| Calendar | p. 2 |
| Entertainment Business | |
| The Smoke Clears | p. 26 |
| Entertainment and the U.S. Economy | p. 28 |
| Who Owns What? | p. 31 |
| Movies 1995-1996 | |
| Cinergy? | p. 36 |
| 1995 National Society of Film Critics | p. 39 |
| 1995's Highest Grossing Films | p. 40 |
| 1995's Top 10 Moneymakers in Foreign Markets | p. 40 |
| 1995's Top 10 Domestic Moneymakers | p. 41 |
| 1995's Box-Office Bombs | p. 41 |
| The Movies of 1995-1996 | p. 42 |
| 1995 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | p. 49 |
| 1995 National Board of Review Awards | p. 52 |
| 1995 Golden Globe Awards | p. 57 |
| 1995 National Film Registry Selections | p. 60 |
| 48th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards | p. 63 |
| Overlooked Movies | p. 63 |
| 1996 Independent Spirit Awards | p. 68 |
| 1995 New York Film Critics Circle Awards | p. 74 |
| 1995 Chicago Film Critics Awards | p. 79 |
| 1995 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | p. 84 |
| 1995 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | p. 84 |
| 1995 Academy Awards | p. 100 |
| Oscar's Big Night | p. 103 |
| Alternative Oscars | p. 104 |
| Variety's 1995 Domestic Box Office | p. 105 |
| Movieline's 100 Best Movies | p. 109 |
| Best Political Films | p. 112 |
| Best Conservative Movies | p. 113 |
| 1996 BAFTA Awards | p. 117 |
| Film Comment's Guilty Pleasures | p. 118 |
| Major International Film Festivals | p. 120 |
| Cannes Spotting | p. 124 |
| 1996 Cannes Film Festival Winners | p. 125 |
| Movie Reference | |
| The Academy Awards | p. 126 |
| Oscar Trivia | p. 247 |
| Multiple Oscar Winners and Nominees | p. 249 |
| Cannes Film Festival Winners | p. 250 |
| Exhibitor Relations's Top 100 All-Time Box-Office Hits | p. 262 |
| National Film Registry | p. 263 |
| Timeline | p. 263 |
| Major Motion Picture Producers and Distributors | p. 265 |
| Film Museums and Archives | p. 266 |
| Movie Magazines and Journals | p. 267 |
| Movie Glossary | p. 268 |
| Music 1995-1996 | |
| Grrrl, It's About Time | p. 270 |
| Major Music Festivals | p. 272 |
| 1995 Billboard Chart Toppers | p. 280 |
| Top 10 Touring Acts of 1995 | p. 283 |
| Overseas Hits | p. 286 |
| Top 20 Concert Grosses of 1995 | p. 293 |
| Significant Recordings of 1995-1996 | p. 294 |
| 1995 Country Music Association Awards | p. 299 |
| 1995 Inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame | p. 299 |
| Collecting Happens | p. 306 |
| The Top 10 Most Valuable U.S. Rock and RandB Recordings | p. 307 |
| 1996 Grammy Awards | p. 309 |
| Small Changes | p. 311 |
| Rolling Stone 1996 Music Awards | p. 312 |
| The RIAA's Top-Selling Albums of 1995 | p. 314 |
| M2: MTV's Second Generation | p. 315 |
| 1996 MTV Music Video Awards | p. 316 |
| 1995 Radio and Records Charts | p. 317 |
| Rock Comes of Age | p. 322 |
| 1996 Inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | p. 322 |
| 1995 Blues Foundation Hall of Fame Inductees | p. 323 |
| 500 Songs That Shaped Rock | p. 324 |
| 1995 Down Beat Readers Poll | p. 331 |
| 1995 Jazz Hall of Fame | p. 331 |
| 1996 Down Beat Critics Poll | p. 332 |
| 1995 Gramophone Awards | p. 333 |
| 1996 Pulitzer Prize in Music | p. 333 |
| Must-Have Recordings | p. 334 |
| Music Reference | |
| The Grammy Awards | p. 338 |
| Music by Mail | p. 343 |
| Hard-to-Find Classical Recordings | p. 363 |
| Multiple Grammy Winners | p. 382 |
| Country Music Association Awards | p. 383 |
| Down Beat Critics Poll and Hall of Fame | p. 388 |
| Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame | p. 391 |
| Pulitzer Prizes in Music | p. 410 |
| Gramophone Awards | p. 411 |
| Radio and Records All-Time Charts | p. 419 |
| Timeline | p. 433 |
| RIAA's Top-Selling Certified Albums of All Time | p. 437 |
| Blues Foundation Hall of Fame | p. 441 |
| The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | p. 444 |
| The Country Music Hall of Fame | p. 446 |
| Major Record Labels | p. 447 |
| Music Magazines and Journals | p. 448 |
| Popular Music Glossary | p. 450 |
| Broadcasting 1995-1996 | |
| Empty Season | p. 452 |
| 1995 Golden Globe Awards | p. 455 |
| 1995 George Foster Peabody Awards | p. 456 |
| Fall 1995 Season Schedule | p. 458 |
| Spring 1996 Season Schedule | p. 460 |
| 1995-1996 Broadcast Premieres | p. 462 |
| CableACE Awards | p. 464 |
| 1995-1996 Daytime Emmy Awards | p. 468 |
| 1995 duPont/Columbia University Awards in Television and Radio Journalism | p. 471 |
| Fall 1996 Season Schedule | p. 474 |
| 1996 Broadcast Premieres | p. 476 |
| 48th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards | p. 479 |
| 1994 Inductees to the Television Hall of Fame | p. 479 |
| 1995-1996 Emmy Awards | p. 482 |
| 1995-1996 Prime-Time Nielsen Ratings | p. 483 |
| Broadcasting Reference | |
| The Emmy Awards | p. 486 |
| All-Time Top Emmy Winners and Nominees | p. 519 |
| Television Hall of Fame | p. 520 |
| What We Watched | p. 521 |
| Timeline | p. 530 |
| Broadcast and Cable Television Networks | p. 532 |
| National Public Radio U.S. Member Stations | p. 536 |
| National Public Radio Suppliers | p. 537 |
| National Radio Networks | p. 541 |
| What Do They Look Like? | p. 542 |
| Radio Format Classifications | p. 544 |
| Television and Radio Magazines and Journals | p. 545 |
| Broadcasting Glossary | p. 546 |
| Home Entertainment 1995-1996 | |
| 'Net Impact | p. 548 |
| 1995 Home Entertainment Profile | p. 551 |
| Major On-Line Services | p. 551 |
| 1995 Billboard Video and Laserdisc Charts | p. 552 |
| 50 Significant Videos of 1995-1996 | p. 555 |
| Home Video Library | p. 561 |
| Classic Movies on Video | p. 568 |
| Foreign Films on Video | p. 569 |
| Significant Laserdiscs of 1995-1996 | p. 571 |
| Best-Selling Software of 1996 | p. 572 |
| Best-Selling Video Game Software of 1995 | p. 573 |
| Nitecrawler | p. 575 |
| Now a Word From Our Cyber-Sponsor: Advertising on the Web | p. 576 |
| Top World Wide Web Advertising Sites | p. 577 |
| Top World Wide Web Advertisers | p. 577 |
| Recommended Internet Sites | p. 578 |
| 20 Must-Have CD-ROMs | p. 580 |
| Digital Hollywood Awards 1996 | p. 581 |
| Educational CD-ROMs of 1995-1996 | p. 584 |
| Significant New CD-ROM Magazines of 1995-1996 | p. 585 |
| A New Game in Town | p. 586 |
| Best Next-Generation Video Games | p. 587 |
| Best-Selling Software of 1995 | p. 591 |
| Home Entertainment Reference | |
| Entertainment Almanac's All-Time Video and Laserdisc Charts | p. 592 |
| Entertainment Almanac's All-Time Software and CD-ROM Bestsellers | p. 593 |
| Major On-Line News Resources | p. 594 |
| On-Line News Alternatives | p. 595 |
| Timeline | p. 597 |
| Video, Games and New Media Magazines and Journals | p. 598 |
| Home Entertainment Glossary | p. 600 |
| Performing Arts 1995-1996 | |
| Here's to a New Era | p. 602 |
| 1996 Tony Awards | p. 605 |
| 1995-1996 Broadway Touring Productions | p. 606 |
| 1995-1996 Broadway Season Statistics | p. 606 |
| 1995-1996 Broadway Premieres | p. 607 |
| 1996 Outer Critics Circle Awards | p. 610 |
| 1995 New York Drama Critics' Awards | p. 611 |
| 1996 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards | p. 612 |
| 1996 Drama Desk Awards | p. 614 |
| 1995-1996 Major Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway Productions | p. 619 |
| 1996 Obie Awards | p. 620 |
| 1996 Lucille Lortel Awards | p. 623 |
| 1995-1996 Major Regional Theater Productions | p. 625 |
| Star Turns | p. 629 |
| 1996 Dance Magazine Awards | p. 630 |
| 1996 Capezio Dance Award | p. 630 |
| 11th Bessie Awards | p. 631 |
| 1995-1996 Major Dance Events | p. 633 |
| Summer Music and Dance Festivals | p. 635 |
| Grand Entrances | p. 644 |
| Recent Opera Releases | p. 646 |
| 1995-1996 Opera Premieres and New Productions | p. 648 |
| Performing Arts Reference | |
| Tony Awards | p. 654 |
| All-Time Top Tony Winners and Nominees | p. 677 |
| Obie Awards | p. 679 |
| New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards | p. 692 |
| Broadway's Longest-Running Shows | p. 695 |
| Broadway Season Statistics | p. 696 |
| Broadway Theaters | p. 697 |
| Capezio Dance Awards | p. 698 |
| Timeline | p. 698 |
| Major U.S. Dance Companies | p. 699 |
| Favorite Opera Stories | p. 701 |
| Top 20 Most Frequently Performed Operas | p. 711 |
| Major U.S. Opera Companies | p. 712 |
| Performing Arts Magazines and Journals | p. 713 |
| Performing Arts Glossary | p. 714 |
| Publishing 1995-1996 | |
| The Fiction Lottery | p. 716 |
| 1995's Longest-Running Bestsellers | p. 719 |
| 1995 National Book Awards | p. 722 |
| 1995 National Book Critics Circle Awards | p. 722 |
| Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 1995 | p. 726 |
| 1996 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | p. 729 |
| 1996 PEN Literary Award Winners | p. 729 |
| 1996 Caldecott Medal | p. 731 |
| 1996 John Newbery Medal | p. 731 |
| The Bestsellers of 1996 | p. 733 |
| 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature | p. 738 |
| 1996 Publitzer Prizes in Letters | p. 738 |
| 1995 Booker Prize | p. 738 |
| Do It Yourself | p. 739 |
| Mean 'Zines | p. 740 |
| 1996 National Magazine Awards | p. 744 |
| Top 100 Consumer Magazines by Paid Circulation | p. 745 |
| 1995's Top 100 Magazines by Revenue | p. 746 |
| Publishing Reference | |
| The National Book Awards | p. 748 |
| Pulitzer Prizes in Letters | p. 756 |
| Timeline | p. 762 |
| Nobel Prize in Literature | p. 764 |
| Major U.S. Trade Publishing Houses | p. 766 |
| Book and Magazine Publications | p. 768 |
| People | |
| Biography | p. 770 |
| Gone but Not Forgotten | p. 796 |
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