Top 20 Most Viewed TV Finales Ever

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My 8th grade math class had a test the day after the MASH finale, and we convinced the teacher to put it off by one day because nobody would be studying that night, we'd all be watching MASH.

I'm surprised that "Boy Meets World" didn't get an honorable mention. The series finale, titled "Brave New World" was an iconic episode that drew in a crowd of 17.1 million. One of the greatest moments was at the end when Cory, Shawn, Topanga, and Eric say their final goodbyes to Mr. Feeny, and even though he refuses to tell them he loves them while they're present, after they leave Mr. Feeny looks around the empty classroom and says the final line of the series: "I love you all. Class dismissed."

Raymond’s ending was so simple, and that’s what made it memorable.

The Cheers finale was perfection.
*Sorry, we're closed.*

Sam straightening the photo for Coach, and MASH's lady and the "chicken" are tv legends. I count myself among the millions who tuned into most of the final episodes on this countdown, which were in the days before being able to record or stream. Thanks for this fine trip down Memory Lane.

I still think the ending to Newhart is the best series finale I have seen. It was just pure genius and hilarious. TBH that whole show was great but it was especially great after Larry Darryl and Darryl, Stephanie and Michael came into it.

When it came to the finale of "Newhart", Bob Newhart actually had a fake script written up for the final scene in order to throw off the tabloids, so they wouldn't leak out the real ending before it even aired.

‘Let me tell you something, I ain’t nothing without you……Archie to Edith(All in the Family) so poignant, perfect and sweet.

My fave was Cheers! "Sorry, we're closed." How fitting an ending!!

I can’t believe The Office US finale wasn’t on this. We got to see Michael as a dad, Angela and Dwight getting married, Jim and Pam deciding to leave the company and Creed finally getting arrested

It’s rare for a beloved series to get a great finale (my opinion) and MASH did. Newhart’s was absolutely brilliant though and my mother couldn’t stop talking about it. GoT is my all time favorite show and I was ………. there aren’t words. Like I said, not all beloved shows get a great finale.

I just recently watched the mash finale after almost 40 years since it was on. I mean I knew it was just one of the greatest ever, but damn, that one is still so epic as of today

The Newhart finale was the most brilliant one ever!

I remember the final MASH episode. I was a kid, but cried because I had watched it for so long.

She got off the plane!😭💕15:17 still gives me goosebumps.

Going to America episode from Season finale of Father Ted was so emotional and the very last appearance of the late great Irish actor Dermot Morgan who played Father Ted Crilly.

Edith Bunkers death will always be the saddest moment in tv history. MASH’s ending was truly a masterpiece.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show is my favorite tv finale. It was and still is one of the best finales.

I remember when Susanne Pleshett appeared on the final episode of Newhart...it was rather special to me because I was such a fan of the Bob Newhart show.

Big Bang Theory is one of my favourite endings, if not the favourite ending. So much tears, so much character development during the years. Sheldons speech *chefs kiss*

The ending to Mando Season 2 is just beautiful

MASH will NEVER be numerically surpassed. Since it’s strictly about numbers, HM GOT’s at 19 million was quite impressive for a paid premium cable service. Some of these truly surprised me

Omg the clip of all in the family had me tearing up lol

St. Elsewhere had one of the best and most creative twist endings ever

The one downside to the MASH finale is that it set the bar too high. Now when a show, especially a long runner, ends fans expect it to be an epic that changes the landscape of television. Even if the episode is perfectly competent and concludes the story, viewers revolt.

MASH will never be passed, because it was a great show. And at the time there were only 3 networks. Not much else people had to watch.. but it was GREAT!!!!

The Sopranos is one I’ve never sat through, but I know the finale due to my mother cursing out the TV when the final scene happens 🤣

Breaking Bad was an epic finale. Wrapped everything up nicely.

A British soap opera called Brookside was set in a residential cul-de-sac called Brookside Close. It ended with all the houses due to be knocked down and someone painting a D on the street sign to read Brookside CloseD. I never really watched the show but quite liked that ending.

The finale of Six Feet Under was legend.....
"You can't take a picture of this...it's already gone..."

Felina: One of the few finales that not only stuck the landing, but also exceeded that.

MASH is number one for a reason. It will never be topped

I have always thought the final episode of The Sopranos was the greatest finale ever. The build up of the tension, the ring of the bell as the door opens then nothing. Just imagining the stunned look on the faces of all the vewers, pure magic!!!!!!!

The "Fugitive" finale was truly a cliffhanger! I could not tell how it was going to end nearly until the last scene.

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You don't see these numbers anymore. Between DVR recordings and streaming services it is impossible for a TV program to reach these types of milestones.

Breaking bad had one of the best tv finals ever

The ending of Friends was the end of a better time

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I miss watching Full House on Nick at Nite! R.I.P. Bob Saget!😭❤️📺🎶👍🏻

Thank you for bringing back the memories!

I remember begging my parents to let me stay up late to watch the MASH finale. Think I was in 5th grade back then and a school night. Glad I was able to watch it.

I'm not surprised that most of these are old bc back then catching the episode was a MUST or you never saw it!!

All of these shows are so nostalgia

I absolutely loved Full House growing and watched TGIF every single Friday night.

I object to the somewhat sneering tone of the discussion on The Fugitive’s finale - especially the comment that “there were many fewer viewing options back then.” The Fugitive finale pioneered wrapping up a series with a concluding episode (most series in those days just went off the air with no special conclusion) and every other finale on this list owes it a debt of gratitude. Viewing options or not, this episode held the record for a series television audience until the Who Shot JR episode of Dallas. Plus, it’s a great and satisfying finale. Give it the respect it deserves!

That list will probably never change, with hundreds of channels, no show could ever garner that many eyeballs at one time!

106 million would've had to have been at least 1/3 of the population at the time maybe more. Crazy to think about

The US Population in 1983 was 230,389,964. Do the math and it is an estimated 45.6% of the nation was watching the M.A.S.H. Finale live.

I cried my eyes out during the MASH series finale. There was no way I was going to miss it. Otherwise, most of these shows I hardly watched at all. I may have caught an episode or two, but I never bothered to keep up with the characters or what they were doing. So I would see an episode and wonder, "Who's that?" or "Why's she doing that?" It was too hard to watch most programs regularly. The exceptions are, of course, MASH, plus All In The Family, Happy Days, and Star Trek: The Next Generation (which I loved but always thought was a dumb name). I didn't watch Seinfeld, but there was so much hype regarding the series finale I did actually see that. It reminded me of why I didn't watch the show. I hated the characters,

I watched The Golden Girls daily, surprised it was not more than 27 million

The Family Ties finale still makes me tear up especially the curtain call!

There was a prison skit of Jerry and George in jail as a parody of the HBO series OZ.🤣🤣🤣🤣

I'm 18 years old now. I turn 19 in October. I grew up watching re-runs of MAAH with my dad and that finale makes me sob every time I watch it. It's truly the greatest ending to the greatest TV-show ever made

Not sure they qualify, but either Johnny Carson or Dave Letterman's final show I'm sure had a lot of viewers.

I really liked the Fresh Prince finalie . It was a tear jerker . R.I..P, Uncle Phill

Awesome! I'm very excited to see The Original Fugitive TV Series Take The Number #3 Spot And The Finale Episodes "The Judgment" Are The Best Final To End The Classic Series.

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I grew up watching M*A*S*H and I truly enjoyed the last episode/movie. Great cast and a great Show for sure.

Divisive take but I loved the series finale of Lost. I wasn't confused, they weren't "dead all along", and I felt it answered most of its questions.

When MASh went off air I was in my 3rd year of college. I grew up watching this show and I saw the rocks spell out “GOODBYE “ for the 1st time ever I broke out crying like lost my best friend 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭.

M*A*S*H is #1! Was there ever any doubt?

My 2 favorite finales.
1. Scrubs. ( not including the spinoff). I cried really hard
2. 8 simple rules. It absolutely broke me.

Home improvement made it into the top 10 yay!!!

The line,
""Hi. I'm larry. This is my brother darryl. And this is my other brother darryl.""?
Quite classic.
Though I never got those 3 actors real names.
Still..
Funny.
On that note,
My dad had a little too much to drink one night.
And that scene with that character came on the tv.
My dad never heard it before.
My dad laughed.
And laughed.
And laughed.
Good clean fun.
A
Good
Memory of my father.
That night.

When Picard comes in to play poker with the crew really got me.

Make a top 10 best Danny Elfman scores, please.

I live in Los Angeles but I was such a LOST groupie I went to Oahu for the finale. During my time on the island I had the honor of running into Terry O’Quinn in a cafe on the North Shore. I knew I’d never have the opportunity again so I went over to talk to him. He was most gracious and thought it was great I’d flown there for the finale. He said he wanted to be working again. That happened. I miss LOST.

GOT...the time 19.3 million people collectively went "What the fuck?" THAT record will never be topped.

I could never bring my self to watch the finale of Home Improvement. It was one of the few shows we watched together as a family before my parents divorced. Even seeing them take down the fence is heartbreaking. 👀

SMALLVILLE ran for 10 Season's and had a spectacular two part finale when Clark Kent finally becomes Superman, and saves the Planet. Starred Tom Welling, and Erica Durance, among others.

Not sure what the numbers for Modern Family was, but that ending was so emotional and wrapped things up lovely a great ending for a great show.

Rebecca-"We will not be including finales from animated shows, because they deserve a list all their own."

Most of these are not surprising. Honestly shock Supranoes isn't on the list. That was a huge end everyone talked about.

In My Opinion Unhappily Ever After The Death and Resurrection of Mr. Floppy Tiffany going to Harvard at last totally destroyed me when I first saw it

I still remember the Dallas finale pissed off hockey fans in Canada. CBC pre-empted the second game of the 1991 Wales Conference Final between Pittsburgh and Boston to show the finale of the long running prime time soap. When the show ended, the joined the hockey in progress late in the second period. Boston won in overtime, which also was their last playoff win that season and the Penguins went on to win the next four games en route to their first Stanley Cup over Minnesota.

My 3 TV all-time theme songs 🎵 made the list:
1. Mary Tyler Moore
2. Dallas
3. Cheers

I’m a huge “Seinfeld” fan and yet don’t care at all for its finale. I think it was a mistake going the flashback route.

I wonder if Kelsey Grammer watches Rick and Morty since his daughter is the voice of summer ? Lol

Coming from the U.K. Scotland to be precise I knew Mash was going to be no1. Fair play epic ending for an epic show. In saying that I did love me some ER 😊

Dispite being named a month before Dallas aired, I had to put up "Who shot you?" jokes by the time I was in middleschool

I remember Seinfeld’s finale vividly, even though I was in my early teens. I was young, but I was obsessed with the show and still love it to death to this day. And yeah, the finale kinda sucked. It was not about how we “became” aware how “bad” the four are, but it was just such an incredibly boring episode. I haven’t rewatched the finale to this day, even though I’ve owned the series on VHS, DVD and on Blu-Ray. Now with streaming too, I rewatch my favorite episodes occasionally, but I just cannot bring myself to watch the finale.

iCarly’s finale beat the Office’s finale in views. Let that sink in.

The ending of St. Elsewhere was also pretty damn shocking. The MTM Logo at the end had Mimsie The Cat flatlining. Seeing just that little cat die right then and there just sucked bro-

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I was gonna say ALF, but the series finale wasn't suppose to be the finale, it was a cliffhanger season finale. The writers wrote it as such so the network would pick up the show for another season. But it had the feeling of a finale.

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That 70's Show needed a mention.

I saw several of these but the only one I remember seeing with my parents was NEWHART. Thing was, they hadn't been fans of the 1970s BOB NEWHART SHOW...but I had been...so they totally didn't get the twist and couldn't understand why I was absolutely screaming with laughter!

Make a top 10 best Alan Silvestri scores, please.

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i love the finale of buffy it was a great 7 seasons

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I am 40yrs old and I just finished watching Seinfeld last night.

I liked the finales for Mom, Superstore, Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother and How To Get Away With Murder.

Minor correction: Happy Days "unaired" episodes did not debut in syndication but on ABC, the first run network for Happy Days. The reason they din not air at their originally schedule time was that during the final season of Happy Days (1984), ABC held the rights to the 1984 Olympics and preempted a couple of first run episodes Happy Days for the Olympics.Then during the Spring they decided to debut a mid-season replacement called A.K.A. Pablo (staring comedian Paul Rodriguez) that only ran for six episodes before being canceled. These two events meant that ABC was unable to air 5 episodes of the final season of Happy Days at their regular time slot. so they instead choose to show the season finale at the regular time and date but show the unaired episodes during the summer/fall of 1984. These never debuted in syndicated as you stated but because of the unusual practice of airing preempted first run episodes during the season finally ended debuting after the series finally. I'm guessing they felt it was more important to show the series finally during it's normally expected time slot & date rather then delay it to summer when fewer people typically watch TV. Diehard Happy Days fans probably either watch the unaired episodes during the summer at the time of airing or they set their VCR's to record the episodes if they weren't home then.

20. St. Elsewhere 22.5M viewers
19. Full House 24.M viewers
18. The Golden Girls 27.2M viewers
17. Newhart 29.5M viewers
16.Happy Days 30.5M viewers
15. Gunsmoke 30.9M viewers
14. Star Trek: The Next Generation 31M viewers
13. Everybody Loves Raymond 32.9M viewers
12. Dallas 33.3M viewers
11. Fraiser 33.7M viewers
10. Home Improvement 35.5M viewers
9. Family Ties 36.3M viewers
8. All In The Family 40.2M viewers
7. The Cosby Show 44.4M viewers
6. Magnum PI 50.7M viewers
5. Friends 52.5M viewers
4. Seinfeld 76.3M viewers
3. The Fugitive 78M viewers
2. Cheers 93M viewers
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
MacGyver 22N viewers
LA Law 22M viewers
Game of Thrones 19.3M viewers
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 19.2M viewers
The Big Bang Theory 18.5M viewers
ER 16M viewers
M*A*S*H 106M viewers

You forgot to say there's spoiler alerts ahead. Because there's people that haven't finished the series and doesn't want the last episode of that shows to be Spoiled