ABC 1977 VS NBC 1986 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Jerryt · 01-08-2011, 01:25 AM

Welcome to an other edition of Television VS when everyone get to vote on who have the best television season. This week is the greatest battle in TV VS history when ABC when it #1 back in 76' with it slogan that would be used for two more years "Still The One". ABC will face NBC back when it was #1 back in 86' with it slogan that would be used for one more year "Come Home To NBC". Below is the schedules for both and the ratings with fall season promos.
ABC 1977 "Still The One"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqM_PkPV18Y
ABC Sunday Night
700 - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
800 - The Six Million Dollar Man
900 - The ABC Sunday Night Movie #20 20.8 rating

ABC Monday Night
800 - The San Pedro Beach Bums
900 - ABC NFL Monday Night Football #16 21.5 rating

ABC Tuesday Night
800 - Happy Days #2 31.4 rating
830 - Laverne & Shirley #1 31.6 rating
900 - Three's Company #3 28.3 rating
930 - Soap #13 22.0 rating
1000 - Family #27 19.9 rating

ABC Wednesday Night
800 - Eight is Enough #12 22.2 rating
900 - Charlie's Angels #5 24.4 rating
1000 - Baretta

ABC Thursday Night
800 - Welcome Back, Kotter #28 19.9 rating
830 - What's Happening!!
900 - Barney Miller #18 21.4 rating
930 - Carter Country
1000 - The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

ABC Friday Night
800 - Donny & Marie
900 - The ABC Friday Night Movie

ABC Saturday Night
800 - Fish
830 - Operation Petticoat
900 - Starsky and Hutch
1000 - The Love Boat #14 21.9 rating

NBC 1986 "Come Home To NBC"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPtxB...e=more_related
NBC Sunday Night
700 - Our House #53 (tie) 13.0/21
800 - Easy Street #44 (tied) 13.9/20
830 - Valerie #38 14.7/21
900 - NBC Sunday Night Movie #20

NBC Monday Night
800 - ALF #25 (tied) 16.5/24
830 - Amazing Stories #46 (tied) 13.8/21
900 - NBC Monday Night at the Movies #17

NBC Tuesday Night
800 - Matlock #15 18.6/28
900 - Crime Story #52 13.1/21
1000 - 1986

NBC Wednesday Night
800 - Highway to Heaven #21 (tied) 17.2/26
900 - Gimme a Break! #42 14.3/22
930 - You Again? #53 (tie) 13.0/21
1000 - St. Elsewhere #49 13.4/23

NBC Thursday Night aka (MUST SEE TV)
800 - The Cosby Show #1 34.9/53
830 - Family Ties #2 33.4/50
900 - Cheers #3 27.5/41
930 - Night Court #7 23.2/35
1000 - Hill Street Blues #39 (tie) 14.6/24

NBC Friday Night
800 - The A-Team #53 (tie) 13.0/22
900 - Miami Vice #23 16.9/27
1000 - L. A. Law #18 (tied) 17.4/29

NBC Saturday Night
800 - The Facts of Life #28 16.3/29
830 - 227 #14 18.9/32
900 - The Golden Girls #5 24.5/41
930 - Amen #13 19.4/33
1000 - Hunter #25 (tied) 16.5/30

clj2 · 01-08-2011, 01:30 AM

NBC, hands down....Thursdays and Saturdays were solid, plus Matlock and Miami Vice.

Zebra 3 · 01-08-2011, 12:46 PM

ABC 1977 - Baretta, Happy Days, The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky & Hutch

Fleet · 01-08-2011, 05:50 PM

I pick ABC. But NBC was closer to ABC than I thought it would be after I looked at the schedule.

dakert · 01-08-2011, 07:05 PM

ABC for me--especially since I spent a lot of money on TSMDM DVD complete series. Actually I have a lot of these ABC shows on DVD.

I watched a lot of the NBC shows and liked them back in the 80s but I dont have any desire to see them again, except for The Golden Girls.

jimpickens · 01-08-2011, 08:57 PM

It's a tie.

yankeesrj12 · 01-08-2011, 09:50 PM

NBC 1986

LUNCH · 01-09-2011, 02:09 PM

ABC 1977,alot of good shows in their line-up.Heck, all three of the big networks(ABC,CBS,NBC) during the 1970s had great line-ups.During the 1980s,really the mid 1980s these same 3 networks started their slow decline.And now look what they have become....

jimpickens · 01-09-2011, 07:35 PM

Yep once cable and satellite dishes and of course the VCR became more prevalent along with Fox and its more risque programing the big three became less and less appealing.

1960'sTVfan · 01-09-2011, 09:12 PM

Neither schedule is to my liking, but picking the lesser of two evils I'll go with ABC 1977. There is nothing worth watching on the NBC '86 schedule. ABC '77 does have three watchable shows (Three's Company, Welcome Back Kotter, What's Happening) and Monday Night Football.

tvfreak1987 · 01-09-2011, 09:35 PM

I vote NBC 1986, but it was a VERY tough choice.

robyrob · 01-11-2011, 10:37 PM

highlights for me:

ABC - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, The Six Million Dollar Man, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company, Soap, Family, Eight is Enough, Charlie's Angels, , Welcome Back, Kotter, Barney Miller, Donny & Marie, Fish, Operation Petticoat, The Love Boat

NBC - Our House, ALF, Family Ties, Night Court, The Facts of Life, Hunter

so ABC wins for me

comedyfreak · 01-13-2011, 06:59 AM

ABC hands down for '77.

megamanj2004 · 01-14-2011, 04:47 PM

ABC had a great large no. of shows on their line-up as did NBC during that period.

But NBC wins for me b/c between the two, NBC did a slightly better job sustaining their overall #1 ratings the longest between the two, IMO.

dlemond · 01-14-2011, 04:54 PM

ABC 1977 by a large margin for me.

01-09-2011, 02:09 PM	#8
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	ABC 1977,alot of good shows in their line-up.Heck, all three of the big networks(ABC,CBS,NBC) during the 1970s had great line-ups.During the 1980s,really the mid 1980s these same 3 networks started their slow decline.And now look what they have become....
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View Poll Results: ABC 1977 VS NBC 1986
ABC 1977	16	48.48%
NBC 1986	17	51.52%
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01-08-2011, 01:25 AM	#1
Jerryt Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2010 Posts: 62	ABC 1977 VS NBC 1986 Welcome to an other edition of Television VS when everyone get to vote on who have the best television season. This week is the greatest battle in TV VS history when ABC when it #1 back in 76' with it slogan that would be used for two more years "Still The One". ABC will face NBC back when it was #1 back in 86' with it slogan that would be used for one more year "Come Home To NBC". Below is the schedules for both and the ratings with fall season promos. ABC 1977 "Still The One" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqM_PkPV18Y ABC Sunday Night 700 - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries 800 - The Six Million Dollar Man 900 - The ABC Sunday Night Movie #20 20.8 rating ABC Monday Night 800 - The San Pedro Beach Bums 900 - ABC NFL Monday Night Football #16 21.5 rating ABC Tuesday Night 800 - Happy Days #2 31.4 rating 830 - Laverne & Shirley #1 31.6 rating 900 - Three's Company #3 28.3 rating 930 - Soap #13 22.0 rating 1000 - Family #27 19.9 rating ABC Wednesday Night 800 - Eight is Enough #12 22.2 rating 900 - Charlie's Angels #5 24.4 rating 1000 - Baretta ABC Thursday Night 800 - Welcome Back, Kotter #28 19.9 rating 830 - What's Happening!! 900 - Barney Miller #18 21.4 rating 930 - Carter Country 1000 - The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour ABC Friday Night 800 - Donny & Marie 900 - The ABC Friday Night Movie ABC Saturday Night 800 - Fish 830 - Operation Petticoat 900 - Starsky and Hutch 1000 - The Love Boat #14 21.9 rating NBC 1986 "Come Home To NBC" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPtxB...e=more_related NBC Sunday Night 700 - Our House #53 (tie) 13.0/21 800 - Easy Street #44 (tied) 13.9/20 830 - Valerie #38 14.7/21 900 - NBC Sunday Night Movie #20 NBC Monday Night 800 - ALF #25 (tied) 16.5/24 830 - Amazing Stories #46 (tied) 13.8/21 900 - NBC Monday Night at the Movies #17 NBC Tuesday Night 800 - Matlock #15 18.6/28 900 - Crime Story #52 13.1/21 1000 - 1986 NBC Wednesday Night 800 - Highway to Heaven #21 (tied) 17.2/26 900 - Gimme a Break! #42 14.3/22 930 - You Again? #53 (tie) 13.0/21 1000 - St. Elsewhere #49 13.4/23 NBC Thursday Night aka (MUST SEE TV) 800 - The Cosby Show #1 34.9/53 830 - Family Ties #2 33.4/50 900 - Cheers #3 27.5/41 930 - Night Court #7 23.2/35 1000 - Hill Street Blues #39 (tie) 14.6/24 NBC Friday Night 800 - The A-Team #53 (tie) 13.0/22 900 - Miami Vice #23 16.9/27 1000 - L. A. Law #18 (tied) 17.4/29 NBC Saturday Night 800 - The Facts of Life #28 16.3/29 830 - 227 #14 18.9/32 900 - The Golden Girls #5 24.5/41 930 - Amen #13 19.4/33 1000 - Hunter #25 (tied) 16.5/30

01-08-2011, 01:30 AM	#2
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	NBC, hands down....Thursdays and Saturdays were solid, plus Matlock and Miami Vice.
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01-08-2011, 12:46 PM	#3
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01-08-2011, 05:50 PM	#4
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01-08-2011, 07:05 PM	#5
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	ABC for me--especially since I spent a lot of money on TSMDM DVD complete series. Actually I have a lot of these ABC shows on DVD. I watched a lot of the NBC shows and liked them back in the 80s but I dont have any desire to see them again, except for The Golden Girls.

01-08-2011, 08:57 PM	#6
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,389	It's a tie.

01-08-2011, 09:50 PM	#7
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	NBC 1986

01-09-2011, 07:35 PM	#9
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,389	Yep once cable and satellite dishes and of course the VCR became more prevalent along with Fox and its more risque programing the big three became less and less appealing.

01-09-2011, 09:12 PM	#10
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,076	Neither schedule is to my liking, but picking the lesser of two evils I'll go with ABC 1977. There is nothing worth watching on the NBC '86 schedule. ABC '77 does have three watchable shows (Three's Company, Welcome Back Kotter, What's Happening) and Monday Night Football.

01-09-2011, 09:35 PM	#11
tvfreak1987 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 10, 2009 Location: Jackson, MI Posts: 580	I vote NBC 1986, but it was a VERY tough choice.

01-11-2011, 10:37 PM	#12
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,179	highlights for me: ABC - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, The Six Million Dollar Man, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company, Soap, Family, Eight is Enough, Charlie's Angels, , Welcome Back, Kotter, Barney Miller, Donny & Marie, Fish, Operation Petticoat, The Love Boat NBC - Our House, ALF, Family Ties, Night Court, The Facts of Life, Hunter so ABC wins for me
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01-13-2011, 06:59 AM	#13
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01-14-2011, 04:47 PM	#14
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,357	ABC had a great large no. of shows on their line-up as did NBC during that period. But NBC wins for me b/c between the two, NBC did a slightly better job sustaining their overall #1 ratings the longest between the two, IMO.
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01-14-2011, 04:54 PM	#15
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	ABC 1977 by a large margin for me.