I think the first color program I saw was a noon-time local show at NBC in Chicago, from their visitor's gallery overlooking the studio in the Merchandise Mart. Either that, or it was bits of programming on a color set at the RCA exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry.
Don't recall what we watched first in color at home. It was on a Motorola 20 inch (19 inch today) hybrid table model with a walnut grain vinyl covered metal cabinet, bought in 1966 through employee sales. The neighbors helped us watch it. I seem to recall that was one of the first tubes with an internal magnetic shield, which allowed for a smaller cabinet.
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