View Full Version : TV Shows that finished well below number #1 that you feel was underrated?


TVFactFan
07-16-2004, 02:08 PM
I would have to say Baby I'm Back from 1978 starring Demond Wilson, Step by Step, and Fresh Prince

vashti1999
07-16-2004, 02:26 PM
Under One Roof
Liveshot
Dangerous Minds
Freaks & Geeks
Arrested Development
etc., etc., etc.,
That could be a long list, there have been more shows that have never been #1 in the ratings than shows that have

dawsongirl
07-16-2004, 04:54 PM
The Odd Couple. Why that never cracked the Top 25 I'll never understand.

barwars
07-16-2004, 05:02 PM
Arrested Development.

I believe it finished at 100 this year.... yet it has consistently been called (by myself and critics) the best show currently on TV.

factsoflife
07-17-2004, 12:10 AM
I'd say Party Of Five which ran from 1994-2000 and never made it anywhere near the top 40 or 50. It was such a well-written and amazing show with solid acting. I loved this show. Also ABC's briefly lived series My So-Called Life starring Claire Danes. ahh the good ole days of classic drama.

BLT
07-17-2004, 12:53 AM
NewsRadio

James
07-17-2004, 01:12 AM
The following fit this criterion:

The Brady Bunch
Family Matters
Leave It To Beaver (never finished in the Top Ten :eek: )
Our House
Perfect Strangers

I am Roboto
07-17-2004, 02:51 AM
WKRP (only finished in top 25 once)
Amen (believe it was 20-30 or above most of its run)
The Odd Couple
Arrested Development
Spin City (besides season one, its ratings were mostly above #25)

Glampire
07-19-2004, 12:30 PM
I honestly don't know what its peak was in the ratings, but I'm sure that Buffy the Vampire Slayer was never #1 for the week. I think that was the most underrated show that deserved to be on the top 10 ratings chart.

factsoflife
07-19-2004, 12:41 PM
Originally posted by Glampire
I honestly don't know what its peak was in the ratings, but I'm sure that Buffy the Vampire Slayer was never #1 for the week. I think that was the most underrated show that deserved to be on the top 10 ratings chart.

You're right. since it was on The WB (and later UPN) Buffy never charted anywhere near the top 10. In fact it was usually somewhere between 90 and 100. the highest a wb program has ever charted is somewhere in the mid-70's to early-80s and that is always 7th Hevean. and in the early days Savannah was often times in the mid-70s as well.

spunkygirl
07-19-2004, 01:52 PM
Wings

Step by Step

Do you mean shows that never hit the top 20s or 30s either?

I'm With Her

TVFactFan
07-19-2004, 05:29 PM
Originally posted by Topanga
Wings

Step by Step

Do you mean shows that never hit the top 20s or 30s either?

I'm With Her



Yes shows from number #2 to #105

James"Thunder"Early
07-19-2004, 05:32 PM
Originally posted by cheers_rules
WKRP (only finished in top 25 once)
Amen (believe it was 20-30 or above most of its run)
The Odd Couple
Arrested Development
Spin City (besides season one, its ratings were mostly above #25) Amen was in the teens for one season I think.
Frank's Place, this show was amazing and should have been number 1.

barwars
07-19-2004, 05:41 PM
Originally posted by CoolCounty
Frank's Place, this show was amazing and should have been number 1.

I want to see that so bad!
Hopefully a DVD release is in the works.

spunkygirl
07-19-2004, 07:37 PM
Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Yes shows from number #2 to #105

:eek: Gosh Solomon that would be too long of a list :eek:

Who's the Boss?

Growing Pains

Mama's Family

I Dream of Jeannie

and so on :eek:

TVFactFan
07-19-2004, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by Topanga
:eek: Gosh Solomon that would be too long of a list :eek:

Who's the Boss?

Growing Pains

Mama's Family

I Dream of Jeannie

and so on :eek:



Why does the list have to be long? Just list 4 or 5 shows.

Brian
07-19-2004, 07:51 PM
The Bob Newhart Show
My Favorite Martian
The Partridge Family
Barnaby Jones
Fantasy Island
The Twilight Zone (the 60s version) It's not underrated nowadays but it was when it originally aired. Didn't have a big audience back then.

badbrainsfan
08-03-2005, 07:08 AM
Coach

Major Dad

Gimme A Break

Bosom Buddies

It's Your Move

Spenser: For Hire

Ant-Lox
08-06-2005, 10:05 AM
The Jeff Fexworthy Show....

it gets me mad that back in 97, Jeff finished 67th out of all tv shows, this show would be a hit now....

treky
08-06-2005, 10:10 PM
The Odd Couple"
"WKRP in Cinncinati"

Nighthawk76
08-07-2005, 12:49 AM
The Twilight Zone (the 60s version) It's not underrated nowadays but it was when it originally aired. Didn't have a big audience back then.


That's true. The Outer Limits, which ran about the sametime as The Twilight Zone, was a much bigger hit. The Twilight Zone has gone on to become a cult classic where as The Outer Limits has all but been forgotten.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was the least watched of any Star Trek series during its original run (until Enterprise that is), but it is the best of all the five shows.

GARFIELDKOOL
08-07-2005, 11:50 AM
I would have to say Baby I'm Back from 1978 starring Demond Wilson, Step by Step, and Fresh Prince

Kate & Allie
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
Unhappily Ever After
Soap

factsoflife
08-07-2005, 11:45 PM
227

I Love John Ritter
08-08-2005, 02:00 AM
"Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C"--I really wish they would still air some episodes of that show.

TVFactFan
08-14-2005, 08:04 PM
The Odd Couple"
"WKRP in Cinncinati"



I think I will turn to the Odd Couple Tonight at 1am-lol

troopoleon8897
08-14-2005, 08:15 PM
I think I will turn to the Odd Couple Tonight at 1am-lol
What Channel is it on?

troopoleon8897
08-14-2005, 08:15 PM
Dave's World

Boston Public

factsoflife
08-14-2005, 08:23 PM
I always enjoyed "Caroline In The City" and really wish that it had gotten better ratings. Also "Kate and Allie".

TVFactFan
08-14-2005, 08:24 PM
What Channel is it on?



Should be on your local WB station at 1am tonight unless that is only on the WB stations in NYC and Philly.

slackermonkey
08-15-2005, 12:35 AM
I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Scrubs" yet.