1990) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: 29th Anniversary (October 3, 1991) Bob Hope's Star-Studded Comedy Special of the New Season (September 1991) The Funny Women of Television (October 24, 1991) Late Night with David Letterman: 10th Anniversary Show (February 6, 1992) The Comedy Store's 20th Anniversary (September 24, 1992) A Spinal Tap Reunion (December 31, 1992) Hillary: America's First Lady (June 10, 1993) The Michael Jordan Special (August 5, 1993) The Seinfeld Story (November 2004) Summer programming Series airing on Thursday night during and after the run of "Must See TV" during the summer months have included Spy TV, Come To Papa, Last Comic Standing, Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, The Law Firm, Windfall and Love Bites. Ratings Highest Rated Episode in the 1990s: 84.0 million viewers (Cheers: Series Finale – "One for the Road"; May 1993; 9:22 p.m.-11:00 p.m. ET) Highest Rated Episode in the 2000s: 52.5 million viewers (Friends: Series Finale – "The Last One"; May 6, 2004; 9:00 p.m.-10:06 p.m. ET) Highest Rated Episode of the line-up (Drama): 48.0 million viewers (ER: "Hell and High Water"; November 1995; 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. ET) Highest Rated Episode of the line-up (Overall) and Peak viewership: 93.5 million viewers (Cheers: Series Finale; May 1993; 9:22 p.m.-11:00 p.m. ET) Note: Friendss peak viewership in its 2004 series finale reached 80 million viewers as tallied by the Nielsen ratings (final 5 minutes). See also Thank God It's Thursday, a primetime Thursday branding on ABC in 2014 TGIF, a primetime Friday branding on ABC from 1989 to 2005 References External links NBC.com Timeslot Source “Must See TV”: The Rise and Fall of NBC’s Thursday Night Schedule NBC reveals fall TV schedule: Thursday comedy shakeup "Must See TV" creator exits How Must See TV Lost Its Way A 7 episode British television series of the same name, documenting programmes that 'must be seen'. National Broadcasting Company Advertising campaigns Television programming blocks in the United States 1993 neologisms