TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]
byVincent LoBrutto is an instructor of editing and film history at the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY.
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This three-volume set is a valuable resource for researching the history of American television. An encyclopedic range of information documents how television forever changed the face of media and continues to be a powerful influence on society.
• Supplies historic context for why television shows were released at a particular moment in time• Covers key television genres—such as the western, sitcoms, crime shows, and variety programs—in detail
• Provides readers with an understanding of the technical evolution of television that directly affected programming
• Includes biographies of important individuals in the television industry
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Table of Contents
TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]
Author(s): LoBrutto, Vincent;Contributors: LoBrutto, Vincent;Abstract:This three-volume set is a valuable resource for researching the history of American television. An encyclopedic range of information documents how television forever changed the face of media and continues to be a powerful influence on society.
• Supplies historic context for why television shows were released at a particular moment in time• Covers key television genres—such as the western, sitcoms, crime shows, and variety programs—in detail
• Provides readers with an understanding of the technical evolution of television that directly affected programming
• Includes biographies of important individuals in the television industry
SortTitle: tv in the usa: a history of icons, idols, and ideas [3 volumes]Author Info:Vincent LoBruttoauthorVincent LoBrutto is an instructor of editing and film history at the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY.
eISBN-13: 9781440829734Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440829734.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440829727Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 1288Publication Date: 20180131Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3 4 5
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- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Guide to Related Topics ix10
- List of Television Programs by Network xxvii28
- Preface xxxvii38
- Introduction: The Emergence of Television xxxix40
- The 1950s 148
- ABC (American Broadcasting Company) 148
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966) 249
- The Adventures of Superman (1952–1958) 451
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1960, CBS) (1960–1962, NBC); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1964, CBS) (1964–1965, NBC) 552
- Allen, Steve (1921–2000); The Steve Allen Show (NBC, 1956–1960; ABC, 1961; Syndication, (1962–1964) 754
- American Bandstand (1950–1956, WILF); (1956–1989, ABC); Syndication USA Cable Network (1989) 956
- Amos ’n’ Andy (1951–1953) 1057
- The Andy Williams Show (1957, NBC); (1958, ABC); (1959, CBS); (1962–1967, 1969–1971, NBC); (Syndicated, 1976) 1158
- Army-McCarthy Hearings 1259
- As the World Turns (1956–2010) 1461
- Ball, Lucille (1911–1989) 1461
- Berle, Milton (1908–2002) 1562
- Beulah (1950–1953) 1663
- The Bob and Ray Show (1951–1953) 1764
- Bonanza (1959–1973) 1865
- Boxing 1966
- Burns, George (1896–1996) 2067
- Caesar, Sid (1922–2014) 2168
- Candid Camera (1948–2004) 2370
- Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984) 2471
- CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1928–) 2673
- Charlie Chan 2774
- Clark, Dick (1929–2012) 2875
- The Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters 2976
- Coe, Fred (1914–1979) 3077
- Colonel Bleep (1957) 3178
- Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 3279
- Country Music 3380
- Cronkite, Walter (1916–2009) 3481
- Crusader Rabbit (1950–1959) 3582
- Death Valley Days (1952–1970) 3683
- Ding Dong School (1952–1956) 3784
- Disney, Walt (1901–1966) 3885
- Divorce Court (1957–1962) 4087
- The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966) 4188
- Dragnet (NBC, 1951–1954) (ABC, 1967–1970) 4188
- DuMont Television Network (1946–1956) 4390
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) 4491
- Father Knows Best (1954–1960) 4592
- FCC (Federal Communications Commission) 4693
- Gleason, Jackie (1916–1987) 4794
- Godfrey, Arthur (1903–1983) 5097
- The Goldbergs (1949–1956) 5198
- Goldenson, Leonard (1905–1999) 5299
- Goodson, Mark (1915–1992), and Bill Todman (1916–1979) 53100
- The Guiding Light (1952–2009) 55102
- The Gumby Show (1957–1968) 56103
- Gunsmoke (CBS, 1955–1975) 57104
- Have Gun Will Travel (CBS, 1957–1963) 59106
- Hawaiian Eye (1959–1963) 60107
- Hope, Bob (1903–2003) 61108
- Howdy Doody (1947–1960) 62109
- I Love Lucy (CBS, 1951–1957) 65112
- I’ve Got a Secret (CBS, 1952–1967) 66113
- The Jack Benny Program (CBS, 1950–1964; NBC, 1964–1965) 67114
- The Jack LaLanne Show (1951–1970) 69116
- Johnny Staccato (1959–1960) 69116
- Kovacs, Ernie (1919–1962) 71118
- Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1948–1962) 73120
- Lassie (1954–1971) 74121
- The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1971; Syndicated 1971–1982) 75122
- Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963) 76123
- The Liberace Show (1952–1955) 77124
- The Life of Riley (1953–1958) 78125
- The Lone Ranger (ABC, 1949–1957) 79126
- Make Room for Daddy (ABC, 1953–1957; CBS, 1957–1964) 81128
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (CBS, 1959–1963) 82129
- Medic (NBC, 1954–1965) 83130
- Meet the Press (NBC, 1947–) 85132
- The Mickey Mouse Club (ABC, 1955–1959) 86133
- The Millionaire (CBS, 1955–1960) 87134
- Miner, Worthington (1900–1982) 88135
- Moore, Garry (1915–1993) 89136
- Murrow, Edward R. (1908–1965) 91138
- NBC (National Broadcasting Company) (1938–) 92139
- Open End (The David Susskind Show) (1958–1987) 94141
- Our Miss Brooks (1952–1956) 95142
- Paley, William S. (1901–1990) 95142
- Peabody Award 96143
- Perry Mason (CBS, 1957–1966) 97144
- The Pinky Lee Show (1950–1956) 99146
- Playboy’s Penthouse (1959–1961) 100147
- Playhouse 90 (1956–1960) 101148
- The Price Is Right (NBC, 1956–1963; ABC, 1963–1965; CBS, 1972–present; Syndicated, 1985; Syndicated, 1994) 103150
- Queen for a Day (1956–1970) 104151
- Rawhide (CBS, 1959–1965) 105152
- The Real McCoys (ABC, 1957–1962; CBS, 1962–1963) 106153
- The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971) 107154
- The Rifleman (ABC, 1958–1963) 108155
- Rocky and His Friends (ABC, 1959–1961; NBC, 1961–1964 as Bullwinkle and His Friends) 109156
- The Roy Rogers Show (NBC, 1951–1957) 111158
- Sarnoff, David (1891–1971) 112159
- Satellite Television 113160
- Sea Hunt (Syndication, 1958–1961) 114161
- Search for Tomorrow (CBS, 1951–1982; NBC, 1982–1986) 116163
- See It Now (1951–1958) 117164
- Serling, Rod (1924–1975) 118165
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964) 120167
- Sing Along with Mitch (NBC,1961–1964) 121168
- Sky King (NBC, 1951–1952; ABC, 1952–1954; Syndication, 1955–1959) 122169
- The Spike Jones Show (1954–1961) 123170
- Ted Mack and the Original AmateurHour (DuMont, 1948–1949; NBC, 1949–1954, 1957–1958; ABC, 1955–1957, 1960; CBS, 1959, 1960–1970) 125172
- Texaco Star Theater (NBC, 1948–1956) 126173
- This Is Your Life (NBC, 1952–1961) 127174
- To Tell the Truth (Nighttime, 1956–1967), (Daytime, 1962–1991) 129176
- The Today Show (1952–) 130177
- The Tonight Show (1954–) 132179
- Topper (1953–1955) 135182
- The Twentieth Century (1957–1970) 137184
- Twenty-One (1956–1958) 138185
- The Twilight Zone (CBS, 1959–1964) 139186
- The Untouchables (1959–1963) 141188
- Victory at Sea (1952–1953) 142189
- Wagon Train (1957–1965) 144191
- Wanted Dead or Alive (1958–1961) 144191
- Watch Mr. Wizard (NBC, 1951–1972) 145192
- Weaver, Sylvester “Pat” (1908–2002) 147194
- Webb, Jack (1920–1982) 148195
- What’s My Line? (CBS, 1950–1967; Syndication, 1968–1975) 148195
- Winchell, Walter (1897–1972) 151198
- Winky-Dink and You (CBS, 1953–1957) 153200
- The World Series 155202
- You Are There (CBS, 1953–1957) 156203
- You Asked for It (DuMont, 1950–1951; ABC, 1952–1959) 157204
- You Bet Your Life (NBC, 1950–1961) 158205
- You’ll Never Get Rich (CBS, 1955–1959) 161208
- Your Hit Parade (NBC, 1950–1958; CBS, 1958–1959, 1974) 162209
- Zorro (ABC, 1957–1959) 164211
- The 1960s 167214
- The Addams Family (ABC, 1964–1966) 167214
- The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960–1968) 169216
- Arledge, Roone (1931–2002) 171218
- Art and Television 172219
- The Avengers (1961–1969) 173220
- Barris, Chuck (1929–2017) 174221
- Batman (ABC, 1966–1968) 175222
- Ben Casey (ABC, 1961–1966) 179226
- The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962–1971) 180227
- Bewitched (ABC, 1964–1972) 182229
- The Big Valley (ABC, 1965–1969) 184231
- The Bill Cosby Show (NBC, 1969–1971) 184231
- Biography (Syndication, 1961–1963) 185232
- Book Beat (1965–1978) 186233
- Bowling 187234
- Brothers, Dr. Joyce (1927–2013) 188235
- Car 54, Where Are You? (NBC, 1961–1963) 189236
- The Carol Burnett Show (CBS, 1967–1978) 190237
- Child, Julia (1912–2004) 191238
- Combat! (ABC, 1962–1967) 192239
- Commercials of the Era 194241
- Dark Shadows (ABC, 1966–1971) 195242
- The Dating Game (ABC, 1965–2000) 198245
- Davey and Goliath (Syndication, 1960–1964) 199246
- Days of Our Lives (NBC, 1965–) 200247
- The Defenders (CBS, 1961–1965) 200247
- The Dick Cavett Show (ABC, 1969–1975) 202249
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, 1961–1966) 204251
- Dr. Kildare (NBC, 1961–1966) 205252
- Family Affair (CBS, 1966–1971) 206253
- The Farmer’s Daughter (ABC, 1963–1966) 207254
- The Flintstones (ABC, 1960–1966) 208255
- Flipper (NBC, 1964–1967) 210257
- The Flying Nun (ABC, 1967–1970) 211258
- Football 212259
- Fractured Flickers (Syndication, 1963–1964) 213260
- The Fugitive (ABC, 1963–1967) 215262
- The Galloping Gourmet (CBS, 1969–1971) 217264
- General Hospital (ABC, 1963–) 218265
- Get Smart (NBC, 1965–1969; CBS, 1969–1970) 219266
- Gilligan’s Island (CBS, 1964–1967) 221268
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (NBC, 1966–1967) 224271
- Green Acres (CBS, 1965–1971) 224271
- The Hathaways (ABC, 1961–1962) 226273
- Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, 1968–1980) 227274
- Hazel (NBC, 1961–1966) 229276
- Hee Haw (CBS, 1969–1992) 230277
- Hogan’s Heroes (CBS, 1965–1971) 232279
- The Hollywood Palace (ABC, 1964–1970) 234281
- Hollywood Squares (NBC, 1966–2004) 235282
- Honey West (ABC, 1965–1966) 237284
- Hootenanny (ABC, 1963–1964) 239286
- Hullabaloo (NBC, 1965–1966) 240287
- I Dream of Jeannie (NBC, 1965–1970) 241288
- I Spy (NBC, 1965–1968) 242289
- The Invaders (ABC, 1967–1968) 244291
- Ironside (NBC, 1967–1975) 245292
- Jeopardy! (NBC, 1964–1975, 1978–1979; Syndication, 1974–1975, 1984–present) 246293
- The Jerry Lewis Show (ABC, 1963; NBC, 1967–1969; Syndicated, 1984) 247294
- The Jetsons (ABC, 1962–1963) 250297