Interviewees discuss networks merging, buying each other, and being bought by corporations.
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Olympic Games
Interviewees discuss televised coverage of the Olympics.
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'The Idiot Box'
Interviewees discuss the notion of television as lacking educational value or redeeming qualities.
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Industry Crossroads
Interviewees discuss pivotal moments in the history of the television industry.
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Gulf War
Interviewees discuss the first Gulf War (1990-1991) and its coverage on television.
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Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey, a U.S. police procedural with pervasive melodramatic overtones is, deservedly, one of the most widely discussed programs in television history. The series aired on the CBS television...
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Turnabout
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Switch
From Wikipedia: Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who worked as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation. It was broadcast on...
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Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D., which aired on ABC from late September, 1969 through mid-May 1976, was one of the most popular doctor shows in U.S. television history. During the 1970 television...
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Barbarians at the Gate
From Wikipedia: Barbarians at the Gate is a television movie based upon the book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, about the leveraged buyout (LBO) of RJR Nabisco. The film...
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Academy Awards, The
From Wikipedia: The Academy Awards®, popularly known as the Oscars®, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in...
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24
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AfterMASH
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Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The
A long-running late night program, The Tonight Show was the first, and for decades the most-watched, network talk program on television. Since 1954 NBC has aired a number of versions...
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Phil Silvers Show, The aka You'll Never Get Rich aka Sergeant Bilko
The Phil Silvers Show, a half-hour comedy series, first ran on CBS from September 1955 to September 1959. The show's original title was You'll Never Get Rich, but this name...
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Hey Landlord!
Hey, Landlord is an American NBC sitcom created by Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson, which aired during the 1966-1967 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in the 8:30-9pm Eastern time...
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I Spy
I Spy, which ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968, was a Sheldon Leonard Production which chronicled the exploits of fictional characters Kelly Robinson ( Robert Culp)and Alexander Scott (Bill...