Although it's a bit outdated, Todd Gitlin wrote a great book in 1987 called
Inside Prime Time.  It's a good look at the major networks, how they make
decisions about programming, and how they run in general.  Don't know if
this is recent enough for you, but I can't think of a newer book that does a
better job.  Anybody know of one?  I'd like to know as well.

--Melissa Williams

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