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Popularity of I Love Lucy:
By the end of its first season, I Love Lucy had been hailed by TV Guide as "the season's most popular program." During its six-year run, I Love Lucy set many records for television viewership. In April 1952, Episode No. 26, "The Marriage License," became the first television broadcast seen in more than ten million American households. The show was number one in the Nielsen ratings for four of its six seasons, and it was the first television series ever to finish its run at the top of the ratings. I Love Lucy and its cast received twenty-three Emmy Award nominations, winning five times. Ball and Arnaz, already well known in 1951, were lauded as "TV's First Family" on the April 6, 1953, cover of Life magazine. |