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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Illustrations xi
  4. Acknowledgments xiii
  5. Introduction: ABC Sports and Network Sports Television 1
  6. 1. The “Almost Broadcasting Company” and the Birth of ABC Sports 9
  7. 2. ABC’s Wide World of Sports: “The Seedbed of Modern Sports Television” and the Cold War 33
  8. 3. “The Network of the Olympics”: Starring Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell 63
  9. 4. Monday Night Football, Brian’s Song, and the Roots of the Prime-Time TV Event 97
  10. 5. The News from Munich on the “Arledge Broadcasting Company” 126
  11. 6. “What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports Is Going On Here?”: TrashSports and Scandal 159
  12. 7. “No More Sacred Cows” 193
  13. Conclusion: From Wide World of Sports to the Worldwide Leader in Sports 219
  14. Appendix 1: Wide World of Sports Inaugural Season Schedule, 1961 231
  15. Appendix 2: ABC’s Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year 232
  16. Appendix 3: Top Fifteen Television Audiences of All Time as of Roots’ Premiere 234
  17. Appendix 4: Top Ten Most-Watched Wide World of Sports Episodes 235
  18. Abbreviations 237
  19. Notes 239
  20. Index 275
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520966260-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Illustrations xi
  4. Acknowledgments xiii
  5. Introduction: ABC Sports and Network Sports Television 1
  6. 1. The “Almost Broadcasting Company” and the Birth of ABC Sports 9
  7. 2. ABC’s Wide World of Sports: “The Seedbed of Modern Sports Television” and the Cold War 33
  8. 3. “The Network of the Olympics”: Starring Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell 63
  9. 4. Monday Night Football, Brian’s Song, and the Roots of the Prime-Time TV Event 97
  10. 5. The News from Munich on the “Arledge Broadcasting Company” 126
  11. 6. “What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports Is Going On Here?”: TrashSports and Scandal 159
  12. 7. “No More Sacred Cows” 193
  13. Conclusion: From Wide World of Sports to the Worldwide Leader in Sports 219
  14. Appendix 1: Wide World of Sports Inaugural Season Schedule, 1961 231
  15. Appendix 2: ABC’s Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year 232
  16. Appendix 3: Top Fifteen Television Audiences of All Time as of Roots’ Premiere 234
  17. Appendix 4: Top Ten Most-Watched Wide World of Sports Episodes 235
  18. Abbreviations 237
  19. Notes 239
  20. Index 275
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