TV FACTS

“The Cosby Show,” which ended its award-winning eight-year run on NBC last year, had the highest-rated season of all network TV shows produced in the last 23 years. Top 10 TV programs from 1970, ranked by average audience percentage:

Rank Program Ntwk. TV Season Aud. 1 The Cosby Show NBC 1986-87 34.9 2 All in the Family CBS 1971-72 34.0 3 Laverne & Shirley ABC 1977-78 31.6 4 Happy Days ABC 1976-77 31.5 5 Dallas CBS 1980-81 31.2 6 Marcus Welby, MD ABC 1970-71 29.6 7 60 Minutes CBS 1979-80 28.2 8 Roseanne ABC 1988-89 25.5 9 Dynasty ABC 1984-85 25.0 10 Cheers NBC 1990-91 21.6

Source: Nielsen Media Research