Red-Letter Day: February 28, 1983

[RALfan]

It was three decades ago today that B.J. Hunnicutt spelled out "GOODBYE" in stones for Hawkeye Pierce to see.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of what was then the most-watched single television program in history - "M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen."

 

[harrisburgpatv]

Somewhere, packed away in a box, I have a VCR tape with the last M*A*S*H - complete with all the original commercials. We had gotten our VCR just before it aired and it was one of the first things we taped.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Interestingly the Hallmark Channel was running the I Love Lucy episode this morning
where Lucy gave birth to Little Ricky. I believe this set the initial benchmark
for record viewership and held the title for quite some time (was surpassed by
Roots in 1977, if I recall correctly).

 

[DToTheJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYjy7uUn7fc

 

[Bluenoser]

According to the syndied Today in History in today's Halifax Chronicle-Herald, the episode attracted just under 106 million viewers that night.

 

[Mario500]

I suggest posting descriptions of YouTube videos along with addresses (or links) to them.

 

[rwells2265]

I suggest posting descriptions of YouTube videos along with addresses (or links) to them.

And if that was done, I'm sure you'd take issue with how it was written, too.

 

[ShawnHill1]

I suggest posting descriptions of YouTube videos along with addresses (or links) to them.

Please, just stop.

 

[BD Sullivan]

Interestingly the Hallmark Channel was running the I Love Lucy episode this morning
where Lucy gave birth to Little Ricky. I believe this set the initial benchmark
for record viewership and held the title for quite some time (was surpassed by
Roots in 1977, if I recall correctly).

No, the August 29, 1967 finale of The Fugitive was #1 for a number of years, while MASH supplanted the "Who Shot J.R." episode of Dallas on November 21, 1980.