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To get our message across and get shows sampled. >> we have to differentiate ourselves from the networks. we have to do things they would not do. >> fox started throwing anything against the wall not sure what was going to go. first shows were things like "21 jumpstreet." joan rivers in terms of late night. >> we have been banned in boston, which is wonderful. >> and "the tracey ullman show"" it was a sketch show. and they needed something to go between the sketches. again they were looking for ...

Ultimately crime hurts the criminal. >> thats not true, mom. i got a free ride home, didnt i? >> bart! >> fox was thrilled that it was different. they said, sure, be experimental, do whatever you want. were just happy to have a show on the air. >> im home. >> "married with children" was their first big, big hit in that way that said if all the rest of television is going this way, were going that way. >> bud, kelly, you want to come down and help me in the kitchen? there, that should buy us abou...

>> it was presumed to be complete and rupert murdoch having disrupted the newspaper business and television business in britain. i dont see why there should only be three broadcast networks. he says im going to make another broadcast network. >> meantime, he will have to become an american citizen if he is to own tv stations here. something he says he is willing to do. >> some people are saying it will take you 20 years to get your fox network on par with the big three. are you prepared to wait ...

Like ted turner starting cnn. its ridiculous. what does he know about television? >> we dont have to reach everyone. theres no question we have an inferior lineup of stations to our counterparts. it means we have to work harder to get our message across and get shows sampled. >> we have to differentiate ourselves from the networks. we have to do things they would not do. >> fox started throwing anything against the wall not sure what was going to go. first shows were things like "21 jumpstreet."...

Them. how did this happen? >> the bundys were like a reaction to the perfection of the huxtables. you had this wonderful black family and these horrible white people. each show works on its own terms. you could find things to relate to in both. >> howdy, neighbor. >> sit down. it was a lot of fun to be had and al and peg bundy. >> after fox introduces "married with children," it does very well, then back on abc, they came up with another major hit "roseanne." >> you think you just sit up here on...

Australias most familiar export is rupert murdoch. hes building the most extensive media empire in history. >> it was presumed to be complete and rupert murdoch having disrupted the newspaper business and television business in britain. i dont see why there should only be three broadcast networks. he says im going to make another broadcast network. >> meantime, he will have to become an american citizen if he is to own tv stations here. something he says he is willing to do. >> some people are s...

For "the tracey ullman show." >> ultimately crime hurts the criminal. >> thats not true, mom. i got a free ride home, didnt i? >> bart! >> fox was thrilled that it was different. they said, sure, be experimental, do whatever you want. were just happy to have a show on the air. >> im home. >> "married with children" was their first big, big hit in that way that said if all the rest of television is going this way, were going that way. >> bud, kelly, you want to come down and help me in the kitche...

And rupert murdoch having disrupted the newspaper business and television business in britain. i dont see why there should only be three broadcast networks. he says im going to make another broadcast network. this was a big, bold bet. >> meantime, he will have to become an american citizen if he is to own tv stations here. something he says he is willing to do. >> some people are saying it will take you 20 years to get your fox network on par with the big three. are you prepared to wait that lon...

You could find things to relate to in both. >> howdy, neighbor. >> i hate these people. >> it was a lot of fun to be had in al and peg bundy. >> after fox introduces "married with children," it does very well, then back on abc, they came up with another major hit "roseanne." >> you think this is a magic kingdom where you just sit up here on your throne. >> oh, yeah? >> yeah, and you think everything gets done by some wonderful wizard. poof, the laundrys folded. poof, dinners on the table. >> you...

>> a huge development in television. it was presumed to be complete and rupert murdoch having disrupted the newspaper business and television business in britain. he arrives in america and says i dont see why there should only be three broadcast networks. he says im going to make another broadcast network. >> meantime, he will have to become an american citizen if he is to own tv stations here. something he says he is willing to do. >> some people are saying it will take you 20 years to get your...