The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-presentAMERICA'S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK RECEIVES ITS MOST SWEEPING REVISION EVER! The biggest and best television reference ever published, this is the guide you'll turn to again and again for information on every nighttime network series ever telecast and all the top syndicated and cable series! From "I LOVE LUCY, " "THE ODD COUPLE, " and "THE BRADY BUNCH" to "HOME IMPROVEMENT, " "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, " and "MELROSE PLACE, " this comprehensive directory lists every program alphabetically and includes the complete broadcast history, cast list, and plot summary, along with exciting behind-the-scene stories about the shows and stars. NOW! For the first time, extensive original Cable coverage with more than 150 exciting entries, from "Ren and Stimpy" to "Larry King Live, " to the Sci-Fi Channel NOW! Three-hundred new network and syndicated listings, including "NYPD Blue, " "Mad About You" and "The X-Files" NOW! More than three-hundred updated listings of continuing shows, includin "Roseanne, " "The Simpsons, " and "Murphy Brown" NOW! A new all-time top 100 programs list NOW! Expanded index of more than 15,000 personalities NOW! Listings for the new, UPN and WB networks SPECIAL FEATURES! * Annual program schedules at a glance for the past forty-nine years * Top-rated shows of each season * Emmy Award winners * Longest running series * Spinoff series * Theme songs * Fascinating history of the "Seven Eras" of TV programming * And much more! |
Contents
A to Z | 1 |
Appendixes | 1166 |
Prime Time Network TV Series that Also Aired on Network Radio | 1291 |
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