Anyone know why Maude didn't do well in syndication?

[TVFactFan]

I heard that Maude didn't have a big audience in syndication and just was wondering why.

[LucyFan]

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
I heard that Maude didn't have a big audience in syndication and just was wondering why.

Here are some of my guesses:

1) It's boring
2) It's too controversial
3) It's boring
4) not worth watching
5) It's boring as hell
6) Doesn't get good ratings
7) Watching one episode is like watching every other episode

oh, did I mention my other guess: IT'S BORING?

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by LucyFan
Here are some of my guesses:

1) It's boring
2) It's too controversial
3) It's boring
4) not worth watching
5) It's boring as hell
6) Doesn't get good ratings
7) Watching one episode is like watching every other episode

oh, did I mention my other guess: IT'S BORING?


Well if it was so boring why did Maude finish

#4 in 72-73
#6 in 73-74
#9 in 74-75
#4 in 75-76

So the show did well in the 70's but not in syndication.

[LucyFan]

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
Well if it was so boring why did Maude finish

#4 in 72-73
#6 in 73-74
#9 in 74-75
#4 in 75-76


For the same reason why The Lucy Show was no lower in the Top Ten Most Watched Shows during the 1962-1968 seasons and yet isn't hardly shown in syndication.

FYI, these were the ratings for The Lucy Show:
1962-1963 season: #5
1963-1964 season: #6
1964-1965 season: #8
1965-1966 season: #3
1966-1967 season: #4
1967-1968 season: #2

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by LucyFan
For the same reason why The Lucy Show was no lower in the Top Ten Most Watched Shows during the 1962-1968 seasons and yet isn't hardly shown in syndication.

FYI, these were the ratings for The Lucy Show:
1962-1963 season: #5
1963-1964 season: #6
1964-1965 season: #8
1965-1966 season: #3
1966-1967 season: #4
1967-1968 season: #2


That's because the Lucy Show didn't have competition back in the 60's.

[LucyFan]

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
That's because the Lucy Show didn't have competition back in the 60's.
That is simply not true. The series did have competition with such shows as The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gusmoke, Bonanza, The Red Skeleton Show/Hour and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. to name a few. Despite the heavy competition, The Lucy Show still managed to rank up in the Neilson Top 10 throughout its entire run.

[Flash72]

One thing to keep in mind, Norman Lear only sold the show "slowly," releasing it by season over a period of years. Don't ask me why he did this, but he did. And as to why the show did or did not do well in syndication, I do not have an answer. I have often wondered why one sees a certain show all over the dials year after year, while others equally deserving series are rarely seen.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by Flash72
One thing to keep in mind, Norman Lear only sold the show "slowly," releasing it by season over a period of years. Don't ask me why he did this, but he did. And as to why the show did or did not do well in syndication, I do not have an answer. I have often wondered why one sees a certain show all over the dials year after year, while others equally deserving series are rarely seen.


I'm just surprised that no one has the show in their collection. Maude should not be that hard to find.

[RJinCA]

Originally posted by LucyFan
For the same reason why The Lucy Show was no lower in the Top Ten Most Watched Shows during the 1962-1968 seasons and yet isn't hardly shown in syndication.

Well if The Lucy Show is hardly shown in syndication for the same reason as Maude, and your previous post states Maude has not done well because it's boring, then The Lucy Show is boring (according to you).

In your attempt to put Maude down, you also nailed The Lucy Show. Odd since your user name is "LucyFan" :lol:

[Lady T]

I thought Maude was a great show.
Too bad the show is not on TV Land
anymore.
But there is a lot of great sitcoms that are not in syndication:wave:

[TV6D]

I think Maude doesn't do well in syndication (which by the way it never has) is because ppl think it's irrelevant. A lot of the comedy is based on political issues or things ppl born in 1989 wouldn't understand. Shows like Family Ties, Lucy, Cheers, etc are very universal. Yes, Lucy and Desi cant sleep together but their relationship is understood by modern couples

I happen to love the show, but I'm odd.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by TV6D
I think Maude doesn't do well in syndication (which by the way it never has) is because ppl think it's irrelevant. A lot of the comedy is based on political issues or things ppl born in 1989 wouldn't understand. Shows like Family Ties, Lucy, Cheers, etc are very universal. Yes, Lucy and Desi cant sleep together but their relationship is understood by modern couples

I happen to love the show, but I'm odd.

Well All in the Family, Good Times, and The Jefferson does well and they covered the same topics Maude did

[LucyFan]

Originally posted by RJinCA
Well if The Lucy Show is hardly shown in syndication for the same reason as Maude, and your previous post states Maude has not done well because it's boring, then The Lucy Show is boring (according to you).

In your attempt to put Maude down, you also nailed The Lucy Show. Odd since your user name is "LucyFan" :lol:

I wasn't trying to put down The Lucy Show, I was only making a slight connection between the two shows. Like Maude, The Lucy Show is hardly shown in syndication BUT there's a BIG difference: The Lucy Show IS FUNNY and NOT BORING.

[Getalifeboy]

I have a theory...Television is run by Hollywood Liberals...And most of the audience of Televison and Movies are Liberals ...So people didn't tune in syndication because it was a story of a liberal making a buffoon of herself and it may have offended the liberal audience...

Although the Meathead character was the extreme on All in the Family as well as a Radical buffoon liberal...He was educated and made the COnservative Republican Archie look stupid in every episode...TV back then liked to stick it to the capitalist, republican, conservatives...

Now those were great shows..But in the 80s it got disgusting with it where shows like Family Ties a show taking pot shots at Ronald Reagan every chance it could..Making Alex the conservative the buffoon of the family...(But saucing him up once in a while with liberal values)...

Same thing with shows like MASH..(Which tanked when Alan Alda took over directing and every show turned into a drama)...Facts of Life, Diffrent Strokes, Gimme a Break...It all dealt with social issues....and all those shows did well in syndication!!!!


Just my two cents for all it is worth..Just a theory..Not saying that Maude was blackballed in syndication...Just saying that the liberal public (Majority of viewers) did not dig it!!!!

[Pug Lover]

There are shows that do ever so well in syndication.Shows such as M.A.S.H,I Love Lucy,Leave It To Beaver and the Star Trek shows have been seen in reruns ever since they went off the air.Other shows aren,t so lucky.Maude appears to be in the same vote as shows like One Day At A Time,Forest Rangers,Cannon.I suppose some things can only be in style once.[Incidentally,episodes of both Forest Rangers and Cannon are currently seen on TV Land.]However,I found some shows to have a situation that was opposite that of Maude.Meaning how Maude had done so well in ratings during production,but not so good in syndication.The original Star Trek TV show on the other hand,had done poorly in the ratings when in production,but so much better in syndication.Interesting!:wave:

[Superbatboy]

You never know what might happen in the future. Look at the Cosby Show for example. It was the #1 show of 80's...when it went off the air it virtually disappeared for 10 years, until N@N started airing it...and it blew up again.

[astro4004]

Maude, boring? This was one of the wittiest, funniest shows ever made. However, I do see where the writing and the situations were aimed at more mature audiences. Maybe it was a little too adult for your average audience for syndicated tv, ie. kids who watch after school. After all, it rarely relied on slapstick or sight gags and most of the humor was character-based.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by astro4004
Maude, boring? This was one of the wittiest, funniest shows ever made. However, I do see where the writing and the situations were aimed at more mature audiences. Maybe it was a little too adult for your average audience for syndicated tv, ie. kids who watch after school. After all, it rarely relied on slapstick or sight gags and most of the humor was character-based.


Yes I agree. I don't think this sitcom would be popular with Teens