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Ushering in a new era of gay rights movements
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CBS, Tandem Productions
After two failed pilot attempts for ABC
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the term is coined during a press conference
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next step to becoming law is State Ratification
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NBC, Tandem Productions
Based on the BBC program Steptoe & Son -
Led to the scandal/cover-up that resulted in Nixon's resignation
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CBS, Tandem Production
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Alcoholism episode
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CBS, Tandem Productions
Spin-off of Maude -
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In 1975 the chairman of the FCC, Richard Wiley, reportedly encouraged the networks to limit violent programming to time slots after 9:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Arthur Taylor, then president of CBS, became the chief advocate of what became known as “family viewing time” (8:00–9:00 pm, as far as the networks were concerned), -
CBS, TAT Communications
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ABC, TAT Communications
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Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
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Sara Jane Moore
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CBS, TAT Communications
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syndicated, TAT Communications
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Self-regulatory actions involved with the broadcasting of violence/adult situations within later timeslots -
CBS, TAT Communications
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ABC, TAT Communications
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syndicated, Tandem Productions
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syndicated, TAT Communications
Spin-off of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman -
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Goal was to conserve energy
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Child abuse episode
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Edith's attempted rape
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syndicated, TAT Communications
Spin-off/Progression of Fernwood2Night -
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ABC, Tandem Productions
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NBC, Tandem Productions
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Briggs initiative sought to oppress and limit gay rights in CA. -
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CBS, TAT Communications
Based on the suddenly cancelled and thus never aired pilot for Mr. Dugan -
NBC, TAT Communications
Spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes -
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CBS, Tandem Productions
Spin-off/Progression of All In The Famliy -
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the sum of the unemployment rate and the inflation rate
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CBS, TAT Communications
Spin-off of The Jeffersons -
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NBC, Embassy Television
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CBS, Tandem Productions
Spin-off of All In The Family
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CBS, Embassy Television
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highest rate since 1940
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Anti-Drug episode, featuring Nancy Reagan
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ABC, Embassy Television, executive producer Norman Lear
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Guidelines for minimal amounts of non-entertainment programming are abolished. FCC guidelines on how much advertising can be carried per hour are eliminated. -
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Networks were no longer obligated to give equal airtime to opposing viewpoints. -
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Symbolic of the beginning of the end of the Cold War
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CBS, Act III Productions
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The ostensible end of the Cold War
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NBC, Act III Television
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CBS, Act III Television
Spin-off of All In The Family -
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
Welfare reform which reduced poverty levels -
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WB, Act III Productions
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