Most Influential TV show in History

I only know American Television. I thought of many but I’m going to go with Johnny Carson and the Tonight Show. A few others American Band Stand, Walter Cronkite nightly news, All in the Family of course and for the 80s had to be Miami Vice. What do you have?

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rinkydinkydoink · M

Of the ones you listed I'd agree with your choice of Cronkite and the nightly news... his breaking-news coverage of the JFK assassination as well as the nightly horrors of the Viet Nam war were memorable, eye-opening and as honest as could be expected unlike today with the "alternate facts" and Right versus Left takes on reality.

4thdimensiondream · 70-79, M

@rinkydinkydoink I think everybody trusted him. Back then to be a network anchor you really had to earn it.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@4thdimensiondream most were truly journalists, most today are purely news readers.

rinkydinkydoink · M

@samueltyler2

YES - - who gets to all themselves journalists? This is probably the only profession that has so many wannabes rather than actual journalism school graduates. How many fake doctors, lawyers, dentists, etc are getting away with such nonsense? If caught, they'd be locked up but quick.