Pioneers of Television
Tuesdays, 8:00 PM EST on PBS
Tracked 18 Times
Concluded
4 Seasons, 16 Episodes
60 Minutes
A follow-up to the highly rated "Pioneers of Primetime,'' this documentary series features interviews with leading figures from the worlds of sitcoms, game shows, variety and late-night television, including Art Linkletter, Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Williams, Phyllis Diller, Jim Nabors, Betty White, Jonathan Winters, Marlo Thomas, Bob Barker, Merv Griffin, Ed McMahon and Tommy Smothers, among many others.
The first female stand-up comics to appear on television include Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers; Lucille Ball breaks through on ``I Love Lucy''; the careers of Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White, Marla Gibbs, Carol Burnett, Tina Fey and Margaret Cho.
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