Television

We've seen the best of times - and the worst - on our screens this year. Melinda Houston examines how the networks and their audiences fared.

Television

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It's generally accepted that we're living in the Golden Age of American television. Much of what audiences once hoped for - and occasionally even got - from the movies is now more readily found once a week on the small screen. Even a quick roll call is impressive: dramas such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, Lost, not to mention comedies like Arrested Development and 30Rock. Mostly fostered on cable networks, these shows and the many more that have fervent admirers make comic-book ...