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Archive Interviewees on various aspects of the Television Industry.

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  • Bloopers
  • Creative Influences and Inspiration
  • Emmy Awards
  • Historic Events and Social Change
  • Memorable Moments on Television
  • Pop Culture
  • Sports
  • TV's Golden Age (1940s & ‘50s)
  • TV’s Golden Age (1940s & ‘50s)
  • Technological Innovation
  • Television Industry
    • Advertising and Sponsorship
    • Censorship / Standards & Practices
    • Criticism of TV
    • Fame & Celebrity
    • Industry Crossroads
    • Media Consolidation
    • Network Creation
    • Studio Management
  • Television and the Presidency

Featured Content

"When I started, there were only three entertainment networks. There was no syndication. There was no cable.  There was no Internet." - Fred Silverman, TV Executive

Who Talked About This Topic

  • Steve Allen
  • Lucie Arnaz
  • Edward Asner
  • Larry Auerbach
  • Thomas Azzari
  • Joe Behar
  • William Bell
  • Donald Bellisario
  • Bruce Bilson
  • Linda Bell Blue
  • George Bodenheimer
  • Eric Braeden
  • Bernie Brillstein
  • Alton Brown
  • Mark Burnett
  • Allan Burns
  • Dick Cavett
  • Glen Charles
  • Les Charles
  • Tony Charmoli
  • Julia Child
  • Nick Clooney
  • Robert Conrad
  • Richard Coogan
  • Hal Cooper
  • Jeanne Cooper
  • Bob Costas
  • Walter Cronkite
  • Bill Daily
  • Sam Donaldson
  • Roger Ebert
  • Michael Eisner
  • Jamie Farr
  • Richard Frank
  • Dennis Franz
  • Gerald Fried
  • Michael Fuchs
  • James Garner
  • Mitzi Gaynor
  • Vince Gilligan
  • Sharon Gless
  • Leonard H. Goldenson
  • Herb Granath
  • Earl Hamner, Jr.
  • Robert Johnson
  • Bob Keeshan
  • Asaad Kelada
  • H. Wesley Kenney
  • Ted Koppel
  • Mario Kreutzberger
  • Steve Kroft
  • Lisa Kudrow
  • Susan Lacy
  • Brian Lamb
  • Warren Littlefield
  • James L. Loper
  • Ann Marcus
  • Bob Markell
  • Dick Martin
  • Jerry Mathers
  • Jayne Meadows
  • Anne Meara
  • Burt Metcalfe
  • Newton N. Minow
  • Michael Moye
  • Agnes Nixon
  • Bill Nye
  • Marty Pasetta
  • Jane Pauley
  • Bill Persky
  • Regis Philbin
  • Suzanne Pleshette
  • Mike Post
  • Maury Povich
  • David Pressman
  • Jeff Probst
  • Lee Rich
  • Hank Rieger
  • Barney Rosenzweig
  • Aaron Ruben
  • Thomas Schlamme
  • Richard Shapiro
  • Esther Shapiro
  • David Shore
  • John Silva
  • Sid Smith
  • Jean Stapleton
  • Johnny Stearns
  • Mary Kay Stearns
  • Jerry Stiller
  • Brandon Stoddard
  • Gale Storm
  • George Sunga
  • Tony Thomas
  • Ret Turner
  • Dick Van Patten
  • Tony Verna
  • Clint Walker
  • Matthew Weiner
  • Av Westin
  • Susan Whiting
  • Tucker Wiard
  • Fred Willard
  • Kim Zimmer
  • Frederic Ziv

Resources

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All Interviewee clips on this topic

  • Steve Allen
    • Steve Allen on network involvement with Tonight
      Clip begins at: 12:03, Duration: 01m 08s
    • Steve Allen on censorship on The Tonight Show
      Clip begins at: 09:24, Duration: 02m 59s
    • Steve Allen on creating Meeting of Minds and running into censorship problems
      Clip begins at: 28:17, Duration: 00m 53s
    • Steve Allen on censorship on Meeting of Minds
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 03m 23s
    • Steve Allen on how television has changed over the years and appealing to the public good
      Clip begins at: 05:13, Duration: 01m 56s
  • Lucie Arnaz
    • Lucie Arnaz on the Desilu studio
      Clip begins at: 55:42, Duration: 02m 33s
  • Edward Asner
    • Ed Asner on being identified with Lou Grant and his fame
      Clip begins at: 20:18, Duration: 04m 07s
    • Ed Asner on his celebrity
      Clip begins at: 19:33, Duration: 03m 12s
  • Larry Auerbach
    • Larry Auerbach on William Morris signing Elvis Presley
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 06m 53s
  • Thomas Azzari
    • Thomas Azzari on how the business of television has changed
      Clip begins at: 26:28, Duration: 03m 27s
    • Thomas Azzari on how the process of creating television has changed
      Clip begins at: 29:55, Duration: 01m 21s
    • Thomas Azzari on technological developments in television since he started his career
      Clip begins at: 31:16, Duration: 04m 01s
    • Thomas Azzari on the importance of unions in the television industry
      Clip begins at: 36:11, Duration: 01m 26s
  • Joe Behar
    • Joe Behar on the future of the soap opera genre
      Clip begins at: 23:14, Duration: 01m 31s
  • William Bell
    • William Bell on NBC executives trusting him with storylines on Days of Our Lives
      Clip begins at: 11:51, Duration: 02m 39s
  • Donald Bellisario
    • Donald Bellisario on Magnum P.I.'s ratings and going up against The Cosby Show
      Clip begins at: 57:18, Duration: 00m 32s
  • Bruce Bilson
    • Bruce Bilson on ageism in the television industry
      Clip begins at: 39:07, Duration: 01m 36s
  • Linda Bell Blue
    • Linda Bell Blue on the public's fascination with Michael Jackson and covering the Royal Family
      Clip begins at: 47:04, Duration: 06m 50s
    • Linda Bell Blue on interviewing Charles Manson for KCBS in Los Angeles
      Clip begins at: 27:26, Duration: 08m 22s
    • Linda Bell Blue on star quality and covering entertainment worldwide 
      Clip begins at: 53:54, Duration: 05m 25s
    • Linda Bell Blue on covering the death of Michael Jackson
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 04m 04s
    • Linda Bell Blue on the biggest story of her career, covering Anna Nicole Smith for Entertainment Tonight
      Clip begins at: 35:24, Duration: 08m 17s
  • George Bodenheimer
    • George Bodenheimer on ESPN's business model
      Clip begins at: 30:50, Duration: 02m 04s
    • George Bodenheimer on the culture of ESPN
      Clip begins at: 40:33, Duration: 01m 03s
    • George Bodenheimer on the reasoning behind launching ESPN2
      Clip begins at: 19:01, Duration: 07m 00s
    • George Bodenheimer on extending the ESPN brand with the radio network and ESPN.com
      Clip begins at: 43:38, Duration: 01m 17s
    • George Bodenheimer on how the TV industry has changed over the years
      Clip begins at: 26:55, Duration: 01m 26s
  • Eric Braeden
    • Eric Braeden on how fans took to his Young and the Restless character, "Victor Newman"
      Clip begins at: 45:40, Duration: 01m 02s
    • Eric Braeden on how fans react to his Young and the Restless character, "Victor Newman"
      Clip begins at: 50:37, Duration: 01m 47s
    • Eric Braeden on being recognized as "Victor Newman" on The Young and the Restless and encounters with fans
      Clip begins at: 19:47, Duration: 03m 23s
  • Bernie Brillstein
    • Bernie Brillstein on the difference between a manager and an agent
      Clip begins at: 05:24, Duration: 00m 56s
  • Alton Brown
    • Alton Brown on one scene Food Network asked him to remove from Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 18:19, Duration: 01m 17s
    • Alton Brown on what being on the Food Network has meant for his career and being a "cable-ebrity"
      Clip begins at: 46:41, Duration: 03m 31s
  • Mark Burnett
    • Mark Burnett on sponsorship and advertising on Survivor
      Clip begins at: 13:45, Duration: 04m 21s
  • Allan Burns
    • Allan Burns on running the story idea of "Mary Richards" being divorced on The Mary Tyler Moore Show by CBS (response - American audiences won't tolerate 4 things on TV: people from New York, divorce, Jews, and mustaches)
      Clip begins at: 22:33, Duration: 07m 49s
    • Allan Burns on placing the main setting of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in a newsroom and "Mary Richards" not being a married woman
      Clip begins at: 02:01, Duration: 04m 58s
  • Dick Cavett
    • Dick Cavett on interviewing John Lennon and Yoko Ono and problems with the network
      Clip begins at: 32:35, Duration: 02m 54s
    • Dick Cavett on fame
      Clip begins at: 03:31, Duration: 00m 50s
  • Glen Charles
    • Glen and Les Charles on dealings with the network and Standards and Practices on Taxi
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 00m 58s
  • Les Charles
    • Glen and Les Charles on dealings with the network and Standards and Practices on Taxi
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 00m 58s
  • Tony Charmoli
    • Tony Charmoli on his awareness of the Blacklist in the 1950s
      Clip begins at: 23:22, Duration: 01m 56s
  • Julia Child
    • Julia Child on the advent of The Food Network and her "teaching" her audience
      Clip begins at: 19:56, Duration: 03m 52s
  • Nick Clooney
    • Nick Clooney on how TV affected the movie business
      Clip begins at: 17:08, Duration: 01m 44s
    • Nick Clooney on television's effect on radio in the 1950s
      Clip begins at: 18:05, Duration: 03m 21s
    • Nick Clooney on how television has changed since he first started in the business
      Clip begins at: 15:28, Duration: 00m 27s
  • Robert Conrad
    • Robert Conrad on the violence on The Wild, Wild West
      Clip begins at: 01:53, Duration: 01m 47s
  • Richard Coogan
    • Richard Coogan on changes in the television industry
      Clip begins at: 24:21, Duration: 02m 13s
    • Jerry Mathers on the challenges of directing a situation comedy and working with children
      Clip begins at: 20:31, Duration: 02m 48s
    • Richard Coogan on the business of acting
      Clip begins at: 27:21, Duration: 01m 43s
    • Richard Coogan on his fame
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 04m 08s
  • Hal Cooper
    • Hal Cooper on censorship issues on I Dream of Jeannie and in his career
      Clip begins at: 11:32, Duration: 03m 49s
  • Jeanne Cooper
    • Jeanne Cooper on receiving her Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy; on highlights of her career working in television
      Clip begins at: 53:01, Duration: 01m 47s
  • Bob Costas
    • Bob Costas on how the business of televised sports has changed
      Clip begins at: 25:13, Duration: 01m 29s
  • Walter Cronkite
    • Walter Cronkite on the circumstances of being replaced by Jack Paar on The Morning Show; and what it taught him about how the television industry works 
      Clip begins at: 05:49, Duration: 06m 05s
    • Walter Cronkite on getting fired a second time from The Morning Show; allegedly for insulting new host Dick Van Dyke on-air
      Clip begins at: 12:12, Duration: 06m 09s
  • Bill Daily
    • Bill Daily on the biggest change he's seen in television over the years
      Clip begins at: 26:04, Duration: 02m 38s
    • Bill Daily on challenges in the TV industry as a dyslexic
      Clip begins at: 03:06, Duration: 01m 47s
    • Bill Daily on enjoying fame and celebrity
      Clip begins at: 10:55, Duration: 02m 42s
  • Sam Donaldson
    • Sam Donaldson on his coverage of Watergate and how the later growth of cable fragmented news audiences
      Clip begins at: 26:19, Duration: 02m 15s
  • Roger Ebert
    • Roger Ebert on how his fame affected his work
      Clip begins at: 09:30, Duration: 01m 00s
  • Michael Eisner
    • Michael Eisner on the theories of ownership of programs on the major networks in the 1960s
      Clip begins at: 05:30
    • Michael Eisner on lessons learned about broadcasting from his tenure at ABC
      Clip begins at: 23:32
  • Jamie Farr
    • Jamie Farr on cross-dressing as "Klinger" on M*A*S*H and reaction from fans from the "Big Mac" episode
      Clip begins at: 47:56, Duration: 02m 45s
    • Jamie Farr on difficulties with the original format of The Gong Show
      Clip begins at: 02:42, Duration: 02m 08s
    • Jamie Farr on memorable episodes of The Gong Show with Jaye P. Morgan
      Clip begins at: 06:12, Duration: 01m 35s
  • Richard Frank
    • Richard Frank on the failed Paramount Television Service
      Clip begins at: 25:10, Duration: 05m 00s
    • Richard Frank on the ever-changing landscape of television and dealing with Standards and Practices
      Clip begins at: 10:52, Duration: 03m 03s
    • Richard Frank on seeing the future of new media and vertical integration
      Clip begins at: 28:57, Duration: 04m 46s
    • Richard Frank on the effect of the internet on programming now and in the future
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 05m 51s
  • Dennis Franz
    • Dennis Franz on being voted "Villain of the Year" by TV Guide
      Clip begins at: 04:38, Duration: 00m 14s
  • Gerald Fried
    • Composer Gerald Fried on blacklisted musicians
      Clip begins at: 08:04, Duration: 01m 43s
    • Gerald Fried on censorship in his music
      Clip begins at: 06:53, Duration: 00m 44s
    • Gerald Fried on the business side of television music
      Clip begins at: 13:52, Duration: 02m 20s
  • Michael Fuchs
    • Michael Fuchs on HBO branching out beyond movies
      Clip begins at: 21:49, Duration: 04m 23s
    • Michael Fuchs on HBO's early business model
      Clip begins at: 30:38, Duration: 03m 45s
    • Michael Fuchs on the networks' and movie studios' early reaction to HBO, and HBO's reaction to home video
      Clip begins at: 34:23, Duration: 06m 44s
    • Michael Fuchs on the advent of "multiplexing" programming
      Clip begins at: 53:48, Duration: 02m 10s
    • Michael Fuchs on the merger of Warner Bros. and Time Inc.
      Clip begins at: 49:56, Duration: 08m 15s
    • Michael Fuchs on HBO's foray into international programming and the use of satellites to deliver programming
      Clip begins at: 18:29, Duration: 03m 11s
    • Michael Fuchs on the effect of the Time Inc./Warner Bros. merger on HBO's programming
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 03m 15s
    • Michael Fuchs on HBO's brand and advertising 
      Clip begins at: 21:27, Duration: 10m 44s
    • Michael Fuchs on the future of television
      Clip begins at: 35:39, Duration: 11m 25s
  • James Garner
    • James Garner on public reaction to Maverick  and his fame
      Clip begins at: 20:21, Duration: 05m 03s
  • Mitzi Gaynor
    • Mitzi Gaynor on her final television special, Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not and dealing with censors
      Clip begins at: 38:34, Duration: 01m 32s
    • Mitzi Gaynor on how show business and television have changed over the years
      Clip begins at: 02:27, Duration: 01m 36s
    • Mitzi Gaynor on how celebrity has affected her
      Clip begins at: 04:40, Duration: 01m 07s
  • Vince Gilligan
    • Vince Gilligan on pitching the idea of a middle-aged family man cooking a meth lab to cable networks
      Clip begins at: 23:49
  • Sharon Gless
    • Sharon Gless and Barney Rosenzweig on getting recognized by and interacting with fans
      Clip begins at: 10:52, Duration: 04m 14s
    • Sharon Gless on being hugged by fans, and the impact of Queer as Folk
      Clip begins at: 16:07, Duration: 01m 41s
  • Leonard H. Goldenson
    • Leonard Goldenson his deal with Edward J. Noble (head of Lifesavers) to purchase NBC's Blue network, which became ABC
      Clip begins at: 21:58, Duration: 05m 48s
    • Leonard Goldenson on convincing Paramount's board members to buy ABC
      Clip begins at: 02:35, Duration: 03m 06s
    • Leonard Goldenson on his programming ideas for ABC and making a deal with Walt and Roy Disney
      Clip begins at: 07:32, Duration: 02m 13s
    • Leonard Goldenson on making a deal with Jack Warner
      Clip begins at: 09:45, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Leonard Goldenson on changing the sponsorship model for television
      Clip begins at: 07:12, Duration: 02m 09s
    • Leonard Goldenson on his most important decisions at ABC
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 03m 26s
    • Leonard Goldenson on getting into cable television
      Clip begins at: 21:47, Duration: 02m 01s
    • Leonard Goldenson on acquiring ESPN and starting A&E
      Clip begins at: 23:48, Duration: 02m 09s
    • Leonard Goldenson on merging with Capital Cities
      Clip begins at: 25:57, Duration: 02m 04s
    • Leonard Goldenson on Disney acquiring ABC
      Clip begins at: 28:16, Duration: 00m 29s
  • Herb Granath
    • Herb Granath on working in sales for NBC
      Clip begins at: 26:46, Duration: 07m 02s
    • Herb Granath on his involvement with the Television Academy
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 06m 20s
  • Earl Hamner, Jr.
    • Earl Hamner on writing spec scripts for Alfred Hitchcock Presents/ Hour and The Andy Griffith Show
      Clip begins at: 15:24, Duration: 01m 07s
    • Earl Hamner on the effect of the Blacklisting era
      Clip begins at: 18:03, Duration: 01m 47s
  • Robert Johnson
    • Robert Johnson on the early reaction of broadcast networks to cable
      Clip begins at: 21:21, Duration: 02m 26s
    • Robert Johnson on starting BET
      Clip begins at: 00:53, Duration: 03m 39s
    • Robert Johnson on John Malone's role in creating BET
      Clip begins at: 04:32, Duration: 02m 51s
    • Robert Johnson on the early business plan and promotional activity of BET
      Clip begins at: 09:26, Duration: 02m 35s
    • Robert Johnson on coming up with the name BET
      Clip begins at: 13:15, Duration: 01m 36s
    • Robert Johnson on Viacom's acquisition of BET
      Clip begins at: 03:54, Duration: 05m 01s
  • Bob Keeshan
    • Bob Keeshan on the network and Captain Kangaroo  and the Hollywood Blacklist
      Clip begins at: 18:26, Duration: 03m 12s
    • Bob Keeshan on what represents the best in television
      Clip begins at: 24:02, Duration: 03m 44s
    • Bob Keeshan on the industry's responsibility to children
      Clip begins at: 08:43, Duration: 01m 40s
  • Asaad Kelada
    • Asaad Kelada on working with the young cast of The Facts of Life and how they handled fame
      Clip begins at: 32:25, Duration: 01m 49s
    • Asaad Kelada on how "The Dinner Party," an episode of The Office was delayed due to the Writers' Strike
      Clip begins at: 41:13, Duration: 02m 51s
  • H. Wesley Kenney
    • H. Wesley Kenney on controversial Days of Our Lives storylines and dealing with Standards and Practices
      Clip begins at: 29:28, Duration: 03m 37s
  • Ted Koppel
    • Ted Koppel on media consolidation and its impact on the news
      Clip begins at: 25:58, Duration: 02m 14s
  • Mario Kreutzberger
    • Mario Kreutzberger on the future of television as driven by content
      Clip begins at: 24:33, Duration: 01m 24s
  • Steve Kroft
    • Steve Kroft on interviewing Clarence Thomas for 60 Minutes and dealing with criticism of his interviews
      Clip begins at: 49:51, Duration: 05m 19s
    • Steve Kroft on the movement toward more celebrity-driven news
      Clip begins at: 23:01, Duration: 03m 14s
  • Lisa Kudrow
    • Lisa Kudrow on the sudden popularity of Friends and the cast's appearance on Oprah Winfrey's show
      Clip begins at: 16:25, Duration: 04m 06s
    • Lisa Kudrow on how fame affected the cast members of Friends; on not being able to go out in public after their success hit
      Clip begins at: 18:07, Duration: 02m 24s
    • Lisa Kudrow on the "overexposure" of the cast of Friends
      Clip begins at: 19:21, Duration: 01m 10s
  • Susan Lacy
    • Susan Lacy on the challenges of funding the American Masters documentary series and negotiating rights for such a series
      Clip begins at: 13:50
  • Brian Lamb
    • Brian Lamb on the inception of C-SPAN
      Clip begins at: 21:12, Duration: 02m 41s
    • Brian Lamb on coming up with the idea for C-SPAN
      Clip begins at: 23:53, Duration: 08m 37s
    • Brian Lamb on his initial pitch for C-SPAN
      Clip begins at: 32:30, Duration: 03m 28s
    • Brian Lamb on putting C-SPAN together and the politics involved in C-SPAN's development
      Clip begins at: 41:47, Duration: 09m 09s
    • Brian Lamb on C-SPAN's first day of broadcast and early lack of programming
      Clip begins at: 52:59, Duration: 06m 08s
    • Brian Lamb on the creation of C-SPAN 2 and getting the Senate televised and C-SPAN 3
      Clip begins at: 20:31, Duration: 05m 37s
  • Warren Littlefield
    • Warren Littlefield on General Electric acquiring NBC in 1986
      Clip begins at: 21:18, Duration: 05m 19s
  • James L. Loper
    • James L. Loper on getting public television station KCET on the air
      Clip begins at: 24:43, Duration: 03m 59s
    • James L. Loper on developing instructional television
      Clip begins at: 04:51, Duration: 03m 48s
    • James L. Loper on the beginnings of the PBS Network of stations
      Clip begins at: 25:36, Duration: 02m 32s
    • James L. Loper on PBS programming and the mission of PBS
      Clip begins at: 21:45, Duration: 03m 33s
    • James L. Loper on obstacles to creating PBS and dealing with Washington D.C.
      Clip begins at: 25:18, Duration: 03m 11s
  • Ann Marcus
    • Ann Marcus on ageism in the television industry
      Clip begins at: 21:43, Duration: 04m 03s
    • Ann Marcus on how the television industry has changed
      Clip begins at: 09:02, Duration: 01m 39s
  • Bob Markell
    • Bob Markell on challenges of working in television versus the stage
      Clip begins at: 05:53, Duration: 01m 16s
  • Dick Martin
    • Dick Martin on dealing with the censors on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
      Clip begins at: 20:14, Duration: 04m 38s
    • Dick Martin on the then-current (2002) state of television 
      Clip begins at: 03:27, Duration: 03m 40s
  • Jerry Mathers
    • Jerry Mathers on the cattle call casting process for Leave It To Beaver
      Clip begins at: 24:06, Duration: 04m 32s
    • Jerry Mathers on how Leave It To Beaver got picked up as a series after several pilots
      Clip begins at: 03:33, Duration: 02m 28s
    • Jerry Mathers on the shift from people working in the movie industry to working in television
      Clip begins at: 01:28, Duration: 01m 21s
    • Jerry Mathers on censorship in television
      Clip begins at: 09:17, Duration: 04m 03s
    • Jerry Mathers on the challenges of directing a situation comedy and working with children
      Clip begins at: 20:31, Duration: 02m 48s
  • Jayne Meadows
    • Jayne Meadows on the Quiz Show Scandals
      Clip begins at: 12:30, Duration: 02m 26s
    • Jayne Meadows on how television has changed since the '50s
      Clip begins at: 16:42, Duration: 02m 06s
  • Anne Meara
    • Anne Meara on her recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist
      Clip begins at: 07:49, Duration: 04m 58s
  • Burt Metcalfe
    • Burt Metcalfe on CBS's edicts about showing blood in M*A*S*H
      Clip begins at: 21:56, Duration: 02m 07s
    • Burt Metcalfe on the laugh track in M*A*S*H
      Clip begins at: 24:03, Duration: 02m 04s
  • Newton N. Minow
    • Former FCC Chairman Newton Minow on the history of the FCC
      Clip begins at: 24:23, Duration: 04m 42s
    • Former FCC chair Newton Minow on serving on CBS' board (starting in 1983)
      Clip begins at: 04:27, Duration: 04m 27s
    • Newton Minow on his opinion of the television industry and its failure to remain in the public interest
      Clip begins at: 13:59, Duration: 02m 49s
  • Michael Moye
    • Michael Moye on network notes on The Jeffersons
      Clip begins at: 51:14, Duration: 01m 59s
    • Michael Moye on the process of selling the Silver Spoons pilot to the network
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 28m 49s
    • Michael Moye on the pilot, initial testing, and network notes for Married...With Children
      Clip begins at: 07:51, Duration: 08m 09s
    • Michael Moye on Married...With Children 's place on the new FOX network
      Clip begins at: 16:00, Duration: 04m 18s
    • Michael Moye on critics' reactions to Married...With Children
      Clip begins at: 20:18, Duration: 01m 02s
    • Michael Moye on FOX executives hating Married...With Children
      Clip begins at: 23:41, Duration: 02m 41s
    • Michael Moye on "the Rakolta incident" (so called because a woman named Terry Rakolta complained about content on Married...With Children) and FOX withholding fan mail; on subsequent problems with the network
      Clip begins at: 29:22, Duration: 14m 01s
    • Michael Moye on "the lost episode" ("The Camping Episode") of Married...With Children
      Clip begins at: 17:19, Duration: 07m 29s
    • Michael Moye on the second "lost episode" of Married...With Children
      Clip begins at: 24:48, Duration: 03m 50s
    • Michael Moye on FOX's reaction to his proposed spin-off and leaving Married...With Children
      Clip begins at: 30:22, Duration: 08m 41s
  • Agnes Nixon
    • Agnes Nixon on sponsor reaction to soap operas moving from radio to television
      Clip begins at: 14:59, Duration: 01m 39s
    • Agnes Nixon on wanting to write socially relevant stories for soap operas - writing her first cancer story for Guiding Light and getting resistance from sponsor Procter & Gamble
      Clip begins at: 12:55, Duration: 04m 48s
    • Agnes Nixon on the fan mail for All My Children
      Clip begins at: 14:12, Duration: 01m 03s
  • Bill Nye
    • Bill Nye on censorship on the program - the evolution episode and other run-ins with studio executives
      Clip begins at: 20:17, Duration: 00m 50s
    • Bill Nye on reactions from fans
      Clip begins at: 29:05, Duration: 00m 36s
  • Marty Pasetta
    • Marty Pasetta on directing the controversial final season of The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour
      Clip begins at: 11:44, Duration: 02m 10s
    • Marty Pasetta on how television has changed due to technology and business
      Clip begins at: 02:21, Duration: 02m 33s
  • Jane Pauley
    • Jane Pauley on the current and future role of the news anchors
      Clip begins at: 01:54, Duration: 01m 35s
    • Jane Pauley on her dislike of "the get"
      Clip begins at: 03:29, Duration: 02m 30s
  • Bill Persky
    • Bill Persky on why he cancelled Kate & Allie
      Clip begins at: 14:02
  • Regis Philbin
    • Regis Philbin on syndicating his local New York morning show nationally
      Clip begins at: 12:08, Duration: 01m 26s
  • Suzanne Pleshette
    • Suzanne Pleshette on being a "movie star" who appeared on television
      Clip begins at: 04:37, Duration: 01m 10s
  • Mike Post
    • Mike Post on how the business of television scoring has changed since the '70s
      Clip begins at: 11:30, Duration: 03m 43s
  • Maury Povich
    • Maury Povich on Metromedia becoming FOX
      Clip begins at: 48:43, Duration: 00m 46s
    • Maury Povich on criticisms of his talk show Maury
      Clip begins at: 34:49, Duration: 01m 49s
  • David Pressman
    • David Pressman on learning his was blacklisted and being fired from Treasury Men in Action
      Clip begins at: 22:55, Duration: 05m 02s
    • David Pressman on being blacklisted; on teaching at Boston University from 1954-1959 during his unemployment; on then running the Neighborhood Playhouse; on the end of the blacklist; on trying to get jobs in television during the blacklist period; on David Susskind hiring him for television
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 08m 53s
    • David Pressman on how being blacklisted affected him
      Clip begins at: 09:57, Duration: 04m 47s
    • David Pressman on "secretly" directing The Philip Morris Playhouse  while he was blacklisted
      Clip begins at: 14:44, Duration: 06m 27s
    • David Pressman on the Hollywood Blacklist happening again
      Clip begins at: 06:52, Duration: 01m 12s
  • Jeff Probst
    • Jeff Probst on the FX cable channel
      Clip begins at: 12:08, Duration: 17m 00s
    • Jeff Probst on hosting The Jeff Probst Show
      Clip begins at: 19:30, Duration: 11m 22s
  • Lee Rich
    • Lee Rich on how the advertising agencies worked with the television networks and sponsors during early television
      Clip begins at: 25:42, Duration: 03m 18s
  • Hank Rieger
    • Hank Rieger on United Press covering the Hollywood Blacklist
      Clip begins at: 07:26, Duration: 00m 46s
    • Hank Rieger on The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS - in Los Angeles) and NATAS (in New York) becoming separate organizations (the splitting of The Television Academy)
      Clip begins at: 09:53, Duration: 10m 40s
  • Barney Rosenzweig
    • Barney Rosenzweig on trying to make a deal with Orion to own the whole run of Cagney & Lacey
      Clip begins at: 25:33, Duration: 02m 18s
    • Barney Rosenzweig on advice to aspiring producers and how the business has changed
      Clip begins at: 32:58, Duration: 01m 37s
    • Sharon Gless and Barney Rosenzweig on getting recognized by and interacting with fans
      Clip begins at: 10:52, Duration: 04m 14s
    • Sharon Gless on being hugged by fans, and the impact of Queer as Folk
      Clip begins at: 16:07, Duration: 01m 41s
  • Aaron Ruben
    • Aaron Ruben on the critical role ratings played in show survivals
      Clip begins at: 02:45, Duration: 00m 45s
  • Thomas Schlamme
    • Thomas Schlamme on the hierarchy of television
      Clip begins at: 14:15, Duration: 01m 55s
  • Esther Shapiro
    • Richard and Esther Shapiro on writing the made-for-TV movie Intimate Strangers
      Clip begins at: 25:37, Duration: 02m 19s
    • Richard and Esther Shapiro on the challenges facing an independent production company
      Clip begins at: 26:56
  • Richard Shapiro
    • Richard and Esther Shapiro on writing the made-for-TV movie Intimate Strangers
      Clip begins at: 25:37, Duration: 02m 19s
    • Richard and Esther Shapiro on the challenges facing an independent production company
      Clip begins at: 26:56
  • David Shore
    • David Shore on initial critical reaction and viewer reaction to House and early notes from FOX
      Clip begins at: 17:17, Duration: 06m 38s
  • John Silva
    • John Silva on the future of television
      Clip begins at: 13:02, Duration: 03m 41s
  • Sid Smith
    • Sid Smith on directing early television commercials while working for an advertising agency
      Clip begins at: 10:12, Duration: 01m 36s
    • Sid Smith on differences between working with the major networks and PBS
      Clip begins at: 25:34, Duration: 00m 56s
    • SiSid Smith on the future of television
      Clip begins at: 05:00, Duration: 00m 46s
  • Jean Stapleton
    • Jean Stapleton on learning to be open for all projects, as a result of her work on All in the Family
      Clip begins at: 25:34, Duration: 00m 30s
    • Jean Stapleton on taking a buyout from residuals on All in the Family
      Clip begins at: 26:15, Duration: 01m 22s
  • Johnny Stearns
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on getting recognized from Mary Kay and Johnny
      Clip begins at: 02:40, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on incorporating Mary Kay's pregnancy into Mary Kay and Johnny; on what they could and couldn't say on the show
      Clip begins at: 03:50, Duration: 03m 02s
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on using their real identities on Mary Kay and Johnny; on not wanting celebrity
      Clip begins at: 13:56, Duration: 02m 22s
  • Mary Kay Stearns
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on getting recognized from Mary Kay and Johnny
      Clip begins at: 02:40, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on incorporating Mary Kay's pregnancy into Mary Kay and Johnny; on what they could and couldn't say on the show
      Clip begins at: 03:50, Duration: 03m 02s
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on using their real identities on Mary Kay and Johnny; on not wanting celebrity
      Clip begins at: 13:56, Duration: 02m 22s
  • Jerry Stiller
    • Jerry Stiller on his memories of the Hollywood Blacklist
      Clip begins at: 20:50, Duration: 06m 31s
  • Brandon Stoddard
    • Brandon Stoddard on television living up to its potential and how the industry has changed
      Clip begins at: 27:19, Duration: 01m 57s
  • Gale Storm
    • Gale Storm on the influence the sponsors had over TV shows, including The Gale Storm Show (aka Oh Susanna)
      Clip begins at: 13:05, Duration: 04m 18s
  • George Sunga
    • George Sunga on CBS's reaction to The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
      Clip begins at: 15:09, Duration: 01m 45s
    • George Sunga on Harry Belafonte's controversial performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
      Clip begins at: 13:45, Duration: 01m 24s
    • George Sunga on diversity and discrimination in television
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 07m 08s
  • Tony Thomas
    • Tony Thomas on dealing with Standards and Practices regarding Soap
      Clip begins at: 09:49, Duration: 00m 49s
    • Tony Thomas on battles with Standards and Practices over The Golden Girls
      Clip begins at: 19:44, Duration: 00m 59s
  • Ret Turner
    • Ret Turner on how network Standards and Practices affected his wardrobe decisions
      Clip begins at: 18:46, Duration: 01m 41s
  • Dick Van Patten
    • Dick Van Patten on his memories of the Hollywood Blacklist
      Clip begins at: 53:11, Duration: 00m 50s
  • Tony Verna
    • Tony Verna on censorship issues with live television
      Clip begins at: 07:04, Duration: 02m 24s
    • Tony Verna on working with ESPN and how they've changed sports broadcasting
      Clip begins at: 12:41, Duration: 02m 16s
    • Tony Verna on how television audiences have changed since he started in the business
      Clip begins at: 23:12, Duration: 01m 42s
  • Clint Walker
    • Clint Walker on Ty Hardin becoming the lead in Cheyenne when Walker had a contract dispute and Hardin spinning off in Bronco
      Clip begins at: 51:02
    • Clint Walker on fame
      Clip begins at: 06:36, Duration: 01m 02s
  • Matthew Weiner
    • Matthew Weiner on the strained relationship between AMC and Mad Men
      Clip begins at: 18:26, Duration: 06m 04s
    • Matthew Weiner on the "business model" for Mad Men; on differences with the network over sponsors
      Clip begins at: 32:23
  • Av Westin
    • Av Westin on the Public Broadcasting Laboratory
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 06m 56s
    • Av Westin on the Capital Cities takeover of ABC
      Clip begins at: 51:58, Duration: 01m 37s
  • Susan Whiting
    • Susan Whiting on being an inaugural member of Nielsen Research's management training program
      Clip begins at: 10:46, Duration: 03m 10s
    • Susan Whiting on what she learned about cable television in its early years
      Clip begins at: 21:50, Duration: 02m 42s
    • Susan Whiting on Nielsen measuring media saturation and multiplexing on various platforms
      Clip begins at: 43:35, Duration: 04m 28s
    • Susan Whiting on criticism of Nielsen ratings
      Clip begins at: 25:40, Duration: 01m 11s
  • Tucker Wiard
    • Tucker Wiard on the strike in Hollywood and how that affected his work on Murphy Brown
      Clip begins at: 23:32, Duration: 03m 09s
    • Tucker Wiard on dealing with network interference and censorship
      Clip begins at: 51:12, Duration: 00m 52s
  • Fred Willard
    • Fred Willard on Fernwood 2-Night "going too far"
      Clip begins at: 25:47, Duration: 03m 56s
  • Kim Zimmer
    • Frederic Ziv on standards he used for the content of his programs
      Clip begins at: 00:05, Duration: 01m 26s
    • Frederic Ziv on his thoughts on network programming
      Clip begins at: 21:02, Duration: 01m 16s
  • Frederic Ziv
    • Frederic Ziv on rates for radio and television rights before television took off
      Clip begins at: 14:44, Duration: 02m 13s
    • Frederic Ziv on network reaction to his television syndication
      Clip begins at: 22:09, Duration: 01m 52s
    • Frederic Ziv on competition from other television syndicators
      Clip begins at: 27:29, Duration: 01m 11s
    • Frederic Ziv on criticisms of too much violence on television Westerns
      Clip begins at: 03:49, Duration: 00m 55s
    • Frederic Ziv on international syndication
      Clip begins at: 23:15, Duration: 02m 57s
    • Frederic Ziv on forming Economy TV and the state of his syndication library in the 1950s
      Clip begins at: 26:12, Duration: 00m 54s
    • Frederic Ziv on standards he used for the content of his programs
      Clip begins at: 00:05, Duration: 01m 26s
    • Frederic Ziv on his thoughts on network programming
      Clip begins at: 21:02, Duration: 01m 16s
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