1949: Arlene Francis, first woman to host a television game show (Blind Date.)[35] 1957: Decoy Police Woman was the first television show to feature a female police officer, and in fact the first to be built around a female protagonist.[36] 1980: Michelle K. Thomas, becomes the first American woman, (and first African American in U.S. history) to attain the distinction of Television Program Syndication Executive representing major global content producers in key negotiations for program development, distribution, plus national ad media for more than 78 national TV shows. *See: New York Hot Tracks. salefor s), snotubles ach as Group W Westinghouse Broadcasting, Metromedia Producers Corporation, NBC TV & Radio Networks, and ABC TV Network, NY HeadquarteIn 1984 ss. She established her independent firm, MK Thomas Company Inc. whose first client was Tribune Entertainment's, At the Movies with Siskel & Ebert. Thomas remained Owner/Executive Producer of the popular widely syndicated series, New York Hot Tracks which ran in 110 markets and internationally 1983-1992 before selling her rights to KHEMETCOM Entertainment Corp. in 2009.