#OnThisDay, 14 Jun 1939, Ethel Waters stars in The Ethel Waters Show on NBC, becoming the first black person to have their own show on US TV. The one-hour variety show was a test of the tech.

[photo is from her radio show around the same time]

#WomenInHistory #Histodons #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #TelevisionHistory

Today on the blog. 31 years ago tonight, May 21, 1992, was Johnny Carson's farewell as host of the Tonight Show, which he'd been for 30 years. It was the end of an era in television history and American postwar culture. Here's a look at the Tonight Show's golden era and why it was so influential, for good or ill. Heeeeere's Johnny! #histodons #televisionhistory #tonightshow #onthisday
https://www.gardenofmemory.net/heeeeeeres-johnnys-legacy-the-tonight-shows-golden-age/

🥳 #HappyBirthday to #CarolBurnett !🎂🎉

There are #icons, there are legends, and then there's Carol Burnett.❤️ She turns 90 years old today.

(Be sure to watch the "Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter & Love" special, tonight on #NBC at 7:00pm CDT.)

#VintageTV #ClassicTV #TelevisionHistory #CarolBurnettShow #TheCarolBurnettShow

"Fascinating!" 🖖

#LevarBurton took us all #BehindTheScenes of #StarTrekTheNextGeneration on the #PBS #ChildrensTV show, #ReadingRainbow.

If you've ever wondered how they did those #SpecialEffects before #CGI came along, this shows you how it was done-- using everything from disposable razors to glitter in a cup of water.🤯😲

#StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #GeordiLaForge #ChildrensTelevision #PublicTelevision #BTS #SFX #Nostalgia #TelevisionHistory #1980s #1980sTV #TVhistory

https://youtu.be/NIFYpKucMa8

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It’s the television phenomenon that is still drawing an audience almost 20 years after the finale, proving that Friends really will be there for you, always. 📺

🔴 Marta Kauffman & David Crane’s journey to creating Friends
🔵 season-by-season overview of the highs & lows, both on & offscreen
🟡 interesting behind-the scene facts & tidbits
🔴 how Friends impacted pop culture
🟡 examination of some of the show’s shortcomings in terms of diversity
🔵 a glimpse into the world of 90s sitcom television

Kelsey gives a really great overview and insight into the continuing Friends phenomenon and its impact on pop culture - if you’re a Friends fan this is definitely a book you need in your collection.

🔗FULL REVIEW: https://bit.ly/Review-IllBeThereForYou

#IllBeThereForYou #TheOneAboutFriends #KelseyMiller #Friends #FriendsTVShow #televisionhistory #popculture #popculturehistory #nonfiction #bookreview #bookblogger #bookstodon

My article 'Sadists and Readers of Horror Comics: British Post-War Identity in Viewer Responses to the BBC's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)' has just been published online by the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01439685.2023.2173378

If you do not have access to this journal, 50 free prints are available athttps://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RHDX3EWDMCTP3QMBUFZQ/full?target=10.1080/01439685.2023.2173378

#NigelKneale #Horror #BBC #TelevisionHistory

El conversatorio Don Tommy: 100 años de risas, carcajadas y mucho más es organizado por la Facultad de Comunicación e Información (FaCI), y forma parte de la celebración del centenario de este ícono de la televisión boricua. La actividad se transmitirá de manera remota por el canal de YouTube UPRRP.TV.

#mastodonpr #puertorico #televisionhistory

https://puertoricotequiero.com/conversatorio-don-tommy-100-anos-de-risas-carcajadas-y-mucho-mas/

A call for papers from @TMG_twit, one of our hosted journals, for an exciting sounding issue! Deadline 15th Feb 🔓#openaccess #televisionhistory #mediahistory
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📣CfP TMG Journal for Media History
@TMG_twit accepts proposals for the issue ‘Pause and Rewind: Forgotten Histories of Television’. Join the discussion and send us your paper proposal! Deadline: Feb 15ht. ℹ️ https://bit.ly/3kBzu32 #TV #televisonhistory #silencedvoice…
https://twitter.com/TMG_twit/status/1617493848757866499

#OnThisDay, 19 Jan 1953, American actress Lucille Ball gets more viewers for an episode of her sitcom, I Love Lucy, than watch the inauguration of the US President Eisenhower the following day.

‘Lucy Goes to the Hospital', an episode in which her character gives birth, got a 71.9% audience share.

#WomenInHistory #AmericanHistory #History #TelevisionHistory

How many of the Top 10 TV Shows from the 1960s can you name? Check your trivia knowledge on Road to Hollywood Blog.
https://roadtohollywood.blog/blog/top-10-tv-shows-in-1960s/

#televisionshow #televisionhistory #trivia #blog #tv #Top10

#OTD in 1981 Dynasty, a prime time soap opera inspired by Dallas, premièred on US TV. 10 things you might not know about Dynasty:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2023/01/12-january-dynasty.html

#OnThisDate #1980s #Dynasty #Soaps #Television #TelevisionHistory