first national color transmission ( 1954 Tournament regarding Roses Parade) in INDIVIDUALS occurred on January one, 1954. During following a decade most network broadcasts, the majority of local programming, continued in order to be in black -- white. A color change was announced for drop of 1965, during which in turn over half of almost all network prime-time programming can be broadcast in color. first of all all-color prime-time season emerged just one year after. In 19402, last holdout among daytime network indicates transformed into color, producing in first completely all-color network season.