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In what groundbreaking era did the first US TV series ever air in colorful broadcasts?
The first US TV series to be broadcast in color was "The Cisco Kid," which aired from 1950-56, although it wasn't seen in color until the 1960s.
Other early color TV series in the US included "Adventures of Superman," "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok," and "The Lone Ranger," all of which began in black and white before converting to color.
CBS's "The Big Record" in 1957-58 became the first television show to be broadcast in color for an entire season.
Mechanical color broadcasts started in the late 1940s, but it wasn't until the early 1970s that color television outsold black and white in North America.
The first program to be transmitted in color was a test pattern with color bars, used to calibrate the signal.
The first regularly scheduled color television series was "The World Is Yours" with Ivan T.
Sanderson, which aired on CBS in 1951.
WMTTV Channel 2 in Iowa aired its first-ever color TV broadcast on April 14, 1967, transitioning from black and white as the anchor read the evening news.
NBC became the first US broadcasting company to provide a coast-to-coast color transmission of the Tournament of Roses parade to TV viewers across the country in 1954.
Color television transformed the way Americans saw the world and the world saw them.
The first full-hour Monday-through-Friday color TV drama series presenting different plays each day started on "NBC Matinee Theater" on Dec 12, 1955.
"Sleeping Beauty" was the first color TV broadcast of a full-length ballet in 1956.
The first color TV models reached American stores at the end of September in 1951.
NBC executives were toying with the idea of becoming the first North American broadcast network to begin airing all or nearly all of primetime shows in color in the 1960s.
The Supreme Court played a role in getting Americans color TV, striking down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule that required TV manufacturers to include a UHF tuner in all sets, making color TVs more expensive.
The first color TV sets were expensive and not readily affordable for the average household, costing around $1,000, which is equivalent to $10,000 today.
The first color TVs used a rotating color wheel to produce color images, which sometimes resulted in inaccurate colors.
The first color TVs were bulkier and heavier than black and white TVs due to the additional components required for color transmission.
The first color TVs consumed more power than black and white TVs, which made them more expensive to operate.
The first color TVs had a shorter lifespan than black and white TVs due to the complexity of the color tube.
The first color TVs required more maintenance than black and white TVs due to the additional components required for color transmission.
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