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The first Golden Age of Television in the United States began in 1947-1948 and extended to 1960. Many today argue that after the advent of cable TV, satellite TV, and Internet TV, which have greatly increased the number of TV stations and number of programs, a new golden age of television has begun, but the first golden age was about the availability of high-quality cultural offerings in an era of limited channels, made possible because early television receivers were expensive and could be afforded mostly by the more educated and cultured class of viewers. ==Evolutions of drama on television== The early days of television was a time when many hour-long anthology drama series received critical acclaim. Examples include ''Kraft Television Theatre'' (debuted May 7, 1947), ''The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre'' (debuted September 27, 1948), ''Television Playhouse'' (debuted December 4, 1947), ''The Philco Television Playhouse'' (debuted October 3, 1948), ''Westinghouse Studio One'' (debuted November 7, 1948), and ''Your Show Time'' (debuted January 21, 1949). As filmed series such as ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' and ''The Twilight Zone'' began to dominate during the mid-1950s and early 1960s, the period of live TV dramas was viewed as the Golden Age. Although producer David Susskind, in a 1960s roundtable discussion with leading 1950s TV dramatists, defined TV's Golden Age as 1938 to 1954, the final show of ''Playhouse 90'' (debuted October 4, 1956) on May 18, 1960, and the departure of leading director John Frankenheimer brought the era to an end.〔(wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu )〕 As a new medium, television introduced many innovative programming concepts, and prime time television drama showcased both original and classic productions, including the first telecasts of Walt Disney's programs, as well as the first telecasts of Mary Martin in ''Peter Pan'', MGM's classic ''The Wizard of Oz'' and Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Cinderella''. Critics and viewers looked forward to new teleplays by Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Tad Mosel, Reginald Rose, Rod Serling, William Templeton, Gore Vidal and others.〔〔 Most of these programs were produced as installments of live dramatic anthologies, such as ''The Philco Television Playhouse'', ''Kraft Television Theatre'' and ''Playhouse 90''. Live, abridged versions of plays like ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', with members of the cast of the 1946 Broadway revival recreating their roles were regularly shown during this period.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Cyrano de Bergerac )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Cyrano de Bergerac (#1.15) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golden Age of Television」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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