Television Timeline By JentryC 1926 Television was first invented. 1927 First broadcast form Philo Farnsworth. 1928 The television was available to the public. 1936 The first major television event, the Berlin Summer Olympics. 1952 More than half of American households had a television. 1953 Colored television was introduced. 1962 First satellite broadcasts occur. 1994 First internet broadcasts by ABC. 1998 DVDS become commercially available. 2004 Blu-ray and HD DVD were introduced.