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While television is much more than a set intended to issue and receive audiovisual sequences, return to the history of the small screen from its beginnings.
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This is perhaps your case, in full confinement the French spent between 4:30 am and 5 a.m. a day in front of television, record figures according to Médiamétrie when they have been in constant decrease for years. While television is much more than a set intended to issue and receive audiovisual sequences, return to the history of the small screen from its beginnings.
At the beginning, the Paul Nipkow's electric telescope in 1884 and the Karl Braun cathodic tube in 1897. The use of electricity allowed many engineers, successively, developing a machine that is close to our current television. It was on the mechanical television screen that the first animated images will be transmitted in 1926. At the same time, in 1927, a first electronic television system was born. He is the ancestor of our modern televisions.
Television landed in France in 1935 in public places. We see actors reading poems. But the Second World War will slow down the momentum of postal broadcasts even if there were only 300 television stations on the territory.
After the war will be broadcast the first female television magazine, the woman at home at the initiative of Maïté Célérier de Sanois, editor for Marie-Claire. Later, in 1949, the programs will be presented by two speakerines, Jacqueline Joubert and Arlette ACCARD; And the first television news will be presented by Pierre Sabbagh.
Color TV will not happen right away. Although several television systems were found in patents in 1904 and 1925, we had to wait until the 1950s in the United States to see color images. The Vietnam War will also be the first conflict diffused in color ...
With Koh Lanta, a business concluded or the Marseillais, one of the primary functions of television is to distract us. Popular entertainment emissions have always had an important place on our screens.
The first entertainment program, 36 candles, presented by Jean Nohain, was broadcast in 1953. Artists Fernandel, Louis Mariano or Annie Cordie appeared live in this program. As for the first television game, Télé Match, this one entertains us by asking questions and puzzles to candidates with, among other things, the famous game with their heads and legs.
Perhaps you also remember the invisible camera, the Grand Echiquier, the Petit Rapporteur or even Champs-Elysées?
Films and TV movies have occupied a large place in the rankings of the best audiences since 1992. Only popular emissions Miss France, Enfoirés shows or the finals of the Star Academy manage to stand out among entertainment.
It was not until 2001 that viewers discovered the first reality TV, Loft Story. Followed closely by Koh Lanta, the same year.
However, in the ranking of the 20 most watched television content in France, we find sport from 1st to 19th place (World Cup, Euro, European Cup)! It was the 1998 World Cup final that was the most watched show with 23,647,000 spectators ...
Only the Grand Bluff (TF1) entertainment program of December 26, 1992 is in the ranking with 17.4 million viewers. For comparison, Emmanuel Macron's speech on containment measures to combat the coronavirus brought together more than 36 million French people (out of 11 different channels).
