Joe Rogan Experience #2565 - Michael Douglas · Aired Oct 14, 2026
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The Streets of San Francisco was the number one show on the ABC network.
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Nielsen ratings for 1973-74 put The Streets of San Francisco 22nd overall. On ABC alone it ranked below The Six Million Dollar Man (11th), Happy Days (16th) and others. It later placed 22nd (tied) in 1974-75 and 26th in 1975-76, so it was a solid hit but never ABC's number one show. This would flip if season-by-season ABC rankings showed Streets topping the network in some year.
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Is it true that the Streets of San Francisco was the number one show on the ABC network?
No, not as stated. Nielsen ratings for 1973-74 put The Streets of San Francisco 22nd overall. On ABC alone it ranked below The Six Million Dollar Man (11th), Happy Days (16th) and others. Michael Douglas said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2565 - Michael Douglas, aired Oct 14, 2026, at 1:58:16. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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