Tinkering with Taste: NBC's Prime Time Television Programming 1978-1986
Description:
The thesis explores how Grant Tinker's philosophy of quality programming grew into a working ideology which would serve as the basis for its rise from last place to first place in ratings and profits from 1978 to 1986. This thesis paper explores the prime time history of NBC from 1978 to 1986. The network is examined in terms of its programming history, its economic situation, and the men who presided over the entity, all within the time frame listed above. The thesis focuses on the strategies …
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Date:
December 1997
Creator:
Hunt, Randall M.