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Guide to Related Topics ix
List of Television Programs by Network xxvii
Preface xxxvii
Introduction: The Emergence of Television xxxix
The 1950s 1
ABC (American Broadcasting Company) 1
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 2
The Adventures of Superman 4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents/The Alfred Hitchcock
Hour 5
Allen, Steve/The Steve Allen Show 7
American Bandstand 9
Amos ’n’ Andy 10
The Andy Williams Show 11
Army-McCarthy Hearings 12
As the World Turns 14
Ball, Lucille 14
Berle, Milton 15
Beulah 16
The Bob and Ray Show 17
Bonanza 18
Boxing 19
Burns, George 20
Caesar, Sid 21
Candid Camera 23
Captain Kangaroo 24
CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) 26
Charlie Chan 27
Clark, Dick 28
The Code of Practices for Television
Broadcasters 29
Coe, Fred 30
Colonel Bleep 31
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 32
Country Music 33
Cronkite, Walter 34
Crusader Rabbit 35
Death Valley Days 36
Ding Dong School 37
Disney, Walt 38
Divorce Court 40
The Donna Reed Show 41
Dragnet 41
DuMont Television Network 43
The Ed Sullivan Show 44
Father Knows Best 45
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) 46
Gleason, Jackie 47
Godfrey, Arthur 50
The Goldbergs 51
Goldenson, Leonard 52
Goodson, Mark, and Bill Todman 53
The Guiding Light 55
The Gumby Show 56
Gunsmoke 57
Have Gun Will Travel 59
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