Grace Under Fire
American television series
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history of television in the U.S.
- 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
- 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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