Sal
02-13-2002, 02:52 PM
I had a little time on my hands so I decided to conduct a little survey. I scanned the message boards to see which shows were getting the biggest responses from the most people. In general, these may not be the shows that people would watch the most, but the ones that people love to talk about the most, which in turn only serves to enhance their popularity and make them more desirable to watch. So here they are. The results may surprise you since they certainly shocked the heck out of me. The shows are arranged in this order:
rank/name/ (number of threads/number of posts)
All totals are as of today.
Here we go!!!!
1950s sitcoms
1. I LOVE LUCY (601/3796)
2. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (247/902)
3. THE HONEYMOONERS (63/141)
4. OZZIE AND HARRIET (50/103)
5. FATHER KNOWS BEST (30/118)
6. THE REAL MCCOYS (26/56)
7. DANNY THOMAS (23/55)
8. AMOS AND ANDY (20/34)
9. DECEMBER BRIDE (13/18)
10. BACHELOR FATHER (11/15)
1960s
1. GILLIGAN'S ISLAND (438/2261)
2. ANDY GRIFFITH (194/591)
3. DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (162/642)
4. BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (126/353)
5. BEWITCHED (81/324)
6. MY THREE SONS (70/191)
7. MY FAVORITE MARTIAN (65/129)
8. THE LUCY SHOW (62/169)
9. I DREAM OF JEANNIE (61/188)
10. GET SMART (60/192)
70s
1. CHICO AND THE MAN (1174/12244)
2. THREE'S COMPANY (826/4479)
3. HAPPY DAYS (647/3531)
4. THE BRADY BUNCH (326/1528)
5. ALL IN THE FAMILY (226/815)
6. LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY (177/1060)
7. THE JEFFERSONS (147/486)
8. MARY TYLER MOORE (140/550)
9. WKRP IN CINCINNATI (108/577)
10. C. OF EDDIE'S F. (106/232)
1980s
1. THE FACTS OF LIFE (4884/37575)
2. DIFF'RENT STROKES (689/3697)
3. FAMILY TIES (336/1430)
4. CHEERS (252/1514)
5. CHARLES IN CHARGE (198/702)
6. THE GOLDEN GIRLS (181/878)
7. THE HOGAN FAMILY (167/838)
8. ALF (150/451)
9. SILVER SPOONS (149/452)
10. HEAD OF THE CLASS (95/418)
1990s
1. THE WONDER YEARS (113/428)
2. FULL HOUSE (99/551)
3. SAVED BY THE BELL (90/476)
4. ROSEANNE (76/271)
5. FAMILY MATTERS (65/238)
6. BOY MEETS WORLD (56/236)
7. FRESH PRINCE (56/136)
8. STEP BY STEP (54/112)
9. SEINFELD (51/152)
10. MARRIED....WITH.. (39/132)
Current sitcoms
1. FRIENDS
2. EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
3. FRASIER
4. THAT 70S SHOW
5. MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
6. SABRINA
7. THE SIMPSONS
8. SPIN CITY
9. WILL AND GRACE
10. THE DREW CAREY SHOW
rank/name/ (number of threads/number of posts)
All totals are as of today.
Here we go!!!!
1950s sitcoms
1. I LOVE LUCY (601/3796)
2. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (247/902)
3. THE HONEYMOONERS (63/141)
4. OZZIE AND HARRIET (50/103)
5. FATHER KNOWS BEST (30/118)
6. THE REAL MCCOYS (26/56)
7. DANNY THOMAS (23/55)
8. AMOS AND ANDY (20/34)
9. DECEMBER BRIDE (13/18)
10. BACHELOR FATHER (11/15)
1960s
1. GILLIGAN'S ISLAND (438/2261)
2. ANDY GRIFFITH (194/591)
3. DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (162/642)
4. BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (126/353)
5. BEWITCHED (81/324)
6. MY THREE SONS (70/191)
7. MY FAVORITE MARTIAN (65/129)
8. THE LUCY SHOW (62/169)
9. I DREAM OF JEANNIE (61/188)
10. GET SMART (60/192)
70s
1. CHICO AND THE MAN (1174/12244)
2. THREE'S COMPANY (826/4479)
3. HAPPY DAYS (647/3531)
4. THE BRADY BUNCH (326/1528)
5. ALL IN THE FAMILY (226/815)
6. LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY (177/1060)
7. THE JEFFERSONS (147/486)
8. MARY TYLER MOORE (140/550)
9. WKRP IN CINCINNATI (108/577)
10. C. OF EDDIE'S F. (106/232)
1980s
1. THE FACTS OF LIFE (4884/37575)
2. DIFF'RENT STROKES (689/3697)
3. FAMILY TIES (336/1430)
4. CHEERS (252/1514)
5. CHARLES IN CHARGE (198/702)
6. THE GOLDEN GIRLS (181/878)
7. THE HOGAN FAMILY (167/838)
8. ALF (150/451)
9. SILVER SPOONS (149/452)
10. HEAD OF THE CLASS (95/418)
1990s
1. THE WONDER YEARS (113/428)
2. FULL HOUSE (99/551)
3. SAVED BY THE BELL (90/476)
4. ROSEANNE (76/271)
5. FAMILY MATTERS (65/238)
6. BOY MEETS WORLD (56/236)
7. FRESH PRINCE (56/136)
8. STEP BY STEP (54/112)
9. SEINFELD (51/152)
10. MARRIED....WITH.. (39/132)
Current sitcoms
1. FRIENDS
2. EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
3. FRASIER
4. THAT 70S SHOW
5. MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
6. SABRINA
7. THE SIMPSONS
8. SPIN CITY
9. WILL AND GRACE
10. THE DREW CAREY SHOW