In the last ten years, television has reinvented itself in numerous ways. The demise of the U.S. three-network system, the rise of multi-channel cable and globa

Television studies must now address a complex environment where change has been vigorous but uneven, and where local and national conditions vary significantly.

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Between 1948 and 1955, nearly two-thirds of all American families bought a television set—and a revolution in social life and popular culture was launched. In