Uncle Buck didn’t even do all that badly in the ratings, either, and it was definitely a bigger hit than whatever ABC had airing there last year.
Nearly 5 million tuned in for the premiere episodes, and the third week even had an uptick on the second week’s episode pairing.
But the writing from creators Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley was overly predictable and adhered too strongly to sitcom conventions, so there you have it.
Last night’s “finale” was second in the timeslot only to CBS’ Zoo, currently in its second season, so it’s highly possible that Uncle Buck could have been a hit somewhere on the primetime schedule in the fall.