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Postcards from the Edge VI: Television & Media Industries: TV Reference
Nedda Ahmed & Lea Whittington
TV Reference
Media Industry Reference
Statistics
Books
Periodicals & Databases
Historical Material
Blogs & Other Stuff
Core
Encyclopedia of Television
Publication Date: 2004
Entries on people, shows, formats and themes in TV history. Most entries have suggested reading lists.
Encycylopedia of Television
by
(online)
Publication Date: 1997
1997 edition of the Encyclopedia of Television (above). Contains some entries not found in the 2004 edition.
Special Topics
The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television
Publication Date: 1997
Includes info (station, time slot, broadcast history) for talk shows, variety shows, soaps, game shows & cartoons.
Encyclopedia of Television News
Publication Date: 1998
Entries on people, shows, & formats--with further reading lists.
Available as print or ebook.
TV Show Info
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network & Cable TV Shows, 1946-present
Publication Date: 2007 (9th ed.)
Indicates time slot, channel & cast for each season of even the most marginal TV shows.
Back of the book has season-by-season primetime TV schedules, a list of hit TV theme songs, and a list of Emmy winning shows.
Television's Top 100: The Most-Watched American Broadcasts, 1960-2010
Publication Date: 2012
Most entries contain ratings & share information.
Available as print or ebook.
Watching TV: Six Decades of American Television
Publication Date: 2010 (2nd ed.)
Shows the daily prime-time TV schedule, year by year 1944-2002. Also includes a "snapshot" of TV for each year.
Television Program Master Index
Publication Date: 2003 (2nd ed.)
Look up a show & get a list of books & articles on that show.
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