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11. CBS didn’t think ‘The Waltons’ would do so well

When the show first began, CBS had their doubts so they put it in a time slot where it was going up against The Flip Wilson Show on NBC and The Mod Squad on ABC. It ended up beating both, and running for ten years, plus a few nostalgic reunion movies in subsequent years. There’s just something about this wholesome family that nostalgic audiences can’t get enough of.

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