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''Fight Back! with David Horowitz'' was a weekly consumer advocate show that ran from 1976-1992.〔"KNBC Drops Horowitz, Consumer Unit Television: The veteran Channel 4 reporter presents his final report after the station declines to renew his contract." ''Los Angeles Times'', Steve Weinstein, August 22, 1992.〕 The show, hosted by David Horowitz, attempted to inform consumers about corporations and other big businesses whose products were of poor quality.〔"Video Quixote Crusades For Consumers", Jay Arnold, ''The Press-Courier'' - Sep 22, 1981.〕 The format of the show allowed for some humorous segments, such as allowing people to send in photos of unintentionally funny signs (similar to Jay Leno's Headlines). In 1987 the show was awarded best public affairs series for a network station and Horowitz also got the Emmy in the host/moderator category.〔Aleene MacMinn, "In 39th Annual LA Ceremonies KCBS, KNBC Garner 12 Emmy Awards", ''Los Angeles Times'', May 18, 1987.〕 == History == ''Fight Back!'' made its television debut in September 1976. When the show initially premiered it was shown locally on KNBC television in Los Angeles. At its inception, the show was called ''California Buyline''. This weekly show was one of the first consumer information shows to be taped in front of a live studio audience. Topics on ''California Buyline'' ranged from sneaky product labels to money saving tips and ideas. In mid 1977, ''California Buyline'' changed its name to ''Consumer Buyline'', and was nationally syndicated as of January 1978 through NBC O&O stations such as WNBC-TV (New York). Consumer Buyline continued to run until August 1980. In February 1980, the pilot episode of ''Fight Back! With David Horowitz'' was broadcast. As explained in a news article, "Fight Back!" was the same show as Consumer Buyline, but with a "larger budget". The pilot episode featured a segment shot in North Carolina, as well as a commercial challenge of a Volkswagen Rabbit. "Fight Back!" formally replaced "Consumer Buyline" in September 1980. As before with Consumer Buyline, "Fight Back!" was initially syndicated by Group W Productions, and aired through NBC O&O stations as well as some independent television stations. For the 1984-1985 season, distribution moved from Group W Productions to Paramount Television & King Features Entertainment. As a result, "Fight Back!" expanded into even more markets, and became an instant weekend favorite. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fight Back! with David Horowitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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