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USATVFAN · 06-10-2008, 09:18 AM

Which of these 3 shows out of the List do you think was ABC most Popular Sitcoms of all time?

Home Improvement
Roseanne
Three's Company
Happy Days
Coach
Soap

ryan423 · 06-10-2008, 09:23 AM

Roseanne

Home Improvement

Three's Company

Mr. Television · 06-10-2008, 10:45 AM

I would probably say HD. It would have to be between HD, Roseanne and Home Improvement since they all at least finished #1 at one time or another and HD turned ABC into a power network. It had never been #1 until Happy Days took off and that led to other hit shows.

dakert · 06-10-2008, 11:15 AM

I liked
Happy Days
Threes Company
and
the first 2 years of Soap

never watched the other shows

JulieSomoski · 06-10-2008, 01:57 PM

Happy Days would definitely be at the top of the list out of these shows - it ran the longest, and consistently brought in great ratings.

Probably Roseanne and Three's Company for the next 2. I definitely wouldn't say Soap - only ran 4 seasons and got dismal ratings (even though I love it!). Coach brought in good ratings, but never got the popularity of the others.

dlemond · 06-10-2008, 02:18 PM

Most popular:

1. Happy Days

2. Three's Company

3. Home Improvement

I think these 3 based on their ratings and volume of syndicated reruns.

Jude The Obscure · 06-10-2008, 04:06 PM

How can you not include Bewitched? this was the first sitcom, heck show period, to help ABC from just being an also ran 3rd network. it's first season in 1964-65 was #2 out of all TV progams.

JulieSomoski · 06-10-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude86

How can you not include Bewitched? this was the first sitcom, heck show period, to help ABC from just being an also ran 3rd network. it's first season in 1964-65 was #2 out of all TV progams.

Very true - deserves to be on the list more than Soap, at least. But, a lot of huge ABC shows have been left off this list, like Who's the Boss?, Growing Pains, AFV, and Drew Carey Show to name a few, plus a lot more classic shows.

Ireneparalegal · 06-10-2008, 05:45 PM

ROSEANNE
HAPPY DAYS
THREE'S COMPANY

Roseanne because it broke new ground for sitcoms and did great in the ratings. It was as real as a sitcom can be. We didn't see fancy designer clothes, we didn't see the same old routine that we were used to seeing on sitcoms. We seen a child get spanked, we seen teens being rebellious and talking back, we seen kids in regular clothes, we seen the good and bad side of a middle class family.

Happy Days simply because of the phenomenon of the whole Fonzie character not to mention the ratings and the shows it spun-off.

Three's Company because it too was groundbreaking. It was funny and even in the middle of the whole drama with Suzanne Somers, it proved the show as a whole is what made viewers tune in, not simply for Suzanne.

JulieSomoski · 06-10-2008, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Three's Company because it too was groundbreaking. It was funny and even in the middle of the whole drama with Suzanne Somers, it proved the show as a whole is what made viewers tune in, not simply for Suzanne.

To me that was a no-brainer - of course they didn't tune in to see Suzanne Somers. That just goes to show how dumb and naive she was back then. It makes you laugh to think that once she left and Priscilla came in, ratings actually went up.

Ireneparalegal · 06-10-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JulieSomoski

To me that was a no-brainer - of course they didn't tune in to see Suzanne Somers. That just goes to show how dumb and naive she was back then. It makes you laugh to think that once she left and Priscilla came in, ratings actually went up.

Suzanne depended too much on her hubby to do the thinking for her.

JT · 06-11-2008, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JulieSomoski

To me that was a no-brainer - of course they didn't tune in to see Suzanne Somers. That just goes to show how dumb and naive she was back then. It makes you laugh to think that once she left and Priscilla came in, ratings actually went up.

Considering her husband managed most of her career back then, it's a conclusion that most fans have come to that Suzanne didn't want any more money than anyone else. Her husband wanted her to have more money, but Suzanne wasn't going to argue with him, so she actually wanted to bargain to get more money for John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt as well. I don't believe Suzanne ever considered herself the "star" of the show. Also, the ratings didn't really go up that much. Maybe an episode here or there, but the show was ranking #3, #1, and #2 for its first three full seasons and never made the top three ever again after that (though the #4 ranking in season 6 was impressive).

^^^^Not trying to be a know-it-all or snippy or anything, just putting my thoughts out there

And I agree with the folks who say TC, HD, and Ro. Those are the top three out of that last, at least.

megamanj2004 · 06-11-2008, 02:27 AM

Definitely HD, b/c it was by far ABC's longest-running, if not longest-running of all, then one of ABC's most longest-running sitcoms ever made and most consistent up until the early to mid '80s when ABC as a whole lost it's #1 spot between them and CBS.

Roseanne - it ran for 9 years and also helped ABC tie w/ NBC for the #1 Network spot in the 1988-89 and 1989-90 TV seasons thanks to this show, "A Different World" and especially "The Cosby Show" as Carsey-Werner's shows were at full speed those two seasons.

tie: Three's Company/Soap

Soap
Even though Soap only lasted for 4 seasons, it too along w/ fellow 1977 show in Three's Company start off as controversial, but ground-breaking shows. Soap was one of the 1st TV shows to introduce viewers to the 1st openly gay character in Jodie Dallas.

Three's Company
It's 8-season run allowed for one man to live freely w/ two other sexy women and also showed that you didn't have to court w/ either one of them as well.

Too bad they should of had Jack going steady w/ both of them...lol! J/k!

Jude The Obscure · 06-11-2008, 10:19 AM

ABC's longest running sitcom (and still holds the record for live action sitcoms) is "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet".

TVFactFan · 06-11-2008, 12:12 PM

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06-11-2008, 02:27 AM	#13
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,361	Definitely HD, b/c it was by far ABC's longest-running, if not longest-running of all, then one of ABC's most longest-running sitcoms ever made and most consistent up until the early to mid '80s when ABC as a whole lost it's #1 spot between them and CBS. Roseanne - it ran for 9 years and also helped ABC tie w/ NBC for the #1 Network spot in the 1988-89 and 1989-90 TV seasons thanks to this show, "A Different World" and especially "The Cosby Show" as Carsey-Werner's shows were at full speed those two seasons. tie: Three's Company/Soap Soap Even though Soap only lasted for 4 seasons, it too along w/ fellow 1977 show in Three's Company start off as controversial, but ground-breaking shows. Soap was one of the 1st TV shows to introduce viewers to the 1st openly gay character in Jodie Dallas. Three's Company It's 8-season run allowed for one man to live freely w/ two other sexy women and also showed that you didn't have to court w/ either one of them as well. Too bad they should of had Jack going steady w/ both of them...lol! J/k!
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06-10-2008, 09:23 AM	#2
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06-10-2008, 10:45 AM	#3
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I would probably say HD. It would have to be between HD, Roseanne and Home Improvement since they all at least finished #1 at one time or another and HD turned ABC into a power network. It had never been #1 until Happy Days took off and that led to other hit shows.
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06-10-2008, 11:15 AM	#4
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	I liked Happy Days Threes Company and the first 2 years of Soap never watched the other shows

06-10-2008, 02:18 PM	#6
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	Most popular: 1. Happy Days 2. Three's Company 3. Home Improvement I think these 3 based on their ratings and volume of syndicated reruns.

06-10-2008, 04:06 PM	#7
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	How can you not include Bewitched? this was the first sitcom, heck show period, to help ABC from just being an also ran 3rd network. it's first season in 1964-65 was #2 out of all TV progams.

06-11-2008, 10:19 AM	#14
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	ABC's longest running sitcom (and still holds the record for live action sitcoms) is "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet".

06-11-2008, 12:12 PM	#15
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