tonight, television takes a look at itself. what s on the idiot box? it s only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. at this period of time will be looked upon as the platinum age. our obligation is to entertain. if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. congress has no right to interfere in the media. excuse me! we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire televisi
where did you get those? you come home, turn on that television, what do you want? you want comedy. boom, there you go. a situation comedy. 23 minutes of magic. you fell in love with these characters. we need to laugh at ourselves. i am wearing everything you own. laughter opens you up. things that we may be afraid to talk about. like racism. class wars. gender diversity. hi girls. you can reach in and touch people s hearts. whether it is a family living under the same roof. or gathered together in a workplace. that is a glue stick. all of the greatest sitcoms are about family. it is one of the great accomplishments of the modern age. what have we always said was the most important thing? breakfast. family. family is key to the sitcom. it is something we all can relate to. you are in these people s homes for the years, you are part of the family. i have no friends and no distractions. the family sitcom brings people together i
ashley: thank you, i m ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. fans in the city of brotherly love rioting after the eagles lost the super bowl, some fans marching on city hall, scaling traffic lights and posts and facing off with police officers and damaging property. [cheering] this is your second warning disburse, disburse, disburse. todd: they forgot to grease that one. marianne has more on the highlights. the marianne: the chiefs pulling off a come-back victory over the eagles. kansas city winning second super bowl in last four seasons by taking down philadelphia 38-35 in glendale, arizona. patrick mahomes winning the super bowl mvp award. the offense scored each possession in the second half and field goal by harrison butker sealed the victory. [cheering] butker up and got it. marianne: eagles fans are talking about a controversial call and marching on city hall, scaling lamp posts as they sprayed teargas to disburse the crowd. that moment didn t oversha
what s on the idiot box? it s only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. this period in time will be looked at as the platinum age. our obligation is to entertain. if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. kunta kinte. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. congress has no right to interfere in the media. well, excuse me! we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in t
our obligation is to entertain. if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. gunta kinte! television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. congress has no right to interfere in the media. excuse me! we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an all-black show for a change. oh, where are you going to find one? here s one the los angeles