Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For decades, comedian Bill Cosby was America's dad, an esteemed philanthropist until rumors that he had drugged and sexually abused women grew into allegations and now a guilty verdict. Today, a jury found him guilty of three charges of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand. Karen Grigsby Bates from our Code Switch team has this look back at the highs and lows of Cosby's more than 50-year career. KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, BYLINE: Growing up, Salon TV critic Melanie McFarland says her family had something called a Nielsen box on all of its televisions. The boxes tracked families' viewing habits and shows' popularity. McFarland said her mother was adamant about one thing. MELANIE MCFARLAND: We had to watch "The Cosby Show," and it had to be tuned in to every single television to make sure that our television sets registered, you know, in a sense, our vote for Bill Cosby. BATES: "The Cosby Show" was the culmination of
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