▁broadcast ▁in ▁American ▁history , ▁passed ▁only ▁in ▁total ▁view ership ▁( but ▁not ▁in ▁ratings ▁or ▁share ) ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁X LI V . ▁It ▁still ▁stands ▁as ▁the ▁most - watch ed ▁finale ▁of ▁any ▁television ▁series , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁most - watch ed ▁episode . ▁ ▁As ▁M * A * S * H ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁shows ▁in ▁TV ▁history , ▁in ▁order ▁not ▁to ▁lose ▁the ▁franch ise ▁completely , ▁CBS ▁quickly ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁series , ▁After MA SH , ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁post war ▁advent ures ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Pot ter , ▁Max ▁K ling er , ▁and ▁Father ▁Mul c ah y ▁in ▁a ▁states ide ▁hospital . ▁Despite ▁wide ▁popular ity ▁in ▁its ▁premi ere ▁episodes , ▁script ▁problems ▁and ▁constant ▁character ▁changes ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sharp ▁decl ine ▁in ▁view ers , ▁and ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁can ce led ▁by ▁CBS ▁after ▁only ▁two ▁seasons . ▁Another ▁would - be ▁spin - off , ▁W * A * L * T * E * R , ▁was ▁a ▁pilot ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁that ▁was ▁never ▁picked ▁up . ▁It ▁star red ▁Gary ▁Burg hoff , ▁who ▁repr ised ▁his ▁M * A * S * H ▁character . ▁ ▁" Good bye , ▁F are well ▁and ▁A men " ▁was ▁not ▁initially ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁synd ic ation ▁package ▁for ▁M * A * S *