View Full Version : The STUPIDEST BROADCAST DECISION in NBC SUPER BOWL HISTORY | Super Bowl XX


TMC
02-06-2023, 08:50 PM
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Imagine losing in the Nielsen ratings to another network on Super Bowl Sunday. You have to actually try in order to do that and not be the top ranked network of the night. Well, in 1986 (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-26-tv-16-story.html), at Super Bowl XX, that's exactly what happened with NBC (https://reelrundown.com/tv/Forgotten-TV-Series) when they (https://books.google.com/books?id=_ucCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=%22The+Last+Precinct%22+NBC+Adam+West&source=bl&ots=VYJlV87P0F&sig=ACfU3U2tibf_VcHH8yn6YCqhBjmYZiNn_A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp0-q1mYL9AhXxLX0KHa3fBQk4MhDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Last%20Precinct%22%20NBC%20Adam%20West&f=false) aired (https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/04/04/UPI-Arts-Entertainment-Shorts/8693512974800/) the pilot (https://books.google.com/books?id=_ucCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=%22The+Last+Precinct%22+NBC&source=bl&ots=VYJlV86UZC&sig=ACfU3U1wrmVnQwPfVuXikFq_wCnZ-MFxwQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY8vu3l4L9AhUICjQIHcdSA744MhDoAXoECAMQAw) episode (https://books.google.com/books?id=fk-QAmO1ZmsC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=%22The+Last+Precinct%22+NBC&source=bl&ots=Hh9S-LRsBe&sig=ACfU3U0VFdg2qc5SGCE40QFoayMa3_evlA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY8vu3l4L9AhUICjQIHcdSA744MhDoAXoECAIQAw) of The Last Precinct (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Precinct) as the lead-out program (https://www.hellaentertainment.com/blog/tv/post-super-bowl-most-watched-shows/) to the (https://screenrant.com/most-watched-super-bowl-lead-out-tv-shows/) game (https://saleintothe90s.tumblr.com/post/110609608774/tv-bombs-after-the-super-bowl). However, everything about this, strategically, was such a mess (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56642/6-tv-shows-flopped-despite-having-super-bowl-lead), that they wound up losing to CBS in the ratings (http://www.tvtango.com/series/last_precinct/episodes), a network that did not air the Super Bowl and did not have a built-in audience of over 100 million people. This is the story behind this disaster on NBC (http://www.tvparty.com/80nbc4.html)'s part.

TMC
04-11-2025, 07:51 PM
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📺 April 11, 1986 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1986/04/11): Adam West headlined the one-hour comedy "The Last Precinct" (https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Last+Precinct+NBC&sca_esv=8d7859a9eab70d70&udm=36&sxsrf=AHTn8zqj5n_1LDfEiMjinUzgyaCgF3Y8gg%3A1744415457520&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1986%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1986&tbm=) which made its time slot premiere on NBC. Its first episode had aired after Super Bowl XX nearly three months prior. The series lasted eight episodes.

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