From the Oct. 2, 1986, edition of Daily Variety


In the beginning…

This is the first Fox network-related ad to run in Variety. It ran one week before the network launched with one late-night series, “The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers”.

https://variety.com/gallery/tv-ads-rare-variety-star-trek-freaks-and-geeks-sopranos-dawsons-creek-west-wing/fbcfirst/