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DuMont paid $1.3 million in 1953 for the rights to broadcast National Football League games in prime time; starting December 12, DuMont also broadcast a series of NBA basketball games, the first time pro basketball was seen regularly on network TV. Both DuMont and ABC "were especially aggressive in pursuit of sports broadcasts because they were ...
Fall 1954 marked a big change for television when ABC announced a network deal with a significant Hollywood producer. ABC had contracted with Walt Disney to produce a new series called Disneyland (as part of the deal, the network provided funding towards the construction of Walt's amusement park of the same name , opening in July 1955).
March 11 – The Public Defender on CBS (1954–1955) April 2 – The Grove Family, on BBC Television (1954–1957); generally considered the first British TV soap opera; April 8 – Justice on NBC (1954–1956) April 18 – The Martha Wright Show on ABC; April 26 – The Tony Martin Show on NBC; July 5 - Concerning Miss Marlowe on NBC.
Date Event Ref. January 1 The Rose Parade was broadcast in NTSC color for the first time ever. The NBC broadcast, possibly one of the earliest color broadcasts in American television history, used a new mobile color television studio truck, and the program is carried across the continent on 21 television stations.
This list is for the regular weekly issues of TV Guide; any one-time-only special issues are not included. From April 3, 1953 to July 9, 1954, the magazine organized their TV listings from Friday to Thursday. Starting July 17, 1954, the pattern was reorganized in order from Saturday to Friday and would be done in this manner until April 3, 2004.
The first issue of TV Guide (April 3, 1953), featuring Desi Arnaz Jr., the younger of Lucille Ball (seen at upper right inset) and Desi Arnaz's two children. Ball's pregnancy with Arnaz Jr. was incorporated into her I Love Lucy character's storyline, with his January 1953 birth coinciding with that of the fictional "Little Ricky" Ricardo.
View history; General ... Television channels and stations established in 1954 (134 P) A. ... This page was last edited on 9 April 2024, ...
April 11, 1954: Piero Scotti after victory at the 1954 Coppa della Toscana. Italian driver Piero Scotti won the 1954 Coppa della Toscana sports car race in a Ferrari 375 MM. [25] In a general election in Belgium, the Christian Social Party won 95 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives, and 49 of the 106 seats in the Senate. [26]