The Most Popular TV Show From Your Birth Year (1951-1990)

2. 1985: Dynasty

Dynasty relied on a feuding family trope as old as time (see: The Capulets v. The Montagues, the Hatfields vs. The McCoys) to garner strong ratings throughout its nine-season run. Like Yellowstone today, the never-ending drama of uber-wealthy families with blue-collar ties (in this case, the oil business) proved magnetic for viewers trapped in suburbia.

The show’s fifth season was its high water mark, as it edged out The Cosby Show as the most-watched program of the year.