Genre Talk Shows Talk Shows describe series featuring a host/hostess who interacts with one or more guests on which the focus is conversation. For late-night talk shows see Late Night.
Genre Service Shows Service shows describe non-fiction series that present information on specifics topics with the intent to teach, instruct, or offer an opinion, i.e. cooking, carpentry, or home décor programs.
Genre Classic Anthology Series Classic Anthology describes series presenting different stories and characters in each broadcast, aired under the banner of a series title. Most anthology series in this category were aired during TV’s “Golden Age.”
Show Tonight 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 of the show which has, as of the mid-1990s, seen four principle hosts and one consistent format except for a brief...
Show Watch Mr. Wizard Watch Mr. Wizard , one of commercial television's early educational efforts was highly successful in making science exciting and understandable for children. Presenting scientific laboratory demonstrations and information in an interesting, uncomplicated and entertaining format, this long running...
Show Today From Wikipedia: Today (also referred to as The Today Show ) is an American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre, spawning similar morning news and entertainment television programs across the United States and around the...
Show Late Night with David Letterman Fans of late night television have delighted in the antics of host David Letterman in one form or another since the beginnings of his "talk" show on NBC in 1981. For eleven years Late Night with David Letterman enjoyed the week night time slot following The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (later...
