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T2 WHATS UP! November 17 - 23, 2019 BY FRANCIS BABIN TV Media T his year has been a big one for the tele- vision industry. It seems that every month a landscape-changing entertainment story breaks. But without a doubt, the most talked about game-changer of the year is the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. There is no question that the mouse house's purchase will be a topic of discussion, de- bate and analysis for years to come. It's probably natural that Disney's earliest Fox-related decisions have come under fire. Fox is the youngest of the Big Four television networks and has been a hotbed of con- troversy since its launch in the mid-'80s. Not long after the network first hit the airwaves, the scrappy upstart launched a revolutionary new series and a pioneer in the reality TV genre: "Cops" premiered in 1989. The series proved to be a ratings juggernaut and quickly became one of Fox's most watched series, cementing its status as the edgy network. That show's impact on the entertainment industry is un- deniable, and its real-world ef- fects are still being felt to this day. Now, three decades after the network's original first-re- sponder series premiered, in- dustry darling Ryan Murphy ("The Politician") has brought another first-responder series to the network, and "9-1-1" has become another major suc- cess story. On Monday, Nov. 18, Fox presents another episode of this hit series, which takes viewers to the City of Angels to witness brave first respond- ers in action. The show fol- lows police officers, paramed- ics, firefighters and dispatch- ers on the job and at home. Like many other procedurals, "9-1-1" focuses on the lives of the responders themselves, not just the dramatic disasters they're called to — it sends a clear message that the men and women who save lives ev- ery day are not perfect, nor are they immune to the stress or the mental and physical con- Peter Krause stars in "9-1-1" Answer the call continued on page T10 TV FEATURE