Overview

Difficult as it is for some to imagine what people relied on for home entertainment in the evening before television--it was that equally big medium, radio. Its programs were the precursors to the popular television sitcoms and dramas of today. This work provides two main kinds of information: month-by-month prime time (7pm to 11pm) schedules from January 1929 through July 1961, for all national broadcasting networks, and a detailed listing of all network programming moves (from July 1926 until August 1967), including series premieres, cancellations, and time slot moves, plus a yearly recap of key programming moves. Only regularly scheduled series are included. Single event or special programming is not included. The book is divided into seven chapters, one for each night of the week; each chapter consists of individual month-by-month prime time schedules for each network followed by a detailed chronological listing of each of that network's series and programming moves.

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Author:   Mitchell E. Shapiro
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.116kg
ISBN:  

9780786431090

ISBN 10:   0786431091
Pages:   650
Publication Date:   10 December 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction      How to Use This Book      viii How to Use the Schedule Grids      Sunday Night      CBS Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      NBC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Blue* Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Mutual Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      ABC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      PROGRAMMING MOVES SUMMARY      Monday Night      CBS Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      NBC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Blue Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Mutual Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      ABC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      PROGRAMMING MOVES SUMMARY      Tuesday Night      CBS Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      NBC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Blue Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Mutual Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      ABC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      PROGRAMMING MOVES SUMMARY      Wednesday Night      CBS Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      NBC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Blue Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Mutual Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      ABC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      PROGRAMMING MOVES SUMMARY      *The NBC Blue Network Thursday Night      CBS Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      NBC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Blue Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Mutual Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      ABC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      PROGRAMMING MOVES SUMMARY      Friday Night      CBS Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      NBC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Blue Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Mutual Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      ABC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      PROGRAMMING MOVES SUMMARY      Saturday Night      CBS Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      NBC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Blue Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      Mutual Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      ABC Prime Time Schedule      Program Moves      PROGRAMMING MOVES SUMMARY      Index     

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-recommended---Booklist; -I can't put it down...exquisite...truly indispensable...comprehensive---Big Reel; -lists every program ever to appear on network radio...most certainly should be on every OTR buff's bookshelf---The Illustrated Press; -detailed---New Books in the Communications Library; -valuable---Communication Booknotes Quarterly; -detailed---Reference & Research Book News.

Author Information

Mitchell E. Shapiro, a professor in the School of Communication at the University of Miami (Florida), is currently the director of honors (and former academic associate dean). The author of six books, he has published numerous scholarly articles in various journals.

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