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snl75 · 03-19-2005, 08:37 PM

hi i was just wondering if any of you out there happen to know what the biggest ratings flop was on nick at nite if any of you can help me find out i would apperciate it thanks.

EmoJoe · 03-19-2005, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by snl75

hi i was just wondering if any of you out there happen to know what the biggest ratings flop was on nick at nite if any of you can help me find out i would apperciate it thanks.

Maybe Wings?

James"Thunder"Early · 03-19-2005, 09:36 PM

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Maybe Wings?

I think so

Pavan · 03-19-2005, 10:39 PM

Ones off the top of my head ... WKRP, Welcome Back Kotter, Coach, Wings, Family Ties, and now Murphy Brown is going in that pattern it seems. Facts of Life did very well at the start and the launch marathon but by like April or May 2001 before it was gone by the end of June 2001, it sinked fast. They even removed it when they had like a year left on the contract still.

And don't tell me Nick@Nite didn't try these shows. They tried. They gave them all good slots, but they just bombed. All but WKRP had slots before 12am when they first started.

Mr. Television · 03-19-2005, 10:51 PM

Charles In Charge, Perfect Strangers and Head Of The Class must be even worst because they never got good timeslots.

TVFactFan · 03-19-2005, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

Ones off the top of my head ... WKRP, Welcome Back Kotter, Coach, Wings, Family Ties, and now Murphy Brown is going in that pattern it seems. Facts of Life did very well at the start and the launch marathon but by like April or May 2001 before it was gone by the end of June 2001, it sinked fast. They even removed it when they had like a year left on the contract still.

And don't tell me Nick@Nite didn't try these shows. They tried. They gave them all good slots, but they just bombed. All but WKRP had slots before 12am when they first started.

I'm surprised WBK did badly on N@N like Wings and Coach.

Pavan · 03-20-2005, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Charles In Charge, Perfect Strangers and Head Of The Class must be even worst because they never got good timeslots.

Actually they did OK. Charles in Charge had huge ratings for 4am, that is why it got its own marathon.

James"Thunder"Early · 03-20-2005, 12:34 AM

I'm surprised most of the shows you metioned got low ratings. Nick at Nite must not have been the market for them.

dawsongirl · 03-20-2005, 04:31 AM

Wings?! Really. That shocks me. I remember how fast WKRP seemed to disappear though.

Do the people at Nick at Nite not know how to pick series to contract? That seems like a lot of failures to me.

EmoJoe · 03-20-2005, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

and now Murphy Brown is going in that pattern it seems.

Murphy Brown is doing bad? Hmm, well I guess it wont be at an early hour for much longer

TVFactFan · 03-20-2005, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Wings?! Really. That shocks me. I remember how fast WKRP seemed to disappear though.

Do the people at Nick at Nite not know how to pick series to contract? That seems like a lot of failures to me.

Why are you surprised by Wings doing bad?-lol

Pavan · 03-20-2005, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Wings?! Really. That shocks me. I remember how fast WKRP seemed to disappear though.

Do the people at Nick at Nite not know how to pick series to contract? That seems like a lot of failures to me.

I knew right from the bat that shows like Wings and Coach would bomb. They were not the shows that Nick@Nite goes for usually. I knew Murphy wouldn't do well either. The next bomb might be Mad About You, I think. Home Improvement should do well when it comes in 2007.

I was surprised when Kotter failed when it came to N@N in the mid 90s. Also, how FOL faded towards the end. Other than that, I'm not surprised from that list.

TVFactFan · 03-20-2005, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

I knew right from the bat that shows like Wings and Coach would bomb. They were not the shows that Nick@Nite goes for usually. I knew Murphy wouldn't do well either. The next bomb might be Mad About You, I think. Home Improvement should do well when it comes in 2007.

I was surprised when Kotter failed when it came to N@N in the mid 90s. Also, how FOL faded towards the end. Other than that, I'm not surprised from that list.

Home Improvement sounds seems to be a N@N type of show

Dean Winchester · 03-20-2005, 03:13 PM

everyone says Wings flopped... at least it lasted two years. It was never an anchor show, but it didn't ever bomb so bad N@N killed it fast

How long was Coach on the channel?

However, I think nothing in the past 5 years outbombed Head Of The Class, Perfect Strangers and Charles In Charge on the network... those shows were instantly relegated to 4 AM. By comparison, Wings looked like The Cosby Show

Dean Winchester · 03-20-2005, 03:17 PM

I think a prob with FOL towards the end was the death slot N@N gave it.

I worked evenings back then, so I didn't get my FOL fix until the 1-2 am repeats of the show, by the end, they scrapped late night showings and only showed it during PRIME TIME. I dunno about anybody else, but I watch prime time shows in prime time, not N@N (well, it doesn't help that I don't like Full House anyways).

Nick seemed to screw over Diff'rent Strokes too. I remember when it premiered on Nick in March of 01, it was not only N@N's #1 series, but episodes of the show even ranked in the top 15 cable programs of the week, yet by the time the schedule came back after the summer marathons, Nick wanted nothing to do with the show, and it was the first show axed to make room for Family Ties and Cheers

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snl75 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: in the formen basement watching snl Posts: 1,377	biggest ratings flop on nick at nite? hi i was just wondering if any of you out there happen to know what the biggest ratings flop was on nick at nite if any of you can help me find out i would apperciate it thanks.

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James"Thunder"Early Whoever's In New England Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 23, 2004 Location: The Apollo Posts: 7,088	I'm surprised most of the shows you metioned got low ratings. Nick at Nite must not have been the market for them.

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dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Wings?! Really. That shocks me. I remember how fast WKRP seemed to disappear though. Do the people at Nick at Nite not know how to pick series to contract? That seems like a lot of failures to me.

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Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	everyone says Wings flopped... at least it lasted two years. It was never an anchor show, but it didn't ever bomb so bad N@N killed it fast How long was Coach on the channel? However, I think nothing in the past 5 years outbombed Head Of The Class, Perfect Strangers and Charles In Charge on the network... those shows were instantly relegated to 4 AM. By comparison, Wings looked like The Cosby Show

03-20-2005, 03:17 PM	#15
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I think a prob with FOL towards the end was the death slot N@N gave it. I worked evenings back then, so I didn't get my FOL fix until the 1-2 am repeats of the show, by the end, they scrapped late night showings and only showed it during PRIME TIME. I dunno about anybody else, but I watch prime time shows in prime time, not N@N (well, it doesn't help that I don't like Full House anyways). Nick seemed to screw over Diff'rent Strokes too. I remember when it premiered on Nick in March of 01, it was not only N@N's #1 series, but episodes of the show even ranked in the top 15 cable programs of the week, yet by the time the schedule came back after the summer marathons, Nick wanted nothing to do with the show, and it was the first show axed to make room for Family Ties and Cheers