Grace Under Fire

American television series

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history of television in the U.S.

  • Milton Berle
    In Television in the United States: Demographic divergence

    Married…with Children (Fox, 1987–97), and Grace Under Fire (ABC, 1993–98) introduced a completely different vision of the American family. The cultural consensus that had united so much of television during the network era had been obliterated. Audiences were no longer watching the same things at the same time, and the…

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Lorre

  • Chuck Lorre
    In Chuck Lorre: Transition into television

    …had somewhat better luck with Grace Under Fire, starring comedian Brett Butler, although he was fired following the first season after clashing with Butler. Another short-lived job came with Cybill, featuring Cybill Shepherd, in which Lorre lasted 18 episodes in charge. He finally had his first sustained success with Dharma…

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