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View Poll Results: CBS 1978 VS ABC 1980
CBS 1978 3 50.00%
ABC 1980 3 50.00%
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Old 11-20-2010, 10:01 PM   #1
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Default CBS 1978 VS ABC 1980

Welcome to a new edition of Television VS. Sorry about the 2 week delay (PC problems).But I back so for this week CBS with it 1978 slogan "Turn Us On, We'll Turn You On" will face ABC with it 1980 slogan "You and Me and ABC".
Now new to TV VS is I will show the top 3 shows from each network ratings wise from the year.
CBS 1978
6. 60 Minutes 18,997,500 Viewers
7. M*A*S*H 18,923,000 Viewers
9. All in the Family 18,550,500 Viewers
ABC 1980
5. The Love Boat 19,415,700 Viewers
9. Three's Company 17,897,600 Viewers
15. Happy Days 16,619,200 Viewers
Now below the schedules for both and the campaign videos. AND VOTE.

CBS 1978 "Turn Us On, We'll Turn You On"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRn94qlUqWE
CBS Saturday Night
800pm - Rhoda
830pm - Good Times
900pm - The American Girls
1000pm - Dallas

CBS Sunday Night
700pm - 60 Minutes
800pm - Mary
900pm - All in the Family
930pm - Alice
1000pm - Kaz

CBS Monday Night
800pm - WKRP in Cincinnati
830pm - People
900pm - M*A*S*H
930pm - One Day at a Time
1000pm - Lou Grant

CBS Tuesday Night
800pm - The Paper Chase
900pm - The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies

CBS Wednesday Night
800pm - The Jeffersons
830pm - In the Beginning
900pm - The CBS Wednesday Night Movies

CBS Thursday Night
800pm - The Waltons
900pm - Hawaii Five-O
1000pm - Barnaby Jones

CBS Friday Night
800pm - The New Adventures of Wonder Woman
900pm - The Incredible Hulk
1000pm - Flying High

ABC 1980 "You and Me and ABC"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SkrqGxTwCo
ABC Saturday Night
800pm - Breaking Away
900pm - The Love Boat
1000pm - Fantasy Island

ABC Sunday Night
700pm - Those Amazing Animals
800pm - Charlie's Angels
900pm - The ABC Sunday Night Movie

ABC Monday Night
800pm - That's Incredible
900pm - ABC NFL Monday Night Football

ABC Tuesday Night
800pm - Happy Days
830pm - Laverne & Shirley
900pm - Three's Company
930pm - Too Close for Comfort
1000pm - Hart to Hart

ABC Wednesday Night
800pm - Eight is Enough
900pm - Taxi
930pm - Soap
1000pm - Vega$

ABC Thursday Night
800pm - Mork and Mindy
830pm - Bosom Buddies
900pm - Barney Miller
930pm - It's a Living
1000pm - 20/20

ABC Friday Night
800pm - Benson
830pm - I'm a Big Girl Now
900pm - The ABC Friday Night Movie
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CBS 1978 no contest!
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:31 AM   #3
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Old 11-21-2010, 08:32 AM   #4
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ABC had an amazing lineup in 1980, but I'll have to go with CBS 1978. TOUGH choice, though.
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Old 11-21-2010, 05:05 PM   #5
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this was a tough one for me

highlights:
CBS - Rhoda, Alice, WKRP in Cincinnati, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk

ABC - The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Charlie's Angels, The ABC Sunday Night Movie, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company, Too Close for Comfort, Hart to Hart, Taxi, Soap, Mork and Mindy, Bosom Buddies, Barney Miller, It's a Living, Benson
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CBS 1978 circa.
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