106 Million
Signals
The M*A*S*H Sign-Off
[ RECORDING COMMENCED ]
FEBRUARY 28, 1983. AN ENTIRE NATION GATHERS AROUND GLOWING SCREENS. THE FINAL EPISODE OF M*A*S*H, TITLED "GOODBYE, FAREWELL AND AMEN", AIRS ON CBS. A TELEVISION EVENT THAT WOULD REWRITE HISTORY.
The Scale
THE BROADCAST DRAWS AN AUDIENCE OF ALMOST 106 MILLION VIEWERS, SETTING A RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST VIEWERSHIP OF A TELEVISION SERIES FINALE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. 77% OF ALL TELEVISIONS IN USE AT THAT MOMENT WERE TUNED TO THE 4077TH.
The Final Fade
THE ENDURING LEGACY OF 'GOODBYE, FAREWELL AND AMEN'. THE SYMBOLIC END OF A KOREAN WAR DRAMEDY AND THE CLOSING CHAPTER ON THE ERA OF MONOCULTURAL TELEVISION. THE SIGNAL CUTS TO BLACK.
