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The 1947 World Series is watched by an estimated 3.9 million people (many watching in bars and other public places), becoming television's first mass audience. October 5 – The first telecast of a presidential address from the White House .
The first successful American children's television series, Movies for Small Fry debuts on the DuMont Television Network. July 16 RCA demonstrates the world's first all-electronic color camera to the Federal Communications Commission. (Only television receivers were present at the demonstration on January 29; the camera was at a remote studio.)
1922: Charles Francis Jenkins' first public demonstration of television principles. A set of static photographic pictures is transmitted from Washington, D.C. to the Navy station NOF in Anacostia by telephone wire, and then wirelessly back to Washington; Philo Farnsworth first describes an image dissector tube, which uses cesium to produce images electronically.
The early days of television introduced hour-long anthology drama series, many of which received critical acclaim. [6] [7] Examples include Kraft Television Theatre (debuted May 7, 1947), The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (debuted September 27, 1948), Television Playhouse (debuted December 4, 1947), The Philco Television Playhouse (debuted October 3, 1948), Westinghouse Studio One (debuted November 7 ...
1947 television series endings (2 C) Television channels and stations established in 1947 (10 P) A. 1947 television awards (1 P) S. 1947 television specials (1 P)
Pages in category "1947 in American television" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Oct. 27—Oct. 27, 1947, in The Star: For the first time in the memory of Calhoun County Courthouse observers, a Black resident of the county has been chosen to serve on a grand jury. Black ...
October 6 – World Series games are broadcast on television for the first time. The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers , 4 games to 3, to win their 11th World Series Title. October 14 – The United States Air Force test pilot Captain Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 rocket plane faster than the speed of sound , the first time that this ...