February 10 to March 11 - BBC television service in the UK is temporarily suspended due to a national fuel crisis.
March 11 - The first successful children's television series, Movies for Small Fry debuts on the DuMont Network.
September 30 - The opening game of the World Series is the first World Series game to be telecast. The 1947 World Series brought in an estimated 3.9 million people, becoming television's first mass audience.
October 5 - The first presidential address is telecast from the White HouseThis page is about the official residence of the President of the USA. For other White Houses see White House (disambiguation). See also 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (musical . The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President. President TrumanTruman Order 33rd President Term of Office April 12, 1945 January 20, 1953 Predecessor Franklin Delano Roosevelt Successor Dwight D. Eisenhower Date of Birth Thursday, May 8, 1884 Place of Birth Lamar, Missouri Date of Death Tuesday, December 26, 1972 Pla speaks about the world food crisis.
October 13October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). There are 79 days remaining. Events 54 Roman Empire emperor Claudius I dies after being poisoned by his wife Agrippina. 1307 All Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents - The puppet show Junior Jamboree, later known as Kukla, Fran and OllieKukla, Fran and Ollie was an early television show using puppets, originally created for children but soon watched by more adults than children. Like many early shows, it did not have a script and was entirely ad-libbed. Burr Tillstrom was the creator and, premieres on WBKB in Chicago.
November 6November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. From September 23, there are 88 days in a fall ( autumn) season. We are considered halfway through fall (autumn) on November 6. Events 1528 Sh - Meet the PressMeet The Press is a weekly television news show produced by NBC. It started as a radio show in 1945, and was later adapted for television. Meet The Press made its television debut on November 6, 1947, making it the longest-running television show in U. first appears as a local program in Washington.
November 8 - Memorial service broadcast from the Cenotaph by the BBC, using tele-recording for the first time.
The first Hollywood film production for TV, The Public Prosecutor.
There are 14,000 television sets in use in the United States.