Darts was first televised in 1972 during a match at the BBC's "Indoor League," a sports show hosted by Fred Trueman. The coverage helped to popularize the sport, leading to the establishment of major tournaments. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, darts gained significant attention with events like the World Professional Darts Championship, further solidifying its place in televised sports.
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The 1956 Tony Awards were the first to be televised.
The World Cup was first televised in 1954.
In the year of 1961, the first rugby match was televised. This televised event took place in Australia, where rugby was first introduced.
The first televised inauguration was Harry Truman's on Jan 20, 1949.
The first televised sport in the us is baseball
The 38th Academy Awards Ceremony in 1966 was the first to be televised in color.
Back in 1946 the BBC televised live the second half of Barnet's game against Wealdstone from Underhill - the first televised broadcast.
1964 was the first Summer Games televised in the United States
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I think it was the 1972 Daytona 500. One of the 500's was the first fully televised race.
The very first televised adaptation of Jane Eyre was in 1952. It was a BBC production in the UK.