman Sam">Fireman Sam</a>, <a href="/wiki/DuckTales_(1987_TV_series)" title="DuckTales (1987 TV series)">DuckTales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inspector_Morse_(TV_series)" title="Inspector Morse (TV series)">Inspector Morse</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful" title="The Bold and the Beautiful">The Bold and the Beautiful</a>, <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation">Star Trek: The Next Generation</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Tracey_Ullman_Show" title="The Tracey Ullman Show">The Tracey Ullman Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/21_Jump_Street_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="21 Jump Street (TV series)">21 Jump Street</a>; The first <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series" title="Survivor Series">WWF Survivor Series</a> PPV is held.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_television" title="1988 in television">1988</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Roseanne_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roseanne (TV series)">Roseanne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000" title="Mystery Science Theater 3000">Mystery Science Theater 3000</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Dwarf" title="Red Dwarf">Red Dwarf</a>, <a href="/wiki/A_Pup_Named_Scooby-Doo" title="A Pup Named Scooby-Doo">A Pup Named Scooby-Doo</a>, <a href="/wiki/In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(TV_series)" title="In the Heat of the Night (TV series)">In the Heat of the Night</a>, <a href="/wiki/Just_Do_It" title="Just Do It">Just Do It</a> (Nike), <a href="/wiki/Murphy_Brown" title="Murphy Brown">Murphy Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yo!_MTV_Raps" title="Yo! MTV Raps">Yo! MTV Raps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garfield_and_Friends" title="Garfield and Friends">Garfield and Friends</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unsolved_Mysteries" title="Unsolved Mysteries">Unsolved Mysteries</a>, <a href="/wiki/America%27s_Most_Wanted" title="America's Most Wanted">America's Most Wanted</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Wonder_Years" title="The Wonder Years">The Wonder Years</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mahabharat_(1988_TV_series)" title="Mahabharat (1988 TV series)">Mahabharat</a>; <a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network)" title="TNT (American TV network)">TNT</a> (Turner Network Television) is launched; the first <a href="/wiki/LCD_television" title="LCD television">LCD televisions</a> go on sale; a <a href="/wiki/1988_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike" title="1988 Writers Guild of America strike">writers' strike</a> disrupts U.S. television for five months; television in introduced in Lesotho. The first color television in <a href="/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho">Lesotho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_television" title="1989 in television">1989</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baywatch" title="Baywatch">Baywatch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saved_by_the_Bell" title="Saved by the Bell">Saved by the Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Family_Matters" title="Family Matters">Family Matters</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Gladiators_(1989_TV_series)" title="American Gladiators (1989 TV series)">American Gladiators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wallace_%26_Gromit" title="Wallace & Gromit">Wallace & Gromit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hey_Dude" title="Hey Dude">Hey Dude</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Airways_face_advertisement" title="British Airways face advertisement">Face</a> (British Airways), <a href="/wiki/America%27s_Funniest_Home_Videos" title="America's Funniest Home Videos">America's Funniest Home Videos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z" title="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quantum_Leap_(1989_TV_series)" title="Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)">Quantum Leap</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cops_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cops (TV series)">COPS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chip_%27n_Dale:_Rescue_Rangers_(TV_series)" title="Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)">Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot" title="Agatha Christie's Poirot">Agatha Christie's Poirot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shining_Time_Station" title="Shining Time Station">Shining Time Station</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coach_(TV_series)" title="Coach (TV series)">Coach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Inside_Edition" title="Inside Edition">Inside Edition</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Trial_and_execution_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Ceau%C8%99escu" title="Trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu">trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu</a> is televised.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1990s">1990s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1990s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_television" title="1990 in television">1990</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twin_Peaks" title="Twin Peaks">Twin Peaks</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a>, <a href="/wiki/Are_You_Afraid_of_the_Dark%3F" title="Are You Afraid of the Dark?">Are You Afraid of the Dark?</a>, <a href="/wiki/Captain_Planet_and_the_Planeteers" title="Captain Planet and the Planeteers">Captain Planet and the Planeteers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_90210" title="Beverly Hills, 90210">Beverly Hills, 90210</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Bean" title="Mr. Bean">Mr. Bean</a>, <a href="/wiki/In_Living_Color" title="In Living Color">In Living Color</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Exposure" title="Northern Exposure">Northern Exposure</a>; The <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a> and <a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1990 FIFA World Cup">1990 FIFA World Cup</a> are among the year's most televised events.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_television" title="1991 in television">1991</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Home_Improvement_(TV_series)" title="Home Improvement (TV series)">Home Improvement</a>, <a href="/wiki/Step_by_Step_(TV_series)" title="Step by Step (TV series)">Step by Step</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nummer_28" title="Nummer 28">Nummer 28</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darkwing_Duck" title="Darkwing Duck">Darkwing Duck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rupert_(TV_series)" title="Rupert (TV series)">Rupert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Where%27s_Wally%3F_(TV_series)" title="Where's Wally? (TV series)">Where's Wally?</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Julekalender" title="The Julekalender">The Julekalender</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%86on_Flux" title="Æon Flux">Æon Flux</a>, the first three <a href="/wiki/Nicktoons" title="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</a> (<a href="/wiki/Doug_(TV_series)" title="Doug (TV series)">Doug</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rugrats" title="Rugrats">Rugrats</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Ren_%26_Stimpy_Show" title="The Ren & Stimpy Show">The Ren & Stimpy Show</a>), <a href="/wiki/The_Jenny_Jones_Show" title="The Jenny Jones Show">The Jenny Jones Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maury_(talk_show)" title="Maury (talk show)">Maury</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Jerry_Springer_Show" title="The Jerry Springer Show">The Jerry Springer Show</a>; Launch of <a href="/wiki/Court_TV" title="Court TV">Court TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_television" title="1992 in television">1992</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Larry_Sanders_Show" title="The Larry Sanders Show">The Larry Sanders Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mad_About_You" title="Mad About You">Mad About You</a>, <a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series" title="Batman: The Animated Series">Batman: The Animated Series</a> (first series in the <a href="/wiki/DC_Animated_Universe" title="DC Animated Universe">DC Animated Universe</a>), <a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends" title="Barney & Friends">Barney & Friends</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_(TV_series)" title="Martin (TV series)">Martin</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Real_World_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Real World (TV series)">The Real World</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sailor_Moon_(TV_series)" title="Sailor Moon (TV series)">Sailor Moon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cha_Cha_Cha_(TV_series)" title="Cha Cha Cha (TV series)">Cha Cha Cha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crayon_Shin-chan" title="Crayon Shin-chan">Crayon Shin-chan</a>, <a href="/wiki/YuYu_Hakusho" title="YuYu Hakusho">YuYu Hakusho</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melrose_Place" title="Melrose Place">Melrose Place</a>, <a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_Animated_Series" title="X-Men: The Animated Series">X-Men: The Animated Series</a> and <a href="/wiki/Absolutely_Fabulous" title="Absolutely Fabulous">Absolutely Fabulous</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mara_Clara" title="Mara Clara">Mara Clara</a>; <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a> is launched. The first color television introduced in <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a>. The television are launched in <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transnistria" title="Transnistria">Transnistria</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_television" title="1993 in television">1993</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman" title="Late Show with David Letterman">Late Show with David Letterman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Animaniacs" title="Animaniacs">Animaniacs</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_X-Files" title="The X-Files">The X-Files</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-Head" title="Beavis and Butt-Head">Beavis and Butt-Head</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers" title="Mighty Morphin Power Rangers">Mighty Morphin Power Rangers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lois_%26_Clark:_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman" title="Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman">Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Aaron_Burr_(advertisement)" title="Aaron Burr (advertisement)">Aaron Burr</a>" (first <a href="/wiki/Got_Milk%3F" title="Got Milk?">Got Milk?</a> commercial), <a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">WWF Monday Night Raw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walker,_Texas_Ranger" title="Walker, Texas Ranger">Walker, Texas Ranger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Homicide:_Life_on_the_Street" title="Homicide: Life on the Street">Homicide: Life on the Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boy_Meets_World" title="Boy Meets World">Boy Meets World</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Quinn,_Medicine_Woman" title="Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman">Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nye_the_Science_Guy" title="Bill Nye the Science Guy">Bill Nye the Science Guy</a>, <a href="/wiki/SeaQuest_DSV" title="SeaQuest DSV">seaQuest DSV</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Nanny" title="The Nanny">The Nanny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricki_Lake_(talk_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricki Lake (talk show)">Ricki Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frasier" title="Frasier">Frasier</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rocko%27s_Modern_Life" title="Rocko's Modern Life">Rocko's Modern Life</a>; <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer (MLS)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)</a> are founded; the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVII_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl XXVII halftime show">Super Bowl XXVII halftime show</a> becomes one of the most-watched performances in American television history.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_television" title="1994 in television">1994</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Friends" title="Friends">Friends</a>, <a href="/wiki/Party_of_Five" title="Party of Five">Party of Five</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellen_(TV_series)" title="Ellen (TV series)">Ellen</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Kingdom_(TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Kingdom (TV miniseries)">The Kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Babylon_5" title="Babylon 5">Babylon 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_National_Lottery_Draws" title="The National Lottery Draws">The National Lottery Draws</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inside_the_Actors_Studio" title="Inside the Actors Studio">Inside the Actors Studio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Space_Ghost_Coast_to_Coast" title="Space Ghost Coast to Coast">Space Ghost Coast to Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_(1994_TV_series)" title="Spider-Man (1994 TV series)">Spider-Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Tick_(1994_TV_series)" title="The Tick (1994 TV series)">The Tick</a>, <a href="/wiki/ER_(TV_series)" title="ER (TV series)">ER</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gargoyles_(TV_series)" title="Gargoyles (TV series)">Gargoyles</a>, <a href="/wiki/All_That" title="All That">All That</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allegra%27s_Window" title="Allegra's Window">Allegra's Window</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gullah_Gullah_Island" title="Gullah Gullah Island">Gullah Gullah Island</a>; <a href="/wiki/Turner_Classic_Movies" title="Turner Classic Movies">Turner Classic Movies</a> is launched; <a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_broadcast_TV_realignment" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States broadcast TV realignment">Several TV stations in the US switch their affiliates</a> until 1996; Irish dance company <a href="/wiki/Riverdance" title="Riverdance">Riverdance</a> is introduced to the world for the first time at the <a href="/wiki/1994_Eurovision_Song_Contest" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 Eurovision Song Contest">1994 Eurovision Song Contest</a> to a thunderous ovation.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_television" title="1995 in television">1995</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Father_Ted" title="Father Ted">Father Ted</a>, <a href="/wiki/NileCity_105,6" title="NileCity 105,6">NileCity 105,6</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Wayans_Bros." title="The Wayans Bros.">The Wayans Bros.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain" title="Pinky and the Brain">Pinky and the Brain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freakazoid!" title="Freakazoid!">Freakazoid!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xena:_Warrior_Princess" title="Xena: Warrior Princess">Xena: Warrior Princess</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sylvester_%26_Tweety_Mysteries" title="The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries">The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(American_talk_show)" title="The Late Late Show (American talk show)">The Late Late Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/WCW_Monday_Nitro" title="WCW Monday Nitro">WCW Monday Nitro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Road_Rules" title="Road Rules">Road Rules</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Drew_Carey_Show" title="The Drew Carey Show">The Drew Carey Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Budweiser_Frogs" title="Budweiser Frogs">Budweiser Frogs</a>, <a href="/wiki/NewsRadio" title="NewsRadio">NewsRadio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saksi" title="Saksi">Saksi</a>, <a href="/wiki/JAG_(TV_series)" title="JAG (TV series)">JAG</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%89l_y_ella" title="Él y ella">Él y ella</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sevcec" title="Sevcec">Sevcec</a>; The programme <a href="/wiki/Rox_(American_TV_series)" title="Rox (American TV series)">Rox</a> makes a move to the Internet, becoming the first-ever <a href="/wiki/Web_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Web television">web series</a>; <a href="/wiki/History_(American_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="History (American TV channel)">The History Channel</a> is launched; The <a href="/wiki/Communications_satellite" title="Communications satellite">communications satellite</a> <a href="/wiki/EchoStar_I" title="EchoStar I">EchoStar I</a> is (literally) launched; ad campaign; The <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson_murder_case" class="mw-redirect" title="O. J. Simpson murder case">O. J. Simpson murder trial</a> is televised.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_television" title="1996 in television">1996</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/3rd_Rock_from_the_Sun" title="3rd Rock from the Sun">3rd Rock from the Sun</a>, <a href="/wiki/7th_Heaven_(TV_series)" title="7th Heaven (TV series)">7th Heaven</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spin_City" title="Spin City">Spin City</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Crocodile_Hunter" title="The Crocodile Hunter">The Crocodile Hunter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hey_Arnold!" title="Hey Arnold!">Hey Arnold!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue%27s_Clues" title="Blue's Clues">Blue's Clues</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Show" title="The Daily Show">The Daily Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/E!_True_Hollywood_Story" title="E! True Hollywood Story">E! True Hollywood Story</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judge_Judy" title="Judge Judy">Judge Judy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arthur_(TV_series)" title="Arthur (TV series)">Arthur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dexter%27s_Laboratory" title="Dexter's Laboratory">Dexter's Laboratory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Superman:_The_Animated_Series" title="Superman: The Animated Series">Superman: The Animated Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Our_Friends_in_the_North" title="Our Friends in the North">Our Friends in the North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jumanji_(TV_series)" title="Jumanji (TV series)">Jumanji</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Steve_Harvey_Show" title="The Steve Harvey Show">The Steve Harvey Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/Everybody_Loves_Raymond" title="Everybody Loves Raymond">Everybody Loves Raymond</a>; <a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a> is launched; the first <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">high-definition television</a> broadcasts; the first <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVDs</a> and <a href="/wiki/DVD_player" title="DVD player">DVD players</a> go on sale; <a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet" title="Animal Planet">Animal Planet</a> is launched</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_television" title="1997 in television">1997</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(TV_series)" title="Pokémon (TV series)">Pokémon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Recess_(TV_series)" title="Recess (TV series)">Recess</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stargate_SG-1" title="Stargate SG-1">Stargate SG-1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teletubbies" title="Teletubbies">Teletubbies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alles_Kan_Beter" title="Alles Kan Beter">Alles Kan Beter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Ghostbusters" title="Extreme Ghostbusters">Extreme Ghostbusters</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bravo" title="Johnny Bravo">Johnny Bravo</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Angry_Beavers" title="The Angry Beavers">The Angry Beavers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daria" title="Daria">Daria</a> and <a href="/wiki/I%27m_Alan_Partridge" title="I'm Alan Partridge">I'm Alan Partridge</a>; the <a href="/wiki/TV_Parental_Guidelines" title="TV Parental Guidelines">TV Parental Guidelines</a> <a href="/wiki/Television_content_rating_system" title="Television content rating system">television content rating system</a> is introduced; <a href="/wiki/Netflix_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Netflix Inc.">Netflix</a> is founded, starting life as a mail-based rental service; the first <a href="/wiki/Plasma_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Plasma television">plasma televisions</a> go on sale; 685 children across Japan are taken to hospitals from seizures <a href="/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon" title="Dennō Senshi Porygon">caused by a Pokémon episode</a>; millions watch the <a href="/wiki/Funeral_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales" title="Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales">funeral of Princess Diana</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_television" title="1998 in television">1998</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire%3F_(British_game_show)" title="Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dawson%27s_Creek" title="Dawson's Creek">Dawson's Creek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Will_%26_Grace" title="Will & Grace">Will & Grace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charmed" title="Charmed">Charmed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_The_Series" title="Godzilla: The Series">Godzilla: The Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Powerpuff_Girls" title="The Powerpuff Girls">The Powerpuff Girls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop" title="Cowboy Bebop">Cowboy Bebop</a>, <a href="/wiki/That_%2770s_Show" title="That '70s Show">That '70s Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sex_and_the_City" title="Sex and the City">Sex and the City</a>, <a href="/wiki/WCW_Thunder" title="WCW Thunder">WCW Thunder</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Royle_Family" title="The Royle Family">The Royle Family</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_King_of_Queens" title="The King of Queens">The King of Queens</a>, and <a href="/wiki/CatDog" title="CatDog">CatDog</a>; <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston Communications">Kingston Communications</a> launches the first major <a href="/wiki/Video-on-demand" class="mw-redirect" title="Video-on-demand">video-on-demand</a> service.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_television" title="1999 in television">1999</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sopranos" title="The Sopranos">The Sopranos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a>, <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Futurama" title="Futurama">Futurama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed,_Edd_n_Eddy" title="Ed, Edd n Eddy">Ed, Edd n Eddy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog" title="Courage the Cowardly Dog">Courage the Cowardly Dog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dragon_Tales" title="Dragon Tales">Dragon Tales</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_West_Wing" title="The West Wing">The West Wing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whassup%3F" title="Whassup?">Whassup?</a> (Budweiser), <a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">WWF Smackdown</a>, <a href="/wiki/One_Piece_(1999_TV_series)" title="One Piece (1999 TV series)">One Piece</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ford_Global_Anthem" title="Ford Global Anthem">Global Anthem</a> (Ford), <a href="/wiki/Bob_the_Builder" title="Bob the Builder">Bob the Builder</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Amanda_Show" title="The Amanda Show">The Amanda Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Brother_(Netherlands)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Brother (Netherlands)">Big Brother</a> (Netherlands), <a href="/wiki/Walking_with..." title="Walking with...">Walking with Prehistoric Life</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yo_soy_Betty,_la_fea" title="Yo soy Betty, la fea">Yo soy Betty, la fea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surfer_(advertisement)" title="Surfer (advertisement)">Surfer</a> (Guinness), <a href="/wiki/Freaks_and_Geeks" title="Freaks and Geeks">Freaks and Geeks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trick_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trick (TV series)">Trick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angel_(1999_TV_series)" title="Angel (1999 TV series)">Angel</a>; the first <a href="/wiki/Digital_video_recorder" title="Digital video recorder">digital video recorders</a> (DVRs) go on sale, one of them being <a href="/wiki/TiVo" title="TiVo">TiVo</a>; <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a> becomes the last country to introduce television by the celebration of the fourth king's Silver Jubilee after years of self-imposed prohibition of media technology.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2000s">2000s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2000s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_television" title="2000 in television">2000</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation">CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Brother_(American_TV_series)" title="Big Brother (American TV series)">Big Brother</a> (U.S.), <a href="/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm" title="Curb Your Enthusiasm">Curb Your Enthusiasm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_in_the_Middle" title="Malcolm in the Middle">Malcolm in the Middle</a>, <a href="/wiki/MTV_Cribs" title="MTV Cribs">MTV Cribs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Survivor_(American_TV_series)" title="Survivor (American TV series)">Survivor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackass_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackass (TV series)">Jackass</a>, <a href="/wiki/106_%26_Park" title="106 & Park">106 & Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weakest_Link" title="Weakest Link">Weakest Link</a>, <a href="/wiki/Just_for_Laughs:_Gags" class="mw-redirect" title="Just for Laughs: Gags">Just for Laughs: Gags</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dora_the_Explorer_(TV_series)" title="Dora the Explorer (TV series)">Dora the Explorer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clifford_the_Big_Red_Dog_(2000_TV_series)" title="Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)">Clifford the Big Red Dog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force" title="Aqua Teen Hunger Force">Aqua Teen Hunger Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gilmore_Girls" title="Gilmore Girls">Gilmore Girls</a>; <a href="/wiki/Billy_Mays" title="Billy Mays">Billy Mays</a> shoots an infomercial for <a href="/wiki/OxiClean" title="OxiClean">OxiClean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_television" title="2001 in television">2001</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Bernie_Mac_Show" title="The Bernie Mac Show">The Bernie Mac Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/24_(TV_series)" title="24 (TV series)">24</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scrubs_(TV_series)" title="Scrubs (TV series)">Scrubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Office_(British_TV_series)" title="The Office (British TV series)">The Office</a> (UK), <a href="/wiki/Band_of_Brothers_(TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)">Band of Brothers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sangdo,_Merchants_of_Joseon" class="mw-redirect" title="Sangdo, Merchants of Joseon">Sangdo, Merchants of Joseon</a>, <a href="/wiki/My_Wife_and_Kids" title="My Wife and Kids">My Wife and Kids</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alias_(TV_series)" title="Alias (TV series)">Alias</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Amazing_Race" title="The Amazing Race">The Amazing Race</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Us" title="The Secret Life of Us">The Secret Life of Us</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor" title="Fear Factor">Fear Factor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trailer_Park_Boys" title="Trailer Park Boys">Trailer Park Boys</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Fairly_OddParents" title="The Fairly OddParents">The Fairly OddParents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Invader_Zim" title="Invader Zim">Invader Zim</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Grim_Adventures_of_Billy_and_Mandy" class="mw-redirect" title="The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy">The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samurai_Jack" title="Samurai Jack">Samurai Jack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_Duel_Monsters" title="Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters">Yu-Gi-Oh!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lizzie_McGuire" title="Lizzie McGuire">Lizzie McGuire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Totally_Spies!" title="Totally Spies!">Totally Spies!</a>, <a href="/wiki/How_It%27s_Made" title="How It's Made">How It's Made</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smallville" title="Smallville">Smallville</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Six_Feet_Under_(TV_series)" title="Six Feet Under (TV series)">Six Feet Under</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Criminal_Intent" title="Law & Order: Criminal Intent">Law & Order: Criminal Intent</a>. The world witnesses the <a href="/wiki/September_11_terrorist_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 11 terrorist attacks">September 11 terrorist attacks</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington</a> which sees regular programming suspended to bring up-to-date coverage of events relating to the attacks.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_television" title="2002 in television">2002</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)" title="The Bachelor (American TV series)">The Bachelor</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Shield_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Shield (TV series)">The Shield</a>, <a href="/wiki/City_of_Men" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Men">City of Men</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kim_Possible" title="Kim Possible">Kim Possible</a>, <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Makeover" title="Extreme Makeover">Extreme Makeover</a>, <a href="/wiki/What%27s_New,_Scooby-Doo%3F" title="What's New, Scooby-Doo?">What's New, Scooby-Doo?</a>, <a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_Celebrity..._Get_Me_Out_of_Here!" class="mw-redirect" title="I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!">I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!</a>, <a href="/wiki/8_Simple_Rules" title="8 Simple Rules">8 Simple Rules</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baby_Looney_Tunes" title="Baby Looney Tunes">Baby Looney Tunes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monk_(TV_series)" title="Monk (TV series)">Monk</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Jimmy_Neutron:_Boy_Genius" class="mw-redirect" title="The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius">The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Codename:_Kids_Next_Door" title="Codename: Kids Next Door">Codename: Kids Next Door</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madventures_(Finnish_TV_program)" title="Madventures (Finnish TV program)">Madventures</a>, <a href="/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)" title="Firefly (TV series)">Firefly</a>, <a href="/wiki/100_Greatest_Britons" title="100 Greatest Britons">100 Greatest Britons</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Most_Extreme" title="The Most Extreme">The Most Extreme</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winter_Sonata" title="Winter Sonata">Winter Sonata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex" title="Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex">Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clone_High" title="Clone High">Clone High</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Lopez_(TV_series)" title="George Lopez (TV series)">George Lopez</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Wire" title="The Wire">The Wire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naruto_(TV_series)" title="Naruto (TV series)">Naruto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wish_Ko_Lang!" title="Wish Ko Lang!">Wish Ko Lang!</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Without_a_Trace" title="Without a Trace">Without a Trace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)" title="Top Gear (2002 TV series)">Top Gear</a>; The <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWF</a> ends its "<a href="/wiki/Attitude_Era" title="Attitude Era">Attitude Era</a>" and is forced to change its name to WWE due to a dispute with the <a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature" title="World Wide Fund for Nature">World Wide Fund for Nature</a>; Millions watch the <a href="/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics" title="2002 Winter Olympics">Winter Olympic Games</a> in Salt Lake City and the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002 FIFA World Cup</a> hosted by Japan and South Korea.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_television" title="2003 in television">2003</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Two_and_a_Half_Men" title="Two and a Half Men">Two and a Half Men</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Simple_Life" title="The Simple Life">The Simple Life</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chappelle%27s_Show" title="Chappelle's Show">Chappelle's Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/One_Tree_Hill_(TV_series)" title="One Tree Hill (TV series)">One Tree Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punk%27d" title="Punk'd">Punk'd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teen_Titans_(TV_series)" title="Teen Titans (TV series)">Teen Titans</a>, <a href="/wiki/My_Life_as_a_Teenage_Robot" title="My Life as a Teenage Robot">My Life as a Teenage Robot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonic_X" title="Sonic X">Sonic X</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_O.C." title="The O.C.">The O.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/That%27s_So_Raven" title="That's So Raven">That's So Raven</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cog_(advertisement)" title="Cog (advertisement)">Cog</a> (Honda), <a href="/wiki/Reno_911!" title="Reno 911!">Reno 911!</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Bachelorette_(American_TV_series)" title="The Bachelorette (American TV series)">The Bachelorette</a>, <a href="/wiki/MythBusters" title="MythBusters">MythBusters</a>, <a href="/wiki/NCIS_(TV_series)" title="NCIS (TV series)">NCIS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Kimmel Live">Jimmy Kimmel Live</a>, <a href="/wiki/All_In_(TV_series)" title="All In (TV series)">All In</a>, <a href="/wiki/Little_Britain_(sketch_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Britain (sketch show)">Little Britain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peep_Show_(British_TV_series)" title="Peep Show (British TV series)">Peep Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arrested_Development_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arrested Development (TV series)">Arrested Development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Serrano" title="Los Serrano">Los Serrano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Mystery" title="Martin Mystery">Martin Mystery</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Ellen_DeGeneres_Show" title="The Ellen DeGeneres Show">The Ellen DeGeneres Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Venture_Bros." title="The Venture Bros.">The Venture Bros.</a>; The controversial <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> becomes the year's <a href="/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_Iraq_War" title="Media coverage of the Iraq War">most covered story on news channels around the world</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_television" title="2004 in television">2004</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Bleach_(TV_series)" title="Bleach (TV series)">Bleach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Entourage_(American_TV_series)" title="Entourage (American TV series)">Entourage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laguna_Beach:_The_Real_Orange_County" title="Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County">Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County</a>, <a href="/wiki/House_(TV_series)" title="House (TV series)">House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lost_(2004_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lost (2004 TV series)">Lost</a>, <a href="/wiki/Desperate_Housewives" title="Desperate Housewives">Desperate Housewives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Veronica_Mars" title="Veronica Mars">Veronica Mars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Phantom" title="Danny Phantom">Danny Phantom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series)" title="Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)">Battlestar Galactica</a> (2004), <a href="/wiki/Ghost_Hunters_(TV_series)" title="Ghost Hunters (TV series)">Ghost Hunters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foster%27s_Home_for_Imaginary_Friends" title="Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends">Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends</a>, <a href="/wiki/Entourage_(American_TV_series)" title="Entourage (American TV series)">Entourage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hassan_and_Habibah" class="mw-redirect" title="Hassan and Habibah">Hassan and Habibah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peppa_Pig" title="Peppa Pig">Peppa Pig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drake_%26_Josh" title="Drake & Josh">Drake & Josh</a>, <a href="/wiki/LazyTown" title="LazyTown">LazyTown</a>, the <a href="/wiki/GEICO_Cavemen" title="GEICO Cavemen">GEICO Cavemen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drawn_Together" title="Drawn Together">Drawn Together</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Girl_(TV_series)" title="Super Girl (TV series)">Super Girl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maya_%26_Miguel" title="Maya & Miguel">Maya & Miguel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hell%27s_Kitchen_(British_TV_series)" title="Hell's Kitchen (British TV series)">Hell's Kitchen</a> (UK), <a href="/wiki/The_Apprentice_(American_TV_series)" title="The Apprentice (American TV series)">The Apprentice</a> (U.S.), <a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)" title="The Biggest Loser (American TV series)">The Biggest Loser</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)" title="The X Factor (British TV series)">The X Factor</a>; <a href="/wiki/Euro1080" title="Euro1080">Euro1080</a> launches the first <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">high-definition television</a> broadcast.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_television" title="2005 in television">2005</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender" title="Avatar: The Last Airbender">Avatar: The Last Airbender</a>, <a href="/wiki/It%27s_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia" title="It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia">It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spiral_(TV_series)" title="Spiral (TV series)">Spiral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Noghtechin" class="mw-redirect" title="Noghtechin">Noghtechin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars" title="Dancing with the Stars">Dancing with the Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Closer" title="The Closer">The Closer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rome_(TV_Series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rome (TV Series)">Rome</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Suite_Life_of_Zack_%26_Cody" title="The Suite Life of Zack & Cody">The Suite Life of Zack & Cody</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_10_(2005_TV_series)" title="Ben 10 (2005 TV series)">Ben 10</a>, <a href="/wiki/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(American_TV_series)" title="So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series)">So You Think You Can Dance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bones_(TV_series)" title="Bones (TV series)">Bones</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Colbert_Report" title="The Colbert Report">The Colbert Report</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Dad!" title="American Dad!">American Dad!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Everybody_Hates_Chris" title="Everybody Hates Chris">Everybody Hates Chris</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)" title="The Office (American TV series)">The Office</a> (U.S.), <a href="/wiki/How_I_Met_Your_Mother" title="How I Met Your Mother">How I Met Your Mother</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Girls_Next_Door" title="The Girls Next Door">The Girls Next Door</a>, <a href="/wiki/Criminal_Minds" title="Criminal Minds">Criminal Minds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_(American_game_show)" title="Deal or No Deal (American game show)">Deal or No Deal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Draught:_Big_Ad" title="Carlton Draught: Big Ad">Carlton Draught: Big Ad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Balitanghali" title="Balitanghali">Balitanghali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(American_TV_series)" title="Supernatural (American TV series)">Supernatural</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prison_Break" title="Prison Break">Prison Break</a>; The Trials of <a href="/wiki/Trial_of_Michael_Jackson" title="Trial of Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trial_of_Saddam_Hussein" title="Trial of Saddam Hussein">Saddam Hussein</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II">Funeral of Pope John Paul II</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Charles_and_Camilla_Parker_Bowles" title="Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles">Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla</a> each get significant news coverage.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_television" title="2006 in television">2006</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/High_School_Musical" title="High School Musical">High School Musical</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Hills_(TV_series)" title="The Hills (TV series)">The Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/T%C3%BCrkisch_f%C3%BCr_Anf%C3%A4nger" title="Türkisch für Anfänger">Türkisch für Anfänger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Planet_Earth_(2006_TV_series)" title="Planet Earth (2006 TV series)">Planet Earth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jumong_(TV_series)" title="Jumong (TV series)">Jumong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heroes_(American_TV_series)" title="Heroes (American TV series)">Heroes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dexter_(TV_series)" title="Dexter (TV series)">Dexter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Psych" title="Psych">Psych</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry_Tales" title="Tom and Jerry Tales">Tom and Jerry Tales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(TV_series)" title="Friday Night Lights (TV series)">Friday Night Lights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ugly_Betty" title="Ugly Betty">Ugly Betty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hannah_Montana" title="Hannah Montana">Hannah Montana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Death_Note" title="Death Note">Death Note</a>, <a href="/wiki/Top_Chef" title="Top Chef">Top Chef</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Real_Housewives_of_Orange_County" title="The Real Housewives of Orange County">The Real Housewives of Orange County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Brooker%27s_Screenwipe" title="Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe">Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Code_Geass" title="Code Geass">Code Geass</a> and <a href="/wiki/30_Rock" title="30 Rock">30 Rock</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> is the first country to move to <a href="/wiki/Digital_television" title="Digital television">digital television</a>; <a href="/wiki/HD_DVD" title="HD DVD">HD DVD</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc" class="mw-redirect" title="Blu-ray Disc">Blu-ray Disc</a> launched; <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> becomes the first country to complete a <a href="/wiki/Digital_television_transition" title="Digital television transition">wholesale switch</a> from <a href="/wiki/Analog_television" title="Analog television">analog television</a> to digital over-the-air (terrestrial television) broadcasting.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_television" title="2007 in television">2007</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory" title="The Big Bang Theory">The Big Bang Theory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keeping_Up_with_the_Kardashians" title="Keeping Up with the Kardashians">Keeping Up with the Kardashians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Britain%27s_Got_Talent" title="Britain's Got Talent">Britain's Got Talent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_(advertisement)" title="Gorilla (advertisement)">Gorilla</a> (Cadbury's Dairy Milk), <a href="/wiki/Burn_Notice" title="Burn Notice">Burn Notice</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Golden_Path_(TV_series)" title="The Golden Path (TV series)">The Golden Path</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pushing_Daisies" title="Pushing Daisies">Pushing Daisies</a>, the <a href="/wiki/John_Lewis_Christmas_advert" title="John Lewis Christmas advert">John Lewis Christmas advert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wizards_of_Waverly_Place" title="Wizards of Waverly Place">Wizards of Waverly Place</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb" title="Phineas and Ferb">Phineas and Ferb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Total_Drama" title="Total Drama">Total Drama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xavier:_Renegade_Angel" title="Xavier: Renegade Angel">Xavier: Renegade Angel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gossip_Girl" title="Gossip Girl">Gossip Girl</a>, <a href="/wiki/ICarly" title="ICarly">iCarly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Are_You_Smarter_than_a_5th_Grader%3F_(American_game_show)" title="Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (American game show)">Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_Bride" title="Golden Bride">Golden Bride</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Killing_(Danish_TV_series)" title="The Killing (Danish TV series)">The Killing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_(TV_series)" title="Chuck (TV series)">Chuck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mad_Men" title="Mad Men">Mad Men</a> and <a href="/wiki/Damages_(TV_series)" title="Damages (TV series)">Damages</a>; <a href="/wiki/2007_Venezuelan_RCTV_protests" title="2007 Venezuelan RCTV protests">2007 Venezuelan RCTV protests</a> in Venezuela; a <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike">writers' strike</a> shuts down U.S. scripted programming in November; <a href="/wiki/CNN/YouTube_presidential_debates" title="CNN/YouTube presidential debates">CNN and YouTube sponsor U.S. presidential debates</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_television" title="2008 in television">2008</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Breaking_Bad" title="Breaking Bad">Breaking Bad</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Mentalist" title="The Mentalist">The Mentalist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Anarchy" title="Sons of Anarchy">Sons of Anarchy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Clone_Wars_(2008_TV_series)" title="Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)">Star Wars: The Clone Wars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paris_Hilton%27s_My_New_BFF" title="Paris Hilton's My New BFF">Paris Hilton's My New BFF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wipeout_(2008_U.S._game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)">Wipeout</a>, <a href="/wiki/True_Blood" title="True Blood">True Blood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series)" title="Fringe (TV series)">Fringe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Underbelly_(TV_series)" title="Underbelly (TV series)">Underbelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Inbetweeners" title="The Inbetweeners">The Inbetweeners</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radio_Arvyla" title="Radio Arvyla">Radio Arvyla</a>, <a href="/wiki/19_Kids_and_Counting" title="19 Kids and Counting">19 Kids and Counting</a>; the launch of <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a>'s ad campaign; the first <a href="/wiki/3D_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="3D TV">3D TV</a> broadcasts; <a href="/wiki/Thai_PBS" class="mw-redirect" title="Thai PBS">Thai PBS</a> are launched; the historical miniseries <a href="/wiki/John_Adams_(miniseries)" title="John Adams (miniseries)">John Adams</a> premieres on <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> and wins a record-breaking thirteen Emmys.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_television" title="2009 in television">2009</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Pointless" title="Pointless">Pointless</a>, <a href="/wiki/Modern_Family" title="Modern Family">Modern Family</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pawn_Stars" title="Pawn Stars">Pawn Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cake_Boss" title="Cake Boss">Cake Boss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tosh.0" title="Tosh.0">Tosh.0</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jersey_Shore_(TV_series)" title="Jersey Shore (TV series)">Jersey Shore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Castle_(TV_series)" title="Castle (TV series)">Castle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horrible_Histories_(2009_TV_series)" title="Horrible Histories (2009 TV series)">Horrible Histories</a>, <a href="/wiki/White_Collar_(TV_series)" title="White Collar (TV series)">White Collar</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Vampire_Diaries" title="The Vampire Diaries">The Vampire Diaries</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Good_Wife" title="The Good Wife">The Good Wife</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show" title="The Cleveland Show">The Cleveland Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cougar_Town" title="Cougar Town">Cougar Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race" title="RuPaul's Drag Race">RuPaul's Drag Race</a>, <a href="/wiki/Archer_(2009_TV_series)" title="Archer (2009 TV series)">Archer</a>, <a href="/wiki/16_and_Pregnant" title="16 and Pregnant">16 and Pregnant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Late_Night_With_Jimmy_Fallon" class="mw-redirect" title="Late Night With Jimmy Fallon">Late Night With Jimmy Fallon</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Middle_(TV_series)" title="The Middle (TV series)">The Middle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teen_Mom" title="Teen Mom">Teen Mom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation" title="Parks and Recreation">Parks and Recreation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Community_(TV_series)" title="Community (TV series)">Community</a> and <a href="/wiki/Misfits_(TV_series)" title="Misfits (TV series)">Misfits</a>; millions watch the <a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="First inauguration of Barack Obama">inauguration of Barack Obama</a> as well as coverage of the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson" title="Death of Michael Jackson">death</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson_memorial_service" title="Michael Jackson memorial service">funeral</a> of Michael Jackson.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2010s">2010s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2010s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_television" title="2010 in television">2010</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Five-0_(2010_TV_series)" title="Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)">Hawaii Five-0</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adventure_Time" title="Adventure Time">Adventure Time</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regular_Show" title="Regular Show">Regular Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Downton_Abbey" title="Downton Abbey">Downton Abbey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glass_Home" title="Glass Home">Glass Home</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borgen_(TV_series)" title="Borgen (TV series)">Borgen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sherlock_(TV_series)" title="Sherlock (TV series)">Sherlock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solsidan_(TV_series)" title="Solsidan (TV series)">Solsidan</a>, "<a href="/wiki/The_Man_Your_Man_Could_Smell_Like" title="The Man Your Man Could Smell Like">The Man Your Man Could Smell Like</a>" (Old Spice), <a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars" title="Pretty Little Liars">Pretty Little Liars</a>, <a href="/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic" title="My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic">My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boardwalk_Empire" title="Boardwalk Empire">Boardwalk Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Great_British_Bake_Off" title="The Great British Bake Off">The Great British Bake Off</a>, <a href="/wiki/Treme_(TV_series)" title="Treme (TV series)">Treme</a>, <a href="/wiki/Young_Justice_(TV_series)" title="Young Justice (TV series)">Young Justice</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)" title="The Walking Dead (TV series)">The Walking Dead</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Voice_of_Holland" title="The Voice of Holland">The Voice</a> (Holland); <a href="/wiki/2010_Tonight_Show_conflict" title="2010 Tonight Show conflict">Tonight Show conflict between Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_television" title="2011 in television">2011</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Mirror" title="Black Mirror">Black Mirror</a>, <a href="/wiki/Top_Boy" title="Top Boy">Top Boy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)" title="Person of Interest (TV series)">Person of Interest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers" title="Bob's Burgers">Bob's Burgers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leyla_ile_Mecnun" class="mw-redirect" title="Leyla ile Mecnun">Leyla ile Mecnun</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Horror_Story" title="American Horror Story">American Horror Story</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suits_(American_TV_series)" title="Suits (American TV series)">Suits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shameless_(American_TV_series)" title="Shameless (American TV series)">Shameless</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Amazing_World_of_Gumball" title="The Amazing World of Gumball">The Amazing World of Gumball</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Girl" title="New Girl">New Girl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Homeland_(TV_series)" title="Homeland (TV series)">Homeland</a>; <a href="/wiki/State_Farm" title="State Farm">State Farm</a> premieres its "State of..." advertising campaign, which includes the "State of Unrest" commercial (a.k.a. "<a href="/wiki/Jake_from_State_Farm" class="mw-redirect" title="Jake from State Farm">Jake from State Farm</a>"); millions watch <a href="/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_William_and_Catherine_Middleton" title="Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton">Prince William marry Kate Middleton</a>; <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Watson_(computer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (computer)">Watson</a> competes against former champions <a href="/wiki/Brad_Rutter" title="Brad Rutter">Brad Rutter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Jennings" title="Ken Jennings">Ken Jennings</a> on Jeopardy!; <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">President Obama</a> announces the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Osama_bin_Laden" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Osama bin Laden">death of Osama bin Laden</a> on live television.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_television" title="2012 in television">2012</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Duck_Dynasty" title="Duck Dynasty">Duck Dynasty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satyamev_Jayate_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Satyamev Jayate (TV series)">Satyamev Jayate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gravity_Falls" title="Gravity Falls">Gravity Falls</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(2012_TV_Series)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV Series) (page does not exist)">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV Series)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Girls_(TV_series)" title="Girls (TV series)">Girls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Key_%26_Peele" title="Key & Peele">Key & Peele</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scandal_(American_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scandal (American TV series)">Scandal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville_(2012_TV_series)" title="Nashville (2012 TV series)">Nashville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr%C5%BEavni_posao" title="Državni posao">Državni posao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Call_the_Midwife" title="Call the Midwife">Call the Midwife</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Stone%27s_Untold_History_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States">Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lies" title="House of Lies">House of Lies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Veep" title="Veep">Veep</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arrow_(TV_series)" title="Arrow (TV series)">Arrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omar_(TV_series)" title="Omar (TV series)">Omar</a>, <a href="/wiki/JoJo%27s_Bizarre_Adventure_(TV_series)" title="JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series)">JoJo's Bizarre Adventure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Tiger%27s_Neighborhood" title="Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood">Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kitchen_(TV_series)" title="Kitchen (TV series)">Kitchen</a>; the <a href="/wiki/2012_London_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 London Olympics">2012 London Olympics</a> becomes the most-watched event of the year.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_television" title="2013 in television">2013</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Rick_and_Morty" title="Rick and Morty">Rick and Morty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series)" title="Peaky Blinders (TV series)">Peaky Blinders</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Following" title="The Following">The Following</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epic_Split" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic Split">Epic Split</a> (Volvo Trucks), <a href="/wiki/House_of_Cards_(American_TV_series)" title="House of Cards (American TV series)">House of Cards</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Americans" title="The Americans">The Americans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bates_Motel_(TV_series)" title="Bates Motel (TV series)">Bates Motel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Universe" title="Steven Universe">Steven Universe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Broadchurch" title="Broadchurch">Broadchurch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hannibal_(TV_series)" title="Hannibal (TV series)">Hannibal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Titan" title="Attack on Titan">Attack on Titan</a>, <a href="/wiki/PAW_Patrol" class="mw-redirect" title="PAW Patrol">PAW Patrol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vikings_(2013_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vikings (2013 TV series)">Vikings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orange_is_the_New_Black" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange is the New Black">Orange is the New Black</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nine-Nine" title="Brooklyn Nine-Nine">Brooklyn Nine-Nine</a>; Television stations cover the <a href="/wiki/Resignation_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI">Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2013_papal_conclave" title="2013 papal conclave">election of his successor</a> while in the United States, American singer <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> creates controversy during a performance at <a href="/wiki/2013_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2013 MTV Video Music Awards">that year's VMAs</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_television" title="2014 in television">2014</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/True_Detective" title="True Detective">True Detective</a>, <a href="/wiki/How_to_Get_Away_with_Murder" title="How to Get Away with Murder">How to Get Away with Murder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black-ish" title="Black-ish">Black-ish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Last_Week_Tonight_with_John_Oliver" title="Last Week Tonight with John Oliver">Last Week Tonight with John Oliver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fargo_(TV_series)" title="Fargo (TV series)">Fargo</a>, <a href="/wiki/BoJack_Horseman" title="BoJack Horseman">BoJack Horseman</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Flash_(2014_TV_series)" title="The Flash (2014 TV series)">The Flash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gomorrah_(TV_series)" title="Gomorrah (TV series)">Gomorrah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Outlander_(TV_series)" title="Outlander (TV series)">Outlander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucha_Underground" title="Lucha Underground">Lucha Underground</a>, <a href="/wiki/Broad_City" title="Broad City">Broad City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Over_the_Garden_Wall" title="Over the Garden Wall">Over the Garden Wall</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Leftovers_(TV_series)" title="The Leftovers (TV series)">The Leftovers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jane_the_Virgin" title="Jane the Virgin">Jane the Virgin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chrisley_Knows_Best" title="Chrisley Knows Best">Chrisley Knows Best</a>; Billions of people watch the <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014 FIFA World Cup</a>.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_television" title="2015 in television">2015</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Better_Call_Saul" title="Better Call Saul">Better Call Saul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Beaks" title="Harvey Beaks">Harvey Beaks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Empire_(2015_TV_series)" title="Empire (2015 TV series)">Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Narcos" title="Narcos">Narcos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crazy_Ex-Girlfriend_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series)">Crazy Ex-Girlfriend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Life_in_Pieces" title="Life in Pieces">Life in Pieces</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_Kimmy_Schmidt" title="Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt">Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)" title="Supergirl (TV series)">Supergirl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Love_Island_(2015_TV_series)" title="Love Island (2015 TV series)">Love Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Robot" title="Mr. Robot">Mr. Robot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schitt%27s_Creek" title="Schitt's Creek">Schitt's Creek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deutschland_83" title="Deutschland 83">Deutschland 83</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lip_Sync_Battle" title="Lip Sync Battle">Lip Sync Battle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Superstore_(TV_series)" title="Superstore (TV series)">Superstore</a>; <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">Super Bowl XLIX</a> breaks the record for most-watched program in the history of American television; <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr._vs._Manny_Pacquiao" title="Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao">Mayweather–Pacquiao boxing match</a> is history's biggest <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> fight; <a href="/wiki/Steve_Harvey" title="Steve Harvey">Steve Harvey</a> hosts the Miss Universe 2015 pageant in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> and mistakenly names the first runner-up, Miss Colombia (Ariadna Gutiérrez) as the winner, announcing shortly after that he had read the results incorrectly and that Miss Philippines (Pia Wurtzbach) was the new Miss Universe; ten are killed during <a href="/wiki/Villa_Castelli_helicopter_collision" class="mw-redirect" title="Villa Castelli helicopter collision">a helicopter crash</a> during filming of reality series <a href="/wiki/Dropped_(French_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dropped (French TV series)">Dropped</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_television" title="2016 in television">2016</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Stranger_Things" title="Stranger Things">Stranger Things</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Night_Of" title="The Night Of">The Night Of</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucifer_(TV_series)" title="Lucifer (TV series)">Lucifer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fleabag" title="Fleabag">Fleabag</a>, <a href="/wiki/War_%26_Peace_(2016_TV_series)" title="War & Peace (2016 TV series)">War & Peace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roots_(2016_miniseries)" title="Roots (2016 miniseries)">Roots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mann_Mayal" title="Mann Mayal">Mann Mayal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_(TV_series)" title="Atlanta (TV series)">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/This_Is_Us" title="This Is Us">This Is Us</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Good_Place" title="The Good Place">The Good Place</a>, <a href="/wiki/My_Hero_Academia" title="My Hero Academia">My Hero Academia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Full_Frontal_with_Samantha_Bee" title="Full Frontal with Samantha Bee">Full Frontal with Samantha Bee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Insecure_(TV_series)" title="Insecure (TV series)">Insecure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series)" title="Westworld (TV series)">Westworld</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Loud_House" title="The Loud House">The Loud House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tales_of_Arcadia" title="Tales of Arcadia">Tales of Arcadia</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Crown_(TV_series)" title="The Crown (TV series)">The Crown</a>; the last known company in the world to manufacture VHS equipment (<a href="/wiki/VCR/DVD_combo" title="VCR/DVD combo">VCR/DVD combos</a>), <a href="/wiki/Funai" title="Funai">Funai</a> of Japan, ceases production, citing shrinking demand and difficulties procuring parts.<a href="#cite_note-lastVHS-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_television" title="2017 in television">2017</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Money_Heist" title="Money Heist">Money Heist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riverdale_(2017_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverdale (2017 TV series)">Riverdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Little_Lies_(TV_series)" title="Big Little Lies (TV series)">Big Little Lies</a>, <a href="/wiki/DuckTales_(2017_TV_series)" title="DuckTales (2017 TV series)">DuckTales</a> (2017), <a href="/wiki/The_Marvelous_Mrs._Maisel" title="The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel">The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Mouth_(American_TV_series)" title="Big Mouth (American TV series)">Big Mouth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carpool_Karaoke:_The_Series" title="Carpool Karaoke: The Series">Carpool Karaoke</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(TV_series)" title="The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)">The Handmaid's Tale</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Repair_Shop" title="The Repair Shop">The Repair Shop</a>, <a href="/wiki/GLOW_(TV_series)" title="GLOW (TV series)">GLOW</a>, <a href="/wiki/S.W.A.T._(2017_TV_series)" title="S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)">S.W.A.T.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events_(TV_series)" title="A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)">A Series of Unfortunate Events</a>; At the <a href="/wiki/89th_Academy_Awards" title="89th Academy Awards">89th Academy Awards</a>, the film <a href="/wiki/Moonlight_(2016_film)" title="Moonlight (2016 film)">Moonlight</a> is announced the correct winner for Best Picture, after actors <a href="/wiki/Faye_Dunaway" title="Faye Dunaway">Faye Dunaway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Warren_Beatty" title="Warren Beatty">Warren Beatty</a> announce <a href="/wiki/La_La_Land_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="La La Land (film)">La La Land</a>, another acclaimed film, the winner by mistake on national television.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_television" title="2018 in television">2018</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Bluey_(2018_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bluey (2018 TV series)">Bluey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Jack_Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan">Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hilda_(TV_series)" title="Hilda (TV series)">Hilda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_(TV_series)" title="Barry (TV series)">Barry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cobra_Kai" title="Cobra Kai">Cobra Kai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Killing_Eve" title="Killing Eve">Killing Eve</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bodyguard_(British_TV_series)" title="Bodyguard (British TV series)">Bodyguard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pose_(TV_series)" title="Pose (TV series)">Pose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Succession_(TV_series)" title="Succession (TV series)">Succession</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Neighborhood_(TV_series)" title="The Neighborhood (TV series)">The Neighborhood</a>, <a href="/wiki/She-Ra_and_the_Princesses_of_Power" title="She-Ra and the Princesses of Power">She-Ra and the Princesses of Power</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Patriot_Act_with_Hasan_Minhaj" title="Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj">Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj</a>; millions watch <a href="/wiki/Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex" title="Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex">Prince Harry</a> <a href="/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Harry_and_Meghan_Markle" title="Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle">marry</a> <a href="/wiki/Meghan_Markle" class="mw-redirect" title="Meghan Markle">Meghan Markle</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_television" title="2019 in television">2019</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Chernobyl_(miniseries)" title="Chernobyl (miniseries)">Chernobyl</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Mandalorian" title="The Mandalorian">The Mandalorian</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Boys_(TV_series)" title="The Boys (TV series)">The Boys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harley_Quinn_(TV_series)" title="Harley Quinn (TV series)">Harley Quinn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Watchmen_(TV_series)" title="Watchmen (TV series)">Watchmen</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(American_TV_series)" title="The Masked Singer (American TV series)">The Masked Singer</a>, <a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling:_Dynamite" class="mw-redirect" title="All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite">All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russian_Doll_(TV_series)" title="Russian Doll (TV series)">Russian Doll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Demon_Slayer:_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba" title="Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba">Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba</a>, <a href="/wiki/His_Dark_Materials_(TV_series)" title="His Dark Materials (TV series)">His Dark Materials</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amphibia_(TV_series)" title="Amphibia (TV series)">Amphibia</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Umbrella_Academy_(TV_series)" title="The Umbrella Academy (TV series)">The Umbrella Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Other_Two_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Other Two (TV series)">The Other Two</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hanna_(TV_series)" title="Hanna (TV series)">Hanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)" title="Euphoria (American TV series)">Euphoria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramy_(TV_series)" title="Ramy (TV series)">Ramy</a>, <a href="/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows_(TV_series)" title="What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)">What We Do in the Shadows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sex_Education_(TV_series)" title="Sex Education (TV series)">Sex Education</a>, <a href="/wiki/When_They_See_Us" title="When They See Us">When They See Us</a>, <a href="/wiki/Good_Omens_(TV_series)" title="Good Omens (TV series)">Good Omens</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Show_(American_TV_series)" title="The Morning Show (American TV series)">The Morning Show</a>; <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a> launches its streaming service, <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2020s">2020s</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2020s">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_television" title="2020 in television">2020</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lasso" title="Ted Lasso">Ted Lasso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tiger_King" title="Tiger King">Tiger King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bridgerton" title="Bridgerton">Bridgerton</a>, <a href="/wiki/I_May_Destroy_You" title="I May Destroy You">I May Destroy You</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stargirl_(TV_series)" title="Stargirl (TV series)">Stargirl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dispatches_from_Elsewhere" title="Dispatches from Elsewhere">Dispatches from Elsewhere</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Owl_House" title="The Owl House">The Owl House</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Great_(2020_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Great (2020 TV series)">The Great</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dash_%26_Lily" title="Dash & Lily">Dash & Lily</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_television" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television">COVID-19 pandemic shuts down production on many television programs</a>; <a href="/wiki/ABS-CBN_shutdown" class="mw-redirect" title="ABS-CBN shutdown">ABS-CBN shutdown</a> in the Philippines</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_television" title="2021 in television">2021</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Squid_Game" title="Squid Game">Squid Game</a>, <a href="/wiki/Invincible_(TV_series)" title="Invincible (TV series)">Invincible</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellowjackets_(TV_series)" title="Yellowjackets (TV series)">Yellowjackets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Girls5eva" title="Girls5eva">Girls5eva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hacks_(TV_series)" title="Hacks (TV series)">Hacks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reservation_Dogs" title="Reservation Dogs">Reservation Dogs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Only_Murders_in_the_Building" title="Only Murders in the Building">Only Murders in the Building</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schmigadoon!" title="Schmigadoon!">Schmigadoon!</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_White_Lotus" title="The White Lotus">The White Lotus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abbott_Elementary" title="Abbott Elementary">Abbott Elementary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)" title="Arcane (TV series)">Arcane</a>, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_television_series#Marvel_Studios_series" title="List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series">Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ shows and specials</a>, <a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Sin_(TV_series)" title="It's a Sin (TV series)">It's a Sin</a> and <a href="/wiki/De_Verraders" title="De Verraders">The Traitors</a> (Dutch); Nickelodeon's <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a> debuts spin-offs: <a href="/wiki/The_Patrick_Star_Show" title="The Patrick Star Show">The Patrick Star Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamp_Koral:_SpongeBob%27s_Under_Years" title="Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years">Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years</a>, The globally watched <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">Tokyo Summer Olympics</a> are held a year later due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_television" title="2022 in television">2022</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Severance_(TV_series)" title="Severance (TV series)">Severance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peacemaker_(TV_series)" title="Peacemaker (TV series)">Peacemaker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wednesday_(TV_series)" title="Wednesday (TV series)">Wednesday</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smiling_Friends" title="Smiling Friends">Smiling Friends</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Hug_Me_I%27m_Scared_(TV_series)" title="Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (TV series)">Don't Hug Me I'm Scared</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Bear_(TV_series)" title="The Bear (TV series)">The Bear</a> and <a href="/wiki/Becoming_A_Popstar" class="mw-redirect" title="Becoming A Popstar">Becoming A Popstar</a>; millions watch in shock as actor <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Rock%E2%80%93Will_Smith_slapping_incident" title="Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident">slaps</a> comedian <a href="/wiki/Chris_Rock" title="Chris Rock">Chris Rock</a> live during the <a href="/wiki/94th_Academy_Awards" title="94th Academy Awards">94th Academy Awards</a>; billions watch the <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, speculated to be the most watched television war in history and <a href="/wiki/State_funeral_of_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="State funeral of Elizabeth II">state funeral of Elizabeth II</a>, speculated to be the most watched television event in history.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_television" title="2023 in television">2023</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)" title="The Last of Us (TV series)">The Last of Us</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beef_(TV_series)" title="Beef (TV series)">Beef</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poker_Face_(TV_series)" title="Poker Face (TV series)">Poker Face</a> and <a href="/wiki/Moon_Girl_and_Devil_Dinosaur" title="Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur">Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur</a>; in Hollywood, the <a href="/wiki/2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike" title="2023 Writers Guild of America strike">Writers Guild of America</a> and <a href="/wiki/2023_SAG-AFTRA_strike" title="2023 SAG-AFTRA strike">SAG-AFTRA</a> begin a series of ongoing <a href="/wiki/2023_Hollywood_labor_disputes" title="2023 Hollywood labor disputes">strikes of actors and writers</a> for six months separately, affecting the film and television industries; billions watch the <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla" title="Coronation of Charles III and Camilla">Coronation of Charles III and Camilla</a> and <a href="/wiki/Israel-Hamas_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Israel-Hamas war">Israel-Hamas war</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_television" title="2024 in television">2024</a>: First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dgun_(2024_TV_series)" title="Shōgun (2024 TV series)">Shōgun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hazbin_Hotel" title="Hazbin Hotel">Hazbin Hotel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr_Bates_vs_The_Post_Office" title="Mr Bates vs The Post Office">Mr Bates vs The Post Office</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._%26_Mrs._Smith_(2024_TV_series)" title="Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024 TV series)">Mr. & Mrs. Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nobody_Wants_This" title="Nobody Wants This">Nobody Wants This</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baby_Reindeer" title="Baby Reindeer">Baby Reindeer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Quiet_on_Set:_The_Dark_Side_of_Kids_TV" title="Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV">Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV</a>; Several national elections are held around the world including some of the world's most populated countries along with television coverage.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_television&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Table_of_years_in_radio" title="Table of years in radio">Table of years in radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_BBC" title="Timeline of the BBC">Timeline of the BBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_introduction_of_television_in_countries" title="Timeline of the introduction of television in countries">Timeline of the introduction of television in countries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_web_television_series" class="mw-redirect" title="List of web television series">List of web television series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_American_television" title="List of years in American television">List of years in American television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Australian_television" title="List of years in Australian television">List of years in Australian television</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_Austrian_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of years in Austrian television (page does not exist)">List of years in Austrian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Belgian_television" title="List of years in Belgian television">List of years in Belgian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Brazilian_television" title="List of years in Brazilian television">List of years in Brazilian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_British_television" title="List of years in British television">List of years in British television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Canadian_television" title="List of years in Canadian television">List of years in Canadian television</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_Croatian_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of years in Croatian television (page does not exist)">List of years in Croatian television</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_Czech_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of years in Czech television (page does not exist)">List of years in Czech television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Danish_television" title="List of years in Danish television">List of years in Danish television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Dutch_television" title="List of years in Dutch television">List of years in Dutch television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Estonian_television" title="List of years in Estonian television">List of years in Estonian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_French_television" title="List of years in French television">List of years in French television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_German_television" title="List of years in German television">List of years in German television</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_Greek_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of years in Greek television (page does not exist)">List of years in Greek television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Hong_Kong_television" title="List of years in Hong Kong television">List of years in Hong Kong television</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_Indian_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of years in Indian television (page does not exist)">List of years in Indian television</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_Indonesian_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of years in Indonesian television (page does not exist)">List of years in Indonesian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Irish_television" title="List of years in Irish television">List of years in Irish television</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_years_in_Israeli_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of years in Israeli television (page does not exist)">List of years in Israeli television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Italian_television" title="List of years in Italian television">List of years in Italian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Japanese_television" title="List of years in Japanese television">List of years in Japanese television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Mexican_television" title="List of years in Mexican television">List of years in Mexican television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_New_Zealand_television" title="List of years in New Zealand television">List of years in New Zealand television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Norwegian_television" title="List of years in Norwegian television">List of years in Norwegian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Pakistani_television" title="List of years in Pakistani television">List of years in Pakistani television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Philippine_television" title="List of years in Philippine television">List of years in Philippine television</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1934_in_television" title="1934 in television">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_television" title="1935 in television">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_television" title="1936 in television">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_television" title="1937 in television">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_television" title="1938 in television">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_television" title="1939 in television">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_television" title="1940 in television">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_television" title="1941 in television">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_television" title="1942 in television">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_television" title="1943 in television">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_television" title="1944 in television">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_television" title="1945 in television">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_television" title="1946 in television">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_television" title="1947 in television">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_television" title="1948 in television">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_television" title="1949 in television">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_television" title="1950 in television">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_television" title="1951 in television">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_television" title="1952 in television">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_television" title="1953 in television">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_television" title="1954 in television">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_television" title="1955 in television">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_television" title="1956 in television">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_television" title="1957 in television">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_television" title="1958 in television">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_television" title="1959 in television">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_television" title="1960 in television">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_television" title="1961 in television">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_television" title="1962 in television">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_television" title="1963 in television">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_television" title="1964 in television">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_television" title="1965 in television">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_television" title="1966 in television">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_television" title="1967 in television">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_television" title="1968 in television">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_television" title="1969 in television">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_television" title="1970 in television">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_television" title="1971 in television">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_television" title="1972 in television">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_television" title="1973 in television">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_television" title="1974 in television">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_television" title="1975 in television">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_television" title="1976 in television">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_television" title="1977 in television">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_television" title="1978 in television">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_television" title="1979 in television">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_television" title="1980 in television">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_television" title="1981 in television">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_television" title="1982 in television">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_television" title="1983 in television">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_television" title="1984 in television">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_television" title="1985 in television">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_television" title="1986 in television">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_television" title="1987 in television">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_television" title="1988 in television">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_television" title="1989 in television">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_television" title="1990 in television">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_television" title="1991 in television">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_television" title="1992 in television">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_television" title="1993 in television">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_television" title="1994 in television">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_television" title="1995 in television">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_television" 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