Did deep enough, and you will find out why this guy was persecuted by the A&E channel.
Had it not been for the firestorm of public opinion, it would have even been worse for him and his family.
Ancier's network television career began in 1979[4] when NBC Entertainment President Brandon Tartikoff hired him as a program associate. He rose through the ranks and supervised production of the network's top comedies including The Cosby Show, Cheers, Family Ties and Golden Girls.
In 1986, Barry Diller, Jamie Kellner and Rupert Murdoch tapped the then 28-year-old Ancier to be the founding Entertainment President for the new Fox Broadcasting Company, where he put 21 Jump Street, Married... with Children, The Simpsons and In Living Color on the air.
Ancier went from Fox to Disney as President, Disney Television, where he developed Home Improvement.
From October 1991 through July 1992, Ancier served as the Television Consultant to the Democratic National Committee, specifically to advise on the television presentation of the Democratic Convention in New York and reporting to DNC Chairman Ron Brown.