But its history is fascinating and has heavily influenced our culture, interests, and fashion and beauty perceptions. 21^st-century viewers are completely spoiled. TV has changed dramatically over the past 50 years, so let’s revisit history and the evolution.

How It All Began

The first television became a reality in the mid 1930’s. Companies and inventors worked in 11 different countries. A 21-year-old named Philo Taylor Farnsworth created the world’s first electronic television. He thought of a system that could capture moving images and move them along waves to different devices. He created the first ever television transmitted using a simple line.

People who first worked in TV had a background in radio or newspaper. With the high reputation of newspaper journalism, TV news grew significantly, especially after the Kennedy assassination. TV was essential for American politics and it really mattered with the debates.

Ten years later, and TV evolved so much from seeing news. The first woman, Barbara Walters, stepped on the scene and came to co-anchor a network newscast. Much money was spent on news music, logo design, anchor desks, and news promotion. There was a huge focus that shifted from what people needed to know to what they wanted to see.

The 1980’s reflected how TV news changed history. News organizations worked hard to make viewers’ lives better. The organizations convinced network stations that there was more to presenting than just weather, sports, and news.

Screens have gotten much better and thinner since the evolution. The material has evolved and there’s now a huge array of programmes and TV and film shows online. We now see shows with people of different races, sexualities, and genders.