re: On this day in 1967, 78 million people tuned in to watch the finale of The Fugitive

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And how many channels were available back then? 4?

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IF you lived in a city.

We were rural, and were were close enough to one “city” to get reception of the two networks with an affiliate there. If the weather was JUST right and you set the antenna PERFECTLY, you could sometimes watch the third network from a more-distant city, but there was a lot of snow on the screen.

Things like PBS generally broadcast with much less power, so you did not get them “in the country” even if you lived only half an hour away.