TV FACTS
“Roots” may have been the second miniseries ever aired, but for 16 years, it has remained the most popular. Top 10 television miniseries, ranked by average audience percentage:
Rank Program Ntwk. Air date Aud. 1 Roots ABC Jan., 1977 44.9 2 Thorn Birds ABC Mar., 1983 41.9 3 Winds of War ABC Feb., 1983 38.6 4 Shogun NBC Sept., 1980 32.6 5 How the West Was Won ABC Feb., 1977 32.5 6 Holocaust NBC Apr., 1978 31.1 7 Roots: Next Generations ABC Feb., 1979 30.2 8 Pearl ABC Nov., 1978 28.6 9 Rich Man, Poor Man ABC Feb., 1976 27.0 10 Master of the Game CBS Feb., 1984 26.7
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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