Exploring forgotten TV from the 1920s to today.
Audio recordings of otherwise missing or lost television programs dating back to the late 1930s are valuable resources worthy of preservation. Learn more about the earliest surviving audio recordings of television programs, including several commercial programs broadcast on July 1st, 1941 — the first day of commercial television in the United States.
What’s the status of Kraft Television Theatre, Season 11? NBC broadcast 51 episodes between September 1957 and October 1958. At least 36 episodes survive.
What’s the status of Kraft Television Theatre, Season 10? NBC broadcast 52 episodes between September 1956 and September 1957. At least 45 episodes survive.
Later this month, The Paley Center for Media will offer public screenings of the CBS broadcast of Super Bowl I from January 1967, restored from videotapes recovered in 2005.
What’s the status of Kraft Television Theatre, Season 9? NBC broadcast 49 episodes between September 1955 and September 1956. At least 34 episodes survive.
What’s the status of Kraft Television Theatre, Season 8? NBC broadcast 52 episodes between September 1954 and September 1955. At least 23 episodes survive.