the worm turns: "used to describe when a person or group of people who have been treated badly for a long time suddenly become forceful and stop accepting a difficult situation.
"Pop" was the guide. At 5:00 pm we'd sit before the black & white TV and watch the news. After the local news—less a crime report than today—it was on to the national news on NBC, CBS and ABC.
We'd watch each channel for a few minutes, and then shift to a second. Then the third.