3. The show got on the air thanks to the network’s “rural purge”
In the 1960s CBS was full or rural based shows including Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, The Beverly Hillbillies and Mayberry R.F.D.. They were popular, but the network didn’t want to get pigeonholed so they started mixing things up. Norman Lear’s All in the Family, based on the British series Till Death Us Do Part, seemed topical and relevant enough to appeal to a younger generation and wider demographic.
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