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icecream · 01-23-2019, 07:48 PM

The 80s and 90s had Must See branded blocks on NBC anchored by The Cosby Show and Cheers in the 80s, and Friends and Seinfeld in the 90s. But they have had several other comedies on Thursdays in the decades before and after as well. If your favorite isn't on the list, it is probably a midseason show that I missed and wasn't aware of, that is what the other option is for. Although some of NBC's most popular comedies in syndication like The Facts of Life, I Dream of Jeannie, and The Golden Girls never aired on Thursdays but were elsewhere during the week.

icecream · 01-23-2019, 08:31 PM

I was too young to see this lineup live, but my favorite of any season was 1993-1994, when Mad About You, Wings, Seinfeld, and season 1 of Frasier aired back-to-back.

the shows I voted for in order of preference
1. Frasier
2. Mad About You
3. Family Ties
4. Wings
5. Bachelor Father
6. Seinfeld
7. Night Court
8. Diff'rent Strokes
9. Hazel
10. Cheers
11. The Cosby Show
12. Caroline in the City
13. Welcome to the Family
14. The Paul Reiser Show

icecream · 01-23-2019, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

Are these shows you just remember being on Thursdays, or did you do some sort of search?

I have the complete primetime directory that has every fall lineup through 2006, and epguides.com has the fall lineups for the more recent years.

AMackII · 01-24-2019, 10:33 AM

Friends
Seinfeld
Harper Valley PTA
The Cosby Show
Different Strokes
A Different World
Family Ties
Hazel
Cheers

TSMIV · 01-26-2019, 12:53 AM

Friends
Seinfeld
Frasier
Cheers
Wings
Mama's Family
Family Ties
Night Court

There's a few others on the list that I liked back in the day, but these are the ones that have stood the test of time.

View Poll Results: What are your favorite comedies that NBC has aired new on Thursday nights?
A to Z	0	0%
A.P. Bio	0	0%
Bad Judge	0	0%
Bachelor Father	2	20.00%
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (season 6- )	0	0%
Caroline in the City	2	20.00%
Cheers	9	90.00%
Come to Papa	0	0%
Community	1	10.00%
The Cosby Show	5	50.00%
Coupling (US)	0	0%
Cursed (The Weber Show)	1	10.00%
Dear John	2	20.00%
A Different World	3	30.00%
Diff'rent Strokes	5	50.00%
The Ed Wynn Show	0	0%
Family Ties	6	60.00%
Fay	0	0%
Frasier	5	50.00%
Friends	5	50.00%
Gimme a Break!	0	0%
Good Morning, Miami	0	0%
The Good Place	2	20.00%
Grand	0	0%
Great News	0	0%
Harper Valley P.T.A.	2	20.00%
Hawkins Falls, Population 6,200	0	0%
Hazel (George and Dorothy seasons)	4	40.00%
The Hero	0	0%
I Feel Bad	0	0%
Inside Schwartz	0	0%
Jesse	0	0%
Joey	0	0%
Just Shoot Me	1	10.00%
Kath and Kim	0	0%
Lewis and Clark	0	0%
Mad About You	2	20.00%
Madman of the People	0	0%
Mama's Family	4	40.00%
Marlon	1	10.00%
Mary Kay and Johnny	0	0%
The Michael J. Fox Show	0	0%
Mona McCluskey	0	0%
The Montefuscos	0	0%
My Name is Earl	3	30.00%
Nancy	0	0%
Night Court	5	50.00%
The Office (US)	3	30.00%
Outsourced	0	0%
Parks and Recreation	1	10.00%
The Paul Reiser Show	1	10.00%
The People's Choice	0	0%
Rhythm and Blues	0	0%
Scrubs	1	10.00%
Sean Saves the World	1	10.00%
Seinfeld	7	70.00%
The Single Guy	0	0%
Stark Raving Mad	0	0%
Suddenly Susan	1	10.00%
Superstore	1	10.00%
Taxi (season 5)	3	30.00%
30 Rock	1	10.00%
Too Young to Go Steady	0	0%
Trial and Error (Kristin Chenoweth season)	0	0%
Union Square	0	0%
Up All Night	0	0%
Veronica's Closet	0	0%
We Got it Made	0	0%
Welcome to Sweden	0	0%
Welcome to the Family	1	10.00%
Whitney	0	0%
Will and Grace (1998)	2	20.00%
Will and Grace (2017)	1	10.00%
Wings	5	50.00%
Working the Engels	0	0%
other	1	10.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll

01-23-2019, 07:48 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,606	NBC Thursday Night Comedies The 80s and 90s had Must See branded blocks on NBC anchored by The Cosby Show and Cheers in the 80s, and Friends and Seinfeld in the 90s. But they have had several other comedies on Thursdays in the decades before and after as well. If your favorite isn't on the list, it is probably a midseason show that I missed and wasn't aware of, that is what the other option is for. Although some of NBC's most popular comedies in syndication like The Facts of Life, I Dream of Jeannie, and The Golden Girls never aired on Thursdays but were elsewhere during the week.
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01-23-2019, 08:31 PM	#2
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,606	I was too young to see this lineup live, but my favorite of any season was 1993-1994, when Mad About You, Wings, Seinfeld, and season 1 of Frasier aired back-to-back. the shows I voted for in order of preference 1. Frasier 2. Mad About You 3. Family Ties 4. Wings 5. Bachelor Father 6. Seinfeld 7. Night Court 8. Diff'rent Strokes 9. Hazel 10. Cheers 11. The Cosby Show 12. Caroline in the City 13. Welcome to the Family 14. The Paul Reiser Show

01-24-2019, 10:33 AM	#4
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,198	Friends Seinfeld Harper Valley PTA The Cosby Show Different Strokes A Different World Family Ties Hazel Cheers

01-26-2019, 12:53 AM	#5
TSMIV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 29, 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 695	Friends Seinfeld Frasier Cheers Wings Mama's Family Family Ties Night Court There's a few others on the list that I liked back in the day, but these are the ones that have stood the test of time.