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Television & Broadcasting Flashcards

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Television & Broadcasting Flashcards

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Which animated television series holds the record as the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and longest-running American scripted primetime television series?: The Simpsons
Which 1983 television series finale holds the record as the most-watched broadcast in American television history, drawing an estimated 105.9 million viewers?: MASH
What is the origin of the term "soap oepeera," used to describe daytime serialized television dramas?: They were initially sponsored by detergent manufacturers
Which music video was famously the first to ever be broadcast on MTV when the network launched on August 1, 1981?: Video Killed the Radio Star
Created by Merv Griffin in 1964, which iconic television game show famously requires contestants to phrase their responses in the form of a question?: Jeopardy!
In the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who, what is the acronym TARDIS short for?: Time and Relative Dimension in Space
Which critically acclaimed AMC television series follows the moral descent of a high school chemistry teacher who begins cooking blue methamphetamine?: Breaking Bad
Debuting in 1969, which educational children's television series famously takes place on a fictional street populated by humans and Jim Henson's Mupepeets?: Sesame Street
What is the prestigious annual award given by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize excellence in the American television industry?: The Emmy
Which classic American sitcom, starring Lucille Ball, was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35mm film in front of a live studio audience?: I Love Lucy
Who is credited with inventing the first functional all-electronic television system in 1927?: Philo Farnsworth
Which animated sitcom holds the record for being the longest-running American primetime scripted television series?: The Simpsons
What was the first 24-hour news channel ever launched, debuting in 1980?: CNN
In the context of television awards, what does the name 'Emmy' actually refer to?: An altered version of 'Immy,' a nickname for the image orthicon tube
Which Netflix original series became the most-watched show in the platform's history upon its release in 2021?: Squid Game
Which British public broadcaster is funded primarily by a television license fee paid by households?: BBC
What is the name of the first communications satellite that enabled the first live transatlantic television broadcast in 1962?: Telstar 1
Which show, famous for its 'Weekend Update' segment, is the longest-running live comedy sketch show in the US?: Saturday Night Live
The term 'jumping the shark' originated from a scene in which classic television series?: Happy Days
Which 1960s show was the first animated series to be broadcast in primetime and features the theme 'Meet the Flintstones'?: The Flintstones
What is the standard vertical resolution for 'Full HD' television broadcasts and displays?: 1080p
Which fantasy series, based on the novels of George R.R. Martin, set a record for the most Emmy wins for a scripted series with 59?: Game of Thrones
The series finale of which 1970s/80s sitcom about a mobile army surgical hospital held the record for the most-watched TV episode for nearly 30 years?: MASH
Which anthology series created by Charlie Brooker explores the dark and often dystopian side of modern technology and society?: Black Mirror
What is generally considered the world's first regular high-definition television service, launched in 1936?: BBC Television Service (UK)
The epeeriod of American television history from the late 1940s to the late 1950s, characterized by live dramatic anthologies, is known as what?: The Golden Age of Television
On which streaming platform did the multi-Emmy-winning series 'Ted Lasso' premiere in 2020?: Apple TV+
Which critically acclaimed dramedy series follows the high-stress environment of a sandwich shop (and later a fine-dining restaurant) in Chicago?: The Bear
Which reality comepeetition series has won the most Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality-Comepeetition Program as of 2024?: The Amazing Race
In the HBO series 'The Wire', which US city is the primary setting and central character of the story?: Baltimore