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Rezny@gmail.com · 04-10-2010, 10:01 PM

That the only time "The Donna Reed Show"cracked the top 20,was in the 1963-1964 season,ranking #16.?

Rezny@gmail.com · 11-28-2010, 09:47 PM

And I forgot to add:That was AFTER Shelley Fabares left.

Jude The Obscure · 11-28-2010, 11:43 PM

No, ABC was perennially at this point a distant third to CBS and NBC, so they couldn't afford to cancel everything willy nilly and I'm sure The Donna Reed Show was a top ABC show even if it wasn't in the Top 20 of all shows. It wasn't until Bewitched that ABC really start to begin to be on a more even playing level with CBS and NBC.

04-10-2010, 10:01 PM	#1
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Isn't it odd.... That the only time "The Donna Reed Show"cracked the top 20,was in the 1963-1964 season,ranking #16.?

11-28-2010, 09:47 PM	#2
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	And I forgot to add:That was AFTER Shelley Fabares left.

11-28-2010, 11:43 PM	#3
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	No, ABC was perennially at this point a distant third to CBS and NBC, so they couldn't afford to cancel everything willy nilly and I'm sure The Donna Reed Show was a top ABC show even if it wasn't in the Top 20 of all shows. It wasn't until Bewitched that ABC really start to begin to be on a more even playing level with CBS and NBC.