Download or read book Blockbuster TV written by Janet Staiger and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers four blockbuster sitcoms, defined as a series program that achieved audience ratings markedly higher than those of any of its contenders, looking at The Beverly Hillbillies, All in the Family, Laverne and Shirley (with Happy Days), and The Cosby Show. Staiger teaches communication at the University of Texas- Austin. c. Book News Inc.