This William S. Paley Television Festival seminar honors reality/talent series American Idol, which tries each season to find the next great pop star and which has changed the music and television landscape in a phenomenal way. Pat Mitchell (president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media) welcomes the audience and moderates the panelists.

One in a series of seminars presented by The Paley Center for Media. This seminar, held at the Paley Center in Los Angeles and moderated by Cynthia Littleton (deputy editor of news development at Variety), honors "Cagney & Lacey," the police drama about the professional and personal lives of policewomen Chris Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey.

This William S. Paley Television Festival seminar honors Heroes, a fantasy drama about seemingly ordinary people all over the world who find out they have superpowers. Barbara Dixon (vice president and director of The Paley Center for Media, Los Angeles) welcomes the audience and introduces Tony Potts (weekend co-anchor, Access Hollywood) who moderates a group of panelists.

This William S. Paley Television Festival seminar honors Nip/Tuck, an offbeat dramatic series about Miami plastic surgeons Dr. Christian Troy and Dr. Sean McNamara. Rebecca Faez (director of administration of The Paley Center for Media, Los Angeles) opens the evening by discussing the significance of the Paley Festival. Then, William C. Paley takes the stage to offer his welcome to the attendees.

This William S. Paley Television Festival seminar honors "Prison Break," an action/adventure drama about Michael Scofield, a man determined to break his wrongfully-accused brother out of Fox River Penitentiary.

This William S. Paley Television Festival seminar honors The Office, an American comedy series in the format of a faux documentary, focusing on the life of Dunder Mifflin paper company middle manager Michael Scott and the people in his office. Pat Mitchell (president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media) welcomes the audience and introduces Cynthia Littleton (editor, The Hollywood Reporter) who moderates the panelists.

This William S. Paley Television Festival seminar honors The Simpsons, an animated comedy series about the Simpson family: Homer and Marge and their children, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Rebecca Faez (director of administration of The Paley Center for Media, Los Angeles) welcomes the audience and introduces Craig Tomashoff (West Coast bureau chief, TV Guide) who moderates the panelists.

This William S. Paley Television Festival seminar honors Ugly Betty, a comedy series about Betty Suarez, a young Queens woman trying to make it in the fashion industry despite her homely appearance. Barbara Dixon (vice president and director of The Paley Center for Media, Los Angeles) welcomes the audience and moderates the panelists.

One in a series of seminars presented by The Paley Center for Media. This seminar, held at the Paley Center in New York, looks at Robert Altman's film A Prairie Home Companion - a loving tribute to the power of old-time radio. Altman and writer Garrison Keillor, creator and host of the "other" Prairie Home Companion, examine the mystique of the aural medium. A Q&A session with the audience follows.

This seminar, held at the Paley Center in New York and moderated by Paley Center television curator Ron Simon, examines the behind-the-scenes comedy processes of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, a late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.Christy Carpenter (executive vice president and COO of the Paley Center) opens the evening with some remarks, noting that college and university students around the country are watching the seminar via satellite.