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color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1962),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eGet Smart!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1968),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Bob Hope Christmas Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1970),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Golden Girls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1989),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eRoseanne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1991),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1992), and many more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eIllustrated. Bibliography and Index.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eAbout the author: Television historian Wesley Hyatt has also published:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Carol Burnett Show Companion: So Glad We Had This Time Together\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2016);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eTelevision's Top 100: The Most Watched American Broadcasts, 1960-2010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2011);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eKicking Off The Week: A History of Monday Night Football on ABC Television, 1970-2005\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2007);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eEmmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2006);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eA Critical History of Television’s The Red Skelton Show, 1951-1971\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2004);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eShort-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; 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