Television’s Top 100
The Most-Watched American Broadcasts, 1960-2010
Wesley Hyatt
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4891-3
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8696-0
appendices, notes, bibliography, index
softcover (7 x 10) 2011
Not Yet Published, Available Spring/Summer 2011 About the Book
Remember the finales of M*A*S*H, Cheers and Seinfeld? Do you know who shot J.R. on Dallas? This entertaining survey recounts these and other memorable events that generated some of American television’s biggest audiences when they were first telecast from 1960 to the present.
Here you will find the inside stories about the most popular specials, movies, miniseries and series episodes in television history, from Number 100 to the top of the list. Weekly series and recurring specials like the Super Bowl are represented by their highest-rated individual entry to allow a diverse selection. Included are appendices with facts and figures about the Top 100, and a chronological listing of these unforgettable programs. About the Author
Wesley Hyatt, a senior writer with MMI Public Relations, has also served as a television historian and consultant for several media sources. He is the author of several McFarland titles and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Other Book(s) by Wesley Hyatt Available from McFarland:
Short-Lived Television Series, 1948�1978
Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948�2004
Kicking Off the Week
A Critical History of Television�s The Red Skelton Show, 1951�1971
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