Join the TV SIG on Friday, May 15 at 2pm ET for a book launch and discussion with Theresa Trimmel and Stefania Marghitu for Theresa's new book, FEMALE AUTHORSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY US TELEVISION. Check your inboxes in the next few days for the event zoom link. See you there!

The TV SIG happy hour is TODAY! See you at 2twenty2 Tavern in a few hours!

Welcome to the first full day of SCMS! We want to highlight our last four TV SIG sponsored panels—don't miss them! Hope to see you all around at the conference!

Spotlight on some of our upcoming sponsored TV SIG panels! Don't miss the chance to connect with other TV scholars and their work at SCMS this weekend!

This is our roundtable on the forthcoming COCKTAIL LOVER'S GUIDE TO TV HISTORY! Join us at 11am on that Saturday to hear contributors' reflections on writing TV history for audiences outside of academia. Also, it's 5 o'clock somewhere, so come thirsty! #SCMS26

CFP, hot off the presses! Stacy Takacs and I are co-editing a book on Atomic TV, and we hope you'll consider submitting a chapter proposal. #TVstudies #atomicTV #TVhistory @scms-tv.bsky.social @tv-radio-history.bsky.social @misig-scms.bsky.social @warstudiessig.bsky.social bit.ly/4lRzbwH

Join the SCMS TV SIG at the upcoming conference for our SIG Happy Hour from 5-7pm on Friday, 3/27! We'll be at 2twenty2 Tavern. Also check out our sponsored panels, and get in touch with us if you have any questions!

ANNOUNCING: The SCMS Television Studies SIG 2026 Graduate Essay Contest! Essays due January 2, 2026—more details below! Submit essays to: Matt Boyd Smith ([email protected]) Sign up to review here: forms.gle/K4muyibPH8Y1... Get in touch with any questions!

Happening in one hour! Get in touch if you didn't receive the zoom link!

UPCOMING EVENT: Join the SCMS TV SIG, Taylor Cole Miller, and Alfred L. Martin, Jr. for "A Chat About GOLDEN GIRLS: TALES FROM THE LANAI" on Thursday, November 6, at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT. Check your email or DM for the event link! #scmstv @scmstudies.bsky.social

Call for Papers: Université de Valenciennes conference on PEAKY BLINDERS. Proposals due October 12, 2025. See details below!

Hello, TV SIG! Molly here! Today is my final day as a board member, so I'd like to say thank you to this great community of scholars. It's been wonderful serving on the board and seeing some of the amazing work our colleagues are doing (including our graduate students)! #scmstv +

Please join us in congratulating the winner and runners-up of the 2025 TV Studies SIG Graduate Student Essay Contest! Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas's winning essay, “Formulaic Frontiers” will be published in an upcoming issue of the New Review of Film and Television Journal!

We are pleased to announce the results of our TV SIG Board election! Our new First Year Board Rep will be Ben Kruger-Robbins. Our new Grad Student Rep will be Olivia Stowell. Congrats to both! Let's also enthusiastically thank all of our candidates for their willingness to serve. 📺 #SCMSTV #TVSIG

A reminder that voting is underway for our TV SIG Board election! We're electing 2 positions this year: First Year Board Rep and Graduate Student Rep. (Check your email for further details and the link to the voting portal.) Voting will close on Friday, May 16th. #SCMSTV

Voting is now open for our TV SIG Board election! We're electing 2 positions this year: First Year Board Rep and Graduate Student Rep. Voting will close on Friday, May 16th. (Check your email for the link.)

REMINDER: Send us us those nominations! Due tomorrow. (See your email from April 14th for details, or email or message Molly with any questions @moschneids.bsky.social )

A reminder that self-nominations are open for our upcoming TV SIG Board Election! We're electing a First Year Rep and a Grad Student Rep. Interested in running? Please send a 100-word bio and a 200ish-word nominating statement to Molly by Friday. (Check your email for details.) #SCMSTV

Happy Last Day of #SCMS, everyone! As you wrap up your time here, be sure to check out the following panels featuring members of the TV SIG! #scms25 #scmstv #tvstudies

Good morning, Chicago! If you’re in this beautiful city on this beautiful morning, come hear me talk about the battle between Ed Murrow and Joe McCarthy this afternoon at #SCMS25. @scmstudies.bsky.social @scms-tv.bsky.social

AND WE’RE LIVE! Happening now, “O14-‘I (Still) Want My MTV!’: Tracing the Channel’s Past, Present, and Future” chaired by @amandaannklein.bsky.social with presentations from the chair, Ethan Thompson, Laurel Westrup, and @alyxvesey.bsky.social. #scms #scms25 #scmstv #tvstudies

As a SIG, our members are doing such great work that we have an excess of excellence preventing us from "officially" sponsoring all the panels submitted so we want shout out panels that we could not include in our "official" list of sponsored panels. #scms #scms2025 #scmstv #tvstudies

Please join us in congratulating the panelists from the TV SIG's sponsored panels who presented their thoughtful and insightful work yesterday, Day 1, of the 2025 #SCMS Annual Conference in Chicago! #scms25 #scmstv #mediastudies #tvstudies

The TV SIG is excited to invite you to attend our social hour at @scmstudies.bsky.social annual conference in Chicago! Join us at The Exchequer on Friday April 4th from 5:00-7:00pm. Look for the "On Air" sign to find us! #scms #scms25 #scms2025 #scmstv #tvstudies

As discussed at our annual meeting, the TV SIG is moving to change the"Faculty Rep" title. Before our upcoming election, we would like to take a quick poll to gauge member opinion on the proposed new title. Please check your email for a link to the survey. (Submit by Monday -- March 31st.) Thanks!

#SCMS friends and colleagues! The TV SIG is excited to share the list of our sponsored panels for the upcoming SCMS 2025 conference in Chicago! Be on the lookout for the following panels:

Are you presenting or chairing a panel at #SCMS25? Be sure to register to have your name in the printed program: cmstudies.org/page/SCMS2025Registration. Need help? Contact us here: cmstudies.org/page/contact_us.

Hey, TV SIG! A reminder that we have 2 applications due on Friday: -TV SIG Conference Panel Sponsorship Application -TV SIG Conference Travel Grant Application You can find the links to the applications in the informational emails we sent out, or in our Facebook group. #scms #scms25 #scmstv

Deadline is today! Send us those essays!

SCMS/TV Studies Folks!!! We want to remind everyone of the SCMS Television Studies Scholarly Interest Group 2025 Graduate Student Essay Contest! #scms #scms25 #scmstv #tv #tvstudies #gradstudents #mediastudies

Heads up, #SCMSTV SIG! The application for SCMS travel grants is open until Jan 6th. (Note: The TV SIG will also award our own SIG-specific travel grants. Appication for those coming in Janaury.)

And we're live! We're excited to announce our return to social media! Make sure to give us a follow for more information and updates on all things TV Scholarly Interest Group and SCMS! #SCMSTV #TVSIG #televisionstudies #scms