TV is in retro mode these days, seemingly drawing premises from 1950s-style TV. There is a talent show, “American Idol”; a ballroom dance show, “Dancing with the Stars”; and now a bingo show. ABC will ...

Before television became crowded with formats and genres, it learned how to make people laugh-with the history of classic TV serving as proof. In the 1950s, sitcoms weren't just another category of ...

Television in the 1950s did more than entertain you, it quietly rewired how families organized their evenings, talked to one another, and imagined the wider world. Living rooms became mini theaters, ...

When the Cincinnati Museum Center celebrates “1950s Day” next month, the city’s biggest TV stars will be showcased in the Scripps-Howard Newsreel Theater in grainy black-and-white. Just as they ...

More old Cincinnati TV shows, including Bob Shreve’s The General Store and Midwestern Hayride, will be shown during “1950s Day” at Cincinnati Museum Center. The Cincinnati Museum Center will celebrate ...

Archival footage and interviews with historians mark this fascinating documentary on the 1950s, based on David Halberstam's bestseller. Among the subjects covered: work and the family; the impact of ...

Before television became crowded with formats and genres, it learned how to make people laugh—with the history of classic TV serving as proof. In the 1950s, sitcoms weren't just another category of ...