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Well, Chappelle's Show was a matter of him not wanting to do it due to compensation issues. Had no idea Deadwood was an actual hit, though, I assumed it was one

Well, Chappelle's Show was a matter of him not wanting to do it due to compensation issues. Had no idea Deadwood was an actual hit, though, I assumed it was one of those "cult following" shows.

eesmith 3y ago
Well, what makes "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" an actual hit and not one of those cult following shows? It was ranked #16 in 1966-1967, #18 in 1967-1968, and #27 in 1968-1969. 1966-1967 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1966%E2%80%9367 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... 1967-1968 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1967%E2%80%9368 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... 1968-1969 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1968%E2%80%9369 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... says The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was ranked 27.
- AlbertCory 3y ago
  It was on Sunday nights against Bonanza. Merely surviving makes it a hit. There were NO "cult following" shows in prime time in the top 30. Maybe on late nights.
  - eesmith 3y ago
    That's really more a matter of individual perspective, yes? I mean, https://www.ranker.com/list/best-1960s-cult-tv-series/ranker-tv https://www.ranker.com/list/best-1960s-cult-tv-series/ranker... lists Smothers Brothers as a cult show. To be fair, Smothers Brothers is not listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cult_television_shows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cult_television_shows while Deadwood is. On the other hand, that Wikipedia list includes Miami Vice (ranked #9 in 1985-1986 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1985%E2%80%9386 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... ), The Golden Girls ("ranked among the Nielsen ratings' top ten for six of its seven seasons" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls ), and X-Files (ranked #11 in 1997-1998, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1997%E2%80%9398 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... ). And X-Files regularly shows up on lists of cult shows, like TV Guide's at https://www.tvguide.com/news/reacher-season-2-release-date-cast-and-more/ https://www.tvguide.com/news/reacher-season-2-release-date-c... .

Well, Chappelle's Show was a matter of him not wanting to do it due to compensation issues. Had no idea Deadwood was an actual hit, though, I assumed it was one of those "cult following" shows.

eesmith 3y ago

Well, what makes "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" an actual hit and not one of those cult following shows? It was ranked #16 in 1966-1967, #18 in 1967-1968, and #27 in 1968-1969. 1966-1967 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1966%E2%80%9367 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... 1967-1968 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1967%E2%80%9368 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... 1968-1969 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1968%E2%80%9369 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... says The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was ranked 27.

AlbertCory 3y ago
It was on Sunday nights against Bonanza. Merely surviving makes it a hit. There were NO "cult following" shows in prime time in the top 30. Maybe on late nights.
- eesmith 3y ago
  That's really more a matter of individual perspective, yes? I mean, https://www.ranker.com/list/best-1960s-cult-tv-series/ranker-tv https://www.ranker.com/list/best-1960s-cult-tv-series/ranker... lists Smothers Brothers as a cult show. To be fair, Smothers Brothers is not listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cult_television_shows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cult_television_shows while Deadwood is. On the other hand, that Wikipedia list includes Miami Vice (ranked #9 in 1985-1986 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1985%E2%80%9386 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... ), The Golden Girls ("ranked among the Nielsen ratings' top ten for six of its seven seasons" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls ), and X-Files (ranked #11 in 1997-1998, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1997%E2%80%9398 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_televi... ). And X-Files regularly shows up on lists of cult shows, like TV Guide's at https://www.tvguide.com/news/reacher-season-2-release-date-cast-and-more/ https://www.tvguide.com/news/reacher-season-2-release-date-c... .