Does Cosby get enough credit for saving NBC in the late 80s and early 90s?

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No, he doesn’t get enough credit. Once the show became about Sondra and Alvin and their twins…

:francis:

How did the writing and storyline get so far off track?

Breh late 80s TV was so far gone :dead: . Reminds me of current binge watch of Amen. The show went from a show about black church members to fukking The Sherman Hensley and friends show :why:
 

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A 27.8 Nielsen Rating for the Cosby Show.

I don't even know if those numbers translate, but I just googled the Sunday Night Football game on NBC between the Cowboys and 49ers (October 27th) and that got a 10.9 rating.

The Cosby Show being nearly 3 times as popular as a Sunday Night Football game is hard to imagine these days.
 

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A 27.8 Nielsen Rating for the Cosby Show.

I don't even know if those numbers translate, but I just googled the Sunday Night Football game on NBC between the Cowboys and 49ers (October 27th) and that got a 10.9 rating.

The Cosby Show being nearly 3 times as popular as a Sunday Night Football game is hard to imagine these days.
Not really. Less entertainment options

Less tv channels, no streaming services, no social media/smartphones

Cable TV was in its infancy, not everyone had it.

So what else would you be doing on a Thursday night in the fall when it's dark outside and chilly?

Read a book? :mjlol:

Either that or play video games or listen to music
 

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Breh late 80s TV was so far gone :dead: . Reminds me of current binge watch of Amen. The show went from a show about black church members to fukking The Sherman Hensley and friends show :why:
That Thelma and Ruben Gregory storyline got wack too. Even as a kid I was frustrated that he wouldn’t just go ahead and fukk her
:heh:

Shout out to @Rollie Forbes tho
 

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Not really. Less entertainment options

Less tv channels, no streaming services, no social media/smartphones

Cable TV was in its infancy, not everyone had it.

So what else would you be doing on a Thursday night in the fall when it's dark outside and chilly?

Read a book? :mjlol:

Either that or play video games or listen to music
You shouldn't laugh about reading a book.

Reading is cool.
 

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That Thelma and Ruben Gregory storyline got wack too. Even as a kid I was frustrated that he wouldn’t just go ahead and fukk her
:heh:

Shout out to @Rollie Forbes tho

Mannnnn don't even get me started with that season and how much of a ho made bytch Ruben was.

Imagine spending thousands of dollars on a wedding, only for the groom to go into shock, changed his fukking mind even though they did it at the house instead, and tries to reason with Thelma who magically got into the army without no fukkING EVALUATION and falls for Shaft, while Ruben looks like :demonic: .

YOU CANT MAKE THIS shyt UP :mindblown:
 

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At the time, yes. Him and Brandon Tartikoff (the head of NBC at the time) got all the credit for it.

Now of course the only channels that pretend Bill Cosby still exists are TV One and The Grio, but Bill got a ton of credit.
 
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