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Can you guess which TV show was more popular in the Eighties?
It literally is a popularity contest.
Eighties pop culture continues to cast a heavy shadow over the modern era. In the list of TV shows below, you will find titles that are still on the air, that remain streaming favorites, that have been rebooted, or that are about to be rebooted. People can't get enough of the 1980s.
But which shows were the most popular in the '80s?
Thankfully, the Nielsen Ratings have been keeping score for decades. We looked at the top-rated shows in each television season. See if you can guess which series had more viewers in that particular season.
Good luck!
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In the 1980–81 season, which show had more viewers: M*A*S*H (Season Nine) or The Waltons (Season Nine)?
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In the 1981–82 season, which show had more viewers: Happy Days (Season Nine) or The Jeffersons (Season Eight)?
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In the 1982–83 season, which show had more viewers: The Love Boat (Season Six) or Monday Night Football?
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In the 1983–84 season, which show had more viewers: Knight Rider (Season Two) or AfterMASH (Season One)?
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In the 1984–85 season, which show had more viewers: Cheers (Season Three) or Simon & Simon (Season Four)?
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In the 1985–86 season, which show had more viewers: The Golden Girls (Season One) or Miami Vice (Season Two)?
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In the 1986–87 season, which legal drama had more viewers right out the gate: L.A. Law (Season One) or Matlock (Season One)?
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In the 1987–88 season, which show had more viewers: Murder, She Wrote (Season Four) or A Different World (Season One)?
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In the 1988–89 season, which show had more viewers: Unsolved Mysteries (Season One) or The Wonder Years (Season Two)?
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In the 1989–90 season, which show had more viewers: 60 Minutes or America's Funniest Home Videos?
Can you guess which TV show was more popular in the Eighties?
Your Result...
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Love Boat - Distressed Logo
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Love Boat - Rockin’ the Boat
$19.95
Love Boat - Logo
$19.95
Love Boat - I’m Your Captain
$19.95
Love Boat - I’m Your Captain
$38.95
Love Boat - Distressed Logo
$38.95
Love Boat - Rockin’ the Boat
$19.95
Love Boat - Logo
$19.95
Love Boat - Distressed Logo
$19.95
Love Boat - Rockin’ the Boat
$19.95
Love Boat - Logo
$19.95
Love Boat - I’m Your Captain
$19.95
Love Boat - I'm On A
$19.95
Love Boat - Shake 'Em Up
$38.95
Love Boat - Wave of Romance
$38.95
Love Boat - Distressed Logo
$38.95
Love Boat - Dig the Uniform
$19.95
Love Boat - Exciting and New
$19.95
Love Boat - Doctor Love
$19.95
Love Boat - Here to Serve
$19.95
Love Boat - Isaac
$19.95
Love Boat - The Doctor is In
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78 Comments
You got 2 out of 10
8/10
3/10 I did Horrible!
9/10
1/10 because I picked the least worst.
You got 8 out of 10
It's hard to beat Andy! How did you fare?
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It's hard to beat Andy! How did you fare?
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3 out of 10.
5/10. Picked my favorites
So basically pick the intuitive opposite for every question to ace this quiz...
6/10
5 out of 10. I sucked at this one.
You got 4 out of 10
I watched the good shows not the popular ones
I watched the good shows not the popular ones
Me too!
3 i would not know popular tv if it hit me on the head
4 out of 10. Yeesh.
2 out of 10.
If it makes you feel any better, I only got one right.
7/10
4/10 for me I thought I would ace that! I forget what A Different World was about.
It was about college age and their personal drama. It was a comedy show.
Ouch, 4/10
Some of these really surprised me. SHows that you thought were really popular then Vs shows you don't really hear about now.
Some of these really surprised me. SHows that you thought were really popular then Vs shows you don't really hear about now.
3/10. I LOVED TV in the 80's! Guess I loved all the wrong shows, however!
3/10. Good quiz.
3. How could I have forgotten about the NFL players strike that season?
3. How could I have forgotten about the NFL players strike that season?