What Was Television Like In The 1940s?
What Was Television Like In The 1940s? The 1940s TVs didn’t look like today’s televisions. Most had picture screens between 10 and 15 inches wide diagonally, inside large, heavy cabinets. And, of course, color broadcasts and sets didn’t arrive until much later, in 1954. What was on television in the 1940s? Series Debut Ended NBC