# TV Show you most closely identify with a day of the week. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2001, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902 "2001-10-11T21:44:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/1 "2001-10-11T21:44:47Z")
For most days of the week, you can look back over your lifetime and say “Thursday was the day Cosby came on”. Here are mine (and I am willing to bet that I misremember at least one). All from prime time. Monday- Monday Night Football (I’m not sure. This might have aired on Tuesday???) Tuesday- Tie: Happy Days/A-Team. One knocked the other off the air after a long reign as the Tuesday champ. Wednesday- Seinfeld. Yes I know it came to prominence on Tuesday vs. Home Improvement, then moved to Thursday where it became a phenomenon, but when it first aired, it came on Wednesdays. That is the day I always associated with Seinfeld. Thursday\_ Tough one. Could be Family Ties, Cheers, Seinfeld, Friends, Jessie, or ER (which show doesn’t fit in this list?), but for my money Thursday belonged to Bill. Friday- Dallas. Back when a top rated show was on the weekend. Saturday- Facts of Life (again a good show on the weekend). Sunday- Sixty Minutes. I could say the Simpsons, but I still identify them with Thursday as well. 60 Minutes ALWAYS came on Sunday. Give me yours and feel free to bash my memory if I associate a show with a day it didn’t air (I know you’d do it anyway, this just makes it more civil 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_The\_Bold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dale\_The\_Bold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_The_Bold)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/2 "2001-10-11T21:56:14Z")
[trying to remember the day of the week Saturday Night Live falls on.] ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/3 "2001-10-11T22:12:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dale The Bold \* > \*\*[trying to remember the day of the week Saturday Night Live falls on.] \*\* Sunday Morning after Meet The Press. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/4 "2001-10-11T22:19:55Z")
Sunday: Simpsons Wednesday: Law and Order Saturday: Fantasy Island Is there a website that shows what day a show aired originally? I was trying to remember what night WKRP came on… ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/5 "2001-10-12T00:28:05Z")
Thursday will always be Cosby and A Different World, back to back. I adored those shows. And Thursday always equals Friends, Frasier, ER and Seinfeld. Unless Bush’s press conference pre-empts them, of course. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/6 "2001-10-12T00:40:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nacho4Sara \* > \*\*Unless Bush’s press conference pre-empts them, of course. \*\* This reminds me of another reason I consider Thursday night Cosby’s. Back in the 80’s, his show was SO popular, Reagan wanted to address the country, but the speech was scheduled for 7:30 (CST) because they knew better than to bump the Cos. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/7 "2001-10-12T02:26:22Z")
Monday: _Monday Night Football_ (Go Rams!) Thursday: _Friends_ Friday: _World’s Wildest Police Videos_ Saturday: _Cops_, _America’s Most Wanted_, and _Saturday Night Live_ * * * [amusing anecdote from my childhood] When I was a kid, the family would all gather at Grandma & Grandpa’s for Sunday dinner & pinochle every Sunday. While the adults played cards, my brother and I were instructed to go to the living room to watch _Wonderful World of Disney_. Problem was, dinner always ended and my brother and I were banished about 45 minutes before WWOD started. That meant that we had to sit through the interminably long _Wild Kingdom_ and listen to that annoying old man talk about animals in excruciating detail and also pimp for Mutual of Omaha® every Sunday. [/amusing anecdote from my childhood\* ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/8 "2001-10-12T02:44:44Z")
I don’t think that I can name one for every day of the week (I was six before I even knew there were other stations besides PBS), but I do remember that _MacGuyver_ was Mondays, _Star Trek_ (and later, _Babylon 5_) was Saturday evenings, and _America’s Funniest Home Videos_ (yeah, go ahead and kick me) was Sundays. I assosciate _ER_ with Thursdays, but of course, that was much later. Most of the shows I grew up with (_Sesame Street_, _The Great Space Coaster_, and _The Animaniacs_ come to mind) were on every day, or at least, every weekday. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/9 "2001-10-12T02:59:32Z")
> [@](#): > > This reminds me of another reason I consider Thursday night Cosby’s. Back in the 80’s, his show was SO popular, Reagan wanted to address the country, but the speech was scheduled for 7:30 (CST) because they knew better than to bump the Cos. Of course I wanted to hear Bush speak, but I must admit I’m grateful they showed all of Friends. I really wanted to see Ross’s reaction. I, too, fondly recall MacGyver Mondays. I had the biggest crush on him. I also seem to remember Murphy Brown on Tuesdays (I could be wrong). It came on at 9, which was our bedtime. So when they played the opening song, which was very jazzy and dancable (I think it involved snapping), my brother and I would do an impromptu dance around the coffee table. If we were goofy enough, we got to stay up to watch Murphy. I’m pretty sure Doogie Howser was on Wednesdays (again, I could totally be wrong, but I think so). I used to rush home from ballet class to catch it, because at the tender age of 8, Doogie rocked my world. And Saturday morning belonged to Saved By the Bell and Calfornia Dreams, plus Scooby, Flintstones, and Jetsons re-runs. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/10 "2001-10-12T03:03:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nacho4Sara \* > Of course I wanted to hear Bush speak, but I must admit I’m grateful they showed all of Friends. I really wanted to see Ross’s reaction. Poor Inside Schwartz was the casualty. > [@](#): > > I also seem to remember Murphy Brown on Tuesdays (I could be wrong). \*\* I think it was Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/11 "2001-10-12T03:11:44Z")
Yeah, I think you’re right. The early 90’s are kind of a blur for me, especially considering I was all of ten. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/12 "2001-10-12T14:56:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dooku \* > \*\*Sunday: Simpsons > > \*\* Dude, they moved Simpsons to Monday nights. It originaly came on Sunday, then moved to Thursday, then back to Sunday, now to Monday(13 seasons). I currenty associate two shows. Thursday: Survivor Friday: Farscape ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/13 "2001-10-12T15:57:12Z")
Tuesdays are Buffy and Angel night - problem is, now that Angel is on Mondays, it’s hard to adjust. I have a friend who forgot Angel a couple weeks ago - until I reminded her the next day. Sundays are definitely the Simpsons and the X-Files - and used to be La Femme Nikita. Susan ---
**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/14 "2001-10-12T16:31:27Z")
I always associate Thursdays with a strong NBC lineup, from the days of Cosby right up to today. Fridays used to be my favorite when I was little, it had The Incredible Hulk and Dukes of Hazzard. Sunday always reminds me of 60 Minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Sunglasses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Sunglasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunglasses)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/15 "2001-10-12T16:39:55Z")
I currently make a point of watching only 3 shows: Sunday - Simpsons Tuesday - New Detectives (I am a forensicsaholic) Thursday - Friends (years ago, Cheers) ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/16 "2001-10-12T17:00:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ZeGirl \* > \*\*Tuesday - New Detectives (I am a forensicsaholic) > \*\* A kindred soul! I’m constantly surfing late at night for Forensics shows. The Learning Channel, Discovery Channel, A&E, Court TV and even HBO (gotta love “Autopsy”) have some excellent documentaries. Sheri ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/17 "2001-10-12T17:03:24Z")
Monday - Pulkkinen (Finnish comedic series, which separating it from vast majority of Finnish comedic series, is actually quite good.) Tuesday - Ally McBeal (uh, not that I’d watch it. I just associate it. Yes, that’s the ticket.) Wednesday - Daria. Thursday - West Wing. Friday - Just Shoot Me. Saturday - Uutisvuoto (in other words, Finnish version of Have I Got News For You.) Sunday - Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/18 "2001-10-12T17:23:33Z")
Ok, then, maybe you all can help. Back in my youth, Thursday nights on NBC were of course: Cosby, Different World, Cheers, Night Court. But before a Different world premiered, there was another show in it’s time slot. This was when Lisa Bonet was still on Cosby. What show was on at that time? The 8:30 EST time slot, before a different world came on. This has bugged me for a while. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Wrong_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/19 "2001-10-12T17:29:30Z")
Even though the X-Files is on on Sunday nights (and has been for quite a while), I wll never associate it in my mind with anything but Friday nights. I was about 13, and it seemed like the best show in the world to me. This was before they got mired down (IMO)in all the mythology and history crap. But I’ll always remember looking forward to Fridays in Middle School so I could watch Mulder and Scully. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902/20 "2001-10-12T17:45:44Z")
I guess that no Canadians have posted to this thread yet. Saturday can only mean one thing - Hockey Night in Canada. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-you-most-closely-identify-with-a-day-of-the-week/86902.md?page=2)