Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
4. Introduction. Portrait of a Television Critic 1
5. Chapter One. The Golden Age of Television Drama 33
6. Chapter Three. The Rise and Fall of Edward R. Murrow 75
7. Chapter Four. The Influence of a Critic 95
8. Chapter Five. A Critic’s Likes and Dislikes 115
9. Chapter Six. The Quiz Show Scandals 139
10. Chapter Seven. Children and Television 161
11. Chapter Eight. Tracking the Impact of Television 181
12. Chapter Nine. Television and Its Critic 217
13. Index 239