Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show(同步阅读)Great TV(书籍音频+Word)-八年级英语教材同步单元主题阅读（人教版）

null GREAT TV Fantastic Facts to Amaze & Enthral Did you know that it is estimated that in an average home, the TV is switched on for 7 hours 40 minutes a day? Almost a third of the day! Talking about medical dramas, do you know which is the longest running prime time medical drama? 'Casualty', (BBC) running since 1986! The fastest selling TV formats have been 'Got Talent' and 'X Factor'. Produced by Simon Cowell, the two franchises have been sold around the world. 'Got Talent' was the only show to be no. 1 in the US and the UK at the same time. The first Emmy Awards, the equivalent of the Oscars, was aired for the first time on 25th January 1949. Couch potatoes should know this! Which is the most watched TV series? Globally, the medical drama 'House' is the most watched TV serial with more than 81.8 million viewers in 66 countries! Do you know why Coronation Street (running since 1960) became the longest running soap opera on TV? Because 'As The World Turns' which was running since 1956 was stopped in 2010. People have always found television for children was popular and in demand. That is the reason the first children's series called 'For the Children' was started way back in 1937! An average kid (between 2 and 17 years of age) in the US spends 900 hours a year in school and 1,023 hours in front of the TV! What were the first words spoken on television? "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to the magic of television..." And the announcer was Leslie Mitchell. Embark on a discovery of 500 amazing facts about the world around us with this edition of 500 Fantastic Facts This fantastic pictorial reference guide wll fascinate and educate children of all ages. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$