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Originally Posted by Eric Fisher
Britney Spears sold record setting albums. George W. Bush was re-elected. Appealing to authority isn't a good measure of quality. Especially when we're discussing sitcom television that usually dominates because of the channel it airs on.
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That's not an appeal to authority. That's an appeal to ratings = popularity = cash cow= success. It's the market speaking. It has the last say. It doesn't mean it applies to everyone. It is a successful program by all typical standards.