40 Television Shows That Broke Surprising New Ground
We all watch a little TV now and then. But no matter how much TV we watch, we all want our favorite shows to be successful so that we may continue to watch them week in and week out, without any fear of cancellation. These shows, however, take things even a step further — they haven’t only been successful, they’ve also broken records.
Obviously, everything mentioned below had to make its initial appearance on television at some point, but you might be shocked at how recently some of them occurred.
TV Firsts

Love of Life

Dawson’s Creek

Ellen

Billions

Cursing on TV




Cher

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
The First Color Broadcast

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
Jean Hagen

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
The Corner Bar



The First Content Warning



TV’s First Interracial Kiss

Star Trek

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
JFK

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
Male Nudity

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
Hot Summer Night

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
The Lonesome Dove

Cagney & Lacey

Dirty Sexy Money


TV Firsts


Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
I Love Lucy

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
Queen for a Day

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
The First Cooking Show

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)
The First TV Commercial

Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)