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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.
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May 16, 2017 · Here are the 20 most-watched scripted TV series finales of all time: Advertisement. 20. "L.A. Law" (NBC) — 22.1 million viewers. "L.A. Law" stars, from left, Jimmy Smits, Harry Hamlin, Corbin ...
- M*A*S*H // 1983
- Cheers // 1993
- The Fugitive // 1967
- Seinfeld // 1998
- Friends // 2004
- Magnum, P.I. // 1988
- The Cosby Show // 1992
- All in The Family // 1979
- Family Ties // 1989
- Home Improvement // 1999
Viewers: 105.9 million In 1983, 105.9 million viewers watched the Alan Alda-directed “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” episode of M*A*S*H, which was not only the most-watched series finale ever, but the most-watched television event ever—until 2010, when the Super Bowltopped it with 106 million viewers. (In the years since, the Super Bowl has continued ...
Viewers: 80.4 million After 11 seasons, Cheersdecided it was closing time. The final episode, “One for the Road” (which aired in two parts) featured the return of Shelley Long’s Diane Chambers—and a whopping 80.4 million viewers.
Viewers: 78 million Andrew Davis’s 1993 film version of The Fugitivemay have won an Oscar (for Tommy Lee Jones, as Best Supporting Actor), but its original TV version has some major accolades as well. Across the country, 78 million people tuned in to watch part two of the finale and see what would happen to Richard Kimble.
Viewers: 76.3 million One could safely estimate that at least half of the 76.3 million viewers who tuned in for Seinfeld’s finalewere sorely disappointed with what they saw. One critic deemed it a big “So long, suckers!” farewell to the audience who had made the show about nothing such a big hit.
Viewers: 52.5 million Would Rachel and Ross live happily ever after? Could Chandler and Monica make it work in the suburbs? And where has Phoebe’s Smelly Cat been? 52.5 million viewers turned into find out who would get their happily ever after when Friendscame to a conclusion.
Viewers: 50.7 million Is Higgins really Robin Masters? What really happened to Lily? Will Rick get married? At least 50.7 million other Magnum, P.I. fans wanted to know the answers to those questions, too.
Viewers: 44.4 million Theo graduated from NYU in front of 44.4 million viewers and Denise returned via phone to reveal her pregnancy. But the real shocker was when Cliff finally got the doorbell to work properly after he had been trying to fix it all season.
Viewers: 40.2 million 40.2 million viewers watched as the typically cranky Archie Bunker professed his love for his ailing Edith in the series finale of All in the Family. However, it was not the last viewers saw of Carroll O’Connor’s beloved curmudgeon; a spinoff, Archie Bunker’s Place, ran from 1979 to 1983.
Viewers: 36.3 million 36.3 million viewers tuned in to see if Alex would take his dream job in New York and leave the Keaton family on Family Ties, the beloved '80s sitcom that turned Michael J. Foxinto a teen idol.
Viewers: 35.5 million With 35.5 million viewers, Tim Taylor and Home Improvement edged out Cheers spinoff Frasier (No. 11), Dallas (No. 12), and Everybody Loves Raymond(No. 15) to crack the top 10. A version of this story ran in 2010; it has been updated for 2024.
May 22, 2023 · Finale date: May 18, 2022. Derry Girls ’ charming series finale hits hard because the comedy stayed true to its roots of being hilarious and immersive. Based on her life growing up in Ireland ...
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Aug 24, 2022 · TVLine counts down the Top 30 TV series finales of all time, including "Lost," "Better Call Saul," "Friends," "Fringe" and many more.
Sep 17, 2023 · Gunsmoke was a television staple for nearly 20 years, making it one of the longest-running series of all time. Marshal Matt Dillon works to keep the peace in Dodge City as he runs afoul of various enemies. It was the number-one show on television for six years. The interesting thing about Gunsmoke 's final episode, "The Sharecroppers," was that ...
