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Top 25 Specials of All Time
The final 2 ½ hour episode of M*A*S*H, which aired on February 28, 1983, leads the list of top-rated programs with a 60.2 rating (77 share). The "Who Shot J.R.?" episode of Dallas (53.3) comes in second, and Roots
Part VIII (51.1) is third. All three topped the
leading sports program, Super Bowl XVI (49.1).
| Rank |
Program |
Date |
Network |
HH
Rating |
1 |
M*A*S*H (Final Episode) |
2/28/1983 |
CBS |
60.2 |
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2 |
Dallas (Who Shot J.R.?) |
11/21/1980 |
CBS |
53.3 |
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3 |
Roots Part VIII |
1/30/1977 |
ABC |
51.1 |
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4 |
Super Bowl XVI |
1/24/1982 |
CBS |
49.1 |
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5 |
Super Bowl XVII |
1/30/1983 |
NBC |
48.6 |
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6 |
XVII Winter Olympics |
2/23/1994 |
CBS |
48.5 |
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7 |
Super Bowl XX |
1/26/1986 |
NBC |
48.3 |
|
8 |
Gone With The Wind - Part
1 |
11/7/1976 |
NBC |
47.7 |
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9 |
Gone With The Wind - Part
2 |
11/8/1976 |
NBC |
47.4 |
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10 |
Super Bowl XII |
1/15/1978 |
CBS |
47.2 |
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11 |
Super Bowl XIII |
1/21/1979 |
NBC |
47.1 |
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12 |
Bob Hope Christmas Show |
1/15/1970 |
NBC |
46.6 |
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13 |
Super Bowl XVIII |
1/22/1984 |
CBS |
46.4 |
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13 |
Super Bowl XIX |
1/20/1985 |
ABC |
46.4 |
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15 |
Super Bowl XIV |
1/20/1980 |
CBS |
46.3 |
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16 |
Super Bowl XXX |
1/28/1996 |
NBC |
46.0 |
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16 |
The Day After |
11/20/1983 |
ABC |
46.0 |
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18 |
Roots Part VI |
1/28/1977 |
ABC |
45.9 |
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18 |
The Fugitive (Final Episode) |
8/29/1967 |
ABC |
45.9 |
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20 |
Super Bowl XXI |
1/25/1987 |
CBS |
45.8 |
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21 |
Roots Part V |
1/27/1977 |
ABC |
45.7 |
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22 |
Super Bowl XXVIII |
1/29/1994 |
NBC |
45.5 |
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22 |
Cheers (Final Episode) |
5/20/1993 |
NBC |
45.5 |
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24 |
Ed Sullivan (The Beatles) |
2/9/1964 |
CBS |
45.3 |
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25 |
Super Bowl XXVII |
1/31/1993 |
NBC |
45.1 |
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Note: Ranked by Household Ratings
Source: Nielsen
Media Research January 1964 - June 2006
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