The Goldbergs: TV's first family sitcom

The Goldbergs: TV's first family sitcom Getty Images One woman wrote, produced and starred in a hit TV show that launched in 1949. Alamy Berg created one of TV's first catchphrases, when calling out to her neighbour through the window Berg was a pioneer in another way, too: she pre-dated even Lucille Ball, whose I Love Lucy premiered in 1951, as a woman who produced and starred in her own show. This core cast had the kind of instant on-screen chemistry we know is crucial to a television series' long-term success – even though no one knew what that looked like at the time After Paley gave her the go-ahead, The Goldbergs went live on CBS on 10 January, 1949. In the meantime, I Love Lucy premiered on CBS in 1951 on Monday nights, having originally meant to be paired with The Goldbergs to make what could have been TV's first high-powered network sitcom line-up.