# What exact TV show title has had the most unrelated TV shows. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892 "2016-04-11T15:55:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/1 "2016-04-11T15:55:01Z")
I just thought: I could name 4 completely different and unrelated TV shows with the name _Jericho_, can think of maybe a few pairs and no triples. What other show titles are there that have had a lot of shows with the same title? They should be completely unrelated, and the title should be an exact match. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/2 "2016-04-11T16:21:54Z")
Well, for episode titles, “Pilot” is the clear winner. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/3 "2016-04-11T16:42:59Z")
The closest I can find for a triple is “Jesse” – although in one case it was spelled “Jessie.” I prefer shows like Judy Garland and Doris Day, where the format was overhauled so extensively (four times in the case of Doris Day) that the star was the only thing that held it together. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/4 "2016-04-11T17:47:32Z")
Well, there were famously two different and distinct shows called **ER** , and both starred George Clooney! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/5 "2016-04-12T20:56:27Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Well, there were famously two different and distinct shows called **ER** , and both starred George Clooney! Note the OP said “exact”. Clooney was in only _one_ show called _ER_. He was also in another show called _E/R_. Note that he didn’t appear in most of either show. 107 of 331 of the first, 8 of 22 of the second (and not one of the leads). ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/6 "2016-04-12T21:12:49Z")
[Vega$](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077093/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_2), [Vegas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262383/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1), [Las Vegas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364828/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_5), [Las Vega’s](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2772760/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_37), [Vegas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255956/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_3) [movie], [Dr. Vegas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410978/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_12), [Jail: Las Vegas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4453314/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_56), [Vegas Cops](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315088/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_95). ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/7 "2016-04-12T22:05:47Z")
[Conviction](http://www.imdb.com/find?q=conviction&s=tt&exact=true&ref_=fn_al_tt_ex) has four TV shows and three TV movies ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/8 "2016-04-12T22:39:25Z")
_General Hospital,_ soap opera in the US (1963 - present) _General Hospital,_ UK drama (1972 - 1980) _General Hospital,_ episode in _Kate & Allie_ (1986) _Clampett General Hospital,_ episode in _The Beverly Hillbillies_ (1965) _General Hospital,_ episode in _Blackadder Goes Forth_ (1989) There’s about two dozen more. See for yourself: > **[Find - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/find/?q=general%20Hospital&s=tt&ref_=fn_al_tt_mr)** > > IMDb's Find Results Page _General Hospital,_ ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/9 "2016-04-12T23:53:22Z")
E/R E.R. Both had Clooney in them, which is some kind of bonus. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/10 "2016-04-13T01:04:47Z")
I guess movies don’t really count, but anyway: [Saving Grace](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0830900/combined) [Saving Grace](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091895/combined) [Saving Grace](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158920/combined) [Saving Grace](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195234/combined) [Saving Grace](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691149/combined) ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/11 "2016-04-13T01:58:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > E/R > > E.R. > > Both had Clooney in them, which is some kind of bonus. 7 replies to the OP and you couldn’t be bothered to read **two** of them? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/12 "2016-04-13T02:05:07Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > 7 replies to the OP and you couldn’t be bothered to read **two** of them? Don’t be ridiculous. Oh, wait, I’m the one who missed that. Wait…I’m wrong? I swear, I thought I’d read the entire thread. My bad. Apologies all around. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/13 "2016-04-13T12:49:43Z")
“11 O’Clock News” Or maybe “10 O’Clock News”. I’m not counting them up. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/14 "2016-04-15T22:33:11Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Note the OP said “exact”. Clooney was in only _one_ show called _ER_. He was also in another show called _E/R_… But like Jesse and Jessie mentioned above, the titles were pronounced the same. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/15 "2016-04-15T22:48:15Z")
_Dracula_ Movies 1931 1979 1992 TV 1974 2002 2006 2013 ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892/16 "2016-04-16T00:41:24Z")
There have been at least 6 TV shows and over a dozen feature films called “Drifter” or “The Drifter.” More, if you accept plurals.