Seeds of television programming: the networks steal from radio -- Tinseltown comes to TV -- From prairie to pevement: the lawman's lonely ride -- Medicinal Myopia: television makes house calls -- Mirroring the melting pot: gender, race, and religion -- Sitcom: innocence versus urban chic -- Television the comics -- Television drama: from the golden age to the soap factory -- Reality TV: surviving the trend -- Talk TV: running at the month -- Kids, cartoons, puppets, and muppets -- Television's telltale tube: fantasy, science fistion, and the occult -- Setting the agenda: television news style and substance -- Miniseries/docudrama: a delicate balance -- Sports and television: the tortoise meets the hare -- Trends and issues

1. Television programs -- United States -- History