Comprehensive List of Television Wikipedia Articles by Category

History and Development

Early Television History

• Television
• History of television
• Mechanical television
• Electronic television
• Invention of television
• Timeline of the introduction of television in countries
• Timeline of programming on American television
• Golden Age of Television
• John Logie Baird
• Philo Farnsworth
• Vladimir Zworykin
• Charles Francis Jenkins
• Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
• Boris Rosing

Television Broadcasting Development

• Broadcasting
• Television broadcasting
• Digital television
• Analog television
• High-definition television (HDTV)
• Ultra-high-definition television (4K/8K)
• Color television
• Black-and-white television
• Cable television
• Satellite television
• Internet Protocol television (IPTV)
• Over-the-top media services

Technical Aspects

Television Technology

• Television standards
• NTSC
• PAL
• SECAM
• Television transmitter
• Television antenna
• Cathode-ray tube
• Liquid-crystal display television
• Plasma display
• OLED television
• LED-backlit LCD television
• Projection television
• Smart TV
• Television tuner
• Set-top box
• Digital video recorder (DVR)
• Personal video recorder (PVR)

Broadcasting Systems

• Television channel
• Television network
• Terrestrial television
• Cable television headend
• Satellite television
• Direct-broadcast satellite
• Free-to-air
• Pay television
• Premium television
• Video on demand
• Near video on demand
• Streaming television
• Web television

Broadcasting Networks and Companies

Major American Networks

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• CBS
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• Fox Broadcasting Company
• The CW
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
• Ion Television
• MyNetworkTV

Cable and Premium Networks

• HBO
• Showtime (TV network)
• CNN
• ESPN
• MTV
• Discovery Channel
• History (American TV channel)
• National Geographic (American TV channel)
• Comedy Central
• Cartoon Network
• Disney Channel
• Nickelodeon
• Adult Swim
• FX (TV channel)
• AMC (TV channel)
• USA Network
• TNT (American TV network)
• TBS (American TV channel)

International Networks

• BBC
• ITV (TV network)
• Channel 4
• Sky (company)
• ARD (broadcaster)
• ZDF
• France Télévisions
• RAI
• NHK
• TV Globo
• Televisa
• Canal+
• RTL Group
• Mediaset

Streaming Services

• Netflix
• Amazon Prime Video
• Disney+
• Hulu
• Apple TV+
• HBO Max
• Paramount+
• Peacock (streaming service)
• YouTube TV
• Sling TV

Television Programming

Program Types and Formats

• Television program
• Television show
• Television series
• Miniseries
• Television film
• Television pilot
• Television special
• Live television
• Reality television
• Talk show
• Game show
• News program
• Sports television
• Children's television series
• Television documentary
• Television comedy
• Television drama
• Soap opera
• Sitcom
• Anthology series
• Procedural drama
• Medical drama
• Police procedural
• Legal drama

Programming Concepts

• Television season
• Television syndication
• Reruns
• Television premiere
• Series finale
• Spin-off (media)
• Crossover (fiction)
• Bottle episode
• Clip show
• Television ratings
• Nielsen ratings
• Prime time
• Sweeps (television)
• Television programming
• Programming block
• Counterprogramming

Notable Television Series

Classic American Series

• I Love Lucy
• The Twilight Zone
• The Ed Sullivan Show
• Bonanza
• The Andy Griffith Show
• Star Trek: The Original Series
• All in the Family
• MAS*H (TV series)
• Happy Days
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Cheers
• The Cosby Show
• Seinfeld
• Friends
• The X-Files
• ER (TV series)

Modern Acclaimed Series

• The Sopranos
• The Wire
• Lost (TV series)
• Mad Men
• Breaking Bad
• Game of Thrones
• The Walking Dead (TV series)
• Stranger Things
• House of Cards (American TV series)
• Orange Is the New Black
• Better Call Saul
• Westworld (TV series)
• The Crown (TV series)
• The Mandalorian

British Television Series

• Doctor Who
• Sherlock (TV series)
• Downton Abbey
• The Office (British TV series)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus
• Fawlty Towers
• Top Gear (British TV series)
• EastEnders
• Coronation Street
• Black Mirror
• Peaky Blinders (TV series)

International Series

• Narcos
• Money Heist (La Casa de Papel)
• Dark (TV series)
• Squid Game
• Kingdom (South Korean TV series)
• Parasite: The Grey
• Lupin (French TV series)

News and Documentary Programming

News Programs

• 60 Minutes
• Meet the Press
• Face the Nation
• This Week (American TV program)
• NBC Nightly News
• CBS Evening News
• ABC World News Tonight
• CNN Tonight
• Anderson Cooper 360°
• The Daily Show
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Real Time with Bill Maher

Documentary Series

• Nature (TV program)
• Nova (American TV program)
• Frontline (American TV program)
• American Experience
• Biography (TV program)
• National Geographic Explorer
• Planet Earth
• Our Planet
• Making a Murderer
• Tiger King

Children's Television

Educational Programs

• Sesame Street
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• The Electric Company
• 3-2-1 Contact
• Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Reading Rainbow
• Blue's Clues
• Dora the Explorer

Entertainment Programs

• The Mickey Mouse Club
• Captain Kangaroo
• Howdy Doody
• The Flintstones
• Scooby-Doo
• Tom and Jerry
• Looney Tunes
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Adventure Time
• Steven Universe

Sports Television

Sports Networks and Programs

• Monday Night Football
• Sunday Night Football
• Thursday Night Football
• NBA on TNT
• March Madness (TV program)
• The Masters Tournament
• World Cup television coverage
• Olympic Games television coverage
• SportsCenter
• NFL RedZone

Awards and Recognition

Television Awards

• Emmy Award
• Primetime Emmy Awards
• Daytime Emmy Awards
• Golden Globe Awards
• Screen Actors Guild Awards
• Critics' Choice Television Awards
• Television Critics Association Awards
• Peabody Awards
• BAFTA Television Awards

Industry and Business

Television Industry

• Television producer
• Television director
• Showrunner
• Television writer
• Television actor
• Television crew
• Television studio
• Television production
• Television distribution
• Television advertising
• Product placement
• Infomercial
• Television licence
• Media conglomerate

Regulation and Policy

• Federal Communications Commission
• Communications Act of 1934
• Fairness Doctrine
• Equal-time rule
• Public, educational, and government access
• Must-carry
• Retransmission consent
• Safe harbor (broadcasting)
• Watershed (broadcasting)

Cultural Impact and Studies

Television and Society

• Television criticism
• Media studies
• Cultural impact of television
• Television violence
• Television and children
• Educational television
• Public television
• Community television
• Television addiction
• Parasocial interaction
• Cultivation theory
• Mean world syndrome

Television Phenomena

• Television episode
• Binge-watching
• Water cooler television
• Jump the shark
• Shark jumping
• Television tropes
• Fourth wall
• Breaking the fourth wall
• Television censorship
• Watershed (broadcasting)

International Television

Regional Television Systems

• Television in the United States
• Television in the United Kingdom
• Television in Canada
• Television in Australia
• Television in Japan
• Television in Germany
• Television in France
• Television in Italy
• Television in Brazil
• Television in India
• Television in China
• Television in South Korea

Specialized Categories

Television Genres

• Science fiction television
• Fantasy television
• Horror television
• Western (genre) television
• Crime television
• Mystery television
• Thriller television
• Action television
• Adventure television
• Historical television
• Biographical television

Television Formats

• Anthology television series
• Limited series
• Serial (radio and television)
• Episodic television
• Television movie
• Backdoor pilot
• Unsold pilot
• Television special
• [Variety show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_