• It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 498 & 499 - Alien Nation/The 30th Anniversary of The Big Switch

  • Sep 27 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 498 & 499 - Alien Nation/The 30th Anniversary of The Big Switch

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  • This week on It Was a Thing on TV

    First, in 1988, the film Alien Nation was a theatrical release. That spawned this televised adaptation of that film. While only running for a single season, the franchise showed it had popularity and staying power, as televised movies and other forms of media appeared after this show's demise.

    Then, 30 years ago FOX shook up the TV landscape when they grabbed the NFL's NFC television package from CBS. In the process, several CBS stations in NFC markets not wanting to lose out on football jumped ship to FOX and set up a domino effect around the country changing many TV viewers' habits. Some of these changes are still being felt in various markets years later.

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    Timestamps

    0:36 - Alien Nation

    34:42 - The 30th Anniversary of The Big Switch
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