First Color TV Broadcast
Unverified
Date
June 25, 1951
Type
National
Author
htristian82
Location
New York City,
New York,
United States
Categories
Science & Technology
Cultural & Arts
Event Details
On June 25, 1951, CBS broadcast the first commercial color television program, a variety show called "Premiere." However, almost no one could watch it as color sets were not yet available.
It marked the beginning of the transition from black-and-white to color television, which would dominate media by the mid-1960s.