The show first aired on Tuesday, March 23, 1982 at 8:30pm on ABC

ABC put Laverne and Shirley on Hiatus for six weeks so that Joanie Loves Chachi could air in the 8:30pm slot between Happy Days and Three's Company

The 1st season of JLC was only 4 episodes-3/23, 3/30, 4/5 and 4/12

The competition during season 1 was QED on CBS and Bret Maverick on NBC

After the 1st episode, the show ranked #2 behind Dallas and finished #7 overall

In season 2, the show aired on Thursday Nights at 8pm as the leadoff show and competed with Fame on NBC and Magnum PI on CBS

The show was never moved from 8pm the first half of 1982-83 season

Fonzie from Happy Days appeared in the 1st appear of the 2nd season and the show still had a ranking of #45 out of 63 shows after that episode.

By December of 1982 the show had fallen to #60 and production for the show was suspended and taken off the ABC schedule completely until Ma

The show stayed in the same time slot the entire 1982-83 season.

when the show was moved to 8:30pm it was after the season and already cancelled.

The overall final ranking was #70 out of 92 shows






Fortworth Star Telegram-Oct 6, 1982

Philadelphia Daily News, Sept 30, 1982

Lansing State Journal, April 5, 1982

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