Thanks for a great second season!

We at BOTNS want to thank you for supporting us and for listening to the show! We will be back soon for season 3, but in the meantime, you can continue to help us out by downloading past episodes, reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, and most importantly by spreading the word on social media or just sharing with anyone you think might enjoy our work.

Keep checking in during this offseason for posts about the shows we have already covered, news updates, and of course details about our next Batty Awards. Let us know if there's something you want to be honored at the Battys. Thanks again!

Battle of the Network Shows on YouTube: The Multimedia Experience

Even though our show covers an age before the phrase "multimedia experience" existed, we want to make Battle of the Network Shows a multimedia experience*. To further that goal, we introduce the Battle of the Network Shows YouTube Channel!

Here, you can find many of the promos and clips we've "borrowed" for the show and anything else that strikes our fancy**, all broken down into episode-specific playlists. Want to binge*** on Happy Days clips, check out the Happy Days list. Want to see the teacher Salami had an affair with, check out the White Shadow list. You get the drill. Now get watching!

*Do people even use "multimedia experience" anymore? It's sure to drive up our SEO, right?

**How's that for contemporary language?

***Getting warmer.

Mailbag

We'd love to hear from you with feedback and suggestions for future shows (the more specific the better--show, episode, where to watch). If you want to keep with the times, follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook Page. Now you can also send us an old-fangled e-mail at mailbag@battleofthenetworkshows.com. Of course if you know us, you could hand us a handwritten or typed letter or postcard or even just tell us. We look forward to hearing from you!

Welcome to Battle of the Network Shows!

Welcome to the official home of Battle of the Network Shows, the podcast that takes you on a journey through the television of the 1970s and 1980s. Each Thursday, your hosts Rick Brooks and Michael Cowgill--longtime friends and longer-time TV watchers--share a fun, spontaneous discussion about a single episode.

The rules are simple: Mike or Rick (or a listener) suggests a series and an episode, and then they talk about it for the first time on the show. We're not necessarily discussing the best shows or even our favorite shows each week, but the shows we grew up watching. Do they hold up today? Sitcoms, dramas, superheroes, even commercials--If they aired on television between, oh, about Nixon and Reagan, they're fair game for our show.

Also, look for bonus segments like "The TV Guide Game," in which we look at old listings and try to guess what we would watch and pick a night of viewing; and "What We'd Like to See," in which we discuss interesting programs we missed back in the day.

You can learn more about us and the show by checking out our special Primetime Preview Episode right here!

Our first season begins Thursday, and you can check back here each week for new episodes or subscribe via RSS, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and TuneIn Radio. Here on our website, we'll post teasers and extras for the podcast, plus articles and comments about TV of the seventies and eighties. We hope to make this a fun and rewarding destination for TV lovers, and we'd love to get your feedback and suggestions for future episodes.

Stay Tuned