
Alan Alda on 'M*A*S*H's 50th anniversary: 'I'm not sure we ever knew what kind of impact it was having'
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Actor Alan Alda celebrated the 50th anniversary of his beloved TV series "M*A*S*H," reflecting on the lasting, and surprising, impact of the show.
"I'm not sure we ever knew what kind of impact it was having," Alda, who starred as Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, told PEOPLE. "It took a while to catch on, lingering near the bottom of the ratings for the first season, We got used to coming to work, doing the best shows we could and not worrying about the numbers. By the time that huge audience watched the last episode, we were kind of shocked." Will Mendelson is an entertainment editor for Fox News Digital.
When asked what went through his mind when someone asks him about the show, Alda simply responded, "Gratitude that what we did all those years ago is still on peoples' minds."