The battle with Magnum PI in the 82-83 season that led to Cancellation

[TVFactFan]

The show was moved to Thursday Nights in season 3 and aired at 9pm up against Magnum PI. The numbers below reveals how it was a close battle in the beginning and then Magnum PI pulled away.

After 9/30/82.....Magnum PI-#3 and TCFC-#8

After 10/14/82.....Magnum PI-#7 and TCFC-#14

After 10/21/82.....Magnum PI-#6 and TCFC-#21

After 10/28/82....Magnum PI-#16 and TCFC-#17

After 11/4/82......Magnum PI-#7 and TCFC-#19

After 11/11/82........Magnum PI-#5 and TCFC-#16

After 11/18/82........Magnum PI-#8 and TCFC-#27

After 11/25/82........Magnum PI-didnt air, TCFC-#36

After 12/9/82..........Magnum PI-#4, and TCFC-#31

After 12/16/82-.......Magnum PI-#8, and TCFC-#24

After 1/6/83...........Magnum PI-#10, and TCFC-#43

After 1/13/83.........Magnum PI-#11 and TCFC-#47

After 1/20/83...........Magnum PI-didnt air, TCFC-#60

After 1/27/83...........Magnum PI-#6 and TCFC-#45

After 2/3/83.............Magnum PI-#2 and TCFC-#33

After 2/17/83...........Magnum PI#3 and TCFC-#31

After 3/10/83..........Magnum PI-#5 and TCFC-#53

After 3/17/83..........Magnum PI-#2 and TCFC-#54

Show went on Hiatus until April 28, 1983

After 4/28/83............Magnum-#5 and TCFC-#43

ABC announced cancellation before May 5, 1983 airing

Wonder why ABC didnt move the show to a new Timeslot unless they wanted to have a reason to cancel the show




The Times, Oct 21, 1982
Phila Daily News, Sept 30, 1982
Fresno Bee, Oct 28, 1982
Fresno Bee, Nov 4, 1982
Des Moines Register, Nov 11, 1982
Charlotte Observer, Nov 18, 1982
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Nov 24, 1982
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dec 1, 1982
Fort-Worth Star-Telegram, Dec 15, 1982
Fort-Worth Star-Telegram, Dec 22, 1982
Forth-Worth Star-Telegram-Jan 13, 1983
Forth-Worth Star-Telegram-Jan 19. 1983
Forth-Worth Star Telegram-Feb 2, 1983
Forth Worth-Star Telegram-Feb 24, 1983
Atlanta Constitution, March 17, 1983
Miami Herald, March 23, 1983
Forth-Worth Telegram, May 6, 1983

[James28]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Wonder why ABC didnt move the show to a new Timeslot unless they wanted to have a reason to cancel the show

Wow, did ABC Network really have much of a choice besides a burial slot against a really strong drama lineup on CBS? If not, then I guess Too Close for Comfort was pretty much deadlocked the moment it started to build itself a good-sized syndicated-rerun package on the level of Three's Company. That most definitely isn't how a network should elevate its next top sitcom (since TCfC aired after TC the previous season).

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by James28

Wow, did ABC Network really have much of a choice besides a burial slot against a really strong drama lineup on CBS? If not, then I guess Too Close for Comfort was pretty much deadlocked the moment it started to build itself a good-sized syndicated-rerun package on the level of Three's Company. That most definitely isn't how a network should elevate its next top sitcom (since TCfC aired after TC the previous season).

It didnt have any competition when it aired after TC. CBS aired a movie and NBC aired Father Murphy at 930pm

[michelala]

Didn't they air TCFC right before (or after "Joanie Loves Chachi") on Thursdays nights which also got the ax?

What a disaster they should've kept J&C on "Happy Days" and TCFC in it's original timeslot after the other DL Taffner show, "Three's Company". ABC actually had a pretty good thing going on Tuesday nights. If anything Happy Days is probably the show that was showing it's age at that point. TCFC still had some juice and was able to pull in great ratings for Metromedia once it began airing in first run syndication.

It does make me wonder if ABC was just ready to pull the plug on the show? Who knows but the network was also going thru alot of turmoil behind the scenes They weren't making great programming choices at that time and eventually ended up way behind the other 2 networks in the prime time ratings.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by michelala

Didn't they air TCFC right before (or after "Joanie Loves Chachi") on Thursdays nights which also got the ax?

What a disaster they should've kept J&C on "Happy Days" and TCFC in it's original timeslot after the other DL Taffner show, "Three's Company". ABC actually had a pretty good thing going on Tuesday nights. If anything Happy Days is probably the show that was showing it's age at that point. TCFC still had some juice and was able to pull in great ratings for Metromedia once it began airing in first run syndication.

It does make me wonder if ABC was just ready to pull the plug on the show? Who knows but the network was also going thru alot of turmoil behind the scenes They weren't making great programming choices at that time and eventually ended up way behind the other 2 networks in the prime time ratings.

No it aired after Star of the Family at 9pm

[michelala]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

No it aired after Star of the Family at 9pm

I though Joanie loves Chachi also aired on Thursday nights...maybe at 8 PM?

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by michelala

I though Joanie loves Chachi also aired on Thursday nights...maybe at 8 PM?

It did, JLC aired at 8pm, Star of the Family aired at 8:30pm and Too Close for Comfort aired at 9pm on Thursday Nights in 82-83 season