Did Home Improvement Take Away Roseanne viewers in The 1993-1994 Season? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

USATVFAN · 11-17-2007, 04:36 PM

I Ask This Question Because When Roseanne Came On The Air in 1988 It Was A Huge Hit Ranking Number 2 In It First Season Then Number 1 In It Second Season And Was ABC Top Rated Show From 1988-1993 Before Being Surpassed By Home Improvement In The Ratings,Home Improvement Came On The Air In 1991 And Ranked Number 1 And Number 3 In The 1992-1993 Season Just Berhind Roseanne Then Ranked First Place In It Third Season And Surpassing Roseanne And Was ABC Top Rated Show From 1992-1998,So Do You Think Home Improvement Took Roseanne Viewers Away?

Roseanne Ratings 1991-1992
#2 Had 18,327,900

Home Improvement Ratings 1991-1992
#5 had 16,117,500

Roseanne Ratings 1992-1993
#2 Had 19,271,700

Home Improvement Ratings 1992-1993
#3 Had 18,061,400

Home Improvement Ratings 1993-1994
#1 Had 19,216,800

Roseanne Ratings 1993-1994
#4 Had 17,992,200

Home Improvement Ratings 1994-1995
#3 Had 18,603,000

Roseane Ratings 1994-1995
#10 Had 14,787,000

Home Improvement Ratings 1995-1996
#7 had 15,439,900

Roseanne Ratings 1995-1996
#17 Had 11,987,500

Dean Winchester · 11-17-2007, 04:42 PM

I think HI and Roseanne largely appealed to different audiences. I think Roseanne slowly declined in the 93-94 season because while people liked the show, people were progressively becoming turned off by Roseanne's off-stage antics (for those of you too young to remember, Roseanne was once a tabloid icon similar to Paris and Lindsay are nowadays. Every single night there'd be something about her on Hard Copy, etc...), but then when the quality of the show dipped in the 94-95 season, that was when all but the die-hard gave up.

I'd argue that Seinfeld and Friends probably took away more of Roseanne's audience than Home Improvement did, since they were decidedly more "adult" shows while Home Improvement was more of a family program (yea, Roseanne was about a family, but it wasn't geared to the kids)

gidgetgrape · 11-17-2007, 05:55 PM

I don't think so. They were on the same network at different times so viewers could choose to watch both if they wanted to.

11-17-2007, 04:36 PM	#1
USATVFAN Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2007 Location: Kalispell, USA Posts: 1,742	Did Home Improvement Take Away Roseanne viewers in The 1993-1994 Season? I Ask This Question Because When Roseanne Came On The Air in 1988 It Was A Huge Hit Ranking Number 2 In It First Season Then Number 1 In It Second Season And Was ABC Top Rated Show From 1988-1993 Before Being Surpassed By Home Improvement In The Ratings,Home Improvement Came On The Air In 1991 And Ranked Number 1 And Number 3 In The 1992-1993 Season Just Berhind Roseanne Then Ranked First Place In It Third Season And Surpassing Roseanne And Was ABC Top Rated Show From 1992-1998,So Do You Think Home Improvement Took Roseanne Viewers Away? Roseanne Ratings 1991-1992 #2 Had 18,327,900 Home Improvement Ratings 1991-1992 #5 had 16,117,500 Roseanne Ratings 1992-1993 #2 Had 19,271,700 Home Improvement Ratings 1992-1993 #3 Had 18,061,400 Home Improvement Ratings 1993-1994 #1 Had 19,216,800 Roseanne Ratings 1993-1994 #4 Had 17,992,200 Home Improvement Ratings 1994-1995 #3 Had 18,603,000 Roseane Ratings 1994-1995 #10 Had 14,787,000 Home Improvement Ratings 1995-1996 #7 had 15,439,900 Roseanne Ratings 1995-1996 #17 Had 11,987,500

11-17-2007, 04:42 PM	#2
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I think HI and Roseanne largely appealed to different audiences. I think Roseanne slowly declined in the 93-94 season because while people liked the show, people were progressively becoming turned off by Roseanne's off-stage antics (for those of you too young to remember, Roseanne was once a tabloid icon similar to Paris and Lindsay are nowadays. Every single night there'd be something about her on Hard Copy, etc...), but then when the quality of the show dipped in the 94-95 season, that was when all but the die-hard gave up. I'd argue that Seinfeld and Friends probably took away more of Roseanne's audience than Home Improvement did, since they were decidedly more "adult" shows while Home Improvement was more of a family program (yea, Roseanne was about a family, but it wasn't geared to the kids)

11-17-2007, 05:55 PM	#3
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,508	I don't think so. They were on the same network at different times so viewers could choose to watch both if they wanted to.