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Television Finales: From Howdy Doody to Girls

By Douglas L. Howard (Editor), David Bianculli (Editor), Sam Ford (Contribution by), Karen Hellekson (Contribution by), Ensley F. Guffey (Contribution by), David Diffrient (Contribution by), Martha P. Nochimson (Contribution by), Barbara Villez (Contribution by), K. Dale Koontz (Contribution by), Elizabeth L. Rambo (Contribution by), Erika Johnson-Lewis (Contribution by), Mitchell E. Shapiro (Contribution by), Keith Brand (Contribution by), Jeff Thompson (Contribution by), Lori Bindig (Contribution by), Sue Turnbull (Contribution by), Renee Middlemost (Contribution by), Mark Dawidziak (Contribution by), David Hinckley (Contribution by), Stephen Spignesi (Contribution by), Alice Leppert (Contribution by), Shelley Cobb (Contribution by), Hannah Hamad (Contribution by), Stacey Abbott (Contribution by), Katheryn Wright (Contribution by), Eric Gould (Contribution by), Ron Wilson (Contribution by), Jonathan Nichols-Pethick (Contribution by), Douglas Snauffer (Contribution by), Clinton Bryant (Contribution by), Michael Donovan (Contribution by), Jeffrey Bussolini (Contribution by), Stephanie Graves (Contribution by), Teresa Forde (Contribution by), Dean DeFino (Contribution by), Trisha Dunleavy (Contribution by), Nikki Stafford (Contribution by), Dana A. Heller (Contribution by), Stan Beeler (Contribution by), Cynthia Burkhead (Contribution by), Joanne Morreale (Contribution by), Asokan Nirmalarajah (Contribution by), J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Contribution by), Bill Yousman (Contribution by), Deborah Jermyn (Contribution by), Lincoln Geraghty (Contribution by), Michele Byers (Contribution by), Zeke Jarvis (Contribution by), Kim Akass (Contribution by), Amanda Potter (Contribution by), Gary R. Edgerton (Contribution by), Lynne Hibberd (Contribution by), Robert Thompson (Contribution by), Jason P. Vest (Contribution by), Amy M. Damico (Contribution by), Bill Brioux (Contribution by), Lynnette Porter (Contribution by), Adam Ochonicky (Contribution by), Joseph S. Walker (Contribution by), Gary Gravely (Contribution by), Brett Mills (Contribution by), Paul Wright (Contribution by), Lorna Jewett (Contribution by)
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By Douglas L. Howard (Editor), David Bianculli (Editor), Sam Ford (Contribution by), Karen Hellekson (Contribution by), Ensley F. Guffey (Contribution by), David Diffrient (Contribution by), Martha P. Nochimson (Contribution by), Barbara Villez (Contribution by), K. Dale Koontz (Contribution by), Elizabeth L. Rambo (Contribution by), Erika Johnson-Lewis (Contribution by), Mitchell E. Shapiro (Contribution by), Keith Brand (Contribution by), Jeff Thompson (Contribution by), Lori Bindig (Contribution by), Sue Turnbull (Contribution by), Renee Middlemost (Contribution by), Mark Dawidziak (Contribution by), David Hinckley (Contribution by), Stephen Spignesi (Contribution by), Alice Leppert (Contribution by), Shelley Cobb (Contribution by), Hannah Hamad (Contribution by), Stacey Abbott (Contribution by), Katheryn Wright (Contribution by), Eric Gould (Contribution by), Ron Wilson (Contribution by), Jonathan Nichols-Pethick (Contribution by), Douglas Snauffer (Contribution by), Clinton Bryant (Contribution by), Michael Donovan (Contribution by), Jeffrey Bussolini (Contribution by), Stephanie Graves (Contribution by), Teresa Forde (Contribution by), Dean DeFino (Contribution by), Trisha Dunleavy (Contribution by), Nikki Stafford (Contribution by), Dana A. Heller (Contribution by), Stan Beeler (Contribution by), Cynthia Burkhead (Contribution by), Joanne Morreale (Contribution by), Asokan Nirmalarajah (Contribution by), J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Contribution by), Bill Yousman (Contribution by), Deborah Jermyn (Contribution by), Lincoln Geraghty (Contribution by), Michele Byers (Contribution by), Zeke Jarvis (Contribution by), Kim Akass (Contribution by), Amanda Potter (Contribution by), Gary R. Edgerton (Contribution by), Lynne Hibberd (Contribution by), Robert Thompson (Contribution by), Jason P. Vest (Contribution by), Amy M. Damico (Contribution by), Bill Brioux (Contribution by), Lynnette Porter (Contribution by), Adam Ochonicky (Contribution by), Joseph S. Walker (Contribution by), Gary Gravely (Contribution by), Brett Mills (Contribution by), Paul Wright (Contribution by), Lorna Jewett (Contribution by)
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Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors explore these endings and what they mean to the audience, b...

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