NBC Thursday night lineup
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The NBC Thursday night lineup was a highly influential prime-time programming block that became famous in the 1980s and 1990s for anchoring many of the network’s most popular sitcoms and defining “must-see TV.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBC Thursday night comedy block | 2 |
| NBC Thursday night lineup canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prime-time schedule
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television programming block ⓘ |
| advertisingImpact | commanded premium ad rates ⓘ |
| associatedWithExecutive |
Brandon Tartikoff
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Warren Littlefield ⓘ |
| competition |
ABC Thursday night schedule
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CBS Thursday night schedule ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
made Thursday night a key TV viewing night in the U.S.
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Must See TV ⓘ
surface form:
popularized the phrase "Must See TV"
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| genreFocus | situation comedy ⓘ |
| helpedDefine |
Must See TV
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surface form:
Must See TV era
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| includedSeries |
30 Rock
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A Different World ⓘ Cheers ⓘ ER ⓘ Family Ties ⓘ Frasier ⓘ Friends ⓘ Joey ⓘ Just Shoot Me! ⓘ Mad About You ⓘ NewsRadio ⓘ Night Court ⓘ Parks and Recreation ⓘ Scrubs ⓘ Seinfeld ⓘ Suddenly Susan ⓘ The Cosby Show ⓘ The Office (U.S. TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
The Office (U.S.)
The Single Guy ⓘ Veronica's Closet ⓘ
surface form:
Veronica’s Closet
Will & Grace ⓘ Wings ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. television scheduling strategies
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network sitcom development in the 1990s ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anchoring NBC’s weekly schedule
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cultural influence ⓘ high ratings ⓘ |
| peakEra | mid-1980s to late 1990s ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ early 2000s ⓘ |
| slogan | Must See TV ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mass American prime-time audience ⓘ |
| timeSlot |
8:00–11:00 p.m. Eastern Time
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Thursday night ⓘ |
| typicalFormat | block of back-to-back sitcoms ⓘ |
| viewershipImpact | dominated Thursday night ratings for many years ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
NBC Thursday night comedy block
this entity surface form:
NBC Thursday night comedy block