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PIONEERS OF TELEVISION

Crime Dramas

Pioneers of TV crime dramas, including Jack Webb (“Dragnet”), Desi Arnaz (“The Untouchables”), Bruce Geller (“Mannix” and “Mission: Impossible”), Bill Cosby, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, James Garner and Stephen J. Cannell.

  • PITV203

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Sitcoms

Rediscover television comedy classics, as this episode focuses on five key sitcoms: “I Love Lucy,” “The Honeymooners,” “Make Room for Daddy,” “The Andy Griffith Show” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

  • Original1/2/2008
  • PITV101

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Late Night

The late-night escapades of Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson enter primetime in this episode about the formative years of late-night television.

  • Original1/9/2008
  • PITV102

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Variety

From Ed Sullivan’s “Toast of the Town” and Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theater” to “The Carol Burnett Show,” “Smothers Brothers” and “Laugh-in,” among others, this episode celebrates the variety show.

  • Original1/16/2008
  • PITV103

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Game Shows

This episode traces one of broadcasting’s strongest genres — from its beginnings in radio through its heyday in the late 60s.

  • Original1/23/2008
  • PITV104

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Science Fiction

Pioneers of science-fiction TV incluing Gene Roddenberry, Rod Serling, Irwin Allen ("Lost in Space"), William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols and other science-fiction stars.

  • Original1/18/2011
  • PITV201

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Westerns

TV Western pioneers, including Fess Parker (Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett), James Garner, Linda Evans, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Conrad and James Arness.

  • Original1/25/2011
  • PITV202

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Local Kids' TV

Pioneers of local kids' TV including Willard Scott, Stan Freberg, Jim Henson, Larry Harmon ("Bozo") and Nancy Claster (“Romper Room”).

  • Original2/8/2011
  • PITV204

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Funny Ladies

See the first standup comediennes to appear on television and the sitcom stars who followed.

  • Original1/15/2013
  • PITV301

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Primetime Soaps

Trace the arc of nighttime soaps, from “Peyton Place” to “Knots Landing.”

  • Original1/22/2013
  • PITV302

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Superheroes

Survey decades of superheroes, from “Superman” in the 1950s to “The Greatest American Hero” in the 80s.

  • Original1/29/2013
  • PITV303

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Miniseries

Join the stars of landmark miniseries who comment on the influence of their genre today.

  • Original2/5/2013
  • PITV304

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Carol Burnett & the Funny Ladies

Survey the careers of Carol Burnett and the women who paved the way for today’s TV comediennes.

  • Original4/9/2013
  • PITV305

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Standup to Sitcom

See how America’s top standup comics made the transition to the sitcom format.

  • Original4/15/2014
  • PITV401

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Doctors and Nurses

Review television’s long love affair with doctors and nurses.

  • Original4/22/2014
  • PITV402

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Breaking Barriers

Trace the story of people of color on American television.

  • Original4/29/2014
  • PITV403

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Acting Funny

Peek behind the curtain for a look at the backstage techniques of America’s favorite comedic actors.

  • Original5/6/2014
  • PITV404