On Streaming Services, Nostalgia Rules
Classic TV shows are finding new (and old) audiences
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A Stream of Classic TV Shows
The new network television season kicks off this week. But on streaming services, everything old is new again — and wildly popular. A recent Los Angeles Times article noted that long-in-the-tooth TV series have become lucrative staples on services such as Netflix,
Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, where audiences are rediscovering — and younger viewers are discovering — older shows. Here’s a selection of classic TV shows getting new life on streaming services, and where to watch them. -
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'The Golden Girls'
To millennials who connect via text and SnapChat, a sitcom about friends who gather at a New York City coffee shop and actually talk to each other (face to face!) might sound like science fiction. Whatever the draw, the staple of '90s pop culture has been embraced by Netflix viewers — the service doesn’t release viewing figures, but HighSpeedInternet.com estimated that it’s the second-most popular show, behind only Sherlock. A dozen years after its run ended, a 2016 New York magazine headline asked: “Is Friends still the most popular show on TV?”
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'Friends'
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'Full House'
All five seasons of the original series, which ran from 1959 to 1964, are available for purchase on Amazon Video. All but the fourth season are available for streaming for Amazon Prime members.
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'The West Wing'
The new network television season kicks off this week. But on streaming services, everything old is new again — and wildly popular. A recent Los Angeles Times article noted that long-in-the-tooth TV series have become lucrative staples on services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, where audiences are rediscovering — and younger viewers are discovering — older shows. Here’s a selection of classic TV shows getting new life on streaming services, and where to watch them.
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'The Twilight Zone'
The new network television season kicks off this week. But on streaming services, everything old is new again — and wildly popular. A recent Los Angeles Times article noted that long-in-the-tooth TV series have become lucrative staples on services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, where audiences are rediscovering — and younger viewers are discovering — older shows. Here’s a selection of classic TV shows getting new life on streaming services, and where to watch them.
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'Star Trek'
The new network television season kicks off this week. But on streaming services, everything old is new again — and wildly popular. A recent Los Angeles Times article noted that long-in-the-tooth TV series have become lucrative staples on services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, where audiences are rediscovering — and younger viewers are discovering — older shows. Here’s a selection of classic TV shows getting new life on streaming services, and where to watch them.
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'Will & Grace'
The new network television season kicks off this week. But on streaming services, everything old is new again — and wildly popular. A recent Los Angeles Times article noted that long-in-the-tooth TV series have become lucrative staples on services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, where audiences are rediscovering — and younger viewers are discovering — older shows. Here’s a selection of classic TV shows getting new life on streaming services, and where to watch them.
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The new network television season kicks off this week. But on streaming services, everything old is new again — and wildly popular. A recent Los Angeles Times article noted that long-in-the-tooth TV series have become lucrative staples on services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, where audiences are rediscovering — and younger viewers are discovering — older shows. Here’s a selection of classic TV shows getting new life on streaming services, and where to watch them.
