one season wonders, spin-offs that didn't last, etc.? I check out websites that seem to mention programming that did well in the ratings or were well-known. I want to see a list of all the tv sitcoms, dramas and other types of shows that have been forgotten.

That would be one hell of a site.

one season wonders, spin-offs that didn't last, etc.? I check out websites that seem to mention programming that did well in the ratings or were well-known. I want to see a list of all the tv sitcoms, dramas and other types of shows that have been forgotten.



I'm sorry Irene, that's a TV fantasy site-lol

I agree; that'd be ONE HELL of a site!!! :lol: (since TV shows first started in 1947)

Also; do you know how long it'd take to watch everything????:lol: :lol:

Irene, did you mean actually watch every show on the site or did you mean a site that lists every show? I couldn't tell which you meant...

epguides.com has several shows. not all of them but most

Irene, did you mean actually watch every show on the site or did you mean a site that lists every show? I couldn't tell which you meant...
sorry if it was confusing, YES A SITE THAT LISTS every show ever aired on television (dramas, sitcoms) preferably from the 60's to now. I am more interested in seeing a list of shows that are not well-known, didn't do well in the ratings, one season wonders, etc.

sorry if it was confusing, YES A SITE THAT LISTS every show ever aired on television (dramas, sitcoms) preferably from the 60's to now. I am more interested in seeing a list of shows that are not well-known, didn't do well in the ratings, one season wonders, etc.



I think you are just better off buying the Complete Directory to Prime TV and Cable shows like I did. You will get a lot of Info there

I think you are just better off buying the Complete Directory to Prime TV and Cable shows like I did. You will get a lot of Info there
Does it have that kind of info I am looking for?

Does it have that kind of info I am looking for?
Yea it lists every single regular series that 's aired in primetime since 1946. I've been getting every edition of that book since 1979. The newest edition just came out a few months ago too.

Does it have that kind of info I am looking for?


Yes, almost every show from A to Z and ratings for every season for the Top 30 shows

I think you are just better off buying the Complete Directory to Prime TV and Cable shows like I did. You will get a lot of Info there
i have this book also. it's pretty cool, i think i have the 2003 edition. I would think they have a more up to date version.

Thank you all. I guess I will have to check that out then.

Thank you all. I guess I will have to check that out then.


What brought on the sudden interest in TV History?-lol

What brought on the sudden interest in TV History?-lol
Well, it isn't all of a sudden, my boyfriend says he remembers watching shows in the 70's but he said they were canceled right away or they had only one season, and when he tries to tell me abt the show, I haven't a clue what show that is. So I figured, if I could see a list of all the shows that aired for a short time, I could go through that list with him or go on the internet and research by the show title and find out what the show was abt. Also, it would be interesting to just research these forgotten shows. Remember like that show VIVA VALDEZ and the TK Carter Show? I had forgotten abt those two shows until he reminded me of it.

i have this book also. it's pretty cool, i think i have the 2003 edition. I would think they have a more up to date version.

You are correct. The ninth edition came out on October 17th, 2007. However, not even The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present lists every single TV program that has ever aired. It does not include made-for-TV movies, unsold pilots, or Saturday-morning programming (I believe). Total Television includes Saturday-morning programming, but it has not been updated since 1996 and is generally less comprehensive than The Complete Directory. There are additional works dedicated to unsold pilots, variety specials, children's programming, animated fare, made-for-TV movies and just about anything and everything you can think of. However, many of them are quite expensive and also out-of-print.

Here's what the 9th edition looks like and some other information from Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Directory-Prime-Network-1946-Present/dp/0345497732

Here's what the 9th edition looks like and some other information from Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Directory-Prime-Network-1946-Present/dp/0345497732
Interesting...Thanx Sonny. And to all of you for your recommendation.:wave: I love to read so this may be something I can enjoy at bedtime.

Well, it isn't all of a sudden, my boyfriend says he remembers watching shows in the 70's but he said they were canceled right away or they had only one season, and when he tries to tell me abt the show, I haven't a clue what show that is. So I figured, if I could see a list of all the shows that aired for a short time, I could go through that list with him or go on the internet and research by the show title and find out what the show was abt. Also, it would be interesting to just research these forgotten shows. Remember like that show VIVA VALDEZ and the TK Carter Show? I had forgotten abt those two shows until he reminded me of it.



Yeah I ended up getting a ep of Just Our Luck

Yeah I ended up getting a ep of Just Our Luck
I still want to send you a videotape so you can get me JUST OUR LUCK so my boyfriend can see it. He loved that show. As soon as I buy some VHS tapes (don't laugh people) I will do that.

I still want to send you a videotape so you can get me JUST OUR LUCK so my boyfriend can see it. He loved that show. As soon as I buy some VHS tapes (don't laugh people) I will do that.



Just let me know

You are correct. The ninth edition came out on October 17th, 2007. However, not even The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present lists every single TV program that has ever aired. It does not include made-for-TV movies, unsold pilots, or Saturday-morning programming (I believe). Total Television includes Saturday-morning programming, but it has not been updated since 1996 and is generally less comprehensive than The Complete Directory. There are additional works dedicated to unsold pilots, variety specials, children's programming, animated fare, made-for-TV movies and just about anything and everything you can think of. However, many of them are quite expensive and also out-of-print.
So are you saying that I may not see every single one season wonder?

So are you saying that I may not see every single one season wonder?

I would say The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present has the vast majority of one-season wonders. The only shows I have not found in it are from the late 1940s/early 1950s, and that is understandable for these early programs.

I would say The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present has the vast majority of one-season wonders. The only shows I have not found in it are from the late 1940s/early 1950s, and that is understandable for these early programs.
Ok, good to know. I am hoping to see those rare shows, hard to find shows, one season wonders, etc. As long as I have titles of those shows, that is good enough for me. It doesn't have to be from the 40's or 50's. Mainly looking for shows from 60's to the present day.

Ok, good to know. I am hoping to see those rare shows, hard to find shows, one season wonders, etc. As long as I have titles of those shows, that is good enough for me. It doesn't have to be from the 40's or 50's. Mainly looking for shows from 60's to the present day.


This short-lived show is not in the book

"Future Cop"-3/77-4/77-featuring John Amos

Ok, good to know. I am hoping to see those rare shows, hard to find shows, one season wonders, etc. As long as I have titles of those shows, that is good enough for me. It doesn't have to be from the 40's or 50's. Mainly looking for shows from 60's to the present day.
It has cast lists from every show and their broadcast history plus a summary of each show. It has Just Your Luck. :D It doesn't have specials. They consider it a show if it ran for 2 straight weeks or was intended too. The only recent shows it doesn't have are from HBO and Showtime with the exception of Sex and the City, The Sopranos and Sixth Feet Under. That's because they don't reach 50% of the audience. That's the only thing I wish they'd change. They have prime-time fall schedules for every season going back to 1946-47 too.

This short-lived show is not in the book

"Future Cop"-3/77-4/77-featuring John Amos
I've only noticed 2 shows from recent times ( not that the 70's are recent lol) that they don't have and that was Future Cop and The Harvey Korman Show. I don't know why they aren't included.

I've only noticed 2 shows from recent times ( not that the 70's are recent lol) that they don't have and that was Future Cop and The Harvey Korman Show. I don't know why they aren't included.


Future Cop is not in that book or Tv.com-lol No info on that show unless you have tv guides from 1977

Future Cop is not in that book or Tv.com-lol No info on that show unless you have tv guides from 1977
I do remember it on the Sci-Fi channel back in the early 90's. I didn't pay much attention to it though. It was aired as part of series of short-lived sci-fi series.

Future Cop is not in that book or Tv.com-lol No info on that show unless you have tv guides from 1977
HOw did you remember that show Future Cop Solomon?

HOw did you remember that show Future Cop Solomon?


I used to watch it when I came home from school in the spring of 1977

See, that's what I mean, unless I can remember details of a show, I may totally forget abt it. I had forgotten abt Future Cop. NOw, if I looked up John Amos information, I will see it, but I don't want to search every actor or actress' bio just to find rare shows.

Viva Valdez, I remembered the title, so that was no problem. Just Our Luck, well, I had to research that, luckily my boyfriend remember the actor's name.

See, that's what I mean, unless I can remember details of a show, I may totally forget abt it. I had forgotten abt Future Cop. NOw, if I looked up John Amos information, I will see it, but I don't want to search every actor or actress' bio just to find rare shows.

Viva Valdez, I remembered the title, so that was no problem. Just Our Luck, well, I had to research that, luckily my boyfriend remember the actor's name.



What made me HUNT for Future Cop was hearing that John Amos starred in a short-lived series the same season his character was killed off Good Times and I ended up finding it.

You are correct. The ninth edition came out on October 17th, 2007. However, not even The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present lists every single TV program that has ever aired. It does not include made-for-TV movies, unsold pilots, or Saturday-morning programming (I believe). Total Television includes Saturday-morning programming, but it has not been updated since 1996 and is generally less comprehensive than The Complete Directory. There are additional works dedicated to unsold pilots, variety specials, children's programming, animated fare, made-for-TV movies and just about anything and everything you can think of. However, many of them are quite expensive and also out-of-print.
That Complete Directory was going to be my suggestion too, if you were looking for lists. I love that book...that newest one is my third edition. You can't beat the schedules in the back...if your boyfriend can even just tell you when he watched something you could find it with those schedules. And I love the lists of who won all the Emmys each year, the ratings info for each year, the top shows of all time and all that stuff in the back, and it's all in one place. I have Total Television too, but I don't use that one nearly as much. I'm not even sure where that one is. :lol:

That Complete Directory was going to be my suggestion too, if you were looking for lists. I love that book...that newest one is my third edition. You can't beat the schedules in the back...if your boyfriend can even just tell you when he watched something you could find it with those schedules. And I love the lists of who won all the Emmys each year, the ratings info for each year, the top shows of all time and all that stuff in the back, and it's all in one place. I have Total Television too, but I don't use that one nearly as much. I'm not even sure where that one is. :lol:
Thank you. I am going to get the book. Sounds like what I need. :wave:

I find that tv.com and imdb.com are good sources- one has to know what one is looking for on those sites- an actor or a name of a show- but I've typed in and found info on some extremely obscure shows on those sites including things like pbs series that aired in non-primetime periods in the 70s. Now to find shows that aired locally (like a kid's show that was on in Los Angeles in 1955) is another matter.

I've only noticed 2 shows from recent times ( not that the 70's are recent lol) that they don't have and that was Future Cop and The Harvey Korman Show. I don't know why they aren't included.
"Future Cop" was an interesting fusion of science fiction and the cop show genre. I can still remember Mr. Ernest Borgnine's bug-eyed reactions to things that the computerized robocop could do.

The reason "Future Cop" may not be listed or carried as a series at tv.com or in The Complete Directory... was that it was played off as an irregularly scheduled miniseries (multiple timeslots over a few months), in much the same manner as "The New Original Wonder Woman" was first introduced by ABC over the 1976-77 seasons. I remember it got inconclusive ratings that varied according to what its lead-in was. I seem to remember Mr. Fred Silverman calling this type of scheduling a "living schedule" with it being termed a "floating series" or some such nomenclature.

I would also guess that "Future Cop" was an inherited series commitment from before Mr. Silverman became President of ABC, and some of those "old ABC" projects received burnoffs typical of that era (i.e. the "Viva Valdez" scheduling as a summer series) or accelerated playoffs ("Rich Man, Poor Man").

Furthermore, around the same time, there was another look-alike show on ABC that paired a cop with an android called "Holmes and YoYo", and it did very poorly in the ratings, which I think may have caused a lack of faith in "Future Cop" as a series.

"Future Cop" was an interesting fusion of science fiction and the cop show genre. I can still remember Mr. Ernest Borgnine's bug-eyed reactions to things that the computerized robocop could do.

The reason "Future Cop" may not be listed or carried as a series at tv.com or in The Complete Directory... was that it was played off as an irregularly scheduled miniseries (multiple timeslots over a few months), in much the same manner as "The New Original Wonder Woman" was first introduced by ABC over the 1976-77 seasons. I remember it got inconclusive ratings that varied according to what its lead-in was. I seem to remember Mr. Fred Silverman calling this type of scheduling a "living schedule" with it being termed a "floating series" or some such nomenclature.

I would also guess that "Future Cop" was an inherited series commitment from before Mr. Silverman became President of ABC, and some of those "old ABC" projects received burnoffs typical of that era (i.e. the "Viva Valdez" scheduling as a summer series) or accelerated playoffs ("Rich Man, Poor Man").

Furthermore, around the same time, there was another look-alike show on ABC that paired a cop with an android called "Holmes and YoYo", and it did very poorly in the ratings, which I think may have caused a lack of faith in "Future Cop" as a series.
I remember "Holmes and YoYo" it starred that one actor, John Scheck. Interesting information you have posted here.

I remember "Holmes and YoYo" it starred that one actor, John Scheck. Interesting information you have posted here.
and I loved Holmes and Yoyo. I must have been the only one who did though. :lol: They should put it on DVD. :)

and I loved Holmes and Yoyo. I must have been the only one who did though. :lol: They should put it on DVD. :)
I would love to have a shelf of DVD's consisting of shows that were not successful. :lol: "Holmes & YoYo" would be one of them. Also "Viva Valdez" and Paul Rodriguez's short-lived shows AKA PABLO, GRANDSLAM and TRIAL AND ERROR.

I have Holmes and Yoko on DVD with Original commercials from 9/25/76


email me at retrotv@msn.com if interested

Damnit! I got to go buy some blank VHS tapes!!!! I got to get them to you asap Solomon! :lol:

Damnit! I got to go buy some blank VHS tapes!!!! I got to get them to you asap Solomon! :lol:


The DVD will be given to whoever sets something up with me. I won't be making any copies

The DVD will be given to whoever sets something up with me. I won't be making any copies
Oh you got it on DVD? I am going to PM you right now...:seeya: