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pop quiz: "After premiering on Sept 30, 1982, it was nearly cancelled during its first season when it ranked last in ratings for its premiere (77/77)" -- nm

Posted by Max Feb 1 '11, 10:49

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The cast used to talk about this a lot. They had a real chip on their shoulder about it. -- nm - David Feb 1, 10:54 1
- Seinfeld was not much better. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:55
Cheers is of course correct. It holds up a lot better than The Cosby Show. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 10:52 22
- It was so dependent on one man and his act. Cheers was an ensemble that took on a life of its own pretty much from the beginning. - con_carne Feb 1, 10:58
- very much so. For me, it's the 80s show that holds up best. For the 90s, Friends. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:53 20
  - I think Friends also had similar ratings woes -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:56 10
    - You are thinking Seinfeld, I bet. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:59 4
      - maybe I'm thinking of critical reception, and not actual ratings. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:59 2
        
        Nominated for 9 Emmys its first season including best comedy. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 11:02 1
        
        Hmm. Guess you can never believe what you see on TV (my information is based on a biography-style documentary about it) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:03
      - *nods* -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 10:59
    - Not at all. Friends was a bona fide hit from Day 1. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:58 4
      - This. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:59
      - that's not what I heard, not at all -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:59 2
        
        It finished it's freshman year ranked 8th. -- (link) - Will Hunting Feb 1, 11:00
        
        Friends was always a big hit. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 11:00
  - Night Court holds up really competently for that era too. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:54 8
    - Love the Night Court. (Isn't it time for that one to get a re-visit or do they not do night court anymore?) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 1, 10:56 2
      - Far as I know, they still do. but I don't know if they could remake it now. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:57 1
        
        hmmm....Judge Dan Fielding presiding. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 11:07
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    - what about remmington steel? :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:55
    - Dan Dan Fielding -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:55
    - yeah it does. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 10:55
    - oh, good call. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:54
T and T -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:51
Cheers? -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 10:50
Cheers. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:50
Cheers. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 10:50
Dallas -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 10:50
Cheers. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:50 27
- 1977? lol. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:51 26
  - sometimes the race to contradict me makes you look dum. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:52 5
    - No, I saw several Cheers responses. Yours was first. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:55 3
      - i agree, your racing to contradict loosi has nothing to do with how rock-stupid you are -- nm - moles Feb 1, 10:57 2
        
        Your poster: Not everyone gets to be an astronaut when they grow up. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:58
        
        but when they coincide, hilarity ensues. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:58
    - Score this round to loosi -- nm - ST Judges Feb 1, 10:54
  - 1982 --- it ranked 77 out of 77 shows. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:52
  - read better. 1982. it was 77 out of 77 shows -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:52 18
    - Ah, I though it was a 7/7/77 preimiere. Which would be The Incredible Hulk IIRC. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:53
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      - Nope, it's a pretty famous story about Cheers; they only kept ti becuase they had nothing to replace it with. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:53 14
        
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        It hit it's stride in the mid 80's...but it had kinda wandered early in the decade. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:58 1
        
        the first season was hilarious. Loved Nick Colasanto. There is a park dedicated to him in Queens. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:59
        
        remember it was on for 10 years or so, then Frasier was on for another 10 or so. Longivity personified -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:57 2
        
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        Friends barely made 10 (they cut down the last season to like 16 eps) - Will Hunting Feb 1, 11:03
        
        *snicker* So Cheers and Chuck have something in common? :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:54 7
        
        Chuck survived year 1 becuase they had faith in it....it's nowhere near the level Cheers was in it's first year. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:55 3
        
        I think Chuck survived first season because of beergarten outfits. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 10:56 1
        
        next week should be interesting. Giant Blonde She-Male Bellydancer. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:57
        
        yeah, I suppose this is a valid point. But its longevity since then has corporate ineptitude to thank, I think -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:55
        
        (Two things, I guess: They're both mostly awesome, and they were both saved by the suckage of the rest of the network) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:54 2
        
        the only thing Chuck and Cheers share in common is they both begin with ch. :) -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:56 1
        
        nnnNNnnnNNNnnBC -- nm - Howard Stern Feb 1, 10:56
      - nope. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:52

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