When ratings drown the truth

(Disclaimer: I used Wikipedia to help with some facts.)Many readers may remember when early TV sets were heavy—very heavy. Lightweight transistors and printed circuit boards were years away. Our first TV was a Westinghouse (1953). At age twelve, I was the official channel changer and outdoor antenna turner. Maybe your first TV set was an Emerson, Zenith, GE, RCA, Motorola, Hotpoint, Ad...