21st-Century Comedies Centered on Unmarried Women

I just put together a table of 21st-century comedies that are woman-centered and was surprised to see just how many of them had women creators, showrunners, and/or executive producers. Even if you drop out the EP’s that are just vanityRead more…

The Andy Griffith Show Wiki

The Big Bang Theory- Live Show Taping

Larry Gelbart on “The Interview” Episode of M*A*S*H

Julia Interviews

Several interviews related to Julia (1968-71): http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/shows/julia  

Norman Lear on All in the Family

Interview with the Creators of the First US TV Sitcom: Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns

Lots of Old-Time Radio Episodes Are Online

The amount of old-time radio recordings online is a bit intimidating. There are thousands of hours of shows that have slipped into the public domain. As I’ve been working on a radio-sitcom section of my book, I’ve often used archive.org forRead more…

TV Ratings: 1950-1999

When researching the impact of sitcoms, it’s often handy to refer to the Nielsen ratings for specific years. The Website, Classic TV Hits has compiled them for 1950-1999. Thanks! http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/index.htm

Petticoat Junction Wasn’t Really Outdoors?