The World Is Yours
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The World Is Yours was the world's first color television
series, making its debut on June 26, 1951, on five stations of the CBS
television network in the eastern United States. This half-hour daytime program was produced and hosted from New York
by naturalist
and author Ivan T. Sanderson
, and broadcast Monday through Friday. The second color television series, Modern Homemakers
, began the following day, June 27, 1951.
The World Is Yours, like other CBS color programs from 1951, was broadcast in the CBS field-sequential color system
that was incompatible with existing black and white television sets, on which no picture would be visible. Only a small number of prototype color television sets existed on which the program could be seen. It was last broadcast on September 14, 1951, only days before the first commercially manufactured CBS color television sets were made.
Color television
Color television is part of the history of television, the technology of television and practices associated with television's transmission of moving images in color video....
series, making its debut on June 26, 1951, on five stations of the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television network in the eastern United States. This half-hour daytime program was produced and hosted from New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
by naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
and author Ivan T. Sanderson
Ivan T. Sanderson
Ivan Terence Sanderson was a naturalist and writer born in Edinburgh, Scotland, who became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Sanderson is remembered for his nature writing and his interest in cryptozoology and paranormal subjects.-Biography:Born in Scotland, Sanderson traveled widely in...
, and broadcast Monday through Friday. The second color television series, Modern Homemakers
Modern Homemakers
Modern Homemakers was the world's second color television series, making its debut on June 27, 1951, on five stations of the CBS television network in the eastern United States. This half-hour daytime program was hosted from New York by home economist Edalene Stohr, and broadcast Monday through...
, began the following day, June 27, 1951.
The World Is Yours, like other CBS color programs from 1951, was broadcast in the CBS field-sequential color system
Field-sequential color system
A field-sequential color system is a color television system in which the primary color information is transmitted in successive images, and which relies on the human vision system to fuse the successive images into a color picture. One field-sequential system was developed by Dr. Peter Goldmark...
that was incompatible with existing black and white television sets, on which no picture would be visible. Only a small number of prototype color television sets existed on which the program could be seen. It was last broadcast on September 14, 1951, only days before the first commercially manufactured CBS color television sets were made.