TV Nation was a satirical newsmagazine television series written, directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was broadcast in the United States on NBC in the summer of 1994, FOX in the summer of 1995, and in the UK by the BBC. It contained investigative reports into various aspects of American life interspersed with survey results that showed the American public to be less than educated about issues that matter. A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... Michael Moore with his Oscar award after Bowling for Columbine won the 2003 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American radio and television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The foxes comprise 23 species of omnivorous canids, found worldwide. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ...

The show featured segments such as "The Corporate Challenge," in which CEOs are challenged to prove they can use the products their companies create; the storming of a supposedly "private" beach; a campaign to have Congress declare a "TV Nation Day"; and "Crackers, the Corporate Crime-Fighting Chicken." Among its correspondents were Janeane Garofalo, Karen Duffy, Jonathan Katz and Louis Theroux. "Crackers" was played by "TV Nation" writer John Derevlany. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964), born in Newton, New Jersey, is a stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, and radio host on Air America Radio. ... Cover of Karen Duffys Autobiography Karen Duffy (born May 23, 1962) is an American model turned actress. ... Jonathan Katz is a comedian who created the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, shown on Comedy Central, starring himself as a professional therapist. ... Louis Sebastian Theroux (born May 20, 1970) is an American television presenter who first came to public notice as a reporter on Michael Moores TV Nation and is best known for his series Louis Therouxs Weird Weekends and . ... John Derevlany is a writer, director, and performer best known for playing Crackers the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken in Michael Moores TV Nation. ...

TV Nation won an Emmy in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series. Adventures In A TV Nation, a book about the series written by Moore and the show's producer, Kathleen Glynn, was published in 1998. An Emmy Award. ... Adventures in a TV Nation is a book by American author and film director Michael Moore and his producer and wife Kathleen Glynn. ...

The show was named number 90 on the list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. 100 Greatest British Television Programmes was a list compiled in 2000 by the British Film Institute (BFI) chosen by a poll of industry professionals, to determine what were the greatest British television programmes of any genre ever to have been screened. ...

Moore followed TV Nation with another television series, The Awful Truth (TV show), which was funded by the British TV company, Channel 4. It was broadcast broadcast on the Bravo cable television network in the US from 1999 to 2000. The Awful Truth (1999-2000) was the name of a satirical television show which was directed, written, and hosted by the American film maker Michael Moore, and funded by the British broadcaster, Channel 4. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Bravo may refer to various things: the letter B in the NATO phonetic alphabet. ...

External links

• TV Nation at the Internet Movie Database