Thanks as well @Soapsuds for the posting those 1983 ratings as well!

Seeing so many of those Christmas specials airing this week I remember always in the 80’s and then throughout the 90’s always looking forward to these specials and almost were like big events to me. But alas as they became available on VHS and DVD the network TV versions became sloppy edited messes and not worth the time.

@Paul Raven Do you think CBS should have tried out Emerald Point behind Dallas for a while and tried to see if FC would have worked out in the Monday slot for a bit? Then again the Dallas-FC double bill just worked out so well I can see why CBS was hesitant to mess with the format especially since both shows ended up being #1 and #7 overall for the season. People wanted their Friday night soap fix, but I wonder if the new Emerald Point could’ve had a better chance of survival if pair with one of the other CBS soaps?

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@soapfan770 I'd forgotten that the Dobsons had worked on a couple of episodes of Emerald Point.

I agree that a Fri @10 slot could have worked but I guess the risk was too great in breaking up the Dallas/FC combo.

What they could have done was have a couple episodes play Fri @10 before moving it to Monday ,hopefully building an audience that way and then debuting FC for the season in it's regular Fri slot.

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I asked Chat GPT to come up with an alternate Fall 1981 schedule for NBC based on the shows they had but possibly some in different timeslots.

On Saturday night it scheduled Here's Boomer, a kiddie show about a dog's adventures Saturday @10pm!

Still a ways to go...

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Who needs network programmers when you've got AI, lol?

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Thanks @Soapsuds

It’s funny to me that 5 of my favorite would also be favorites of Women 50+ 🤣

I vaguely recall Spencer…something insane must have happened for all that all that BTS drama to occur with Chad Lowe abruptly quitting and getting recast. I remember It’s Your Move a lot more. Apparently other than a sole interview a few years ago Lowe has largely avoided ever talking about it.

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Great data @Soapsuds . It looks to be cumulative from September-December 1984.

The Cosby Show would blow up after the Super Bowl and by the end of the season Murder, She Wrote would shock the world.