* A * S * H , ▁to ▁sell ▁ 3 0 - second ▁commercial ▁blocks ▁for ▁$ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( equal ▁to ▁$ ▁today ) ▁each — cost lier ▁than ▁even ▁for ▁N BC ' s ▁air ing ▁of ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁the ▁episode ▁a ired , ▁large ▁areas ▁of ▁California ▁( part icular ly ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ) ▁suffered ▁power ▁out ages ▁due ▁to ▁unus ually ▁storm y ▁winter ▁weather , ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁many ▁view ers ▁from ▁watching ▁the ▁series ▁finale . ▁Three ▁weeks ▁later , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁K PI X , ▁the ▁CBS ▁affili ate ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁re - a ired ▁the ▁episode . ▁ ▁Re action ▁and ▁after math ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁episode ▁drew ▁ 1 0 5 . 9 7   mill ion ▁total ▁view ers ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁audience ▁of ▁ 1 2 1 . 6   mill ion , ▁more ▁than ▁both ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁XVII ▁and ▁the ▁Ro ots ▁min is eries . ▁The ▁episode ▁sur pass ed ▁the ▁single - ep is ode ▁ratings ▁record ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁Dallas ▁episode ▁that ▁resolved ▁the ▁" Who ▁Sh ot ▁J . R . ?" ▁cl iff h anger . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁" Good bye , ▁F are well ▁and ▁A men " ▁remained ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁television