Pioneers of Television

- Season 3

(2013)

Lucille Ball started her career at MGM there learning the workings of physical comedy. She was 40 years old by the time her hit TV series I Love Lucy (1951) made it to the air. She had three hit shows in a row. Carol Burnett first came to the attention of the public with her song about John Foster Dulles. Her training ground was The Garry Moore Show (1958) which after seven years led to _"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967)_. Betty White began her career in television in the 1940s and had her own sitcom Life with Elizabeth (1952) and had a wide ranging career from game show host to sitcom star.

Trace the arc of nighttime soaps, from "Peyton Place" to "Knots Landing."

A look at TV Superheroes from Superman in the 1950s, Batman in the '60s, Wonder Woman and The Incredible Hulk in the '70s, and The Greatest American Hero in the '80s. The episode features in-depth interviews with Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Lynda Carter, Lou Ferrigno, William Katt, and others.

Join the stars of landmark miniseries who comment on the influence of their genre today.