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   • The technology for television existed prior to World War II, but it was in the late 1940s that television sets became household items and talented entertainers could pave the way for the new medium. Pioneers of television included variety show hosts Jackie Gleason and Betty White, who along with film stars like Lucille Ball, also launched sitcoms.

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   More than 200 breakthrough stars bring their stories to life in season four of the Emmy-nominated documentary series Pioneers of Television.

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   PIONEERS OF TELEVISION returns to PBS for a third season with new stories of the visionaries who shaped a fledgling medium with creativity, foresight and wisdom.

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   TV's most famous actors share stories about their careers and each other. Highlights include funny ladies, superheroes, 'Roots' and the best of primetime soaps.

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   Pioneers of Television: With Dick Van Dyke, Phyllis Diller, Betty White, Florence Henderson. A documentary series focusing on the legends that helped launched TV and left lasting impression on sitcoms, talk shows, variety shows and game shows in television's early years.

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    Few television programs really challenge the genre into which they are delivered, developing cult followings or fundamentally morphing the expectations of viewers. But the pioneering programs...

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