don t touch that dial. we re about to flip it for you. in 5, 4, 3, 2. tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. there s a lot of things that we do that you couldn t have on network television. people are really trying to do something adventurous. channel 7, shame on you! this is more a celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. there s always something on television and some of it may be better than we deserve. ha ha ha. that was cool. listen to it. ugh. they know when it hits the bottom, it ll be 1990. goodbye to the 80s in 10, 9. 8, 8, 8, 8. oh, will this horrible year never end? when the 90s begin, we re starting to see a lot of experimentation. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! hooray! and the simpsons, i think in some senses was inspired by, uh, not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to
- don t touch that dial. we re about to flip it for you. - in five, four, three, two. - tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. - there s a lot of things that we do that you couldn t have on network television. - people are really trying to do something adventurous. [both gasp] all: channel 7, shame on you. - this is more a celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. - there s always something on television, and some of it may be better than we deserve. - [laughs] that was cool. [dramatic music] - listen to it. oh! [crowd cheering] they know when it hits the bottom, it ll be 1990. good-bye to the 80s in. all: ten, nine. all: eight. eight! eight! eight! - oh, will this horrible year never end? - when the 90s begin, we re starting to see a lot of experimentation. [gunshots] all: [quickly] seven, six, five, four, three, two, one! [cheering] - and the simpsons, i think, in some
- no question that the best tv show of the 90s was the o.j. simpson trial. and everybody on it was riveting. - nbc news in depth tonight: the simpson trial finally winding to a close. - we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder in violation of penal code section 187(a). - the verdict of the o.j. simpson trial, viewed by 150 million people. it s more people than watch presidential election returns. that s crazy. - because there was trial footage every day, cnn saw its audience increase, like, five times. the success of cnn was not lost on other people. and so there were competing forces coming into play. - how delighted i am that we ve now reached this moment when we can firmly announce the starting of a fox news channel.
- i ask that you put a stop to it. either put cordoba on the stand. - excuse me, mr. bailey. - or stop her from testifying. - stand up and speak when it s your turn. - no question that the best tv show of the 90s was the o.j. simpson trial. and everybody on it was riveting. - nbc news in depth tonight: the simpson trial finally winding to a close. - we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder in violation of penal code section 187(a). - the verdict of the o.j. simpson trial, viewed by 150 million people. it s more people than watch presidential election returns. that s crazy. - because there was trial footage every day, cnn saw its audience increase, like, five times. the success of cnn was not lost on other people. and so there were competing forces coming into play.
audience increase, like, five times. the success of cnn was not lost on other people, and so there were competing forces coming into play. how delighted i am that we ve now reached this moment when we can firmly announce the starting of a fox news channel. unfortunately, with cable news, and the ability, or the need, to be on the air 24/7, where you try to get as many eyeballs as possible at one time, to gravitate towards those stories that are sensational, you know, it brought us the ability to go too far. is the jonbenet ramsey murder investigation turning into a media circus? yes, it s tabloid, but on the other hand, it s a tabloid era, and here s the point, here s where the fear comes in to it, i think, larry. it s the fear that says, gosh, if we don t cover it big time, our competition is, and when they cover it big time, they re going to get a big jump in the