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** However, this decade also showed the rise of challenging American drama series like ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[St Elsewhere]]'', and ''[[LA Law]]'' which took the [[Soap Opera]] elements like the [[Ensemble Cast]] and [[Plot Arc]] and put them into serious drama.
* TV shows also started experimenting with settings, no longer were the standard dramas and comedies confined to the three biggest cities. [[Eight Is Enough]] was set in Sacramento, for example, while [[Dueling Show]] [[Family]] was set in Pasadena. Later on, [[Washington DC]] and [[San Francisco]] became very popular in this respect.
* This is the decade where ''[[Soap Opera|Telenovelas]]'' began to be known beyond their secluded local markets, with several countries actually knowing for the
* In North America, the first really successful fourth TV network since the [[Dumont Netwok]] folded began with the [[Fox Television Network]], which began with their first hit, ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', that made [[Johnny Depp]] a star (if one really uncomfortable as a [[Teen Idol]].)
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