O ' Daniel had parlayed the show's popularity into growing power within Light Crust Flour's parent company, Burrus Mill and Elevator Company and wound up as General Manager, though he despised what he considered " hillbilly music.

During the show's peak in popularity, Hee Haw often competed in syndication against The Lawrence Welk Show, a long-running ABC program which had also been canceled in 1971, also in an attempt to purge the networks of older demographic-leaning programs.

The show's popularity eventually declined and it was moved to the 6. 30 p. m. slot in 1992, yet the series retains consistent viewing figures in Australia and is still running today, making it Australia's longest-running soap opera.

The show's popularity by early 1998 was evident to the cast members, and Hannigan remarked on her surprise specifically.

As the show's popularity rose, many celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in film.

As Morrow stated, Henson's puppets were a crucial part of the show's popularity and it brought Henson national attention.

The show's continuing popularity rested heavily on its juxtaposition of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting.

Ace Books published a series of novels due to the show's popularity, beginning in 1992 and continuing until the year 2000.

The show's popularity waned after this move, and it was soon cancelled.

In 1976, the show's success, and celebrity panelist Richard Dawson's popularity, prompted Goodson-Todman to develop a new show for ABC entitled Family Feud with Dawson hosting.

The tipping point comes when, due to Dorothy's popularity, the show's producers want to extend her contract for another year.

The show's popularity allowed for two spin-off series: Saved by the Bell: The College Years ( 1993 – 1994 ), a prime time series which followed several of the original characters ' college experiences, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class ( 1993 – 2000 ), a Saturday-morning series which followed a new group of students at Bayside High School.

The show's popularity on Saturday morning is what led NBC to shift from airing mainly cartoons to more live-action teen-oriented shows ( California Dreams, Hang Time, etc.

In his book, Barris says that at the height of the show's popularity in the late 1950s, the individual panelists became major celebrities in Canada.

He, along with newcomers Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, Jan Hooks, and Victoria Jackson, helped to reverse the show's declining popularity and made SNL " must-see " TV once again.

Many memorable episodes and storylines took place during the second season, which built up the show's popularity among young viewers.

Bart quickly became the show's breakout personality and one of the most celebrated characters on television — his popularity in 1990 and 1991 was known as " Bartmania ".

" These catchphrases, his trademark silver bullets, and the theme music from the William Tell overture are remembered by the millions who came of age during the decades of the show's initial popularity or have viewed the television series.

After gaining popularity among the show's listeners, the narrator became the star of The Shadow Magazine on April 1, 1931, a pulp series created and primarily written by the prolific Gibson.

The show's immense popularity has been the target of numerous parodies.

In spite of the show's popularity, the show was beset with production delays and censorship battles with Nickelodeon, which fired Kricfalusi in 1992.

Radio historian Jim Harmon attributes the show's popularity in The Great Radio Heroes to the fact that it was the only radio show to deal with and appeal to young children.

Yet the New Year's Day 2006 episode of The Mystery of the Blue Train attracted a high 30 percent audience rating ( 7. 4 million viewers ), and the show's enduring popularity was shown once again in August 2008, when a repeat received 3. 2 million viewers and a 16 percent of the viewing population.

The band recorded two sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show in 1990, and their popularity with the show's listeners saw them with three tracks in the Festive Fifty that year, with " Dreams Burn Down " and " Like a Daydream " at numbers 3 and 4 respectively, and " Taste " at number 25.

For roughly the first half of the show's run, Cornfed is a virgin, which contrasts to his popularity among women and earns Duckman's mockery.

The show's creators, Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez, have said that the Coleman character is a personification of one of Avenue Qs central themes: that as children we are told we are " special ", but upon entering adulthood we discover that life is not nearly as easy as we have been led to believe.

The show's success has led CBS Sports to schedule the Masters Tournament, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and other events leading into 60 Minutes and the rest of the network's primetime lineup, thus ( again, except on the West Coast ) pre-empting the Sunday editions of the CBS Evening News and affiliates ' local newscasts.

* Billy Mills-wisecracking leader of Billy Mills and the Orchestra, who led the show's ensemble through musical numbers in each episode.

Sting also led an impromptu super-group of other musicians ( dubbed The Secret Police ) performing at the show including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Donovan, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in the show's grand finale – Sting's own reggae-tinged arrangement of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released.

" The brothers ' oppositional politics led to their show's demise, with David Steinberg later claiming " The most innovative variety show on television shut down because of political pressure ".

The show's success has led producer Mike Fleiss to create multiple spin-offs, including The Bachelorette, in which the format is gender-reversed.

The show's rapid rise to popularity led it to top the ratings consistently on RTÉ for forty years.

However, airings in syndication on Adult Swim and Comedy Central increased the show's popularity and led Comedy Central to commission a series of Futurama direct-to-DVD films, which the network later rebroadcast as 16 episodes, season five.

The show's house band is Cleto and the Cletones, led by saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III, a childhood friend of Kimmel.

This led to the departure of the show's first break-out popular character, after just 20 episodes, Franky Doyle, when actress Carol Burns chose to leave the series, feeling that she could not continue her portrayal with the increased production rate.

He stated that his opposition to NBC's desire to add a laugh track led to the show's cancellation after only two seasons.

However, poor ratings and an unenthusiastic cast led to the show's cancellation after barely a year.

During filming of the show's fourth season, in January 1987, Jackson elected to receive a mammogram for the first time, a test which led to the diagnosis of a small malignant tumor.

The show's first prank was set at singer Justin Timberlake's home, where he was led to believe that government agents were seizing his home and valuables because of unpaid income taxes.

The show's premise is that a target person or persons are led to believe that they are contestants on a reality television show ; in reality, all of the other participants in the purported show – including the host – are actors, and their actions and the outcome of the purported show are all scripted in an attempt to elicit comedic reactions from the targets.

The show's backstory explains that Robotnik had once been leader of the Mobotropolis War Ministry, and that his creation and use of Swatbots led the country's victory in " The Great War ".

In spite of the song's political content, it still picked up BBC Radio 1 airplay and was performed on Top of the Pops, which led to the incongruous sight of lyrics such as " We can't afford to let the government win / It means death to the trade unions " being mimed amid the show's flashing lights and party atmosphere.

In an interview with Upper Deck's Director of Brand and New Product Development Cory Jones stated that it was due to the television show's underperformance and later cancellation which led to the trading card game being canceled.

Rigby's acrimonious relationship with fellow producer Cyma Rubin led to Rubin terminating Rigby's contract and removing his credit as co-producer, but insiders claimed he deserved full credit for the show's success.

In the 1970s, the group was led by organist Harry Stoneham, who composed the show's distinctive theme tune.

In spite of the song's political content, it still picked up BBC Radio 1 airplay and was performed on Top of the Pops, which led to the incongruous sight of lyrics such as " We can't afford to let the government win / It means death to the trade unions " being mimed amid the show's flashing lights and party atmosphere.

The show's popularity has led to the creation of similar shows on ESPN, and similar segments on other series, and the rundown graphic has since been implemented on the morning editions of SportsCenter among many imitators.

The show's production management is led by Executive Producer, Erik Rydholm.

The show's use of live insects and other living creatures in the bushtucker trials has led to some public criticism of the show and its producers & those involved in the programming.