Legacy
The Block Party was CBS's second (and last to date) attempt to compete with TGIF; in 1992, the network attempted a similar block, albeit targeting an older demographic than either TGIF or the Block Party, that featured The Golden Palace (the continuation of the long-running NBC sitcom The Golden Girls), Designing Women, Major Dad, and Bob. Like the Block Party, this block also failed after one season, and by the end of 1993, all four series had been canceled. However, the Block Party succeeded where the 1992 block had failed in that the Block Party, and the resulting audience fracture between it and TGIF that it caused, placed a severe dent in TGIF's ratings. TGIF went off the air in 2000.
Incidentally, these factors may at least partially explain why CBS has been less prone to the Friday night death slot phenomenon seen on other broadcast networks.
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