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Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set, rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent to radio receivers.
Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion. In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries.
In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set. The replacement of earlier cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen displays with compact, energy-efficient, flat-panel alternative technologies such as LCDs (both fluorescent-backlit and LED), OLED displays, and plasma displays was a hardware revolution that began with computer monitors in the late 1990s. Most television sets sold in the 2000s were flat-panel, mainly LEDs. Major manufacturers announced the discontinuation of CRT, Digital Light Processing (DLP), plasma, and even fluorescent-backlit LCDs by the mid-2010s. LEDs are being gradually replaced by OLEDs. Also, major manufacturers have started increasingly producing smart TVs in the mid-2010s. Smart TVs with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 functions became the dominant form of television by the late 2010s. (Full article...)
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The show is semi-autobiographical; it was inspired by the then-recent separation of Moffat and his first wife. Some of the episodes in the first series followed a non-linear parallel structure, contrasting the rise of the relationship with the fall. Other episodes were ensemble farces, predominantly including the couple's friends Robert (Paul Raffield) and Tracy (Tracie Bennett). Paul Mark Elliott also appeared as Trevor, Becky's lover.
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Phonevision, also known as station KS2XBS, was an experimental television station in Chicago, Illinois, owned and operated by Zenith. It was the world's first pay television station. Zenith originally occupied the VHF Channel 2 frequencies since 1939, using this as an experimental station while they tried to perfect "PhoneVision".
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- ...that the WWF in 1986 introduced a stable of masked wrestlers to keep the injured wrestler Andre the Giant on television, but off the ring?
- ...that Ralph "Petey" Greene overcame a drug addiction and prison sentence to become an Emmy Award-winning radio and television talk show host and a guest at the White House?
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Thomas John Brokaw (/ˈbroʊkɔː/; born February 6, 1940) is an American retired network television journalist and author. He first served as the co-anchor of The Today Show from 1976 to 1981 with Jane Pauley, then as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). In the previous decade he served as a weekend anchor for the program from 1973 to 1976. He is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He formerly held a special correspondent post for NBC News.
Along with his competitors Peter Jennings at ABC News, and Dan Rather at CBS News, Brokaw was one of the "Big Three" U.S. news anchors during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. All three hosted their networks' flagship nightly news programs for more than 20 years. (Full article...)General images
At the main ceremony, The Crown became the first drama series to sweep all the major categories, winning all seven awards including Outstanding Drama Series. Ted Lasso led all comedies with four wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series, while Hacks won three awards. Mare of Easttown also won three awards, leading all limited series, but Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series went to The Queen's Gambit. Other winning programs include Halston, Hamilton, I May Destroy You, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, RuPaul's Drag Race, Saturday Night Live, and Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020. Including Creative Arts Emmys, The Crown and The Queen's Gambit led all programs with 11 wins each; Netflix led all networks and platforms with 44 total wins. (Full article...)
The episodes aired in Japan from October 10, 2003 to December 26, 2003 on BS-i. The episodes received their international premiere on the anime television network Animax, who have also later broadcast the series across its respective networks worldwide in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and its other networks in East Asia, South America and other regions under the title Lunar Legend Tsukihime. (Full article...)
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On January 2, 2009, Viz Media and Crunchyroll provided eight English subtitled Naruto: Shippuden episodes on the official Naruto website. Later the following 2 weeks, Viz began providing subtitled versions of the latest Naruto: Shippuden episodes a week after they first aired in Japan, with a new episode being added to the Naruto website each subsequent Thursday. On July 24, 2009, Viz Media announced that the series would be released on the iTunes Store. The first DVD release of the series in North America was released on September 29, 2009. The English dub of Naruto: Shippuden made its US premiere on Disney XD on October 28, 2009. (Full article...)
Emma Stone is an American actress who aspired to an acting career from an early age. She had her first role onstage at age 11, and followed with parts in sixteen plays in a regional theater in Arizona. Stone made her television debut in the unsold pilot for the reality show The New Partridge Family (2005). After brief television roles in Medium, Malcolm in the Middle, and Lucky Louie, she made her film debut in the comedy Superbad (2007).
Stone appeared as a ghost in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), and found commercial success with the horror comedy Zombieland. Her breakthrough came with her first leading role as a high school student perceived to be sexually promiscuous in the comedy Easy A (2010). In 2011, she starred in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love and in the period drama The Help, which were both commercial successes. Stone's success continued with her role as Gwen Stacy in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man that became her highest-grossing release, with a worldwide revenue of $757 million, and she later reprised the role in its 2014 sequel. Critical success followed with her performance as a recovering drug addict in Alejandro González Iñárritu's black comedy-drama Birdman (2014). It earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later that year, she made her Broadway debut in a revival of the musical Cabaret. (Full article...)
In addition to the show's regular cast of voice actors, celebrity guest stars have been a staple of The Simpsons, an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company, since its first season. The Simpsons focuses on the eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The family was initially conceived by Groening for a series of animated shorts, which originally aired as a part of The Tracey Ullman Show between 1987 and 1989. The shorts were developed into a half-hour prime time series which began in December 1989. The series' 35th season ended on May 19, 2024, and 768 episodes of The Simpsons have aired. A feature film adaptation of the series called The Simpsons Movie, was released in 2007. (Full article...)
Since its debut, the series has earned widespread critical acclaim and has been nominated for a variety of different awards, including twenty-two Primetime Emmy Awards (three wins for the series), eight Television Critics Association Awards (three wins), two Golden Globe Awards, four Writers Guild of America Awards (three wins), three Directors Guild of America Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Producers Guild of America Awards. (Full article...)
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The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series that premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009, and concluded on March 10, 2017 after airing eight seasons. Screenwriters Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec adapted the show from L. J. Smith's novel series of the same name. The series takes place in Mystic Falls, Virginia, a fictional small town haunted by supernatural beings. It centers on the love triangle between the protagonist Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and vampire-brothers Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder). As the narrative develops in the course of the show, the focal point shifts on the mysterious past of the town involving Elena's malevolent doppelgänger Katherine Pierce (Dobrev) and the family of Original Vampires, all of whom have an evil agenda of their own.
The series has been nominated for many awards, including 67 Teen Choice Awards (30 wins), 27 People's Choice Awards (five wins), and eight Saturn Awards. The three lead protagonists—Dobrev, Wesley and Somerhalder—have received the most nominations. Lead actress Dobrev was nominated for 21 awards, winning five Teen Choice Awards, a People's Choice Award, and a Young Hollywood Award. Somerhalder earned widespread critical acclaim for his role of Damon Salvatore, and is the most nominated cast member with 30 nominations. (Full article...)
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No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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179 | 1 | "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" | Jim Reardon | Ian Maxtone-Graham | September 21, 1997 | 4F22 | 17.44 |
180 | 2 | "The Principal and the Pauper" | Steven Dean Moore | Ken Keeler | September 28, 1997 | 4F23 | 14.86 |
181 | 3 | "Lisa's Sax" | Dominic Polcino | Al Jean | October 19, 1997 | 3F26 3G02 | 12.85 |
182 | 4 | "Treehouse of Horror VIII" | Mark Kirkland | Mike Scully | October 26, 1997 | 5F02 | 19.03 |
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183 | 5 | "The Cartridge Family" | Pete Michels | John Swartzwelder | November 2, 1997 | 5F01 | 18.03 |
184 | 6 | "Bart Star" | Dominic Polcino | Donick Cary | November 9, 1997 | 5F03 | 17.91 |
185 | 7 | "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" | Steven Dean Moore | Richard Appel | November 16, 1997 | 5F04 | 19.80 |
186 | 8 | "Lisa the Skeptic" | Neil Affleck | David X. Cohen | November 23, 1997 | 5F05 | 16.01 |
187 | 9 | "Realty Bites" | Swinton O. Scott III | Dan Greaney | December 7, 1997 | 5F06 | 17.73 |
188 | 10 | "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" | Bob Anderson | Ron Hauge | December 21, 1997 | 5F07 | 16.17 |
189 | 11 | "All Singing, All Dancing" | Mark Ervin | Steve O'Donnell | January 4, 1998 | 5F24 | 15.90 |
190 | 12 | "Bart Carny" | Mark Kirkland | John Swartzwelder | January 11, 1998 | 5F08 | 19.21 |
191 | 13 | "The Joy of Sect" | Steven Dean Moore | Steve O'Donnell | February 8, 1998 | 5F23 | 16.20 |
192 | 14 | "Das Bus" | Pete Michels | David X. Cohen | February 15, 1998 | 5F11 | 15.98 |
193 | 15 | "The Last Temptation of Krust" | Mike B. Anderson | Donick Cary | February 22, 1998 | 5F10 | 16.50 |
194 | 16 | "Dumbbell Indemnity" | Dominic Polcino | Ron Hauge | March 1, 1998 | 5F12 | 17.35 |
195 | 17 | "Lisa the Simpson" | Susie Dietter | Ned Goldreyer | March 8, 1998 | 4F24 | 17.79 |
196 | 18 | "This Little Wiggy" | Neil Affleck | Dan Greaney | March 22, 1998 | 5F13 | 14.96 |
197 | 19 | "Simpson Tide" | Mike B. Anderson | Joshua Sternin & Jennifer Ventimilia | March 29, 1998 | 3G04 | 14.77 |
198 | 20 | "The Trouble with Trillions" | Swinton O. Scott III | Ian Maxtone-Graham | April 5, 1998 | 5F14 | 11.39 |
199 | 21 | "Girly Edition" | Mark Kirkland | Larry Doyle | April 19, 1998 | 5F15 | 13.46 |
200 | 22 | "Trash of the Titans" | Jim Reardon | Ian Maxtone-Graham | April 26, 1998 | 5F09 | 17.35 |
201 | 23 | "King of the Hill" | Steven Dean Moore | John Swartzwelder | May 3, 1998 | 5F16 | 14.80 |
202 | 24 | "Lost Our Lisa" | Pete Michels | Brian Scully | May 10, 1998 | 5F17 | 12.86 |
203 | 25 | "Natural Born Kissers" | Klay Hall | Matt Selman | May 17, 1998 | 5F18 | 14.12 |
110 | 1 | "Reopening of the Substitute Business! The Terrifying Transfer Student" Transliteration: "Daikōgyō Saikai! Kyōfu no Tenkōsei" (Japanese: 代行業再開!恐怖の転校生) | Jun'ya Koshiba | Hiroaki Nishimura | Genki Yoshimura | January 10, 2007 | April 18, 2009 |
111 | 2 | "Shock! The True Identities of the Fathers" Transliteration: "Kyōgaku! Oyajitachi no Shōtai" (Japanese: 驚愕!親父達の正体) | Motosuke Takahashi | Eitarō Ano | Michiko Yokote | January 17, 2007 | April 18, 2009 |
112 | 3 | "The Commencement of War, Vizards and the Arrancars" Transliteration: "Tatakai no Hajimari, Vaizādo to Arankaru" (Japanese: 戦いの始まり、仮面の軍勢と破面) | Motosuke Takahashi | Jun'ya Koshiba | Masahiro Ōkubo | January 24, 2007 | May 2, 2009 |
113 | 4 | "Prelude to the Apocalypse, The Arrancar's Offensive" Transliteration: "Sekai Hōkai e no Jokyoku, Arankaru Shūrai" (Japanese: 世界崩壊への序曲、アランカル襲来!) | Masami Shimoda | Akira Shimizu | Masashi Sogo | January 31, 2007 | May 2, 2009 |
114 | 5 | "Reunion, Ichigo and Rukia and Shinigami" Transliteration: "Saikai, Ichigo to Rukia to Shinigami-tachi" (Japanese: 再会、一護とルキアと死神たち) | Kazunori Mizuno | Kazunori Mizuno | Natsuko Takahashi | February 7, 2007 | May 9, 2009 |
115 | 6 | "Mission! The Shinigami Have Come" Transliteration: "Tokumei! Yatte Kita Shinigami-tachi" (Japanese: 特命!やってきた死神たち) | Jun Takada | Hodaka Kuramoto | Masashi Sogo | February 14, 2007 | May 9, 2009 |
116 | 7 | "The Evil Eye, Aizen Returns" Transliteration: "Ashiki Hitomi, Aizen Futatabi" (Japanese: 悪しき瞳、藍染再び) | Natsuko Suzuki | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Genki Yoshimura | February 21, 2007 | May 16, 2009 |
117 | 8 | "Rukia's Battle Commences! The Freezing White Blade" Transliteration: "Rukia Sentō Kaishi! Kōritsuku Shiroi Yaiba" (Japanese: ルキア戦闘開始!凍りつく白い刃) | Tetsuhito Saitō | Hiroaki Nishimura | Masahiro Ōkubo | February 28, 2007 | May 16, 2009 |
118 | 9 | "Ikkaku's Bankai! The Power That Breaks Everything" Transliteration: "Ikkaku Bankai! Subete o Kudaku Chikara" (Japanese: 一角卍解!全てを砕く力) | Jun'ya Koshiba | Yūji Sekimoto | Rika Nakase | March 7, 2007 | May 23, 2009 |
119 | 10 | "Zaraki Division's Secret Story! The Lucky Men" Transliteration: "Zaraki Tai Hiwa! Tsuite iru Otokotachi" (Japanese: 更木隊秘話!ツイている男たち) | Tetsuhito Saitō | Takeshi Shirai | Michiko Yokote | March 21, 2007 | May 23, 2009 |
120 | 11 | "Hitsugaya Scatters! The Broken Hyōrinmaru" Transliteration: "Hitsugaya Chiru! Kudaketa Hyōrinmaru" (Japanese: 日番谷散る!砕けた氷輪丸) | Jun Takada | Yukio Okazaki | Genki Yoshimura | March 28, 2007 | May 30, 2009 |
121 | 12 | "Clash! The Protector vs. The Bearer" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu! Mamoru Mono VS Kōmuru Mono" (Japanese: 激突!護る者VS被る者) | Kazunori Mizuno | Kazunori Mizuno | Masashi Sogo | April 11, 2007 | May 30, 2009 |
122 | 13 | "Vizard! The Power of the Awakened" Transliteration: "Vaizādo! Mezameshi Mono-tachi no Chikara" (Japanese: ヴァイザード!目覚めし者たちの力) | Motosuke Takahashi | Jun'ya Koshiba | Natsuko Takahashi | April 18, 2007 | June 6, 2009 |
123 | 14 | "Ichigo, Complete Hollowification!?" Transliteration: "Ichigo, Kanzen Horō-ka!?" (Japanese: 一護、完全ホロウ化!?) | Tetsuhito Saitō | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Michiko Yokote | April 25, 2007 | June 6, 2009 |
124 | 15 | "Collision! Black Bankai and the White Bankai" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu! Kuroi Bankai to Shiroi Bankai" (Japanese: 激突!黒い卍解と白い卍解) | Manabu Fukazawa | Takeshi Shirai | Masashi Sogo | May 2, 2007 | June 13, 2009 |
125 | 16 | "Urgent Report! Aizen's Terrifying Plan!" Transliteration: "Kinkyū Hōkoku! Aizen no Osorubeki Keikaku!" (Japanese: 緊急報告!藍染の恐るべき計画) | Hiroki Takagi | Noriyuki Abe | Masahiro Ōkubo | May 9, 2007 | June 13, 2009 |
126 | 17 | "Uryū vs. Ryūken! Clash of the Parent-Child Quincys" Transliteration: "Uryū VS Ryūken! Gekitotsu Kuinshī Oyako" (Japanese: 雨竜VS竜弦!激突クインシー親子) | Hodaka Kuramoto Takeshi Shirai | Hodaka Kuramoto Takeshi Shirai | Natsuko Takahashi | May 16, 2007 | June 20, 2009 |
127 | 18 | "Urahara's Decision, Orihime's Thoughts" Transliteration: "Urahara no Ketsudan, Orihime no Omoi" (Japanese: 浦原の決断、織姫の想い) | Jun'ya Koshiba | Hiroaki Nishimura | Masahiro Ōkubo | May 30, 2007 | June 20, 2009 |
128 | 19 | "The Nightmare Arrancar! Team Hitsugaya Moves Out" Transliteration: "Akumu no Arankaru! Hitsugayatai Shutsugeki" (Japanese: 悪夢のアランカル!日番谷隊出撃) | Jun'ya Koshiba | Hodaka Kuramoto | Masashi Sogo | June 6, 2007 | June 27, 2009 |
129 | 20 | "The Swooping Descent of the Dark Emissary! The Propagation of Malice" Transliteration: "Maiorita Yami no Shisha! Zōshoku suru Akui" (Japanese: 舞い降りた闇の使者!増殖する悪意) | Motosuke Takahashi | Yukio Okazaki | Masashi Sogo | June 13, 2007 | June 27, 2009 |
130 | 21 | "The Invisible Enemy! Hitsugaya's Merciless Decision" Transliteration: "Mienai Teki! Hitsugaya, Hijō na Ketsudan" (Japanese: 見えない敵!日番谷、非情な決断) | Jun'ya Koshiba | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Masashi Sogo | June 20, 2007 | July 4, 2009 |
131 | 22 | "Rangiku's Tears, the Sorrowful Parting of Brother and Sister" Transliteration: "Rangiku no Namida, Kanashiki Kyōdai no Wakare" (Japanese: 乱菊の涙、哀しき兄妹の別れ) | Makoto Itō | Matsuo Asami | Masashi Sogo | June 27, 2007 | July 11, 2009 |
Main topics
History of television: Early television stations • Geographical usage of television • Golden Age of Television • List of experimental television stations • List of years in television • Mechanical television • Social aspects of television • Television systems before 1940 • Timeline of the introduction of television in countries • Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries
Inventors and pioneers: John Logie Baird • Alan Blumlein • Walter Bruch • Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton • Allen B. DuMont • Philo Taylor Farnsworth • Charles Francis Jenkins • Boris Grabovsky • Paul Gottlieb Nipkow • Constantin Perskyi • Boris Rosing • David Sarnoff • Kálmán Tihanyi • Vladimir Zworykin
Technology: Comparison of display technology • Digital television • Liquid crystal display television • Large-screen television technology • Technology of television
Terms: Broadcast television systems • Composite monitor • HDTV • Liquid crystal display television • PAL • Picture-in-picture • Pay-per-view • Plasma display • NICAM • NTSC • SECAM
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