Jude here is some information about "Checking In" during the summer of 1981 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 03-06-2008, 10:30 PM

These were the Top 10 shows during the summer of 1981

1. Private Benjamin
2. The Two of Us
3. Nurse
4. Magnum P.I.
5. It's a Living
6. CHECKING IN
7.ABC Monday Movie
8. WKRP In Cincinnati
9. Tim Conway
10.ABC Summer Movie

You know there must have been about 13 eps of Checking In or maybe more because I don't think CBS would have aired a Show all summer with just 4 eps from April to October.

Damm Jude why didn't you hit the record button in the summer of 81?-LOL

Info from-"One Seasson in American Television" by Marc Elliot, 1982

gilligan fanatic · 03-06-2008, 10:31 PM

Wow, it beat WKRP

TVFactFan · 03-06-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Wow, it beat WKRP

It beat these shows too

11.American Dream
12. Vega$
13.Park Place
14.Hill Street Blues
15.CBS Saturday Movies
16.ABC Monday Night Football
17.Flamingo Road
18.Dynasty
19.Walter's Cronkite Universe
20.NBC Magazine
21.Nero Wolfe
22. ABC Comedy Special
23. Charlie Angels
24.ABC theather for young americans
25.Walking Tall
26.NBC comedy Theater
27.The Krypton Factor
28.NBC Friday Night Movies
29.Enos
30.Marie

gilligan fanatic · 03-06-2008, 10:42 PM

Monday Night Football, during the summer? Must have been preseason.

Hey Solomon, with all your original airings I am just wondering if you have any promos for the show. Commercials might be easier to find than the show itself.

TVFactFan · 03-06-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Monday Night Football, during the summer? Must have been preseason.

Hey Solomon, with all your original airings I am just wondering if you have any promos for the show. Commercials might be easier to find than the show itself.

Believe me I tried-lol No luck. The reason you see Monday Night Football is because it covered the period from April of 1981 to October 4, 1981

Jude The Obscure · 03-07-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

You know there must have been about 13 eps of Checking In or maybe more because I don't think CBS would have aired a Show all summer with just 4 eps from April to October.

Damm Jude why didn't you hit the record button in the summer of 81?-LOL

Info from-"One Seasson in American Television" by Marc Elliot, 1982

Sorry Sol, but the book is wrong--there are 4 episodes and only 4. And from my memory and other sources, CBS did not rerun the show.

And I didn't own a VCR in '81--dammmit!!! Imagine the treasure trove I would have today--oh wait, maybe not, I've gone through several hungry tape eating VCRS

TVFactFan · 03-07-2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude86

Sorry Sol, but the book is wrong--there are 4 episodes and only 4. And from my memory and other sources, CBS did not rerun the show.

And I didn't own a VCR in '81--dammmit!!! Imagine the treasure trove I would have today--oh wait, maybe not, I've gone through several hungry tape eating VCRS

I don't know Jude, the ratings for the 80-81 tv season for Checking in was #40. So I don't think the same 4 eps would be ran over and over all summer long for the show to be ranked #6 from April to Oct

Jude The Obscure · 03-07-2008, 07:59 PM

My point is Sol, the show was not reran. Where that book got its info, I have no idea. I was there in 1981. LOL

TVFactFan · 03-07-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude86

My point is Sol, the show was not reran. Where that book got its info, I have no idea. I was there in 1981. LOL

Well it's only one way to solve this, find the TV guides from the summer of 81-lol

Jude The Obscure · 03-07-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

Well it's only one way to solve this, find the TV guides from the summer of 81-lol

and to think I threw away my massive TV Guide collection! LOL

TVFactFan · 03-07-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude86

and to think I threw away my massive TV Guide collection! LOL

I do remember that the TV guides I had from April of 1981 didn't have any episode description for the Checking In episode. Twice in that month here were was no Synopsis

JulieSomoski · 03-19-2008, 04:39 PM

It could have still reran it's 4 episodes in the summer in 4 weeks and still have it counted in the summer ratings for that season. There was no way it ran continuously all summer long and still rank that high.

TVFactFan · 03-19-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

It could have still reran it's 4 episodes in the summer in 4 weeks and still have it counted in the summer ratings for that season. There was no way it ran continuously all summer long and still rank that high.

Solomon is now searching for 1981 tv guides from july and august-lol

Jude The Obscure · 03-19-2008, 07:33 PM

Waiting with baited breath!

I don't think CBS would have reran a show it was not bringing back that fall, esp with just 4 episodes.

TVFactFan · 03-19-2008, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude86

Waiting with baited breath!

I don't think CBS would have reran a show it was not bringing back that fall, esp with just 4 episodes.

That's why I think it must have been more than 4 eps aired that summer, burning them off-lol

03-06-2008, 10:30 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,024	Jude here is some information about "Checking In" during the summer of 1981 These were the Top 10 shows during the summer of 1981 1. Private Benjamin 2. The Two of Us 3. Nurse 4. Magnum P.I. 5. It's a Living 6. CHECKING IN 7.ABC Monday Movie 8. WKRP In Cincinnati 9. Tim Conway 10.ABC Summer Movie You know there must have been about 13 eps of Checking In or maybe more because I don't think CBS would have aired a Show all summer with just 4 eps from April to October. Damm Jude why didn't you hit the record button in the summer of 81?-LOL Info from-"One Seasson in American Television" by Marc Elliot, 1982

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03-06-2008, 10:42 PM	#4
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	Monday Night Football, during the summer? Must have been preseason. Hey Solomon, with all your original airings I am just wondering if you have any promos for the show. Commercials might be easier to find than the show itself.

03-07-2008, 07:59 PM	#8
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	My point is Sol, the show was not reran. Where that book got its info, I have no idea. I was there in 1981. LOL

03-19-2008, 07:33 PM	#14
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Waiting with baited breath! I don't think CBS would have reran a show it was not bringing back that fall, esp with just 4 episodes.