History Creator / FOX

The network denied any change in strategy, however, claiming that it intends to stay in the entertainment business going forward by buying content from the non-network affiliated studios (Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision, [[Creator/{{MetroGoldwynMayer}} MGM]], Creator/NBCUniversal and Creator/{{Lionsgate}} being the most prominent) and taking an ownership stake in these programs. The network thusly premiered 10 new scripted series in the 2019-20 season, its first as an independent network, with only 3 of them beginning that fall. As part of the transition, the network launched a new television production unit, Creator/FoxEntertainment.[[note]]Several of the shows the network premiered that season are co-produced and in some cases co-owned by the Disney-owned then-Twentieth Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment, which initially lead to the confusing situation where their credits had two different logos for differently-owned companies that shared the "Fox" name.[[/note]] In order to stay in the animation business, Fox Entertainment subsequently acquired Bento Box Entertainment, producer of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', allowing the studio to continue to operate as an independent production house.[[note]]The sale didn't include rights to ''Bob's Burgers'' itself, which is still wholly owned by Disney.[[/note]] The short-lived 2022 drama series ''Series/{{Monarch}}'' was the first scripted series fully owned by Fox Corporation to air on the network.[[note]]''WesternAnimation/{{Krapoplis}}'' was originally intended to have that status, but it went through several production delays and ultimately premiered in 2023.[[/note]]

The network denied any change in strategy, however, claiming that it intends to stay in the entertainment business going forward by buying content from the non-network affiliated studios (Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision, [[Creator/{{MetroGoldwynMayer}} MGM]], Creator/NBCUniversal and Creator/{{Lionsgate}} being the most prominent) and taking an ownership stake in these programs. The network thusly premiered 10 new scripted series in the 2019-20 season, its first as an independent network, with only 3 of them beginning that fall. As part of the transition, the network launched a new television production unit, Creator/FoxEntertainment.[[note]]Several of the shows the network premiered that season are co-produced and in some cases co-owned by the Disney-owned then-Twentieth Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment, which initially lead to the confusing situation where their credits had two different logos for differently-owned companies that shared the "Fox" name.[[/note]] In order to stay in the animation business, Fox Entertainment subsequently acquired Bento Box Entertainment, producer of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', allowing the studio to continue to operate as an independent production house.[[note]]The sale didn't include rights to ''Bob's Burgers'' itself, which is still wholly owned by Disney.[[/note]] ''Krapopolis'', a Bento Box Creator/DanHarmon cartoon set in ancient Greece, set to air in 2022, will be the first scripted series fully owned by Fox Corporation to air on the network.

By the late 2000s, thanks to the success of ''Series/AmericanIdol'', Fox was running neck-and-neck with a now-resurgent CBS for first place in the ratings, eliminating any doubt as to its position on American television. The network is often stereotyped (rightfully or wrongly) for being [[TheFireflyEffect overly trigger-happy]] [[ScrewedByTheNetwork in terms of cancelling shows]], which has been mocked by ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' (itself a victim of this), [[http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/080226.html among others]]. This was especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} due to some of the shows gaining cult followings long after their cancellation, namely ''Family Guy'', fellow animated sitcom ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', space western ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', and mockumentary-sitcom ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment.'' (The four shows were all eventually revived by FOX themselves, Creator/ComedyCentral, the movie ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', and Creator/{{Netflix}}, respectively.)

Another source of controversy surrounding Fox, alluded to above, is that its content has historically pushed far [[HotterAndSexier more boundaries]] than its broadcast competition, making it a frequent target of MoralGuardians. ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' character Bart Simpson was seen as promoting juvenile delinquency, ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' was subject to a boycott attempt by a Michigan {{housewife}} due to its raunchy content (which [[StreisandEffect only increased its ratings]]), and trashy {{reality show}}s like ''The Swan'', ''Married by America'', ''Temptation Island'' and ''Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?'' managed to disgust nearly everyone. In TheNineties, Fox was also famous for running [[{{Mondo}} shockumentaries]] like the ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293702/ When Animals Attack!]]'' specials and ''Series/WorldsWildestPoliceVideos''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' (1999-2003): Seasons 1-4 only; the movies were direct-to-DVD and the remainder of the series aired on Creator/ComedyCentral.

The Fox network began broadcasts in 1986 in Series/LateNight with the ''Late Show with Creator/JoanRivers'', but it was more of a whimper than a bang. [[Series/TheTonightShow Johnny Carson]] [[IHaveNoSon disowned]] his former friend and guest host Rivers completely, providing a kiss of death to the show before it ever began (she was never forgiven by Carson). She lasted less than a year before the show would die a slow death with guest hosts. (Among them was Arsenio Hall, who became popular enough to sign a syndication deal with Paramount after the end of the series.) Fox has never done well in late night and eventually gave the time back to their affiliates (after ''The Wilton-North Report'' nearly broke up the network completely), and the less said about Creator/ChevyChase's [[OldShame short run on Fox, the better]].

The network denied any change in strategy, however, claiming that it intends to stay in the entertainment business going forward by buying content from the non-network affiliated studios (Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision, Creator/{{MGM}}, Creator/NBCUniversal and Creator/{{Lionsgate}} being the most prominent) and taking an ownership stake in these programs. The network thusly premiered 10 new scripted series in the 2019-20 season, its first as an independent network, with only 3 of them beginning that fall. As part of the transition, the network launched a new television production unit, Creator/FoxEntertainment.[[note]]Several of the shows the network premiered that season are co-produced and in some cases co-owned by the Disney-owned then-Twentieth Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment, which initially lead to the confusing situation where their credits had two different logos for differently-owned companies that shared the "Fox" name.[[/note]] In order to stay in the animation business, Fox Entertainment subsequently acquired Bento Box Entertainment, producer of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', allowing the studio to continue to operate as an independent production house.[[note]]The sale didn't include rights to ''Bob's Burgers'' itself, which is still wholly owned by Disney.[[/note]] ''Krapopolis'', a Bento Box Creator/DanHarmon cartoon set in ancient Greece, set to air in 2022, will be the first scripted series fully owned by Fox Corporation to air on the network.

Creator/FoxNewsChannel also dominates [[TwentyFourHourNewsNetworks cable news]], coming in as the number-one rated cable news network in 2007, formerly hosting the number-one rated cable news TalkShow, ''Series/TheOReillyFactor'' (which held the spot for one hundred months in a row until O'Reilly was terminated by the network in April 2017 for sexual harassment allegations), and grossing more viewers than the other cable news networks combined. However, it is always important to note that Fox and Fox News are completely different operations, and even some of the network's affiliates go out of their way to make sure that viewers know that in their local news coverage. ''Fox News Sunday'', however, is a staple of Sunday mornings on the network, and State of the Union Addresses and Presidential election coverage on the network are produced by Fox News. Sister cable network Fox Business Network is a SpiritedCompetitor to CNBC with a much deeper pro-business slant.

[[http://fox.com Fox]] is an American broadcast network that launched on October 9, 1986. Named after what used to be the 20th Century Fox studio (itself a successor to the Fox Film studio that existed from 1915 to 1935), the network is the flagship property of the eponymous Creator/FoxCorporation, which includes sports and [[Creator/FoxNewsChannel news]] divisions, sibling networks Creator/MyNetworkTV and Fox Soul, animation studio Creator/BentoBoxEntertainment, the free streaming service Creator/{{Tubi}}, [=MarVista=] Entertainment among other assets.

Fox also owned a number of regional sports networks, most of which are now branded "Fox Sports Networks", with some owned by [=DirecTV=] under the branding ''Root Sports''). This began in the 90s as ''Fox Sports Net'', with the acquisition of the Prime Network and [=SportsChannel=] [=RSNs=] from Liberty Media and Cablevision, respectively. They also acquired a few others from other companies. During the mid-2000s the networks began to break apart, with several stations being bought out by Comcast and rebranded, and others stopping their alliance with FSN. They also ran Fox Soccer Channel (which would later morph into FXX, in September 2013), but still run Fox Soccer Plus, which broadcasts portions of Series A, Barcelona FC and the UEFA Champions League in the hopes that the beautiful game will catch on in America eventually, a bet that paid off, as Fox will be the US English language broadcaster of the 2018 and 2022 [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup World Cup]]. (It lost the rights to the UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague to NBC Sports in 2013.) Also owned by Fox is [=FS1=] (fomerly Fox Sports 1), a relatively new all-sports network seeking to challenge ESPN's dominance (it was previously known as SPEED Channel (and before that, Speedvision), and was more known as UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}'s official network), and companion network [=FS2=] (Fox Sports 2), which was previously known as Fuel TV, and showed mainly extreme sports. In 2011, Fox began carrying the [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]], which was considered a major step in legitimizing that sport further, and saw some programming on [=FS1=] and/or [=FS2=]. As of January 2019, all UFC programming is broadcast exclusively on ESPN.

-->-- '''Ned Flanders''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

Another source of controversy surrounding Fox, alluded to above, is that its content has historically pushed far [[HotterAndSexier more boundaries]] than its broadcast competition, making it a frequent target of MoralGuardians. ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' character Bart Simpson was seen as promoting juvenile delinquency, ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' was subject to a boycott attempt by a Michigan {{housewife}} due to its raunchy content (which [[StreisandEffect only increased its ratings]]), and trashy {{reality show}}s like ''The Swan'', ''Married by America'', ''Temptation Island'' and ''Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?'' managed to disgust nearly everyone. In TheNineties, Fox was also famous for running [[{{Mondo}} shockumentaries]] like the ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293702/ When Animals Attack!]]'' specials and ''World's Wildest Police Videos''.

* ''Series/BeatShazam'' (2017-19, 2021-22)

* '''''Series/CallMeKat''''' (2021-present)

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' (1997-2010): The second-longest-running animated sitcom on the network (13 seasons from 1997 to 2009 [[note]]with Creator/AdultSwim airing four unaired episodes in 2010[[/note]]. ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is currently tied with this show for second longest running cartoon.

The network denied any change in strategy, however, claiming that it intends to stay in the entertainment business going forward by buying content from the non-network affiliated studios (Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision, Creator/{{MGM}}, Creator/NBCUniversal and Creator/{{Lionsgate}} being the most prominent) and taking an ownership stake in these programs. The network thusly premiered 10 new scripted series in the 2019-20 season, its first as an independent network, with only 3 of them beginning that fall. As part of the transition, the network launched a new television production unit, Creator/FoxEntertainment.[[note]]Several of the shows the network premiered that season are co-produced and in some cases co-owned by the Disney-owned then-Twentieth Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment, which initially lead to the confusing situation where their credits had two different logos for differently-owned companies that shared the "Fox" name.[[/note]] In order to stay in the animation business, Fox Entertainment subsequently acquired Bento Box Entertainment, producer of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', allowing the studio to continue to operate as an independent production house.[[note]] The sale didn't include rights to ''Bob's Burgers'' itself, which is still wholly owned by Disney.[[/note]] ''Krapopolis'', a Bento Box Creator/DanHarmon cartoon set in ancient Greece, set to air in 2022, will be the first scripted series fully owned by Fox Corporation to air on the network.

* ''Series/{{Martin}}'' (1992-97)

[[http://fox.com Fox]] is an American broadcast network that launched on October 9, 1986. Named after what used to be the 20th Century Fox studio (itself a successor to the Fox Film studio that existed from 1915 to 1935), the network is the flagship property of the eponymous Fox Corporation, which includes sports and [[Creator/FoxNewsChannel news]] divisions, sibling networks Creator/MyNetworkTV and Fox Soul, animation studio Creator/BentoBoxEntertainment, the free streaming service Creator/{{Tubi}}, [=MarVista=] Entertainment among other assets.

* '''''Series/AlterEgo2021''''' (2021-present)

* '''''Series/BeatShazam''''' (2017-present)

* '''''WesternAnimation/{{Duncanville}}''''' (2020-present)

* '''''Series/JoeMillionaire''''' (2003, 2022-present) and ''The Next Joe Millionaire'' (later the same year)

* '''''Series/LetsBeReal''''' (2021-present)

* '''''Series/TheResident''''' (2018-present)

* '''''Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance''''' (2005-19, 2022)

In 1993, shortly after the network began programming every night of the week, they shocked the industry by picking up the [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFC]] contract for over a billion dollars. The network then signed up with stations owned by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Communications New World Communications]], owner of stations in several NFC markets (it had previously been Storer Communications of UsefulNotes/ToledoOhio, a major owner of TV stations, distribution firms and cable systems, only for the stations and distribution assets to be sold to the remnants of New World Pictures, once a BMovie company started by Creator/RogerCorman, then the former owners of Creator/MarvelComics). While Creator/{{ABC}} and Creator/{{NBC}} were hurt by this loss, it had truly devastating effects on Creator/{{CBS}}, the former holder of the NFC package, who had to move to lower-tier UHF stations in several cities (such as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WANF channel 46 in Atlanta]], initially set to affiliate with Creator/TheWB, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDJT-TV channel 58 in Milwaukee]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWJ-TV channel 62 in Detroit]][[note]]the last of which went over two decades without producing local news, unheard of for a Big Three station in what remained a Top 10 market well into the new millennium, until it restarted a news department in 2023[[/note]]). To add insult to injury, Fox also signed over football commentators (such as Pat Summerall, John Madden, Terry Bradshaw, Dick Stockton, and James Brown) from CBS in addition to plundering its affiliates. The combination of the New World deal and the football contract in the early '90s were responsible for cementing Fox's status as being on par to the three major networks, and sent CBS into an AudienceAlienatingEra that it would take a decade to get out of. (It also helped set off some DisasterDominoes through the TV industry.)

In 1993, shortly after the network began programming every night of the week, they shocked the industry by picking up the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_Conference NFC]] contract for over a billion dollars. The network then signed up with stations owned by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Communications New World Communications]], owner of stations in several NFC markets (it had previously been Storer Communications of UsefulNotes/ToledoOhio, a major owner of TV stations, distribution firms and cable systems, only for the stations and distribution assets to be sold to the remnants of New World Pictures, once a BMovie company started by Creator/RogerCorman, then the former owners of Creator/MarvelComics). While Creator/{{ABC}} and Creator/{{NBC}} were hurt by this loss, it had truly devastating effects on Creator/{{CBS}}, the former holder of the NFC package, who had to move to lower-tier UHF stations in several cities (such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WANF channel 46 in Atlanta]], initially set to affiliate with Creator/TheWB, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDJT-TV channel 58 in Milwaukee]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWJ-TV channel 62 in Detroit]][[note]]the last of which went over two decades without producing local news, unheard of for a Big Three station in what remained a Top 10 market well into the new millennium, until it restarted a news department in 2023[[/note]]). To add insult to injury, Fox also signed over football commentators (such as Pat Summerall, John Madden, Terry Bradshaw, Dick Stockton, and James Brown) from CBS in addition to plundering its affiliates. The combination of the New World deal and the football contract in the early '90s were responsible for cementing Fox's status as being on par to the three major networks, and sent CBS into an AudienceAlienatingEra that it would take a decade to get out of. (It also helped set off some DisasterDominoes through the TV industry.)

In 1993, shortly after the network began programming every night of the week, they shocked the industry by picking up the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_Conference NFC]] contract for over a billion dollars. The network then signed up with stations owned by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Communications New World Communications]], owner of stations in several NFC markets (it had previously been Storer Communications of UsefulNotes/ToledoOhio, a major owner of TV stations, distribution firms and cable systems, only for the stations and distribution assets to be sold to the remnants of New World Pictures, once a BMovie company started by Creator/RogerCorman, then the former owners of Creator/MarvelComics). While Creator/{{ABC}} and Creator/{{NBC}} were hurt by this loss, it had truly devastating effects on Creator/{{CBS}}, the former holder of the NFC package, who had to move to lower-tier UHF stations in several cities (such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGCL-TV channel 46 in Atlanta]], initially set to affiliate with Creator/TheWB, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDJT-TV channel 58 in Milwaukee]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWJ-TV channel 62 in Detroit]][[note]]the last of which doesn't even produce local news and hasn't for virtually all of its time as a CBS station, unheard of for a Big Three station in what remained a Top 10 market well into the new millenium[[/note]]). To add insult to injury, Fox also signed over football commentators (such as Pat Summerall, John Madden, Terry Bradshaw, Dick Stockton, and James Brown) from CBS in addition to plundering its affiliates. The combination of the New World deal and the football contract in the early '90s were responsible for cementing Fox's status as being on par to the three major networks, and sent CBS into an AudienceAlienatingEra that it would take a decade to get out of. (It also helped set off some DisasterDominoes through the TV industry.)