Hey there Tasha! The US has been importing telenovelas since the 1960s. These telenovelas were available on local, english-dominant television stations before Univision and Telemundo took their final shape in the 1980s, back when Univision was SIN and more a supplier of television content and less of a station owner (that'd be SICC). Spanish-language programming was sold as "block programming" rather than the 24-hour format we're used to now. The same would go for Iranian TV, which was popular in LA. I assume you'll get many responses like this. I'm thinking that your focus is more on the import of non-English programming, which was to be aired on English-dominant stations and shown during prime time. It would also be worth it to nuance your question as to an interest in either UHF, VHF, or Cable, because UHF stations were hungry for such programming between the 60s and 80s, but VHF stations (ABC, CBS, NBC) had less a need for it. I recommend a gander at Hamid Naficy's work and my own dissertation on local spanish-language programming in Chicago for this kind of discussion. Good luck! Best, Roger On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 2:21 PM Tasha Oren <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Could anyone offer examples of imported, non-English language series (not > news or special events) that aired on U.S. TV (national or local, dubbed or > subtitled) before 1996? *Astro Boy* was dubbed for US syndication on WNBC > in 1963, followed by other anime shows, but does anyone know of a live > action series before *Iron Chef* on KTSF? More generally, I'd be grateful > for any source suggestions on dubbing and subtitling on US television in > the pre-streaming era. > > With my thanks on any leads or suggestions, > > Tasha > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF > Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > -- Roger Almendarez, PhD. Sr. Asset Manager, NBCUniversal, Universal Brand Development ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu