Scores of people both inside and outside the industry have helped us track down information over the years, and we are sincerely grateful to each and every one of them. For this edition we offer special thanks to John Behrens and Nancy Delaney at CBS and Sari DeCesare and Brian Robinette at NBC. At the cable networks there were Don Robert at A&E, Tony Fox at Comedy Central, Gary Morgenstein and Betsy Rella at Lifetime, Marshall Jacobowitz at MTV Networks and Thomas Vitale at the Sci-Fi Channel.
Readers, who obviously love television as much as we do, continue to write in with (usually) good-natured comments. We appreciate your input. We read every letter and, while we can't respond to every one, we take your suggestions seriously. Where there are suggestions for additions or corrections we check them out and if they can be confirmed (which is not always easy) and they fit the parameters of the book, they will be included in the next edition, with credit to the person who wrote in. If possible please include the source(s) of your information, as it helps a lot in confirming elusive facts. Memories can be faulty!
For this edition we'd like to thank Aaron Barnhart, Jeff A. Cooper, Jim Davidson, Emily V. Dias, Philip W. Floyd, Nelson T. Hall, John W. Kennedy, Paul Phillips, Rick Rofman and Michael Tassie, all of whom are now in the Complete Directory Hall of Fame!
Finally, thanks to two patient and understanding editors at Ballantine, Tim Mak and Ryan Doherty, who helped shepherd this edition to completion.
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