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There is no denying the influence television has had on Americans over the past fifty years. The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Television is a true celebration of the medium as well as a fact-filled reference. It provides an entertaining historical guide to the programs, personalities, and practices of network television from its early days to the end of the last century. From game shows to the nightly news, from sitcoms to serious dramas and everything in between, more than 1,000 entries provide story synopses, biographies, production histories, air dates, and much more. Also featured are two appendixes - the top-rated programs from 1952-1999 and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Annual Emmy Award winners from the second half of the twentieth century. More than 130 photographs, many of them rare, round out this great survey of television culture in the past century. Easy to use and fun to read, The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Television is sure to delight T.V.-watchers everywhere. Among the shows, characters, and topics covered are: - The Addams Family - The Bing Crosby Show - Captain Kangaroo - Ann B. Davis - Dynasty - Andy Griffith - Michael Landon - Let's Make a Deal - Mary Tyler Moore - Password - Star Trek - Vega.