That '70s Show is an American comedy television series that originally aired on Fox for 200 episodes and four specials across eight seasons, from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series spans the years 1976 through the end of 1979.
Series screenwriters included Philip Stark, Mark Hudis, Jeff and Jackie Filgo, Will Forte, Gregg Mettler, Dean Batali, and series creators Bonnie and Terry Turner. All episodes following the pilot were directed by David Trainer. For seasons 5–8, episodes were titled after song names from various 1970s British rock bands: fifth-season episodes are named after songs by Led Zeppelin, sixth season titles are The Who songs, all seventh season titles are from The Rolling Stones and, except for the finale, eighth season titles are Queen songs.
The entire series of 200 episodes has been released on Regions 1, 2 and 4 DVD, and in 2015, the series was released on Blu-ray.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 25 | August 23, 1998 (1998-08-23) | July 26, 1999 (1999-07-26) | |
| 2 | 26 | September 28, 1999 (1999-09-28) | May 22, 2000 (2000-05-22) | |
| 3 | 25 | October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) | May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22) | |
| 4 | 27 | September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25) | May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) | |
| 5 | 25 | September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17) | May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14) | |
| 6 | 25 | October 29, 2003 (2003-10-29) | May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19) | |
| 7 | 25 | September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) | May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18) | |
| 8 | 22 | November 2, 2005 (2005-11-02) | May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18) | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1998–99)
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Season 2 (1999–2000)
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Season 3 (2000–01)
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Season 4 (2001–02)
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Season 5 (2002–03)
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Season 6 (2003–04)
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Season 7 (2004–05)
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Season 8 (2005–06)
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Specials
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Ratings
That '70s Show : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)| Season | Episode number | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | ||
| 1 | 12.56 | 11.12 | 7.03 | 10.84 | 10.28 | 10.19 | 12.83 | 11.73 | 11.50 | 11.25 | 11.39 | 12.29 | 13.20 | 10.82 | 13.25 | 11.37 | 14.09 | 11.73 | 12.30 | 11.75 | 6.78 | 6.28 | 7.35 | 7.04 | 7.58 | – | ||
| 2 | 11.25 | 8.82 | 10.46 | 8.77 | 8.95 | 9.08 | 7.83 | 9.38 | 9.13 | 8.48 | 8.43 | 9.01 | 9.37 | 8.72 | 8.94 | 9.67 | 10.00 | 9.94 | 8.93 | 7.57 | 7.88 | 8.75 | 8.56 | 9.56 | 8.40 | 8.09 | – | |
| 3 | 11.92 | 11.80 | 10.41 | 8.80 | 9.97 | 11.10 | 11.59 | 8.70 | 11.92 | 13.16 | 11.67 | 12.59 | 12.93 | 11.89 | 12.42 | 12.15 | 10.08 | 10.75 | 11.21 | 10.11 | 9.54 | 11.02 | 8.97 | 10.22 | 10.56 | – | ||
| 4 | 10.35 | 8.23 | 9.71 | 9.36 | 10.27 | 12.43 | 9.55 | 8.79 | 7.51 | 9.07 | 9.16 | 9.83 | 10.08 | 10.77 | 10.24 | 10.84 | 7.37 | 9.08 | 9.94 | 9.87 | 9.90 | 8.69 | 7.42 | 7.76 | 7.68 | 7.04 | 9.17 | |
| 5 | 10.01 | 8.92 | 10.28 | 12.07 | 8.38 | 8.74 | 8.48 | 10.17 | 8.98 | 8.84 | 8.86 | 11.97 | 13.21 | 12.21 | 11.97 | 12.81 | 11.05 | 11.66 | 9.40 | 11.06 | 11.18 | 10.44 | 11.20 | 11.72 | 13.57 | – | ||
| 6 | 9.93 | 7.69 | 8.31 | 8.47 | 6.78 | 10.19 | 8.75 | 8.05 | 8.99 | 12.67 | 12.29 | 12.23 | 11.78 | 9.69 | 10.88 | 10.15 | 11.65 | 11.21 | 9.94 | 9.73 | 9.04 | 11.53 | 7.70 | 10.15 | 13.47 | – | ||
| 7 | 7.85 | 6.61 | 5.64 | 6.43 | 6.27 | 6.25 | 7.00 | 6.66 | 6.45 | 6.15 | 6.17 | 6.24 | 6.27 | 8.87 | 8.58 | 8.27 | 7.54 | 7.47 | 8.26 | 7.25 | 7.09 | 6.61 | 6.33 | 8.77 | 8.77 | – | ||
| 8 | 7.85 | 7.85 | 6.98 | 6.78 | 6.58 | 6.82 | 6.13 | 5.07 | 5.23 | 5.68 | 5.76 | 4.68 | 5.63 | 5.49 | 3.72 | 4.47 | 5.50 | 4.64 | 5.69 | 6.18 | 8.58 | 10.02 | – | |||||
Notes
References
- "Shows A-Z - that '70s show on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- "From 'Grey's Anatomy' to 'Supernatural': TV shows that used song titles for episode names". Yahoo. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- Lambert, David (August 17, 2015). "That '70s Show - Official Studio Press Release, Package for 'The Complete Series' Blu-ray!". TV Shows On DVD. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- See individual ratings citations in this article.
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