Weekly Nielsen Ratings for The Facts of Life

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Not according to these numbers, not in the rating column nor the rank column. It's not the highest number in either one. "Boy About the House" is the highest rating, and TLC is the 3rd highest rank (so far).

Highest-ranked regular episode (The Facts of Life Down Under was a TV movie aired on another night), and second-highest regular episode of the season.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Highest-ranked regular episode (The Facts of Life Down Under was a TV movie aired on another night), and second-highest regular episode of the season.

Oh, you tricked me! I didn't notice FOL: DU was listed in there twice for two airings. Tricky Ratings Retro!

I guess I'm playing Lost Girls devil's advocate with Christopher gone, but that guy in the Reelz docu should not have not have said TLC's ratings "spiked" because of the Lost Girls when they actually did not. Other ratings numbers are neighboring numbers just one, two, three tenths of a point away. Now, if previous episode ratings had been 17.8, 17.9, 18.0, 18.1 and then TLC garnered a 23 or a 25 rating, then yes, I'd say he'd be accurate to say "spiked".

F.A.C.T., Mr. Colucci!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Oh, you tricked me! I didn't notice FOL: DU was listed in there twice for two airings. Tricky Ratings Retro!

Hey, I just stick the data in a table!

I guess I'm playing Lost Girls devil's advocate with Christopher gone, but that guy in the Reelz docu should not have not have said TLC's ratings "spiked" because of the Lost Girls when they actually did not. Other ratings numbers are neighboring numbers just one, two, three tenths of a point away. Now, if previous episode ratings had been 17.8, 17.9, 18.0, 18.1 and then TLC garnered a 23 or a 25 rating, then yes, I'd say he'd be accurate to say "spiked".

F.A.C.T., Mr. Colucci!

Hey, my perspective is that any episode that is one of the highest-rated episodes of the season, and even its repeat airing is more highly-rated than many of the first-run airings, is clearly a hit. As far as I've found, TLC was the only Top 20 regular episode of the season.

But I can also see things from other perspectives, because I equally feel as though some earlier documentaries shouldn't have presented some ratings as "disasters", when at least seven first season episodes were highly-rated.

That's why these weekly ratings are so helpful for everyone: they sort of expose all sorts of myths, or at least present some alternate data. We get a more complete picture.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Hey, my perspective is that any episode that is one of the highest-rated episodes of the season

Sure, I'll go with that. It's with Mr. Colucci's exaggeration which I take issue with.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

and even its repeat airing is more highly-rated than many of the first-run airings, is clearly a hit.

Oh, did we see that? Nice!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

As far as I've found, TLC was the only Top 20 regular episode of the season.

That is interesting...

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

But I can also see things from other perspectives, because I equally feel as though some earlier documentaries shouldn't have presented some ratings as "disasters", when at least seven first season episodes were highly-rated.

That's why these weekly ratings are so helpful for everyone: they sort of expose all sorts of myths, or at least present some alternate data. We get a more complete picture.

So we take the "disasters", we take the "spike", we take them both, and there we have---a more realistic statistical representation.

Hey, it may not rhyme, but it works.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

So we take the "disasters", we take the "spike", we take them both, and there we have---a more realistic statistical representation.

Hey, it may not rhyme, but it works.

[valentina warner]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Oh, you tricked me! I didn't notice FOL: DU was listed in there twice for two airings. Tricky Ratings Retro!

I guess I'm playing Lost Girls devil's advocate with Christopher gone, but that guy in the Reelz docu should not have not have said TLC's ratings "spiked" because of the Lost Girls when they actually did not. Other ratings numbers are neighboring numbers just one, two, three tenths of a point away. Now, if previous episode ratings had been 17.8, 17.9, 18.0, 18.1 and then TLC garnered a 23 or a 25 rating, then yes, I'd say he'd be accurate to say "spiked".

F.A.C.T., Mr. Colucci!

What do you mean that Christopher is gone??? Where????

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by valentina warner

What do you mean that Christopher is gone??? Where????

Lol, just that he hasn't been here lately (at least actively posting, anyway).

[valentina warner]

Hey Christopher: are you now only on the SCREAM SITE?

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

You guys, guess who guest starred on an episode of "Phyllis"?---Robert Alda, a.k.a. Mr. Garrett!

So this means we see on "Phyllis":

"Mr. Bradley"
"Mrs. Warner"
"Mrs. Garrett"
"Mr. Garrett"

Wow!

It's a great reminder of how small the TV industry really was, back then. Having five actors all appear on two different shows, those two shows even being from different production companies.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Oh, 5! I forgot to include Beverly Ann. Post amended!

Wonder if there were any others?

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Rest assured, there were not. I just screened the entire series on YouTube this month.

Ah, ah, ah! What happened to F.A.C.T., '80s!?

For smaller roles, Dick O'Neill, who played the store security role in "Shoplifting", and also played Ted in "Two Guys From Appleton", also appeared in Phyllis, as "Sonny" Dexter.

Robert Mandan, who played Bruce Gaines, Mrs. G's husband, played a character named Larry for one episode of Phyllis.

Ian Wolfe, who played Mr. Bigley/Mr. Lazzaroni, played a minister on the pilot of Phyllis.

Murray Matheson, who played Mrs. Garrett's mean boyfriend Henry, played a character named Charles Plunkett in Phyllis.

Dick Van Patten, who played Frank Stickle, played Walter in Phyllis.

Martin Garner, who played Mr. Lowell in "The Last Drive-In" episode of The Facts of Life, played a character named Weinglass on Phyllis.

Maurice Marsac, who played Louie in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", played a Maitre D' on Phyllis.


...that brings the number up to twelve, as far as I can tell!

['80sSitcoms]

[puts Molly Parker hand on Molly Parker hip]

"Wait a minute, how do you know all this??"

Really, how did you find out I was hiding that? You can't just Google "Facts of Life actors on Phyllis", lol.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Ah, ah, ah! What happened to F.A.C.T., '80s!?

For smaller roles, Dick O'Neill, who played the store security role in "Shoplifting", and also played Ted in "Two Guys From Appleton", also appeared in Phyllis, as "Sonny" Dexter.

Robert Mandan, who played Bruce Gaines, Mrs. G's husband, played a character named Larry for one episode of Phyllis.

Ian Wolfe, who played Mr. Bigley/Mr. Lazzaroni, played a minister on the pilot of Phyllis.

Murray Matheson, who played Mrs. Garrett's mean boyfriend Henry, played a character named Charles Plunkett in Phyllis.

Dick Van Patten, who played Frank Stickle, played Walter in Phyllis.

Martin Garner, who played Mr. Lowell in "The Last Drive-In" episode of The Facts of Life, played a character named Weinglass on Phyllis.

Maurice Marsac, who played Louie in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", played a Maitre D' on Phyllis.


...that brings the number up to twelve, as far as I can tell!

I did recognize Frank Stickle and Bruce Gaines. But to me, Robert is not Bruce Gaines, he is Leslie Lemoine from "Mama's Family".

And I knew I'd seen that Weinglass man somewhere! lol...I think in more than one thing.

['80sSitcoms]

Also, in my defense, many of those were small parts (easily forgettable after watching nearly 50 episodes in just a few weeks), and many episodes are just "ho-hum", and so ,y interest waned. Sometimes I was on my phone while they were playing. Then finally I realized, "Wait a minute, just think of her as Beverly Ann in the 1970s since she's more Beverly Ann here than she is Phyllis", and that got re-charged to keep watching!

And also, I responded while I was also working, lol.

And this is all in the wrong thread!

I posted my initial post now where it should be.

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

[puts Molly Parker hand on Molly Parker hip]

"Wait a minute, how do you know all this??"

Really, how did you find out I was hiding that? You can't just Google "Facts of Life actors on Phyllis", lol.




I did recognize Frank Stickle and Bruce Gaines. But to me, Robert is not Bruce Gaines, he is Leslie Lemoine from "Mama's Family".

And I knew I'd seen that Weinglass man somewhere! lol...I think in more than one thing.

Robert Manden will always be Chester Tate to me.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Also, in my defense, many of those were small parts (easily forgettable after watching nearly 50 episodes in just a few weeks), and many episodes are just "ho-hum", and so ,y interest waned. Sometimes I was on my phone while they were playing. Then finally I realized, "Wait a minute, just think of her as Beverly Ann in the 1970s since she's more Beverly Ann here than she is Phyllis", and that got re-charged to keep watching!

And also, I responded while I was also working, lol.

Oh, understood!

And this is all in the wrong thread!

Yeah, I wondered why you posted the list in this thread, but I figured I'd respond anyway!

I was gonna say, "Eightsy, what've you been smokin'!?"

...but since you were at work, maybe that's not even appropriate.