1945 in American television
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This is a list of American television-related events in 1945.
Events
- February 25 - The script for a February 25, 1945, broadcast of Ladies Be Seated, which was a relatively popular audience-participation/stunt game show on Blue Network radio, still exists, and is reprinted in full in Ritchie.[1] It is, in fact, the script for the first broadcast of the show in television.[2] It was hosted by Johnny Olson, who would later become the long-running announcer on most of CBS's Goodson-Todman-produced game shows, most notably Match Game and The Price Is Right.
- On May 8, 1945, WNBT broadcast hours of news coverage on the end of World War II in Europe, and remotes from around New York City. This event was pre-promoted by NBC with a direct-mail card sent to television set owners in the New York City area.[3] At one point, a WNBT camera placed atop the marquee of the Astor Hotel in New York City panned the crowd below celebrating the end of the war in Europe.[4]
Television programs
Debuts
| Date | Debut | Network |
|---|---|---|
| February 27[5][6][7] | Ladies Be Seated | Blue Network |
| February[8] | Dr. Death | WNBT |
| October[9][10] | Teletruth | WNBT |
| Date uncertain[11] | On Stage, Everybody | WABD |
| Date uncertain[12][13] | Television Quarterback | WNBT |