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Complete Directory to Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition)
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1093:Lists of American television series
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570:Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007).
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340:Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
164:Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts
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129:Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
1078:1951 in American television
1073:1950 in American television
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220:Robert Montgomery Presents
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481:The Original Amateur Hour
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358:Armstrong Circle Theatre
271:Kraft Television Theatre
238:Martin Kane, Private Eye
466:Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts
114:The Colgate Comedy Hour
22:Nielsen Media Research
289:The Toast of the Town
496:The Ken Murray Show
397:The Alan Young Show
84:Philco TV Playhouse
49:Texaco Star Theater
1088:1951-related lists
1083:1950-related lists
307:The Aldrich Family
99:Your Show of Shows
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253:Man Against Crime
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557:References
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373:Lights Out
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382:Big Town
1052:2018–19
1047:2017–18
1042:2016–17
1037:2015–16
1032:2014–15
1027:2013–14
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666:1954–55
661:1953–54
656:1952–53
651:1951–52
646:1950–51
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883:1990s
822:1980s
761:1970s
700:1960s
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