Television in the United States Gray Television, whose 131 stations cover mostly smaller metropolitan areas reaching only 10% of the population. The five major U.S. broadcast television networks are the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), CBS (formerly known as the Columbia Broadcasting System), the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) and the CW Television Network. The first and elder three (which are colloquially known as the "Big Three") began as radio networks: NBC and CBS respectively began operations in 1924 and 1927, while ABC was spun off from NBC to Edward J. Noble in 1943 as the Blue Network during FCC inquiries over
Edward J. Scott (executive producer) Wes Kenney (executive producer) Tom Langan (producer) for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) Wes Kenney (executive producer) Tom Langan for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: Wes Kenney (executive producer) William J. Bell (executive producer) for: "The Young and the Restless" for: "The Young and the Restless" Edward J. Scott Edward J. Scott (born September 15, 1944) is an American soap opera producer. Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Scott earned a B.A from California State University at Northridge with a double major of anthropology and broadcasting journalism. He