Purely History on Instagram: "😭😭😭 Follow (us) @purelyhistoryy for more vids like this! ❤️ Television shows have come a long way since their early beginnings in the late 1940s, when broadcasts were live, black-and-white, and often felt like filmed stage plays. Early sitcoms, variety shows, and news programs laid the foundation for TV as a household staple, with classics like I Love Lucy pioneering techniques such as multi-camera filming and reruns. As television spread through homes in the 195