How the Fox network shook up TV in 1987

[tmc_6882]

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It's hard to convey what a difference Fox made when it launched 25 years ago this month in a TV world with just three networks. PLUS: 25 defining moments of Fox's 25 years.

What are the 10 best shows in Fox history?

"The O.C."? "The Ben Stiller Show"? "24"?

[King Snarf]

Wasn't COPS a Fox show? One could very well argue that that might be THE most influential show of the past 25 years, as that pretty much ushered in the reality TV era.

[Stephaniebot]

Not quite sure when the same group company over in the UK, Sky, started up, but they've done pretty dramatic changes to TV here too

Well when I say here, I mean my home address, not Seattle where I am currently lol!

[DukeNukem 2417]

Technically speaking, "Small Wonder" was the first sitcom Fox ever bought.

Annoyingly, the antics of a certain Bundy family outshined the Lawsons at every turn....

[tmc_6882]

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From "The Swan" to "Models Inc."

[tmc_6882]

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Over the years [25, to be exact, hence stories retrospectives like
this], FOX has gained a reputation as the home for some of the riskiest
and most adventurous programming on network TV. And when you swing big,
sometimes you miss big, either in terms of quality or with audiences.

That has led to FOX's reputation as a network that cancels shows
quickly. Often, this reputation is entirely undeserved. No other network
would have given "Arrested Development" three seasons or "Fringe" four
seasons or bothered to renew "Dollhouse" or "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles."

For this gallery of short-lived FOX favorites, I made a simple rule: One
season or fewer. Period. If FOX renewed the show, it doesn't make the
gallery, even if the total number of episodes falls under a standard
22-episode season.

That's why "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" isn't here. This gallery
also doesn't include "Dollhouse," "The Loop," "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles," "Get a Life" and several other shows that were
definitely short-lived, but had to be cut off due to the "one season"
rule.

[barakuda]

Dont forget Brisco County Jr. That show gained a cult following. To late though has Fox cancelled it, and TNT bought the rights to air the reruns. There it got good ratings and gained the cult fallowing. It still is opne of my favorites.