Television Books

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Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as television)
avg rating 4.08 — 20,268 ratings — published 2002
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 68 times as television)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,057,903 ratings — published 2011
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The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 47 times as television)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,809 ratings — published 2012
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The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as television)
avg rating 4.14 — 12,036 ratings — published 2020
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Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as television)
avg rating 3.92 — 10,145 ratings — published 2024
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Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as television)
avg rating 3.72 — 9,879 ratings — published 2016
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I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as television)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,668 ratings — published 2019
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The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as television)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,721 ratings — published 2010
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as television)
avg rating 4.17 — 38,760 ratings — published 1985
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as television)
avg rating 3.85 — 557,075 ratings — published 2014
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Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as television)
avg rating 3.66 — 3,533 ratings — published 2008
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as television)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,952,332 ratings — published 2008
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TV (the Book): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time TV (the Book): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time
by (shelved 33 times as television)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,922 ratings — published 2016
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Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as television)
avg rating 3.84 — 3,537 ratings — published 2013
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as television)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,483,768 ratings — published 2022
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Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as television)
avg rating 3.67 — 3,214 ratings — published 2012
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by (shelved 32 times as television)
avg rating 3.86 — 514,174 ratings — published 2011
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I Am America (And So Can You!) I Am America (And So Can You!)
by (shelved 31 times as television)
avg rating 3.90 — 84,490 ratings — published 2007
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Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And All the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And All the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as television)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,403 ratings — published 2013
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I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as television)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,874 ratings — published 2011
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The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, #1) The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as television)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,789 ratings — published 1995
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Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as television)
avg rating 3.76 — 14,583 ratings — published 2011
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as television)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,174,638 ratings — published 2009
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The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno & the Network Battle for the Night The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno & the Network Battle for the Night (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as television)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,649 ratings — published 1994
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The Secret History of Twin Peaks The Secret History of Twin Peaks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as television)
avg rating 3.96 — 12,116 ratings — published 2016
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Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
by (shelved 22 times as television)
avg rating 3.94 — 165,971 ratings — published 2016
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Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as television)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,679 ratings — published 2010
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The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as television)
avg rating 4.32 — 132,061 ratings — published 2024
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as television)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,736,754 ratings — published 2010
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The Sopranos Sessions The Sopranos Sessions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as television)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,314 ratings — published 2019
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The Daily Show (The Audiobook): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests The Daily Show (The Audiobook): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests
by (shelved 21 times as television)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,823 ratings — published 2016
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as television)
avg rating 3.94 — 402,226 ratings — published 2022
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Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as television)
avg rating 4.51 — 2,601 ratings — published 2008
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All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as television)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,401 ratings — published 2018
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The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as television)
avg rating 3.80 — 15,012 ratings — published 1990
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The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There (ebook)
by (shelved 19 times as television)
avg rating 4.22 — 36,553 ratings — published 2022
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Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as television)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,620 ratings — published 2009
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as television)
avg rating 3.88 — 107,420 ratings — published 2007
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Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as television)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,357 ratings — published 2005
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Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as television)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,755 ratings — published 2021
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In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as television)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,906 ratings — published 2016
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The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars, #1) The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as television)
avg rating 3.98 — 45,962 ratings — published 2014
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Jim Henson: The Biography Jim Henson: The Biography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as television)
avg rating 4.03 — 15,550 ratings — published 2013
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My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as television)
avg rating 3.90 — 15,118 ratings — published 2011
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The Running Man The Running Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as television)
avg rating 3.88 — 168,960 ratings — published 1982
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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as television)
avg rating 4.38 — 185 ratings — published 1979
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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as television)
avg rating 3.91 — 46,018 ratings — published 1974
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American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as television)
avg rating 3.93 — 24,963 ratings — published 2009
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The Twilight Zone Companion The Twilight Zone Companion (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as television)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,118 ratings — published 1982
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Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as television)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,125 ratings — published 2024
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Groucho Marx
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
Groucho Marx

Bill Watterson
“Calvin:"It says here that 'religion is the opiate of the masses.'...what do you suppose that means?"
Television: "...it means that Karl Marx hadn't seen anything yet”
Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995: An Exhibition Catalogue

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