by Ben Shapiro
Groening, Matt, 57, 135–38
Grushow, Sandy, 8, 48, 138, 199, 227
Guggenheim, Davis, 304
guns/gun-laws, 3
Gunsmoke, 58, 236, 263, 278, 352–53
Guza, Robert, 84, 182–83
Hagerty, James, 284
Hallmark Channel, 72, 247
Hamner, Earl, 41, 174–75, 303
Hannah Montana, 314
Hannity, Sean, 99, 100, 223
Happy Days, 39, 40, 115–16
Harper, Hill, 304
Harper, Valerie, 110, 115
Harris, Mark, 65–66
Harris, Susan, 38, 39, 46, 58, 78–79, 83, 115, 118–21, 213, 225, 228, 279, 335
Harrison, Patricia, 314
Have Gun Will Travel, 263
Hayes, Sean, 151, 221
HBO, 41, 52, 53, 58, 61, 64, 80, 144, 150, 194, 227, 247, 289
He & She, 32, 80, 97, 109, 242
health care, 190, 207–9, 226, 296–97
Heartbeat, 180
Heaton, Patricia, 65–66
Helffrich, Stockton, 260
Heller, Melvin, 275
Henry, Buck, 96
Herskovitz, Marshall, 196, 197–98
Herzog, Doug, 43, 205–6, 229, 252, 253, 308–9
Heston, Charlton, 185
Heyward, Andy, 58, 332
Hillenberg, Stephen, 331
Hill Street Blues, 45, 46, 58, 108, 186–89, 202, 227, 250, 251
Hollywood (television industry), xvi, 3, 4, 6, 12, 14–15, 26, 53–56, 57, 59, 279; ageism in, 77–78; bias against conservatives, xvi–xix, 7–8, 13, 14, 61–78, 191, 224, 229, 258, 280, 335, 338–41; blacklist, 62, 65–78, 203, 338; Bush and, 288; Celluloid Triangle and, 280–81; as clique, 6, 54, 55–85, 86, 89; Democrats and fundraising, 3, 5, 13, 60, 289, 290, 293, 296, 301–12; disconnect of, 79, 81–85; executive reform urged, 343–44; government and, 12, 282–312; interest groups and, 269–70; as leftist oligarchy, xix, 224, 226, 338–40; liberal values, 7, 14, 58, 61–78, 86, 162, 265 (see also specific interests); nepotism, 14, 56–58, 63; Nixon and, 286–88; Obama and, 292–96, 304–11. See also specific persons
homosexuality (gay-lesbian issues), xi, 3, 4, 34, 53, 66, 73, 74, 79, 84, 107, 134, 143, 154, 155, 159, 179, 180, 182, 190, 191, 197, 206, 209, 210, 212, 213–15, 217, 226, 266, 305; All in the Family and, 287; Cheers and, 122; children’s TV and, 322, 325, 329–32; Dynasty and, 180; Ellen, 51, 84, 149–50, 151; firsts on TV, 34, 39–40, 120, 121, 191, 265; Friends and, 46–48, 227; Glee and, 220–21, 267–68; Grey’s Anatomy and, 219; interest groups, 266–67; lesbian kiss, 188–89, 199, 221; Modern Family and, 221; Religious Right and, 279; Roseanne and, 133–34; Sex and the City and, 151–53; Soap and, 118–21, 265–66; soap operas and, 182, 183; Spin City and, 128; Will & Grace, 150–51
Honeymooners, 32, 91–93, 104, 262
Hooker, Richard, 111, 113
Hooper, Ibrahim, 269
Hopkins, Anthony, 185
Horkheimer, Max, 239
Hour of Decision, 20
House, 52, 63, 84, 216–18, 304, 338
Howard, Ron, 115
Howdy Doody, 315, 316
How I Met Your Mother, 255
Huffington, Ariana, 61
Hughley, D. L., 307
Hulu, 248
Hunt, Reed, 290
Hurlin, Richard, 205
Iger, Bob, 51, 296
I Love Lucy, 236
I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster, 97
Immelt, Jeff, 293, 294, 296
In Living Color, 8
Internet, 15, 53, 181, 234, 292, 335, 336, 342, 344
I Spy!, 32, 130
JAG, 67, 73, 336, 347, 354
Jean, Al, 136–37
Jewish TV executives, 19–21, 35, 43, 61. See also Goldenson, Leonard; Paley, William S.; Sarnoff, David; Silverman, Fred
Jewish writers, actors, producers, 23–24, 32, 37–41, 44, 46–47, 56–58, 89–97, 104–5, 109, 141, 142, 163–68, 183–86;. See also Brooks, Mel; Lear, Norman; Marshall, Garry; Reiner, Carl; Serling, Rod; Spelling, Aaron; Your Show of Shows
“jiggle TV,” 38–39, 178, 253
Jobs, Steve, 2
Johnson, Lyndon or administration, 15, 22, 31, 88, 99, 168, 285, 286, 314
Johnson, Nicholas, 16
Johnson & Johnson, 345
Judge, Mike, 352
Kael, Pauline, 9
Kahn, Jonathan (Jon David), 74–75
Kallen, Lucille, 90
Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 289, 304
Kaufman, Marta, 9, 57, 144–48, 227
Keeshan, Bob, 316–17
Keller, Sheldon, 90
Kelley, David E., 49, 58, 144, 198–201, 202, 207, 210, 212, 213, 217
Kennedy, John F. or administration of, 5, 25, 30, 88, 93, 102, 170, 189–90, 262, 263–64, 284, 286
Kennedy, Robert F., 342
Keyes, Paul, 101
King, Michael Patrick, 57, 61, 152
King of the Hill, 351–52
Kinoy, Ernest, 266
Kintner, Robert, 22, 27, 30–31, 286
Klasky Csupo, 325
Klavan, Andrew, 67
Klein, Robert, 41
Knell, Gary, 320
Kohan, David, 57, 150, 151
Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami, 255
Kozoll, Mike, 186, 187, 188, 250
Kricfalusi, John, 324–25
Kurtz, Howard, 294–95, 296
Kyle XY, 329
labor unions, 3, 311
Ladd, Cheryl, 178, 180
L.A. Law, 49, 188, 198–201
Langley, John, 205, 335
Lastfogel, Abe, 97–98
Laugh-In, 37, 42, 99–101, 129, 224, 269, 306, 336
Law & Order, 49, 52, 69, 201–4, 310–11; SVU, 255–56
Lawrence, Bill, 128
Laybourne, Geraldine, 324
Lazarsfeld, Paul, 5, 237–41, 262
Leachman, Cloris, 110
Lear, Norman, 4, 37–38, 50, 57, 60, 61, 80, 88, 104–5, 107, 108, 118, 128, 144–45, 154, 227, 253, 277
Leave It to Beaver, 32, 353
Lee, Gypsy Rose, 22
Lee, Paul, 329
left liberal agenda, xi, xii, xv, xx, 2, 3–4, 5, 6, 16, 24, 25–26, 28–29, 38–43, 42, 46; breakthrough on TV, 32–38; comedy and, 86–160; demise of TV and, 337; drama and, 161–223; government, interest groups and, 257–81; Hollywood and, xvi–xix, 58–59, 61–78, 224, 226, 338–40; Jews and, 19–21, 23–24, 32, 35, 37–41, 43, 44, 46–47, 56–58, 61, 89–97, 104–5, 109, 141, 142, 163–68, 183–86; revitalization on TV, 47–49; slippery slope of, xiv, 30–31; TV as transformative and, 16, 78–81, 292. See also specific issues; specific shows
Lehrer, Tom, 31
Lennon, John, 114
Leno, Jay, 307
Leonard, Sheldon, 94
Letterman, David, 307
Levine, Ken, 122
Levinson, Richard, 34
Levy, David, 22, 260
liberal interest groups, 257, 264–71, 280–81
Lieberman, Joseph, 147, 148, 290
Lie to Me, 255
Life Goes On, 71, 311
Lifetime, 51, 72, 246, 248, 253
Limbaugh, Rush, 99–100, 223
Lindelof, Damon, 302, 350
Link, William, 34
Littlefield, Warren, 49, 52, 150
Little Ladies of the Night, 179, 192
Loftus, Jack, 234
Logo, 53, 246
Lorimar, 46, 175, 208, 226, 336
Lorre, Chuck, 57, 155–56
Lost, 58, 302, 335, 347, 349–50
Lou Grant, 47, 71, 108, 110, 183–86, 228, 289, 336
Love, Sidne
y, 279
Love Boat, The, 44, 178
Lucas, George, 301
Lucas, John Meredyth, 170
M*A*S*H, 36, 44, 69, 79, 90, 102, 111–14, 188, 224, 227, 228, 244, 245, 251, 275, 277, 289, 335, 336
MacFarlane, Seth, 154–55
MacGyver, 62, 195–96
MacLaine, Shirley, 194
Mad About You, 49, 149
Mad Men, 53, 255
Magnum, P.I., 44, 201, 354
Maher, Bill, 67, 107, 216
Malins, Greg, 61
Mann, Frederick W., 314–15
Marcuse, Herbert, 38, 239
Marcus Welby, M.D., 189, 190, 266
market argument, 9–13, 223–56, 282
Married . . . with Children, 8, 47, 48
Marsh, Gary, 328
Marshall, Garry, 40, 115, 118
Marshall, Penny, 115
Martens, Neal, 149, 150
Martin, Kevin J., 291
Marxism, 5, 38, 239
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The, 36, 37, 45, 71, 97, 102, 108–11, 117, 135, 142, 152, 174, 184
Massa, Eric, 285
Mater, Gene, 279
Maude, 118–19
McCain, John, 296, 305, 307, 308, 310
McCann-Erickson Ad Agency, 45
McCarthy, Eugene, 168
McCarthyism, xvi, 20, 21, 22, 338
McCormack, Eric, 151
McFarland, Margaret, 321
McKeand, Nigel, 266
Mehlman, Peter, 60, 142, 143, 146, 228
Melnick, Dan, 96
Melrose Place, 8, 53, 57, 180
Mentalist, The, 255, 331
Meyer, Barry, 293
Meyer, Nicholas, 62, 194, 195, 303
Miami Vice, 46
Mickey Mouse Club, The, 315, 327, 329
Middle, The, 65–66
Milch, David, 212
Minow, Newton, 5, 15, 22, 30, 31, 189, 262–64, 265, 277, 290
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 321–24
Mitchell, Pat, 314–15
Modern Family, 198, 221, 255, 271
Mod Squad, The, 27, 33, 172–74, 186
Moonves, Les, 50, 52–53, 57, 61, 208, 233, 245, 248, 296
Moore, Mary Tyler, 45, 93–95, 108–11
Moore, Michael, 49–50, 81, 205, 350
Moore, Tom, 27, 57
moral relativism, xiv, 334
Morganstern, Ellen, 319
Moriarty, Michael, 69–70, 71, 202–3
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 84, 211
MSNBC, 211, 326
MTM Enterprises, 45, 57, 95, 108, 121, 125, 186, 190
MTV, 11, 42–43, 53, 205–6, 227, 248, 289, 304, 324, 325, 327, 351; Entertainment Group, 252, 308–9
multiculturalism, 83, 102, 170, 187, 265, 317–21, 323, 332, 334
Murder, She Wrote, 44, 244
Murdoch, Rupert, 47, 248
Murphy, Ryan, 220
Murphy Brown, x, 49, 50, 57, 152
Murray, Jonathan, 206
Mutchnik, Max, 57, 150–51
NAB, 261, 262, 263, 274, 276–77
Nankin, Michael, 58, 59, 71, 311, 336, 347
narrowcasting, 10, 11, 43–44, 52, 231, 236, 244, 246, 249–54, 337, 344
NBC, ix, 19, 21, 36–37, 45–47, 49, 60, 79, 97, 141–42, 150, 190, 191, 229, 236, 237, 241, 247, 260, 267, 271, 336, 337; GE and, 247, 293; Green Week, 271, 293; Kintner and, 31; Littlefield and, 49, 150; Michael Moore pilot on, 49–50; ratings and, 40, 49, 60; Sarnoff and, 19; Silverman (Ben) and, 60; Silverman (Fred) and, 40, 186, 190, 250; Tartikoff and, 15, 46, 49, 141, 202, 251–52; Tinker and, 31, 45–47, 57, 229, 250, 251, 278; Zucker and, 53, 290. See also specific shows
NCIS, 73, 201, 255, 336, 338, 347, 354
New Dick Van Dyke Show, 36, 90, 275
NewsCorp, 248, 296
Nichols, Nichelle, 170
Nichols, Ross, and West, 125
Nickelodeon, 43, 53, 315, 324–27, 331
Nick News, 325–26
Nielsen ratings, 2, 10, 14, 40, 226, 233–35, 242. See also ratings
nihilism, xiv, 87, 137, 141–44, 159, 188, 352
Nip/Tuck, 67, 72, 220, 221
Nixon, Richard M., 25, 38, 88, 101, 104, 159, 258, 284, 286–88, 291, 292
Norman, Christina, 305
Northern Exposure, 84, 191, 225
Norton, Edward, 303
NYPD Blue, 188, 212
Obama, Barack, 3, 5, 115, 131, 158, 172, 203, 208, 258, 270, 279, 292–95, 301–11, 326, 343
O’Brien, Conan, 307
O.C., , 8, 199
O’Connor, Carroll, 106, 107
O’Connor, Sandra Day, 299
Odd Couple, The, 90, 115
O’Donnell, Rosie, 325
Office, The, 59, 65, 271
Olbermann, Keith, 255, 340
O’Reilly, Bill, 99, 202, 211, 223, 295
Oz, 64, 78, 191
Paley, William S., 19–20, 22, 28, 29, 36, 41, 49, 50, 97–98, 174–76, 225, 236, 241–42, 243, 259, 285, 335
Palin, Sarah, xiii, 53, 62, 110, 154, 157, 220, 258, 307, 309, 310
Paltrow, Bruce, 45, 70, 71, 190–91
Papazian, Robert, 194
Parker, Sarah Jessica, 151
Parker, Trey, 252, 253, 350
Parks and Recreation, 65, 256
Pastore, John, 27, 273, 284
PBS (public broadcasting), 314–15
Penn, Kal, 304
Perfect Strangers, 41, 115
Perlman, Rhea, 115
Perry Mason, 198, 263
Persky, Bill, 94
Petticoat Junction, 29, 35, 243
Peyton Place, 27, 32
Picket Fences, 49, 58, 59, 71, 311, 336, 347
Pierce, Fred, 33, 62, 192, 225
Piper, Billie, 227
Pittman, Robert W., 42, 324
Platt, Polly, 135
Playhouse 90, 32, 163–66
Pleasantville, 353
Porn Generation (Shapiro), xii
Postcards from Buster, 322–23
Poussaint, Alvin, 130–31
Powell, Dick, 164
Powell, Michael, 291
Powers That Be, The, 144
Practice, The, 199, 200, 212, 217
Prejean, Carrie, 79
Prelutsky, Burt, 69, 244
Pretty Little Liars, 82–83, 329
Price Is Right, The, 263
Private Practice, 255, 271
Procter & Gamble, 260, 329, 345, 347
Profiler, 72
Puzzle Place, The, 322
Quayle, Dan, 49, 50, 138, 139, 140
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, 53
quiz shows, 236
racial issues, 4, 24, 83, 107, 187, 200, 202, 205; children’s TV and, 315–18, 332; The Cosby Show and, 47, 129–32, 354; The Dick Van Dyke Show and, 94; I Spy! and, 32; Roddenberry and, 169–70; Room 222 and, 101–2; Serling and, 165–67; Spelling and, 164–65, 172–73
radicalism, 165–66
Rall, Ted, 136
Ransohoff, Martin, 29, 243
ratings, 2, 10, 14, 21, 22, 23, 26–27, 29, 31, 35, 40, 226, 232–35, 242, 245, 250, 251, 255–56, 294
RCA, 19, 40, 283
Reagan, Ronald, 17, 43–44, 45, 49, 63, 70, 125, 128, 159, 165, 183, 185, 192, 194, 195, 288–89, 340, 342
reality TV, 7, 52, 53
Real People, 224
Real World, The, xi, 205–6
Red Skelton Show, 263
Redstone, Sumner, 248, 327
Reilly, Kevin, 346
Reiner, Carl, 23, 32, 36, 57, 90, 93, 95, 106, 115, 275
Reiner, Rob, 57, 105, 10
6, 115, 209
Ren & Stimpy Show, The, 324–25
Reno, Janet, 69, 290
Republicans. See conservatism
Reynolds, Gene, 32, 37, 79, 88, 101–2, 111–14, 184, 228, 289, 292, 336
Rhimes, Shondra, 218–19
Rhoda, 110
Rice, Steven, 330
Rich, John, 94
Rich, Lee, 46, 174, 175, 226, 336
Ritter, John, 117–18, 289
Roberts, Eric, 62
Rock, Chris, 306–7
Roddenberry, Gene, 168–72
Rodgers, Nile, 323–24
Roe v. Wade, 46, 142, 251
Rogers, Fred, 321–22
Rookies, The, 178, 276
Room 222, 79, 97, 101–2, 108, 109, 116, 135, 228, 289, 336
Roosevelt, Franklin, 176–77, 283, 285
Rose, Robert, 28
Roseanne, 39, 49, 57, 65, 84, 88, 93, 132–35, 139, 155, 199, 208
Rosenfeld, Shari, 320
Ross, Rich, 328
Rush, Herman, 64, 81
Saban, Haim, 61, 289
Safire, William, 287
Sagansky, Jeff, 50
Sarandon, Susan, 267–68
Sarnoff, David, 19, 25, 235–36, 283–84, 335
satellite TV, 247, 248, 249, 291, 298, 335
Saturday Night Live, 53, 141, 157, 306, 310, 331, 340
Savage, Michael, 100, 269
Sayet, Evan, 67, 72
Saylor, David, 297
Scherick, Edgar, 27
Schlatter, George, 38, 99–101, 224, 228, 269, 336
Schlosser, Herb, 36–37, 40
Schneider, Alfred, 266, 273, 274, 276
Schreiber, Taft, 286–88
Schultz, Dwight, 70–71, 72, 191, 252
Schumer, Chuck, 296
Secret Life of the American Teenager, The, 53, 83, 329
secular humanism, 169, 170, 172
Seeger, Pete, 98
Seinfeld, 49, 60, 141–44, 198, 227, 228
Seinfeld, Jerry, 141–44, 149
Serling, Rod, 165–68
Sesame Street, 317–21, 322, 324, 331
77 Sunset Strip, 27, 263
Sex and the City, xi, 11, 53, 57, 61, 111, 151–53, 180, 337
sex and violence, xi, 22, 27, 28, 33, 39, 48, 156, 175–76, 205–206, 215, 219, 220, 273, 284, 326; Family Hour and, 275–77; regulation of, 69, 271–75, 276, 290, 291; Religious Right and, 278–80
sexual liberation, 32, 117–18, 146, 148, 151–53, 272–73
Shatner, William, 170, 200
Shore, David, 63, 84, 217–18
Showtime, 53, 248, 337
Siegler, Scott, 229
Silver, Ron, 211
Silverman, Ben, 59–60, 61
Silverman, Fred, 35–36, 38–39, 40, 45, 46, 61, 80, 83, 117, 118, 121, 174, 179, 181, 186, 190, 229, 243, 244, 250, 251, 253, 336
