The most popular TV show the year you were born - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-12-2018, 12:28 PM

http://www.looper.com/113011/popular-tv-show-year-born/

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It's fun to imagine what the world was like around the time we each entered it. It's also an interesting conundrum — we were technically alive and a part of the world the year we were born, but also too young to remember anything, and too tiny to actively participate in it. Thanks to the memory of others and the internet, we can put the pieces together to create an image or sense of what was going on at the time of our infancy. Specifically, what were people into back then? Which TV shows were millions tuning into every week?

Here are the most popular TV shows of each of the last 40-odd years — in other words, the show that topped the Nielsen*TV ratings chart (as listed in*The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable Shows). But really, these are the shows our parents were probably bummed about missing because they were too busy giving birth to us or too tired from taking care of us, and they didn't have Hulu or Netflix to use for catch-up purposes.

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MA · 03-12-2018, 12:35 PM

ER

bgva · 03-12-2018, 06:10 PM

Dallas

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But really, these are the shows our parents were probably bummed about missing because they were too busy giving birth to us or too tired from taking care of us, and they didn't have Hulu or Netflix to use for catch-up purposes.

FWIW, the night before I was born, my mom refused to go to the hospital until Dynasty went off.

Ryan Chamberlain · 03-12-2018, 07:20 PM

The Cosby Show.

tvfreak1987 · 03-13-2018, 12:39 AM

Also The Cosby Show, which I just can't bring myself to watch again.

AMackII · 03-13-2018, 02:08 AM

The Cosby Show

Tubehead · 03-13-2018, 11:29 PM

i was born july 4-1981 so not really sure what show that was on!! but one of my favorite 1980s show is family ties!!

Sal · 03-13-2018, 11:39 PM

The Beverly Hillbillies

icecream · 03-13-2018, 11:45 PM

Top 30 Shows 1983-1984 Season (born May 18)
1. Dallas
2. 60 Minutes
3. Dynasty
4. The A-Team
5. Simon and Simon
6. Magnum, P.I.
7. Falcon Crest
8. Kate and Allie
9. Hotel
10. Cagney and Lacey
11. Knots Landing
T12. ABC Sunday Night Movie
T12. ABC Monday Night Movie
14. TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes
15. AfterMASH
16. The Fall Guy
17. The Love Boat
18. Riptide
19. The Jeffersons
20. Scarecrow and Mrs. King
T21. Monday Night Football
T21. NBC Monday Night Movie
23. Newhart
24. The Facts of Life
T25. CBS Tuesday Night Movie
T25. Webster
T25. Alice
T25. Knight Rider
T25. Hardcastle and McCormick
30. Trapper John, M.D.

Pretty weak list. My favorites from it are The Love Boat, Newhart, and The Facts of Life. I would like to see Simon and Simon, Kate and Allie, Hotel, Cagney and Lacey, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and Trapper John, M.D.

edoug · 03-14-2018, 03:06 AM

TV Show- Bonanza
Movie- The Bible: In the Beginning...
Song- Ballad of the Green Berets

Bonniegirl · 03-14-2018, 03:10 AM

Top shows in 1962

1 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 36.0
2 Candid Camera 31.1
3 The Red Skelton Show
4 Bonanza NBC 29.8
5- The Lucy Show CBS
6 The Andy Griffith Show 29.7
7 Ben Casey ABC 28.7
8 The Danny Thomas Show CBS
9 The Dick Van Dyke Show 27.1
10 Gunsmoke 27.0
11 Dr. Kildare NBC 26.2
12 The Jack Benny Show CBS
13 What's My Line? 25.5
14 The Ed Sullivan Show 25.3
15 Hazel NBC 25.1
16 I've Got a Secret CBS 24.9
17 The Jackie Gleason Show 24.1
18 The Defenders 23.9
19 The Garry Moore Show 23.3
20 To Tell the Truth
21 Lassie
22 Rawhide 22.8
23 Perry Mason 22.4
24 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 22.3
25 Wagon Train ABC 22.0
26 The Virginian NBC 21.7
27 Route 66 CBS 21.3
28 My Three Sons ABC 21.0
29 Have Gun – Will Travel CBS 20.8
30 The Flintstones ABC 20.5

Way cool!!

Some of my favorite shows!!!

Hazel, The Flintstones, My Three Sons , Lucy show , Perry Mason, Lassie, To tell the truth!!!! AWESOME!!!!!

Torgo · 03-14-2018, 08:45 AM

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970)

tlc38tlc38 · 03-14-2018, 09:28 AM

Dallas

bgva · 03-15-2018, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

i was born july 4-1981 so not really sure what show that was on!! but one of my favorite 1980s show is family ties!!

I'm almost positive the #1 show that summer was Dallas. This was the summer after "Who Shot J.R?"

Impressions · 03-15-2018, 09:57 PM

The Cosby Show and Roseanne.

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icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,704	Top 30 Shows 1983-1984 Season (born May 18) 1. Dallas 2. 60 Minutes 3. Dynasty 4. The A-Team 5. Simon and Simon 6. Magnum, P.I. 7. Falcon Crest 8. Kate and Allie 9. Hotel 10. Cagney and Lacey 11. Knots Landing T12. ABC Sunday Night Movie T12. ABC Monday Night Movie 14. TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes 15. AfterMASH 16. The Fall Guy 17. The Love Boat 18. Riptide 19. The Jeffersons 20. Scarecrow and Mrs. King T21. Monday Night Football T21. NBC Monday Night Movie 23. Newhart 24. The Facts of Life T25. CBS Tuesday Night Movie T25. Webster T25. Alice T25. Knight Rider T25. Hardcastle and McCormick 30. Trapper John, M.D. Pretty weak list. My favorites from it are The Love Boat, Newhart, and The Facts of Life. I would like to see Simon and Simon, Kate and Allie, Hotel, Cagney and Lacey, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and Trapper John, M.D.
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03-14-2018, 08:45 AM	#12
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Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,638	Top shows in 1962 1 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 36.0 2 Candid Camera 31.1 3 The Red Skelton Show 4 Bonanza NBC 29.8 5- The Lucy Show CBS 6 The Andy Griffith Show 29.7 7 Ben Casey ABC 28.7 8 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 9 The Dick Van Dyke Show 27.1 10 Gunsmoke 27.0 11 Dr. Kildare NBC 26.2 12 The Jack Benny Show CBS 13 What's My Line? 25.5 14 The Ed Sullivan Show 25.3 15 Hazel NBC 25.1 16 I've Got a Secret CBS 24.9 17 The Jackie Gleason Show 24.1 18 The Defenders 23.9 19 The Garry Moore Show 23.3 20 To Tell the Truth 21 Lassie 22 Rawhide 22.8 23 Perry Mason 22.4 24 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 22.3 25 Wagon Train ABC 22.0 26 The Virginian NBC 21.7 27 Route 66 CBS 21.3 28 My Three Sons ABC 21.0 29 Have Gun – Will Travel CBS 20.8 30 The Flintstones ABC 20.5 Way cool!! Some of my favorite shows!!! Hazel, The Flintstones, My Three Sons , Lucy show , Perry Mason, Lassie, To tell the truth!!!! AWESOME!!!!!

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