actors with hit shows on 3 (or more) networks - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Dean Winchester · 01-28-2006, 08:03 PM

well, two hit shows for an actor is pretty hard to find, but how about the occasional one who had three hits... and better yet, three hits on three networks?

Jane Curtin came to immediate mind with Crumbs on ABC. This is her third hit series since leaving SNL in 1980 or so. In the 1980's, Jane had a hit on CBS with Kate And Allie, and then in the 1990's, she had a hit on NBC with Third Rock From The Sun, and now she's doing well on ABC with Crumbs.

Are there any other actors out there who'll had similar success on three or more networks? I know Michael Landon had three hits, but all were NBC shows.

vashti1999 · 01-28-2006, 08:42 PM

If you count Showtime as a network, Malcolm Jamal Warner had Cosby Show on NBC, Malcolm & Eddie on UPN and Jeremiah on Showtime.

If you count Rags to Riches as a hit, Tisha Campbell had Rags to Riches on NBC, Martin on Fox and My Wife & Kids on ABC.

snl 70s show fan · 01-29-2006, 12:42 AM

richard dawson had hits on all 3 networks he had hogans heros on cbs family feud on abc and from 1971 till 73 he was a cast member on laugh in over on nbc

dlemond · 01-29-2006, 01:40 AM

Judd Hirsch had "Taxi" on ABC,
"Dear John" on NBC
and currently is on "Numb3rs" on CBS.

Taxi ran 5 seasons (4 on ABC)
Dear John ran 4 seasons
and Numb3rs is in its second season and I think it can be considered a hit.

troopoleon8897 · 01-29-2006, 02:00 AM

Well if they didn't have to be hit shows i would say...

Bob Saget on Full House (ABC)
Bob Saget on Raising Dad (The WB, Not A Hit)
Bob Saget on How I Met Your Mother (, Becoming A Hit)

also...
Tom Arnold on Roseanne (ABC)
Tom Arnold on The Jackie Thomas Show(ABC)
Tom Arnold on Tom (The WB)(CBS)
Tom Arnold on The Tom Show (The WB)
but none of those were hits...

Coffeecup · 01-29-2006, 09:15 PM

Michael Landon in Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. Then there is lovable Lucy. I love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

Dean Winchester · 01-29-2006, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeecup

Michael Landon in Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. Then there is lovable Lucy. I love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

all of Landon's shows were NBC hits (I actually used him as an example on the first post) and I believe all of Lucy's shows were CBS. I meant people who have had hits on three or more different networks

greenlaser5555 · 01-29-2006, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dlemond

Judd Hirsch had "Taxi" on ABC,
"Dear John" on NBC
and currently is on "Numb3rs" on CBS.

Taxi ran 5 seasons (4 on ABC)
Dear John ran 4 seasons
and Numb3rs is in its second season and I think it can be considered a hit.

I don't think Dear John was really that much of a hit. And it's certainly the least popular show to ever air on Thurday Nights on NBC.

Mr. Television · 01-29-2006, 11:39 PM

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I don't think Dear John was really that much of a hit. And it's certainly the least popular show to ever air on Thurday Nights on NBC.

Actually Dear John was in the top 20 twice during those 4 years They were ranked #11 their first year.. I think Good Morning Miami might have been the lowest rated Must See TV Show. I believe Grand was also lower ranked and quite a few others were too.

Come to think of it I think Rhythm And Blues might have been the lowest ranked show on Must See Thursday. It Inherited ADW's timeslot and was gone in a month and I know that show was never ranked in the top 20.

Mr. Television · 01-29-2006, 11:52 PM

Gerald McRaney had 3 hit shows: Simon And Simon, Major Dad and Promised Land but they were all on CBS. I don't think their were a whole lot of people who had them on 3 different networks.

Buffyboy323 · 01-30-2006, 12:25 AM

I couldn't think of anyone who was on 3 Networks, that hasn't already been said, but I was watching Grey's Anatomy a little while ago and Saw Betty Garret. She was on CBS' All In The Family in 1974, Through the entire 4th season, as Irene Lorenzo. She went to ABC's Laverne and Shirley in 1976, and stayed there for 6 years, as Edna Babbish-Defazio

Dean Winchester · 01-30-2006, 12:30 AM

if you count a bi-network show... Alyson Hannigan fits the match I realized. Buffy The Vampire Slayer was on WB for five seasons and UPN for two seasons, and now How I Met Your Mother is doing well on CBS. Therefore she technically has had hits on three networks, and if Buffy doesn't count twice, she has appeared on Veronica Mars several times on the UPN

vashti1999 · 01-30-2006, 01:13 AM

Kim Fields had two hits and one non-hit on three different networks. There was Facts of Life on NBC and Living Single on Fox, but before those she was a regular on the ABC sitcom Baby I'm Back, which lasted less than a full season.

greenlaser5555 · 01-30-2006, 01:51 AM

Craig T. Nelson was in three shows. Two out of these three shows were hits.

ABC's Call to Glory (Not a hit)
ABC's Coach (And yeah, it's a hit Troopleon)
CBS's The District (A hit, maybe to some people)

Buffyboy323 · 01-30-2006, 01:52 AM

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if you count a bi-network show... Alyson Hannigan fits the match I realized. Buffy The Vampire Slayer was on WB for five seasons and UPN for two seasons, and now How I Met Your Mother is doing well on CBS. Therefore she technically has had hits on three networks, and if Buffy doesn't count twice, she has appeared on Veronica Mars several times on the UPN

I'm pretty sure she was on 3 episodes of Vereonica Mars. But since Guest appearences count, She was also on ABC's Roseanne.

Jennifer Love Hewitt is on Ghost Wisperer (CBS), She was also on FOX's Party Of Five for 4 years.

Amber Tamblyn starred on General Hospital (ABC Daytime), Joan Of Arcadia (CBS), and Guested on Buffy The Vampire Slayer's 6th season Halloween Episode. (UPN)

01-28-2006, 08:42 PM	#2
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troopoleon8897 Let's Go!! Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: Not Hell, But the same Zip Code Posts: 1,751	Well if they didn't have to be hit shows i would say... Bob Saget on Full House (ABC) Bob Saget on Raising Dad (The WB, Not A Hit) Bob Saget on How I Met Your Mother (, Becoming A Hit) also... Tom Arnold on Roseanne (ABC) Tom Arnold on The Jackie Thomas Show(ABC) Tom Arnold on Tom (The WB)(CBS) Tom Arnold on The Tom Show (The WB) but none of those were hits...
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greenlaser5555 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 09, 2003 Posts: 311	Craig T. Nelson was in three shows. Two out of these three shows were hits. ABC's Call to Glory (Not a hit) ABC's Coach (And yeah, it's a hit Troopleon) CBS's The District (A hit, maybe to some people)
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01-28-2006, 08:03 PM	#1
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	actors with hit shows on 3 (or more) networks well, two hit shows for an actor is pretty hard to find, but how about the occasional one who had three hits... and better yet, three hits on three networks? Jane Curtin came to immediate mind with Crumbs on ABC. This is her third hit series since leaving SNL in 1980 or so. In the 1980's, Jane had a hit on CBS with Kate And Allie, and then in the 1990's, she had a hit on NBC with Third Rock From The Sun, and now she's doing well on ABC with Crumbs. Are there any other actors out there who'll had similar success on three or more networks? I know Michael Landon had three hits, but all were NBC shows.

01-29-2006, 12:42 AM	#3
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	richard dawson had hits on all 3 networks he had hogans heros on cbs family feud on abc and from 1971 till 73 he was a cast member on laugh in over on nbc

01-29-2006, 01:40 AM	#4
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	Judd Hirsch had "Taxi" on ABC, "Dear John" on NBC and currently is on "Numb3rs" on CBS. Taxi ran 5 seasons (4 on ABC) Dear John ran 4 seasons and Numb3rs is in its second season and I think it can be considered a hit.

01-29-2006, 09:15 PM	#6
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	Michael Landon in Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. Then there is lovable Lucy. I love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

01-29-2006, 11:52 PM	#10
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	Gerald McRaney had 3 hit shows: Simon And Simon, Major Dad and Promised Land but they were all on CBS. I don't think their were a whole lot of people who had them on 3 different networks.

01-30-2006, 12:25 AM	#11
Buffyboy323 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6,102	I couldn't think of anyone who was on 3 Networks, that hasn't already been said, but I was watching Grey's Anatomy a little while ago and Saw Betty Garret. She was on CBS' All In The Family in 1974, Through the entire 4th season, as Irene Lorenzo. She went to ABC's Laverne and Shirley in 1976, and stayed there for 6 years, as Edna Babbish-Defazio

01-30-2006, 12:30 AM	#12
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	if you count a bi-network show... Alyson Hannigan fits the match I realized. Buffy The Vampire Slayer was on WB for five seasons and UPN for two seasons, and now How I Met Your Mother is doing well on CBS. Therefore she technically has had hits on three networks, and if Buffy doesn't count twice, she has appeared on Veronica Mars several times on the UPN

01-30-2006, 01:13 AM	#13
vashti1999 NY METS - #1 Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 14, 2003 Location: The world's greatest city - New York City Posts: 11,404	Kim Fields had two hits and one non-hit on three different networks. There was Facts of Life on NBC and Living Single on Fox, but before those she was a regular on the ABC sitcom Baby I'm Back, which lasted less than a full season.