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Television Facts and Statistics - 1939 to 2000
TV Program Stats 1960-2000 Television
Manufacturers
1930-1950 TV Prices
REPORT: The First 9-Months
of USA Television (1939-40)
(75K) - Number of program hours by month & broadcast source (Studio, Film,
Outside)
(112K) - Length of program and audience cooperation in rating shows
(124K) - Distribution of television receivers and size of audience
(72K) - Viewing audience by time of day and week
(80K) - Audience reaction to show quality and program costs
(52K) - Monthly breakdown of program material by type (Drama, News, Variety,
etc.)
(76K) - Receivers by size of picture tube and sales distribution (Homes, Stores,
Taverns, etc.)
USA Television Set
Production by Month - 1947 to 1953
(300K)
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A most interesting
report of the USA television boom for the first 7 years of Post War
production, by month and type of set (Table Model, Console & Consolette,
Phonograph Combination). This report covers all makes and models.
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Pre-war production is stated at 8,000 units -
although 7,000 units is the more widely quoted number.
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Production numbers differ from sales numbers
reported below, but not by a significant amount -- considering the time it
takes from actual set manufacturing to final delivery to a customer's home.
Some sets may also have been warehoused for a period of time, others may have
sold quite quickly.
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Also Included -- Radio Set Production from 1924-1953
for comparison; Cathode Ray tube sales; Receiving tube sales
Shipments of TV Sets by
State - 1950 to 1953
(172K)
Note: It is estimated that more than
ONE BILLION TV-sets have been sold
worldwide. Here are some annual sales in the United States:
(88K)
Annual TV Sales in the USA from 1939 to 1959
(37K)
Annual TV Sales in the USA from 1970 to 1977 - This is considered the
initial 'replacement period', when older 1950s sets are first being discarded
and upgraded with 'modern' sets. Television sets sold in this period doubled from the
normal 5 million per year rate.
(44K)
Annual TV Sales in the USA -- Color vs Black & White Sets -- 1970 to 1977
(58K)
Number of TV Households and Percentage of USA Homes with Television - 1950 to
1978
(46K)
Number of Color TV Households and Percentage of USA Homes with Color
Television - 1964 to 1978
(45K)
Cable TV Operating Systems - Subscribers - Percentage of Households -
From 1960 to 1978
(74K)
Number of US Cable Systems from 1975 to 2000
(118K)
US Households with Cable Television from 1977 to 1999
(78K)
Audio vs. Video System Sales from 1990 to 1999
(64K)
TV - Remote - VCR - Cable - Multi-set Ownership from 1950 to 2000
Sources for above:
"TV Facts" by C.
Steinberg [1980], and "2001 World Almanac"
Television Stations in
Foreign Countries as of January 1954
(272K)
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Curacao, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France
(280K)
Germany (East and West), Great Britain, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Monaco, Morocco
(264K)
Netherlands, Norway, Philippine Islands, Poland, Saar, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Union of South Africa, Uruguay, USSR (Russia), Vatican
City, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
Source: Television Factbook #18
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