[(Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004)] [Author: Wesley Hyatt] published on (February, 2006)

"Since the early days of television, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has been handing out honors for the industry's best efforts. This is a reference book to all the prime time and nighttime Emmy winning shows through 2004." Beginning with the heated charade contest known as Pantomime Quiz, which won Most Popular Program of 1948 in the first Emmy Awards ceremony (held in 1949), each of more than 100 winning shows has an entry that includes the year of award or awards, air times, hosts, guests, casts and a full discussion of the show's history and run. Many of the entries include original interviews with cast or crew members. The best of variety, drama, game shows, comedies, adventures and many more categories are featured. An appendix offers interesting facts and figures, there are nearly 100 photographs, and the work is fully indexed. Read more