Professor Answers Television History Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Associate Professor of Film and Television studies Charlotte Howell joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the history of television. How did television work before digital transmission? How was TV able to grow from four channels to literally hundreds? What are the most impactful and revolutionary television shows in history? How did life change when the television was first released? When do critics say was the modern golden age of television? Answers to these questions and many more await on Television History Support. 0:00 Television History Support 0:19 Criticism of Television in society 2:42 Origins of Late Night TV 3:50 365 channels and nothing’s on 5:47 90’s Family Sitcoms 7:10 Emmy snubs 8:08 I Love Lucy 10:04 We now return to our regularly scheduled programming 11:45 Star Trek 13:06 Most impactful TV shows 14:40 Educational cable gives way to Reality TV 16:36 How did life change when the television was first released? 17:25 TV in the 1940s 18:53 The Modern Golden Age of Television 20:30 Revolutionary shows 21:33 TV before digital transmission 22:19 I’m goin down to South Park gonna have myself a time 23:19 Black and White TV to Color 24:49 Syndication 25:38 Westerns 26:39 The advent of streaming 27:29 Public Access Television 28:27 Signing off Director: Lauren Zeitoun Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Charlotte Howell Creative Producer: Lisandro Perez-Rey Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Jonathan Rinkerman Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen Production Assistant: Sonia Butt Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo Additional Editor: Sam DiVito Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED