You can't air that : four cases of controversy and censorship in American television programming
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You can't air that : four cases of controversy and censorship in American television programming
（Television and popular culture）
Syracuse University Press, 2007
- : hardcover
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this illuminating book, David S. Silverman assesses four controversial television programs from the perspective of media history, assessing the censorship present at all four networks and the political and intellectual inertia it produces in broadcast television. Beginning with ""The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"" in the sixties, the author also examines ""The Richard Pryor Show"", ""TV Nation"", and ""Politically Incorrect"". Drawing on firsthand accounts by the writers, producers, and performers of these programs, Silverman offers an unbiased view of the ways in which censorship, sponsor intimidation, regulation, and network tampering force all American broadcasters to manipulate creative talent and stifle genuine controversy. Shedding new light on the prevalence of censorship in broadcast television, this book reinvigorates the subject of free speech in American society.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Television Censorship and Regulation: An Introduction
2. Tuned In, Turned On, Then Kicked Off: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
3. "When You Hire Richard Pryor, You Get Richard Pryor:" The Richard Pryor Show
4. Two Networks, One Emmy, and the Same Outcome: TV Nation
5. Do Not Relinquish the Right to Criticize: Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
6. Discussion and Conclusions
Works Cited
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"
