Color television made its debut in the early 1950s, with U.S. manufacturers beginning mass production of color sets around 1953. However, high prices and a lack of color programming meant adoption was slow at first.The transition to color broadcasting unfolded gradually across the globe. The United States and Japan led the way during the 1960s and ’70s, while much of Europe followed at a slower pace. In parts of the Soviet Bloc, black-and-white broadcasts remained the norm well into the late 198