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Television

Resources for television studies.

What are Reference Materials?

Condense information into a general overview.
May be written by scholars in the field.
Contain suggestions for further reading.

Encyclopedia of Television
Publication Date: 2004 ed.

Call Number: PN1992.18 .E53 2004
Location: Library North 1 | Reference

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Entries on people, shows, formats and themes in TV history. Most entries have suggested reading lists.
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network & Cable TV Shows, 1946-present
Call Number: PN1992.18.B68 2003
Location: Library North 4

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.
The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television
Call Number: PN1992.3.U5 H93 1997
Location: Library North 4

Includes info (station, time slot, broadcast history) for talk shows, variety shows, soaps, game shows & cartoons.
Encyclopedia of Television News [online]
Call Number [paper version]: PN4888.T4 E53 1999
Location: Library North 2 | Reference
Entries on people, shows, & formats--with further reading lists.
Watching TV: Six Decades of American Television
Call Number: PN1992.5 .U5 C37 2010
Location: Library North 4

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
Call Number: PN1992.9 .D56 2003
Location: Library North 1 | Reference

Look up a show & get a list of books & articles on that show.