Early Color TV Shows
1 / 15When color television arrived, it changed everything! How much do you remember about the first shows broadcast in living color?
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Which network was the first to regularly broadcast shows in color, thanks to its parent company RCA?
About Early Color TV Shows
Give your memory a workout with Early Color TV Shows: 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty, free to play right in your browser. When color television arrived, it changed everything! How much do you remember about the first shows broadcast in living color? Expect to spend about 7 minutes; every question comes with an explanation, so you learn something even when you miss.
A few sample questions
1. Which network was the first to regularly broadcast shows in color, thanks to its parent company RCA?
Answer: NBC
2. Which Western series was one of the first TV programs broadcast entirely in color starting in 1959?
Answer: Bonanza
3. What famous NBC announcement preceded many color broadcasts in the 1960s?
Answer: 'The following program is brought to you in living color on NBC!'
4. Which colorful animated family debuted in prime time on ABC in 1960?
Answer: The Flintstones
5. Which Walt Disney anthology show helped promote color TV in American homes?
Answer: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
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