I really don't remember the program, but a CT-100 was set up in the lobby of a local theater, and people were invited to see some "first". It may have been the first color broadcast from the local station*, or just the first public showing of the color TV in the town. Whatever the occasion, it was a big deal, the lobby was very crowded, and cake and coffee/punch were served. The program was a dramatic presentation, not much interest to a kid, but the program
was color (more or less).
After that, my first
regular color viewing was in the mid 60s, when a bunch of the neighborhood kids would gather to watch Star Trek on the
one set in the neighborhood (21" roundie Admiral). My wife and I still have fond memories of those early viewings.
jr
*Aug 11, 1954