1. Quick and Dirty Version (Ok not really dirty)TV
Quick and Dirty
Version
(Ok not really dirty)

2. Who Is the Inventor?
Philo T. Farnsworth first to apply for a patent; General Electric
Vladimir Zworykin working for RCA develops iconoscope in 1923
Commercial venture so hotly debated
Great Britain is first country to regularly broadcast in 1936; BBC

3. EPS Cycle World War II thwarts development
Elite stage continues until end of war
1948 is breakout year with both NBC and CBS
FCC puts freeze on number of licenses granted
By 1952, 17 million TV sets

4. Early Genres Live for a number of years Comedy Westerns
Variety shows (almost non-existent today)
Sitcoms
Quiz shows

5. The Numbers
Today, almost 100% of American homes have at least 1 TV set; most have 2 color sets
Average child views more than 18,000 hours of TV by age 15
Average American watches 4 hours a day

6. Some Significant People
Talent wise
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour banned from the air for using social commentary
Bill Cosby in I Spy is First African American Lead
Norman Lear develops All in The Family and Archie Bunker

7. Some Effects
Culture is disseminated to young people through TV programming rather than adults in the home, school, or family
Others are all really debatable effects
Most agree, TV has limited effects