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1. Who was the first host of Saturday Night Live?
2. Who played Don Draper in Mad Men?
3. Which company aired the first-ever television commercial in 1941?
4. Who was the creator of the Muppets who collaborated on the launch of Sesame Street?
5. Who originally hand-knitted the iconic cardigans worn by Fred Rogers on his show?
6. Which show was the first animated series to air in prime time on a major U.S. network?
7. Which actress starred in Julia, the first show to feature a Black woman in a professional lead role?
8. In what year did the U.S. television industry first implement a voluntary content rating system?
9. Which crime drama pioneered the 'procedural' style by using real police cases as script inspiration?
10. How did the actors in Twin Peaks achieve the strange 'Red Room' speaking style?
11. What 1980s TV mystery became a global cultural phenomenon and popularized the season cliffhanger?
12. What unique storytelling format did the show '24' use to create suspense?
13. Why was the pilot episode of 'Lost' so expensive to produce in 2004?
14. Which host is credited with turning 'The Daily Show' into a major political and social influence?
15. What is the name of the linguist who created the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for Game of Thrones?
16. Why was James Michael Tyler (Gunther) originally chosen to be an extra on 'Friends'?
17. Why did 'The Munsters' switch from color to black-and-white after the pilot episode?
18. What is the primary purpose of a 'bottle episode' in television production?
19. How was the original 'Doctor Who' theme music created in 1963?
20. Who holds the record for hosting 'Saturday Night Live' the most times?