One Nation under Television: The Rise and Decline of Network TV

PART ONE: THE EMERGENCE OF AMERICAN TELEVISION : THE FORMATIVE YEARS.1. Sturggle for an Industry. 2. The Arrival of TV. PART TWO: ONE NATION UNDER NETWORK TELEVISION: THE 1950S. 3. Programming for a Nation. 4. Shaping a National Culture. 5. Streamlining Industry/Streamlining Culture. 6. Of Scandal and Power. 7. Appearance and Reality. 8. the Networks at Home and Abroad. 9. The Politics of Television. PART FOUR: TOWARD A NEW VIDEO ORDERl THE 1980S AND 1990S. 10 The Decline of Network Television. 11. Broadcasting versus Cable. 12. The New Video Order.MacDonald, J. Fred is the author of 'One Nation under Television: The Rise and Decline of Network TV' with ISBN 9780830413621 and ISBN 0830413626.