All in the family

A Sitcom That Redefined Television When All in the Family premiered on January 12, 1971, American audiences weren’t prepared for what they were about to […]

When All in the Family premiered on January 12, 1971, no one could have predicted the seismic shift it would bring to American television. Created […]

When All in the Family first aired in 1971, it was a groundbreaking experiment—one that would forever alter the landscape of American television. Norman Lear’s […]

Decades before television embraced the label “prestige drama,” one sitcom dared to take on the role of America’s social critic: All in the Family. Airing […]

When American television audiences first met Archie Bunker in 1971, many were shocked, some were offended, but almost all were captivated. Norman Lear’s All in […]

When All in the Family premiered on CBS on January 12, 1971, television—and America—would never be the same. Created by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, […]

Before All in the Family, American television largely lived in a fantasy. Sitcoms of the 1950s and 60s, from Leave It to Beaver to The […]

When analyzing the evolution of American television as a site of ideological negotiation, All in the Family emerges as a critical artifact—not only of 1970s […]

More than five decades after it first aired, All in the Family continues to resonate—not just as a piece of television history, but as a […]

When All in the Family first aired on CBS on January 12, 1971, no one could have predicted that a sitcom would ignite a cultural […]