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Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
The 2-hour TV episode that nobody missed.
Today, we’re dialing the time machine to February 28th, 1983. Today marked the final episode of M*A*S*H*, which to this day is the most-watched episode of a television series ever.
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February 28th, 1983 📆
Today was the premiere of the 256th and final episode of CBS’s hit show M*A*S*H*. For those of us who haven’t seen the show (or tuned out when our grandparents were hogging the TV remote), M*A*S*H* is a dramedy series set during the Korean War, following the lives of medical staff at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they navigate the challenges of war through humor and camaraderie.
The show aired from 1972 to 1983 and culminated with the final episode, “Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen.” The episode had a run time of 2 hours and remains the most-watched single episode in U.S. television history. It is estimated that the episode attracted 106 million viewers, with over 60% of all households watching the initial airing on February 28th, 1983.
"Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" was the most watched television broadcast by average viewership in history. What is the second most-watched broadcast?(Excluding Super Bowl broadcasts) |
Take Me Back ⏮️
🎥 What we’re watching (besides M*A*S*H*): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the #1 movie in America (and the movie with the most weekends at #1 at the box office in North America in history 🤯)
🕹️ What we’re playing: Ms. Pac-Man on Atari 2600
🛒 What we’re buying: Cabbage Patch Kids (which led to the Cabbage Patch riots)
👦 Who we’re following: Sylvester Stallone after Rocky III
🍔 What we’re eating: Wonka Everlasting Gobstoppers
🎤 What we’re singing: “Baby, Come To Me” by Patti Austin with James Ingram
🥤 What we’re drinking: Life Savers Soda 👇
Just For Fun 🙃
In early 1983, McDonald’s introduced an all-new menu item that would change fast food as we know it: Chicken McNuggets.
The McNuggets were offered in 6-, 9-, or 20-piece servings. They were so revolutionary that McDonald’s released an extremely odd training video to educate employees on their new offering.
They hype was real around the release.👇
Play Trivia, Win 💰
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