3 6 , ▁Happy ▁B irth day , ▁and ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁Us . ▁Despite ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁both ▁ 2 0 th ▁Television ▁and ▁sister ▁company , ▁Fox , ▁there ▁were ▁concerns ▁regarding ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁views ▁it ▁would ▁attract ▁on ▁the ▁network , ▁leading ▁Fox ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁to ▁N BC . ▁Fox ▁did ▁so ▁because ▁N BC ▁promised ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁high ▁volume ▁of ▁view ers ▁from ▁The ▁Vo ice ▁and ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁to ▁bring ▁additional ▁view ers ▁to ▁the ▁series , ▁and ▁Fox ▁wanted ▁to ▁solid ify ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁its ▁studio ▁among ▁writers ▁and ▁direct ors ▁as ▁placing ▁shows ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁succeed , ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁Fox . ▁ ▁Comm it ment ▁to ▁divers ity ▁F og el man ▁intention ally ▁rec ru ited ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁talent ▁that ▁would ▁reflect ▁the ▁divers ity ▁of ▁his ▁cast , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁bringing ▁greater ▁authentic ity ▁to ▁the ▁dialog ▁and ▁story lines . ▁These ▁include ▁black ▁direct ors ▁Regin a ▁King ▁and ▁George ▁Till man ▁Jr . ▁and ▁black ▁female ▁writers ▁Kay ▁O y eg un ▁and ▁Jas ▁W aters ▁( part ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 0 % ▁black ▁core ▁writing ▁staff ▁that ▁far ▁out paces ▁the ▁industry ▁standard ▁of ▁ 5 %). ▁In ▁addition , ▁F og el man ' s ▁sister ▁Deb or ah , ▁whose ▁strugg les ▁with ▁weight ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁inspir ations ▁for ▁the ▁show , ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant