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The year 1941 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1941.

Events

April 30 - In the United States the FCC approves the NTSC standards of 525 lines and 30 frames per second, and authorizes commercial TV to begin on July 1.
May 2 - In the United States 10 television stations are granted commercial TV licenses (effective July 1). These stations are required to broadcast 15 hours per week. Bulova Watch Co., Sun Oil Co., Lever Bros. Co. and Procter & Gamble sign on as sponsors of the first commercial telecasts from WNBT in New York.
July 1 - Commercial TV authorized by the FCC.
July 1 - As a one-off special, Ralph Edwards hosts the first game broadcast on United States television, Truth or Consequences, simulcast on radio and TV and sponsored by Ivory soap. The first legal TV commercial in the United States for Bulova watches occurs at 2:29, superimposed over a test pattern. Weekly broadcasts of the show commenced in 1956, with Bob Barker.
December 7 WNBT airs special news report on Pearl Harbor attack pre-empting regular programming, a New York Rangers hockey game.

Series	Debut	Ended
CBS Television Quiz	July 2, 1941	July 1, 1942

January 8 - Graham Chapman, comedian. (d. 1989)
March 23 - Lin Bolen, network executive, supposedly an inspiration for a character in the 1976 film Network.
April 3 - Eric Braeden, actor.
June 2 - Stacy Keach, actor.
June 12 - Marv Albert, sportscaster.
June 22 - Ed Bradley, journalist.
November 1 - Robert Foxworth, actor.
November 21 - Juliet Mills, actress.

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