Shows that piggybacked off of the hit show that was on before it

[noveel]

A lot of shows get high ratings because they come after even higher rating show. These shows are often canceled or lose ratings when they are moved to a different time slot. These types of shows are not usually long lasting hits in syndication. Many of these shows aren't that good to begin with.

Family Ties->Cosby Show
Different World->Cosby Show
Grace Under Fire, Coach>Roseanne, Home Improvement (on Tuesdays)
King of the Hill, Malcolm in the Middle, That 70s Show> Simpsons

CBS's Sunday shows piggyback off 60 minutes and late running football games. ABC missed this opportunity with Millionaire.

[catlover79]

Joanie Loves Chachi became a major hit in the summer of 1982 in the timeslot after Happy Days. Come fall, it was moved to a different night and the ratings fell down the drain. Cancellation soon followed.

I believe Two and a Half Men was helped out by the fact that it immediately followed Everybody Loves Raymond when it debuted. Malcolm in the Middle had a good lead in with The Simpsons. Same goes for House - I think it was truly helped by the fact that it came on right after American Idol.

[mstewart]

When Too Close for Comfort moved from their timeslot after Three's Company on Tuesday to Thursday in the third season the show tanked.

Room for Two, Linda Lavin's comeback to TV after Alice, tanked after it was moved from Tuesday after Roseanne to Thursday nights up against Cheers. It was a good show.

[Mikado]

I dissagree that Family Ties' ratings were tied to the Cosby Show, FT came along BEFORE Cosby and was already a steady ratings hit on its own, before Cosby came along.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Mikado

I dissagree that Family Ties' ratings were tied to the Cosby Show, FT came along BEFORE Cosby and was already a steady ratings hit on its own, before Cosby came along.

and Family Ties was the #2 rated show on TV during a part of that stretch...and Michael J. Fox became a huge star. It was not a time period hit. It in fact was higher rated than Cheers during the entire time it was on Thursday nights. Of Course if you want to say that every show on Thursday night benifited from Cosby I'll go along with that as well as every other sitcom at that time.

Some shows just don't syndicate well. Murphy Brown is another example. It was a big hit during its first run but not that much in syndication. On the other hand The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island have had the opposite happen. They are bigger hits in syndication than they ever were when they originally ran.

[dawsongirl]

Originally Posted by noveel

CBS's Sunday shows piggyback off 60 minutes and late running football games. ABC missed this opportunity with Millionaire.

I don't think those shows are piggybacking.

[factsoflife]

many believed that "Will & Grace" piggybacked off of "Friends" for many years during it's run, and i almost believe it because ratings on W&G weren't as good the year after "Friends" ended

[crusty]

Add Mad About You to the club.

[sunshinefizzy]

Seinfeld didn't do good until it came on right after Cheers.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by sunshinefizzy

Seinfeld didn't do good until it came on right after Cheers.

Yea but after that it took off eventually becoming the #1 show on tv.

[Superbatboy]

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

and Family Ties was the #2 rated show on TV during a part of that stretch...and Michael J. Fox became a huge star. It was not a time period hit. It in fact was higher rated than Cheers during the entire time it was on Thursday nights.

If you look at nielsen ratings from the 80's, Family Ties didn't become a huge hit until after The Cosby Show came on the air. The Cosby Show pretty much single-handedly brought back the sitcom genre.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Superbatboy

If you look at nielsen ratings from the 80's, Family Ties didn't become a huge hit until after The Cosby Show came on the air. The Cosby Show pretty much single-handedly brought back the sitcom genre.

Of Course if you want to say that every show on Thursday night benifited from Cosby I'll go along with that as well as every other sitcom at that time.



isn't that what I said? Family Ties was starting to hit the top 20 during the summer of 1984 though, even before TCS came on the air. When Cosby premiered it rejuvinated the whole night for NBC and really the whole network was rejuvinated. Family Ties though was not a hit just because of the timeslot. Their were times that FT actually hit #1 in the ratings ahead of TCS and their final episode which aired on a Sunday actually did finish #1. A timeslot only program would not have been able to do that. On top of that , you could say that Cheers benifited by being on Thursdays too because before 1984 they had worst ratings than FT did. In fact that first year that Cosby was on , Cheers didn't even make it to the top 10.

[noveel]

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

Some shows just don't syndicate well. Murphy Brown is another example. It was a big hit during its first run but not that much in syndication. On the other hand The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island have had the opposite happen. They are bigger hits in syndication than they ever were when they originally ran.

It become a hit with latchkey kids because it was scheduled during the early evening hours when kids were home alone after school.

[catlover79]

Originally Posted by noveel

It become a hit with latchkey kids because it was scheduled during the early evening hours when kids were home alone after school.

That's right, and shows like Barney Miller, WKRP and Bob Newhart were also much bigger hits in syndicated reruns than when they were originally on the air!!

[noveel]

After the Cosby went off the air, the ratings for A Different World different world tanked (although they were actually higher than Cosby during its last 2 seasons) Cheers still made the Top 10 after Cosby went off