These were the Top 10 shows during the summer of 1981

1. Private Benjamin
2. The Two of Us
3. Nurse
4. Magnum P.I.
5. It's a Living
6. CHECKING IN
7.ABC Monday Movie
8. WKRP In Cincinnati
9. Tim Conway
10.ABC Summer Movie


You know there must have been about 13 eps of Checking In or maybe more because I don't think CBS would have aired a Show all summer with just 4 eps from April to October.


Damm Jude why didn't you hit the record button in the summer of 81?-LOL



Info from-"One Seasson in American Television" by Marc Elliot, 1982

Wow, it beat WKRP

Wow, it beat WKRP


It beat these shows too

11.American Dream
12. Vega$
13.Park Place
14.Hill Street Blues
15.CBS Saturday Movies
16.ABC Monday Night Football
17.Flamingo Road
18.Dynasty
19.Walter's Cronkite Universe
20.NBC Magazine
21.Nero Wolfe
22. ABC Comedy Special
23. Charlie Angels
24.ABC theather for young americans
25.Walking Tall
26.NBC comedy Theater
27.The Krypton Factor
28.NBC Friday Night Movies
29.Enos
30.Marie

Monday Night Football, during the summer? Must have been preseason.

Hey Solomon, with all your original airings I am just wondering if you have any promos for the show. Commercials might be easier to find than the show itself.

Monday Night Football, during the summer? Must have been preseason.

Hey Solomon, with all your original airings I am just wondering if you have any promos for the show. Commercials might be easier to find than the show itself.



Believe me I tried-lol No luck. The reason you see Monday Night Football is because it covered the period from April of 1981 to October 4, 1981

You know there must have been about 13 eps of Checking In or maybe more because I don't think CBS would have aired a Show all summer with just 4 eps from April to October.


Damm Jude why didn't you hit the record button in the summer of 81?-LOL



Info from-"One Seasson in American Television" by Marc Elliot, 1982


Sorry Sol, but the book is wrong--there are 4 episodes and only 4. And from my memory and other sources, CBS did not rerun the show.

And I didn't own a VCR in '81--dammmit!!! Imagine the treasure trove I would have today--oh wait, maybe not, I've gone through several hungry tape eating VCRS :lol:

Sorry Sol, but the book is wrong--there are 4 episodes and only 4. And from my memory and other sources, CBS did not rerun the show.

And I didn't own a VCR in '81--dammmit!!! Imagine the treasure trove I would have today--oh wait, maybe not, I've gone through several hungry tape eating VCRS :lol:


I don't know Jude, the ratings for the 80-81 tv season for Checking in was #40. So I don't think the same 4 eps would be ran over and over all summer long for the show to be ranked #6 from April to Oct

My point is Sol, the show was not reran. Where that book got its info, I have no idea. I was there in 1981. LOL

My point is Sol, the show was not reran. Where that book got its info, I have no idea. I was there in 1981. LOL


Well it's only one way to solve this, find the TV guides from the summer of 81-lol

Well it's only one way to solve this, find the TV guides from the summer of 81-lol


and to think I threw away my massive TV Guide collection! LOL

and to think I threw away my massive TV Guide collection! LOL


I do remember that the TV guides I had from April of 1981 didn't have any episode description for the Checking In episode. Twice in that month here were was no Synopsis

It could have still reran it's 4 episodes in the summer in 4 weeks and still have it counted in the summer ratings for that season. There was no way it ran continuously all summer long and still rank that high.

It could have still reran it's 4 episodes in the summer in 4 weeks and still have it counted in the summer ratings for that season. There was no way it ran continuously all summer long and still rank that high.


Solomon is now searching for 1981 tv guides from july and august-lol

Waiting with baited breath! :D

I don't think CBS would have reran a show it was not bringing back that fall, esp with just 4 episodes.

Waiting with baited breath! :D

I don't think CBS would have reran a show it was not bringing back that fall, esp with just 4 episodes.


That's why I think it must have been more than 4 eps aired that summer, burning them off-lol

But Sol--take it from me--there were only 4 episodes of Checking In--EVER!
LOL :rofl:

But Sol--take it from me--there were only 4 episodes of Checking In--EVER!
LOL :rofl:


unless they aired it during a week in the summer when nothing was on tv-lol

You mean unlike today? :lol:

You mean unlike today? :lol:


who knows maybe CBS changed the timeslot from thursdays in the summer

Usually many cancelled shows will beat out reruns in the summer months. Often times, people are checking out the show for the first time as their favorites on summer break with reruns. I think this is how Family Guy was given a late revival. Also, timeslots change also as well. Fox has done this several times with bringing back cancelled shows to fill slots during the summer months along with UPN. A show had to do extremely bad for UPN not to burn off episodes or use it as filler for summer.

It beat these shows too

11.American Dream
12. Vega$
13.Park Place
14.Hill Street Blues
15.CBS Saturday Movies
16.ABC Monday Night Football
17.Flamingo Road
18.Dynasty
19.Walter's Cronkite Universe
20.NBC Magazine
21.Nero Wolfe
22. ABC Comedy Special
23. Charlie Angels
24.ABC theather for young americans
25.Walking Tall
26.NBC comedy Theater
27.The Krypton Factor
28.NBC Friday Night Movies
29.Enos
30.Marie
So what is your point? Other than NFL football, Walter Cronkite's show and NBC magazine, the rest of those shows were more than likey reruns. That is what is shown in the summer: RERUNS. Maybe fans were not into a rerun and wanted to check out something new.

So what is your point? Other than NFL football, Walter Cronkite's show and NBC magazine, the rest of those shows were more than likey reruns. That is what is shown in the summer: RERUNS. Maybe fans were not into a rerun and wanted to check out something new.


It wasn't any point, it was just a FYI for matt

No, you posted that Checking In "beat these other shows too" so you are obviously trying to show that this show did well in the ratings.

No, you posted that Checking In "beat these other shows too" so you are obviously trying to show that this show did well in the ratings.



I'm not trying to show sh*T, i just said it was a fun fact for matt. stop trying to turn everything into a debate, damm Why are you in a debating mood all of a sudden?

I'm not trying to show sh*T, i just said it was a fun fact for matt. stop trying to turn everything into a debate, damm Why are you in a debating mood all of a sudden?
Chill out dude. :lol: If I don't make chat with you, what is left?

Chill out dude. :lol: If I don't make chat with you, what is left?


No you just been attacking me the last couple of days like you can't stand me. you are acting like the Brian Damage of 2003-lol Just so you are clear, I post info for reading not debating

No you just been attacking me the last couple of days like you can't stand me. you are acting like the Brian Damage of 2003-lol Just so you are clear, I post info for reading not debating
Brian of 2003??? I wasn't around...:lol: Oh Solomon, stop now. I can't stand you???? Oh man, drink a beer or something. You know me better than that. ;)

BTW I made a thread for you on the George Lopez forum.

Chill out dude. :lol: If I don't make chat with you, what is left?


Making stew with Jude? :D