On 1/20/2026 at 5:33 PM, Paul Raven said:

Things only got worse as the show moved to Friday and flamed out. Don't know what NBC was thinking ordering a 90 min series with no suitable timeslot.

I meant to comment on this earlier but wow a 90 minute show in the early 80’s sounds insane. What had worked in the early 60’s for the Virginian was a one time thing.

Was NBC that desperate? I guess they were “inspired” by 90-minute AW?

6 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Hotel was the perfect complement to Dynasty. It had the same soapy appeal, but you didn't have to follow a continuing story and worry about missing an episode.

Makes sense. I do wonder if the Shapiros had tried to get Emerald Point on ABC at all to air after Dynasty to build a true soap double bill like Dallas and FC.

5 minutes ago, Khan said:

It was a nice, soft place to land after all the melodrama emanating from Casa Carrington, lol.

LOL I remember my parents flipping over to St Elsewhere and/or The Equalizer instead of Hotel.

8 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

I remember my parents flipping over to St Elsewhere and/or The Equalizer instead of Hotel.

Believe me, I would've done the same, lol. "Hotel" was a nice show for what it was, but I think it belonged on Saturdays after "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island."

Aaron Spelling hit factory during the 1980s. This list does not include one season and done shows.

1980/81: The Love Boat (5th), Fantasy Island (17th), Hart to Hart (23rd), Dynasty (first season), Charlie's Angels (final season), Vega$ (final season)

1981/82: The Love Boat (14th), Hart to Hart (15th), Dynasty (19th), T.J. Hooker (28th, first season), Fantasy Island (30th)

1982/83: Dynasty (5th), The Love Boat (9th), Hart to Hart (17th), T.J. Hooker (below the Top 30), Fantasy Island (below the Top 30), Matt Houston (first season)

1983/84: Dynasty (3rd), Hotel (9th, first season), The Love Boat (17th), T.J. Hooker (below the Top 30), Matt Houston (below the Top 30), Hart to Hart (final season), Fantasy Island (final season)

1984/85: Dynasty (#1), Hotel (12th), The Love Boat (below the Top 30), T.J. Hooker (final season), Matt Houston (final season)

1985/86: Dynasty (7th), Hotel (22nd), The Colbys (first season), The Love Boat (final season)

1986/87: Dynasty (24th), Hotel (below the Top 30), The Colbys (final season)

1987/88: Dynasty (below the Top 30), HeartBeat (first season), Hotel (final season)

1988/89: Dynasty (final season), HeartBeat (final season)

And the one season and done series

1980

BAD Cats

1981

Aloha Paradise

Strike Force

1982

At Ease

!984

Glitter

Finder of Lost Loves

1985

Hollywood Beat

McGruder and Loud

1986

Life with Lucy

1989

Nightingales NBC

Might have missed some. And there were pilots that aired as TV movies like International Airport and Masserati and the Brain, which did not get picked up.