Portal:Television

Portal topics: Activities; Culture; Geography; Health; History; Mathematics; Nature; People; Philosophy; Religion; Society; Technology; Random portal

The Television Portal

Flat-screen televisions for sale at a consumer electronics store in 2008

Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports.

Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion. In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries.

In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set. The replacement of earlier cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen displays with compact, energy-efficient, flat-panel alternative technologies such as LCDs (both fluorescent-backlit and LED), OLED displays, and plasma displays was a hardware revolution that began with computer monitors in the late 1990s. Most television sets sold in the 2000s were flat-panel, mainly LEDs. Major manufacturers announced the discontinuation of CRT, Digital Light Processing (DLP), plasma, and even fluorescent-backlit LCDs by the mid-2010s. In the near future, LEDs are expected to be gradually replaced by OLEDs. Also, major manufacturers have announced that they will increasingly produce smart TVs in the mid-2010s. Smart TVs with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 functions became the dominant form of television by the late 2010s. (Full article...)

Refresh with new selections below (purge)

Selected article - show another

Lost: Missing Pieces are thirteen video clips ranging in length from one to four minutes that aired during the hiatus between the third and fourth seasons of the television show Lost, from which the series is spun off. They generally became available to Verizon Wireless users on Mondays from November 2007 to January 2008 and were uploaded onto the American Broadcasting Company's website a week later for free streaming. The "mobisodes", which have also been referred to as "webisodes", are shot in Honolulu, Hawaii and produced by the same crew with the same cast as the television series; thus, all content is considered to be canon. The project was announced in November 2005 as the Lost Video Diaries; however, production was delayed several times due to contractual restrictions. Lost's writer-producers originally proposed the mobisodes as a self-contained story that would focus on two previously unseen characters of the Lost fictional universe. These characters would be played by actors who were not part of the Screen Actors Guild; however the entertainment guild refused to support such a project. After months of unsuccessful negotiating, the series was seemingly shelved by ABC. In June 2007, it was revealed that the mobisodes, which would be renamed Lost: Missing Pieces, would star the regular characters of Lost in thirteen short video clips unrelated to each other. Twelve scenes were newly shot; one was a deleted scene from the television series. Lost: Missing Pieces received minimal media attention and critical reviews were mixed.

More selected articles

Read more

Selected image - show another

Credit: Wladyslaw

The CN Tower, Toronto, Canada, used for television transmission, among other uses

More selected pictures

Read more

Did you know (auto-generated) - load new batch

... that two versions of each episode of The Titan's Bride are produced: a version that airs on broadcast television, and an online-only "premium edition" featuring explicit content?
... that the languorous voice of television character Paulina de la Mora is seen as a socioeconomic commentary on the Mexican stereotype of high-class young women?
... that reporter Bobbie Wygant got her first television show after filling in while its host was sick with the flu?
... that equipment from defunct television station WTVI in Fort Pierce, Florida, was sold to start an unrelated WTVI in Charlotte, North Carolina?
... that after working to desegregate nursing in the US, Alma John produced the 1970s television show Black Pride, interviewing prominent figures like Rosa Parks and Ella Fitzgerald?
... that the title character of the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian was partially inspired by Clint Eastwood's Man with No Name and the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa?

Selected quote - show another

Television - a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well-done.

— Ernie Kovacs

More selected quotes

More at Wikiquote

More did you know

...that the book The Psychology of The Simpsons uses this TV series to analyze topics in psychology including clinical psychology, cognition and Pavlovian conditioning?

...that despite British Conservative MP Denis Keegan winning a marginal constituency by over 7,000 votes, he ended his political career after one term, preferring to work for the trade association for television shops?

...that the ABC television network created controversy when they licensed and produced a doll based on fictional rapist Todd Manning?

...that Tomorrow's Pioneers, a television program for children produced by Hamas, features a mascot similar to Mickey Mouse?

...that Russian television implied that Filipp Kirkorov won the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with "Kolibelnaya Dlya Vulkana" when he in fact only came 17th?

More did you know facts

Selected biography - show another

Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–1981). During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Cronkite reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War; the Dawson's Field hijackings; Watergate; the Iran Hostage Crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr., and Beatles musician John Lennon. He was also known for his extensive coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of an Ambassador of Exploration award. Cronkite is known for his departing catchphrase, "And that's the way it is", followed by the date of the broadcast.

Cronkite died at his home on July 17, 2009, at the age of 92, from cerebrovascular disease. (Full article...)

List of selected biographies
James T. Aubrey Kroger Babb Rudolph Cartier Sydney Newman Eric Bana Kylie Minogue Peter Jennings KaDee Strickland Austin Nichols Aaron Sorkin Jake Gyllenhaal Dan Rather Brad Pitt Tom Brokaw John Le Mesurier George Formby Dan Castellaneta Perry Como Red Skelton Rose Catherine Pinkney

General images

The following are images from various television-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Smart TVs on display (from Smart TV)
Image 2The Philco Predicta, 1958. In the collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from History of television)
Image 3Ad for the beginning of experimental television broadcasting in New York City by RCA in 1939 (from History of television)
Image 4The Nipkow disk. This schematic shows the circular paths traced by the holes, which may also be square for greater precision. The area of the disk outlined in black shows the region scanned. (from History of television)
Image 5Samsung’s discontinued Orsay platform (from Smart TV)
Image 6LG Smart TV using the Web browser (from Smart TV)
Image 7Family watching TV, 1958 (from History of television)
Image 8Hovannes Adamian c. 1900s (from Color television)
Image 9Comparison of image quality between ISDB-T (1080i broadcast, top) and NTSC (480i transmission, bottom) (from Digital television)
Image 10The first mass-produced Czechoslovak TV-set Tesla 4001A (1953–57) (from History of television)
Image 11RCA 630-TS, the first mass-produced television set, which sold in 1946–1947 (from History of television)
Image 12DBS satellite dishes. (from History of television)
Image 13A map depicting digital terrestrial television standards (from Digital television)
Image 14Baird in 1925 with his televisor equipment and dummies "James" and "Stooky Bill" (right). (from History of television)
Image 15RCA CT-100 at the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention playing Superman. The RCA CT-100 was the first mass-produced color TV set. (from Color television)
Image 16An early Smart TV from 2012 running the discontinued Orsay platform (from History of television)
Image 17Color bars used in a test pattern, sometimes used when no program material is available. (from History of television)
Image 18A color television test at the Mount Kaukau transmitter site, New Zealand in 1970.
A test pattern with color bars is used to calibrate the signal. (from Color television)
Image 19This live image of actress Paddy Naismith was used to demonstrate Telechrome, John Logie Baird's first all-electronic color television system, which used two projection CRTs. The two-color image would be similar to the basic Telechrome system. (from Color television)

Featured lists - load new batch

Featured lists have been determined by the Wikipedia community to be the best lists on English Wikipedia.

Series	Episodes	Originally aired		Ave. UK viewers (millions)
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Ave. UK viewers (millions)
1	6	15 January 2012 (2012-01-15)	19 February 2012 (2012-02-19)	10.61
2	Special	25 December 2012 (2012-12-25)		10.47
2	8	20 January 2013 (2013-01-20)	10 March 2013 (2013-03-10)	10.47
3	Special	25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)		10.54
3	8	19 January 2014 (2014-01-19)	9 March 2014 (2014-03-09)	10.54
4	Special	25 December 2014 (2014-12-25)		10.41
4	8	18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)	8 March 2015 (2015-03-08)	10.41
5	Special	25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)		9.95
5	8	17 January 2016 (2016-01-17)	6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)	9.95
6	Special	25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)		10.33
6	8	22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)	10.33
7	Special	25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)		9.26
7	8	21 January 2018 (2018-01-21)	11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)	9.26
8	Special	25 December 2018 (2018-12-25)		9.04
8	8	13 January 2019 (2019-01-13)	3 March 2019 (2019-03-03)	9.04
9	Special	25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)		8.34
9	8	5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)	23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)	8.34
10	Special	25 December 2020 (2020-12-25)		8.14
10	7	18 April 2021 (2021-04-18)	30 May 2021 (2021-05-30)	8.14
11	Special	25 December 2021 (2021-12-25)		7.64
11	8	2 January 2022 (2022-01-02)	20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)	7.64
12	Special	25 December 2022 (2022-12-25)		TBA
12	8	January 2023 (2023-01)	2023 (2023)	TBA

(Full article...)

Image 2

Terry-Thomas in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, 1968

The English actor and comedian Terry-Thomas (1911–1990) performed in many mediums of light entertainment, including film, radio and theatre. His professional career spanned 50 years from 1933 until his retirement in 1983. During this time he became synonymous with playing the "silly-ass Englishman", a characterisation that he had portrayed from his time on the variety circuit.

Terry-Thomas made his film debut as an extra in the 1933 film, The Private Life of Henry VIII, which starred Charles Laughton in the title role; Terry-Thomas continued to undertake a series of small and uncredited film roles while his reputation grew on radio and television. He played his first role on radio in the 1938 BBC tea dance programme Friends to Tea, before spending the Second World War with the Royal Corps of Signals and ENSA, the Entertainments National Service Association. (Full article...)
Image 3

The Wire is an American crime drama television series created by David Simon and broadcast by the cable network HBO. It premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising sixty episodes over five seasons. Set in Baltimore, Maryland, The Wire follows different institutions within the city, such as the illegal drug trade, the education system, and the media, and their relationships to law enforcement. The series features a diverse ensemble cast of both veteran and novice actors; the large number of black actors was considered groundbreaking for the time.

The Wire has been widely hailed as one of the greatest television series of all time. Despite the critical acclaim, however, the show received relatively few awards during its run. It was nominated for only two Primetime Emmy Awards – both for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – and did not win any. Many have called its lack of recognition, especially in the Outstanding Drama Series category, one of the biggest Emmys snubs ever. Some have argued the lack of recognition was due to the show's dense plots and a disconnect between the setting and Los Angeles-based voters. (Full article...)

Season	Episodes	Originally aired		Rank	Rating
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Rank	Rating
1	24	September 17, 1972 (1972-09-17)	March 25, 1973 (1973-03-25)	46	17.5
2	24	September 15, 1973 (1973-09-15)	March 2, 1974 (1974-03-02)	4	25.7
3	24	September 10, 1974 (1974-09-10)	March 18, 1975 (1975-03-18)	5	27.4
4	25	September 12, 1975 (1975-09-12)	February 24, 1976 (1976-02-24)	14	22.9
5	25	September 21, 1976 (1976-09-21)	March 15, 1977 (1977-03-15)	4	25.9
6	25	September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20)	March 27, 1978 (1978-03-27)	8	23.2
7	26	September 18, 1978 (1978-09-18)	March 12, 1979 (1979-03-12)	7	25.4
8	25	September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17)	March 24, 1980 (1980-03-24)	4	25.3
9	20	November 17, 1980 (1980-11-17)	May 4, 1981 (1981-05-04)	4	25.7
10	22	October 26, 1981 (1981-10-26)	April 12, 1982 (1982-04-12)	9	22.3
11	16	October 25, 1982 (1982-10-25)	February 28, 1983 (1983-02-28)	3	22.6

(Full article...)

Image 5

Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The series is based on George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire. The series takes place on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, and chronicles the power struggles among noble families as they fight for control of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms. The series starts when House Stark, led by Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark (Sean Bean), is drawn into schemes surrounding King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy).

The series premiered on April 17, 2011, on HBO. David Benioff and D. B. Weiss both serve as executive producers, along with Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger, Bernadette Caulfield, and George R. R. Martin. Filming for the series took place in a number of locations, including Croatia, Northern Ireland, Iceland, and Spain. Episodes were broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm Eastern Time, and the episodes are between 50 and 82 minutes in length. All eight seasons are available on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray. (Full article...)
Image 6

Weaver at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con

Sigourney Weaver is an American actress who began her career in the early 1970s by appearing in plays. Throughout her career, she has acted in nearly 40 stage productions. She made her film debut with a minor role in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Annie Hall (1977), but her breakthrough came when she portrayed Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's science fiction film Alien (1979). She reprised the role in Aliens (1986), this time helmed by director James Cameron. Her performance netted her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She returned to the role in two more sequels: Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997), neither of which were as well received. Although originally written as a man, Ripley is now regarded as one of the most significant female protagonists in cinema history, and consequently, Weaver is considered to be a pioneer of action heroines in science fiction films.

Although best known for her role in the Alien franchise, Weaver has fostered a prolific filmography, appearing in more than 60 films. In 1981, she starred alongside William Hurt in the neo-noir Eyewitness. Her next role was opposite Mel Gibson in the Peter Weir–directed The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). She played Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984), later returning to the franchise in Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters (2016), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). In 1986, Weaver starred opposite Michael Caine in the erotic thriller Half Moon Street. Her next role was primatologist Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist (1988), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. That same year, she also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her performance alongside Harrison Ford in Working Girl. Weaver was the first actor to have two acting wins at the Golden Globes in the same year. She also received an Academy Award nomination for both films. (Full article...)
Image 7
Sacred Games is an Indian streaming television thriller series based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 novel of the same name. Created by Vikramaditya Motwane, the first season was directed by Motwane and Anurag Kashyap, who produced it under their banner Phantom Films. The story follows a troubled police officer, Sartaj Singh (played by Saif Ali Khan), who receives a phone call from gangster Ganesh Gaitonde (played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui); Gaitonde tells him to save the city within 25 days. The series chronicles the events that follow while tracing Gaitonde's past.

Other cast members include Radhika Apte, Girish Kulkarni, Neeraj Kabi, Geetanjali Thapa, Jeetendra Joshi, Rajshri Deshpande, Karan Wahi, Aamir Bashir, Jatin Sarna, Elnaaz Norouzi Kubra Sait, Surveen Chawla, Pankaj Tripathi, Kalki Koechlin, and Ranvir Shorey. The series was conceived after Erik Barmack, the vice-president of Netflix, contacted Motwane in 2014 to create Indian content for the platform. They opted to adapt Chandra's English novel in the Hindi language, to which Motwane agreed. Varun Grover, Smita Singh, and Vasant Nath wrote the episodes of the first season; Grover, Dhruv Narang, Nihit Bhave, and Pooja Tolani wrote the second season. (Full article...)
Image 8

The Office is an American television sitcom broadcast on NBC. Created as an adaptation by Greg Daniels of the British series of the same name, it is a mockumentary that follows the day-to-day lives of the employees of the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, a fictional paper supply company. The series ran on NBC in the United States from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013. Additionally, nine spin-off series of webisodes of The Office have been aired on NBC.com.

The Office aired a short first season in 2005 that consisted of six episodes. This was followed by a full-length second season in 2005–06 that consisted of 22 episodes, and a third season in 2006–07, with 25 episodes. Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the fourth season that aired in 2007–08 consisted of 19 episodes. The fifth season aired during 2008–09 and consisted of 28 episodes. The sixth season aired during 2009–10 and consisted of 26 episodes. The seventh season aired during 2010–11 and consisted of 26 episodes. The eighth season aired during 2011–12 and consisted of 24 episodes. The ninth season aired during 2012–13 and consisted of 25 episodes. A total of 201 episodes of The Office aired over nine seasons. (Full article...)
Image 9
Myself ; Yourself is a Japanese animated television series, directed by Tetsuaki Matsuda, animated by the Japanese animation studio Dogakobo and produced by the Myself ; Yourself Production Committee, which is composed of Happinet Pictures, Marvelous Entertainment, The 5pb and Pony Canyon Enterprises. The series is based on the visual novel Myself ; Yourself by Yeti, adapting the source material over thirteen episodes. The episodes' plots follows Sana Hidaka and his return to the town of Sakuranomori after leaving the town and his friends five years earlier.

The series was broadcast from October 3 to December 26, 2007, on TV Kanagawa, and later on Chiba TV, TV Aichi, TV Saitama, TV Osaka and AT-X. The AT-X broadcast was notably late, starting on November 22, 2007. (Full article...)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
204	1	"Lard of the Dance"	Dominic Polcino	Jane O'Brien	August 23, 1998 (1998-08-23)	5F20	7
205	2	"The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"	Mark Kirkland	John Swartzwelder	September 20, 1998 (1998-09-20)	5F21	7.95
206	3	"Bart the Mother"	Steven Dean Moore	David X. Cohen	September 27, 1998 (1998-09-27)	5F22	7.35
207	4	"Treehouse of Horror IX"	Steven Dean Moore	Donick Cary Larry Doyle David X. Cohen	October 25, 1998 (1998-10-25)	AABF01	8.5
208	5	"When You Dish Upon a Star"	Pete Michels	Richard Appel	November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)	5F19	9
209	6	"D'oh-in' in the Wind"	Mark Kirkland & Matthew Nastuk	Donick Cary	November 15, 1998 (1998-11-15)	AABF02	8.3
210	7	"Lisa Gets an 'A'"	Bob Anderson	Ian Maxtone-Graham	November 22, 1998 (1998-11-22)	AABF03	8
211	8	"Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'"	Mike B. Anderson	John Swartzwelder	December 6, 1998 (1998-12-06)	AABF04	7.2
212	9	"Mayored to the Mob"	Swinton O. Scott III	Ron Hauge	December 20, 1998 (1998-12-20)	AABF05	8.5
213	10	"Viva Ned Flanders"	Neil Affleck	David M. Stern	January 10, 1999 (1999-01-10)	AABF06	11.5
214	11	"Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"	Mark Ervin	Larry Doyle	January 17, 1999 (1999-01-17)	AABF07	8.8
215	12	"Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"	Steven Dean Moore	Tom Martin, George Meyer, Brian Scully & Mike Scully	January 31, 1999 (1999-01-31)	AABF08	11.5
216	13	"Homer to the Max"	Pete Michels	John Swartzwelder	February 7, 1999 (1999-02-07)	AABF09	8.3
217	14	"I'm with Cupid"	Bob Anderson	Dan Greaney	February 14, 1999 (1999-02-14)	AABF11	7.7
218	15	"Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'"	Mark Kirkland	David M. Stern	February 21, 1999 (1999-02-21)	AABF10	8.6
219	16	"Make Room for Lisa"	Matthew Nastuk	Brian Scully	February 28, 1999 (1999-02-28)	AABF12	7.6
220	17	"Maximum Homerdrive"	Swinton O. Scott III	John Swartzwelder	March 28, 1999 (1999-03-28)	AABF13	15.5
221	18	"Simpsons Bible Stories"	Nancy Kruse	Tim Long Larry Doyle Matt Selman	April 4, 1999 (1999-04-04)	AABF14	12.2
222	19	"Mom and Pop Art"	Steven Dean Moore	Al Jean	April 11, 1999 (1999-04-11)	AABF15	8.5
223	20	"The Old Man and the 'C' Student"	Mark Kirkland	Julie Thacker	April 25, 1999 (1999-04-25)	AABF16	6.9
224	21	"Monty Can't Buy Me Love"	Mark Ervin	John Swartzwelder	May 2, 1999 (1999-05-02)	AABF17	7.26
225	22	"They Saved Lisa's Brain"	Pete Michels	Matt Selman	May 9, 1999 (1999-05-09)	AABF18	6.8
226	23	"Thirty Minutes over Tokyo"	Jim Reardon	Donick Cary & Dan Greaney	May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)	AABF20	8

(Full article...)

Image 11

Roberts at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival

Julia Roberts is an American actress and producer who made her debut in the 1987 direct-to-video feature Firehouse. She had her breakthrough the following year by starring in the coming-of-age film Mystic Pizza (1988). For her supporting role in the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias (1989), she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Roberts' next role was opposite Richard Gere in the highly successful romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy). In 1991, she appeared in the psychological thriller Sleeping with the Enemy, and played Tinker Bell in the Steven Spielberg-directed fantasy adventure Hook. Two years later, Roberts starred in the legal thriller The Pelican Brief, an adaptation of the John Grisham novel of the same name. During the late 1990s, she played the lead in the romantic comedies My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999).

In 2000, Roberts became the first actress to earn $20 million, for playing the eponymous environmental activist in the Steven Soderbergh-directed biographical film Erin Brockovich. Her performance won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Drama). The following year, she starred in the romantic comedy America's Sweethearts (2001), and reteamed with Soderbergh on the comedy heist remake Ocean's Eleven (2001). Roberts appeared in the 2003 drama, Mona Lisa Smile, which earned her a then record $25 million salary. The following year, she starred in the romantic drama Closer (2004), and also reprised her role in the sequel, Ocean's Twelve (2004). In 2006, she lent her voice to two animated films: The Ant Bully, and Charlotte's Web. Roberts went on to appear in the comedy-dramas Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and Eat Pray Love (2010), following which she starred in August: Osage County (2013), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2016, Roberts played a television producer in the thriller Money Monster and the following year, she played a mother coping with her son's Treacher Collins syndrome in the comedy-drama Wonder. (Full article...)

More featured lists

News

Wikinews television portal

Upcoming events

Upcoming television series

Featured content

Extended content

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Television}}) or categorized correctly. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.