Results: Broadcast Firsts #2

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What was the first TV show to be done in front of a live audience?
SCTV
1%
13 votes
The Ed Sullivan Show
23%
234 votes
The Gong Show
2%
19 votes
SNL (Saturday Night Live)
3%
27 votes
The Carol Burnett Show
2%
24 votes
The Honeymooners
8%
81 votes
I Love Lucy
25%
250 votes
Happy Days
1%
14 votes
I have no clue
26%
269 votes
I don't care to answer
8%
86 votes
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I Love Lucy, premiering on October 15, 1951, is widely recognized as the first American television sitcom to be filmed in front of a live studio audience. Developed by Desi Arnaz and cinematographer Karl Freund, it pioneered the use of a three-camera system on 35mm film, allowing for high-quality production with authentic audience reactions. Did you get the answer correct?
Yes, I knew the answer
20%
207 votes
Yes, I guessed the answer
8%
80 votes
Darn, I got the answer wrong.
32%
329 votes
I selected that I have no clue, but now I do.
20%
207 votes
Don't care, just give me my points
19%
194 votes

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