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10. CBS Passed on the Show

While the show eventually aired on NBC, another channel initially had a shot to air Sanford and Son. Lear and company repeatedly asked the brass at CBS to watch rehearsals of the show before it aired, but they declined, expressing no interest in the project. Of course, then-president of CBS, Fred Silverman, later regretted that dismissal after NBC snapped up the show and it became a hit.

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