Most Popular Sitcoms, By Number of Posts - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

stevea · 07-05-2017, 03:58 PM

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1950s

1. I Love Lucy
2. Leave It To Beaver
3. Honeymooners

1960s

1. Gilligan's Island
2. Bewitched
3. Dick Van Dyke Show

1970s

1. Three's Company
2. Happy Days
3. Good Times
4. One Day At A Time
5. Chico and The Man
6. The Brady Bunch
7. The Jeffersons
8. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
9. Sanford and Son

1980s

1. The Facts of Life
2. Cheers
3. The Golden Girls
4. The Cosby Show
5. Diff'rent Strokes
6. Who's The Boss?
7. Family Ties
8. Mama's Family

1990s

1. Seinfeld
2. Full House
3. Roseanne
4. Wings

2000s

1. That's So Raven
2. The King Of Queens
3. 8 Simple Rules

MA · 07-05-2017, 04:58 PM

What a very interesting list.

king of comedy · 07-05-2017, 05:27 PM

It is very interesting. I'm surprised The Cosby Show didn't make the list. The same with Friends.

stevea · 07-05-2017, 05:48 PM

Cosby is an error I'm going to edit and fix. Friends didn't make it.

stevea · 07-05-2017, 08:03 PM

A couple of interesting things about these rankings:

1. 1970s is the most popular decade for sitcoms. It has more total posts than even General Sitcom Discussion.

2. That's So Raven is way out in front on posts. She's been on several shows and is undoubtedly popular, but the number of posts looks way out of line to me. I didn't look at the posts, but it looks like it might have been "stacked" by one or two posters (Just a guess). This was a Disney sitcom, so it wouldn't have had nearly the exposure that a network sitcom would.

3. Chico and The Man - I don't know much about the sitcom, but I checked and it ran 4 seasons on NBC, #3 in S1, #25 is S2, and not in the top 30 for the last 2. It seems oddly popular on here--only a limited number of episodes released on DVD--no season sets or anything.

Dale Key · 07-08-2017, 08:50 AM

I'm surprised Seinfeld is at the top of the 90's list. The majority of posters here seem to not like it.

That's so Raven

Mr. Television · 07-08-2017, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevea

A couple of interesting things about these rankings:

1. 1970s is the most popular decade for sitcoms. It has more total posts than even General Sitcom Discussion.

2. That's So Raven is way out in front on posts. She's been on several shows and is undoubtedly popular, but the number of posts looks way out of line to me. I didn't look at the posts, but it looks like it might have been "stacked" by one or two posters (Just a guess). This was a Disney sitcom, so it wouldn't have had nearly the exposure that a network sitcom would.

3. Chico and The Man - I don't know much about the sitcom, but I checked and it ran 4 seasons on NBC, #3 in S1, #25 is S2, and not in the top 30 for the last 2. It seems oddly popular on here--only a limited number of episodes released on DVD--no season sets or anything.

TSR was a very popular board over a decade ago. We used to call them Raven groupies. lol I don't think as a whole it was very popular. Not many serious discussions on that board.

07-05-2017, 03:58 PM	#1
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,190	Most Popular Sitcoms, By Number of Posts (10,000+ posts) 1950s 1. I Love Lucy 2. Leave It To Beaver 3. Honeymooners 1960s 1. Gilligan's Island 2. Bewitched 3. Dick Van Dyke Show 1970s 1. Three's Company 2. Happy Days 3. Good Times 4. One Day At A Time 5. Chico and The Man 6. The Brady Bunch 7. The Jeffersons 8. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 9. Sanford and Son 1980s 1. The Facts of Life 2. Cheers 3. The Golden Girls 4. The Cosby Show 5. Diff'rent Strokes 6. Who's The Boss? 7. Family Ties 8. Mama's Family 1990s 1. Seinfeld 2. Full House 3. Roseanne 4. Wings 2000s 1. That's So Raven 2. The King Of Queens 3. 8 Simple Rules
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07-08-2017, 08:50 AM	#6
Dale Key Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 17, 2005 Location: Washington state Posts: 410	I'm surprised Seinfeld is at the top of the 90's list. The majority of posters here seem to not like it. That's so Raven
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07-05-2017, 04:58 PM	#2
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,105	What a very interesting list.
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07-05-2017, 05:27 PM	#3
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	It is very interesting. I'm surprised The Cosby Show didn't make the list. The same with Friends.

07-05-2017, 05:48 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,190	Cosby is an error I'm going to edit and fix. Friends didn't make it.

07-05-2017, 08:03 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,190	A couple of interesting things about these rankings: 1. 1970s is the most popular decade for sitcoms. It has more total posts than even General Sitcom Discussion. 2. That's So Raven is way out in front on posts. She's been on several shows and is undoubtedly popular, but the number of posts looks way out of line to me. I didn't look at the posts, but it looks like it might have been "stacked" by one or two posters (Just a guess). This was a Disney sitcom, so it wouldn't have had nearly the exposure that a network sitcom would. 3. Chico and The Man - I don't know much about the sitcom, but I checked and it ran 4 seasons on NBC, #3 in S1, #25 is S2, and not in the top 30 for the last 2. It seems oddly popular on here--only a limited number of episodes released on DVD--no season sets or anything.