It's true that "West Wing" never appeared as part of the "Must See TV" Thursday lineup, but remember that when Jeff Zucker elevated to the level of network president, he took the "Must See" moniker and applied it to nearly every weeknight, thereby diluting the value of the tag on Thursday. For Brak's sake - "Dateline" was considered "Must See TV"! (And heaven forbid we forget the disastrous "If you haven't seen it, IT'S NEW TO YOU!" tag for reruns.)
I'd agree any discussion of "Must See" Thursday has to include Hill Street and LA Law, but how could the article omit The Cosby Show? Granted, Cosby ended at the beginning of the use of the "Must See" slogan, but the argument could easily be made that it was Cosby that initially MADE NBC 'must see' on Thursday nights. On Nov 14, 5:30 pm, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > And does this passage imply that The West Wing was on Thursday? "In > the 1990s, NBC's promotion team dubbed Thursdays as a "must-see" night > of television. The slogan stuck because it was true. The network's run > of memorable series including "Cheers," "Seinfeld," "ER," "Frasier," > "Friends" and "The West Wing" represented a golden age. NBC was not > simply the most popular network. It was the best. That seems more > distant each year, and not just in time. " > > It seems like a paragraph talking about Must See Thursday has to at > least mention Hill Street Blues, and maybe LA Law. The larger point > about quality and popularity still works - though I don't think even > in its best season TWW pulled in ratings like the 10:00 Thursday > programs. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
