Worst filler shows in the NBC "Must See TV" Thursday night line-up - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 07-17-2021, 08:36 PM

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...225830929.html

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Like the rest of you, we've been binge-watching a lot of Friends on Netflix lately. (Poor Julie. She never had a chance against Rachel, did she?) And that takes us back to the mid-1990s: an era before DVRs and on-demand viewing, when we as a nation loved Friends, Seinfeld, and ER so much that we would sit through anything — literally, anything — that NBC chose to plop down between those shows.

NBC knew this, of course, and took full advantage, using those Thursday 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. timeslots to air some of the most forgettable sitcoms ever to draw 15 million viewers a week. The Single Guy? Caroline in the City? Suddenly Susan? You may not have liked them, but you damn sure watched them.

But maybe we're being unfair. Maybe some of these in-between shows really were hidden gems, deserving of a second look. (Probably not. But maybe!) So we've gone back and re-examined the 11 "other" sitcoms that aired Thursday nights on NBC from the fall of 1994, when Friends premiered, to the spring of 1998, when Seinfeld went off the air.

And then we ranked them — on a sliding scale, of course.

[Note: Mad About You aired at 8:00 p.m. before Friends during the 1994-95 season, but since it never aired between Friends/Seinfeld/ER, we're not counting it. And actually, if you've caught it recently in syndication on FXX, it's not bad! A little dated, of course, but pleasant enough. #TeamBuchman.]

Mace Dolex · 07-17-2021, 11:57 PM

I'm guilty of watching The Single Guy, in fact on Thursdays Id mostly be watching whatever crap was on FOX.

I started watching Seinfeld in syndication and I cant stand Friends.

Reinhold_Weege · 07-18-2021, 12:05 PM

I recognized all of those except: The Naked Truth, Union Square and Hope and Gloria.

AMackII · 07-19-2021, 11:13 AM

Cursed/The Weber Show was the all time worst filler on NBC’s Thursday Must See TV Lineup

icecream · 07-19-2021, 11:38 AM

Many of the shows on this poll did not air on Thursdays...

RetroGuy2000 · 07-19-2021, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by icecream

Many of the shows on this poll did not air on Thursdays...

Which ones? This indicates TMZ's poll is correct.

cnnbcbs · 07-20-2021, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Which ones? This indicates TMZ's poll is correct.

We Got it Made was from 83, a decade before "Must See TV" branding. Plus "Must See TV" branding was expanded to include all comedy blocks on NBC which at its peak was five-nights a week! For example, Fired Up mainly aired on "Must See TV Monday."

70s show watcher · 07-25-2021, 09:48 AM

I voted for daddio that show was just awful

factsoflife · 07-25-2021, 10:03 AM

I voted for Come To Papa, which I think is the most regrettable of these shows. Many of these were actually very good sitcoms that I actually enjoyed a lot.

View Poll Results: What's the worst filler show in the NBC "Must See TV" Thursday night line-up?
Union Square	0	0%
Boston Common	0	0%
Madman of the People	0	0%
The Single Guy	0	0%
Suddenly Susan	1	12.50%
Hope and Gloria	0	0%
The Naked Truth	0	0%
Fired Up	0	0%
Caroline in the City	0	0%
Veronica's Closet	0	0%
Just Shoot Me!	0	0%
Hope & Gloria	0	0%
Good Morning Miami	1	12.50%
Coupling	0	0%
Cursed/The Weber Show	1	12.50%
Jesse	0	0%
Grand	0	0%
Kath & Kim	1	12.50%
Indebted	0	0%
Dear John	0	0%
Men Behaving Badly	0	0%
We Got it Made	0	0%
Inside Schwartz	0	0%
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	0	0%
Committed	0	0%
Working	0	0%
All is Forgiven	0	0%
Tattingers/Nick & Hillary	0	0%
Rhythm & Blues	0	0%
Daddio	2	25.00%
Stark Raving Mad	0	0%
Battery Park	0	0%
Three Sisters	0	0%
Leap of Faith	0	0%
Come to Papa	1	12.50%
Other	1	12.50%
Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

07-19-2021, 11:38 AM	#5
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07-25-2021, 10:03 AM	#9
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,741	I voted for Come To Papa, which I think is the most regrettable of these shows. Many of these were actually very good sitcoms that I actually enjoyed a lot.
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07-17-2021, 11:57 PM	#2
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,660	I'm guilty of watching The Single Guy, in fact on Thursdays Id mostly be watching whatever crap was on FOX. I started watching Seinfeld in syndication and I cant stand Friends.

07-18-2021, 12:05 PM	#3
Reinhold_Weege Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 15, 2020 Posts: 231	I recognized all of those except: The Naked Truth, Union Square and Hope and Gloria.

07-19-2021, 11:13 AM	#4
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,198	Cursed/The Weber Show was the all time worst filler on NBC’s Thursday Must See TV Lineup

07-25-2021, 09:48 AM	#8
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,548	I voted for daddio that show was just awful