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Top-rated United States television programs of 1987–88
| Rank | Program | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cosby Show | 27.8 |
| 2 | A Different World | 25.0 |
| 3 | Cheers | 23.4 |
| 4 | The Golden Girls | 21.8 |
Debuting this year
| Date | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Syndication |
| September 29 | thirtysomething | ABC |
| October 3 | Everything's Relative | CBS |
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By the 1949–50 season, the three highest-rated television programs were variety shows: The Texaco Star Theatre (NBC, 1948–53), Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town (CBS, 1948–71; renamed The Ed Sullivan Show in 1955), and Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (CBS, 1948–58).
Cheers took top spot with 66% of the vote, followed by The Cosby Show at 53%, The Golden Girls at 47%, Magnum, P.I. with 46%, and the 1980s edition of Saturday Night Live taking fifth place with 45%.
Nearly six decades later, the Apollo 11 moon landing still stands at the most-watched TV program of all time. Across all networks, upwards of 150 million people tuned in to watch humans touch down on the surface of the moon. No other TV program in U.S. history has even come close to touching that record.
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