OK, I just need to get this straight. I have seen, in at least 2 or 3 sources, that Three's Company was the #1 show in the 1978-79 season. In another 2 or 3 sources, I have seen Laverne & Shirley as the #1 show for that season. Does anyone know which show was actually #1? Could it be a tie?

I will also post this same topic on the Laverne & Shirley board...

I believe Laverne & Shirley was #1 in the 1978-1979 season, other sources list it as Three's Company, but those comprise of mistakes.

Yeah, I've noticed some sources listing Three's Company as being the #1 show in 1978-1979, including Come and Knock on Our Door by Chris Mann, but most sources list Laverne & Shirley as #1. I think it's safe to assume that Three's Company was #2. It was very, very close and L&S beat TC by a small margin.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I assumed. Thanks guys! No response yet in the L&S board...

Originally posted by bb25
Yeah, that's pretty much what I assumed. Thanks guys! No response yet in the L&S board...


The book i have only goes up to the 77-78 season since it was published in 79. It has L&S as number one for the 77-78 season. So i'm guessing it was number 2 after 78-79 because I don't think it was number one two years in a row. I haven't heard that L&S held on to the number one spot two seasons in a row.

Yes, I'm pretty sure it was number 1 from 77 thru 79. I just found another ratings website and it lists L&S as #1 in 77-78 & 78-79, with a few hundred thousand different in viewership between TC & L&S. I have also seen actual Nielsen clippings on E! True Story's that show it as #1 as well...there's no doubt about it...L&S was #1 in 78-79...now I'm curious...which show did everyone prefer that season? :lol:

Originally posted by bb25
Yes, I'm pretty sure it was number 1 from 77 thru 79. I just found another ratings website and it lists L&S as #1 in 77-78 & 78-79, with a few hundred thousand different in viewership between TC & L&S. I have also seen actual Nielsen clippings on E! True Story's that show it as #1 as well...there's no doubt about it...L&S was #1 in 78-79...now I'm curious...which show did everyone prefer that season? :lol:


What is the ratings website you went to?

Originally posted by SOLOMON

What is the ratings website you went to?

Even though that wasn't directed to me, I'd thought I'd share this really great ratings website:

http://www.chez.com/fbibler/tvstats/ratings-us.html

Originally posted by Sean Snow


Even though that wasn't directed to me, I'd thought I'd share this really great ratings website:

http://www.chez.com/fbibler/tvstats/ratings-us.html


Thanks Sean.

I heard that Laverne and Shirley got a 30.3 share, and Three's Company got a 30.1 share. Very close...

Yes, that is the same ratings website I went to...I tend to think that Three's Company biased publications want to put Three's Company as #1, when in reality it was Laverne & Shirley, another great show...

On the E! True Hollywood Story they showed clippings of Three's Company being #1 for the season. If that's wrong then was Three's Company ever officially #1 for the season?