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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 423386" data-attributes="member: 7">By the early 1970s, HERE&#039;S LUCY might&#039;ve been viewed as a dusty relic by its own network, CBS, especially in the face of such groundbreaking shows as MARY TYLER MOORE and ALL IN THE FAMILY, but the ratings proved the American TV audience still loved Lucy. HERE&#039;S LUCY was in the Top 10 as late as 1972. When CBS cancelled a majority of its &quot;old guard&quot; TV shows in 1971, HERE&#039;S LUCY placed #3 in the ratings, thanks in no small part to the Season 3 opener guest starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. One can assume that the healthy dose of celebrity guest stars helped the show maintain strong audience numbers as long as it did. As late as 1974, when HERE&#039;S LUCY finally ended after a six season run, the show had placed as high as #12 for the week. So, as old-fashioned as Lucy might&#039;ve been in a TV landscape making major strides in a new direction, she still drew a big audience. One can only imagine a loyalty of fans who rallied around the TV set to watch the Queen of American Television, who was, by 1974, like a member of their extended family. Lucy&#039;s twenty-three-year career on TV is practically unparalleled. Sure, the quality of her shows deteriorated with time, but audiences didn&#039;t seem to mind that the scripts were weak and repetitive. Lucy was and is a legend.[ATTACH=full]56352[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 423386, member: 7"] By the early 1970s, HERE'S LUCY might've been viewed as a dusty relic by its own network, CBS, especially in the face of such groundbreaking shows as MARY TYLER MOORE and ALL IN THE FAMILY, but the ratings proved the American TV audience still loved Lucy. HERE'S LUCY was in the Top 10 as late as 1972. When CBS cancelled a majority of its "old guard" TV shows in 1971, HERE'S LUCY placed #3 in the ratings, thanks in no small part to the Season 3 opener guest starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. One can assume that the healthy dose of celebrity guest stars helped the show maintain strong audience numbers as long as it did. As late as 1974, when HERE'S LUCY finally ended after a six season run, the show had placed as high as #12 for the week. So, as old-fashioned as Lucy might've been in a TV landscape making major strides in a new direction, she still drew a big audience. One can only imagine a loyalty of fans who rallied around the TV set to watch the Queen of American Television, who was, by 1974, like a member of their extended family. Lucy's twenty-three-year career on TV is practically unparalleled. Sure, the quality of her shows deteriorated with time, but audiences didn't seem to mind that the scripts were weak and repetitive. Lucy was and is a legend. [ATTACH type="full"]56352[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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