The history of Fox Network television has not been an easy road. It was launched in October 1986 after 20th Century Fox’s parent company TCF Holdings sold 50% of its shares to News Corporation for $ 250 million in 1985. New Corporation later bought six television stations in several major cities. by Metromedia. Right now, the stations they bought were broadcasting to only 22% of households in the United States. Once they started broadcasting like Fox in 1986 they were up to 80%. However, this was not enough to be considered alongside the other three main networks ABC, CBS and NBC, which reached more than 97%. Fox was still in its infancy at this point and while it had a lot of plans on the way, it was only streaming one show: The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers.

The network was seen to have a young and slightly irreverent outlook on its programming and was soon airing shows like ‘Married … with Children’ and ‘The Tracey Ullman Show’. It wasn’t long before ‘The Simpsons’ was born and it became the longest running animated series and sitcom in American television history. History was being made on Fox Network television.

‘America’s Most Wanted’ was the next big success story in Fox Network television history and was the first show to reach the top 50 shows of the week in Nielson’s top ratings. The show is still among prime-time hits. Although Fox was on its way to being recognized as one of the network’s top broadcasters, its ranking with the other big three was still elusive.

All of this changed in 1993 when Fox won the coverage contract for the National Football League. Until then, these had been the rights to CBS, where it had found its home since the 1950s. After just one season of NFL coverage, Fox had to be considered along with CBS, ABC, and NBC … all three. big had become the big four. Around the same time, Fox began airing some soap operas aimed at younger audiences and these were popular from the start. Shows like ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ and ‘Melrose Place’ were a big part of the Fox network, but even they were outnumbered by ‘The X-Files’. This was the networks’ entry ticket to the Top 25 on Nielson’s qualifying schedule.

Since then, the history of Fox Network television has brought us shows like ‘Family Guy’, ‘King of the Hill’ and many reality shows like ‘Joe Millionaire’. Such shows are not popular with everyone, and some have beaten the network for broadcasting unpleasant viewing. However, the end of the first series of ‘Joe Millionaire’ was seen by more than 40 million people. The figures speak for themselves. Fox has always been an entertainment channel. He has never done well with news reporting, but he has found his own niche where he entertains and brightens the lives of millions of viewers across America.