CNN The Eighties June 4, 2024 02:26:00
Um, just let me drop off my friend, and then we'll talk. levine: when we entered the '80s, a lot of one-hour dramas that were light hearted, like "magnum, p.i.," were very popular. [ gunfire ] [ tires squeal ] bianculli: after "m.a.s.h." went off the air, the next season there wasn't a single sitcom in the top 10. first time that had ever happened in tv history. the prevailing feeling was that the sitcom was dead. greenfield: brandon tartikoff, nbc programming chief, says reports of the sitcom's death were greatly exaggerated. time and time again, if you study television history, just when som...