Benjamin Bratt
Self - Narrator (voice)
Pioneers of Television (2008)
Season 2
A documentary series focusing on the legends that helped launched TV and left lasting impression on sitcoms, talk shows, variety shows and game shows in television's early years.
Released Jan. 2, 2008
Episode 60 min
12+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: imdb.three-word-title, imdb.early-television, imdb.television-history, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: PBS
Production Companies: Boettcher/Trinklein Television, Inc.
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Science Fiction
Pioneers of science-fiction TV including Gene Roddenberry, Rod Serling, Irwin Allen ("Lost in Space"), William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols and other science-fiction stars.
Jan. 18, 2011, midnight
S2E2 - Westerns
TV Western pioneers, including Fess Parker (Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett), James Garner, Linda Evans, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Conrad and James Arness.
Jan. 25, 2011, midnight
S2E3 - Crime Dramas
Pioneers of TV crime dramas, including Jack Webb ("Dragnet"), Desi Arnaz ("The Untouchables"), Bruce Geller ("Mannix" and "Mission: Impossible"), Bill Cosby, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, James Garner and Stephen J. Cannell.
Feb. 1, 2011, midnight
S2E4 - Local Kids' TV
Pioneers of local kids' TV including Willard Scott, William Shatner, Stan Freberg, Jim Henson, Larry Harmon ("Bozo") and Nancy Claster ("Romper Room").
Feb. 8, 2011, midnight
PBS
60 min/ep
60 min
Jan. 2, 2008
May 6, 2014, midnight
Returning Series
NR
12+
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