Chapter 1
The birth of a golden statuette
Chapter 2
Live television chaos and the Lucy revolution
Chapter 3
Giants of the golden age
Chapter 4
Growing pains and spectacular gaffes
YOUR GOAL
Master of The birth of the Emmys and the golden age of television
Ch 4 · Growing pains and spectacular gaffes
schopenhauer Early Emmy Awards Gaffes
Microphone dead, microphone dead, the stage fell down but we ad-libbed instead!
schopenhauer Early Emmy broadcasts were plagued by technical glitches and human error.
schopenhauer An attempt to simplify the Emmy categories resulted in massive confusion.
BETA
schopenhauer Sort live broadcast blunders to discover how 1950s stars survived early Emmy ceremony mishaps.
Fun Fact
Western explosion: By 1959, there were over thirty prime-time western shows airing on American television networks simultaneously.
Glossary
kinescope (noun)
A film recording of a television broadcast made by photographing the screen of a receiver monitor. In 1950, the second annual ceremony introduced a separate award category to honor outstanding kinescoped programs.
A film recording of a television broadcast made by photographing the screen of a receiver monitor. In 1950, the second annual ceremony introduced a separate award category to honor outstanding kinescoped programs.
Quiz
What major issue did the Emmy Awards face with their categories in the late 1950s?