As mentioned on a previous thread, today is the 20th anniversary of the debut of "The Simpsons" (formally as a Christmas special, prior to launching as a series.)
I know many folks make requests for a certain day's listings, and it's rare that I do... But if anyone has listings for December 17, 1989 - doesn't matter which edition... okay, maybe something outside the major markets, if that's not being too picky ;D - that would be cool.
In the meantime, a TVByTheNumbers.com user posted the following comment on the Simpsons 20th anniversary thread - the ratings data for the initial episode on 12/17/89:
'The Simpsons’ on FOX opened strongly, getting a 14.5HH rating that night at 8:30 pm coming in second behind CBS’s ‘Murder She Wrote’ at 18.9HH, but beating ‘Sister Kate’ on NBC (9.6HH) and Homeroom on ABC (5.2HH).
I know many folks make requests for a certain day's listings, and it's rare that I do... But if anyone has listings for December 17, 1989 - doesn't matter which edition... okay, maybe something outside the major markets, if that's not being too picky ;D - that would be cool.
In the meantime, a TVByTheNumbers.com user posted the following comment on the Simpsons 20th anniversary thread - the ratings data for the initial episode on 12/17/89:
'The Simpsons’ on FOX opened strongly, getting a 14.5HH rating that night at 8:30 pm coming in second behind CBS’s ‘Murder She Wrote’ at 18.9HH, but beating ‘Sister Kate’ on NBC (9.6HH) and Homeroom on ABC (5.2HH).