What is the greatest live television broadcast of all time?

By YPB Team

Before streaming, a whole country could watch one thing at once. These are the nights it did.

  1. The Kennedy-Nixon Debate — ranked #11
    The Kennedy-Nixon Debate
    The first televised presidential debate, in September 1960, which showed that appearance now carried weight.
    1000pts
  2. The 1969 Woodstock Festival — ranked #22
    The 1969 Woodstock Festival
    Three days in upstate New York whose footage defined how a generation saw itself.
    954pts
  3. The Fall of the Berlin Wall — ranked #33
    The Fall of the Berlin Wall
    Crowds climbing and breaking the wall in November 1989, carried live as it happened.
    930pts
  4. Our World — ranked #44
    Our World
    The first live global satellite broadcast, in June 1967, on which the Beatles performed All You Need Is Love.
    818pts
  5. The Red Bull Stratos Jump — ranked #55
    The Red Bull Stratos Jump
    Felix Baumgartner's 2012 skydive from the stratosphere, streamed live to millions of simultaneous viewers.
    752pts
  6. Nelson Mandela's Release — ranked #66
    Nelson Mandela's Release
    Mandela walking free from Victor Verster Prison in February 1990 after 27 years, watched worldwide.
    520pts
  7. The Rumble in the Jungle — ranked #77
    The Rumble in the Jungle
    Ali against Foreman in Kinshasa in October 1974, beamed by satellite to closed-circuit screens worldwide.
    520pts
  8. Live Aid — ranked #88
    Live Aid
    Sixteen hours from London and Philadelphia in July 1985, carried to an estimated 1.5 billion people.
    382pts
  9. The Wedding of Charles and Diana — ranked #99
    The Wedding of Charles and Diana
    July 1981 at St Paul's, watched by an estimated 750 million people in 74 countries.
    382pts
  10. The Return of Apollo 13 — ranked #1010
    The Return of Apollo 13
    The splashdown of a crew most viewers had been told might not survive the trip home.
    382pts
  11. The 1966 World Cup Final — ranked #1111
    The 1966 World Cup Final
    England's win over West Germany at Wembley, and the commentary line the country still quotes.
    212pts
  12. The Apollo 11 Moon Walk — ranked #1212
    The Apollo 11 Moon Walk
    Broadcast live from the lunar surface on 20 July 1969 to an estimated 600 million viewers.
    212pts

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