Comments on: We Look Back At The Top TV Shows of 1962 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Past and Future of Television | Inside Chris's Head http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-12716 The Past and Future of Television | Inside Chris's Head Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:55:30 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-12716 [...] I was a young child we watched the Ed Sullivan show on Sunday night. In 1962 Ed Sullivan had an audience share of 36. That made it only the 20th most watched show. Today many [...] [...] I was a young child we watched the Ed Sullivan show on Sunday night. In 1962 Ed Sullivan had an audience share of 36. That made it only the 20th most watched show. Today many [...]

]]> By: Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-259296 Bill Gorman Tue, 06 May 2008 08:27:49 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-259296 sothe, It was #1, in 1967-68, but we haven't done that year yet ;) sothe, It was #1, in 1967-68, but we haven't done that year yet ;)

]]> By: sothe http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-259297 sothe Tue, 06 May 2008 07:51:42 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-259297 Andy Griffith should be at #1 Andy Griffith should be at #1

]]> By: Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-14758 Bill Gorman Tue, 06 May 2008 03:27:49 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-14758 sothe, It was #1, in 1967-68, but we haven't done that year yet ;) sothe, It was #1, in 1967-68, but we haven't done that year yet ;)

]]> By: sothe http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-13759 sothe Tue, 06 May 2008 02:51:42 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-13759 Andy Griffith should be at #1 Andy Griffith should be at #1

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-13758 Robert Seidman Mon, 05 May 2008 15:21:03 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-13758 I have no actual memory of Lassie until it was in reruns. As I recall the setup for that was whistling in the opening theme, and Greensleeves in the closing credits. I have no actual memory of Lassie until it was in reruns. As I recall the setup for that was whistling in the opening theme, and Greensleeves in the closing credits.

]]> By: Mark Jeffries http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-301229 Mark Jeffries Mon, 05 May 2008 14:39:00 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-301229 Seems to me that "Greensleeves" didn't become "Lassie"'s theme until late in the network run, long after she'd dumped Timmy for the forest ranger and then went out on her own. In 1962, they were still using the stock music library theme with the whistling by Raoul Kraushaar. Seems to me that “Greensleeves” didn’t become “Lassie”‘s theme until late in the network run, long after she’d dumped Timmy for the forest ranger and then went out on her own. In 1962, they were still using the stock music library theme with the whistling by Raoul Kraushaar.

]]> By: Rob R http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-13757 Rob R Sun, 04 May 2008 16:43:15 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-13757 Just a clarifying note: The Lucy Show, Beverly Hillbillies, and the Jetsons all premiered in the fall of 1962, so that is why they are not part of the Top 20 list, which covered the previous season. Just a clarifying note: The Lucy Show, Beverly Hillbillies, and the Jetsons all premiered in the fall of 1962, so that is why they are not part of the Top 20 list, which covered the previous season.

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573/comment-page-1/#comment-301213 Robert Seidman Sun, 04 May 2008 02:32:00 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/03/we-look-back-at-the-top-tv-shows-of-1962/3573#comment-301213 Taking a little break from mourning Eight Belles. One thing Bill didn't point out: these are all the shows my mom watched while I was in the womb before breaking out in July, well after May sweeps ;-) I know the theme song for every scripted show in this list. Coincidence? Which is my favorite? Hard to say. Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Perry Mason, Andy Griffith, My Three Sons and Rawhide are all very special to me. But I think here, without any strong theme from Henry Mancini, you have to default to Lassie and Greensleeves. How can I pick against MOZART! You can't ever go wrong picking Mozart. Taking a little break from mourning Eight Belles. One thing Bill didn’t point out: these are all the shows my mom watched while I was in the womb before breaking out in July, well after May sweeps ;-) I know the theme song for every scripted show in this list. Coincidence?

Which is my favorite? Hard to say. Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Perry Mason, Andy Griffith, My Three Sons and Rawhide are all very special to me. But I think here, without any strong theme from Henry Mancini, you have to default to Lassie and Greensleeves. How can I pick against MOZART! You can’t ever go wrong picking Mozart.

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