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On this day in history, Feb. 28, 1983, 'MASH' finale draws record TV audience of over 100 million
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The final episode of "MASH" drew a record TV audience of more than 100 million Americans on this day in history, Feb. 28, 1983. It held the record for 27 years.
It was finally surpassed by Super Bowl XLIV (the Saints over the Colts) in February 2010. "While the numbers are impressive, what makes ‘Goodbye, Farewell and Amen’ endure are the emotions." — MeTV.com "MASH" was at various times dark, deep, thoughtful, scathing or cynical — yet always riotously funny. All of them were bound together by duty and common humanity, while lamenting the state of a species so quick to kill one another. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Its finale is still the most watched scripted TV show in American history, 40 years later.
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