1 / 10

Television and the 1960’s

Television and the 1960’s. Television for the first time plays a role in broadcasting important world events to an audience 1960’s A decade of change Assassination of President Kennedy Lee Harvey Oswald killed on TV Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

jam
Download Presentation

Television and the 1960’s

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Television and the 1960’s • Television for the first time plays a role in broadcasting important world events to an audience • 1960’s A decade of change • Assassination of President Kennedy • Lee Harvey Oswald killed on TV • Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. • Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

  2. Television and the 1960’s • 1960’s brought some good developments • 1969 the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon • 1965 Primetime shows begin broadcasting in color • First sets cost $500-$1000

  3. Popular Shows of the 1960’s • The Andy Griffith Show • Beverly Hillbillies • Batman • The Dick Van Dyke Show • Bewitched

  4. Important Shows of the 70’s • All in the Family 1971-1979 • First program that dealt with race, sex, integration and other controversial subjects • More realistic portrayal of American life then many of the shows from the 60’s • Created by Norman Lear • Created several spinoffs including “The Jefferson’s”

  5. Other Important Shows • M*A*S*H* • Television’s first “dramadey” • A storyline about a mobile army surgical hospital close to the front lines of the battlefield during the Korean War. • Final episode holds a record • The most watched one time program of all time • February 28, 1983 • 50.15 million viewers • 60% of TV Households

  6. 1980’s Television • The Cosby Show • 1984-1992 • First portrayal of a successful African-American family on television • Other shows • Family Ties • Full House • Growing Pains • Alf • The Hogan Family

  7. 1990’s Television • Seinfeld • Seinfeld aired on NBC from 1990-1998 and was the number one program 5 times in 90s sitcom chronicling the day to day antics of New York based comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his friends • The shows writing and multi-demographic appeal has continued in syndication • Other notable moments • In 1992, Johnny Carson left the "Tonight Show" after 30 years as host • The O.J. Simpson Case became a made for television event • The death of Princess Diana in August of 1997 after a car crash attracted many viewers

  8. September 11, 2001 The networks were in their morning news programs as the first plane hit the 1st tower of the world trade center When networks began live coverage a second plane came flying into the 2nd tower and fear and panic struck everyone from the television personalities to everyone across the country Networks stayed on live for hours and for days Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, and Tom Brokaw anchored coverage for nearly 27 straight hours

  9. Television 2K • CBS takes over as the most watched television network • Most watched sitcom, Two and a Half Men (2003-present) • The single camera sitcom becomes popular with NBC’s The Office • Crime drama’s dominate with CSI Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present) the most watched drama of the decade

  10. Old Time Radio in Chicago • “Those Were the Days” Saturday’s 1:00p.m.- 5:00p.m. 90.9 FM WDCB “When Radio Was” Monday thru Friday 12:00a.m.-1:00a.m. WBBM 780 AM & 105.9 FM • Sirius/XM Radio Old Time Radio Channel 24 hours Per Day “Hollywood 360” Saturday’s 8:00p.m.-12:00 a.m. WIND 560 AM

More Related