Comments on: We Look Back At The Top TV Shows of 1992 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-59811 Patrick Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:47:40 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-59811 surprised that 60 min. is first lol, i may be young but i like cheers and home improvement, surprised that they werent closer to the top. surprised that 60 min. is first lol, i may be young but i like cheers and home improvement, surprised that they werent closer to the top.

]]> By: Daniel C. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-9369 Daniel C. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:46:26 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-9369 If I remember correctly, sitcoms were popular to produce in the late 80's and early 90's because it was so much easier to sell a half-hour show into the available limited syndication time slots than it was an hour drama. Today, with so many more outlets for older shows, local stations and cable nets have to fill so much time that they even different episodes of the same half-hour show back to back to fill in a full hour. With the amount of money syndicated shows make for their producers, this is a key reason why sitcoms have declined in the past 20 or so years. If I remember correctly, sitcoms were popular to produce in the late 80′s and early 90′s because it was so much easier to sell a half-hour show into the available limited syndication time slots than it was an hour drama.

Today, with so many more outlets for older shows, local stations and cable nets have to fill so much time that they even different episodes of the same half-hour show back to back to fill in a full hour.

With the amount of money syndicated shows make for their producers, this is a key reason why sitcoms have declined in the past 20 or so years.

]]> By: Daniel C. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-17294 Daniel C. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:46:26 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-17294 If I remember correctly, sitcoms were popular to produce in the late 80's and early 90's because it was so much easier to sell a half-hour show into the available limited syndication time slots than it was an hour drama.<br><br>Today, with so many more outlets for older shows, local stations and cable nets have to fill so much time that they even different episodes of the same half-hour show back to back to fill in a full hour.<br><br>With the amount of money syndicated shows make for their producers, this is a key reason why sitcoms have declined in the past 20 or so years. If I remember correctly, sitcoms were popular to produce in the late 80's and early 90's because it was so much easier to sell a half-hour show into the available limited syndication time slots than it was an hour drama.

Today, with so many more outlets for older shows, local stations and cable nets have to fill so much time that they even different episodes of the same half-hour show back to back to fill in a full hour.

With the amount of money syndicated shows make for their producers, this is a key reason why sitcoms have declined in the past 20 or so years.

]]> By: Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-9353 Bill Gorman Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:50:16 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-9353 Andrea, I'm sure they did, but *we* don't have demo data going back to more than last season. Andrea, I’m sure they did, but *we* don’t have demo data going back to more than last season.

]]> By: Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-17293 Bill Gorman Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:50:16 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-17293 Andrea, I'm sure they did, but *we* don't have demo data going back to more than last season. Andrea, I'm sure they did, but *we* don't have demo data going back to more than last season.

]]> By: Andrea http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-9347 Andrea Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:24:43 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-9347 Do you know if the Nielsen's broke the ratings down by demo back then? I wonder how old skewing the Top 20 was? Do you know if the Nielsen’s broke the ratings down by demo back then? I wonder how old skewing the Top 20 was?

]]> By: Andrea http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-17292 Andrea Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:24:43 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-17292 Do you know if the Nielsen's broke the ratings down by demo back then? I wonder how old skewing the Top 20 was? Do you know if the Nielsen's broke the ratings down by demo back then? I wonder how old skewing the Top 20 was?

]]> By: Rob http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-9339 Rob Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:07:01 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-9339 Wow! thanks for this list. I can't believe 60 minutes was the number one show. I guess it's because people didn't have 24 hour cable news channels back then. I'm kind of shocked that Seinfeld wasn't in the top 20 by 1992. That was it's 3 season and I thought it was very popular by then (I know it started very slow). Wow! thanks for this list. I can’t believe 60 minutes was the number one show. I guess it’s because people didn’t have 24 hour cable news channels back then. I’m kind of shocked that Seinfeld wasn’t in the top 20 by 1992. That was it’s 3 season and I thought it was very popular by then (I know it started very slow).

]]> By: Rob http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311/comment-page-1/#comment-17291 Rob Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:07:01 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/13/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1992/3311#comment-17291 Wow! thanks for this list. I can't believe 60 minutes was the number one show. I guess it's because people didn't have 24 hour cable news channels back then. I'm kind of shocked that Seinfeld wasn't in the top 20 by 1992. That was it's 3 season and I thought it was very popular by then (I know it started very slow). Wow! thanks for this list. I can't believe 60 minutes was the number one show. I guess it's because people didn't have 24 hour cable news channels back then. I'm kind of shocked that Seinfeld wasn't in the top 20 by 1992. That was it's 3 season and I thought it was very popular by then (I know it started very slow).

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