@Soapsuds September 22-28, 1986. The week Dallas fans found out it was all a dream.

Dallas was a 2 hr premiere defeating Miami Vice #23 and Crime Story #43 on NBC.

ABC was out of contention with Sidekicks #51 Sledge Hammer #59 and Starman #62

Sledge Hammer was also given the 8.30 Tues slot b/w WTB and Moonlighting hence the high rating.

 

2 hours ago, kalbir said:

@Soapsuds September 22-28, 1986. The week Dallas fans found out it was all a dream.

It is interesting that the article I posted indicates a different date for the ratings. The number rankings are also different compared to the ones we have.

For any Hart to Hart fans. Scroll up from the bottom to read the article in order:

 

Edited October 23Oct 23 by DRW50

Valley of the Dolls was CBS counter programming the World Series. Pt 1 on Monday and then a 3 hr Pt 2 up against baseball.

Today's FBI was the 2 hr debut Sunday which was heavily promoted during baseball so viewers tuned in. But ratings dropped after that and it fought it out with Chips for #2 in the 8pm timeslot. Cancelled after one season.

CBS Sunday 60 Minutes, comedies and Trapper John  was dominant and that continued all season.

Dukes/Dallas/Flacon Crest was another CBS sweep on Fri nights,

Mork and Mindy got an early season boost from their wedding and birth of their son, but then fizzled out and got cancelled. Magnum dominated 8pm Thursday.

Love Boat/Fantasy Island continued to help ABC win Saturday.

I was looking at the Jefferson's episodes, and at the beginning of season 6, it says it moved to Sundays. I always thought it aired on Sundays minus the last season. When (day) did seasons 1-5 air? 

8 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

I was looking at the Jefferson's episodes, and at the beginning of season 6, it says it moved to Sundays. I always thought it aired on Sundays minus the last season. When (day) did seasons 1-5 air? 

"The Jeffersons" aired originally on Saturdays.  During its' third season, however, the show was moved twice: first, to Wednesdays; then, to Mondays.  Then, beginning with season four, the show was moved BACK to Saturdays before it was moved yet again, two years later, to Sundays. 

There might have been more scheduling moves during that period, but those are the ones I can recall.  They also might explain partly why the ratings fell between seasons 2-5, resulting in a lot of what's called "bottle episodes," where everything occurs on one set (in the case of "The Jeffersons," George and Louise's penthouse and hallway).

2 hours ago, Khan said:

"The Jeffersons" aired originally on Saturdays.  During its' third season, however, the show was moved twice: first, to Wednesdays; then, to Mondays.  Then, beginning with season four, the show was moved BACK to Saturdays before it was moved yet again, two years later, to Sundays. 

There might have been more scheduling moves during that period, but those are the ones I can recall.  They also might explain partly why the ratings fell between seasons 2-5, resulting in a lot of what's called "bottle episodes," where everything occurs on one set (in the case of "The Jeffersons," George and Louise's penthouse and hallway).

Thanks Khan. 

That explains the erratic ratings for the early seasons.

The Jeffersons would have to up there as the show with the most timeslot changes.

It began as a mid season replacement in Jan 75 following All in the Family

1. Sat 8.30

In Fall 75 it moved to the lead in slot on Sat as AITF got moved to Monday

2. Sat 8.00

It remained there through 75/76 season and beginning of 76/77 season. Themn moved to Wed following Good Times as AITF struggled in its new Wed timeslot and was moved to Sat displacing Mary Tyler Moore, which moved to the Jefferson's slot.

3. Wed 8.30

Fall 77 saw the Jeffersons moved to Sat 9pm as CBS tried to rebuild its Sat night sitcom lineup.

4. Sat 9.00

Late in the season it was moved forward replacing Bob Newhart so new sitcom Another Day could be given a spin

5. Sat  8.00

Fall 78 saw The Jeffersons now leading off Wednesday

6. Wed 8.00

That failed so it was moved to follow One Day at a Time

7. Wed 9.30

Late in the season Dear Detective was given a tryout Wed 9pm which displaced TJ. It was moved to lead in position

8. Wed 8.00

Fall 79 saw CBS put all its aging sitcoms into a Sunday night block which paid off

9. Sun 9.30

Fall 80 saw TJ retain the timeslot as did Fall 81 -Jeffersons finished 3rd.

Fall 83 saw Jeffersons move up a half hour

10. Sun 9pm

Fall 83 Jeffersons stayed in that timeslot

Fall 84 Jeffersons began to falter and CBS moved it mid season to Tues.

11. Tues 8pm.

That was the final move.

I am not including a few times it was moved during Summer reruns.

Is there any show that could match that? 

31 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

Fall 84 Jeffersons began to falter and CBS moved it mid season to Tues.

11. Tues 8pm.

Tank job. The A-Team finished off The Jeffersons.

So many time changes for the Jeffersons and their soon-to-be comedy classic Sunday lineup.

22 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

So many time changes for the Jeffersons and their soon-to-be comedy classic Sunday lineup.

It's truly miraculous how "The Jeffersons," "Alice," "Archie Bunker's Place" and "One Day at a Time" took off on Sunday nights, lol.

I saw a promo for Kate & Allie when Bob proposed to Allie and I was reminded this was the season where the show (and most other shows) wrapped up earlier due to the writers' strike.

That type of choice with marrying off a character often seems like a last gasp. Do you think K&A would have ended that season if not for the strike or was it already meant to get one more season?

Which shows do you think were helped the most and hurt the most by the strike?