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All you can hope is everyday night turns like thursday. >> next. [ laughter ] >> how rude! >> quick. >> i will give them that. >> oh, well, maybe sitcoms are alive again. and thats all they took. it took one success. >> a few years from now, something new. it is a very safe guess of whatever gets hot. the men and women created good television comedy will be laughing all the way to the bank. ♪ you can tell they are ours ♪ ♪ a new step to take ♪ and a new day will break ♪ yes, these are ...

Increase costs and the loss of business from a large customer contributed to the decline. in june fedex decided it would not renew its contract with amazon air services. and in august it said it would stop ground delivery. amazon would make cost cuts. peacock is set to debut in april 2020 with 15,000 hours of content from nbcs universal shows and films. ♪ >> it will be the exclusive streaming home for popular sitcoms like "the office" and "parks and recreation" and classics like "saved by th...

>> i saw a drain. >> one of the most popular sitcoms is headed to netflix in 2021. gab nabbing the seinfeld rights is a big deal. prime minister netanyahus fate is on the line today, as israelis return to the polls for the second time this year. they are hoping to end a political stalemate and elect a majority for the new government. sam kiley is live in jerusalem. good morning. >> good morning, dave. his political fate and his personal fate will be on the line. he wont be able to muster a hol...

>> no! >> we were all kind of part of this chapter in television where we realized we were in the right place at the right time. >> lets see how you like this, naughty boy. >> we certainly associate nbc of the 90s of having extremely successful sitcoms but they werent the only network that found their way to having some success. tgif was on abc on friday, and it was their block of family-oriented comedies. >> i cant take it. i need the cake. >> it was not sophisticated television. but these were...

Seen and got huge laughs. >> dont consider a move until my fingers have completely cleared the piece. >> whats taking so long? >> but i am analyzing my options unlike your wing-it approach i like to plan a strategy, like a general leading his troops into battle. >> checkmate, schwarzkopf. >> i think "frasier" stands as the single most successful spinoff, at least in the history of sitcoms. >> and the emmy goes to "frasier." >> "frasier." >> "frasier." >> we were lightning hot and it was critical...

Script. >> charles? >> you had really fun lines, right? >> oh, yeah. >> you got to say penis. >> i could not believe they let that in. >> arent you a little old to be wearing a dress like that? >> dont you have a little too much penis to wear a dress like that? >> oh my god. >> 2001, transgender character was pretty ground breaking, i think. >> i know. i know. i thought they were being very brave and then of course, when i turned out to be married to morgan fairchild, really had to get my head a...

[ laughter ] >> ross, will you tell them, isnt that how a taylda tailer s panels? >> in prison. >> we love what was coming out of their typewriters and going onto the stage and we felt the chemistry of that cast. >> joey. >> thank you. >> monica. im your best friend. >> sweetie. dont worry. well get picked. chandler? >> i dont think anybody realizes how hard this show is to write. there is always six characters we have to service and a lot of them dove tail into each other. thats extraordinary w...

Happened the first time around as you say, its had basically a renaissance. theres a new crop of kids because of netflix, who now love and watch friends including my 14-year-old daughter and her best friends who have seen every single episode multiple times and so im reliving it through this next generation and i think its a real testament to the show that it has that kind of staying power. that it is still you know, doesnt feel dated. its still good. >> what is it about the show that allows it ...

Make people forget what weve done before as a nation with machine guns. what other nations have done with assault rifles. this does not have to be what the imagery and the fear mongering showing up. we have evidence-based models of how to get this done in a peaceful way where america as a whole -- and by the way, the majority of americans believe these weapons do not belong on our streets our neighborhoods. this is not something beyond us. im not going to let the fear mongers and the demagogues ...

Million americans watched thursday night. that was at the time one-third of the country. >> ooh! what is this stuff? >> the sweater is angora. >> well, its wonderful. >> the machine that was nbc in the 90s for comedy was untouchable. >> youre not from around here, are you? >> it generated so much viewership and money and awards. >> you do not need this. >> its the top of our wedding cake. >> were not -- its not a scrapbook. its a freezer. >> no! >> we were all kind of part of this chapter in tel...