List of programs broadcast by Fox

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Rupert Murdoch co-founded the Fox Broadcasting Company, along with media executive Barry Diller.

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as the Fox network or simply Fox, is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.[1] Though it was officially launched on October 9, 1986,[2] Fox began its official primetime setup on April 5, 1987, with the series Married... with Children and The Tracey Ullman Show airing that night.[3][4]

As of October 2012, Fox maintains 19.5 hours of programming per week. The animated comedy series The Simpsons is one of Fox's most popular shows,[3] becoming the network's first series to rank among the top 30 highest-rated shows of a television season after its original debut,[5] and is the longest running sitcom, as well as animated series, of all time, contributing to the channel's success.[2] According to Lanford Beard of Entertainment Weekly, "The Simpsons turned Fox from the little network that could into the little network that could not be ignored."[2] The science fiction television series The X-Files also contributed to the network's success, which led to two spin-offs Millennium and The Lone Gunmen.[6][7] Fox began airing in high-definition on September 12, 2004, with a series of National Football League (NFL) American football games. Fox had a programming block for children titled Fox Kids, which ran from September 8, 1990 to September 7, 2002.[8]

Unlike the "three larger networks", which aired primetime programming from 8 to 11 p.m. (EST) Mondays to Saturdays and 7 to 11 p.m. (EST) Sundays, Fox has traditionally avoided programming in the 10 p.m. (EST) time interval, leaving that hour to affiliates to program locally.[9] On April 21, 2012, Fox celebrated its 25th anniversary, with a two-hour television special featuring people related to Fox and its shows. It presented Fox's programs 24, American Idol, Cops, Family Guy, Married... with Children, The Simpsons, and The X-Files, among other programs.[2] The network's adult cartoons are listed under the Animation Domination banner, which is a Sunday night programming block.[10][11] Fox is a full member of the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).[12][13]

Currently broadcast

Note: Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year of debut in parentheses.

Animated primetime series

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Matt Groening – creator of The Simpsons, Fox's longest running program
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Seth MacFarlane – creator/lead voice actor of Family Guy

Dramas

Comedies

Reality/non-scripted

News and information

Awards shows/beauty pageants

Saturday mornings

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  • Animal Science (2014)
  • Awesome Planet (2014)
  • Earth 2050 (2014)
  • Outer Space (2014)

Sports

Joe Buck – lead announcer for Fox's coverage of MLB and the NFL

Upcoming series

Dramas

Reality Show

Developing programs

Formerly broadcast

Animated primetime series

Mike Judge – creator and lead voice actor of the animated series King of the Hill

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Children's (Fox Kids/Fox Box/4Kids TV)

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Dramas

Hugh Laurie – star of House

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Game shows

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Late night

Joan Rivers – host of The Late Show, the first nightly program on Fox

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Reality shows and talent competitions

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John Walsh – creator and host of America's Most Wanted which ran for 23 years

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Science fiction and action

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Sitcoms

Ed O'Neill – star of the sitcom Married...with Children

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Sports

Variety

References

General

  • McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  • Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.

Specific

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