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CBS's last color show?
- Thread starter DrBear
- Start date
> > In another post it was mentioned that American Bandstand
> was
> > the last ABC show to switch to color; elsewhere, it's been
>
> > noted Concentration was last at NBC. How about CBS?
I believe Gunsmoke along with Lost In Space were the last shows to switch to color when they first aired their shows in color in 1966. I don't know about Ed Sullivan or Jackie Gleason in when they switched to color from B & W or the soap operas or game shows.
> was
> > the last ABC show to switch to color; elsewhere, it's been
>
> > noted Concentration was last at NBC. How about CBS?
I believe Gunsmoke along with Lost In Space were the last shows to switch to color when they first aired their shows in color in 1966. I don't know about Ed Sullivan or Jackie Gleason in when they switched to color from B & W or the soap operas or game shows.
> > > In another post it was mentioned that American Bandstand
>
> > was
> > > the last ABC show to switch to color; elsewhere, it's
> been
> >
> > > noted Concentration was last at NBC. How about CBS?
>
> I believe Gunsmoke along with Lost In Space were the last
> shows to switch to color when they first aired their shows
> in color in 1966. I don't know about Ed Sullivan or Jackie
> Gleason in when they switched to color from B & W or the
> soap operas or game shows.
>
I believe Sullivan switched to color in '65; Gleason, in '66.
For the most part, the soaps switched in '67, but I can't
give you exact dates.
>
> > was
> > > the last ABC show to switch to color; elsewhere, it's
> been
> >
> > > noted Concentration was last at NBC. How about CBS?
>
> I believe Gunsmoke along with Lost In Space were the last
> shows to switch to color when they first aired their shows
> in color in 1966. I don't know about Ed Sullivan or Jackie
> Gleason in when they switched to color from B & W or the
> soap operas or game shows.
>
I believe Sullivan switched to color in '65; Gleason, in '66.
For the most part, the soaps switched in '67, but I can't
give you exact dates.
> I believe Sullivan switched to color in '65; Gleason, in
> '66.
> For the most part, the soaps switched in '67, but I can't
> give you exact dates.
>
You're right about Sullivan. He did at least one show in Fall '65 in B&W (The Beatles last apperance) then went on the West Coast to do a color show while his studio was being fitted with the color cameras. If you have the "Ed Sullivan Presents The Beatles" DVD, you'll see that Ed mentions the "1st colorcast of the season" coming next week at the end of that episode.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by MCarney on 01/10/06 04:54 PM.</FONT></P>
> '66.
> For the most part, the soaps switched in '67, but I can't
> give you exact dates.
>
You're right about Sullivan. He did at least one show in Fall '65 in B&W (The Beatles last apperance) then went on the West Coast to do a color show while his studio was being fitted with the color cameras. If you have the "Ed Sullivan Presents The Beatles" DVD, you'll see that Ed mentions the "1st colorcast of the season" coming next week at the end of that episode.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by MCarney on 01/10/06 04:54 PM.</FONT></P>
J
Joseph_Gallant
Guest
Re: CBS's last black-and-white show?
There were a handful of prime-time shows on CBS in black-and-white through the 1965/66 season. Except for the occassional old movie, CBS (and the other networks) had converted their prime-time schedules to color in the Fall of 1966.
As for daytime, I believe CBS' first daytime show to be seen in color on an every-weekday basis was "Art Linkletter's House Party" in the Fall of 1965. I believe "As The World Turns" was next to go to color a few months later, with "Password" and the daytime "To Tell The Truth" following in 1966 (I thought the prime-time version of the latter was in color starting in 1965).
It would have been very logical for "House Party" and "ATWT" to become the first CBS daytime shows to go color: They were the two most popular daytime shows on CBS in 1965.
The rest of the CBS first-run daytime lineup switched to color in late 1966 and early 1967. I think the two soaps that were still fifteen minutes each ("Search For Tomorrow" and "Guiding Light") both went to color in February or March of 1967.
The "CBS Evening News" was occassionally broadcast in color (with most filmed reports from the field in black-and-white) from August, 1965 until January, 1966 when it went color full-time (and the network began shooting news film in color). The "Evening News" was usually in color around the time of a space launch or splashdown (since CBS had begun broadcasting live coverage of space flights in color in August of 1965, this allowed taped replays of rocket launches and spacecraft recoveries to be shown in color). However, I believe some of CBS' regional NFL regular-season telecasts in 1966 may still have been in black-and-white.
There were a handful of prime-time shows on CBS in black-and-white through the 1965/66 season. Except for the occassional old movie, CBS (and the other networks) had converted their prime-time schedules to color in the Fall of 1966.
As for daytime, I believe CBS' first daytime show to be seen in color on an every-weekday basis was "Art Linkletter's House Party" in the Fall of 1965. I believe "As The World Turns" was next to go to color a few months later, with "Password" and the daytime "To Tell The Truth" following in 1966 (I thought the prime-time version of the latter was in color starting in 1965).
It would have been very logical for "House Party" and "ATWT" to become the first CBS daytime shows to go color: They were the two most popular daytime shows on CBS in 1965.
The rest of the CBS first-run daytime lineup switched to color in late 1966 and early 1967. I think the two soaps that were still fifteen minutes each ("Search For Tomorrow" and "Guiding Light") both went to color in February or March of 1967.
The "CBS Evening News" was occassionally broadcast in color (with most filmed reports from the field in black-and-white) from August, 1965 until January, 1966 when it went color full-time (and the network began shooting news film in color). The "Evening News" was usually in color around the time of a space launch or splashdown (since CBS had begun broadcasting live coverage of space flights in color in August of 1965, this allowed taped replays of rocket launches and spacecraft recoveries to be shown in color). However, I believe some of CBS' regional NFL regular-season telecasts in 1966 may still have been in black-and-white.
C
Charles
Guest
Re: CBS's last black-and-white show?
Am I not correct that CBS' last three prime-time game shows (What's My Line, I've Got a Secret, and To Tell the Truth) all switched to color in the fall of '66? I'm sure that they had to be among the last of the prime-time shows to all switch.
Am I not correct that CBS' last three prime-time game shows (What's My Line, I've Got a Secret, and To Tell the Truth) all switched to color in the fall of '66? I'm sure that they had to be among the last of the prime-time shows to all switch.
Re: CBS's last black-and-white show?
> Am I not correct that CBS' last three prime-time game shows
> (What's My Line, I've Got a Secret, and To Tell the Truth)
> all switched to color in the fall of '66? I'm sure that
> they had to be among the last of the prime-time shows to all
> switch.
>
I'm sure you are. I remember seeing the last CBS broadcast
of What's My Line? September 3, 1967 (host John Daly was the
mystery guest), and it was in color.
> Am I not correct that CBS' last three prime-time game shows
> (What's My Line, I've Got a Secret, and To Tell the Truth)
> all switched to color in the fall of '66? I'm sure that
> they had to be among the last of the prime-time shows to all
> switch.
>
I'm sure you are. I remember seeing the last CBS broadcast
of What's My Line? September 3, 1967 (host John Daly was the
mystery guest), and it was in color.
JeeperOne
Banned
Re: CBS's last black-and-white show?
Hi everyone:
> There were a handful of prime-time shows on CBS in
> black-and-white through the 1965/66 season. Except for the
> occassional old movie, CBS (and the other networks) had
> converted their prime-time schedules to color in the Fall of
> 1966.
>
> As for daytime, I believe CBS' first daytime show to be seen
> in color on an every-weekday basis was "Art Linkletter's
> House Party" in the Fall of 1965. I believe "As The World
> Turns" was next to go to color a few months later, with
> "Password" and the daytime "To Tell The Truth" following in
> 1966 (I thought the prime-time version of the latter was in
> color starting in 1965).
>
> It would have been very logical for "House Party" and "ATWT"
> to become the first CBS daytime shows to go color: They were
> the two most popular daytime shows on CBS in 1965.
>
> The rest of the CBS first-run daytime lineup switched to
> color in late 1966 and early 1967. I think the two soaps
> that were still fifteen minutes each ("Search For Tomorrow"
> and "Guiding Light") both went to color in February or March
> of 1967.
The World Of Soap Themes @ http://www.wost.org/ has a slew of video clips of intros, bumpers and closing credits for free viewing AS WELL AS (if you become a member) ENTIRE EPISODES in color & black & white. You might wanna check it out.
Just FYI
Cheers for now
Pat<P ID="signature">______________
http://patspodcast.blogspot.com/
Radio? Uhh.....What's THAT??</P>
Hi everyone:
> There were a handful of prime-time shows on CBS in
> black-and-white through the 1965/66 season. Except for the
> occassional old movie, CBS (and the other networks) had
> converted their prime-time schedules to color in the Fall of
> 1966.
>
> As for daytime, I believe CBS' first daytime show to be seen
> in color on an every-weekday basis was "Art Linkletter's
> House Party" in the Fall of 1965. I believe "As The World
> Turns" was next to go to color a few months later, with
> "Password" and the daytime "To Tell The Truth" following in
> 1966 (I thought the prime-time version of the latter was in
> color starting in 1965).
>
> It would have been very logical for "House Party" and "ATWT"
> to become the first CBS daytime shows to go color: They were
> the two most popular daytime shows on CBS in 1965.
>
> The rest of the CBS first-run daytime lineup switched to
> color in late 1966 and early 1967. I think the two soaps
> that were still fifteen minutes each ("Search For Tomorrow"
> and "Guiding Light") both went to color in February or March
> of 1967.
The World Of Soap Themes @ http://www.wost.org/ has a slew of video clips of intros, bumpers and closing credits for free viewing AS WELL AS (if you become a member) ENTIRE EPISODES in color & black & white. You might wanna check it out.
Just FYI
Cheers for now
Pat<P ID="signature">______________
http://patspodcast.blogspot.com/
Radio? Uhh.....What's THAT??
</P>- Status