The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-present - Softcover

Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345429230 ISBN 13: 9780345429230

Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc., 1999

Synopsis

AMERICA'S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK--
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!

The biggest and best television reference ever published, this is the guide you'll turn to again and again for information on every nighttime network series ever telecast and all the top syndicated and cable series! From The Ed Sullivan Show, The Honeymooners, and Happy Days to Party of Five, The X-Files, and Dharma & Greg, this comprehensive directory lists every program alphabetically and includes the complete broadcast history, cast list, and plot summary, along with exciting behind-the-scene stories about the shows and stars.

EXTENSIVE ORIGINAL CABLE COVERAGE with more than XXX entries, from Larry King Live to Talk Soup and South Park.

MORE THAN 350 NEW NETWORK AND SYNDICATED SERIES, including Ally McBeal, The Practice, Will & Grace, and Sports Night.

UPDATED LISTINGS OF CONTINUING SHOWS, including Frasier, The Simpsons, and 60 Minutes.

BRAND-NEW APPENDIX listing network Web addresses.

SPECIAL FEATURES!
- Annual program schedules at a glance for the past fifty-three years - Top-rated shows of each season - Emmy Award winners - Longest running series - Spinoff series - Theme songs - Fascinating history of the "Seven Eras" of TV programming - More than fifty entries for the leading cable networks - And much, much more!

About this title

Synopsis:

Covers over three thousand shows, with information on each program's broadcasting history, cast, and plot, and includes daily program schedules.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0345429230
• ISBN 13: 9780345429230
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1363