Which Network had the better TV Shows in the 70's - CBS or ABC? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 06-19-2004, 08:30 PM

Both Networks had very entertaining Shows in the 70's CBS with Good Times, All in the Family, Jeffersons, Maude, and Alice. While ABC had Happy Days, Three's Company, Laverne and Shirley, WHat's Happening, and Welcome Back Kotter. But I will give the nod to CBS, because ABC had a long list of UNWATCHABLE shows between 1975 and 1979. Those were

Taxi
Angie
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mork and Mindy
Barney Miller
Soap

So CBS definetly RULED the 70's in my opinion.

Skywalker · 06-19-2004, 08:36 PM

I have to choose ABC. Most of my favorite sitcoms from the 70's aired on ABC. All in the Family and the Jeffersons were the only 2 sitcoms on CBS that I watch. And the only thing NBC had that was any good in the 70's was Sanford and Son.

Chambers · 06-19-2004, 08:48 PM

Taxi and Mork and Mindy weren't unwatchable.

I'd go with ABC.

Skywalker · 06-19-2004, 08:54 PM

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Originally posted by DianeDiane
Taxi and Mork and Mindy weren't unwatchable.

I'd go with ABC.

When I saw Mork and Mindy a few years ago on ABCFAM I enjoyed most of the first season. After that, Mork got annoying.

Brian · 06-19-2004, 08:56 PM

Hard choice. Statistically CBS dominated most of the 1970s. Most of the shows I like on ABC from that decade were in the late 1970s. I'm saying CBS because they had a lot of good shows that I like and most of them are great classics, although ABC is a very close second. That station had a lot of good shows but only a few of them can match the shows that ABC had. They are as follows.

Hawaii Five-O
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
All In The Family
Maude
M*A*S*H
The Bob Newhart Show
Barnaby Jones
Rhoda
The Jeffersons
The Incredible Hulk

Those are ones I've seen. These are others that I haven't seen but are said to be good and had consistently good ratings.

Cannon
Kojak
Here's Lucy
Mannix
Mannix
Mission: Impossible
Gunsmoke

ABC had a lot of shows that I like, too. Mostly dramas, though. These are ones I've seen.

The F.B.I.
The Mod Squad
The Partridge Family
The Odd Couple
Happy Days
The Six Million Dollar Man
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Starsky and Hutch
Barney Miller
Charlie's Angels
Laverne and Shirley
Mork & Mindy
Fantasy Island

These are ones that I haven't seen but I've heard a lot of good stuff about.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Three's Company

TVFactFan · 06-19-2004, 08:58 PM

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When I saw Mork and Mindy a few years ago on ABCFAM I enjoyed most of the first season. After that, Mork got annoying.

Mork was annoying to me after the Pilot episode-LOL

Chambers · 06-19-2004, 08:58 PM

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Originally posted by jpnoyes
When I saw Mork and Mindy a few years ago on ABCFAM I enjoyed most of the first season. After that, Mork got annoying.

I agree. I'd still watch it though.

I am Roboto · 06-20-2004, 02:08 AM

CBS. While ABC had some great shows (especially Three's Company), you can't beat the Norman Lear shows that were aired predominantly on CBS.

barwars · 06-20-2004, 07:48 AM

CBS gets the slight advantage because of the MTM shows.

mstewart · 06-20-2004, 11:24 AM

CBS by a long shot. We talk about must see TV night being Thursday on NBC. CBS had Saturdays nights in the 70s as the must see TV night starting with All In the Family, The New Dick Van Dyke Show/Bridget Loves Bernie/MASH/The Jeffersons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show and The Carol Burnett Show. Saturdays rocked and it was worth staying home for.

TVFactFan · 06-20-2004, 11:35 AM

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Originally posted by mstewart
CBS by a long shot. We talk about must see TV night being Thursday on NBC. CBS had Saturdays nights in the 70s as the must see TV night starting with All In the Family, The New Dick Van Dyke Show/Bridget Loves Bernie/MASH/The Jeffersons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show and The Carol Burnett Show. Saturdays rocked and it was worth staying home for.

Surprising that those shows did so well on a SATURDAY night.

barwars · 06-20-2004, 11:43 AM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Surprising that those shows did so well on a SATURDAY night.

I know.... put a show on Saturday night today and its the last nail in the coffin.

TVFactFan · 06-20-2004, 11:52 AM

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Originally posted by barwars
I know.... put a show on Saturday night today and its the last nail in the coffin.

That's what happened to Married With Children. It was put on Saturday and that was the last nail in the coffin.

barwars · 06-20-2004, 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
That's what happened to Married With Children. It was put on Saturday and that was the last nail in the coffin.

Married With Children was one of the few sitcoms that could still be airing today (with new episodes) and be entertaining. But, FOX gave it the crap treatment and killed it.

Skywalker · 06-20-2004, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by barwars
Married With Children was one of the few sitcoms that could still be airing today (with new episodes) and be entertaining. But, FOX gave it the crap treatment and killed it.

I'm actually glad that MWC never had a real final episode. What could they have done? Bud moves out, Kelly gets married and gets pregnant. If they did have a final ep I think I might have been disappointed with the outcome.

06-19-2004, 08:30 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,137	Which Network had the better TV Shows in the 70's - CBS or ABC? Both Networks had very entertaining Shows in the 70's CBS with Good Times, All in the Family, Jeffersons, Maude, and Alice. While ABC had Happy Days, Three's Company, Laverne and Shirley, WHat's Happening, and Welcome Back Kotter. But I will give the nod to CBS, because ABC had a long list of UNWATCHABLE shows between 1975 and 1979. Those were Taxi Angie WKRP in Cincinnati Mork and Mindy Barney Miller Soap So CBS definetly RULED the 70's in my opinion.

06-19-2004, 08:48 PM	#3
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06-20-2004, 02:08 AM	#8
I am Roboto wtfmate Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,224	RE: CBS/ABC 1970's CBS. While ABC had some great shows (especially Three's Company), you can't beat the Norman Lear shows that were aired predominantly on CBS.
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06-19-2004, 08:36 PM	#2
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	I have to choose ABC. Most of my favorite sitcoms from the 70's aired on ABC. All in the Family and the Jeffersons were the only 2 sitcoms on CBS that I watch. And the only thing NBC had that was any good in the 70's was Sanford and Son.

06-19-2004, 08:56 PM	#5
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	Hard choice. Statistically CBS dominated most of the 1970s. Most of the shows I like on ABC from that decade were in the late 1970s. I'm saying CBS because they had a lot of good shows that I like and most of them are great classics, although ABC is a very close second. That station had a lot of good shows but only a few of them can match the shows that ABC had. They are as follows. Hawaii Five-O The Mary Tyler Moore Show All In The Family Maude MAS*H The Bob Newhart Show Barnaby Jones Rhoda The Jeffersons The Incredible Hulk Those are ones I've seen. These are others that I haven't seen but are said to be good and had consistently good ratings. Cannon Kojak Here's Lucy Mannix Mannix Mission: Impossible Gunsmoke ABC had a lot of shows that I like, too. Mostly dramas, though. These are ones I've seen. The F.B.I. The Mod Squad The Partridge Family The Odd Couple Happy Days The Six Million Dollar Man Kolchak: The Night Stalker Starsky and Hutch Barney Miller Charlie's Angels Laverne and Shirley Mork & Mindy Fantasy Island These are ones that I haven't seen but I've heard a lot of good stuff about. The Courtship of Eddie's Father Marcus Welby, M.D. Three's Company

06-20-2004, 07:48 AM	#9
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	CBS gets the slight advantage because of the MTM shows.

06-20-2004, 11:24 AM	#10
mstewart mstewart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 25, 2002 Location: California Posts: 1,780	CBS by a long shot. We talk about must see TV night being Thursday on NBC. CBS had Saturdays nights in the 70s as the must see TV night starting with All In the Family, The New Dick Van Dyke Show/Bridget Loves Bernie/MASH/The Jeffersons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show and The Carol Burnett Show. Saturdays rocked and it was worth staying home for.