The ratings were already falling and the show now had no mother and father and was added back to the schedule for the 1977-78 season?

They had to know the show would only get worst after Esther Rolle left. I;m surprised season 5 lasted the whole season

I only like the seasons with James. Any episode that is post James Evans is not really Good Times to me.

I only like the seasons with James. Any episode that is post James Evans is not really Good Times to me.

Season 4 is still watchable because Florida is still on the show but after that the show was DONE

In all honesty they should have got rid of Janet Dubios because since Florida was gone and the kids were grown she was no longer needed. So they had to add stupid a$$ penny so they could keep willona on the show.

The ratings were already falling and the show now had no mother and father and was added back to the schedule for the 1977-78 season?

They had to know the show would only get worst after Esther Rolle left. I;m surprised season 5 lasted the whole season
Considering the fact that esther rolle was gone and none of the three kids and Ja'Net Dubois were not strong enough to hold down the series, yes I'm surprised it wasn't cancelled!

Considering the fact that esther rolle was gone and none of the three kids and Ja'Net Dubois were not strong enough to hold down the series, yes I'm surprised it wasn't cancelled!


I mean why was season 5 not put on haitus without esther rolle but when she returns the show is on haitus?

When Ester did come back... the way they tried to pretend that Carl Dixon never existed was ridiculous. The show became a pathetic flop, and I'll say it again..... any season post James Evans is NOT really Good Times.

When Ester did come back... the way they tried to pretend that Carl Dixon never existed was ridiculous. The show became a pathetic flop, and I'll say it again..... any season post James Evans is NOT really Good Times.


Season 4 was still good because it was right after James but 5 and 6.....A$$

LOL

I have to respectfully disagree...I thought Season 4 was the Best Season.
Better stories (with the exception to some of the "Carl" stories) and more character development, especially with Florida, Thelma and JJ

I have to respectfully disagree...I thought Season 4 was the Best Season.
Better stories (with the exception to some of the "Carl" stories) and more character development, especially with Florida, Thelma and JJ


CBS must have already known that Esther Rolle coming back by May of 1978 because no way was they going to add that show back to the schedule after such a bad season 5

You given me an idea for a thread lol

You given me an idea for a thread lol


Start it I love activity

I remember a Good Times fan saying "Florida got a lot stronger after James died."

I remember a Good Times fan saying "Florida got a lot stronger after James died."

she was always a strong women

I'm not surprised at all, TVFactFan. "Good Times" ranked 24th for the 1975-76 season, despite ABC's "Happy Days" gaining momentum ("Happy Days" ranked 11th that same season) in the same timeslot (Tuesdays at 8 pm).

Ironically, "Happy Days" was nearly decimated by "Good Times" the season before ("Good Times" was in 7th place for the 1974-75 season, while "Happy Days" didn't crack the top thirty).

Coincidentally, both sitcoms debuted midway through the 1973-74 season ("Happy Days" debuted on 15 January 1974, while "Good Times" premiered three weeks later, on 8 February 1974); "Happy Days" ranked 16th, while "Good Times" followed in 17th place.

Amazingly enough, "Happy Days" was nearly decimated by "Good Times" when "Good Times" moved to Tuesday nights in the autumn of '74; "Good Times" ranked seventh for the 1974-75 season, while "Happy Days" didn't crack the top thirty.

But by the 1975-76 season, however, the tables had turned..."Happy Days" began gaining momentum, while "Good Times" slumped in the ratings (primarily due to John Amos and Esther Rolle's dissatisfaction with Jimmie Walker's onscreen antics).

Despite Amos's departure after the third season, CBS renewed "Good Times" for a fourth season. This time, the sitcom was moved to Wednesday nights at 8 pm (opposite the first half of ABC's "The Bionic Woman" and NBC's "The Practice," starring Danny Thomas). Sadly, Esther Rolle departed at season's end (due to several factors, from the fallout from Amos's departure [the season before] to Jimmie Walker's continuing onscreen antics), and the series suffered.

Despite Rolle's departure (she eventually returned in the sixth and, sadly, final season), "Good Times" ranked 26th for the 1976-77 season ("The Bionic Woman" ranked 14th).

Enjoy your evening, everyone!

I'm not surprised at all, TVFactFan. "Good Times" ranked 24th for the 1975-76 season, despite ABC's "Happy Days" gaining momentum ("Happy Days" ranked 11th that same season) in the same timeslot (Tuesdays at 8 pm).

Ironically, "Happy Days" was nearly decimated by "Good Times" the season before ("Good Times" was in 7th place for the 1974-75 season, while "Happy Days" didn't crack the top thirty).

Coincidentally, both sitcoms debuted midway through the 1973-74 season ("Happy Days" debuted on 15 January 1974, while "Good Times" premiered three weeks later, on 8 February 1974); "Happy Days" ranked 16th, while "Good Times" followed in 17th place.

Amazingly enough, "Happy Days" was nearly decimated by "Good Times" when "Good Times" moved to Tuesday nights in the autumn of '74; "Good Times" ranked seventh for the 1974-75 season, while "Happy Days" didn't crack the top thirty.

But by the 1975-76 season, however, the tables had turned..."Happy Days" began gaining momentum, while "Good Times" slumped in the ratings (primarily due to John Amos and Esther Rolle's dissatisfaction with Jimmie Walker's onscreen antics).

Despite Amos's departure after the third season, CBS renewed "Good Times" for a fourth season. This time, the sitcom was moved to Wednesday nights at 8 pm (opposite the first half of ABC's "The Bionic Woman" and NBC's "The Practice," starring Danny Thomas). Sadly, Esther Rolle departed at season's end (due to several factors, from the fallout from Amos's departure [the season before] to Jimmie Walker's continuing onscreen antics), and the series suffered.

Despite Rolle's departure (she eventually returned in the sixth and, sadly, final season), "Good Times" ranked 26th for the 1976-77 season ("The Bionic Woman" ranked 14th).

Enjoy your evening, everyone!


I posted the rankings for season 5 on here and I believe it was around #78


That was because of Penny lol

I posted the rankings for season 5 on here and I believe it was around #78


That was because of Penny lol


Wow.

Wow.

Wikipedia has season 5 at #39
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times


Ratings





The Evans family (l–r) Michael, Thelma, J.J., Florida, and James
The program premiered in February 1974; high ratings led CBS to renew the program for the 1974–75 season, as it was the seventeenth-highest-rated program that year. During its first full season on the air, 1974–75, the show was the seventh-highest-rated program in the Nielsen ratings, with more than 25% of all American households tuning into an episode each week. Three of the top ten highest-rated programs on American TV that season centered around the lives of African-Americans: Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.

The Nielsen ratings for the series declined over time, partly because of its many time slot changes and the departure of John Amos.[20] The ratings went down considerably when the show entered its final two seasons:
1973–1974: #17 (14,166,800 households)[21]
1974–1975: #7 (17,673,000 households)[22]
1975–1976: #24 (14,616,000 households)[23]
1976–1977: #26 (14,596,000 households)[24]
1977–1978: #39[25]
1978–1979: #45[26]

Wikipedia has season 5 at #39
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times


Ratings





The Evans family (l–r) Michael, Thelma, J.J., Florida, and James
The program premiered in February 1974; high ratings led CBS to renew the program for the 1974–75 season, as it was the seventeenth-highest-rated program that year. During its first full season on the air, 1974–75, the show was the seventh-highest-rated program in the Nielsen ratings, with more than 25% of all American households tuning into an episode each week. Three of the top ten highest-rated programs on American TV that season centered around the lives of African-Americans: Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.

The Nielsen ratings for the series declined over time, partly because of its many time slot changes and the departure of John Amos.[20] The ratings went down considerably when the show entered its final two seasons:
1973–1974: #17 (14,166,800 households)[21]
1974–1975: #7 (17,673,000 households)[22]
1975–1976: #24 (14,616,000 households)[23]
1976–1977: #26 (14,596,000 households)[24]
1977–1978: #39[25]
1978–1979: #45[26]


Wrong and inaccurate info. If show was #45 after seasonb 6 why was it on Hiatus???? Stop posting false sh*T