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Flat-screen television receivers on display for sale at a consumer electronics store in 2008

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set, rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent to radio receivers.

Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion. In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries.

In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set. The replacement of earlier cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen displays with compact, energy-efficient, flat-panel alternative technologies such as LCDs (both fluorescent-backlit and LED), OLED displays, and plasma displays was a hardware revolution that began with computer monitors in the late 1990s. Most television sets sold in the 2000s were flat-panel, mainly LEDs. Major manufacturers announced the discontinuation of CRT, Digital Light Processing (DLP), plasma, and even fluorescent-backlit LCDs by the mid-2010s. LEDs are being gradually replaced by OLEDs. Also, major manufacturers have started increasingly producing smart TVs in the mid-2010s. Smart TVs with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 functions became the dominant form of television by the late 2010s. (Full article...)

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Carnivàle (/ˌkɑːrnɪˈvæl/) is an American television series set in the United States Dust Bowl during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The series, created by Daniel Knauf, ran for two seasons between 2003 and 2005. In tracing the lives of disparate groups of people in a traveling carnival, Knauf's story combined a bleak atmosphere with elements of the surreal in portraying struggles between good and evil and between free will and destiny. The show's mythology draws upon themes and motifs from traditional Christianity and gnosticism together with Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar order.

Carnivàle was produced by HBO and aired between September 14, 2003, and March 27, 2005. Its creator, Daniel Knauf, also served as executive producer along with Ronald D. Moore and Howard Klein. Jeff Beal composed the original incidental music. Nick Stahl and Clancy Brown starred as Ben Hawkins and Brother Justin Crowe, respectively. The show was filmed in Santa Clarita, California, and nearby Southern California locations.

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U.S. FCC Seal

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a United States government agency, created, directed, and empowered by Congressional statute (see 47 U.S.C. § 151 and 47 U.S.C. § 154), and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current president. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 as the successor to the Federal Radio Commission and is charged with regulating all non-Federal Government use of the radio spectrum (including radio and television broadcasting), and all interstate telecommunications (wire, satellite and cable) as well as all international communications that originate or terminate in the United States.

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• ... that the radio station at Western Washington University interfered with telephone and television services in a campus dormitory?
• ... that One Chun, a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand restaurant, has black-and-white televisions, transistor radios, and aged clocks on a wall?
• ... that Toshiki Seto was cast in the television adaptation of Senpai, This Can't Be Love! because, according to the creator, he could express emotion through his stare?
• ... that the exclusive secret society Hamilton House from the television show Gossip Girl was based on St. Anthony Hall, a social and literary fraternity?
• ... that the day employees of Boston television station WLVI received new business cards, they learned the station would be sold and they would lose their jobs?
• ... that an NFL scheduling decision forced ESPN to change the kickoff times and television networks of the 2022 Las Vegas Bowl and the 2022 New Mexico Bowl?

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More did you know

• ...that The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer, a book that analyzes the The Simpsons using philosophical concepts, is the main textbook in philosophy courses offered at some universities?

• ...that the fight scene between Peter Griffin and a giant chicken on Family Guy episode Blind Ambition was originally created for the episode Cleveland Loretta Quagmire?

• ...that Dyesebel, a popular mermaid character in Filipino comic books, cinema and television, was based on Philippine folklore?

• ...that Robert Raymond founded Australia's longest running current affairs television program?

• ...that Russian television implied that Filipp Kirkorov won the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with "Kolibelnaya Dlya Vulkana" when he in fact only came 17th?

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James Thomas Aubrey Jr. (December 14, 1918 – September 3, 1994) was an American television and film executive. As president of the CBS television network from 1959 to 1965, with his "smell for the blue-collar," he produced some of television's most enduring series on the air, including Gilligan's Island and The Beverly Hillbillies.

Under Aubrey's leadership, CBS dominated American television, leading the other networks NBC and ABC, by nine points and seeing its profits rise from $25 million in 1959 to $49 million in 1964. The New York Times Magazine in 1964 called Aubrey "a master of programming whose divinations led to successes that are breathtaking". Aubrey had replaced CBS Television president Louis G. Cowan, who was dismissed after the quiz-show scandals. Aubrey's tough decision-making earned him the nickname "Smiling Cobra" during his tenure. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various television-related articles on Wikipedia.

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  Comparison of image quality between ISDB-T (1080i broadcast, top) and NTSC (480i transmission, bottom) (from Digital television)
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  LG Smart TV using the Web browser (from Smart TV)
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  Philo Farnsworth in 1924 (from History of television)
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  RCA 630-TS, the first mass-produced television set, which sold in 1946–1947 (from History of television)
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  The Philco Predicta, 1958. In the collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from History of television)
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  The Nipkow disk. This schematic shows the circular paths traced by the holes, which may also be square for greater precision. The area of the disk outlined in black shows the region scanned. (from History of television)
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  A map depicting digital terrestrial television standards (from Digital television)
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  Manfred von Ardenne in 1933 (from History of television)
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  Smart TVs on display (from Smart TV)
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  This live image of actress Paddy Naismith was used to demonstrate Telechrome, John Logie Baird's first all-electronic color television system, which used two projection CRTs. The two-color image would be similar to the basic Telechrome system. (from Color television)
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  Color bars used in a test pattern, sometimes used when no program material is available (from History of television)
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  DBS satellite dishes (from History of television)
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  The first mass-produced Czechoslovak TV-set Tesla 4001A (1953–57) (from History of television)
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  A color television test at the Mount Kaukau transmitter site, New Zealand in 1970.
  A test pattern with color bars is used to calibrate the signal. (from Color television)
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  LG Electronics smart TV from 2011 (from Smart TV)
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  Ferdinand Braun (from History of television)
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  Samsung's discontinued Orsay platform (from Smart TV)
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  Family watching TV, 1958 (from History of television)
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  An early Smart TV from 2012 running the discontinued Orsay platform (from History of television)
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  First television test broadcast transmitted by the NHK Broadcasting Technology Research Institute in May 1939 (from History of television)
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  RCA CT-100 at the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention playing Superman. The RCA CT-100 was the first mass-produced color TV set. (from Color television)
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  Hovannes Adamian c. 1900s (from Color television)
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  Baird in 1925 with his televisor equipment and dummies "James" and "Stooky Bill" (right) (from History of television)
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  Ad for the beginning of experimental television broadcasting in New York City by RCA in 1939 (from History of television)

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Featured lists have been determined by the Wikipedia community to be the best lists on English Wikipedia.

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  921"Invasion of the Shinigami World, Again"
  Transliteration: "Shinigami Sekai e no Totsunyū, Futatabi" (Japanese: 死神世界への突入、再び)Jun'ya KoshibaAkira ShimizuMasashi SogoAugust 8, 2006 (2006-08-08)December 13, 2008
  932"The Bount Assault! The Gotei 13 of Destructive Earthquake"
  Transliteration: "Baunto Kyōshū! Gekishin no Gotei Jūsantai" (Japanese: バウント強襲！激震の護廷十三隊)Tetsuhito SaitōHodaka KuramotoRika NakaseAugust 15, 2006 (2006-08-15)December 20, 2008
  943"Hitsugaya's Decision! The Clash Approaches"
  Transliteration: "Hitsugaya no Ketsui! Gekitotsu no Toki Semaru" (Japanese: 日番谷の決意！激突の時迫る)Mitsutaka NoshitaniMitsutaka NoshitaniMichiko YokoteAugust 22, 2006 (2006-08-22)December 27, 2008
  954"Byakuya Takes the Field! Dance of the Wind-Splitting Cherry Blossoms"
  Transliteration: "Byakuya Shutsujin! Kaze o Saku Sakura no Mai" (Japanese: 白哉出陣！風を裂く桜の舞)Jun TakadaTakeshi ShiraiMasashi SogoSeptember 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)January 3, 2009
  965"Ichigo, Byakuya, Kariya, The Battle of the Three Extremes!"
  Transliteration: "Ichigo, Byakuya, Kariya, Sankyoku no Tatakai!" (Japanese: 一護・白哉・狩矢、三極の戦い！)Tetsuhito SaitōEitarō AnoMasashi SogoSeptember 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)January 10, 2009
  976"Hitsugaya Strikes! Slice the Enemy in the Middle of the Forest"
  Transliteration: "Hitsugaya Shutsugeki! Mori no Naka no Teki o Kire!" (Japanese: 日番谷出撃！森の中の敵を斬れ)Kazunori MizunoKazunori MizunoMasashi SogoSeptember 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)January 17, 2009
  987"Clash! Kenpachi Zaraki vs. Maki Ichinose"
  Transliteration: "Gekitotsu! Zaraki Kenpachi VS Ichinose Maki" (Japanese: 激突！更木剣八VS一之瀬真樹)Norihiro SunagawaHodaka KuramotoMasahiro ŌkuboOctober 4, 2006 (2006-10-04)January 24, 2009
  998"Shinigami vs. Shinigami! The Uncontrollable Power"
  Transliteration: "Shinigami VS shinigami! Bōsō suru Chikara" (Japanese: 死神VS死神！暴走する力)Jun'ya KoshibaAkira ShimizuMasashi SogoOctober 11, 2006 (2006-10-11)January 31, 2009
  1009"Suì-Fēng Dies? The Last of the Special Forces"
  Transliteration: "Soifon Shisu? Onmitsukidō no Saigo" (Japanese: 砕蜂死す？隠密機動の最後)Motosuke TakahashiJun'ya KoshibaMasashi SogoOctober 18, 2006 (2006-10-18)February 7, 2009
  10110"Mayuri's Bankai!! Sawatari: Clash of the Demon"
  Transliteration: "Mayuri Bankai!! Sawatari: Akuma no Gekitotsu" (Japanese: マユリ卍解!!沢渡・悪魔の激突)Kensuke AibaMitsutaka NoshitaniMasahiro ŌkuboNovember 1, 2006 (2006-11-01)February 14, 2009
  10211"The Last Quincy! The Exploding Power"
  Transliteration: "Saigo no Kuinshī! Bōhatsu suru Chikara" (Japanese: 最後のクインシー！暴発する力)Tetsuhito SaitōTakeshi ShiraiMasashi SogoNovember 8, 2006 (2006-11-08)February 21, 2009
  10312"Ishida, Exceeding the Limits to Attack!"
  Transliteration: "Ishida, Genkai o Koete Ute!" (Japanese: 石田、限界を超えて撃て！)Jun TakadaHiroaki NishimuraMasashi SogoNovember 15, 2006 (2006-11-15)February 28, 2009
  10413"10th Division's Death Struggle! The Release of Hyōrinmaru"
  Transliteration: "Shitō Jūbantai! Hyōrinmaru o Hanate" (Japanese: 死闘十番隊！氷輪丸を放て)Jun'ya KoshibaEitarō AnoMasashi SogoNovember 22, 2006 (2006-11-22)March 7, 2009
  10514"Kariya! Countdown to the Detonation"
  Transliteration: "Kariya! Bakuhatsu e no Kauntodaun" (Japanese: 狩矢！爆発へのカウントダウン)Kazunori MizunoKazunori MizunoMasahiro ŌkuboNovember 29, 2006 (2006-11-29)March 14, 2009
  10615"Life and Revenge! Ishida, the Ultimate Choice"
  Transliteration: "Inochi to Fukushū! Ishida, Kyūkyoku no Sentaku" (Japanese: 命と復讐！石田、究極の選択)Tetsuhito SaitōAkira ShimizuMasashi SogoDecember 6, 2006 (2006-12-06)March 21, 2009
  10716"The Swung-Down Edge! The Moment of Ruin"
  Transliteration: "Furiorosareta Yaiba! Hametsu no Shunkan" (Japanese: 振り下ろされた刃！破滅の瞬間)Jun TakadaHodaka KuramotoMasashi SogoDecember 13, 2006 (2006-12-13)March 28, 2009
  10817"The Wailing Bount! The Last Clash"
  Transliteration: "Dōkoku no Baunto! Saigo no Gekitotsu" (Japanese: 慟哭のバウント！最後の激突)Manabu FukazawaTakeshi ShiraiMasashi SogoDecember 20, 2006 (2006-12-20)April 4, 2009
  10918"Ichigo and Rukia, Thoughts in the Revolving Around Heaven"
  Transliteration: "Ichigo to Rukia, Kaiten suru Omoi" (Japanese: 一護とルキア、廻天する想い)Kensuke AibaMitsutaka NoshitaniMasashi SogoJanuary 4, 2007 (2007-01-04)April 11, 2009 (Full article...)
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  Kristen Schaal's portrayal of Sarah Lynn in the episode "That's Too Much, Man!" earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.

  
  BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated tragicomedy created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. Presented as a sitcom set primarily in Los Angeles, the series tells the story of the eponymous anthropomorphic horse (voiced by Will Arnett), who is a washed-up star of a 1990s sitcom who plans his return to celebrity relevance with an autobiography to be written by human ghostwriter Diane Nguyen (Alison Brie). He also has to contend with his cat agent Princess Carolyn (Amy Sedaris), human roommate Todd Chavez (Aaron Paul), and former dog rival Mr. Peanutbutter (Paul F. Tompkins), as well as his struggles with depression and addiction. The series premiered on Netflix on August 22, 2014, and concluded on January 31, 2020, after six seasons and 77 episodes.
  
  Despite mixed reviews upon its debut, critics were significantly more positive towards the second half of the first season, and the subsequent seasons received widespread critical acclaim. GQ hailed the show as one of the best of the decade, and IndieWire ranked BoJack Horseman as the greatest animated TV show of all time. The show has been lauded for its realistic take on depression, trauma, addiction, self-destructive behavior, racism, sexism, sexuality, and the human condition. (Full article...)
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  Actor Phil Hartman, who died in 1998, was the most recurring male guest actor on the show, appearing 52 times.

  
  In addition to the show's regular cast of voice actors, celebrity guest stars have been a staple of The Simpsons, an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company, since its first season. The Simpsons focuses on the eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The family was initially conceived by Groening for a series of animated shorts, which originally aired as a part of The Tracey Ullman Show between 1987 and 1989. The shorts were developed into a half-hour prime time series which began in December 1989. The series' 35th season ended on May 19, 2024, and 768 episodes of The Simpsons have aired. A feature film adaptation of the series called The Simpsons Movie, was released in 2007. (Full article...)
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  Awake is an American police procedural fantasy drama television series that originally aired on NBC for one season from March 1 to May 24, 2012. The pilot episode had an early release on Hulu on February 16, 2012, two weeks before the series' premiere on television. Kyle Killen, the series' creator, was primarily responsible for the program's concept. Killen and David Slade served as executive producers of the pilot episode, and Killen continued producing the series along with Jeffrey Reiner and Howard Gordon.
  
  The show's central character is Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), a detective who works for the Los Angeles Police Department. In the first episode, Michael, his wife Hannah (Laura Allen), and their son Rex (Dylan Minnette) get into a serious car accident. After the accident, he finds himself switching between two "realities" whenever he goes to bed—one in which Hannah was killed in the accident and one in which Rex died instead—and is unable to determine which reality is true. He uses details from each reality to solve cases in the other. (Full article...)
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  Timberlake at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con

  
  American entertainer Justin Timberlake has released four video albums and has been featured in thirty-seven music videos, seventeen films, fifteen television shows, and six commercials. He achieved early fame when he appeared in the Disney Channel television series The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, alongside singers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and actor Ryan Gosling. Timberlake rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the boy band NSYNC. In 2002, he launched his solo career and released his solo debut single "Like I Love You", the music video for which was directed by Bucky Chrome. Francis Lawrence directed the video for "Cry Me a River". The video features Timberlake's character as he spies on a former lover, who according to the director portrays his former romantic interest Spears. At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won the accolades for Best Male Video and Best Pop Video.
  
  In 2005, Timberlake starred in the thriller Edison alongside Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey. The film received negative reviews from film critics and was a box office bomb. He then portrayed Frankie Ballenbacher in the crime drama Alpha Dog (2006); it received mixed responses from critics and attained box office success. The same year, Timberlake released his second studio album FutureSex/LoveSounds—four music videos for singles from the album were shot. Samuel Bayer directed the music video for "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (2007) in which American actress Scarlett Johansson plays Timberlake's love interest. From 2007 until 2009, he appeared in the music videos for his collaborations with other artists including 50 Cent ("Ayo Technology"), Madonna ("4 Minutes") and T.I. ("Dead and Gone"). (Full article...)
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  Season	Episodes		Originally aired		U.S. viewers (in millions)
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  1	27		August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05)	May 5, 2004 (2004-05-05)	9.48
  2	24		November 4, 2004 (2004-11-04)	May 19, 2005 (2005-05-19)	7.44
  3	25		September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08)	May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18)	5.83
  4	16		November 2, 2006 (2006-11-02)	February 22, 2007 (2007-02-22)	3.96

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  Naruto: Shippuden is an anime television series mainly adapted from Part II of Masashi Kishimoto's original Naruto manga series, with exactly 500 episodes. It is set two and a half years after the original series in the Naruto universe, following the teenage ninja Naruto Uzumaki and his allies. The series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. It began broadcasting on February 15, 2007, on TV Tokyo, and concluded on March 23, 2017.
  
  On January 2, 2009, Viz Media and Crunchyroll provided eight English subtitled Naruto: Shippuden episodes on the official Naruto website. Later the following 2 weeks, Viz began providing subtitled versions of the latest Naruto: Shippuden episodes a week after they first aired in Japan, with a new episode being added to the Naruto website each subsequent Thursday. On July 24, 2009, Viz Media announced that the series would be released on the iTunes Store. The first DVD release of the series in North America was released on September 29, 2009. The English dub of Naruto: Shippuden made its US premiere on Disney XD on October 28, 2009. (Full article...)
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  Season	Episodes		Originally aired			Average viewership (in millions)
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  1	21		October 16, 2001 (2001-10-16)	May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21)	The WB	6.41
  2	23		September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)		7.77
  3	22		October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)	May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)		5.64
  4	22		September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)	May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18)		5.02
  5	22		September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29)	May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11)		5.32
  6	22		September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)	May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17)	The CW	4.52
  7	20		September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)	May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15)		4.15
  8	22		September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18)	May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)		3.88
  9	21		September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)	May 14, 2010 (2010-05-14)		2.38
  10	22		September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24)	May 13, 2011 (2011-05-13)		2.54

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
82	1	"Homer's Barbershop Quartet"	Mark Kirkland	Jeff Martin	September 30, 1993 (1993-09-30)	9F21	19.9
83	2	"Cape Feare"	Rich Moore	Jon Vitti	October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07)	9F22	20.0
84	3	"Homer Goes to College"	Jim Reardon	Conan O'Brien	October 14, 1993 (1993-10-14)	1F02	18.1
85	4	"Rosebud"	Wes Archer	John Swartzwelder	October 21, 1993 (1993-10-21)	1F01	19.5
86	5	"Treehouse of Horror IV"	David Silverman	Conan O'Brien (wraparounds)	October 28, 1993 (1993-10-28)	1F04	24.0
				Greg Daniels & Dan McGrath
				Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein
				Bill Canterbury
87	6	"Marge on the Lam"	Mark Kirkland	Bill Canterbury	November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04)	1F03	21.7
88	7	"Bart's Inner Child"	Bob Anderson	George Meyer	November 11, 1993 (1993-11-11)	1F05	18.7
89	8	"Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood"	Jeffrey Lynch	Dan McGrath	November 18, 1993 (1993-11-18)	1F06	20.1
90	9	"The Last Temptation of Homer"	Carlos Baeza	Frank Mula	December 9, 1993 (1993-12-09)	1F07	20.6
91	10	"$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"	Wes Archer	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	December 16, 1993 (1993-12-16)	1F08	17.9
92	11	"Homer the Vigilante"	Jim Reardon	John Swartzwelder	January 6, 1994 (1994-01-06)	1F09	20.1
93	12	"Bart Gets Famous"	Susie Dietter	John Swartzwelder	February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03)	1F11	20.0
94	13	"Homer and Apu"	Mark Kirkland	Greg Daniels	February 10, 1994 (1994-02-10)	1F10	21.8
95	14	"Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"	Jeffrey Lynch	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	February 17, 1994 (1994-02-17)	1F12	19.9
96	15	"Deep Space Homer"	Carlos Baeza	David Mirkin	February 24, 1994 (1994-02-24)	1F13	18.2
97	16	"Homer Loves Flanders"	Wes Archer	David Richardson	March 17, 1994 (1994-03-17)	1F14	18.0
98	17	"Bart Gets an Elephant"	Jim Reardon	John Swartzwelder	March 31, 1994 (1994-03-31)	1F15	17.0
99	18	"Burns' Heir"	Mark Kirkland	Jace Richdale	April 14, 1994 (1994-04-14)	1F16	14.7
100	19	"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"	Bob Anderson	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	April 28, 1994 (1994-04-28)	1F18	19.7
101	20	"The Boy Who Knew Too Much"	Jeffrey Lynch	John Swartzwelder	May 5, 1994 (1994-05-05)	1F19	15.5
102	21	"Lady Bouvier's Lover"	Wes Archer	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	May 12, 1994 (1994-05-12)	1F21	15.1
103	22	"Secrets of a Successful Marriage"	Carlos Baeza	Greg Daniels	May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19)	1F20	15.6

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	3		4 December 2011 (2011-12-04)	18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)	Channel 4
2	3		11 February 2013 (2013-02-11)	25 February 2013 (2013-02-25)
Special			16 December 2014 (2014-12-16)
3	6		21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)		Netflix
4	6		29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)
Interactive film			28 December 2018 (2018-12-28)
5	3		5 June 2019 (2019-06-05)
6	5		15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)

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Gene Roddenberry in 1976

Gene Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American screenwriter and producer of several television series, best known for his work in creating the Star Trek franchise. Before his television writing career, he was a pilot in the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bombardment Group of the Thirteenth Air Force during World War II. During his time in the military, he flew the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, and was awarded both the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. While working in the Los Angeles Police Department after the war, he began his television writing career, but resigned to concentrate on screenwriting. His first writing award was for an episode of Have Gun – Will Travel entitled "Helen of Abajinan" which won the Writers Guild of America award for Best Teleplay in 1958. In 1964, he registered the idea with the Writers Guild which would define the rest of his career—Star Trek.

The majority of the awards and nominations received by Roddenberry throughout his career were related to Star Trek. He was credited for Star Trek: The Original Series (known at the time simply as Star Trek) during the nominations for two Emmy Awards, and won two Hugo Awards. One Hugo was a special award for the series, while another was for "The Menagerie", the episode which used footage from the original unaired pilot for Star Trek, "The Cage". In addition, he was awarded the Brotherhood Award by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for his work in the advancement of African American characters on television. (Full article...)

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