The Most Popular TV Show From Your Birth Year (1951-1990)

1. 1986-1990: The Cosby Show

1990 was the final year of The Cosby Show‘s grip on the top spot, and the show would be off the air by 1993. The rise of the hip-hop era may have had much to do with The Cosby Show’s demise, as the image of a white-collar nuclear family did not seem to mesh with the realities of most Black Americans by the early 1990s.

While The Cosby Show will always be beloved among large portions of fans across racial lines, the public has since gravitated towards more graphic, less idealistic entertainment brands.