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Fleet · 05-24-2003, 11:27 PM

I cut out and save the TV ratings from the newspaper every week. Have been for years. Here is the oldest one I have...
Week ending Dec. 31, 1978-

Fleet · 05-24-2003, 11:34 PM

I don't know why it's fuzzy... here's the top 20:

#1. Laverne & Shirley
2. Three's Company
3. Happy Days
4. Mork and Mindy
5. Love Boat
6. 60 Minutes
7. One Day At A Time
8. What's Happening!
9. M*A*S*H
(tie) Les Miserables
11. Taxi
12. Fantasy Island
13. Barnaby Jones
14. Alice
15. All In The Family
16. Barney Miller
17. Eight Is Enough
18. Charlie's Angels
19. Quincy
(tie) Incredible Hulk

Chad22 · 05-25-2003, 12:47 AM

Cool!

I Like to read up on old TV Stuff like that. Thanks for posting it

Brian · 05-25-2003, 01:05 AM

Thanks but what are the rest?

Fleet · 05-25-2003, 01:07 AM

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Originally posted by Chad Doody
Cool!
I Like to read up on old TV Stuff like that. Thanks for posting it

Note that the top 5 are all on ABC. That station sure did well in the late '70s.

Unwanted Angel · 05-25-2003, 01:10 AM

Yay! Three's Company was #2 in the ratings. Thats pretty good, thanks for posting that Fleet!

Fleet · 05-25-2003, 01:10 AM

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Originally posted by BJL
Thanks but what are the rest?

I'll try again to make it clearer. Or, maybe a different week/year.

fr00ti · 05-25-2003, 01:13 AM

Thats cool man!

Fleet · 05-25-2003, 01:37 AM

This one might be easier to read:

Yeah, this one scanned a little better. I think it's because the paper is yellow that it's hard to get a clear picture.
A few notes on this one. It's from Feb. 18, 1979. I gave copies of this paper to Cindy Williams, Eddie Mekka and Erin Moran (at an autograph show). The movie "Gone With The Wind" (the conclusion) came in at #6. There were two episodes of "Three's Company" that week- in position #2 and #7. "Starsky & Hutch" did well at #13. In 1979, it was usually in the upper 20s or 30s in the ratings. The movie "American Graffiti" came in at #18.

I'll try to get a better scan of the 1978 ratings, since that is the oldest one I have.

Chad22 · 05-25-2003, 01:45 AM

Its also pretty cool that Happy Days and 2 Of its Spinoffs (Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy) Were all in the top 5! Garry Marshall Did well in the 70's.

webuster · 05-25-2003, 09:38 AM

Hey you could like do a- what was number one show on your birthweek kinda thing- where someone enters a date, and are given the top 20 for that week.

Montana Ponine · 05-25-2003, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fleet

(tie) Les Miserables

Fleet · 05-25-2003, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by webuster
Hey you could like do a- what was number one show on your birthweek kinda thing- where someone enters a date, and are given the top 20 for that week.

Well, I tried to save each week's ratings, but I did miss some once in a while. As for your idea, I do have Dec. 1978 up to 1990 in one folder (of course, some weeks are missing). So any birthday between 1979 and 1990 I should be able to find the ratings within one or two weeks- maybe the exact week if it's there. I have the 1990s in another place, but I think I know where it is.

Mijada · 05-25-2003, 04:50 PM

That brings back a lot of memories. I used to love Mork and Mindy.

-*Leah*- · 05-25-2003, 07:58 PM

Thats neat. I wish I had a scanner where I could post pictures of stuff. (such as things like that for example, not that I have any newspaper clippings!)

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Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	This one might be easier to read: Yeah, this one scanned a little better. I think it's because the paper is yellow that it's hard to get a clear picture. A few notes on this one. It's from Feb. 18, 1979. I gave copies of this paper to Cindy Williams, Eddie Mekka and Erin Moran (at an autograph show). The movie "Gone With The Wind" (the conclusion) came in at #6. There were two episodes of "Three's Company" that week- in position #2 and #7. "Starsky & Hutch" did well at #13. In 1979, it was usually in the upper 20s or 30s in the ratings. The movie "American Graffiti" came in at #18. I'll try to get a better scan of the 1978 ratings, since that is the oldest one I have. Attached Images

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05-24-2003, 11:27 PM	#1
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	TV Ratings- The Week Ending... I cut out and save the TV ratings from the newspaper every week. Have been for years. Here is the oldest one I have... Week ending Dec. 31, 1978- Attached Images

05-24-2003, 11:34 PM	#2
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	I don't know why it's fuzzy... here's the top 20: #1. Laverne & Shirley 2. Three's Company 3. Happy Days 4. Mork and Mindy 5. Love Boat 6. 60 Minutes 7. One Day At A Time 8. What's Happening! 9. MAS*H (tie) Les Miserables 11. Taxi 12. Fantasy Island 13. Barnaby Jones 14. Alice 15. All In The Family 16. Barney Miller 17. Eight Is Enough 18. Charlie's Angels 19. Quincy (tie) Incredible Hulk

05-25-2003, 12:47 AM	#3
Chad22 Captain Juke N Jive Moderator Forum Addict Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Caribou, Maine Posts: 71,661	Cool! I Like to read up on old TV Stuff like that. Thanks for posting it

05-25-2003, 01:05 AM	#4
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	Thanks but what are the rest?

05-25-2003, 01:10 AM	#6
Unwanted Angel Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Posts: 12,658	Yay! Three's Company was #2 in the ratings. Thats pretty good, thanks for posting that Fleet!

05-25-2003, 01:45 AM	#10
Chad22 Captain Juke N Jive Moderator Forum Addict Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Caribou, Maine Posts: 71,661	Its also pretty cool that Happy Days and 2 Of its Spinoffs (Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy) Were all in the top 5! Garry Marshall Did well in the 70's.

05-25-2003, 04:50 PM	#14
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	That brings back a lot of memories. I used to love Mork and Mindy.