By the end of The Cosby Show's run (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1992/04/30/cos-and-effect-the-cosby-show-which-saved-a-network-and-made-sitcoms-hot-again-says-goodbye-tonight/) on April 30, 1992 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1992/04/30/cosby_show), the show was the 18th most popular (http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/1991/08/1991-92-ratings-history.html) television program (20th without the finale) in the United States. While it was still pretty popular (https://www.rookiemag.com/2013/04/ltbte-cosby-sho/), it was a far cry from the dominant run (https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/12/10/cosby-tightens-grip-on-the-nielsen-ratings/) of five consecutive (https://bahamaschronicle.com/the-cosby-show-spent-five-consecutive-seasons-as-the-number-one-rated-show-on-television/) number one (https://www.tellytalk.net/threads/the-cosby-show.10857/) seasons (https://www.ratingraph.com/tv-shows/the-cosby-show-ratings-2919/). Even the season before last (https://jacksonupperco.com/2016/08/30/the-ten-best-the-cosby-show-episodes-of-season-seven/), it was only the fifth most popular show. And even though most of the children being grown may have affected the dynamic of the show towards the end (https://jacksonupperco.com/2016/09/06/the-ten-best-the-cosby-show-episodes-of-season-eight/), it never really felt like (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/04/30/appreciation/c16db466-e902-4264-8789-29b1b2d57478/) the show was a shell of its former self, now did it?