TV is becoming a medium that rivals cinema. Each year we see more and more tv series and most of them are almost perfect.
So let’s find out some things about TV series that left their mark.
- Castle is an American crime-comedy-drama television series
- It aired on ABC
- For a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016
- The series was produced jointly by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios
- It was created by Andrew W. Marlowe
- It primarily traces the lives of Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), a best-selling mystery novelist, and Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a homicide detective, as they solve various unusual crimes in New York City
- Detective Beckett is initially infuriated at the thought of working with a writer and goes to great lengths to keep him out of her way
- However, the two soon start developing feelings for each other
- The overarching plot of the series focused on the romance between the two lead characters and their ongoing investigation of the murder of Beckett’s mother
- On May 12, 2016, it was announced that some cast members signing one-year contracts for a potential ninth season
- In spite of these discussions the show was canceled
- Charlie’s Angels is an American crime drama television series
- The series aired on ABC from September 22, 1976 to June 24, 1981
- It has produced five seasons and 115 episodes
- The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts
- It was produced by Aaron Spelling
- It follows the crime-fighting adventures of three women working in a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California
- Originally, the shows stars were Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett (billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors), and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles
- John Forsythe was providing the voice of their boss, the unseen Charlie Townsend, who directed the crime-fighting operations of the “Angels” over a speakerphone
- There were a few casting changes
- After the departure of Fawcett, Cheryl Ladd joined
- After Jackson departed, Shelley Hack joined
- Shelley Hack was subsequently replaced by Tanya Roberts
- It garnered mixed reviews from critics and a reputation for merely being “Jiggle TV”
- Specifically emphasizing the sex appeal of the female leads
- Charlie’s Angels enjoyed huge popularity with audiences
- It was a top ten hit in the Nielsen ratings for its first two seasons
- By the third season, however, the show had fallen from the top 10
- The fourth season of the show saw a further decline in ratings
- The changes could not stop the falling ratings
- In 1981, Charlie’s Angels came to an end after 110 episodes and five seasons
- Charlie’s Angels continues to have a 1970s American cult and pop culture following through syndication, DVD releases, and subsequent television shows
- The show also spawned a media franchise with a film series started in 2000, which is a continuation of the series story with later generations of Angels
- A reboot television series was broadcast in 2011
- It was canceled after seven episodes
- Charmed is an American supernatural fantasy drama television series
- It was created by Constance M. Burge
- It was produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television
- Brad Kern served as showrunner
- The series was originally broadcast by The WB for eight seasons
- It aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006
- The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as The Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, who use their combined “Power of Three” to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks
- Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern-day San Francisco
- Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and FBI investigations throughout the series
- The series initially focuses on the three Halliwell sisters, Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano)
- Following Prue’s death in the third-season finale, their long-lost half sister Paige Matthews (Rose McGowan) assumes her place within the “Power of Three” from season four onwards
- Charmed achieved a cult following and popularity on The WB
- Its first episode “Something Wicca This Way Comes” garnering 7.7 million viewers, breaking the record for the network’s highest-rated debut episode
- The show’s ratings, although smaller than rival shows on the “big four” networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox), were a success for the relatively new and smaller WB network
- Charmed went through several timeslot changes during its eight-season run
- For its first three seasons in the Wednesday/Thursday 9:00 pm timeslot, Charmed was the second-highest rated series on The WB, behind 7th Heaven
- During its fifth season, the show moved to the Sunday 8:00 pm timeslot, where it became the highest-rated Sunday night program in The WB’s history
- At 178 episodes, Charmed was the second-longest drama broadcast by The WB, behind 7th Heaven
- In 2006, it became the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads
- It was later surpassed by Desperate Housewives in 2012
- The series has also received numerous awards and nominations
- In 2010, The Huffington Post and AOL TV ranked Charmed within their joint list of “The Top 20 Magic/Supernatural Shows of All Time”
- While in 2013, TV Guide listed the series as one of “The 60 Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of All Time”
- Charmed has also become a source of pop culture references in film and television
- It has influenced other succeeding television series in the same subgenre
- The show’s success has led to its development in other media, including a video game, board games, soundtracks, novels, and a comic book series which served as a continuation of its narrative
- According to data research from The NPD Group in 2012, Charmed was the second-most binge watched television series on subscription video-on-demand services, such as Netflix
- A reboot series of Charmed, featuring different cast members and characters, premiered on The CW on October 14, 2018
- Cheers is an American sitcom television series
- It ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993
- With a total of 275 half-hour episodes across eleven seasons
- The show was produced by Charles/Burrows Productions in association with Paramount Network Television
- It was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen and Les Charles
- The show is set in a bar named Cheers Beaon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax, and socialize
- The show’s main theme song, co-written and performed by Gary Portnoy, lent its refrain “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” as the show’s catchphrase
- After premiering on September 30, 1982, it was nearly canceled during its first season when it ranked almost last in ratings for its premiere (74th out of 77 shows)
- However, Cheers eventually became a Nielsen ratings television show in the United States
- Earning a top-ten rating during eight of its eleven seasons
- Including one season at number one
- The show spent most of its run on NBC’s Thursday night “Must See TV” lineup
- Its widely watched series finale was broadcast on May 20, 1993
- The show’s 275 episodes have been successfully syndicated worldwide
- Nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series for all eleven of its seasons on the air
- It earned 28 Primetime Emmy Awards from a record of 117 nominations
- The character Frasier Crane was featured in his eponymous spin-off show after Cheers ended
- This spin-off show also included guest appearances by virtually all of the major and minor Cheers characters
- During its run, Cheers became one of the most popular series in history
- It received critical acclaim from its start to its en
- In 1997, the episodes “Thanksgiving Orphans” and “Home Is the Sailor”, aired originally in 1987, were respectively ranked No. 7 and No. 45 on TV Guide’s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time
- Its series finale was watched by an estimated 93 million viewers, almost 40% of the US population at the time
- In 2002, Cheers was ranked No. 18 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
- In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked it as the eighth-best-written TV series
- TV Guide ranked it No. 11 on their list of the 60 greatest shows
- Frasier is an American sitcom television series
- It was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons
- Premiering on September 16, 1993, and concluding on May 13, 2004
- The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub Street Productions) in association with Grammnet (2004) and Paramount Network Television
- The series was created as a spin-off of Cheers
- Continuing the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane as he returned to his hometown of Seattle and started building a new life as a radio advice show host while reconnecting with his father and brother and making new friends
- Frasier starred Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, and John Mahoney
- The show was critically acclaimed
- With the show itself and the cast winning thirty-seven Primetime Emmy Awards
- This was a record at the time for a scripted series
- It also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years
- As of 2019, the possibility of a revival was being discussed, to air in 2020
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