Originally on: ABC (60 min.)
Status:
Ended
Premiered:
March 15, 1977
Last Aired:
August 29, 1981
Show Categories:
Drama, Comedy 
Based on the book by Thomas Braden, this family drama chronicles the lives of the Bradford family: the father Tom, who worked as a columnist for a Sacramento newspaper); the mother Joan; and their eight children: David, Mary, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy, and Nicholas. As anyone from a large family can tell you, get these many different people – related or not – under the same roof,...
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Episodes
add »David is engaged to a divorcée his sisters don't approve of. Tommy hires Nicholas to work for him.
Aired: Sunday October 15, 1989
| 113. Eight is Enough: A Family Reunion | Oct 18, 1987 | 1 Review | 5.99 |
| 112. Father Knows Best? (aka Father Dearest) | May 23, 1981 | 0 Reviews | 6.63 |
| 111. Goals | May 16, 1981 | 0 Reviews | 6.31 |
| 110. Starting Over | May 9, 1981 | 0 Reviews | 6.58 |
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- external: 'Eight' guy is great 2005-07-29
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Community Reviews (8)
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8.6
"Guilty pleasure"Great A family comedy program from the 1970's. Continue » Posted Jun 26, 2006 1:53 am PST |
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8.0
"Bring it back!"Great Rerun this show everynight! Continue » Posted Jun 25, 2006 9:05 pm PST |
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8.6
"Go back! What was that?"Great Please bring this classic back! Continue » Posted May 12, 2006 5:05 pm PST |
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8.2
"Underappreciated"Great This was a family comedy following the Bradford family. Continue » Posted Apr 9, 2006 3:38 pm PST |
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7.0
"Mildly interesting"Good Family Comedy/Drama Continue » Posted Oct 17, 2005 8:35 am PST |
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Show Vital Stats
Show: Eight is Enough
Popularity Rank: 685 of 17,427
Ratings Rank: 6,538 of 17,427 (
6)
Show Reviews: 8
People Tracking: 112
Popularity Rank: 685 of 17,427
Ratings Rank: 6,538 of 17,427 (
6)
Show Reviews: 8
People Tracking: 112
Show
Score: 6.2 Fair 205 votes
Score: 6.2 Fair 205 votes
great: 56 (27.3%)
abysmal: 48 (23.4%)
good: 39 (19%)
perfect: 18 (8.8%)
Other: 44 (21.5%)
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