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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65 Comments

Geronimo 21 months ago
Should have did better
15/20
bradyguy Geronimo 21 months ago
LOL..in grammar as well.
Geronimo bradyguy 17 months ago
You don't know me and you shouldn't have said that! How's that for grammar you idiot! Punk
MikefromJersey 21 months 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 21 months ago
16 of 20. I guess I'm not as old as I thought.
frenchman71 21 months 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 21 months ago
13/20. Tough quiz but interesting.
retro6 21 months 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 21 months 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...
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LoveMETV22 KawiVulc 21 months ago
LOL! Fun with Acronyms. Sounds like the "Bruce Almighty" scene:
Bapa1 wallyandbagfan 21 months ago
PBS, Pretty Boring Stuff.
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Maverick66 21 months 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 21 months 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 21 months 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 21 months ago
Great quiz, because the format was interesting!!
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cperrynaples 21 months ago
Yeah, ABC was the RC cola of broadcast networks for many years!
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cperrynaples 21 months ago
Spike started out as The Nashville Network, now it's the Paramount Network!
Wendy57 21 months ago
12/20
Which way did they go ?
Which way did they go ?
cperrynaples Wendy57 21 months ago
"They went thataway!" [pointing in two directions] "Uh gee thanks a lot George!" Classic Looney Tune!
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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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