Name some of the shows that were absolutely reviled by critics but were enjoyed by audience's and had successful runs anyway.

1. Yes Dear (never watched it, but hear the critics despise it)
2. Full House
3. According to Jim

I think a big one here would be Three's Comapny. Critics never cared at all for that show, but it had its strong following.

Two of the biggest ones were on CBS at one point of time or another: Gilligan's Island and The Dukes of Hazzard. The shows were so critically bad, CBS itself hated those shows, but they quickly changed their tune when the ratings came out. Gilligan's (RIP Bob Denver) got a raw deal of the expansion of Gunsmoke to a full hour in 1967, and Gilligan's was still successful enough to run at least another 3-4 years. As for the Dukes, the one-year departure of Tom Wopat and John Schneider basically killed the success of that show, and if watch the last two seasons of Dukes, the writing got even goofier.

Since Bob Denver's death today (R.I.P. Bob) reminded me alot about "Gilligan's Island," I guess we can add that show to the list.

The critics hated that show when it originally aired, but it became one of the greatest all time favorites in syndication, and will continue to be a fan fave worldwide for years to come.

The critics always hated The Beverly Hillbillies and never understood how it became the #1 show on tv.

The critics always hated The Beverly Hillbillies and never understood how it became the #1 show on tv.

To go along with my above quote about CBS, I remember watching the E! True Hollywood Story on the Hillbillies, and CBS executives very critical of the show as well, until of course, the ratings came and it was the #1 show on TV at one point, and was at least in the top 10 in all nine years of its original run.

hee haw not one critic liked it when it started in 1969 and it ran until 1992 so they must have been doing something right also friends was not well liked by some critcs at first and believe it or not a few critcis didnt like mash when it started

when "MASH" debuted, Time magazine called it "the biggest dissapointment of the 1972-73 fall season"

Name some of the shows that were absolutely reviled by critics but were enjoyed by audience's and had successful runs anyway.

1. Yes Dear (never watched it, but hear the critics despise it)
2. Full House
3. According to Jim



Critics hated the

Jeffersons
Three's Company
Laverne and Shirley
Mork and Mindy

I think a big one here would be Three's Comapny. Critics never cared at all for that show, but it had its strong following.
Yeah.John always apologized about the show until he realized how great the show was liked by viewers

I think critics also didn't like "All in the Family" when it first started.

I think critics also didn't like "All in the Family" when it first started.

Yes, it was labeled as "vulgar TV" in the beginning, but all that changed when the show swept the Emmy's that season.

"The Facts of Life"
"Happy Days"

Four Words........ Buffy The Vampire Slayer (only 1 Emmy nomination for the episode "Hush"!!!)

Four Words........ Buffy The Vampire Slayer (only 1 Emmy nomination for the episode "Hush"!!!)

I don't think that's based on how bad or good Buffy was or not. Buffy suffered the fate of being on two smaller networks which don't have the same amounts of advertising money as the four big networks. Notice UPN and The WB never get any serious recognition come Emmy time .

I don't think that's based on how bad or good Buffy was or not. Buffy suffered the fate of being on two smaller networks which don't have the same amounts of advertising money as the four big networks. Notice UPN and The WB never get any serious recognition come Emmy time .

Ya... but the show was a 20th Century Fox show, but Fox never picked it up. Also it was the first show of it's kind. (maybe The X-Files was kinda similar)

"The Flying Nun."

Critics hated it, but viewers loved it. The viewers had God on their side, too, because Catholic nuns everywhere praised the show for showing that nuns had lives outside of the church!

Ya... but the show was a 20th Century Fox show, but Fox never picked it up. Also it was the first show of it's kind. (maybe The X-Files was kinda similar)


Yes, but all of the shows on the UPN and the WB are from big production studios like Fox, Warner Brothers, Sony, etc...

How about The Brady Bunch?

How about The Brady Bunch?


Viewers and Critics hated the brady bunch-lol

C'mon y'all, we've seen some worthy ones, but how about 'Married with Children'? I remember when that show came out in the late eighties and critics absolutely hated it and did not think it would last past the first season, if that. We all know that it lasted a lot longer than that. :talk:

C'mon y'all, we've seen some worthy ones, but how about 'Married with Children'? I remember when that show came out in the late eighties and critics absolutely hated it and did not think it would last past the first season, if that. We all know that it lasted a lot longer than that. :talk:



Married with Children and the Jeffersons have a couple of things in common. Both Shows were hated by Critics, Both shows lasted 10 years, and both shows ended without a series Finale.

I thought the finale to Married...With Children was when Kelly almost got married

Married with Children and the Jeffersons have a couple of things in common. Both Shows were hated by Critics, Both shows lasted 10 years, and both shows ended without a series Finale.

Plus, both shows were produced by Ron Leavitt and Michael Moye (Leavitt and Moye created Married), and both came from Embassy/Columbia Pictures TV/Sony Pictures TV.

I thought the finale to Married...With Children was when Kelly almost got married

Yeah, it was technically, but it really wasn't suppose to be that way. The cast and crew of Married...with Children were awaiting word from Fox on whether they wanted to renew the show for a 12th season. They taped the finale before Fox made its final decision, and the network didn't make the decision until after the finale aired.

Oh

Married with Children and the Jeffersons have a couple of things in common. Both Shows were hated by Critics, Both shows lasted 10 years, and both shows ended without a series Finale.

MWC was 11 years. :D

How can you hate The Jeffersons? It's one of the greatest shows in TV history.

How can you hate The Jeffersons? It's one of the greatest shows in TV history.



Tv Critics said George Jeffersons was too NEGATIVE when it first aired in 1975

MWC was 11 years. :D


1987-1997 is TEN YEARS, you mean it had 11 seasons

I thought the finale to Married...With Children was when Kelly almost got married



That was the SEASON Finale not the Series Finale