The sitcom that revolutionized television in the 1950s in the united states was l love Lucy. Starring Lucille ball and her husband. Cuban band leader and sometime actor,desi arnaz. It was the first seripted program ever to be performed in front of a studio audience,and to be recorded rather than broadcast live. I love Lucy set the pattern for situation comedies for years to come.ball and arnaz played a married couple similar to themselves,but Lucy alway got involved in crazy, comic situations. These often involved slapstick and physical humor.