BTW,in defense of that one tv station,they did carry stuff like Kraft Mystery Theatre,Playhouse 90,and other stuff that would be worth watching today. In just a few short years they were broadcasting stuff like Masterpiece Theater,The Twilight Zone,and Alfred Hitchcock. Granted,in just a few years there were THREE (!) channels to choose from,so not all the good shows were on one channel.
Maybe one of the biggest shows on tv were the Ed Sullivan Show,and later The Red Skelton Show. I remember one episode of Red's show were Mamie Van Doren or some other double-breasted star came out on the stage to be introduced,and after being hugged,she put her hand in his pocket right after saying she felt really excited to be here tonight,and Red's response was,"Dig a little deeper and you will be feeling nuts". The screen immediately went blank as the censors cut it off for a few moments. I guess to give him a lecture on language/sexual innuendo,but was right back in maybe a minute,and Red,the boob babe,and the whole audience were still laughing. Red was wiping tears from his eyes.
And don't get me started on Groucho Marx. Don't forget,this was all live tv at the time.
BTW,I also got to watch Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on one of those 3 stations while it was still playing with the original cast on Broadway. IIRC,the cast included James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor. This was big stuff back then. Especially to a world that had only known radio less than 10 years earlier.