Genre and Television

<em>Genre and Television</em> proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural categories offering a set of in-depth historical and critical examinations to explore five key aspects of television genre: history industry audience text and genre mixing. Drawing on well-known television programs from <em>Dragnet</em> to <em>The</em> <em>Simpsons</em> this book provides a new model of genre historiography and illustrates how genres are at work within nearly every facet of television-from policy decisions to production techniques to audience practices.