Specifically about the relationship it had with politics in that day, the war, censorship, and other social issues. (Mostly family TV like Leave It To Beaver, Gilligan's Island, I Love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke Show, Munsters...) I was wondering if any American history nerds knew of any articles or books that provide information about this subject? I don't know what got me in the mood, but I just have a craving to learn more about this. =)
If you are interested in the relationship between entertainment TV and social issues, I'd recommend finding a library that has the Journal of Popular Culture and just browsing through the back issues.
News and public affairs programs back then were quite different from today's, and I'd recommend reading a few books by or about Edward R. Murrow: See It Now, In Search of Light, The Murrow Boys, etc.