TV Mania: A Timeline of Television

This is a pictorial celebration of American television, arranged chronologically from the first broadcast to the present day. It provides the answers to questions such as: When did NBC open its first TV studio? When did the Beatles first appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show"?, and what do Tracey Ullman and "The Simpsons" have in common? Notable events such as Kennedy's assassination and the moon landing are covered, and statistics relating to American TV are provided. The captioned pictures are selected from the archives of the broadcast networks and television production companies.