Remember these iconic '70s TV shows?

The first commercial televisions were released to the American public in 1938, and if TV was in its infancy in the '40s, growing up through the 1950s and '60s, the '70s were kind of like an adolescence: The medium got a little edgier, experimenting with new approaches and pushing social boundaries.

How the 1970s Changed Television

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The first commercial televisions were released to the American public in 1938, and if TV was in its infancy in the '40s, growing up through the 1950s and '60s, the '70s were kind of like an adolescence: The medium got a little edgier, experimenting with new approaches and pushing social boundaries. The decade marked a turning point for the small screen, and helped to usher in the modern era of TV we know today.

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