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Well, sort of. 1965 was actually the year when all three networks started shooting two-thirds of their programming in color. NBC did it for virtually all their shows except I Dream of Jeannie, which the sole reason why that wasn't was because the special effects were still imperfect to be achievable in color. CBS, which was PM's network, already transitioned a majority of its programming towards color for the 1965-66 season. While many were still in B&W, like as you said Lost in Space, The Munsters, and The Wild Wild West, others like Gilligan's Island, Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Hogan's Heroes, The Andy Griffith Show, and The Ed Sullivan Show made the shift to color. To be sure, all three networks agreed to complete the color transition for its prime-time programs by the fall 1966 season, owing much to the success of ABC's Batman, it was actually 1965 that began the permanent transition towards color.
posted a year ago in Perry Mason (1957)