What network did these classic TV shows start on and switch to?

Some series stayed with their original networks for the duration, others jumped to a different one. Can you name the networks these shows belonged to?

Back when the big three ruled it all. 

NBC, ABC and CBS. 

Before they ran on your favorite network today (that's of course us at MeTV), your favorite shows ran on one of the three networks above and sometimes even switched! 

Below are several classic television shows. See if you can name the original network they ran on, and which one they switched to, if they switched at all! 

Good luck!

  1. What network did The A-Team originally air on?
  2. What network did the above series switch to?
  3. What network did Adam-12 originally air on?
  4. What network did the above series switch to?
  5. What network did All in the Family originally air on?
  6. What network did the above series switch to?
  7. What network did Alfred Hitchcock Presents originally air on?
  8. What network did the above series switch to?
  9. What network did The Andy Griffith Show originally air on?
  10. What network did the above series switch to?
  11. What network did The Big Valley originally air on?
  12. What network did the above series switch to?
  13. What network did Leave It to Beaver originally air on?
  14. What network did the above series switch to?
  15. What network did Bonanza originally air on?
  16. What network did the above series switch to?
  17. What network did Matlock originally air on?
  18. What network did the above series switch to?
  19. What network did The Love Boat originally air on?
  20. What network did the above series switch to?

What network did these classic TV shows start on and switch to?

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81 Comments

Geronimo 1 month ago
Should have did better
15/20
bradyguy Geronimo 23 days ago
LOL..in grammar as well.
MikefromJersey 1 month ago
"You got 17 out of 20 You can certainly keep your networks straight! Nice work!"

The latest example is the Magnum PI reboot which went from CBS to NBC, new
episodes start Feb. 19, this Sunday. Last year it finally found it's way, ditching all
the mass firefights nonsense. The star apparently had major input into making
it better - the fool producer Lenkov is long gone - and hopefully the 5th season
will be a rebirth. I assume there will be a nod to the now deceased original TC.
Yes, but I can't accept a Magnum/Higgins relationship! It might have been fun in the '80's If Selleck & Hillerman were a couple...LOL!
ironman2000 1 month ago
16 of 20. I guess I'm not as old as I thought.
frenchman71 1 month ago
16/20. Not too shabby. I got Hitchcock, Beaver & Matlock wrong. I knew Beaver switched but I didn't know which network it premiered.
tootsieg 1 month ago
13/20. Tough quiz but interesting.
retro6 1 month ago
10/20. This was a good quiz but horrible for me. I couldn’t recall the network I saw many of them on or if I’m recalling a channel I watched them on in syndication. Yikes!
KawiVulc 1 month ago
7/10. Not bad considering the fact that I've never been able to keep the networks straight, not that I ever cared or wanted to... ABC - Always Broadcasting Crap... NBC - Nothing But Crap... CBS - Constantly Broadcasting Sh*t...
wallyandbagfan KawiVulc 1 month ago
PBS is an excellent network
LoveMETV22 KawiVulc 1 month ago
LOL! Fun with Acronyms. Sounds like the "Bruce Almighty" scene:
Bapa1 wallyandbagfan 1 month ago
PBS, Pretty Boring Stuff.
wallyandbagfan Bapa1 1 month ago
That's good !
Maverick66 1 month ago
8/20. If I liked a show, I watched it, but I didn't pay attention (or care) which network it was on.
Mike 1 month ago
My own favorite was Bachelor Father: started on CBS, went to NBC, finished at ABC!
Only trifecta that I can think of offhand in modern times; back in the Early Days, Arthur and Kathryn Murray's Dancing Party did four networks, including DuMont - but I'm the only one here old enough to remember that ...
Bapa1 1 month ago
15/20, some of these I had no idea. Good quiz! Some shows off the top of my head that switched networks, My Three Sons, Get Smart, Taxi, Family Matters, Step by Step, and most recently, the reboot of Magnum PI.
Pacificsun 1 month ago
Great quiz, because the format was interesting!!
daDoctah 1 month ago
It helped immensely that until 1969, I lived in a place where we couldn't really pick up the ABC affiliate clearly. I could guess that if I didn't remember ever having the option to watch the show they were asking about growing up.
cperrynaples daDoctah 1 month ago
Yeah, ABC was the RC cola of broadcast networks for many years!
The Spike Network was The Sprite
Network !!!!!
daDoctah cperrynaples 1 month ago
And RC was the Larry Fine of cola-flavored beverages.
Spike started out as The Nashville Network, now it's the Paramount Network!
Wendy57 1 month ago
12/20
Which way did they go ?
Which way did they go ?
cperrynaples Wendy57 1 month ago
"They went thataway!" [pointing in two directions] "Uh gee thanks a lot George!" Classic Looney Tune!
I like the Looney Tunes character
Egghead .Does anyone know if
Willoughby is the name of the dog who falls off a cliff with Bugs Bunny? I forgot the title of the Cartoon where Bugs Bunny and a dog fallow a cliff with a SURPRISE
ENDING !
There are variations of that, but I was going to the Gremlin cartoon with Bugs! "I'm only three and a half years old!" "I like him, he's silly!"
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