This was the Awards ceremony's inaugural broadcast on U.S. network television.
It was one of the approximately 90 stations that aired the inaugural broadcast of All Things Considered.
The formal "inaugural" broadcast took place two days later.
It premiered on 7 January 1974, one day after Global's inaugural broadcasts, with an episode that featured animals in film.
The trademark stopwatch, however, did not appear on the inaugural broadcast; it would not debut until several episodes later.
In addition, faulty microphones on the inaugural broadcast were coupled with equally problematic chairs that caused a pair of guests to fall off stage.
The legendary Milton Cross served from the inaugural 1931 broadcast until his death in 1975.
The Grand Ole Opry has changed remarkably little since its inaugural broadcast in 1924.
It was a new form of entertainment to the people who flooded the studios with messages of thanks and congratulations after is inaugural broadcast.
The inaugural broadcast was transmitted that same day.
