Prime-time television : a concise history / Barbara Moore, Marvin R. Bensman, and Jim Van Dyke.

By: Moore, Barbara, 1956-Contributor(s): Bensman, Marvin R, 1937- | Van Dyke, Jim, 1947-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006Description: x, 305 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0275981428Subject(s): Television broadcasting -- United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 384.550973 LOC classification: PN1992.3.U5 | M623 2006Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
The heritage of radio programming (1927-1947) -- The experimental days of TV programming (1939-1947) -- Finding an audience (1948-1952) -- The rise and fall of live drama and quiz shows (1953-1959) -- Detectives, cowboys, and happy families (1960-1969) -- Controversy in prime-time (1970-1984) -- Changes in competition (1985-1995) -- New voices (1996-2005).
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-291) and index.

The heritage of radio programming (1927-1947) -- The experimental days of TV programming (1939-1947) -- Finding an audience (1948-1952) -- The rise and fall of live drama and quiz shows (1953-1959) -- Detectives, cowboys, and happy families (1960-1969) -- Controversy in prime-time (1970-1984) -- Changes in competition (1985-1995) -- New voices (1996-2005).

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