Survivor Isn’t Tops

  • by August 25, 2000
While Wednesday's two-hour "Survivor" finale might have attracted 28.2 household rating and 44.4% share, it wasn't the most watched program of all time. Here are the ten most watched programs of our time: 1. "M A S H Special," CBS, 60.2 household rating, 50.15 million homes, 77 share. Aired Feb. 28, 1983 2. "Dallas," CBS, 53.3 household rating, 41.47 million homes, 76 share. Aired Nov. 21, 1980. 3. "Roots Part VIII," ABC, 51.1 household rating, 36.38 million homes, 71 share. Aired Jan. 30, 1977 4. "Super Bowl XVI _ San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals" CBS, 49.1 household rating, 40.02 million homes, 73 share. Aired Jan. 24, 1982 5. "Super Bowl XVII _ Washington Redskins vs. Miami Dolphins," NBC, 48.6 household rating, 40.48 million homes, 69 share. Aired Jan. 30, 1983 6. "XVII Winter Olympics," (including Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan), CBS, 48.5 household rating, 45.69 million homes, 64 share. Aired Feb. 23, 1994 7. "Super Bowl XX _ Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots," NBC, 48.3 household rating, 41.49 million homes, 70 share. Aired Jan. 26, 1986 8. "Gone With The Wind _ Part 1," NBC, 47.7 household rating, 33.96 million homes, 65 share. Aired Nov. 7, 1976 9. "Gone With The Wind _ Part 2," NBC, 47.4 household rating, 33.75 million homes, 64 share. Aired Nov. 8, 1976 10. "Super Bowl XII _ Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos," CBS, 47.2, 34.41 million homes, 67 share. Aired Jan. 15, 1978
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