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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: An Owner�s Manual for Television | |
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| TV Form: Aesthetics and Style | |
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| Homicide: Realism | |
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| House: Narrative Complexity | |
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| Life on Mars: Transnational Adaptation | |
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| Mad Men: Visual Style | |
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| Nip/Tuck: Popular Music | |
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| Phineas & Ferb: Children's Television | |
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| The Sopranos: Episodic Storytelling | |
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| Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!: Metacomedy | |
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| TV Representations: Social Identity and Cultural Politics | |
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| 24: Challenging Stereotypes | |
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| The Amazing Race: Global Othering | |
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| The Cosby Show: Representing Race | |
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| The Dick Van Dyke Show: Queer Meanings | |
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| Eva Luna: Latino/a Audiences | |
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| Glee / House Hunters International: Gay Narratives | |
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| Grey's Anatomy: Feminism | |
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| Jersey Shore: Ironic Viewing | |
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| TV Politics: Democracy, Nation, and the Public Interest | |
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| 30 Days: Social Engagement | |
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| America's Next Top Model: Neoliberal Labor | |
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| Family Guy: Undermining Satire | |
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| Fox & Friends: Political Talk | |
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| M*A*S*H: Socially Relevant Comedy | |
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| Parks and Recreation: The Cultural Forum | |
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| Star Trek: Serialized Ideology | |
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| The Wonder Years: Televised Nostalgia | |
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| TV Industry: Industrial Practices and Structures | |
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| Entertainment Tonight: Tabloid News | |
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| I Love Lucy: The Writer-Producer | |
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| Modern Family: Product Placement | |
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| Monday Night Football: Brand Identity | |
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| NYPD Blue: Content Regulation | |
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| Onion News Network: Flow | |
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| The Prisoner: Cult TV Remakes | |
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| The Twilight Zone: Landmark Television | |
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| TV Practices: Medium, Technology, and Everyday Life | |
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| Auto-Tune the News: Remix Video | |
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| Battlestar Galactica: Fans and Ancillary Content | |
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| Everyday Italian: Cultivating Taste | |
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| Gossip Girl: Transmedia Technologies | |
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| It's Fun to Eat: Forgotten Television | |
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| One Life to Live: Soap Opera Storytelling | |
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| Samurai Champloo: Transnational Viewing | |
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| The Walking Dead: Adapting Comics | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Index | |