Television Criticism, Third Edition by Victoria O'Donnell provides an introduction to critical analysis of television. Multiple critical perspectives on television--including rhetorical, cultural studies, representation, and postmodernism--are introduced as tools for greater understanding and appreciation of television programming. Illustrated with contemporary examples, this updated third edition includes a new extended sample analysis of The Big Bang Theory and reflects recent changes in the ways television is viewed across multiple devices and the impact of the Internet on television.