Latest Episodes
July 05, 2026
E46: Is The Couch Potato There? (1956) | Enter The Remote Control | 100 Years of Television #61
Before streaming, before cable, and before anyone had ever heard the phrase “binge watching,” television viewers had one thing in common: if they wanted...
00:12:58
June 28, 2026
E45: Shake, Rattle, and Ratings: Elvis On The Ed Sullivan Show (1956) | 100 Years of Television #62
On September 9, 1956, more than 60 million Americans tuned in to witness a cultural earthquake: Elvis Presley’s first appearance on The Ed Sullivan...
00:15:22
June 21, 2026
E44: Jackie Gleason, DuMont, and The Classic 39 (1955) | 100 Years of Television #63
It is hard to believe that there were only 39 episodes. And yet The Honeymooners became one of the most influential sitcoms in television...
00:16:36
June 14, 2026
E43: McCarthy, Murrow, and the Dawn of TV Journalism (1954) | #64
By 1954, television was powerful enough to challenge political demagoguery in real time. This episode explores the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy,...
00:15:09
June 07, 2026
E42: In Living Color (1954): The Day Television Went Over the Rainbow | 100 Years of Television #65
On January 1, 1954, television crossed a technological threshold that had been decades in the making: color. In this episode of Countdown to the...
00:12:59
May 31, 2026
E41: Winky Dink (1953): The First Interactive TV Show | #66
Long before touchscreens, controllers, or even computers in the home, there was a children’s show that invited kids to interact with their televisions—by drawing...
00:09:38