Bleav: The Good, The Bad & The TV

Bleav: The Good, The Bad & The TV

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September 03, 2020 1968: The Heidi Bowl
The time that a TV movie achieved infamy for what it did rather than for what it showed.
21 min
August 27, 2020 1982: Is "Barney Miller" TV's Best Sitcom Ever?
That time when prime-time went from Mayberry to Manhattan, and from Barney Fife to "Barney Miller"
18 min
August 20, 2020 1972: Playing Gay on TV? "I'd Sooner Play Hitler," Said the Oscar-Winner First Offered the Part.
How does a father explain to his teenaged son his choice of life partner in 1972? Carefully. And elegantly.
16 min
August 13, 2020 1960: Loving "Lucy" Til the (Very) Bitter End
That time when a love affair with "Lucy" was over forever.
19 min
August 06, 2020 2002: Down to "The Wire"
There are crime dramas, and then there is "The Wire."
16 min
July 30, 2020 1974: Free to Be ... A Legacy
An innovative kids' special comes to prime-time TV in 1974 to teach kids of all ages and gender that, among other things, it's alright to cry.
20 min
July 23, 2020 1986: Crazy Like a FOX
That time when a small make-shift TV network took on the powers that be and all-but made them the powers that were.
18 min
July 16, 2020 2009: A Salute to a Modern Family
That time when ABC took a chance on a series that re-invented the family sitcom.
17 min
July 09, 2020 2013: A New TV Model Built from a House of Cards
That time when television moved online and took the world with it.
10 min
July 02, 2020 1970: Are You Ready for Some Football?
That time when ABC brought professional football to prime-time.
13 min

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Get behind the scenes stories and a unique historical perspective of the most influential television shows in history from media professor and former CBS executive Jim McKairnes.

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