As NBC continued to refine its efforts toward commercial broadcasting's debut, here's what its staff…
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NBC Television Lighting, 1940
Fabled NBC Studio 3H proved not to be only a testing ground for the new…
September 15, 1938…NBC Debuts TV’s First Live Remote Show
September 15, 1938...NBC Debuts TV's First Live Remote Show On December 12, 1937, the world's…
September 12, 1955…3K, NBC’s First Color Studio Inside 30 Rock Debuts
September 12, 1955...3K, NBC's First Color Studio Inside 30 Rock Debuts On this day (also…
September 5, 1949…NBC Studio 8H Make Its Television Debut
September 5, 1949...NBC Studio 8H Make Its Television Debut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cJolYIYB9k&ab_channel=VinylToVideo On this day in 1949,…
A 1958 Dress Rehearsal, At “The Ed Sullivan Show”
Before all the live shots below were made on a Sunday night in December…
August 30, 1953…A Milestone For RCA Compatible Color Television
August 30, 1953...A Milestone For RCA Compatible Color Television On this day in 1953, the…
Great Behind The Scenes Footage…”Let’s Make A Deal” 1977
Great Behind The Scenes Footage..."Let's Make A Deal" 1977 At the link is a 6…
The “TONIGHT” Show’s Oldest Surviving Color Video…Sept 1, 1964
The "TONIGHT" Show's Oldest Surviving Color Video...Sept 1, 1964 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg-R9tnEXso&ab_channel=DCVideo Above is a very rare…
August 26, 1939…First MLB Game On TV + Other Sports TV Firsts
August 26, 1939...First MLB Game On TV + Other Sports TV Firsts The first ever…
August 25, 1968…NBC Debuts Color Portables In Chicago
The day before the riotous Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago, NBC broadcast color images…
“The Tonight Show” Crew In Action…A Behind The Scenes Look
"The Tonight Show" Crew In Action...A Behind The Scenes Look In the embedded video below,…
Behind The Scenes…NBC Sports Olympic Coverage Wrap Up
Behind The Scenes...NBC Sports Olympic Coverage Wrap Up Two years of planning, 102 shipping containers…
Creating The SNL Title Sequences…A Detailed Look At The Process
Creating The SNL Title Sequences…A Detailed Look At The Process This is heaven for the…
Meet “Miss Patience”…Television’s First Stand In (+ Rare Video)
Meet "Miss Patience"...Television's First Stand In (+ Rare Video) This is inside television's first studio...3H…
August 19, 1949…First CBS Color Test Footage Shot
August 19, 1949...First CBS Color Test Footage Shot The day before this, CBS did their…
1313 Vine Street Studios Debut & TV’s Top Shows Follow
August 18, 1948...Vine Street Studios Debut Did you know this was originally the home of…
A Rare Look Inside CBS Studio 33…The Cronkite Newsroom
A Rare Look Inside CBS Studio 33...The Cronkite Newsroom Although Dan Rather was now the…
“Rocket Rangers”…The First Show With A Purposely Wiped History
"Rocket Rangers"...The First Show With A Purposely Wiped History In 1953 and '54, CBS had…
August 12, 1881…Cecil B. DeMille Was Born, And With Him: “Epics”
August 12, 1881...Cecil B. DeMille Was Born, And With Him: "Epics" DeMille was one of…
STOP THE PRESSES! WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? A UNICORN?
STOP THE PRESSES! WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? A UNICORN? Now THIS, is INTERESTING! Behind…