Talk:Music television

This topic could use some major improvement
This topic "Music television" really covers several different types of music related programs which should if they don't already have separate articles. We should discuss the different types of shows, especially TV era shows, and link to the separate articles for each type of show (we can create new article for type not currently specifically covered). We should also link to a lists of popular music programs on TV and radio by country (maybe country specific article in some cases, where an worldwide list would otherwise be too big). Here are the types of music programs I could think of that might deserve a mention:
 * Music dance shows - Shows in which a live audience can dance to live bands/singers or lip-synced recordings. This includes American Bandstand and Soul Train.
 * Music shows featuring live performances of bands with a seated studio audience without dancing - Think The Midnight Special, Austin City Limits, Grand Ol Oprey, The Lawrence Welk Show, The Johnny Cash Show,  Top of the Pops, & This is Tom Jones, & The Old Grey Whistle Test.
 * Music-Variety shows where music was combined with variety acts and comedy skits - Think The Ed Sullivan Show, Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, Showtime and the Apollo, Glen Camble Good-time Hour, and Hee-Haw.
 * Music Video Shows - such as Friday Night Videos, Yo MTV Raps, etc.
 * Children's music shows
 * Classical/World/Adult music/performing arts shows - Such as PBS's Great performances or MTV's Taking the Stage.
 * Music Talent Shows (or General talent shows with a music category) - Such as American Idol, X-Factor, The Voice, Star Search, The Masked Singer, etc.
 * Local Dance/Music shows only seen in one market - example: Dance Party of San Francisco's KOFY TV-20 in the 80's.
 * We should also cover the decline of these types of shows and music TV channels in general (MTV,, VH-1, Much Music, etc) with the rise of the internet and music streaming/downloads. Notcharliechaplin (talk) 21:29, 11 March 2024 (UTC)