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===2000s: Rise to ratings leadership, the ''American Idol'' effect, and fierce rivalry with CBS===
By 2000, many staple Fox shows of the 1990s had ended their runs. During the late 1990s and carrying over into the early 2000s, Fox put much of its efforts into producing reality shows many of which were considered to be sensationalistic and controversial in nature – such as ''[[Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?]]'', ''[[Temptation Island (TV series)|Temptation Island]]'', ''[[Married by America]]'', and ''[[Joe Millionaire]]'' (which became the first Fox program to crack the Nielsen Top 10), as well as video clip shows such as ''[[World's Wildest Police Videos]]'' and ''[[When Animals Attack!]]''. After shedding most of these programs, Fox gradually filled its lineup with acclaimed dramas such as ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', ''[[The O.C.]]'', ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', and ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'', and comedies such as ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'', ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', and ''[[
As the decade wore on, Fox began surpassing ABC and NBC in the ratings, first in age demographics, then in overall viewership, and placed second behind a resurgent CBS in total viewership, beginning in [[2001–02 United States network television schedule|2002]]. Fox hit a major milestone in [[2004–05 United States network television schedule|2005]] when it emerged as the most-watched U.S. broadcast network in the lucrative 18–49 demographic for the first time, largely boosted by the strength of the reality singing competition series ''[[American Idol]]''. Regarded as the single most dominant program on 21st-century U.S. television, as well as the first Fox show to lead the Nielsen seasonal ratings, ''American Idol'' had peak audiences of up to 38 million viewers during the [[American Idol season 2|2003 season finale]] and double-season average audiences of around 31 million viewers in [[American Idol season 5|2006]] and [[American Idol season 6|2007]]. Subsequently, it leapfrogged over Fox's Big Three competition to become the highest-rated U.S. television program overall starting with the [[American Idol season 3|2003–04 season]], becoming the first reality singing competition series in the country to reach first place in the seasonal ratings.
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Controversy surrounded the network in 2002 and 2003 over profanity, expressed respectively by [[Cher]] and [[Nicole Richie]], aired live during Fox's broadcast of the [[Billboard Music Award]]s on its affiliates in the Eastern and Central Time Zones despite the use of five-second [[Broadcast delay|audio delays]]; the indecent material was edited out when the program was broadcast in other time zones from the Mountain Time Zone westward.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bleep Deprivation|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402363/index.htm|first=Roger|last=Parloff|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|via=[[CNN Money]]|date=2007-03-19}}</ref> Both of the obscene instances were condemned by the [[Parents Television Council]],<ref>{{cite press release|title=Fox Awards Show Crosses Decency Line |url=http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/release/2003/1211.asp |work=[[Parents Television Council]] |date=2003-12-11 |access-date=2007-12-08 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070807011630/http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/release/2003/1211.asp |archive-date=2007-08-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fast-Flying F-Words |url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/lbbcolumns/2003/1219.asp |first=L. Brent III |last=Bozell |work=Parents Television Council |date=2003-12-19 |access-date=2007-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525204300/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/lbbcolumns/2003/1219.asp |archive-date= 2006-05-25 |url-status=dead |author-link=L. Brent Bozell III }}</ref> and named by them among the worst instances on television from 2001 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=TV's Worst Clips, 2001–2004|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/clips/WorstClips.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415035839/http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/clips/WorstClips.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-04-15|work=Parents Television Council}}</ref> PTC members filed tens of thousands of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the broadcasts. A subsequent apology made by Fox representatives was labeled a "sham" by PTC president [[L. Brent Bozell III]], who argued that the network could have easily used an audio delay to edit out the obscene language.<ref>{{cite press release|title=PTC Calls Fox Apology a Sham |url=http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/release/2003/1212.asp |work=Parents Television Council |date=December 12, 2003 |access-date=December 8, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070807020016/http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/release/2003/1212.asp |archive-date=August 7, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As the FCC was investigating the broadcasts, in 2004, Fox announced that it would begin extending live broadcast delays to five minutes from its standard five or ten seconds to more easily be able to edit out obscenities uttered over the air.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fox mulls 5-minute delay to squash dirty words|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/jan04/jan26/2_tues/news7tuesday.html|periodical=Media Life Magazine|date=January 27, 2004|url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208093720/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/jan04/jan26/2_tues/news7tuesday.html |archive-date=December 8, 2008}}</ref> In June 2007, in the case ''[[Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations (2009)|Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations]]'', the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals]] ruled that the FCC could not issue indecency fines against Fox because it does not have the authority to fine broadcasters for fleeting expletives,<ref>{{cite web|title = 2nd Circuit Finds FCC's Policy on 'Fleeting Expletives' Arbitrary|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090703184347/http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1180947934428|url = http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1180947934428|website = Law.com|archive-date = July 3, 2009|first = Mark|last = Hamblett|date = 5 June 2007|url-status = live}}</ref> such as in the case of the Billboard Awards. The FCC eventually decided to appeal the Second Circuit Court's finding.<ref>{{cite web|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency (page 2 of 2)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5124&en=d652318357a79783&ex=1338782400&partner=newsvine&exprod=newsvine |first=Stephen|last=Labaton|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 5, 2007}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] granted certiorari and oral arguments in FCC v. Fox, et al., began November 4, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=8958.exe|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/07-582.pdf|website=[[Supreme Court of the United States]]|access-date=June 17, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528141022/http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/07-582.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
The Parents Television Council has also criticized many popular Fox shows for perceived indecent content, such as ''American Dad!'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Dad – Parents Television Council Family TV Guide Show Page |url=https://www.parentstv.org/ptc/shows/main.asp?shwid=1960 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910020420/https://www.parentstv.org/ptc/shows/main.asp?shwid=1960 |archive-date=2008-09-10 |access-date=2023-07-22 |work=Parents Television Council}}</ref> ''[[
==Presidents of Fox Broadcasting Company Entertainment==
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| [[Doug Herzog]] || 1998–2000 || ''[[The PJs]]'', ''[[Futurama]]'', ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' and both reality shows ''[[When Animals Attack!]]'' and ''[[World's Wildest Police Videos]]'' were launched under Herzog's watch.
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| [[Gail Berman]] || 2000–2005 || Network shows under Berman's tenure included ''[[American Idol]]'', ''[[The Simple Life]]'', ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]'', ''[[Nanny 911]]'', ''[[
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| [[Peter Liguori]] || 2005–2007 || Liguori has been credited with helping the channel [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] grow in prominence.<ref name=Chicago>{{cite news|last=Channick|first=Robert|title=TV executive Peter Liguori takes over as CEO of Tribune Co.|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/01/18/tv-executive-peter-liguori-takes-over-as-ceo-of-tribune-co/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=January 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Golum|first=Rob |title= Tribune Names Former Fox TV Executive as CEO|newspaper=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-17/tribune-names-former-fox-tv-executive-liguori-as-ceo.html|date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> And prior to assuming that position in 2005, Liguori was president and CEO of News Corp.'s FX Networks since 1998, overseeing business and programming operations for FX and Fox Movie Channel.<ref>{{Cite web|work = Variety|url= https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/luguori-tapped-prexy-of-fx-net-1117479213/|title=Luguori tapped prexy of FX Net|first1=Richard|last1= Katz|date=August 6, 1998}}</ref> ''[['Til Death]]'' and ''[[Talkshow with Spike Feresten]]'' debuted under Liguori's watch.
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