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    • M*A*S*H. - Viewership: 105.9 million. - Rating: 60.2% - Share: 77% - Date: Feb. 28, 1983. After 11 seasons on the air, the 1983 series finale for "M*A*S*H" became the most-watched series finale in TV history, with nearly 106 million viewers tuning in—77% of the households that had televisions at the time.
    • Cheers. - Viewership: 84.4 million. - Rating: 45.5% - Share: 64% - Date: May 20, 1993. For 11 seasons, the popular sitcom "Cheers" took viewers to a Boston-based bar "where everybody knows your name."
    • Seinfeld. - Viewership: 76.3 million. - Rating: 41.3% - Share: 58% - Date: May 14, 1998. Created by Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Jerry Seinfeld, "Seinfeld" is considered one of the most influential sitcoms in TV history.
    • Friends. - Viewership: 52.5 million. - Rating: 29.8% - Share: 43% - Date: May 6, 2004. The iconic, hit sitcom "Friends" followed the adventures of six 20-somethings in 1990s Manhattan.
    • 'M*A*S*H' 105 Million Viewers. With the perfect blend of comedy and drama, M*A*S*H followed the doctors and staff at a hospital during the Korean War. The series came to an end in 1983 after 11 seasons with a TV movie titled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen".
    • NBC sitcom Cheers was about a bar in Boston “where everybody knows your name,” as its famous theme song says, and, of course, its staff and regulars.
    • 'Cheers' 80.4 Million Viewers.
    • 'The Fugitive' 78 Million Viewers. From 1963 to 1967, The Fugitive entertained viewers with its story of a man on the run after being framed for his wife’s murder and sentenced to death.
  1. May 16, 2017 · From "Cheers" to "Seinfeld," the most-watched TV show finales ever drew in numbers you just don't see today.

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    • “Nice While it Lasted”- BoJack Horseman. The beloved animated series about an actor, dealing with the dread of existence after his hit show ends lasted six seasons.
    • ‘Ozark’ (2017-2022) “A Hard Way to Go” S.4 Ep.14. Through four seasons, the Byrde’s have been navigating the laundering of money to secure their safety with the leaders of a drug cartel.
    • ‘Orange is the New Black’ (2013-2019) “Here’s Where We Get Off” S.7 Ep.13. One of the first series on Netflix,over the course of seven seasons the inmates at Litchfield become family to many of the viewers of the show.
    • ‘Narcos’ (2015-2017) “Going Back to Cali” S.3 Ep.10. Spanning the course of Pablo Escobar’s criminal life as well as the other drug lords and kingpins of the era.
  2. Mar 2, 2024 · Before streaming, DVRs, and VCRs, hit shows that were prime water-cooler topics scored big ratings when they ended. Here are the most-watched finales.

  3. Aug 20, 2018 · It's a list that includes beloved comedies like Seinfeld, Happy Days and Everybody Loves Raymond, as well as heart-pounding dramas like L.A. Law, ER and Dallas. NBC has the most shows on the list...

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  5. Sep 17, 2023 · After seasons of television, audiences have had plenty of time to grow close to the show and its cast. Bidding farewell can be an emotional event. Television finales tend to draw huge numbers. They can lure back in those who have stopped watching the show or even audiences who aren't fans.

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