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TVFactFan · 05-09-2006, 12:36 PM

So CBS takes the Jeffersons off Sunday Night and put it up against a New Hit Show on Tuesday Nights? That's why the Jeffersons fell to #56 in the ratings after it's last season after being in the top 20 the previous season. Made no sense at all. Seems like the move was intentional so the Network would have a reason to not add it to the fall schedule.

Hey Boeschner if you are reading this, how was you able to find out the Jeffersons was ranked #56 after the 1984-85 season

gilligan fanatic · 05-09-2006, 12:50 PM

Same reason Three's Company failed was because of the A-Team. But Three's Company was already on Tuesday.

Here is a question I got. Some shows announce they will be in there last season at the start. Did the Jeffersons know there 11th season was going to be there last or did they find out at the end of the season?

TVFactFan · 05-09-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Same reason Three's Company failed was because of the A-Team. But Three's Company was already on Tuesday.

Here is a question I got. Some shows announce they will be in there last season at the start. Did the Jeffersons know there 11th season was going to be there last or did they find out at the end of the season?

Nope, the cast members found out the show was cancelled on their own. Franklin Cover found out the Jeffersons was cancelled on Entertainment Tonight-LOL

gilligan fanatic · 05-10-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

Nope, the cast members found out the show was cancelled on their own. Franklin Cover found out the Jeffersons was cancelled on Entertainment Tonight-LOL

The only episode I like from the eleventh season is the one where George drops the baseball he caught on TV. There are a few that are ok but nothing that outstanding. 11 seasons is a good number to stop at. Would have been nice for Franklin Cover to find out a different way though.

Brian Damage · 05-11-2006, 09:45 AM

I am assuming that the Jeffersons was becoming too expensive to produce, therefore they purposely tried to kill it.

jamesanthony · 05-11-2006, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I am assuming that the Jeffersons was becoming too expensive to produce, therefore they purposely tried to kill it.

It's odd when a show that is videotaped on one main set becomes too expensive. Year 11 isn't a total waste, I've seen most of the episodes and they are watchable- certainly not on the same level as the first 7 seasons though. The only episode I saw from season 11 that I thought was really poor was the very last one Off Off Broadway, which is one of the worst episodes of the whole series, just a mess. Theoretically if the show stayed on Sundays it could've ran even longer- Isabel and Marla were nominated for emmies in the last season so it still had industry support on that level.

CBS sabotaged a bunch of its shows by putting them in poor timeslots. My Three Sons, Designing Women and quite a few others.

Jeffersons has had the last laugh though; it's Norman Lear's longest running series and the longest running AA show, plus it has a stronger long term fan base than A-Team.

GSU2004 · 05-11-2006, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

So CBS takes the Jeffersons off Sunday Night and put it up against a New Hit Show on Tuesday Nights? That's why the Jeffersons fell to #56 in the ratings after it's last season after being in the top 20 the previous season. Made no sense at all. Seems like the move was intentional so the Network would have a reason to not add it to the fall schedule.

Hey Boeschner if you are reading this, how was you able to find out the Jeffersons was ranked #56 after the 1984-85 season

The Jeffersons episode guide lists the ratings for all the seasons on tv.com. Somebody had to know something about the cancellation. Marla Gibbs was starring on 227 on NBC in the fall of the same year. I guess she saw the writing on the wall or would have left prior to season 12.

TVFactFan · 05-11-2006, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GSU2004

The Jeffersons episode guide lists the ratings for all the seasons on tv.com. Somebody had to know something about the cancellation. Marla Gibbs was starring on 227 on NBC in the fall of the same year. I guess she saw the writing on the wall or would have left prior to season 12.

I know the ratings are listed for all seasons, I singled out the ratings for the last season because most TV Books don't list the ratings beyond the Top 30 shows.

Mr. Television · 05-11-2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Same reason Three's Company failed was because of the A-Team. But Three's Company was already on Tuesday.

Here is a question I got. Some shows announce they will be in there last season at the start. Did the Jeffersons know there 11th season was going to be there last or did they find out at the end of the season?

Actually it was TAC that got destroyed by the A-Team. The A-Team also destroyed Happy Days and Laverne And Shiley.

TVFactFan · 05-11-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GSU2004

The Jeffersons episode guide lists the ratings for all the seasons on tv.com. Somebody had to know something about the cancellation. Marla Gibbs was starring on 227 on NBC in the fall of the same year. I guess she saw the writing on the wall or would have left prior to season 12.

The ratings are not listed for the 1978-79 season. That's the only season the ratings are not listed for

MikeLutton · 05-12-2006, 04:27 AM

hello just asking the person who said Tac got destroyed by the A-Team.just wondering what is Tac and what show is that. and seems A-Team kiled lot of shows but who kiled the A-Team.

gilligan fanatic · 05-12-2006, 10:31 AM

TAC is Three's a Crowd, but I don't know why the A Team's ratings dropped. (Maybe because people found out how dumb it really is)

05-09-2006, 12:36 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,059	Jeffersons vs the A Team???? So CBS takes the Jeffersons off Sunday Night and put it up against a New Hit Show on Tuesday Nights? That's why the Jeffersons fell to #56 in the ratings after it's last season after being in the top 20 the previous season. Made no sense at all. Seems like the move was intentional so the Network would have a reason to not add it to the fall schedule. Hey Boeschner if you are reading this, how was you able to find out the Jeffersons was ranked #56 after the 1984-85 season

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05-12-2006, 10:31 AM	#12
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	TAC is Three's a Crowd, but I don't know why the A Team's ratings dropped. (Maybe because people found out how dumb it really is)