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LittleRickyII · 05-21-2015, 02:57 PM

So the I Love Lucy episodes, which have been rerun a billion times, attracted nearly twice as many viewers as the much-hyped finale of Mad Men. I would guess this means we'll be seeing more colorized I Love Lucy episodes.

http://strangeherring.com/2015/05/20...-does-mad-men/

So on Sunday CBS ran a special: two colorized episodes of the classic TV sitcom (really, the first three-camera set-up we recognize as the “classic” sitcom) I Love Lucy. The first featured the gang’s arrival in Hollywood, with Ricky feted by “the studio” as he’s about to embark on a film career. Lucy is celebrity-crazed, of course, and has a run-in with William Holden in the Brown Derby. Wackiness ensues.

The second episode was the Superman one, when the Man of Steel showed up for Little Ricky’s birthday party.

The former show aired in 1955; the latter, 1957.

Why would CBS run these relics in prime time? Well, to beat the competition for one thing.

“Lucy” had 6.4 million total viewers. That’s almost twice the very high “Mad Men” score of 3.3 million viewers on Sunday. That’s shows with scripts. The Billboard Music Awards had 11 million, and “60 Minutes” had 9 million.

But of all the other shows on TV Sunday night — Dateline, The Simpsons, Battle Creek — Lucy prevailed.

“Lucy” scored twice as many total viewers as Andy Samberg in “Brooklyn Nine Nine.”

What does that tell us? A fluke? The show is so old, it’s new? Nostalgia kitsch?

Why didn’t they broadcast the episode where Fred rapes Ethel while special guest star Gale Gordon watches?

CBS obviously has no clue.

comedyfreak · 05-25-2015, 05:51 PM

I watched and loved it, they did a good job colorizing the episodes.

tlc38tlc38 · 05-25-2015, 06:44 PM

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05-21-2015, 02:57 PM	#1
LittleRickyII Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,246	America Stills Loves Lucy—More Than It Does Mad Men So the I Love Lucy episodes, which have been rerun a billion times, attracted nearly twice as many viewers as the much-hyped finale of Mad Men. I would guess this means we'll be seeing more colorized I Love Lucy episodes. http://strangeherring.com/2015/05/20...-does-mad-men/ So on Sunday CBS ran a special: two colorized episodes of the classic TV sitcom (really, the first three-camera set-up we recognize as the “classic” sitcom) I Love Lucy. The first featured the gang’s arrival in Hollywood, with Ricky feted by “the studio” as he’s about to embark on a film career. Lucy is celebrity-crazed, of course, and has a run-in with William Holden in the Brown Derby. Wackiness ensues. The second episode was the Superman one, when the Man of Steel showed up for Little Ricky’s birthday party. The former show aired in 1955; the latter, 1957. Why would CBS run these relics in prime time? Well, to beat the competition for one thing. “Lucy” had 6.4 million total viewers. That’s almost twice the very high “Mad Men” score of 3.3 million viewers on Sunday. That’s shows with scripts. The Billboard Music Awards had 11 million, and “60 Minutes” had 9 million. But of all the other shows on TV Sunday night — Dateline, The Simpsons, Battle Creek — Lucy prevailed. “Lucy” scored twice as many total viewers as Andy Samberg in “Brooklyn Nine Nine.” What does that tell us? A fluke? The show is so old, it’s new? Nostalgia kitsch? Why didn’t they broadcast the episode where Fred rapes Ethel while special guest star Gale Gordon watches? CBS obviously has no clue.
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05-25-2015, 05:51 PM	#2
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05-25-2015, 06:44 PM	#3
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