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How Fox broke from the pack to become cutting-edge network

From: Chicago Sun-Times  | Date: April 6, 1997  | Author: GREG BRAXTON

To the harmonious melody of Frank Sinatra's "Love & Marriage" and the disharmonious rantings of the blue-collar "anti-Cosbys," the Fox network proclaimed its arrival in America's prime-time consciousness 10 years ago this week, poised to challenge ABC, CBS and NBC and become the fourth commercial broadcasting network.

But despite the brashness of the April 5, 1987, premiere of "Married . . . With Children," which was a parody of the cuddly, lovable Huxtables of "The Cosby Show" on NBC, the network was still on the hunt for the Fox persona.

The irreverent attitude associated with the ...

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