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Author Ramsburg, Jim, 1935-

Title Network radio ratings, 1932-1953 : a history of prime time programs through the ratings of Nielsen, Crossley and Hooper / Jim Ramsburg
Published Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 369 pages) : illustrations
Series Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection
Contents 1. Facts Never Broadcast -- 2. Spinning the Webs -- 3. If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time -- 4. Radio's Rulers -- 5. The 1932-33 Network Season -- 6. The 1933-34 Network Season -- 7. The 1934-35 Network Season -- 8. The 1935-36 Network Season -- 9. The 1936-37 Network Season -- 10. The 1937-38 Network Season -- 11. The 1938-39 Network Season -- 12. The 1939-40 Network Season -- 13. The 1940-41 Network Season -- 14. The 1941-42 Network Season -- 15. The 1942-43 Network Season -- 16. The 1943-44 Network Season -- 17. The 1944-45 Network Season -- 18. The 1945-46 Network Season
19. The 1946-47 Network Season -- 20. The 1947-48 Network Season -- 21. The 1948-49 Network Season -- 22. The 1949-50 Network Season -- 23. The 1950-51 Network Season -- 24. The 1951-52 Network Season -- 25. The 1952-53 Network Season -- 26. Network Radio's All Time Favorites -- Appendices -- A: Year-by-Year Monthly and Annual Ratings of All Prime-Time Programs -- B: Rated (13+Weeks per Season) Prime-Time Programs, 1932-1953 -- C: Rated (Less Than 13 Weeks per Season) Prime-Time Programs, 1932-1953
Summary "Early chapters chronicle development of broadcasting, advertising and entertainment industries, with an explanation of ratings system and its evolution. Each subsequent chapter focuses on a specific year of radio's golden age, with industry statistics, daily ratings and a chart of the year's 50 top programs. A summary lists the era's most successful programs within the five major formats"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Radio programs -- United States -- Rating
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Radio.
Radio programs -- Rating
United States
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011051540
ISBN 9780786486083
0786486082
1283455625
9781283455626