Television
TV producer Aaron Spelling, upset at the way a new Fox TV show parodied his hit Fox series “Beverly Hills, 90210,” is threatening to sue the producers unless they make a public apology and promise never to do it again.
Oct. 19, 1992
It seems that every decade, a movie or a TV series speaks to teen-agers.
July 7, 1991
It seemed like an admirable idea: using television to lure a generation of cynical, sometimes apathetic young citizens into the voting booth.
Sept. 2, 1992
For the second week in a row, “Grace Under Fire”edged out “Home Improvement” as the nation’s top-rated TV program--although the local preference was for something altogether different: “Beverly Hills, 90210.”
Dec. 7, 1994
There’s something for every-something this fall. If, that is, you’re under fiftysomething.
Aug. 30, 1992
TV’s most popular high schoolers have headed off to college this season, hoping their audiences will follow them as their storylines and characters mature.
Sept. 26, 1993
The season premiere of “Beverly Hills, 90210” won its time period for Fox last week, but reruns still dominated the top of the ratings list released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.
Aug. 28, 1996
Prime-time drama series, an endangered species last year, are suddenly back in fashion in the new fall TV schedules announced in the last few weeks.
May 30, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
The CW television network launched its new fall prime-time season with some of its highest ratings Monday night, but not before its TV station partner, Tribune Co., took steps to downplay its association with the youth-oriented network.
Sept. 3, 2008