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I had the opportunity to watch 3 of the 5 shows. I did not catch the last 2. I should have because the first 3 were very well done.

If you can catch them as rebroadcasts, they are worthwhile in watching the social commentary.

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Bravo explores groundbreaking moments in television history that, quite literally, sparked a "TV Revolution." From "I love Lucy" to "Married with Children," "All in the Family" to "Sex in the City," and "Soap" to "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," some of the most momentous events concerning women, minorities, sex and violence in television are covered in this 5-part series, beginning Sunday, May 23 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) with back-to-back episodes airing on subsequent nights.

Television, one of the most powerful mediums in American culture, simultaneously reflects and fuels social change. By blending history with the portrayal of sex, violence, minorities, women and homosexuality on television, "TV Revolution" touches on some of the greatest and most controversial moments of the small screen. Viewers are given a first-hand understanding of this dramatic history through the eyes of the actors, producers, and directors who lived and worked through it, and the television historians that have documented it.

"TV revolution" includes the following episodes:
SUNDAY, MAY 30 12/11AM
BODY COUNT
Explores the violence that television has brought into America's living rooms since its inception, be it real, fictional or something in-between. It also looks at the effect of violence—or its threat—on programming after television coverage of historical events such as the cold war, the desecration of Three-Mile Island, the Columbine shootings and September 11. Featuring clips from "Starsky & Hutch," "Hill Street Blues," "NYPD Blue" The Sopranos" and "The Shield," and commentary by director Steven Bochco, "NYPD Blue" actor Dennis Franz, actor Jimmy Smits, "The Shield" star Michael Chiklis, and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon.

SUNDAY, MAY 30 1/12PM
SEX IN THE BOX
This episode delves into the portrayal of sex on television, and why we have often found the sexual revolutions going on in history at odds with the images we see on-screen. Whether it’s nudity, abortion or teenage sexuality, television has always been wary of its depiction of sex and the issues that surround it. Featuring clips from "I Dream of Jeanie," "Married with Children," "Seinfeld," MTV, and "Sex and the City," and commentary by "Gilmore Girls" actress Lauren Graham, "Nip/Tuck" creator Ryan Murphy, Barbara Eden, "Laugh-in" creator George Schlatter, and Suzanne Somers.

SUNDAY, MAY 30 2/1PM
MAIDS, BABES & MOTHERS
Explores the changing roles available for women on television, from the most common to the breakout parts that have revolutionized the way females are portrayed on the small screen. This episode also delves into what went on behind the scenes, as women were able to infiltrate the ranks of television writers, producers and directors, and finally have a say in the television characters that portrayed them. Featuring clips from "Leave it to Beaver," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Charlie's Angels," "Ally McBeal," and "Sex and the City," and commentary by actress Calista Flockhart, "Gilmore Girls" star Lauren Graham, producers Norman Lear and Darren Star, "Law & Order's" Elisabeth Rohm, actress Mary Tyler Moore, "Soap" writer/producer Susan Harris and "Murphy Brown" creator Diane English.

SUNDAY, MAY 30 3/2PM
BLACK & WHITE & LIVING COLOR
Takes a look at the evolution of minority roles on television, as minorities break out of stereotypical roles and take parts as police officers, "Star Trek" crew members, physicians, Sesame Street characters, and parents. This section also looks at the effect of television's coverage of the Civil Rights movement, including TV documented events from the Montgomery Bus boycotts to the march on Washington. Featuring clips from "I Love Lucy," "All in the Family," The Cosby Show," "American Family" and "The Bernie Mac Show," and commentary by director Rob Reiner, "All in the Family's" Norman Lear, "Six Feet Under's" Freddy Rodriguez, "Roots" star LeVar Burton, and "ER's" Laura Innes.

SUNDAY, MAY 30 4/3PM
OUT OF THE CLOSET
This episode reveals how homosexuality went from a forbidden topic to the central theme in some of television's hottest shows, by illustrating the astonishing power that television has as a medium to promote understanding and social change by contrasting the first televised report on homosexuality, Mike Wallace's 1967 "The Homosexuals," with current TV hits such as "Will & Grace" and "Queer as Folk." Also featuring clips from "An Early Frost," "Soap," and "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," and commentary by producer Aaron Spelling, actor B.D. Wong, "Will & Grace" co-creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" star Ted Allen, television director Paris Barclay, "Sex and the City" creator/writer Darren Star, and "Queer As Folk" executive producers Ron Cowen and Dan Lipman