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It's fun to imagine what the world was like around the time we each entered it. It's also an interesting conundrum — we were technically alive and a part of the world the year we were born, but also too young to remember anything, and too tiny to actively participate in it. Thanks to the memory of others and the internet, we can put the pieces together to create an image or sense of what was going on at the time of our infancy. Specifically, what were people into back then? Which TV shows were millions tuning into every week?
Here are the most popular TV shows of each of the last 40-odd years — in other words, the show that topped the Nielsen*TV ratings chart (as listed in*The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable Shows). But really, these are the shows our parents were probably bummed about missing because they were too busy giving birth to us or too tired from taking care of us, and they didn't have Hulu or Netflix to use for catch-up purposes.
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Dallas
But really, these are the shows our parents were probably bummed about missing because they were too busy giving birth to us or too tired from taking care of us, and they didn't have Hulu or Netflix to use for catch-up purposes.
FWIW, the night before I was born, my mom refused to go to the hospital until Dynasty went off. :lol:
Ryan Chamberlain 03-12-2018, 07:20 PM The Cosby Show.
tvfreak1987 03-13-2018, 12:39 AM Also The Cosby Show, which I just can't bring myself to watch again.
AMackII 03-13-2018, 02:08 AM The Cosby Show
Tubehead 03-13-2018, 11:29 PM i was born july 4-1981 so not really sure what show that was on!! but one of my favorite 1980s show is family ties!!
icecream 03-13-2018, 11:45 PM Top 30 Shows 1983-1984 Season (born May 18)
1. Dallas
2. 60 Minutes
3. Dynasty
4. The A-Team
5. Simon and Simon
6. Magnum, P.I.
7. Falcon Crest
8. Kate and Allie
9. Hotel
10. Cagney and Lacey
11. Knots Landing
T12. ABC Sunday Night Movie
T12. ABC Monday Night Movie
14. TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes
15. AfterMASH
16. The Fall Guy
17. The Love Boat
18. Riptide
19. The Jeffersons
20. Scarecrow and Mrs. King
T21. Monday Night Football
T21. NBC Monday Night Movie
23. Newhart
24. The Facts of Life
T25. CBS Tuesday Night Movie
T25. Webster
T25. Alice
T25. Knight Rider
T25. Hardcastle and McCormick
30. Trapper John, M.D.
Pretty weak list. My favorites from it are The Love Boat, Newhart, and The Facts of Life. I would like to see Simon and Simon, Kate and Allie, Hotel, Cagney and Lacey, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and Trapper John, M.D.
edoug 03-14-2018, 03:06 AM TV Show- Bonanza
Movie- The Bible: In the Beginning...
Song- Ballad of the Green Berets
Bonniegirl 03-14-2018, 03:10 AM Top shows in 1962
1 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 36.0
2 Candid Camera 31.1
3 The Red Skelton Show
4 Bonanza NBC 29.8
5- The Lucy Show CBS
6 The Andy Griffith Show 29.7
7 Ben Casey ABC 28.7
8 The Danny Thomas Show CBS
9 The Dick Van Dyke Show 27.1
10 Gunsmoke 27.0
11 Dr. Kildare NBC 26.2
12 The Jack Benny Show CBS
13 What's My Line? 25.5
14 The Ed Sullivan Show 25.3
15 Hazel NBC 25.1
16 I've Got a Secret CBS 24.9
17 The Jackie Gleason Show 24.1
18 The Defenders 23.9
19 The Garry Moore Show 23.3
20 To Tell the Truth
21 Lassie
22 Rawhide 22.8
23 Perry Mason 22.4
24 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 22.3
25 Wagon Train ABC 22.0
26 The Virginian NBC 21.7
27 Route 66 CBS 21.3
28 My Three Sons ABC 21.0
29 Have Gun – Will Travel CBS 20.8
30 The Flintstones ABC 20.5
Way cool!! ;) Some of my favorite shows!!!:) Hazel, The Flintstones, My Three Sons , Lucy show , Perry Mason, Lassie, To tell the truth!!!! AWESOME!!!!! :)
Torgo 03-14-2018, 08:45 AM Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970)
tlc38tlc38 03-14-2018, 09:28 AM Dallas
i was born july 4-1981 so not really sure what show that was on!! but one of my favorite 1980s show is family ties!!
I'm almost positive the #1 show that summer was Dallas. This was the summer after "Who Shot J.R?"
Impressions 03-15-2018, 09:57 PM The Cosby Show and Roseanne.
Bonniegirl 03-15-2018, 11:18 PM Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970)
Marcus Welby ROCKS !! ;) And Dr Kiley (James Brolin) was a total HOTTY!!:) Good year to be born!! ;) :wave:
KurtfromPitts 03-21-2018, 10:53 AM The Beverly Hillbillies [1962]
Becca3557 03-21-2018, 02:22 PM Gunsmoke followed by Danny Thomas for 1957. ;) I haven’t spent a lot of time watching reruns of either one to be honest.
factsoflife 03-22-2018, 04:02 PM Dallas.
Here are the top 30 TV shows of the 1981-1982 TV Season:
1. Dallas
2. 60 Minutes
3. The Jeffersons
4. Three's Company
5. Alice
6. TIE- Dukes of Hazzard and Too Close For Comfort
8. ABC Monday Night Movie
9. Mash
10. One Day At A Time
11. Monday Night Football
12. Archie Bunker's Place
13. Falcon Crest
14. The Love Boat
15. TIE--- Hart to Hart and Trapper John, M.D.
17. Magnum PI
18. Happy Days
19. Dynasty
20. Laverne & Shirley
21. Real People
22. ABC Sunday Night Movie
23. House Calls
24. TIE---- The Facts of Life and Little House on The Prairie
26. The Fall Guy
27. Hill Street Blues
28. TIE-- That's Incredible and TJ Hooker
30. Fantasy Island
Mr. Television 03-22-2018, 06:28 PM Bonanza
Mace Dolex 03-22-2018, 07:10 PM All In The Family, and yet I've never cared to watch a single episode.
Torgo 03-22-2018, 07:55 PM Marcus Welby ROCKS !! ;) And Dr Kiley (James Brolin) was a total HOTTY!!:) Good year to be born!! ;) :wave:
Just saw this! I haven't seen it in a long time, but I have fond memories of watching the reruns.:wave:
Coffeecup 03-25-2018, 08:55 PM Leave it to Beaver. I was born 14 days after it premiered.
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