Members kalbir Posted June 9, 2023 Members Share Posted June 9, 2023 @Khan Exactly. Murder, She Wrote was bookended by two very different eras in broadcast network drama series. It began when primetime soaps and action shows were the big genres and ended when grittier dramas (ie. ER, NYPD Blue) became popular. I think Murder, She Wrote became popular because it gave its audience comfort and warmth at a time when the world around us was changing so much. Even watching today it still has that same feeling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted June 9, 2023 Members Share Posted June 9, 2023 Plus Angela Lansbury/Jessica Fletcher were so likeable. Like mother or grandmother 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted June 10, 2023 Members Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) And that's why to this day Angela Lansbury has a fanbase of all walks of life. I know Angela's career ranged from Golden Age Hollywood to Broadway to television, but for me and many of my generation (1980s kids/1990s teens) her two signature roles will always be Jessica Fletcher and Mrs. Potts. Edited June 11, 2023 by kalbir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 11, 2023 Members Share Posted June 11, 2023 Nielsen Ratings: Week Ending February 26, 1989 Show Net Viewers (millions) HH Rating HH Share Monday, February 20, 1989 ALF NBC 30.7 18.4 27 MacGyver ABC 22.9 14.6 22 Newhart CBS 18.7 13.1 19 Hogan Family NBC 27.5 16.5 24 Kate & Allie CBS 18.4 13.0 19 Original Sin NBC 23.9 16.8 26 Murphy Brown CBS 20.2 14.0 21 Gideon Oliver ABC 20.4 14.0 22 Designing Women CBS 19.1 13.4 20 Almost Grown CBS 10.6 7.9 13 Tuesday, February 21, 1989 Who's the Boss? ABC 35.1 21.9 33 Matlock NBC 27.3 18.6 28 Tour of Duty CBS 13.7 9.2 14 Roseanne ABC 39.6 24.2 35 In the Heat of the Night NBC 28.4 19.2 30 Bridesmaids CBS 20.2 14.6 24 Passion and Paradise, 2 ABC 17.2 12.5 20 Midnight Caller NBC 20.0 14.4 25 Wednesday, February 22, 1989 Unsolved Mysteries NBC 27.5 17.5 27 Growing Pains ABC 25.0 16.0 25 31st Grammy Awards CBS 23.5 16.0 26 Head of the Class ABC 23.0 14.8 22 Night Court NBC 24.4 16.1 24 The Wonder Years ABC 15.9 10.6 16 My Two Dads NBC 20.3 13.9 21 Hooperman ABC 13.9 9.8 15 Nightingales NBC 18.1 13.1 22 China Beach ABC 13.7 9.9 17 Thursday, February 23, 1989 The Cosby Show NBC 45.0 27.2 42 48 Hours CBS 14.7 10.5 16 A Fine Romance ABC 6.8 5.2 8 A Different World NBC 41.9 24.9 38 Cheers NBC 35.1 23.3 35 Paradise CBS 18.0 11.5 17 Dynasty ABC 13.9 10.3 16 Dear John NBC 28.8 19.8 30 L.A. Law NBC 27.5 19.6 32 Knots Landing CBS 24.7 17.2 28 HeartBeat ABC 6.7 5.4 9 Friday, February 24, 1989 Perfect Strangers ABC 26.7 16.7 28 Father Dowling Mysteries NBC 17.6 11.8 19 Beauty and the Beast CBS 16.3 11.1 18 Full House ABC 29.0 17.5 28 Dallas CBS 25.9 17.9 30 Mr. Belvedere ABC 23.0 14.3 23 Karate Kid Part II NBC 17.8 11.3 19 Just the Ten of Us ABC 20.4 13.0 21 20/20 ABC 18.1 12.8 22 Saturday, February 25, 1989 227 NBC 23.6 15.6 28 Impossible ABC 13.8 9.0 16 Dolphin Cove CBS 13.2 8.3 14 The Reporters Fox 6.8 4.5 8 Amen NBC 26.5 17.2 30 The Golden Girls NBC 34.9 22.5 38 A Man Called Hawk ABC 15.3 9.5 16 TV 101 CBS 10.2 6.8 12 Beyond Tomorrow Fox 5.0 3.2 5 Empty Nest NBC 30.3 19.7 34 Hunter NBC 28.3 18.5 34 West 57th CBS 10.9 8.0 15 Murphy's Law ABC 7.1 4.7 9 Sunday, February 26, 1989 60 Minutes CBS 33.1 23.8 38 Magical World of Disney NBC 15.6 9.2 15 21 Jump Street Fox 12.6 8.1 13 Great Circuses ABC 11.6 7.3 12 Murder, She Wrote CBS 33.3 22.8 33 Family Ties NBC 22.0 13.3 20 America's Most Wanted Fox 19.5 11.5 17 Beverly Hills ABC 11.5 7.8 11 Married ... With Children Fox 21.1 12.5 18 Day by Day NBC 18.3 11.5 17 Naked Lie CBS 29.6 21.2 33 Revenge of Al Capone NBC 21.1 13.9 22 Get Smart, Again! ABC 22.1 13.7 21 Garry Shandling's Show Fox 8.8 5.6 8 Tracey Ullman Show Fox 6.4 4.6 7 Duet Fox 4.5 3.4 5 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted June 12, 2023 Members Share Posted June 12, 2023 1988/89 not a very good season. So many shows felt off in the aftermath of the writer's strike. Roseanne the first show to threaten The Cosby Show dominance and a ripple effect was the weakening of all the big mid-1980s family sitcoms. Times were changing indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 12, 2023 Members Share Posted June 12, 2023 Nielsen Ratings: Week Ending February 7, 1988 Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 20th week of the 1987-88 television broadcast season. The chart below includes viewership and household (HH) ratings for every broadcast program that aired during the week. Broadcast ratings: Show Net Viewers (millions) HH Rating HH Share Monday, February 1, 1988 ALF NBC 29.8 18.0 26 Kate & Allie CBS 19.2 13.7 20 MacGyver ABC 16.4 12.9 19 Valerie's Family NBC 27.6 16.0 24 Frank's Place CBS 16.9 11.4 17 Newhart CBS 23.2 15.6 23 Weekend War ABC 20.1 14.9 24 Flashdance NBC 19.1 13.5 22 Designing Women CBS 22.5 16.3 25 Wiseguy CBS 14.6 11.1 19 Tuesday, February 2, 1988 Who's the Boss? ABC 31.4 22.3 32 Matlock NBC 25.7 18.4 27 48 Hours CBS 11.9 8.9 13 Growing Pains ABC 31.2 22.5 33 Moonlighting ABC 27.9 21.4 32 Hunter NBC 21.6 15.0 22 Jake and the Fatman CBS 15.5 11.8 18 thirtysomething ABC 17.7 15.3 26 Crime Story NBC 16.9 13.7 23 Cagney & Lacey CBS 17.6 13.6 23 Wednesday, February 3, 1988 Perfect Strangers ABC 22.5 17.1 27 Highway to Heaven NBC 21.6 15.5 24 The Law and Harry McGraw CBS 13.1 8.4 13 Head of the Class ABC 22.6 17.8 28 Hooperman ABC 19.7 16.4 25 Kate & Allie CBS 18.3 12.7 20 A Year in the Life NBC 15.3 12.3 19 The `Slap' Maxwell Story ABC 16.3 13.8 21 Frank's Place CBS 16.5 12.2 19 Dynasty ABC 15.5 14.9 24 Smothers Brothers CBS 20.5 14.6 24 St. Elsewhere NBC 15.5 13.4 22 Thursday, February 4, 1988 The Cosby Show NBC 46.5 32.3 47 Firefox ABC 17.3 12.9 20 Political Broadcast CBS 7.7 4.9 7 A Different World NBC 40.7 27.8 41 Bugs Bunny Valentine CBS 13.1 7.7 11 Cheers NBC 33.5 24.9 37 Simon & Simon CBS 14.6 11.9 18 Letterman Special NBC 23.6 19.3 31 Knots Landing CBS 20.1 16.5 27 Friday, February 5, 1988 Wrestling NBC 23.7 15.2 25 Beauty and the Beast CBS 21.0 13.9 23 Full House ABC 18.1 12.5 21 Mr. Belvedere ABC 18.7 12.6 20 Dallas CBS 24.9 18.6 30 Miami Vice NBC 22.9 14.1 23 The Thorns ABC 11.6 8.6 14 Sledge Hammer! ABC 11.7 8.3 13 Unsolved Mysteries NBC 22.7 14.8 26 Falcon Crest CBS 19.5 14.7 25 20/20 ABC 16.8 11.4 20 Saturday, February 6, 1988 The Facts of Life NBC 22.9 16.5 27 High Mountain Rangers CBS 17.4 11.7 19 Dolly ABC 19.6 11.5 19 227 NBC 26.6 17.3 28 The Golden Girls NBC 37.6 24.6 39 Houston Knights CBS 13.4 10.0 16 Ohara ABC 13.1 8.8 14 Amen NBC 29.8 20.7 34 Bloopers & Jokes NBC 29.5 21.3 37 For Hire ABC 16.4 11.2 20 West 57th CBS 10.5 7.6 13 Sunday, February 7, 1988 60 Minutes CBS 27.3 21.3 33 Disney Movie ABC 21.8 13.6 20 Our House NBC 18.1 11.0 17 Murder, She Wrote CBS 29.9 21.5 31 Family Ties NBC 25.2 16.6 24 My Two Dads NBC 20.7 14.7 21 Elvis & Me, Part I ABC 32.4 23.9 35 Windmills of the Gods CBS 22.0 19.0 28 Rambo NBC 21.1 15.5 23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted June 12, 2023 Members Share Posted June 12, 2023 The Cosby Show still destroying everything in its path. CBS tanking. You can tell its February sweeps by the specials and movies/miniseries. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 18, 2023 Members Share Posted June 18, 2023 1985-1986 season Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted June 18, 2023 Members Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) January 16, 1986 episode of The Cosby Show (Vanessa's Bad Grade) was the second highest-rated episode of 1985/86. January 19, 1986 episode of Murder, She Wrote (Keep the Home Fries Burning) was the second highest-rated episode of 1985/86. January 15, 1986 CBS moved Crazy Like a Fox from Sunday 9 pm to Wednesday 9 pm, replacing Charlie & Company and George Burns Comedy Week. That move proved to be a disaster. Passion Flower was the second CBS Sunday movie. @Soapsuds Please post the week ending January 12, 1986. That week has Murder, She Wrote 1985/86 season high and the first CBS Sunday movie. Thank you. Edited July 24, 2023 by kalbir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members kalbir Posted June 18, 2023 Members Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) CBS entire Sunday lineup in the Top 10. 60 Minutes; Murder, She Wrote (episode Trial by Error), and movie Rockabye. As we saw over the years, CBS Sunday movie paid off. Edited June 18, 2023 by kalbir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted June 18, 2023 Author Members Share Posted June 18, 2023 CBS has been playing movies on Tues,Wed and Sat on and off since the late 70's. Every so often they would attempt series on those nights and invariably they would fail and movies would be used as replacements or fill-ins. Occasionally those movies would score big ratings and win the timeslot, usually a big name or exploitable theme but mostly counter programming. With Sunday series failing, they finally realized that with the big MSW lead in these TV movies would do better on Sunday and they were proved right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GLATWT88 Posted June 18, 2023 Members Share Posted June 18, 2023 Didn't realize that Beauty and the Beast was on the same night as Dallas and Falcon Crest. And those Cosby ratings are insane. I can't even imagine a TV show on broadcast pulling in half those viewers on a weekly basis anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted June 19, 2023 Members Share Posted June 19, 2023 Beauty and the Beast was CBS new Friday 8 pm show in 1987/88, replacing Scarecrow and Mrs. King which was cancelled Spring 1987. Beauty and the Beast remained Friday 8 pm in 1988/89, but was moved to Wednesday 8 pm in 1989/90 in what would be its final season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted June 29, 2023 Members Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) When NBC was killing it in primetime How NBC's primetime lineups fared each season of these promos. 1985/86 Top 10: 1. The Cosby Show (1984/85 3rd), 2. Family Ties (1984/85 5th), 5. Cheers (1984/85 12th), 7. The Golden Girls (first season), 9. Miami Vice (1984/85 below the Top 30) Top 30: 11. Night Court (1984/85 20th), 13. Highway to Heaven (1984/85 19th), 19. You Again? (first season), 20. 227 (first season), 21. NBC Sunday movie (1984/85 below the Top 30), 22. NBC Monday movie (1984/85 18th), 24. Valerie (first season), 27. The Facts of Life (1984/85 below the Top 30), 30. The A-Team (1984/85 6th) Top 30 fallouts: Remington Steele (1984/85 25th), Hill Street Blues (1984/85 30th) Below the Top 30: Gimme a Break!, St. Elsewhere, Hunter Final season: Riptide (1984/85 14th), TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (1984/85 22nd), Knight Rider, Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster New fall shows returning in 1986/87: The Golden Girls, 227, Amazing Stories New midseason/summer shows returning in 1986/87: You Again?, Valerie, 1986, Me & Mrs. C, Stingray NBC moves up from 2nd to #1 and remains #1 until 1990/91. 1986/87 Top 10: 1. The Cosby Show, 2. Family Ties, 3. Cheers, 5. The Golden Girls, 7. Night Court Top 30: 13. Amen (first season), 14. 227, 15. Matlock (first season), 15. NBC Monday movie, 20. NBC Sunday movie, 21. L.A. Law (first season), 24. Highway to Heaven, 26. Miami Vice, 28. ALF (first season), 28. Hunter Top 30 fallouts: Valerie, The Facts of Life Below the Top 30: St. Elsewhere Final season: You Again?, The A-Team, Remington Steele, Hill Street Blues, Gimme a Break!, Amazing Stories, 1986, Me & Mrs. C, Stingray New fall shows returning in 1987/88: Amen, Matlock, L.A. Law, ALF, Crime Story, Our House New midseason/summer shows returning in 1987/88: The Bronx Zoo, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Rags to Riches 1987/88 Top 10: 1. The Cosby Show, 2. A Different World (first season), 3. Cheers, 4. The Golden Girls, 7. Night Court, 10. ALF Top 30: 12. L.A. Law, 14. Matlock, 15. Amen, 17. Family Ties, 19. In the Heat of the Night (first season), 20. My Two Dads (first season), 20. Valerie's Family (renamed from Valerie), 23. NBC Sunday movie, 26. NBC Monday movie, 27. 227, 28. Day by Day (first season), 29. Hunter, 30. Aaron's Way (first and only season). Top 30 fallouts: Highway to Heaven, Miami Vice Final season: The Facts of Life, St. Elsewhere, Crime Story, Our House, The Bronx Zoo, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Rags to Riches New fall shows returning in 1988/89: A Different World, My Two Dads New midseason/summer shows returning in 1988/89: In the Heat of the Night, Day by Day, Sonny Spoon 1988/89 Top 10: 1. The Cosby Show, 3. A Different World, 4. Cheers, 6. The Golden Girls, 9. Empty Nest (first season) Top 30: 11. Dear John (first season), 12. Matlock, 13. L.A. Law, 15. ALF, 17. Unsolved Mysteries (first season), 18. In the Heat of the Night, 19. Hunter, 21. Night Court, 22. The Hogan Family (renamed from Valerie's Family), 22. NBC Sunday movie, 25. Amen, 25. NBC Monday movie Top 30 fallouts: My Two Dads, 227 Final season: Family Ties, Day by Day, Highway to Heaven, Miami Vice, Sonny Spoon New fall shows returning in 1989/90: Empty Nest, Dear John, Unsolved Mysteries, The Magical World of Disney, Midnight Caller New midseason/summer shows returning in 1989/90: 13 East, Quantum Leap 1989/90 Top 10: 1. The Cosby Show, 3. Cheers, 4. A Different World, 6. The Golden Girls, 9. Empty Nest Top 30: 11. Unsolved Mysteries, 15. Grand (first season), 16. L.A. Law, 17. Dear John, 19. In the Heat of the Night, 20. Matlock, 24. Hunter, 28. Night Court Top 30 fallouts: NBC Sunday movie, Amen, NBC Monday movie Below the Top 30: Midnight Caller, Quantum Leap Final season: ALF, The Hogan Family, My Two Dads, 227, The Magical World of Disney, 13 East No new fall shows returned in 1990/91. New midseason/summer shows returning in 1990/91: Grand, Down Home, Real Life with Jane Pauley, Seinfeld, Shannon's Deal, Wings 1990/91 Top 10: 1. Cheers, 4. A Different World, 5. The Cosby Show, 7. Empty Nest, 10. The Golden Girls Top 30: 16. Unsolved Mysteries, 17. Matlock, 21. In the Heat of the Night, 23. L.A. Law, 25. Grand (final season) Top 30 fallouts: Dear John, Night Court Below the Top 30: NBC Sunday movie, NBC Monday movie, Quantum Leap, Seinfeld, Wings Final season: Hunter, Amen, Midnight Caller, Down Home, Real Life with Jane Pauley, Shannon's Deal New fall shows returning in 1991/92: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Law & Order New midseason/summer shows returning in 1991/92: Blossom, Sisters Edited July 2, 2023 by kalbir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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