![]() ![]() ![]() The People v OJ Simpson can’t stop itself from endless, obvious winks to this fact – from that reference to Kris’s lunch plans with Nicole to Kris reprimanding daughters Khloe and Kourtney at Nicole’s funeral to Robert’s pleas for OJ to refrain from killing himself in “Kimmy’s bedroom”. Entertainment Weekly noted at the time that viewers were skipping their typical scripted dramas to watch the trial instead: ratings for daytime soap operas and talk shows in the US declined rapidly when Judge Lance Ito made the fateful decision to allow cameras into the courtroom. Those are ratings bound to change the way media executives thought. It’s no wonder the Simpson case has had such an impact on the small screen: more than 150 million people in the US, or 57 percent of all Americans, tuned in to watch the 1995 not-guilty verdict. We had no idea that wealthy ‘real’ housewives or the children of Simpson’s lawyers could hold their own as TV stars. ![]() At the time, we had no idea that every minute detail of a case could translate into ratings gold. You’ve seen its effects if you’ve ever watched cable news, a reality show, The Jinx, or Making a Murderer. But it also made Simpson a bigger star than his football and acting careers ever did – and irreparably changed the medium most responsible, television. The OJ Simpson murder case carried serious implications for a number of major issues: race relations, police treatment of African-Americans, domestic violence, and the effects of money on the justice system. ![]()
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