FOX
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| Founded | October 9, 1986 (on-air operations)
April 5, 1987 (primetime launch) |
| President | David Madden |
| Company | 21st Century Fox |
| Notable Series | Bones
Empire Hell's Kitchen Family Guy The Simpsons |
FOX is an American broadcast television network. It was founded on October 9, 1986, and is the fifth of the nation-wide terrestrial networks, alongside NBC, CBS and ABC, and succeeding the defunct DuMont network.
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History
The Fox Broadcasting Company (regularly shortened to just FOX) is a national television network in the United States owned by the Fox Entertainment Company and, by proxy, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. The network spent twenty years building a reputation to rival the big three (ABC, NBC and CBS) national networks, beginning in March 1985 when Murdoch purchased half of 20th Century Fox studios only to buy the rest of the studio six months later. However, although the groundwork for the network began 1985, FOX wasn't officially launched until October 9, 1986 when the network began broadcast to 96 stations nationwide (comparatively, the big three had between 210 and 215 broadcast stations). Although the network was available in 80% of all homes, the only series broadcast was The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers.
FOX became the iconoclast in comparison to its competition, preferring to target young, hip audiences rather than the older demographic which the big three had appealed to because of familiarity. On April 5, 1987 the network premiered its first primetime shows: Married... with Children and The Tracey Ullman Show. By 1993, FOX expanded into a full week schedule of primetime shows. But, their mark wasn't made on the industry until the early 1990s when Murdoch's News Corporation (now 21st Century Fox) bought up more television station groups and outbid CBS for the rights to show NFC games of football. As the years went on, the network created more and more original programming targeted towards younger audiences, expanding into drama (The X-Files, Beverly Hills 90210, The O.C.), animation (The Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, King of the Hill), sketch comedy (In Living Color, The Ben Stiller Show, MADtv) and sitcoms (Malcolm in the Middle, That 70's Show, Arrested Development). Currently, the network can be seen in approximately 96.18% of all U.S. households.
In-Depth
- Program Listing: A complete listing of shows aired on FOX.
Primetime Shows (2017–2018 Season)
Primetime
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Non-Primetime
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Current Primetime Schedule
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
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| Monday | So You Think You Can Dance | |||||
| Tuesday | Lethal Weapon | The Mick | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | |||
| Wednesday | Empire | Star | ||||
| Thursday | Gotham | The Orville | ||||
| Friday | Hell's Kitchen | The Exorcist | ||||
| Saturday | College Football | |||||
| Sunday | Encore programming | Bob's Burgers | The Simpsons | Ghosted | Family Guy | The Last Man on Earth |
Current Non-Primetime Schedule
Morning
| Day | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
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| Saturday | Weekend Marketplace | |||||
| Sunday | FOX News Sunday | |||||
Afternoon and Evening
FOX airs various sports on Saturday and Sunday afternoon throughout the year including MLB on FOX, NFL on FOX, and NASCAR on FOX. FOX has no weekday network programming outside of primetime.
Late Night
| Day | 11:00PM | 11:30PM |
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| Saturday | Axe Cop | High School USA! |
FOX owned-and-operated stations
FOX owns and operates the following television stations under its Fox Television Stations division:
| DMA | Location | Call | Digital | Virtual | Network |
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| 1 | New York City NY | WNYW | 44 | 5 | FOX |
| 2 | Los Angeles CA | KTTV | 11 | 11 | FOX |
| 3 | Chicago IL | WFLD | 31 | 32 | FOX |
| 4 | Philadelphia PA | WTXF-TV | 42 | 29 | FOX |
| 5 | Dallas/Ft. Worth TX | KDFW | 35 | 4 | FOX |
| 6 | Washington D C | WTTG | 36 | 5 | FOX |
| 7 | Houston TX | KRIV | 26 | 26 | FOX |
| 8 | San Francisco/Oakland CA | KTVU | 44 | 2 | FOX |
| 9 | Atlanta GA | WAGA-TV | 27 | 5 | FOX |
| 11 | Phoenix AZ | KSAZ-TV | 10 | 10 | FOX |
| 13 | Tampa/St. Petersburg FL | WTVT | 13 | 13 | FOX |
| 14 | Detroit MI | WJBK | 7 | 2 | FOX |
| 15 | Minneapolis/St. Paul MN | KMSP-TV | 9 | 9 | FOX |
| 18 | Orlando FL | WOFL | 22 | 35 | FOX |
| 23 | Charlotte N C | WJZY | 47 | 46 | FOX |
| 47 | Austin TX | KTBC | 7 | 7 | FOX |
| 159 | Ocala/Gainesville FL | WOGX | 31 | 51 | FOX |
The following stations are in line to be purchased by Fox upon completion of Sinclair's acquisition of Tribune:
| DMA | Location | Call | Digital | Virtual | Network |
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| 12 | Seattle WA | KCPQ | 13 | 13 | FOX |
| 16 | Miami FL | WSFL | 19 | 39 | CW |
| 17 | Denver CO | KDVR | 32 | 31 | FOX |
| 19 | Cleveland OH | WJW | 8 | 8 | FOX |
| 20 | Sacramento CA | KTXL | 40 | 40 | FOX |
| 29 | San Diego CA | KSWB | 19 | 69 | FOX |
| 30 | Salt Lake City UT | KSTU | 28 | 13 | FOX |
Fox owned MyNetworkTV and independent stations
Fox owns the following MyNetworkTV and independent stations:
| DMA | Location | Call | Digital | Virtual | Affiliation |
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| 1 | New York City NY | WWOR-TV | 38 | 9 | My Network TV |
| 2 | Los Angeles CA | KCOP-TV | 13 | 13 | My Network TV |
| 3 | Chicago IL | WPWR-TV | 51 | 50 | The CW (My Network TV on .2) |
| 5 | Dallas/Ft. Worth TX | KDFI | 36 | 27 | My Network TV |
| 6 | Washington DC | WDCA | 35 | 20 | My Network TV |
| 7 | Houston TX | KTXH | 19 | 20 | My Network TV |
| 8 | San Francisco/Oakland CA | KICU | 36 | 36 | Independent |
| 11 | Phoenix AZ | KUTP | 26 | 45 | My Network TV |
| 12 | Seattle WA | KBSB | 19 | 24 | Independent |
| 15 | Minneapolis/St. Paul MN | KFTC | 29 | 29 | My Network TV |
| 18 | Orlando FL | WRBW | 41 | 65 | My Network TV |
| 23 | Charlotte N C | WMYT | 39 | 55 | My Network TV |
