10 – The Winds of War — “Into the Maelstrom”
Ratings – 34.15 million viewers
Date – February 13, 1983
9 – The Thorn Birds — Part 2
Ratings – 35.4 million viewers
Date – March 28, 1983
8 – The Thorn Birds — Part 4
Ratings – 35.90 million viewers
Date – March 30, 1983
7 – The Thorn Birds — Part 3
Ratings – 35.99 million viewers
Date – March 29, 1983
6 – The Cosby Show — “Say Hello to a Good Buy”
Ratings – 36.1 million viewers
Date – January 22, 1987
5 – Roots — Part 8
Ratings – 36.38 million viewers
Date – January 30, 1977
4 – Seinfeld — “The Finale”
Ratings – 40.5 million viewers
Date – May 14, 1998
3 – Dallas — “Who Done It?”
Ratings – 41.47 million viewers
Date – November 21, 1980
2 – Cheers — “One for the Road”
Ratings – 42.36 million viewers
Date – May 20, 1993
1 – “M*A*S*H” — “Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen”
Ratings – 50.15 million viewers
Date – February 28, 1983
