Other than Three's Company, ABC went from having all of the top five shows in the country to only having one the following year.


Mork and Mindy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mork_%26_Mindy#History) went from #3 to #27.

Happy Days (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Days#Episodes) went from #4 to #17.

The Ropers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ropers#Cancellation) went from #8 to #52.

Laverne and Shirley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley#Episodes) went from being the top rated show for two years in a row to a dismal #42.

And Angie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_(TV_series)#Cancellation) went from #5 to tying with Laverne and Shirley.

Other than Three's Company, ABC went from having all of the top five shows in the country to only having one the following year.


Mork and Mindy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mork_%26_Mindy#History) went from #3 to #27.

Happy Days (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Days#Episodes) went from #4 to #17.

The Ropers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ropers#Cancellation) went from #8 to #52.

Laverne and Shirley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley#Episodes) went from being the top rated show for two years in a row to a dismal #42.

And Angie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_(TV_series)#Cancellation) went from #5 to tying with Laverne and Shirley.



Because they wanted to see if those shows could increase the ratings for other nights as a lead in

Surprisingly TC was never moved